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IF YOU DROP A PIECE OF SILVERWARE YOU CAN EXPECT THAT
YOU WILL HAVE SOME COMPANY. IF YOU DROP A KNIFE, IT
WILL BE A MAN. IF YOU DROP A SPOON IT WILL BE A
WOMAN AND IF IT IS A LITTLE SPOON, IT WILL BE A
LITTLE GIRL.
Submitter comment:
I HAVE HEARD THE INFORMANT SAY THIS ITEM MANY TIMES
WHEN THE INCIDENT ACTUALLY OCCURED.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation Food Drink -- Service Table furnishing and decoration Implement to handle food BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN