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YOU CAN TELL IF A PERSON IS A VIRGIN IF HE OR SHE
CAN PEEL OFF THE LABEL OF A BEER BOTTLE WITH HIS
THUMBNAIL IN A CONTINUOUS STROKE WHILE HOLDING IT
ONLY WITH THE HAND WITH THE THUMB DOING THE PEELING.
Submitter comment:
I WAS ASKED TO PERFORM THIS WHILE AT A LOCAL TAVERN
IN LE ROY, NEW YORK.
Where learned: NEW YORK ; LE ROY
Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Marriage Dating Courtship BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 07-00-1971