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WHEN YOU DROP A FORK, COMPANY IS COMING.
IF A KNIFE DROPS, A BOY OR A MAN WILL CALL.
IF A FORK FALLS TO THE GROUND, A WOMAN OR A GIRL
WILL CALL.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT HAD KNOWN THIS.
FROM MOTHER
Where learned: CAR
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank BELIEF -- Use of Object Domestic object, wax, needle, dishware |
Date learned: 10-16-1967