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PEOPLE WHO LIE QUITE A BIT WILL HAVE GAPS BETWEEN THEIR
TEETH OR A PAINFUL BUMP ON THEIR TONGUES. HENCE THE TERM
LIE GAP" OR "LIE BUMP."
Submitter comment: MY MOTHER TOLD ME THIS. I RECORDED IT ON JULY 23, 1968.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Mouth, teeth, lips, tongue BELIEF -- Number Emptiness, nothingness, zero |
Date learned: 07-23-1968