The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

BELIEF

IF TWO PERSONS SAY THE SAME THING SIMULTANEOUSLY, THEY MAY HAVE
A WISH GRANTED BY HOOKING THE LITTLE FINGERS OF THEIR RIGHT
HANDS TOGETHER WHILE THEY MAKE THE WISH, AFTER WHICH ONE SAYS,
"NEEDLES," AND THE OTHER SAYS, "PINS." THEN, PLACING THEIR THUMBS
TOGETHER, BOTH SAY "THUMBS."

Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE