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WAR
WHEN YOU FIND A LOCUST WITH A MARK LIKE A "W" ON IT, IT IS A SIGN
OF WAR.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT REMEMBERS HEARING THIS SAID WHEN A YOUNG MAN DURING THE
1920'S. HE DOES NOT REMEMBER THE CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH HE HEARD
IT SAID, AND DOES NOT BELIEVE IN THE SAYING.
Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; PITTSBURGH
Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Insect |
Date learned: 10-02-1971