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1343. Pinch your ear, and the person talking of you will bite his own
tongue.
1344. If the right ear burns, it is a sign that some one is thinking well
of you; if the left ear burns, it is a sign that some one is thinking
unkindly of you; but if both ears burn, friend and foe are fighting about
you.
_Pennsylvania._
1345. If your ears burn, people are talking well of you; if your ears are
cold, the contrary.
_New Hampshire._
1346. If your right ear burns, a lady is speaking of you; if the left, a
man.
_Maine and Pennsylvania._
1347. If your left ear itches, some one is saying unpleasant things about
you; but if your right ear, pleasant things. Some say,--
Both left and right
Are good at night.
_Cambridge, Mass._
1348. If the right eye itches, it is a sign you will cry; if the left,
you will laugh, because R stands for "roar" and L for "laugh."
_Baldwinsville, N.Y._
1349. If the right eye itches, you'll laugh; if the left eye, you'll cry.
_Boston, Mass._
1350. If your eye itches, some one wants to see you and can't.
_Peabody, Mass._
1351. If you look at one who has inflamed eyes, you'll catch the disease.
_Maine and Ohio._
1352. If your elbow itches, you will sleep with a stranger.
_Boston, Mass._
1353. If the right foot itches, it is a sign you will go where you will
be welcome; if the left foot itches, it is a sign you will go where you
are unwelcome.
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