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Otto

10-30-2002, 02:36 PM

Thia may set a new record for vague recollection. All I can recall is it has something to do with the number of times one sneezes. One means a wish, two means a kiss? Something like that. Anyone got the skinny?

tanstaafl

10-30-2002, 02:53 PM

http://realmagick.com/articles/64/2264.html

tracer

10-30-2002, 04:14 PM

"One sneeze, a wish
Two sneezes, get your filthy germs away from me"

Otto

10-31-2002, 11:05 AM

I doubt the veracity of the sourcing since the page includes the long-debunked "ring around the rosie is about the plague" saw, but the wording is pretty close to what I remember. Thanks!