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Goomba38 wrote:
> sf wrote:
> > On Wed, 27 Dec 2006 17:46:01 -0500, Goomba38 >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> lol, not to be confused with the good ole "Hook 'em Horns!" sign of
> >> which I'm more fond being from a good Longhorn family.

> >
> > AHA! So that's what it is! http://tinylink.com/?xpSp9UqjDq I
> > guess we kids got mixed up because apparently they flash that sign
> > while singing The *Eyes* of Texas. LOL!
> >

> You forgot.. we *stand* for that song too!



My old aunt years ago would never permit any batter or sauce to be
stirred counterclockwise after it had been mixed clockwise. It would
unwind.

Another is that if you dropped a piece of food on the ground, it would
be okay to eat if you "kissed it up to god". This might only apply to
children... or their mom's who didn't want them to waste food.