That's exactly what my father used to say to me, in total seriousness.
Thanks to everyone for vaidating this! Do you think this particular
superstition is unique to the Czernowitz area, or more generally Eastern
European? My mother (from Minsk) never echoed his concerns.
On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 1:06 PM, cornel fleming
<cornel.fleming_at_virgin.net>wrote:
> Hi Shula...the thread in the mouth was common superstition..and I have
> absolutely no idea why. But,some years ago I was told it was supposed to
> "stop your sechel being sewn up." For ignoramuses, sechel is jiddish for
> brains or common sense. Cornel
>
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