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Dropping silver thimbles summons foolish people

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Fumbling your heavy sewing thimble is a great way to guarantee terrible dinner conversation. Folk belief dictated that the loud ping of dropped silver specifically attracted the attention of the village idiot, who would invariably show up to bother you.

Dropping silver thimbles summons foolish people
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