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Thread #74126 Message #1290844
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
06-Oct-04 - 10:21 PM
Thread Name: Folklore: Touch Wood?
Subject: RE: Folklore: Touch Wood?
The Irish expression- When one is dead, one is touching wood- the coffin enclosing the body. So 'touching wood' means one is not long for this world.