Date:         Tue, 14 Oct 2003 09:15:06 -0400
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From:         John Wolff <jpwolff@DEJAZZD.COM>
Subject:      Re: good luck mollusks
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Without impugning anyone's beliefs, I'd like to report that my
shell-related travels have further opened my eyes to the many human
attempts to find deeper meaning to life. This great variety of beliefs and
superstitions has made me even more skeptical. "Good luck" is a major
concern in Asia and there are many superstitions including growing the nail
on your pinkie. In Brazil I was amazed to find that the Catholic church
condones a mixture with Santeria; Brazilian Protestants do not seem to be
that accepting. The interior of Vanuatu is an eye-opener to our tribal
origins and beliefs. Anyone for a rabbit's foot? I think that is a strictly
American fetish.

John Wolff
Lancaster, PA
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