762. If you drop a knife at table, a lady will come during the evening; if a fork, a gentleman is coming.
Talladega, Ala.
763. If you drop a knife, your visitor will be a woman; if a fork, it will be a man; if a spoon, it will be a fool.
764. If you drop a knife, it is a sign a lady is coming to see you. If a fork, the visitor will be a man; if a spoon, your cousin.
New York.
765. Two knives beside a plate mean a lady stranger; two forks, a man.
Peabody, Mass.
766. To put two spoons in your teacup is a sign of a stranger.
Maine and Massachusetts.