1278. If you break something, you will break two other things.
Maine, Massachusetts, and Northern Ohio.
1279. To twirl a chair on one leg means that you are going to fight with somebody.
Peabody, Mass.
1280. Whirling an empty chair indicates that a whipping is in store for the transgressor.
1281. If you twirl a chair around on one leg, it is a sign that you are about to break dishes.
Chestertown, Md.
1282. You mustn’t pay the doctor entirely, or there will be sickness in the family.
Lonsdale, R. I.