they still remembered touse stones
Traditions that are downright dumb and harebrained: - Don't whistle indoors - Don't put bread upside down on the table - Kelins - Knock on wood for good luck - Easter (a rabbit that lays chocolate eggs on Jesus' resurrection day? xD ) - basically all traditions
Seventy-seventh year I been in the lottery
Incredibly small odds to get through the lottery unharmed 77 times! Extremely lucky that guy!
Listening to the young folks
I hope I never turn into one of those grumpy old men that condemn everything new. Biedermeier
Because so much of the ritual had been forgotten
Key phrase as to why this barbaric tradition has been kept alive for so long. At some point in time it might have had a logical reason for it, such as appeasing the gods or blessing from some spirit, but even though this is no longer practiced, the tradition is still continued, out of fear for changing the old and established. Change is scary. Stick to what you know.
Delacroix
For those who didn't know, Delacroix is an old French name, so the Delacroix are probably the descendants of some pilgrim settlers that arrived in America long ago, their name already anglicized.
four characters on stage
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