Gene Expression: Knock on wood

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October 04, 2003 Knock on wood Origin of the phrase & custom: TOUCH WOOD/KNOCK ON WOOD. Posted by razib at 02:41 PM Heh, heh... he said "touch wood"... Posted by: jimbo at October 4, 2003 03:13 PM Good site, I put it to the test, by looking up "rule of thumb" which I have heard from western-hating leftists as either being a test for Jews or for the stick you can beat your wife with. As a good scholar he attempts to explain while showing that a lot of phrases have origins clouded in mystery. Posted by: scott at October 4, 2003 06:09 PM	Razib also blogs at..... Recent Entries New URL! What's wrong among the elites? Why Iran Must Not Be Invaded Culture Contact/Conflict Second front: Rise of the GNGO:s New index page.... Blogger/w.bloggar question Interesting choice of words No more posting for a bit.... Killing democracy softly Search this site: Simple reading View all entries Who is linking to us?