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Someone walked over my grave

Posted by ESC on July 12, 2000

In Reply to: Someone walked over my grave posted by Tara McAuliff on July 12, 2000

: Does anyone know the origins of the phrase "someone walked over my grave" that people use when they shiver for no reason?

It is taboo in my part of the U.S. (mountains of West Virginia) to step on a grave. You walk around it. I'll have to do a little research to get more details.

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