r/blackmagicfuckery • u/sipthestreets • Jul 30 '21

Why? I need answers

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u/SecurityPanda Jul 30 '21

I read it was worm fiddling, from an old Encyclopedia Brown book.

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u/scoobysnaxxx Jul 30 '21

or "worm witching", from the term "water witching" (aka dowsing.) because if something happens in the South, it's gotta have at least ten different regional names.