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There are 9, 10 or 17 signs of qualifying for being a witch in 1692 Salem. Below is the list of 17. Are you a witch?

17 signs that you'd qualify as a witch in 1692 Salem

You're a female
You're poor, cannot support yourself financially
You are rich and financially independent
You have 1 or more female friends
You had an argument with 1 or more of  your female friends
You have had an argument or disagreement with someone
You are very old
You are very young
You are a mid-wife
You are married with too many children
You are married with too few or no children
You have exhibited stubborn or strange or forward behavior
You have a mole, birthmark or 3rd nipple
Butter or milk spoiled in your fridge
You have had sex out of wedlock
You have attempted to predict the identity of your future husband
You have broken virtually any rule in the Bible and thus entered into a pact with the devil

Posted - November 2, 2016
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  • Not sure the validity but I heard a few times that a women being thin was considered a sign of being a witch back in that time too.


      November 2, 2016 6:04 AM MDT
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  • Any and everything could get you accused. 
      November 2, 2016 6:21 AM MDT
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  • Oh sure.  I've been led to believe being thin was considered a sign of being non-child bearing and it was considered  worldly and demonic for women to remain childless at the time. Also  that being barren was a sign that a woman fell from God's grace.
      November 2, 2016 6:39 AM MDT
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  • Sadly that makes sense for that time. I've read a lot on the trials and burnings,  iit was a very scary time to be alive in. 
      November 2, 2016 9:10 AM MDT
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  • I can put a check mark next to several of those. :)
      November 2, 2016 6:06 AM MDT
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  • 113301
    Me too! More than a few! Thank you for your reply Karen and Happy Wednesday to you! :)
      November 2, 2016 11:31 AM MDT
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  • You're welcome and happy Wednesday to you too.  :)
      November 2, 2016 4:21 PM MDT
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  • 113301
    Thanks Karen and Happy Thursday! :)
      November 3, 2016 3:44 AM MDT
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  • 46117
    Oh for Christ's sake.   Most witches are pagan.  They worship the Goddess.  They do ritual in circles.  They pray for the same things you do. 

    That is not a witch you listed.  That is a boogey man.


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    This post was edited by WM BARR . =ABSOLUTE TRASH at November 2, 2016 4:22 PM MDT
      November 2, 2016 9:12 AM MDT
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  • She was talking about the witch trials in Salem.  That is totally different from being Wiccan. If you sneezed wrong they accused you and burned you. 
      November 2, 2016 4:24 PM MDT
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  • 3934
    You forgot the most telling sign: She weighs the same as a duck....;-D...

      November 2, 2016 9:17 AM MDT
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  • 113301
    That was nowhere on the list of 9, 10 or 17 OS. Methinks thouest tryeth to fooleth me eth. It's not nice to try to fool an old lady. Mahalo for your reply and Happy Wednesday to thy.
      November 2, 2016 11:33 AM MDT
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  • 113301
    Thank you for whatever the he** it is that you provided here WW? Happy Wednesday. Am I supposed to know whom this person is?
      November 2, 2016 11:34 AM MDT
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  • So did I. I still watch it in reruns. :)
      November 2, 2016 4:25 PM MDT
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  • Same here... I always ace all the TV quizzes.  
      November 2, 2016 6:06 PM MDT
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  • 2500
    And your source for that "list" ? ? ?

    And while your looking that up, again, find out how many people in Salem were actually convicted of practicing witchcraft and how they were convicted to begin with.
      November 2, 2016 10:03 AM MDT
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  • 200 accused and 20 exucuted.  This post was edited by Benedict Arnold at November 3, 2016 11:30 AM MDT
      November 2, 2016 4:29 PM MDT
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  • 2500
    Your numbers are a bit off. 19 were hanged with a total of 169 accused, including the condemned. That, according to the History Channel.

    http://www.history.com/topics/salem-witch-trials

    And all based on the word, the hysteria, of a small handful of bored teenage girls . . . 
      November 3, 2016 11:37 AM MDT
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  • They probably are. Here is the source I got the numbers from:
    http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-brief-history-of-the-salem-witch-trials-175162489/?no-ist
      November 3, 2016 11:42 AM MDT
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  • I thought there was only 1 test.
      November 2, 2016 12:01 PM MDT
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  • 1326
    The sad part of this travesty is those accusing considered themselves christian, and quickly passed on judgment.
      November 8, 2016 8:56 PM MST
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