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Double Jinx

When they happen to say the same word at the very same time, many children play a version of the jinx game that ends with the declaration, “You owe me a Coke!” Martha shares an old version from the Ozarks that ends with a different line: “What goes up the chimney? Smoke!” This is part of a complete episode.

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