I’m an athiest to…but certain ones were pounded into my head:
Not to walk under a ladder.
Always put a coin in a new purse or wallet (you’ll always have money)
When walking with another person, never let a person walk between you; they take your luck.
Never put new shoes on the table (never understood that one).
My elderly neighbor would always return an empty dish with a dollar inside it. his mother taught him that. not sure the reasoning…
@deaddolly: dunno where it originated or why the phrase “bread and butter” is the magic one to fix the problem. Wikipedia has a bit of info about the phrase, but no real explanation of its origin.
I learned it years ago from an old roommate, and I use it sometimes for fun because it reminds me of her (she lives in another state now).
The “wrong” side of the pole is open to your own judgement, but usually means the opposite from whichever one the other member(s) of your group pass by it on. :)
I do not walk once a ladder, and at one time I used to turn around if a black cat passed in front of me! Then I had a black cat that had babies and those had babies an one time I had 14 black cats at one time. Whew… Cost me an arm and leg spay fees…,
I’ve owned 3 black cats in my life (including 1 of the cats I have now), so I’ve never been afraid of them. I’m not really superstitious, but I do knock on wood, and throw salt over my shoulder if I spill some.
The best thing you can do for an elderly person, is to have them smash a mirror, because doing so will guarantee them that they will live at least another 7 years, just so they can have all of that bad luck.
Living with 7 years of bad luck, is better than not living at all, and with GWB we have already had 8 years of bad luck.
Nah. I don’t believe in luck or coincidence. Everything happens for a reason. Everything good, or bad, that happens in my life, I give all the credit to Him. :)
I’ve read your profile. I know. I’m not pushing anything on anyone, and I knew I’d probably receive some frowns from that post, but it’s what I believe. What the majority says or thinks doesn’t influence whether or not I’ll choose to declare the truth. Ignore it if you want.
@JackAdams i couldnt disagree with you more. Theres a difference between freely posting your beliefs and then just being an asshole or posting nonsense. Ive yet to see a single post removed that was someone posting their beliefs when they followed said guidelines. Stop bashing the mods, without them this site would be shit just like Yahoo Answers.
@uberbatman Sometimes we need nonsense…it brings ppl back into perspective. I like comic relief. That’s the beauty of these sites…you can read on….or not.
while i agree with you somewhat in this statement, there is also a time and a place for said nonsense. Im guilty of saying totally irrelevant OT comments now and again. Its just knowing when it would be appropriate and when it wouldnt.
fair enough. But im not the one that goes removing posts. Its done by the mods, they are notified by the community who flags it. So its not just me who thinks it inappropriate but rather a good bit of people.
we just derailed this topic.if you want to keep talking about it PM me so we dont degrade it anymore
but, there are also those that never flag anyone’s posts. I expect there are a good many of those as well. We’re all free to do what we feel is right. Just what’s right for you and some others may not be right for others.
nope, not superstitious here. Can someone tell me what is the point, and what does it accomplish and why do people buy into it? Is it just a game, maybe?
not really, but i do silly superstitious things quite often.
i always always lift my feet when i’m in the car as we drive over a railroad track. i hold my breath in tunnels. i wish on the first star and at 11:11. i rub my little buddha statuette when i feel like i need luck. i cross my fingers on occasion.
but do i really believe i’m affecting what’s going to happen by doing stuff like that? not really. but it doesn’t hurt to try. actually, it feels nice to have a sliver of faith in something silly like wishes and good luck. i don’t believe in bad luck though. unless you’re an asshole. i think it’s quite possible that people who are assholes are making bad luck for themselves. but karma is a wholeee different thread.