Superstitions, Old indian wives tales, legends

[oblongmelon]

Aside from the black cats in your path,walking under a ladder,throwing salt over your shoulder kind of superstitions...does anyone have any kind of folk lore that they swear by?
Here is a few that I keep close to heart...
a bird in the house (or building) means an upcoming death of someone you know.
Horseshoes must be hung with the opening facing up so the luck doesnt fall out..
If you water flowers after dark they will die.
there IS an "other side" and people you know who are there "do" try to reach you by sending familiar scents, phone ringing, and lights dimming.
You cannot greet a person twice in the same day with a handshake/hug etc. -only once.
Always carry a paper clip,a piece of dental floss and a stick of gum in your pocket or purse for emergencies.
A person should be buried with a picture of a deceased loved one in their casket so they won't be alone once they "cross over"....

so...got anymore?

[cheapie]

i always knock on wood when talking about how good my team is doing.

[DarkFury]

What about the one where 2 people walk on opposite sides of a pole... :shrug:

[oblongmelon]

What about the one where 2 people walk on opposite sides of a pole... :shrug:
Never heard that one.

[cheapie]

me neither

[zenbooty]

there IS an "other side"No doubt. I've "broken on through" a few times in my wilder days :D

I'm a big proponent of knocking on wood.

Its bad luck to pick on the physically or mentally handicapped.

If you cut yourself while repairing or building a new server/computer, you've made a blood sacrifice to the PC gods and the machine will be healthy and not have many problems throughout its lifetime. But it has to be involuntary. You can't cut yourself on purpose.

I don't walk under ladders.

The Red Sox play better when I'm not paying attention to them. They start to blow it the minute I begin feeling hope that this year could be their year.

[Cantacuzene]

I don't believe in any of this. There is not a single shred of evidence to lend credit to these medieval superstitions.

[cheapie]

no ****. what's your point? :shrug:

[Jeffbx]

I believe that people who don't believe in superstitions will eventually die.

[gear02]

I don't believe in any of this. There is not a single shred of evidence to lend credit to these medieval superstitions.

There's no evidence, but that's why they're called superstitions. They're personal.


No doubt. I've "broken on through" a few times in my wilder days :D


The Red Sox play better when I'm not paying attention to them. They start to blow it the minute I begin feeling hope that this year could be their year.

Same goes for me when I watch my teams (Rockets, Astros, Texans, Flames).

I watched game 7 :(

[guiseppewv]

I don't believe in any of this. There is not a single shred of evidence to lend credit to these medieval superstitions.

In that case I do not beleive in them anymore either. If Canta said so then it must be true. :rolleyes: But if I did beleive in them then if I spilt some salt out of a salt shaker I would throw some of the salt over my shoulder.

[Nija]

http://members.ozemail.com.au/~paulma/images/x_want_to_believe.jpg

[whitak24]

how about blueindian wives tales? i've heard those can be pretty hot, and they're even better when accompanied by pictures :naughty: :P

[cheapie]

especially when they're dressed up for halloween. dayummmm!!!!

[Cantacuzene]

In that case I do not beleive in them anymore either. If Canta said so then it must be true. :rolleyes:

Prove luck exists.

[DarkFury]

Never heard that one.


http://archive.1september.ru/eng/1999/eng45-2.htm

http://wsrv.clas.virginia.edu/~jl2j/Terror/outline26.htm



If you are walking with a friend and either of you walks on a different side of a telephone pole or a street-sign pole, you will soon quarrel.

[guiseppewv]

If you are walking with a friend and either of you walks on a different side of a telephone pole or a street-sign pole, you will soon quarrel.

I've never heard of that one before.


Prove luck exists.


You are here aren't you? That has to be proof that bad luck exists. ;) :boxing:

[topane]

I'm not superstitious at all.


A person should be buried with a picture of a deceased loved one in their casket so they won't be alone once they "cross over"....My grandmother would toss loose change into the deceased's casket "in case they need to take the bus".

[guiseppewv]

I'm not superstitious at all.

My grandmother would toss loose change into the deceased's casket "in case they need to take the bus".


LMAO :heh:

[Burzhui]

there IS an "other side" and people you know who are there "do" try to reach you by ..., phone ringing,.....


But they never say anything... and just breathe heavily into the reciever!!!

[zenbooty]

Prove luck exists.Prove God exists.

You have your superstitions, I have mine :)

[Cantacuzene]

I don't know that God exists or not.

[kei2]

Here's a couple I've heard.

If you cross your arms over your chest when you sleep, the devil will choke you.

For every grain of rice you don't eat and leave in the bowl, your future wife will have one pimple.

Deaths of loved ones come in threes.



Some sports superstitions...

During the Stanley Cup playoffs, most NHL players don't shave.

Save a toenail clipping, save a game.

If your team is winning, don't change your socks/underwear.

[ShawnLee]

For every grain of rice you don't eat and leave in the bowl, your future wife will have one pimple.That may truly be as Asian as it gets. :heh:

I try not to walk on cracks. Not that I'm superstitious, but when I was younger, I saw one of those "educational" school plays where the abused daughter would sing that song and intentionally jump on cracks to kill her mother (Don't ask me, I was in elementary school and they subjected me to this torture).

Me, actually liking my mom, stopped walking on cracks for a while. By the time I lost this superstition, it felt weird to have a crack under my shoe so I generally avoid them now.

Other than that, I tried not to wash my hand after I shook hands with Jaleel White (Urkel) and then realized my stupidity and took a shower after I got home.

[oblongmelon]

I don't know that God exists or not.

well I do-and the last time I spoke with her she said that you aren't going where I am ..(thank god!)