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Old wives tales , urban legends, luck charms..Are you superstitious?

Joanne_B6
Joanne_B6 Posts: 462 Member
edited November 2024 in Chit-Chat
Do you believe and does it effect your way of life?

Most cultures have old wives tales and superstitions.. do you know of any, had any experiences yourselves ?

I'm very open minded, a bit skeptical, but i'm still careful.. won't walk under ladders, have to do pumpkins on halloween, just little things.

I've just bought an antique painting everyones flipping out over me having it in my house, legend has it , it is cursed, every previous owner has had a house fire and the painting never burns :$ It wont be in my house long i can tell you lol


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  • Joannes1987
    Joannes1987 Posts: 88 Member
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  • madhu1981
    madhu1981 Posts: 4,829 Member
    edited May 2015
    need simple and sweet ...
  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
    Yes I have many. here's the strangest one,My purse can't touch a floor, if it does then it's bad luck. Lol! Your supposed to spit on your hand and wipe the bottom of the purse to "wipe away" the bad luck.
  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
    Forgot to add, I wouldn't get rid of the painting though unless you have concrete proof that this exact painting was actually in these people's homes during their misfortune.
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  • TheRoadDog
    TheRoadDog Posts: 11,788 Member
    I always leave my girlfriend's house by midnight or bad luck could ensue. Her husband works swingshift and gets home at 12:30.
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  • RunTimer
    RunTimer Posts: 9,137 Member
    don't put hats on the table (harbinger of death)
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,115 Member
    Nope. I've watched many a relative do odd things due to superstition.

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  • LaLaaLaa
    LaLaaLaa Posts: 11 Member
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    The evil eyes!
  • Bucky83
    Bucky83 Posts: 1,194 Member
    The only thing I actually do is hold my breath when I drive past a cemetery.
  • CupcakeQueen86
    CupcakeQueen86 Posts: 76 Member
    loads! My grandparents never let us wash clothes in the evening, I don't believe that one

    A friend once told me you see one magpie it's bad luck so now I always look for the second one the more the merrier lol

    The black cat one, i try to ignore but if i see a black cat I purposely slow down or pretend I didn't see it :#
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,723 Member
    I had this weird thing as a kid where I should that crossing your fingers once was good luck, but if you did it more than once while wishing for the same thing, you had to do it an odd number of times, because doing it an even number of times would cancel it out.

    I also still go and give blood when I'm having a run of bad luck, I kind of see it as an instant karma refill.
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  • Just_Ceci
    Just_Ceci Posts: 5,926 Member
    Joanne_B6 wrote: »
    Bucky83 wrote: »
    The only thing I actually do is hold my breath when I drive past a cemetery.

    what if its a really long cemetary or your stuck in traffic???? you could pass out and it could be your last breath! arh!

    why do you hold your breath though?

    You could breathe in the spirit of a dead person... :wink:
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  • Northernlight03
    Northernlight03 Posts: 1,980 Member
    I solute magpies....and they like to be in couples so if I only see 1 I look like a idiot searching for the other ha
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