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By *ustincider888 OP Man
31 weeks ago

Preston Ish

Who is superstitious and what superstitions do you have?

The quirky the better.

I'll start.

I won't eat from a bag of crisp that's been opened upside down.

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By *onnyJohnMan
31 weeks ago

Doncaster

Not at all...

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By *ivemealadybonerWoman
31 weeks ago

somewhere

Wearing odd socks or drawers having stuff hanging out of them means something bad will happen.

Can't walk under a sign that is fully supported (by two poles), one pole is kinda ok

Must walk over 2 trains not 3 and still say the person you love (yes I still do this lol).

I thankfully got out of saluting magpies lol

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By *ivemealadybonerWoman
31 weeks ago

somewhere

I meant drains obviously lol

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
31 weeks ago

The Town by The Cross

"Who is superstitious and what superstitions do you have?

The quirky the better.

I'll start.

I won't eat from a bag of crisp that's been opened upside down.

What is attached to that thought? A superstition requires an outcome e.g.

Don't brush your hair at midnight or you will see evil in the mirror.

What happens when you eat a bag that's been opened upside down ?

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By *ustincider888 OP Man
31 weeks ago

Preston Ish

"Wearing odd socks or drawers having stuff hanging out of them means something bad will happen.

Can't walk under a sign that is fully supported (by two poles), one pole is kinda ok

Must walk over 2 trains not 3 and still say the person you love (yes I still do this lol).

I thankfully got out of saluting magpies lol"

I still do the magpie thing too

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By (user no longer on site)
31 weeks ago

Not really but I realised that the England Euro matches I watched we drew, the ones I didn't watch we won (left the pub prematurely for the final score of the Slovakia game)

So I didn't watch the final just in case.

Now I have my proof that superstitious mumbo jumbo does not work.

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By (user no longer on site)
31 weeks ago

"Wearing odd socks or drawers having stuff hanging out of them means something bad will happen.

Can't walk under a sign that is fully supported (by two poles), one pole is kinda ok

Must walk over 2 trains not 3 and still say the person you love (yes I still do this lol).

I thankfully got out of saluting magpies lol

I still do the magpie thing too "

Magpies are awesome so I always say hello

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By *allySlinkyWoman
31 weeks ago

Leeds

What happens when you eat a bag that's been opened upside down ?

I did it last week and personally suffered no ill effects but maybe I caused England to lose and Trump to get shot

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
31 weeks ago

The Town by The Cross

What happens when you eat a bag that's been opened upside down ?

I did it last week and personally suffered no ill effects but maybe I caused England to lose and Trump to get shot"

Ffs Sally ! Now I know why Biden stuttered and that fire happened in China

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By *allySlinkyWoman
31 weeks ago

Leeds

What happens when you eat a bag that's been opened upside down ?

I did it last week and personally suffered no ill effects but maybe I caused England to lose and Trump to get shot

Ffs Sally ! Now I know why Biden stuttered and that fire happened in China "

What flavour bag caused this ? Mine was salt and vinegar.

I assume each flavour has different outcomes

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By *allySlinkyWoman
31 weeks ago

Leeds

Probably opening a bag of prawn crackers upside down caused Covid

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By *rHotNottsMan
31 weeks ago

Dubai & Nottingham

Not at all. I actively look to book flights and other things on Friday 13th or number 13 to save money

I do have strong faith & spiritual beliefs though

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By (user no longer on site)
31 weeks ago

"Probably opening a bag of prawn crackers upside down caused Covid"

No, that was the bat flavoured ones!

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By *rHotNottsMan
31 weeks ago

Dubai & Nottingham

"Wearing odd socks or drawers having stuff hanging out of them means something bad will happen.

I often wear odd socks - saves pairing them after washing and never have the odd sock problem that others do.

I’ve been for interviews, fab dates and done business deals wearing odd socks…. And good things happened mostly

You should try it - it’s liberating. There’s even websites to buy them in ones.

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By *urls and DressesWoman
31 weeks ago

Somewhere near here

"Not at all. I actively look to book flights and other things on Friday 13th or number 13 to save money

I do have strong faith & spiritual beliefs though"

I do this, ever since I had my son on Friday 13th I haven’t feared it and will actively look for 13

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By *urls and DressesWoman
31 weeks ago

Somewhere near here

Don’t put new shoes on the table.

Not walking under signs (been told it ruins your sex life!)

Not walking under ladders

I have quite a few actually, I’ll be here forever listing them

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By (user no longer on site)
31 weeks ago

All of them!

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By *r.Vice GuyMan
31 weeks ago

bristol/london

"Who is superstitious and what superstitions do you have?

The quirky the better.

I'll start.

I won't eat from a bag of crisp that's been opened upside down.

This. Spit if I step on 3 drains. Always salute a single magpie. I'm deep in to numerology, so I watch for numbers, but I don't think this counts as superstition

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By *onkeynutWoman
31 weeks ago

somewhere

I once took a bite of a burger upside down and had a near death experience moments later.

Now I have to eat every burger upside down

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By *aseylee324Couple
31 weeks ago

Valley of Squinting Windows

Not remotely superstitious, shit happens sometimes

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By (user no longer on site)
31 weeks ago

Too many to mention

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By *icecouple561Couple
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31 weeks ago

East Sussex

I touch wood, I don't know why because nobody can agree on the origin of the superstition so it's meaningless. More often than not I just touch my head anyway and that joke got old a long time ago.

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By *ora the explorerWoman
31 weeks ago

Paradise, Herts

None that I can think of

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By (user no longer on site)
31 weeks ago

I’m not superstitious but grew up in a VERY superstitious culture.

I don’t do these but grew up with these:

Every year, on New Year’s Eve I had to eat 12 grapes before midnight, walk around the main floor of our house with a suitcase, clean the house and especially sweep out the old year, wear red underwear, and throw out the broom of the previous year to replace it with a new broom for the new year. You also throw a bucket of water from a window in your house to throw out the old year. Everyone must throw out a bucket of water.

You live a lifetime on the lookout for the evil eye or “map de ojo”. There’s a belief held that there are people who are so jealous of you that their energy gets converted into some weird negative force field around you causing you recurring harm. You have to always be on the look out for this in life. To protect babies from the evil eye they wear a special bracelet with a black amber carved fist. Most wear them from the day they are born until they are toddlers. Many have more than one. No one can look at a baby’s face until they are a certain age or else they might get the evil eye and could be an ill tempered child.

If you wanted unwanted guests (or guests that had overstayed their original welcome) to leave you should place an upside–down broom by the door.

Dropping cutlery: Supposedly, if you drop a fork, a man will come to visit; drop spoon, a woman will come to visit and drop a knife, there will be a fight.

The rule of threes: Everything comes in threes; especially deaths.

Don’t open an umbrella or walk around with one shoe on in the house: There are a lot of rules as to what could be done inside the house and if these were violated very bad, bad things could happen. Opening an umbrella inside the house could lead to someone’s death. Wearing just one shoe could lead to the death one’s mother. My God, the guilt was laid on thick!

You have to be careful of looking in the mirror and combing your hair at night: I never understood this admonition. But it was one of the creepiest ones. You could see a person with red eyes staring back at you supposedly and that would mean you’d see someone burning or dying in a fire in the near future.

You can suffer bodily harm if you open the fridge with a hot head: Meaning that you should not open the refrigerator after showering or right after waking up because your body is warm in both instances.

If you dream about your teeth falling out while eating, it means someone is going to die: I actually had that dream a lot while I was growing up. Then I started dreaming that my teeth would fall out but I’d shove them back in to avoid the death of people. Creepy stuff!

Hiccups can only be cured with a string: To get rid of hiccups, use a small red thread with saliva placed on the forehead. This is especially done for babies.

A full glass of water behind the door will absorb bad spirits and energy in your house. You’d find most people have glasses of water by their front doors, and loads of candles too. Different types of candles to ward off all sorts of spirits and evil beings, energy, etc. This I believe has some spiritual beliefs behind it. My family never did this but culturally where I’m from this is the done thing.

If you have a nosebleed, put a penny on your forehead. The properties of copper have supposedly stop the nosebleed.

The number 21 is sacred. Too long a story but it’s related to baseball.

If you move house, you must leave a broom behind to not bring bad luck to a new house.

Instead of Friday the 13th being bad. Tuesdays that are the 13th of the Monday are the bad ones.

Lefties: not allowed in heaven. Lefties are actually by force made to cut, write, etc with their right hand in many households and schools.

On 1st of May: you must run to get wet. The first rainstorm on 1st of May you must get showered by for good luck.

If you live on a farm and have outdoor animals or even a pet, and wake up one morning and it’s dead the animal had its blood sucked out by a monstrous creature that attacks and sucks the blood of animals.

A purse can never ever touch the floor or you’ll be poor.

There’s plenty more too.

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
31 weeks ago

The Town by The Cross

"I touch wood, I don't know why because nobody can agree on the origin of the superstition so it's meaningless. More often than not I just touch my head anyway and that joke got old a long time ago. "

I favour the pagan belief that spirits lived in the woods. So touching wood kept you safe .......the same goes for 'knock on wood' that saying is from the same spirits in trees belief. Knocking twice on wood was a thank you to the spirits.

Christians believe it means to touch the cross for safety....... but then a lot of things merged with Christianity

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By *icecouple561Couple
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31 weeks ago

East Sussex

"I touch wood, I don't know why because nobody can agree on the origin of the superstition so it's meaningless. More often than not I just touch my head anyway and that joke got old a long time ago.

Christians believe it means to touch the cross for safety....... but then a lot of things merged with Christianity"

I want to believe the pagan version. So I will.

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
31 weeks ago

North West

Erm. Me? I'm not superstitious. Mr KC has a few, like seeing herons being lucky and suchlike.

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By *he love catsCouple
31 weeks ago

South Wales

My Mrs doesn't do washing on a New year's day because you wash someone's life away.

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
31 weeks ago

North West

"My Mrs doesn't do washing on a New year's day because you wash someone's life away.

We don't do washing on NYD because we like to chill and eat chocolate

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By *he love catsCouple
31 weeks ago

South Wales

"My Mrs doesn't do washing on a New year's day because you wash someone's life away.

Me too the washing can wait

We don't do washing on NYD because we like to chill and eat chocolate

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By *icecouple561Couple
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31 weeks ago

East Sussex

My mum was deeply superstitious. We never had the number 13 displayed anywhere in the house, certain flowers weren't allowed inside, if we put clothes on inside out we weren't allowed to change them, if we returned home to pick up something we'd forgotten we had to sit down before we were allowed to leave again, when we were expecting our first child my parents bought the pram but wouldn't let us have it in our house until after the baby was born... and many more I've forgotten.

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By *amantha_NiteTV/TS
31 weeks ago

The Lake District

"I won't eat from a bag of crisp that's been opened upside down.

No way,thought i was the only one who did the same,just so wrong isnt it

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By *till gameMan
31 weeks ago

Oldham

I’m not superstitious, but I’ve noticed the emergence of people thinking the number 23 is lucky

Lots of football players are choosing it as there squad number

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By (user no longer on site)
31 weeks ago

"I’m not superstitious, but I’ve noticed the emergence of people thinking the number 23 is lucky

Lots of football players are choosing it as there squad number "

23 is a lucky number in Japan...

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By *till gameMan
31 weeks ago

Oldham

"I’m not superstitious, but I’ve noticed the emergence of people thinking the number 23 is lucky

Lots of football players are choosing it as there squad number

23 is a lucky number in Japan..."

Is it a religious thing in Japan?

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By *ripfillMan
31 weeks ago

Paris, New York, Hong Kong and Havant

I do too - I think he was a money lender ! ?

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
31 weeks ago

Central

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By *inger_SnapWoman
31 weeks ago

Hampshire/Dorset

Writings on the wall....

Err, not really. I mean I'll say good morning to the magpie's and chuck salt over my shoulder, but I don't think anything bad will happen if I don't.

My child does the drain thing, but that's OCD for you.

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By *viatrixWoman
31 weeks ago

Redhill

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By *viatrixWoman
31 weeks ago

Redhill

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By *viatrixWoman
31 weeks ago

Redhill

Never mind, can’t type today

maybe I will after brunch

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By *ose-tinted GlassesMan
31 weeks ago

Glasgow / London

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By *ose-tinted GlassesMan
31 weeks ago

Glasgow / London

"Never mind, can’t type today

maybe I will after brunch

Before you deleted it, that made me laugh SO much.

Best typo of the day. I can’t see it being beaten.

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By *erfHerder74Man
31 weeks ago

Inverclyde

I guess I am

I salute one magpie but more than one say thank you.

If walking along beside a road I don’t go under signs and if you do go back that way, you think of your soul as being attached by thread don’t tangle it up.

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By *icecouple561Couple
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31 weeks ago

East Sussex

"I touch wood, I don't know why because nobody can agree on the origin of the superstition so it's meaningless. More often than not I just touch my head anyway and that joke got old a long time ago.

I do too - I think he was a money lender ! ? "

I'm sorry that's gone right over my head

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By *inotGringoMan
31 weeks ago

Lancashire

When you believe in things that you don’t understand, you suffer. Superstition isn’t the way.

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By *heel markMan
31 weeks ago

beside the sea

I wont put new shoes on a table.

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By *oadsafun1960Man
31 weeks ago

Somerset & Hertfordshire

I don't like anyone opening an umbrella inside.

But I'll happily walk under a ladder!

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