SCAREDY CAT discussion

Happy Friday the 13th!
what are some superstitions?

breaking a mirror

Don't step on a crack. Where I grew up it was followed by "Or you'll break your mother's back."

Don't walk under a ladder, but then that is also safer... LOL

don't let a black cat walk in front of you

Throwing spilled salt over your shoulder.

Knock on wood to avoid 'whatever'.

MJ wrote: "Linda wrote: "don't let a black cat walk in front of you"

LOL. I have two of them that do that all the time!!"

I have one that's black and white that is always underfoot. I've learned to look around before walking anywhere. :-)

No superstitions here.

Don't wear weird looking hockey masks while carrying around a machete...

oh wait... that's a different Friday the 13th. ;-)

drop a fork on the floor, male company is coming, drop a spoon on the floor it's a woman coming to visit.

I missed this bc I was in Nola on Friday the 13th, doing a Haunted Nola walking tour, and getting my cards read, bahaha.
IN Hispanic countries, they believe that Tuesday the 13th is the bad luck day!

I've never been too superstitious, but will listen to and share gut feelings when I get them (not too often). But I seem to remember hearing something about how it was bad luck to kill a spider...

Oh, and definitely the one about not opening an umbrella indoors. Duh. That one seems like common sense.

hat on the bed

MJ wrote: "Linda wrote: "But I seem to remember hearing something about how it was bad luck to kill a spider...
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I always try to put them outside. My family thinks I'm nuts. LOL"
I will when possible. But I'm not gonna cry over it. If it's anywhere near my bed, sorry!

Same with house centipedes. I live in an old converted mansion and get them, sometimes big ones, sometimes the little crunchy ones. Funnily enough, those are almost always running to/from my coffee table to/from the fireplace...Anyway, the rule is: if you stay above 6 feet high, then we can coexist. Come anywhere below 6", you deserve to die.

I always have good luck on Fri the 13th. Tho I don't believe when bad things happen just because of a date on the calander. Next time you have something bad happen...look at the calander..its all coincidental.

breaking a mirror, putting shoes on the bed, if your back itches- you will get a hug, if your shoe comes untied your sweetheart is thinking about you. if you burn bread your sweetheart is mad. get your belly wet when washing dishes is a sign you will marry a drunk. someone hits you with a broom- you'll go to jail before the night's over. sleep under a new quilt(I guess now a days any new cover) and you will dream of the person you are going to marry. my family knows A LOT of superstitions. I can't say we really believe in all of them but they are fun.

well that's ok.

Latasha wrote: "breaking a mirror, putting shoes on the bed, if your back itches- you will get a hug, if your shoe comes untied your sweetheart is thinking about you. if you burn bread your sweetheart is mad. get ..."

Yeah I can see how getting hit with a broom could get someone put in jail...lol

LOL

I've been working for a long while on shows and you wouldn't even imagine how many superstitions we have!

Left foot on stage first
ghost light
The type of flowers to give to a performer
color of underwear during show premiere
songs to play in venue before we open doors
ways to wish good luck without saying the words ''good luck''
....
the list goes on forever

yep!!

I thought it was the left cause the devil is always looming over your shoulder, trying to get you to do bad things?

My grandma always told me not to touch your belly-button because it will make your butt fall off. I still to this day cannot touch my belly-button! It's completely ridiculous!!!

that's interesting

lol Aaron, my mom would say that to me too.

dont walk under a ladder

yep!

Oh you bet I do Aaron!

Oh! Mom always told us our left shoulder.

darn it, I always forget to kneel.

hey Aaron, is it good if a vacuum really sucks?

Aaron(RetroSonic) wrote: "Kneel, Aileen, kneel! :XD"

I always forget the kneel I know, I know... so I always say, "If you keep doing what you've always done, you'll keep getting what you've always gotten".
and there you go

My family is Irish and my parents always say it's bad luck to put new unworn worn shoes on a table.

I rub lottery tickets for good luck before I scratch them.

I love the Irish :)

Your nose itches, you're going to kiss a fool.
Your ears burn, someone's talking about you.


Why exactly aren't you supposed to wear white after labor day, anyway?

My mom tells us that about shoes on the table too but I don't think we have any Irish ancestory. I have no idea about white after Labor Day.

My husband is a copier salesman. He is so superstitious that he will request the day off for Friday the 13th. If for some reason he forgets to take the day off he will not make any appointments for that day at all.

Kellie wrote: "My husband is a copier salesman. He is so superstitious that he will request the day off for Friday the 13th. If for some reason he forgets to take the day off he will not make any appointments for..."

lol that's so cute

I love Friday the 13th mostly because it's my anniversary of our first date in July and it has always been lucky for me! and I have a black cat...lol Walking under a ladder though...NOOOOOOOOOOO!

MJ wrote: "KC wrote: "I love Friday the 13th mostly because it's my anniversary of our first date in July and it has always been lucky for me! and I have a black cat...lol Walking under a ladder though...NOOO..."

Hahaha, so you're cursed at least 6 times every morning before you even leave for work!

Does it count that I try to watch at least one Friday the 13th every Friday the 13th?

Me too Ken.

I think the only ones I have paid attention to was, if your palm itches, you will either GET money or LOSE money, I forget which hand is which. When your ears ring someone is talking about you, and I've always knocked on wood for luck!

I still believe in all of those.