If I was superstitious the those things would afffect me, but since I'm not they don't right?
*Throws salt over sholder*
*Throws salt over sholder*
Very Superstitious.
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One of my friends has the absolute worst luck when going out to eat, we try to not invite him because if he is there then it will take at least an hour to get our food done, and it probably won't be correct, we have even tested this using the scientific method (as best we could anyhow) and he brings a curse with him when going out to eat or even when ordering food from other places, even buffets become worse all of a sudden if he decides to order. I feel kinda bad for him.
I personally think superstition is a joke but some of my friends are pretty superstitious so I like to tell them that doing (insert activity here) is bad luck to see if they do or don't do it its funny one time I got him to skip basketball because it was an unlucky time of day.
No matter what the occasion, I always wear the same cross necklace that I own. It just really makes me feel safer than without it.
Oh, and I never badmouth/trashtalk when I'm in a contest. It usually ends up biting in me in the butt.
Oh, and I never badmouth/trashtalk when I'm in a contest. It usually ends up biting in me in the butt.
I consider myself a rational being, with a rational helping of agnosticism to stifle all nervous forays into the mystic, and I find myself making wishes when the time on the clock is symmetrical anyway. In fact, some part of my brain finds numerical symmetry in general very lucky. Any year where I am a symmetrical age is generally awesome - 22 was great fun - and I try to pay for lottery tickets with symmetrical funds (the extra three cents goes to ensure victory).
I also have two pendants, bought separately for non-lucky reasons, that are both filled with fortune. One is black marble shot through with white in a freak pattern that resembles a lightning bolt; it's lucky when it rains. The other is a humongous silver-set carnelian outlined with silver planet rings; it's lucky when the sun is shining.
There is a bridge by my house, with a train station just below it. If I'm riding the streetcar and pass over the bridge just when a train is below me, the rest of the day is characterized by extreme good fortune.
I also have two pendants, bought separately for non-lucky reasons, that are both filled with fortune. One is black marble shot through with white in a freak pattern that resembles a lightning bolt; it's lucky when it rains. The other is a humongous silver-set carnelian outlined with silver planet rings; it's lucky when the sun is shining.
There is a bridge by my house, with a train station just below it. If I'm riding the streetcar and pass over the bridge just when a train is below me, the rest of the day is characterized by extreme good fortune.
if you want to have some fun, tell them it's bad luck to believe someone when they say something is bad luckzacaron said:
see what they do then
I have a couple that I picked up from my stepmom, that I don't really believe but are really just habits from her making me observe them all the time:
If I put two or more knives down, like in the sink or on a table or something, I make sure that the blades never cross each other. If they do, it'll supposedly cause conflict in the household.
If I give someone a wallet or a purse for a gift, I put a few cents inside it before I give it to them to ensure good fortune.
If I put two or more knives down, like in the sink or on a table or something, I make sure that the blades never cross each other. If they do, it'll supposedly cause conflict in the household.
If I give someone a wallet or a purse for a gift, I put a few cents inside it before I give it to them to ensure good fortune.
I do several things branching from superstition purely because they are idiosyncratic.
Throw salt over shoulder after spill
Don't walk under ladders (Which I consider more of a safety hazard then anything)
Don't break mirrors
I also say it's bad luck to kill a spider, however I have been guilty of doing so on occasions.
And if the first pet I ever had wasn't a black cat, I'd probably believe that one too.
These really don't have any superstitious back ground though, but it's just advice that I've always followed.
Throw salt over shoulder after spill
Don't walk under ladders (Which I consider more of a safety hazard then anything)
Don't break mirrors
I also say it's bad luck to kill a spider, however I have been guilty of doing so on occasions.
And if the first pet I ever had wasn't a black cat, I'd probably believe that one too.
These really don't have any superstitious back ground though, but it's just advice that I've always followed.
If I step on 3 road surface covers on the pavement in a row, I have to say "toast" before I step on anything else.
I only do that to remind me of my friend who taught me it, because it's nice to think of her every now and then because I hardly ever get to see her.
So not quite a superstition, but she said it would bring bad luck if I didn't.
I only do that to remind me of my friend who taught me it, because it's nice to think of her every now and then because I hardly ever get to see her.
So not quite a superstition, but she said it would bring bad luck if I didn't.
My students are always crazy on full moons and right before a storm! It is really strange...wilsonscrazybed said:
As for my own superstitions, which I have tried very hard to let go of, I think I have only one left that I still take kind of seriously: NEVER EVER GIVE ANYONE A KNIFE (OR ANYTHING SHARP LIKE SCISSORS) AS A GIFT. It will sever the relationship.
There is a supposed "fix" for this - you give the person a penny for every blade - but I don't even mess with it. I get crazy when I see knives on someone's bridal registry for this reason.
I've got about another hour before it's officially June 13th here, but I don't believe in most popular superstitions. That said, I'm Wiccan, and have plenty of belief-oriented "tricks" that most of you would call superstitions, lol.
I had my wisdom teeth (all 4) removed on Friday, October 13th. I was the only surgery scheduled for that day o.0 Somehow I wasn't fazed.
Now, having two black cats is bad enough on the popular superstition scale, but when one of them sat under a ladder while my dad and I were putting up shelves, I about lost it. A black cat that walks underneath a ladder seriously has to be bad luck x4, or some other massive bonus. Needless to say, I'm unaffected by the black cat myth.
I throw a pinch of salt over my shoulder if I spill it, but that's about the only thing I can think of at the moment. I have a few my mom taught me but I don't adhere to them or believe in them; ringing ears, itchy palms and the like.
Stuff my mother would kill me for if she caught me doing it (yay Wiccans!):
Different colors invoke different energies: for example, I always wear purple on a test day because it's the color of wisdom and intellect.
Cinnamon in the coin jar is supposed to attract more money.
...And tons of other random things I can't even begin to remember because I do them out of habit, lol.
I had my wisdom teeth (all 4) removed on Friday, October 13th. I was the only surgery scheduled for that day o.0 Somehow I wasn't fazed.
Now, having two black cats is bad enough on the popular superstition scale, but when one of them sat under a ladder while my dad and I were putting up shelves, I about lost it. A black cat that walks underneath a ladder seriously has to be bad luck x4, or some other massive bonus. Needless to say, I'm unaffected by the black cat myth.
I throw a pinch of salt over my shoulder if I spill it, but that's about the only thing I can think of at the moment. I have a few my mom taught me but I don't adhere to them or believe in them; ringing ears, itchy palms and the like.
Stuff my mother would kill me for if she caught me doing it (yay Wiccans!):
Different colors invoke different energies: for example, I always wear purple on a test day because it's the color of wisdom and intellect.
Cinnamon in the coin jar is supposed to attract more money.
...And tons of other random things I can't even begin to remember because I do them out of habit, lol.
I'm a little superstitious although I don't do anything particular *besides a prayer before every football game*.
As is breathing is the leading cause of death.Khell_Sennet said:
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Wait, my one doesn't make that much sense. Move along.
The only thing I'm genuinely superstitious about is my motorcycle gear - I really do believe in a completely non-rational fashion that omitting any piece of my protective gear increases my chance of getting in an accident and that my odds of wrecking increase with each piece of gear I omit.
Other than that, I get great enjoyment out of magical thinking. For instance, I can make it rain by getting on my motorcycle, especially if I am going to work. Seriously, I can. Someone should get me a job in a drought-stricken state. I'd green everything right up. I can also make people call me by turning off my phone.
It's inherited from my mom. She has a great one: when she goes to Vegas, she can increase her companions' luck by going to the bathroom. They noticed it on the slot machines first, that she'd head off to the loo and they'd hit a jackpot. Then it started working on the blackjack and roulette tables. It got so exaggerated that every time they started to lose, they would turn to her and say "Connie, go to the bathroom." So my mom would go stand in around in the ladies' room for five minutes and come back out to find they were up two grand. It was such a successful strategy that they paid for her hotel room and food and sent her home with $3000 of the $40,000 winnings as her cut. She did not gamble at all, except for a few quarters in the slot machines. Mostly she just went and stood around in the can listening to her iPod.
Other than that, I get great enjoyment out of magical thinking. For instance, I can make it rain by getting on my motorcycle, especially if I am going to work. Seriously, I can. Someone should get me a job in a drought-stricken state. I'd green everything right up. I can also make people call me by turning off my phone.
It's inherited from my mom. She has a great one: when she goes to Vegas, she can increase her companions' luck by going to the bathroom. They noticed it on the slot machines first, that she'd head off to the loo and they'd hit a jackpot. Then it started working on the blackjack and roulette tables. It got so exaggerated that every time they started to lose, they would turn to her and say "Connie, go to the bathroom." So my mom would go stand in around in the ladies' room for five minutes and come back out to find they were up two grand. It was such a successful strategy that they paid for her hotel room and food and sent her home with $3000 of the $40,000 winnings as her cut. She did not gamble at all, except for a few quarters in the slot machines. Mostly she just went and stood around in the can listening to her iPod.
