Jay Jay Sea Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Well they aren't really but I am curious to know as to what other folks' susperstition(s) are if they have any........ Here's mine and I f*ckin hate the b*stard with a passion but really really really can't help it........ A magpie appears on it Jck Jones, I immediately have to acknowledge the little bugger with a kind of American style salute/tiping forward of me old hat type of action. F*ckin crazy. Seen me pull this off day after day in front of loads of traffic on me way too/from work and I can see people in their car thinking I'm some kinda of nut (which i most probably am). Perhaps it is an affliction then?? What are yours? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 My mates does that I don't walk over 3 drain covers in a row if i can help it. Not really a superstition more a OCD but I always have to destroy rubbish, like tear it into as many little pieces as it will go. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clay Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 My mates does that I don't walk over 3 drain covers in a row if i can help it. Not really a superstition more a OCD but I always have to destroy rubbish, like tear it into as many little pieces as it will go. My Ex used to go off it if i walked over Three drain covers.. Never understood that superstition or any others personally. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Huge dark ravens watch over me....So I don't really worry about petty shit like this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 I used to be superstitious, funnily enough when I was naive enough to believe in God. Knowledge has put paid to all of that, though. I don't even salute magpies anymore! Well, honestly, sometimes habit just gets the best of me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nazza06 Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Walking over an even number of drain linked together is good luck and uneven numbers are bad luck (unless you spit on them whilst on it which neutralises the bad luck). I even go out of my way to do it like walking 5 metres just to walk over 2 drains. If I see a magpie on it's own i have to say "hello magpie, how's your wife". It'sall very stupid but I just can't help it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
indi Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 My mates does that I don't walk over 3 drain covers in a row if i can help it. Not really a superstition more a OCD but I always have to destroy rubbish, like tear it into as many little pieces as it will go. My Ex used to go off it if i walked over Three drain covers.. Never understood that superstition or any others personally. Ruins your sex-life apparently. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Knightrider Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 On the way to and on the way back from the match, I have to touch Wor Jackie's foot, not his standing leg, his shooting foot and I always say to myself as I touch it "wish us luck Jackie", and if we win or get a point, say a "cheers Jackie" or a "maybe next time eh" if we lose on the way back. Before every match, just before kick-off, I have a quiet 60 seconds of thinking time where I gase upwards and plead to the Toon gods for good luck. In my personal life, I'm not superstitious at all, I don't think anyway, although I do think I can somehow influence things via a host of odd ways such as, if I'm listening to the match and we are losing or drawing with 5 minutes to go, I turn the radio off thinking if I do that, we'll have a better chance of winning or getting a point, or if I'm not at the radio or at the match, I'll go out of my way to avoid the score, so I can watch the highlights, thinking that will help us anarl. Bastard Fulham match!! That type of thing goes on with other none NUFC things too. I have to watch my nephew play for his team for example, because I believe he'll do better if I'm there, I have to be at such and such with such and such because I believe, by just being there, things will go better or good things will happen - I just have to be there and believe I can somhow effect things positively. I have this fear linked with this too, that if I don't go to x place or be with x person for example, things won't go so well or go as x person had planned. "I should have been there, I could have done something" This is the same if a mate gets into a scrape or something bad happens, I'll say to myself, I wish I was there, that wouldn't have happened, or I could have done something. I'm sure I'm not alone in this odd and totaly illogical behaviour. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Snoops Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 I don't have any superstitions, things like drain-covers, magpies and cracks in the pavement make no difference in my life! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Invicta_Toon Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 I don't have any superstitions, things like drain-covers, magpies and cracks in the pavement make no difference in my life! do you do that touching wood thing? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 I don't have any superstitions, things like drain-covers, magpies and cracks in the pavement make no difference in my life! do you do that touching wood thing? Filth. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 My mate does this weird touching wood thing where he taps the top and the bottom with the ends of his fingers, he does it without even noticing, the freak! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GM Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Still prefer not to walk under a ladder if I can avoid it. But that's more pragmatism than superstition. Is it meant to be good luck when a bird shits on you from a great height, btw? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Snoops Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 I don't have any superstitions, things like drain-covers, magpies and cracks in the pavement make no difference in my life! do you do that touching wood thing? 'Fraid not! Thats shit as well Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 I always get up and walk around saying "Come on lads, we're gonna score" 3 times if we're losing . Ever since I was sat at St James Park and said "Shearer's gonna score here" 3 times a couple of years ago as we won a corner and he scored from that resulting corner. Stupid really Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
indi Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Still prefer not to walk under a ladder if I can avoid it. But that's more pragmatism than superstition. Is it meant to be good luck when a bird shits on you from a great height, btw? Loads of people are injured and die every year from avoiding walking under ladders, pretty sure I read it's significantly more than from walking under them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GM Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Still prefer not to walk under a ladder if I can avoid it. But that's more pragmatism than superstition. Is it meant to be good luck when a bird shits on you from a great height, btw? Loads of people are injured and die every year from avoiding walking under ladders, pretty sure I read it's significantly more than from walking under them. Link?!! Evidence?!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
indi Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Still prefer not to walk under a ladder if I can avoid it. But that's more pragmatism than superstition. Is it meant to be good luck when a bird shits on you from a great height, btw? Loads of people are injured and die every year from avoiding walking under ladders, pretty sure I read it's significantly more than from walking under them. Link?!! Evidence?!! Have none, although I'd have thought that someone who doesn't walk under ladders might not be that interested in the whole evidence thing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GM Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Still prefer not to walk under a ladder if I can avoid it. But that's more pragmatism than superstition. Is it meant to be good luck when a bird shits on you from a great height, btw? Loads of people are injured and die every year from avoiding walking under ladders, pretty sure I read it's significantly more than from walking under them. Link?!! Evidence?!! Have none, although I'd have thought that someone who doesn't walk under ladders might not be that interested in the whole evidence thing. Good point. You fucker. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 What's this about saluting magpies? Something I should start doing?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitman Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 Drop a knife - a bloke's coming to the house Drop a fork - a woman coming to the house Drop a spoon - a disappointment's coming Drop a lot of cutlery - you've got Parkinsons coming Drop your trousers - the police are coming Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStar Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 If I see a single magpie I'll look to see if it's got a marra, that's about it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest optimistic nit Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 i do the touch wood thing. nowt else though. i'm intreagued by htt's admission though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 My mates does that I don't walk over 3 drain covers in a row if i can help it. Not really a superstition more a OCD but I always have to destroy rubbish, like tear it into as many little pieces as it will go. My Ex used to go off it if i walked over Three drain covers.. Never understood that superstition or any others personally. that wasn't a superstition thing,that was just hoping one would collapse under you. anyway has anyone mentioned the obvious "fingers crossed" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 Drop a knife - a bloke's coming to the house Drop a fork - a woman coming to the house Drop a spoon - a disappointment's coming Drop a lot of cutlery - you've got Parkinsons coming Drop your trousers - the police are coming Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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