Friday the 13th tribute: What are your superstitions?

[sundog]

Ok, I admit it I'm walking on egg shells today. And for good reason. It has been time tested that Friday the 13th brings no good into my life.

I also will never walk under a ladder.

And if someone broke a mirror in my presence, I wouldn't exactly be jumping for joy.

So what ridiculous thing sounds off your superstitious alarms?

[mermaid]

1. My Two Superstitions

Black cats...they freak me out!! Sincerely. something about them is just plain spooky, especially at night. I know it doesn't REALLY bring bad luck, but all the same, I'd sooner no black cat crosses my path!!

Second, Wednesdays!!
Every crappy thing that has ever happened to me in my life has always managed to happen on a Wednesday! Never fails!!

[Snoggera]

3. Wednesday is hump day

it's always been pretty good to me (sorry!)

I have no superstitions, only regular stitions.

[arbusto_baboso]

20. Why is wednesday called "Hump Day" when...

most people get laid on Friday?

[Quahog]

2. Don't know if this counts

It's not really a fear-based thing... but I will never trim my fingernails the day of a gig.

[underpants]

4. No hats on beds and don't pick up pennies with tails side up

:bounce:

[sundog]

5. lol - I'm leery of heads down pennies also -- I let someone else do it

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[arwalden]

7. No Fears, No Superstitions

I'll pick up any coin, heads or tails. I'll open umbrellas inside and I'll walk under ladders (if it appears safe and sturdy). I love cats of all colors. I step on cracks with wild abandon. The last mirror I broke was 16 square feet large, and was broken intentionally and fearlessly (so that I could dispose of it).

-- Allen

Well, okay... not so fearlessly with the mirror. I did wrap it up in an old blanket so that shards of glass wouldn't go flying all over the place. But that's just being safe... not really related to superstition.

[pagerbear]

9. Mmmmm........Allen bending over to pick up a penny tails up...............

[arwalden]

17. ;-)

[sundog]

11. rotfl :) You made me laugh -- I need it

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[mrboba1]

6. what does hats on beds do?

:shrug:

[underpants]

8. Bad luck

Even when packing for a trip the hat is the last thing to go in and NEVER when the bag/luggage in on the bed.

[sundog]

12. I thought it was shoes on a bed?

:shrug:

[Liberal Veteran]

13. Only in Australia....they do everything backwards there.

:)

[sundog]

14. You were response #13 -- You're bad luck :)

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[Liberal Veteran]

15. Not for me....I'm triskaidekaphile

I have an unnatural love of the number thirteen. And someday, 13 will return my calls.

[sundog]

16. :)

:hi:

[trof]

22. the tale is a guy shot his wife

when he saw a hat on the bed that wasn't his.

[trof]

21. tails up solution

the accepted procedure is to turn the penny heads up so the next person to come along can pick it up.

[sundog]

23. no, I wouldn't touch it-- heads down is still bad luck :)

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[Liberal Veteran]

10. I don't talk to bigfoot on Tuesday when it's snowing.

Last time I ignored that bit of advice, space aliens abducted me and they weren't the sexy anal probe ones.

[Debi]

18. OHHH Don't mention Bigfoot..

That's what scares me most (what with growing up in the mountains and all). Remember the '70s Bigfoot movies? SCARY.

My big superstition is spilling salt...boring I know...but hey, I'm afraid of Bigfoot

[sundog]

19. I saw that move & it absolutely terrified me--

there were a 4 men in an isolated cabin & the Bigfoots surrounded them & started throwing rocks :scared:

[dancing kali]

24. The Scottish Tragedy

I was in the dressing room getting ready for a performance once, when another actor started quoting from the Scottish Play. He refused to stop when asked saying that it was just a silly superstition and he doesn't believe in the curse... and he's the kind of person who just loves to push people's buttons and thinks sacred cows are prime steaks. He's a dear friend but that day I wanted to wring his neck.

That performance, the dimmers kept blowing and we had to keep wandering around the stage finding light to stand in.

To this day, I refuse to call the play by name. Even when I'm not in the theatre. I do still quote from the play outside the theatre - I'm far too pretentious to give up the opportunity to quote Shakespeare when it arises.

I never say "good luck" to an actor - it's "break a leg"
I never say "break a leg" to a dancer - it's "merde"

I don't have a problem with whistling backstage since we don't need to whistle to get the attention of the tech in the fly loft anymore... we use headsets - not to mention that maritime experience is no longer a necessary qualification to be a technician in the theatre.

I just realized something - another actor in that show is related to the person who turned me on to this website by sending me a link to the Idiot's List. Maybe the curse isn't so bad after all.