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NuttyFluffers

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19. crap, there's a lot i do, now that i think about it.
Sun Jul 1, 2012, 04:43 AM
Jul 2012

knock on wood.
salt over the shoulder.
no knives as wedding gifts (learned that one the hard way -- receiver divorced).
mirrors -- and elephants -- near the entrance door (keeps away misfortune).
don't share good plans until it happens (even those who love you may unconsciously think ill and sabotage your fortune).
open a window of the recently deceased (to let the spirit free and not linger).
new ant invasion is herald of good luck (but we get rid of them anyway).
1st spider of new home is good luck.
no chopsticks sticking straight out of your rice (invites thoughts of death because that's how rice bowl is presented to ancestors).
how far up you hold your chopsticks determines how far away you'll live from home.
throw the horns upon ill fated omens or gross misfortune crossing your path.
pray for the dead when driving by the cemetery (or car accident).
horseshoes, calligraphy of Allah, crucifix, etc. by doorways to keep areas clean.
always eat your kimchi/veggies/etc. oh, and never waste food or one day you'll go hungry.
etc....

... but then my extended family and childhood neighborhoods have always been cosmopolitan. being exposed to a little of everything leaves me like the lint magnet of cultural taboos, customs, and superstitions. sometimes i have to ask myself is it just etiquette or is it just superstition.

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I knock on wood felix_numinous Jun 2012 #1
I have 2 that might fall into that category. RainbowSuperfund Jun 2012 #2
If I have extra salt on my fingers while I'm cooking yellerpup Jun 2012 #3
I do it, too, and murielm99 Jun 2012 #4
Thanks to the next post, we now know why. yellerpup Jun 2012 #7
Hmm...sounds like some folks have combined two old customs with salt. luv_mykatz Jun 2012 #5
One I forgot: I never ask for a miracle unless I need one. BlueIris Jun 2012 #6
not sure about belief, but Celebration Jun 2012 #8
No hats on the bed and the idea that good (and bad) things happen in threes. davsand Jun 2012 #9
Hahahaha! I have LOTS of them! icymist Jun 2012 #10
Oh I forgot about that one!!!! felix_numinous Jun 2012 #11
ZACKLY! elleng Jun 2012 #13
Not exactly, but elleng Jun 2012 #12
yea FirstLight Jun 2012 #14
What a great question?! Ricochet21 Jun 2012 #15
A couple more: I try not to watch pots of water if I want them to boil, BlueIris Jun 2012 #16
No good deed goes unpunished. Fire Walk With Me Jun 2012 #17
What about buildings not having a 13th floor-- felix_numinous Jun 2012 #18
crap, there's a lot i do, now that i think about it. NuttyFluffers Jul 2012 #19
Wow, kimmerspixelated Jul 2012 #20
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