What are you superstitious about?

Oh yeah, 11.11 on a clock! That one drives me nuts actually!

I used to be superstitious about the ladder one, but it always seemed every time I walked around the ladder I'd slip over or trip so I gave up that one and no accidents.

I thought i was totally mental but it seems a lot of us share the number quirk - mine have to be an even number! In the same area, but not superstition related prices that make no sense annoy me to no end - things that are $12.23 or something, whats wrong with $12.20 or $12.30?

The only real thing i've been spooked by is shortly after my dad dying a fantail (which arent common at all here, its actually the only one i've seen since i lived here) flying into his room and hanging out for half an hour or so. It sat on the bed above his side, the wardrobe door and the bedside table on his side.

I thought the superstition was a fantail in the house brings death and was quite worried about who was next but after some investigation found that they are also believed to carry spirits who want to say goodbye.

I know that sounds mad, but it was nice for me at the time to think he'd found away to let us know hes ok, even though he'd laugh at me for thinking it.

I have the same thing with the number 13... like if it's the volume I change it (but 12 and 14 are good luck), I can't look at the exercycle timer thing during the 13th minute (if I do I have to watch until it turns to 14)... I use to be far worse when I worked full time on the computer and I saw the wee clock in the corner had a 13 I had to watch until it changed - drove me a little crazy. If I stop the microwave early and it's on 13 I will turn it on again for another second etc etc...

I do the toilet roll thing...but only because my nana (who is blind) once mentioned that when the end is against the wall, she can't feel where it starts and ends, whereas if it's hanging down away from the wall, she can

I do the "touch wood" thing and that's really it.

Booboo wrote: But I have it so it comes down against the wall - what way do you girls do it?

i have it against the wall too. it bugs me when its roll side out as if it gets bumped as we have to do some kind of foreign bum shuffle dance to get out of the toilet door the whole roll unrolls itself onto the floor otherwise

Toilet paper NEVER against the wall & I will always change it...ha ha.

A friend worked as a maid & they were told the correct way to do the toilet paper was away from the wall & you fold under the 2 ends to make a point (V) & that is the mark of class & they also put little chocolates on pillows...but I just do the toilet paper

hee hee MT

LG wrote: I do the salt over my shoulder, dont walk under ladders, raise my feet going over railway tracks or when i hear a train (no idea why though), dont stir with a knife or pick up a knife i've dropped, dont put new shoes on the table, if i put a top on inside out get someone else to take it off for me, dont cut nails on Fridays or Sundays....ummm i could go on and on. My mother is nuts and has passed everything on to me. Drives DH CRAZY haha

wow!!!!

oh and what are these ones for/mean...?

lifting feet over a traintrack
stir with a knife
pick up a dropped knife
inside out top - get someone to take it off
nail cutting on fridays or sundays
new shoes on the table



alot of people have mentioned some of them, but i havent heard of them before?