Silly superstitions likely to get you killed?

[Teuchter]

I guarantee you that the day you decide to stop saluting, you'll get a visit from The Fairy, just to remind you that some superstitions are there for a reason.

 

[tyred]

Best to salute them with a shot gun.

 

[hopless500]

[QUOTE 2633050, member: 45"]..."Ma-aa-aa-aagpie"

If you're my age you'll know what I'm talking about.[/quote]
Yep. I tag that onto the end too
Obviously I'm not that old - I must've caught the re-runs

 

[glenn forger]

 

[nappadang]

I guarantee you that the day you decide to stop saluting, you'll get a visit from The Fairy, just to remind you that some superstitions are there for a reason.

Hmmmmmmm, exactly why I put myself though such ridiculous routines.

 

[byegad]

I used to be superstitious but I'm not now.....
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Touch wood!

 

[Inspector Clouseau]

My son always salutes & says "Good morning my lord"; has done this since junior school. Must ask him if he does so when out riding....

 

[ayceejay]

My tradition is even more dangerous: you have to hold on to your shirt collar until you see the second one or ride under a bus I guess. My mother had all sorts of superstitions, crossing on the stairs would cause ginger twins for instance something bad was supposed to happen if two people used the teapot but I can't remember what it was but maybe that was it

 

[Gravity Aided]

All the magpies in the States are west of the Mississippi. So I am in little danger from them. Of course, we did not have starlings here, until some fellow who liked Shakespeare turned 4 or so of every bird mentioned in Shakespeare loose in Central Park, New York. Starlings come from Henry IV.
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