Superstitions

kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Mar 3, 2005, 13:51:

sorry "believed"

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kernow62 says on Mar 3, 2005, 14:16:

Kat1, I thought in the UK a white cat crossing your path was bad luck and a black cat brought good luck.

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ARMacleod says on Mar 3, 2005, 14:17:

My novia believes It is unlucky to put Novocain in the K-Y Jelly. Don't know why though.


Being of unsound mind and dubious disposition, I cannot be held legally liable for any indiscretions."¡El diablo me hizo hacerlo!" But don't worry, be happy.

The brain is like a parachute, it only functions correctly when it is open. Pax vobiscum.

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kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Mar 3, 2005, 14:22:

kernow You the british you tell me

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kernow62 says on Mar 3, 2005, 14:29:

Yeah and its very unlucky to rub Ben Gay on your nuts. ja ja

OK Kat, it is unlucky if the cat is white, if it is black it is lucky. I figured you being a Kat might know the answer.

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kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Mar 3, 2005, 14:31:

no, i am kitten ;-( lol

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kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Mar 3, 2005, 14:49:

another one here is somebody take a pic of you and you are in the middle you will die the year u took the pict. :-( i was in the middle in a recent pic, good bye my friends

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kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Mar 3, 2005, 15:07:

what about the loch ness most what about the loch ness monster.............is not jamesVH by the way

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adrimm (☼Travelguide writer) says on Mar 3, 2005, 17:41:

ARMacleod says on Mar 3, 2005, 23:12:

kat 1, How did you know? Yea girl....Iv'e got a luck less monster but not the one in Scotlnd


Being of unsound mind and dubious disposition, I cannot be held legally liable for any indiscretions."¡El diablo me hizo hacerlo!" But don't worry, be happy.

The brain is like a parachute, it only functions correctly when it is open. Pax vobiscum.

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dwmte says on Mar 4, 2005, 03:30:

my wife subscribes to the belief... that plants in the bedroom do something horrible....horrible??? no clue about that.

also, tuesday the 13th is not a good day...why? ya'll tell me.

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BlondeJamesBond says on Mar 4, 2005, 03:46:

I always thought it was Friday the 13th - why? - probably because they made so many terrible movies about it! :-O

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Vicki Escobar says on Mar 4, 2005, 04:05:

When i was going out with my ex who was paisa i spilt the salt one day so i started to throw it over my shoulder which is good luck in england and he nearly cried saying that i was gonna bring him years of bad luck how funny he was crawling around trying to pick it all up!!!!!

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sandramoreno80 says on Mar 4, 2005, 04:15:

Handbags on the floor means you'll lose your money.

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Vicki Escobar says on Mar 4, 2005, 04:16:

Yes thats another one i heard too no wonder as an english gal i have no money i have been doing this all my life!!!!!!!!

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Thededalus says on Mar 4, 2005, 06:22:

... I don't know if this qualifies as a superstition, but have you ever noticed the frequency of old ladies (and some young ones too) who sit above their seats on the busetas to let the germs escape before they sit all the way down?

Also, I was told more than once that being shat on by a pigieon is good luck. Go figure.

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BlondeJamesBond says on Mar 4, 2005, 06:33:

Thededalus - Lucky Bird *Also, I was told more than once that being shat on by a pigieon is good luck*

hahahaha

I was walking down the road with a mate when suddenly he froze up like he had been shot!
A bird had managed to aim one right down the collar of his shirt so it was all over his neck and back - it was hilarious - I don't think he felt particularly lucky!

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kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Mar 4, 2005, 06:48:

There is this one in Colombia that if you have unwanted guests you put a broom upside down behind the door and they will go quickly........ well I did it and my visitors noticed it and they said ok ok we know where we aren't wanted. ooops!

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Lauthra says on Mar 4, 2005, 11:44:

Thededalus Some of my uni's friends used to do that, but they said it's because the chair is too warm, and recently some girl said that it used to give her spots on her bum...
What about breaking a mirrow? 7 years of bad luck.
And if you make a toast and don't look the other person in the eye? An Aussie girl told me it would bring you 7 years of bad sex...
Nato ;)

Nato (='.'=)

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elmodefoque says on Mar 4, 2005, 11:57:

A very strong superstition among local folks from the poor parts of Barranquilla is that if you shoot somebody between the eyes, there’s a good chance they will die.

I'll get there, when I get there!

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ARMacleod says on Mar 4, 2005, 13:02:

If I had no bad luck, I would not have any luck at all. My boss said "it is very bad luck to enquire about the holiday entitlement for coming years". He said "it was tempting fate, and that was not to be trifled with".

Undaunted, last year I asked him anyway. He said "the good news is that this coming year you are to get 104 extra days".

"Great" I say

"OK" he says, "they are called Saturdays and Sundays"!

Being of unsound mind and dubious disposition, I cannot be held legally liable for any indiscretions."¡El diablo me hizo hacerlo!" But don't worry, be happy.

The brain is like a parachute, it only functions correctly when it is open. Pax vobiscum.

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Miguel says on Mar 4, 2005, 14:12:

James VH I am impressed that you are evidently the first person on PBH to quote the lyrics from "Born Under A Bad Sign" from perhaps the most underrated bluesman ever...Albert King (from my city of St. Louis)

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ARMacleod says on Mar 4, 2005, 14:26:

Well thank you. Miguel I am not fanatical about it but I enjoy soul, rhythm and blues, amongst many other genres, to be honest I know the phrase but not sure where it came from, but it stuck in my mind.


Being of unsound mind and dubious disposition, I cannot be held legally liable for any indiscretions."¡El diablo me hizo hacerlo!" But don't worry, be happy.

The brain is like a parachute, it only functions correctly when it is open. Pax vobiscum.

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Miguel says on Mar 4, 2005, 14:30:

Probably From Clapton When he was in Cream; without Albert King, as Clapton has always said, " I would be a painter".

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Lionheart says on Mar 4, 2005, 14:37:

Bad signs everywhere trivia I remembered the song being played by many blues based rockers of the 60s and 70s: Cream with solo versions by Eric Clapton and Jack Bruce, Jimi Hendrix, original Fleetwood Mac and solo version by Peter Green, Pat Travers, Paul Butterfield, and oddly enough Paul Rodgers doing a tribute to Muddy Waters with it.

Fittingly, the Simpsons used this song as well.

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Miguel says on Mar 4, 2005, 14:59:

Yet They all pale to the original, featuring Booker T and The MG'S backing Albert. In order to stay on thread about Colombia...
"A la orden"

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kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Mar 5, 2005, 02:06:

Elmo I don't believe in that one :-)

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FL607 says on Aug 4, 2006, 11:23:

shells Has anyone heard that shells are bad luck for unmarried women and they keep them from finding a mate? Colombian grandma insists its true, but I've never heard that before.

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famsearch says on Aug 4, 2006, 11:58:

as far as bird droppings go... i was walking with a friend of mine, when a bird got him. he turned to me and said, "and for you goyim they sing.". in our battles of humor, (or humour, for our friends in the u.k.), he usually manages to out-dry wit me...
dan

dan

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corazon en colombia says on Aug 4, 2006, 13:22:

I can't believe no one has mentioned mal de ojo. Maybe someone can explain it better, but my husband says that some people have a really strong gaze. So if they look at a baby, they can scare them and they can even die from it.

Also, they believe you can get food stuck inside you, like if you eat too much bread or tortillas. That's called being empachado/a. Someone has to give you a massage on your stomach and you're not supposed to shower the next day.

I believe in natural remedies, but these things just don't make sense to me. I think that it's just things people come up with when they don't know about the biological processes and they don't have an explaination for why people get sick and sometimes die. Just like people have been doing for centuries.

My mother in law also believes that giving young babies solid food makes their digestive systems develop faster. She attributes her 6 kids health to this. But scientists show that their digestive systems are not ready for this food, and this can lead to food allergies...but there is no way of arguing with these beliefs, I have already tried.

I have heard the first two in Colombia also. Anyone else come across these superstitions/beliefs?

Colombia = paradiso

Colombia = paradiso

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adrimm (☼Travelguide writer) says on Aug 6, 2006, 22:25:

corazon en colombia says on Aug 9, 2006, 13:14:

It's not just older ladies lots of people wear scarfs in Bogota. They say cold air can give you a cold. But I thought colds were from viruses and bacteria.

Oh, I remembered another one. Do women in Colombia put a safety pin on their underwear like some Mexican women to prevent birth deformities?

Colombia = paradiso

Colombia = paradiso

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Cerealkiller says on Aug 9, 2006, 18:07:

Hmm lets see, i know a couple, dunno if they´re colombian or not. Breaking a mirror will bring 7 years of bad luck, dreaming with your wedding means you will die, when making a toast, not looking at the other in the eye will bring 7 years of lousy sexxxo...Cant think of anything else, Im horrified at the thought of it being possible...I get shat on by all sorts of wild fowls all the freaking time and I havent found my pot of gold at the end of the rainbow so it cant be true!

Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives -John Stuart Mill

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Rubiazo says on Aug 10, 2006, 06:23:

Getting hit by a bird is supposed to be real good luck. All I know is it's disgusting!

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