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[beckyb1012]

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@redwingsgal wrote:

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@Texasmouse wrote:

I never thought I was but I find myself not opening an umbrella in the house or walking under a ladder.  I know that tomorrow is October 1st but I won't flip my calendar over to October before I leave the office today because someone once told me it was bad luck to change your calendar before the month actually starts, so I'll wait until I come in on Monday, October 3rd, to flip the page to October.  Silly, huh? 

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I totally agree about the calendar thing, @Texasmouse.  Same way here!

Overall, not very superstitious, except when it comes to my sports teams, but I think of that as more of a ritual than a superstition!!

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Sports are the only thing allowed in this case for me as well.  For myself for decades I have always wanted the Cowboys to lose all their pre-season games since usually that mean't a winning regular season.  Also, felt more relaxed when they scored the first points of any game.  Those stats for the most part would mean a win at the end of the game, even if it was just a field goal and not a touchdown.  You are so right ritual over superstition.

[Bird mama]

I don't flip the calendar over before it's time.

If I see a coin (money) on the floor and it's face down, I leave it there.

This one may sound strange and it may have never happened to anyone else that posts here - if I am alone in the house and I hear someone call my name, I do not turn around to look or answer.  I say G-d Bless and go about my business.

[croemer]

No I am not...sometimes Friday the 13th goes through my mind though.

[ChynnaBlue]

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@millieshops wrote:

Although I don't walk under ladders because I don't think it;s safe and I don't open my umbrella in the house because I couldn't get out the door once I did, I don't consider myself superstitious.

I do sort of understand where some superstitions come from, but I just haven't found those which match my personal experiences.

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I agree about ladders - it's a safety issue, not a luck thing. I do sometimes open umbrellas indoors, not to go out a door, but to check for holes and make sure they work if they've gone unused for a while. I've gotten stuck in a downpour with an umbrella with a hole in the center of the canopy - never again! Now I check for holes before I go outside, usually as soon as I see rain in the forecast.

No one in my family is superstitious so I never learned to be.

[GCR18]

Yes

[ladyroxanne]

yes, positively.  not overly so, but i definitely believe in karma and various other small superstitions.

[Texasmouse]

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@Bird mama wrote:

I don't flip the calendar over before it's time.

If I see a coin (money) on the floor and it's face down, I leave it there.

This one may sound strange and it may have never happened to anyone else that posts here - if I am alone in the house and I hear someone call my name, I do not turn around to look or answer.  I say G-d Bless and go about my business.

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@Bird mama

That last one would just plain freak me out.

[Marp]

I take care not to "tempt the Fates" and do knock on wood but I don't think I'm overtly superstitious.  I kind of pick and choose depending on the circumstances.

However, I do believe "Murphy" has taken up semi-permanent residence in my house and routinely makes certain his law is still in effect.

[Jacie]

No.

However, I do not believe there are coincidences, so maybe that counts...

[hoosieroriginal]

Not superstitious, but definitely go with my gut feeling about things.