May 16, 2025 • 65 mins
People have some beliefs in good or bad things happening due to seeing, hearing, or having things happen around them. From black cats crossing their paths, to accidently spilling your coffee. Here are somethings to consider as you go through life.
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Speaker 2 (00:34):
Welcome to the show. I'm your host, Chris James. I
did a show in August twenty sixteen about superstitions, so
here is the second show. I'll try to avoid telling
the same information twice, but that probably isn't going to happen.
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If bubbles appear in the surface of your coffee, it
means you will receive a large amount of money or
you have soap SuDS in your coffee. Drinking coffee from
the same cup after another person has been drinking from
it predicts turmoil in your personal life. Done it in
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the army, but don't do it in civilian life. Spilling
coffee on the table for a woman means sadness and tears.
For men, it means you'll have a conflict with a friend.
Breaking a cup of coffee, either glass or ceramic, is
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supposed to be a good sign, pretending, portaining well being
and luck. I don't know about this one. When I
broke my art Bell coffee cup, I had a lot
of things to say about life, the universe and everything.
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None of it was very good. I didn't see any
good luck for several days, and I really didn't feel good.
I don't know if it will bring you good luck,
but picking up some coffee at the Organicman Coffee Trike
will put a smile on your face. It is the
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best coffee in the universe, and that should make you
feel better and wake you up to face the day
or night. If you're working the light shift four or
five is zero one McPherson here in Laredo or Organicmancoffeetrike
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Dot Shop for everyone else. If a stranger pours a
cup of coffee on you, relations with the culprit will
become friendly. Pouring coffee on yourself is a sign of
good luck, unless it's really hot. I don't understand how
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this is supposed to work. Usually, if somebody dumps anything
on your head, it leads to a fistfight, and usually
the cops will be involved. Spilling coffee beans on the
table is a sign of minor troubles that will be
resolved quickly. Sprinkling ground coffee predicts a shut down with
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your loved ones. Leaving coffee unfinished means bad luck in
your personal life. Who who leaves a cup of coffee unfinished?
I usually try to lick out the residue from the pot.
Spilling sugar on the table will make coffee while making
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coffee will lead to big profits being made. I can
see a huge mess in the future for Julio as
folks spill sugar all over his place trying to entice
good luck. Filling a cup with coffee only halfway is
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a bad omen a, promising loss or maybe poverty. Who
fills their cup only halfway. I did have a waitress
spill coffee all over the table and only get about
half of it in the cup. I was in uniform,
and I think she just might have been here illegally.
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It was one of those don't ask situations. We were
at a restaurant and the upper echelon had told us
don't mess with the waitresses because we got to eat
a Spilling milk on the table while making coffee means
friends are going to come to visit. If you spill
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milk on the floor, this means a conflict at home, well,
unless you clean it up. I guess while brewing coffee,
if it spills on the stove. This is a sign
of coming hassles and can lead to fatigue. Finding a
spider in your cop of coffee predicts receiving interesting news.
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If a fly gets in your coffee, this is a
sign that your partner will surprise you with an unexpected gift.
In order to always be in a good mood, you drink.
You need to drink coffee from only one cup. I
usually use the same cup as I get new ones.
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Evil forces will not enter a dwelling if there is
a mug of fresh coffee in a conspicuous place. I
don't know if my desk is conspicuous, but gathering spilled
coffee beans with your hands from the floor can lead
to a string of misfortunes. Now, just because I tell
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you these things doesn't mean that I believe them. At
the same time, it doesn't mean that they might not
be true. Strange thing about superstitions. Some of them are
based on real incidents, while others are based on people's thoughts.
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But sometimes there is true reasons for a lot of superstition.
David Subeth had sent me a batch of ideas for shows,
one being on superstitions. He said that his grandfather was
born around the turn of the twentieth century, and he
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lived to be about ninety three. He would not leave
through a different door than the one he came in through.
If he came in through the front door, he would
not leave through the back door or the carport door.
The superstition goes, when you enter a house through a
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specific door, you must leave through that same door. If
you don't, you're inviting bad luck or worse. Some versions
of this belief say that leaving through a different door
can disrupt the energy flow of the house, while others
claim it could leave two arguments, accidents, or even prevent
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you from ever returning to that house. This belief might
be tied to the symbolic importance of doors. Doors aren't
just practical, they're also seen as thresholds between different spaces,
both physically and spiritually. In many cultures, doors represent transitions
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like moving from the outside world into the safety of
the home. Messing with that transition, like leaving through a
different door, might make you feel as if you're breaking
some kind of a cosmic law. Don't leave the front
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door open. In some cultures, leaving a door open, especially
at night, is believed to invite bad spirits or negative
energy in to your home. It's like rolling out the
red carpet for bad things. So if you're visiting someone's
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house and they're super insistent on closing the door right
behind you, now you know why. David's mother had a
few ideas about proper behavior as well. You were not
supposed to change the curtains or buy either a mop
or a broom in May. The saying goes, buy a
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broom in the month of May and sweep one of
the house away. In other words, you're going to drive
them off or they might die on you. You're not
supposed to wash a blanket in May either. In ancient Rome,
May was the celebration of dead. If you start a
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job on a Friday, somebody would die. I'm not sure
if it's the person who starts the job or somebody
at home, but somebody is supposed to die if you
start a job on a Friday. My mother used to
tell us never rock a rocking chair if nobody was
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sitting in it. The movement would attract a spirit that
would come and sit in the chair. The boys in
the White lab Coats tell us a superstition is a
belief or practice resulting from ignorance, fear of the unknown,
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trust in magic or chance, or a false conception of causation,
an irrational abject attitude of mind towards the supernatural nature
of God resulting from superstition. Often it arises from ignorance,
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a misunderstanding of science or causality, a belief in fate
or magic, or fear of that which is unknown. It
is commonly applied to beliefs and practices surrounding luck, prophecy,
and a certain spiritual beings, particularly the belief that future
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events can be foretold by specific, unrelated prior events. The
word superstition is often used to refer to a religion
not practiced by majority of a given society, regardless of
whether the prevailing religion contains superstitions, this is their belief system.
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A lot of scientists say they don't believe in God,
while at the same time they're worshiping at the altar
of science. Of all the cults in the world, science
is one of the hardest to join. You have to
perform rituals in accordance with accepted methods. You have to
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don your white vestments and safety goggles before entering the Saints,
the Sacred Laboratory. The Sacred Laboratory, you are required to
submit findings to the Grand Board of Peers who are
on a whim might accept your findings as truth or
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kick you and your research to the curb because it
flies in the face of accepted rhetoric. History is filled
with stories of research that was laughed at, only to
discover the ideas were sound. In eighteen forty seven, kas
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Semelweiss proclaimed that doctors should wash their hands after examining
corpses and before examining pregnant women. He was laughed at
and ridiculed out of his position as a doctor because
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his ideas were ridiculed and rejected by his contemporaries. The
trait of human behavior characterized by automatic rejection of new
knowledge because of its contradictions entrench norms, beliefs, or paradigms,
has become known as the Semelweiss reflex. Just because the
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white lab coat crowd to say it's all superstition doesn't
mean it's not real. It just means they don't believe it.
One idea called a superstition is you should never place
two mirrors opposite one another. The mirrors will reflect each other,
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opening a gateway or a portal for some evil to
pass through. In the Chicago Museum, there used to be
what they called an Infinity Room. I don't know if
it's still there. Last time I saw it, I was
about ten or twelve years old. In the Chicago Museum
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there was this room. It was dark, an enclosed space,
and it had mirrors on the floor, all four walls,
and the ceiling. Once inside, it looked as if the
room went on forever, and there were thousands of copies
of you. The folks who invented this room never heard
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of the Devil's Toy Box. The Devil's Toy Box is
a small box that is six sided, made from equally
sized mirrors that form a cube. Mirrors have long been
considered gateways into other dimensions, and it's believed that you
can trap a spirit within this box and keep it sealed.
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The Devil's Toy Box is an urban legend that horror
fans will recognize as the inspiration for the infamous Lament
configuration from Clive Barker's Hell Raiser series. No, I don't
play with this thing. I just have it sitting on
my desk. Well, somebody built a life sized Devil's Toy
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Box in Louisiana in twenty fourteen. It was supposed to
be a Halloween attraction, but things got out hand. Reports
came into paranormal sites saying there was a life sized
human Devil's Toy box haunted attraction based in Louisiana that
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would pop up for the Halloween period in twenty fourteen.
The attraction was called Farmer Graves Haunted Orchard, and the
windowless shack called the Devil's Toy Box was a small
room composed of large wall sized mirrors. It was said
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that Farmer Graves closed less than a week after opening
that year because the numerous people who had been hospitalized
after going inside this attraction. Apparently nobody could last longer
than five minutes inside the room. There was even a
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large timer set up beside the building that showed the
current occupant's time in the the room, and under this
was a second clock that displayed the longest recorded time
up to that point. It maxed out at four minutes
thirty seven seconds before the attraction finally closed. The man
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who managed to last the longest was Roger Heltz, the
fifty two year old father of three, he had been
reduced to a wide eyed mute. To this day, he
still hasn't said a word about his experience. Many believe
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such a shack. If anyone stands too long in this
mirriage shack, looking at nothing but themselves, they will not
only go insane, but they will also open up a
pathway to hell. This pathway allows the devil to enter
our world and then steal your soul. Believe it goes
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even further than that, and the devil will come and
rip the flesh from your body, like in the movie.
Exactly where in North Louisiana the Devil's Toy Box is located,
It's hard to pin down. One article I read says
it's about three hours from New Orleans. That could locate
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it anywhere around Alexandria. The legend also says that the
cabin is on Farmer Graves Haunted Orchard, which is in Leesville.
How does this work as a superstition, Well, don't place
mirrors across from each other, let alone on all sides
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of you. I know. I visited that Infinity Room aka
Devil's Toy Box back in the seventies. Me and my
brother spent a few minutes in there, but we never
had any weird or wild experiences. Maybe something went wrong,
or more likely, it went right and the mirrors only
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worked as mirrors. Perhaps there is some kind of a
magic ritual you have to perform, or maybe it has
to be during a certain time of the year, certain
time of the day. I don't know, and I don't
think I really want to know. But right now, if
you look on any search engine, you will find a
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lot of attractions that have infinity rooms. Be careful if
you decide to go to one, because you just might
be walking into the devil's toy box instead. In feng Shwei,
you're not supposed to put a mirror at the foot
of your bed. In fact, you're not supposed to put
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a mirror in your bedroom. They cause the energy to
become unced stable and bounce around. This might lead to insomnia.
If the mirror is above your head, you will dream
of or even possibly travel to the past. There are
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a lot of superstitions regarding mirrors that people have researched,
just not while wearing white lab coats. Ancient civilizations believe
that seeing's one reflection was a magical occurrence, and surfaces
that cast reflections were thought of as mystical ports to
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other realms, worlds where spirits and magical beings recited. A
spirit will travel through a mirror because it is the
path of least resistance between two worlds. I did a
show about mirrors a while ago. Don't remember when, but
there were a lot of strange things about mirror. When
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a person dies in a house, people cover the mirrors
or turn them to face the walls. In Victorian era,
this was a common practice since funerals were often held
in the home. The mirrors had to be covered or
turned to face the wall in the room where the
critically ill or dying person lay. Failure to do so
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would result in the spirit of the deceased person having
their soul lost in the mirror land, or they might
turn into a vampire. It's kind of funny how they
say a vampire can't see the reflection in a mirror,
and yet if a dying person has a mirror close by,
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they'll turn into a vampire. The reason a vampire can't
see their reflection in a mirror is because the original
mirrors were made using silver, and silver was one of
those metals that was considered sacred and therefore you used
it to combat wear wolves and vampires. So the silver
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backing on a mirror would prevent a vampire from seeing
his own reflection. To stop this spirit sucking thing happening,
mirrors were extracted from the room of a sick or
a dying person because it was believed that they were
perceived to be more vulnerable to a mirror's negative influence.
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In some cultures, there's a belief that a baby should
never be shown its own reflection in a mirror before
it's a year old. Doing so could bring great harm
to the child. People have been warned not to look
in a mirror at night using a candle unless you
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want to see demons or spirits, devil, or your own
coming death. Your trash truck just drove by, and am
wants to make sure they don't steal the yard. Another
superstition is that if you look at a mirror by candlelight,
you may see the spirit of a loved one who
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has died. Yes, it's one of those superstitions and myths
associated with mirrors, but why do we take risks? It
is believed that if you are experiencing negative emotions, such
as depression, sadness, anger, etc. You will attract a negative
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spirit through the mirror. Any kids that play that game
Bloody Mary, Well, you might say they deserve what they get.
Antique or old mirrors are more likely to have paranormal
phenomenon associated with them, so avoid purchasing antique mirrors from anybody,
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including antique shops, no matter what they tell you. In
order to prevent your old mirrors from being used as
a portal by supernatural entities, the mirror should be frequently
moved to different areas of the room. Some paranormal incidents
happen around mirrors, which given indication mirrors might be the
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portal to travel to other realms. A lot of folks
think a doorway is just how you enter or leave
a place. There are some things we should consider next
time we're standing near an opening to a house or
a building. In Russian culture, a handshake symbolizes more than
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just a greeting. It represents respect and goodwill and the
strengthening of the human relationship. However, when done across a doorway,
the simple the act is believed to invite misfortune, bad energy,
or even conflict in that relationship. A doorway is considered
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a liminal space rather than fully inside or outside of
a house or home. In many ancient traditions, as such,
in between places were thought to harbor unseen forces or spirits.
By shaking hands in the threshold, one risks disturbing these forces,
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lending to negative consequences such as quarrels, illness, or even death.
If two people find themselves about to shake hands in
a doorway, it is customary for one of them to
step fully inside or outside before proceeding with the greeting.
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The origin of this superstition can be traced back to
Ankle Slavic beliefs, where the threshold of home was regarded
as a sacred boundary. In traditional Russian homes, the entrance
was not just a physical barrier, but a symbolic one
that separated the safety of the household from the dangers
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of the outside world, kind of like how a vampire
can't enter your home unless you invite it. In Slavic
folklore speaks of the domovai, a house spirit that is
believed to protect the home and its inhabitants. This spirit
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is said to reside near the doorway and disturbing them,
especially with something as significant as a handshake could anger them,
bringing you bad luck. In old Russian customs, deceased family
members were often placed near the doorway before burial. This
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practice further reinforces the idea that the entrance was a
space linked to the transition between life and death. As
a result, interacting too much at the threshold, whether through
greetings or saying goodbye, or some kind of transaction, was
thought to invite bad luck. Russian hospitality places great importance
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on properly welcoming a guest. Traditionally, hosts ensure that visitors
fully enter the home before formal greetings or gestures like
handshakes or hugs occur. This is both a sign of
respect and a way to avoid misfortune associated with threshold interactions.
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Russia's not the only place where doorways hold special significance.
Many cultures around the world share similar superstitions about avoiding
certain actions at thresholds. In Turkey and some Middle Eastern cultures,
it is considered unlucky to pass objects through a doorway. Instead,
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one person should step inside or outside and hand something over.
This belief stems from the idea that doorways are places
of transition where energy or luck might be lost. Chinese
fung Shui principles discourage standing in doorways for extended periods,
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as these areas are believed to have unstable key the
energy flow. Doorways serve as passages where energy moves between spaces,
and lingering there too long can disrupt the balance. What
do they do in an earthquake? I've often heard you're
supposed to go stand in a doorway. Maybe not. In
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parts of Italy, it is considered bad luck to greet
or bid farewell to somebody in a doorway. Some believe
that doing so prevents the person from ever returning safely,
or it invites misfortune into the home. Certain West African
traditions regard thresholds as spaces inhabited by spirits. In some cultures,
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rituals are performed at doorways to ensure protection and good
fortune before entering a home. In many Western traditions, a
groom is supposed to carry his bride over the threshold
of their new home. The superstition says if the bride
trips or stumbles while entering, it's a bad omen for
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the marriage. Carrying her ensures a smooth transition into marria life,
that is, unless you drop her yes, I carried my
wife over the threshold. Something as simple as sweeping the
room with a broom, not a gun. When you sweep
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a room with a gun, you go from corner to
corner looking down the sites, trying to find the bad guys.
When you sweep a room with a broom, while you're
getting rid of the dirt, dirt, bad guys. Yeah, same thing.
You're supposed to start sweeping at the doorway and work inwards.
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When you gather all the dust in the middle of
the house, then you sweep it up and carry it
outside of the trash. Sweeping towards the door will drive
luck out of the home. You're not supposed to sweep
your house after sundown. Doing so invites bad luck and
an ending of your prospers parity. If somebody in the
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home dies, you should not sweep the floor for three
or four days, depending. Once again, this is inviting bad
luck and somebody might get sick or even die. Never
allow the broom to touch the feet of anybody you know.
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In Afghanistan, if you sweep the floor and your broom
touches the feet of a loved one, one of your
parents is going to die. In Mexico, touching the feet
with a broom will cause you to marry a widower.
My wife was visiting some people she knew, and the
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eldest sister was sweeping the floor and ran the broom
over her feet. Years later she met me and we
got married. My first wife had died in nineteen eighty four.
If Lulu had spit on that broom right away, we
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may have never met. According to superstition in India, you're
not supposed to sweep after sundown locks me. The goddess
of wealth and prosperity is said to visit homes in
the evening. If you sweep in the evening, you will
drive her away. So if you're looking for wealth, avoid
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using the broom after sunset. People that believe in Friday
the thirteenth, while in Mexico a lot of people say
that it's Tuesday the thirteenth, not Friday. In Spain and
other Spanish speaking countries, Tuesday the thirteenth gets people all nervous.
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Martas or Tuesday in Spanish, comes from the Roman god
of war, Mars, which ties them day to violence, death
and bloodshed. Now what do you suppose so many different
countries kind of have similar superstitions when dealing with doorways
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and brooms. Ancient Egyptians believed it was disrespectful to the
sun God to open an umbrella inside because umbrellas were
originally used for sun protection. Being inside the umbrella was
now being used kind of like the middle finger to
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the sun God. Some believe opening an umbrella indoors may
upset the homes protective spirits and bring misfortune. I was
always that guy who made fun of just about every situation.
One day, I had found a green folding umbrella that
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almost matched our uniforms. I bought it and I took
it to work just before muster. I stuck at my
flashlight holder on my PBS pistol belt and stuff. And
the forecast had called for rain, and so as we
were all getting ready to head out and face the
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midnight shift, I popped the umbrella open in the building.
The supervisor yelled at me to close it before something
went wrong. He was dead serious. I know about the superstition.
I also never missed an opportunity to have fun at
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other people's expenses. What did surprise me was how many
other agents were also upset with my actions. Nobody laughed
on other occasions, I shoved a plunger a plunger in
my flashlight holder. The soup thought I was losing my mind. Now,
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maybe I should have washed it first. I sat through
muster with a plumber's helper at my side. I said
I was going out to clear the streets. In the
paranormal world, umbrellas are believed to be a sign of
protection from harm. Opening an umbrella inside your house means
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that you are protecting a part of your house from
evil while you leave the rest of the house unprotected.
When you close the umbrella, the evil energy will flow
back to that location. Opening an umbrella inside your house
might lead to arguments. If a friend comes to your
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house and opens an umbrella inside your house, it may
lead to disagreements. In some extreme cases, this might lead
to the end of that relationship. Ghosts are supposed to
be attracted to an open white umbrella. We should try
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that next time we're doing a ghost hunt or Dave,
if you're listening, maybe you should consider bringing along a
white umbrella on your next ghost investigation. Whenever you open
a brown umbrella inside your house, it is bad luck
because of the negative energy that comes with it. The
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brown colored umbrella is a sign of negativity. If you
open a black umbrella inside your house, it attracts evil spirits.
If you find an increased activity of evil spirits in
your house, then it is due to an open umbrella
in your house. At some time in the past. When
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I said Dave, I wasn't referring to Dave Subith. I
was meaning a Dave Griffith. He's the paranormal investigator. If
you open an umbrella inside your room, you will have nightmares.
It is believed that an open umbrella in your room
clouds your mind. The shadow cast on your soul will
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lead to restlessness and a level of mental instability. This
will lead to having sleepless nights. If this is not corrected,
you might become medically ill. Oddly enough, simply dreaming about
an open umbrella indoors can have these same effects. Whenever
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you open an umbrella inside your house, it is advised
to dispose of it immediately. There's a general belief that
disposing of the source of evil reverses the evil. Therefore,
ensure that the exact umbrella is disposed of. Take it
out of your house and burn it. If you don't
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want to burn it, give it away as a gift
to somebody far away. Now this makes me wonder. Have
you ever seen those baby toys that hang over the
crib that have little animals and things hanging around the
edges that kind of look like an umbrella. Maybe you
shouldn't buy those. Some people still think that black cats
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are bad luck. In twelve thirty three, CE Pope Gregory
the Ninth proclaimed that black cats weren't just merely bad omen,
but they were the incarnation of the devil. The whole
thing about a black cat crossing your path was associated
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with the whole devil and evil familiar ideas. Is our
black cat, she doesn't bring us any kind of bad luck,
no matter what she does or doesn't do. In the USA,
Spain and Belgium, a white cat crossing your path is
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supposed to be good luck. I've had black cats cross
my path, and I've had white cats cross my path,
and I've never seen any good or bad results. But
then maybe I just don't notice them. In the TV
show My Name is Earl, Larceny of a Kiddi Cat
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the fourth episode of season number two, Earle has to
find the award winning cat that he had kidnapped. Randy
and Earl were walking through a parking lot and a
black cat crosses their path. Randy says they have to
wait an hour so the bad luck will dissipate. After
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an hour, another black cat walks in front of them,
or maybe it was the same cat. This made Earle
remember the time that he had kidnapped a cat from
a cat show so his girlfriend Joy's cat could win
the competition. That led to Earle feeling that he had
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to track down Sebastian, the cat that he had kidnapped,
and return it to its rightful owner. If you never
saw that show, my name is Earl. It was funny.
I liked it. In India, encountering a black cat is
often considered an ominous sign. The superstition suggests that crossing
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paths with a black cat can bring bad luck, especially
if it happens during significant life events. This belief has
its roots cultural folklore and has led to various rituals
aimed at warding off the perceived negativity associated with these
black felines. When you see a one eyed cat, you're
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supposed to spit on your thumb and then stomp it
into your palm of your hand. And make a wish.
I don't know if it's this way or this way,
but the wish is said to come true. Seeing a
white cat on the road is considered lucky. Dreaming of
a white cat means good luck. In the Netherlands, cats
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were not allowed in rooms where private family discussions were
being held. The Dutch believed that the cats would listen
in and then spread gossip throughout the town. In sixteenth
century Italy, it was believed that if a bat black
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cat laid on the bed of a sick man, the
man was going to die. But there's also a belief
that a cat will not remain inside a house where
somebody is about to die. Therefore, if the family cat
refuses to stay indoors, it was considered an omen of
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coming death in the family. Two cats seen fighting near
a dying person or on the grave shortly after the
funeral are considered to be the devil and an angel
fighting for possession of the person's soul. Killing a cat
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is an absolute guarantee that you have sacrificed your soul
to the devil. Vicor Manson can attest to this next one.
If you are working in the emergency department and it
is quiet and call do not say anything about it,
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such as, gee, it sure is quiet in here tonight.
In the next few hours, you are going to see
so many patients with new and interesting injuries. The hospital
is going to have to start diverting all the ambulances
to different hospitals. It's right up there with saying what
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else can go? Nope, not going to say it. If
you don't know what I'm talking about, just try it.
Owls are commonly associated with death and dying due to
their quiet, demonair, and predatory nature. Dreaming about an owl
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or hearing an owl cry may indicate impending death. An
owl perched on a roof is generally thought to predict
the death of somebody who lives there. Owls are said
to be able to see ghosts. Any home or barn
where an owl dwells is more likely haunted. People were
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afraid of owls as early as the Middle Ages. They
connected owls with witches and believed that any spot where
an owl lived was plagued with wicked spirits. The bird's
intellect and ability to move and see in the dark
also contributed to the owl's reputation as being a witch.
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Owls are considered dirty and unpleasant in some cultures, and
these birds are commonly connected with witch doctors and shaman.
They've also been considered to be spies. They say that
fastening an owl to the door is said to defend
a home or a barn from lightning, or to keep
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the bird's bad soul at bay. Different cultures think owls
kidnap children, and seeing an owl circling during the day
is considered a bad omen Pilots are some of the
most superstitious folks I've ever met, especially during wartimes. I
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found a whole pile of things that pilots do and
don't do in order to stay airborne, avoid any photos
being taken outside the plane just before flight, Wives and
girlfriends are supposed to not go down to watch the
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pilot's take off. For some pilots, it isn't just important
that they eat a good meal. They have to eat
the exact same meal before every flight. For some pilots
it's a particular comfort food that helps put them at
ease before flying. Others, it's a way to guarantee that
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they don't get sick while they're on the job, since
they had already been familiar with what they're eating. Most
pilots will never talk about plane crashes in the cockpit
and will get pretty upset with anybody who does. It
might seem to some like a pilot was asking for
bad karma, even if the plane is still on the ground.
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Most pilots will avoid talking about plane crashes. During World
War Two, many pilots will chew gum, and some would
take their chewing gum and place it on the wing
of their plane. It was a way to tip the
scales of luck in their favor, or to stick the
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plane up in the sky. For pilots, the weather can
really affect whether they have an easy flight or a
rough one. A lot of pilot superstitions center around weather,
and many pilots believe that pointing at the sky will
trigger bad weather. They also believe in only addressing the
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sun in a complimentary fashion during good weather. Nobody knows
exactly where this superstition came from, But when it comes
to weather, why tempt fate? For pilots, repeating the same
set of rituals as they do their pre flight checks
can offer comfort and help them keep track of what
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they've already done. I don't know if this is a
superstition or not. But I just about will not do
a show without a cup of coffee at hand, even
if I don't drink it, even if it gets cold,
which I will drink it after the show. I have
to have a cup of coffee somewhere close at hand,
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or I might not do a good job with the
show for pilots to repeat. When it comes to flying,
there are some official rules and unofficial rules in flying.
The unofficial rules are often tips about airplane etiquette that
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passengers should follow to make the flight easier on themselves
and everybody around them. Even pilots have rules, some that
are considered humorous. One of these rules of the air
is to stay out of clouds, warning that the silver
lining in the cloud could be another plane going in
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the opposite direction. Some pilots believe it is bad luck
to see a plane coming from the other direction, even
if it's miles away. The number thirteen is considered bad
luck in a lot of Western cultures. There are a
number of speculations as to why it's considered to be
an unlucky number, everything from biblical to mathematical. The number
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thirteen is considered unlucky by a lot of people, including pilots.
Even some airlines don't like to mess with the number
thirteen when numbering their gates. They may skip the number.
Here in Laredo, we have a hotel that has a
thirteenth floor. You can see it in the elevator buttons.
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It's right there. It says number twelve, number thirteen, number fourteen.
The hotel has changed hands so many times I'm not
even quite sure what it's called today. It was named
Hojo's Howard Johnson when we got here, and that's what
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we still call it today. If somebody says go to Hojo's,
just about everybody knows. It's that big round hotel right
on the river. It's kind of like Mercy Hospital. Hardly
anybody I know calls it LMC. If you call it LMC,
you'll get a lot of blank looks from people. It's
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still Mercy Hospital, even though it hasn't been called that
in I don't know, ten fifteen years, probably more. A
good luck charm can be just about anything, like four
leaf clover or even a coin. A lot of pilots
carry a lucky charm with them as they fly, just
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as an extra boost of good luck and make sure
nothing goes wrong during the flight. Some pilots think talking
to their plane as they're going through pre flight checks
encourages it to have a safe and smooth ride. When
it comes to pilot superstition, pilots from Russia will try
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to avoid saying the word last when talking about flying,
like the last flight or the last time this happened.
It's considered a kind of a summoning of bad vibes
when talking about flying. Some pilots will go out of
their way to work around as saying finish or end instead,
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they'll use conclude instead. Pilots, especially during World War II,
would often keep photos of family and other loved ones
inside their hats. The thought was that their loved one
would be watching over them from above. World War I
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and World War Two, pilots would never wash their scarves,
often using them until they fell apart and turned completely
black from sweat and oil. Washing a lucky item would
wash away all of the luck. In the United Kingdom,
there's a superstitious belief and a group of mysterious spirits
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known as these seven whistlers that are considered a really
bad omen never whistle in or near an airplane. In Russia,
whistling is thought to bring poverty, and whistling on board
a ship is thought to encourage a storm, and you're
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not supposed to whistle in the woods. It may attract
a big foot type creature or a dog man. Which
group of people is the most superstitious, pilots or sailors.
I used to watch that TV show, The Deadliest Catch,
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back when it was about the boats and the men
that worked on them, and not all these conflicts between everybody.
Even though Captain Harris was one of the most belligerent, outspoken,
hard cases. He was my favorite guy, him and the
crew of the time bandit. Nowadays it's all about, oh,
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we gotta have so many females and so many males,
and this race and so many of that race, and
we gotta have this boat in that boat and the
other boat. No, it's turned into this giant social It's
a mess. Don't watch it anymore. They did show a
lot of the superstitions that sailors and those who worked
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at sea carried in their hearts. One maritime superstition is
that bananas are bad luck on a ship. This belief
dates back to the seventeen hundreds, when ships carrying bananas
often encountered disasters. Some say it was because bananas right
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and quickly, and they can spoil other fruit as well
as food that is nearby. This may lead to a
food shortage during the voyage. Ships transporting bananas were often
required to sail at high speeds in order to deliver
the fruit before it spoiled, which also increased the risks
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of accidents. Bananas sometimes had banana spiders hiding in amongst
the bundle the bunches, and these huge spiders were somewhat
deadly to the crew. Due to these associations, many sailors
refuse to allow bananas on board, believing that they will
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lead to misfortune. Now, cats are considered lucky on board ships.
Cats served as a practical purpose of keeping rodents down,
but they would also keep the crew happy. Sailors believed
that caring for the ship's cat would bring them good fortune.
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If a cat fell overboard, it was thought that this
could summon a storm if a cat the reverence for
cats is reflected in various maritime cultures. For example, in
some traditions, the cat's presence was believed to calm the
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sea due to their sensitivity to atmospheric changes. Unsinkable sam
managed to survive nearly a dozen shipwrecks during World War Two,
the first being that of the Bismarck. I think somebody
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was out to get that cat, or maybe the cat
was causing all the mischief. Now all my cat looking
at me like I said something bad. Whistling is frowned
on on board a ship because it is believed to
summon storm winds. This superstition likely stems from ancient beliefs
about whistling attracting iolas, the Greek god of wind. In
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some cultures, whistling was thought to disrupt the natural order
of the sea. This is there is an exception. The
ship's cook was often allowed to whistle while preparing meals.
Why because he was the cook. Renaming a boat a
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ship is considered extremely bad luck among sailors. This superstition
originated from ancient Greek mythology, where it is believed that
changing a vessel's name was going to anger Poseidon, the
god of the sea. According to legend, saida kept Poseidon
kept a ledger of the deep recording all ship's names.
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Altering this name would provoke his wrath. To safely rename
a boat. Some sailors performed rituals involving removing all traces
of the old name and conducting a re christening ceremony
that honors Poseidon. Many sailors believe it is unlucky to
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set sail on a Friday. Friday has been associated with
various negative connotations throughout history, including its connection with Christ's crucifixion.
In nautical lore, Friday is often referred to as Dius
and Faustus, meaning unlucky day. Despite its prevalence in some cultures,
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this superstition is not universal. Many sailors still embark on
voyages on Fridays without any concern. The Hildebrand Brothers on
board the time Bandit would do a three hundred and
sixty degree turn as they left harbor to ward off
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any bad luck. If they were setting out on a Friday,
crewmen would eat raw fish, shave their heads, carry lucky charms,
not the cereal, all kinds of rituals and items to
ensure good catch and a safe return home. Wearing green
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clothing or allowing passengers dressed in green onto a ship
is considered bad luck by many seafarers. The color green
is associated with mold and decay elements that can compromise
a ship's integrity while at sea. In contrast, some believe
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that wearing blue clothing brings good fortune because it resembles
the color of the sea and the sky. Birds hold
significant symbolism in maritime culture, significantly the albatross. These huge
sea going birds are revered as symbols of good luck
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due to their association with souls lost at sea. The
famous poem The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel
Taylor Coolridge highlights this belief. The killing of an albatross
brings misfortune on the sailors. There are other birds that
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also carry meaning or Moorants are seen as good omens
when spotted at sea. Swallows indicate proximity to land and
safe passage. A Tattoos are a form of protection. Many
sayers believe tattoos offer protection against misfortune while at sea. Specifically,
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designs that hold particular meaning, they will have swallow tattoos
on their body, which represent a safe return home after
a long voyage. An anchor tattoo symbolizes stability and grounding.
Nautical stars serve as guides for navigation and protection during voyages.
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A red sunrise is viewed as an omen of bad
weather ahead, a warning sign indicating rough seas or storms
approaching later in the day. This belief aligns with traditional
weather lore that associates specific colors in the sky with
impending weather changes. Conversely, a red sky at sunset is
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interpret it is a favorable favorable weather conditions for sailing.
The story of Jonah from Biblical lore serves as a
cautionary folklore among sailors. It teaches that bringing someone on
board who has previously experienced misfortunate sea can lead to
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disaster for everyone on board. This superstition emphasizes the importance
of choosing crew members wisely and respecting experience. I wonder
how this is handled when hauling survivors of a shipwreck
on board. Do they have to have a special ritual
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before they bring them over the gun? All, or those
of you that have been at sea. If you know
this superstition, let me know if there's anything about that.
Hauling people out of the water traditionally avoid setting sail
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on Candle Mass Day, which is February two, believing any
voyage begun will end in disaster. This superstition may relate
to customs surrounding seasonal changes and preparations for springtime voyages
after winter storms acide. Certain days are deemed unlucky for
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embarking on voyages, depending on where you're at. Thursday, which
is associated with four, you know, Four's day. That's why
it's called Thursday, the Norse god of storms, is often
avoided as far as setting sail Sunday. While some consider
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Sundays auspicious for sailing due to religious connotations, others believe
it is inviting misfortune due to its association with the
day of rest, you know, the Sabbath, when you weren't
supposed to take voyages. I don't consider myself superstitious, just
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very cautious. If I'm going anywhere on Friday the thirteenth,
I drive extremely carefully. It's not because I expect bad
things to happen. It's because I figure that those around
me might be all rattled and nervous about being out
on the road on Friday the thirteenth, and they might
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just accidentally run into me. So when I'm out on
Friday the thirteenth, I am careful. I stay out of cemeteries,
especially at night. Not that I expect there to be
any kind of bad things going on. It's just that,
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why tempt fate? Wijaboards? Well, this isn't superstitious, and it's
just that I know better. I won't even allow anyone
to bring a wija board into our home for any reason,
not even the mousepad that looks like a wija board.
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Welcome to the show. I'm your host, Chris James. I
did a show in August twenty sixteen about superstitions, so
here is the second show. I'll try to avoid telling
the same information twice, but that probably isn't going to happen.
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If bubbles appear in the surface of your coffee, it
means you will receive a large amount of money or
you have soap SuDS in your coffee. Drinking coffee from
the same cup after another person has been drinking from
it predicts turmoil in your personal life. Done it in
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the army, but don't do it in civilian life. Spilling
coffee on the table for a woman means sadness and tears.
For men, it means you'll have a conflict with a friend.
Breaking a cup of coffee, either glass or ceramic, is
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supposed to be a good sign, pretending, portaining well being
and luck. I don't know about this one. When I
broke my art Bell coffee cup, I had a lot
of things to say about life, the universe and everything.
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None of it was very good. I didn't see any
good luck for several days, and I really didn't feel good.
I don't know if it will bring you good luck,
but picking up some coffee at the Organicman Coffee Trike
will put a smile on your face. It is the
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best coffee in the universe, and that should make you
feel better and wake you up to face the day
or night. If you're working the light shift four or
five is zero one McPherson here in Laredo or Organicmancoffeetrike
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Dot Shop for everyone else. If a stranger pours a
cup of coffee on you, relations with the culprit will
become friendly. Pouring coffee on yourself is a sign of
good luck, unless it's really hot. I don't understand how
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this is supposed to work. Usually, if somebody dumps anything
on your head, it leads to a fistfight, and usually
the cops will be involved. Spilling coffee beans on the
table is a sign of minor troubles that will be
resolved quickly. Sprinkling ground coffee predicts a shut down with
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your loved ones. Leaving coffee unfinished means bad luck in
your personal life. Who who leaves a cup of coffee unfinished?
I usually try to lick out the residue from the pot.
Spilling sugar on the table will make coffee while making
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coffee will lead to big profits being made. I can
see a huge mess in the future for Julio as
folks spill sugar all over his place trying to entice
good luck. Filling a cup with coffee only halfway is
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a bad omen a, promising loss or maybe poverty. Who
fills their cup only halfway. I did have a waitress
spill coffee all over the table and only get about
half of it in the cup. I was in uniform,
and I think she just might have been here illegally.
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It was one of those don't ask situations. We were
at a restaurant and the upper echelon had told us
don't mess with the waitresses because we got to eat
a Spilling milk on the table while making coffee means
friends are going to come to visit. If you spill
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milk on the floor, this means a conflict at home, well,
unless you clean it up. I guess while brewing coffee,
if it spills on the stove. This is a sign
of coming hassles and can lead to fatigue. Finding a
spider in your cop of coffee predicts receiving interesting news.
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If a fly gets in your coffee, this is a
sign that your partner will surprise you with an unexpected gift.
In order to always be in a good mood, you drink.
You need to drink coffee from only one cup. I
usually use the same cup as I get new ones.
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Evil forces will not enter a dwelling if there is
a mug of fresh coffee in a conspicuous place. I
don't know if my desk is conspicuous, but gathering spilled
coffee beans with your hands from the floor can lead
to a string of misfortunes. Now, just because I tell
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you these things doesn't mean that I believe them. At
the same time, it doesn't mean that they might not
be true. Strange thing about superstitions. Some of them are
based on real incidents, while others are based on people's thoughts.
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But sometimes there is true reasons for a lot of superstition.
David Subeth had sent me a batch of ideas for shows,
one being on superstitions. He said that his grandfather was
born around the turn of the twentieth century, and he
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lived to be about ninety three. He would not leave
through a different door than the one he came in through.
If he came in through the front door, he would
not leave through the back door or the carport door.
The superstition goes, when you enter a house through a
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specific door, you must leave through that same door. If
you don't, you're inviting bad luck or worse. Some versions
of this belief say that leaving through a different door
can disrupt the energy flow of the house, while others
claim it could leave two arguments, accidents, or even prevent
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you from ever returning to that house. This belief might
be tied to the symbolic importance of doors. Doors aren't
just practical, they're also seen as thresholds between different spaces,
both physically and spiritually. In many cultures, doors represent transitions
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like moving from the outside world into the safety of
the home. Messing with that transition, like leaving through a
different door, might make you feel as if you're breaking
some kind of a cosmic law. Don't leave the front
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door open. In some cultures, leaving a door open, especially
at night, is believed to invite bad spirits or negative
energy in to your home. It's like rolling out the
red carpet for bad things. So if you're visiting someone's
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house and they're super insistent on closing the door right
behind you, now you know why. David's mother had a
few ideas about proper behavior as well. You were not
supposed to change the curtains or buy either a mop
or a broom in May. The saying goes, buy a
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broom in the month of May and sweep one of
the house away. In other words, you're going to drive
them off or they might die on you. You're not
supposed to wash a blanket in May either. In ancient Rome,
May was the celebration of dead. If you start a
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job on a Friday, somebody would die. I'm not sure
if it's the person who starts the job or somebody
at home, but somebody is supposed to die if you
start a job on a Friday. My mother used to
tell us never rock a rocking chair if nobody was
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sitting in it. The movement would attract a spirit that
would come and sit in the chair. The boys in
the White lab Coats tell us a superstition is a
belief or practice resulting from ignorance, fear of the unknown,
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trust in magic or chance, or a false conception of causation,
an irrational abject attitude of mind towards the supernatural nature
of God resulting from superstition. Often it arises from ignorance,
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a misunderstanding of science or causality, a belief in fate
or magic, or fear of that which is unknown. It
is commonly applied to beliefs and practices surrounding luck, prophecy,
and a certain spiritual beings, particularly the belief that future
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events can be foretold by specific, unrelated prior events. The
word superstition is often used to refer to a religion
not practiced by majority of a given society, regardless of
whether the prevailing religion contains superstitions, this is their belief system.
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A lot of scientists say they don't believe in God,
while at the same time they're worshiping at the altar
of science. Of all the cults in the world, science
is one of the hardest to join. You have to
perform rituals in accordance with accepted methods. You have to
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don your white vestments and safety goggles before entering the Saints,
the Sacred Laboratory. The Sacred Laboratory, you are required to
submit findings to the Grand Board of Peers who are
on a whim might accept your findings as truth or
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kick you and your research to the curb because it
flies in the face of accepted rhetoric. History is filled
with stories of research that was laughed at, only to
discover the ideas were sound. In eighteen forty seven, kas
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Semelweiss proclaimed that doctors should wash their hands after examining
corpses and before examining pregnant women. He was laughed at
and ridiculed out of his position as a doctor because
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his ideas were ridiculed and rejected by his contemporaries. The
trait of human behavior characterized by automatic rejection of new
knowledge because of its contradictions entrench norms, beliefs, or paradigms,
has become known as the Semelweiss reflex. Just because the
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white lab coat crowd to say it's all superstition doesn't
mean it's not real. It just means they don't believe it.
One idea called a superstition is you should never place
two mirrors opposite one another. The mirrors will reflect each other,
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opening a gateway or a portal for some evil to
pass through. In the Chicago Museum, there used to be
what they called an Infinity Room. I don't know if
it's still there. Last time I saw it, I was
about ten or twelve years old. In the Chicago Museum
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there was this room. It was dark, an enclosed space,
and it had mirrors on the floor, all four walls,
and the ceiling. Once inside, it looked as if the
room went on forever, and there were thousands of copies
of you. The folks who invented this room never heard
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of the Devil's Toy Box. The Devil's Toy Box is
a small box that is six sided, made from equally
sized mirrors that form a cube. Mirrors have long been
considered gateways into other dimensions, and it's believed that you
can trap a spirit within this box and keep it sealed.
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The Devil's Toy Box is an urban legend that horror
fans will recognize as the inspiration for the infamous Lament
configuration from Clive Barker's Hell Raiser series. No, I don't
play with this thing. I just have it sitting on
my desk. Well, somebody built a life sized Devil's Toy
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Box in Louisiana in twenty fourteen. It was supposed to
be a Halloween attraction, but things got out hand. Reports
came into paranormal sites saying there was a life sized
human Devil's Toy box haunted attraction based in Louisiana that
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would pop up for the Halloween period in twenty fourteen.
The attraction was called Farmer Graves Haunted Orchard, and the
windowless shack called the Devil's Toy Box was a small
room composed of large wall sized mirrors. It was said
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that Farmer Graves closed less than a week after opening
that year because the numerous people who had been hospitalized
after going inside this attraction. Apparently nobody could last longer
than five minutes inside the room. There was even a
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large timer set up beside the building that showed the
current occupant's time in the the room, and under this
was a second clock that displayed the longest recorded time
up to that point. It maxed out at four minutes
thirty seven seconds before the attraction finally closed. The man
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who managed to last the longest was Roger Heltz, the
fifty two year old father of three, he had been
reduced to a wide eyed mute. To this day, he
still hasn't said a word about his experience. Many believe
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such a shack. If anyone stands too long in this
mirriage shack, looking at nothing but themselves, they will not
only go insane, but they will also open up a
pathway to hell. This pathway allows the devil to enter
our world and then steal your soul. Believe it goes
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even further than that, and the devil will come and
rip the flesh from your body, like in the movie.
Exactly where in North Louisiana the Devil's Toy Box is located,
It's hard to pin down. One article I read says
it's about three hours from New Orleans. That could locate
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it anywhere around Alexandria. The legend also says that the
cabin is on Farmer Graves Haunted Orchard, which is in Leesville.
How does this work as a superstition, Well, don't place
mirrors across from each other, let alone on all sides
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of you. I know. I visited that Infinity Room aka
Devil's Toy Box back in the seventies. Me and my
brother spent a few minutes in there, but we never
had any weird or wild experiences. Maybe something went wrong,
or more likely, it went right and the mirrors only
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worked as mirrors. Perhaps there is some kind of a
magic ritual you have to perform, or maybe it has
to be during a certain time of the year, certain
time of the day. I don't know, and I don't
think I really want to know. But right now, if
you look on any search engine, you will find a
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lot of attractions that have infinity rooms. Be careful if
you decide to go to one, because you just might
be walking into the devil's toy box instead. In feng Shwei,
you're not supposed to put a mirror at the foot
of your bed. In fact, you're not supposed to put
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a mirror in your bedroom. They cause the energy to
become unced stable and bounce around. This might lead to insomnia.
If the mirror is above your head, you will dream
of or even possibly travel to the past. There are
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a lot of superstitions regarding mirrors that people have researched,
just not while wearing white lab coats. Ancient civilizations believe
that seeing's one reflection was a magical occurrence, and surfaces
that cast reflections were thought of as mystical ports to
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other realms, worlds where spirits and magical beings recited. A
spirit will travel through a mirror because it is the
path of least resistance between two worlds. I did a
show about mirrors a while ago. Don't remember when, but
there were a lot of strange things about mirror. When
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a person dies in a house, people cover the mirrors
or turn them to face the walls. In Victorian era,
this was a common practice since funerals were often held
in the home. The mirrors had to be covered or
turned to face the wall in the room where the
critically ill or dying person lay. Failure to do so
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would result in the spirit of the deceased person having
their soul lost in the mirror land, or they might
turn into a vampire. It's kind of funny how they
say a vampire can't see the reflection in a mirror,
and yet if a dying person has a mirror close by,
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they'll turn into a vampire. The reason a vampire can't
see their reflection in a mirror is because the original
mirrors were made using silver, and silver was one of
those metals that was considered sacred and therefore you used
it to combat wear wolves and vampires. So the silver
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backing on a mirror would prevent a vampire from seeing
his own reflection. To stop this spirit sucking thing happening,
mirrors were extracted from the room of a sick or
a dying person because it was believed that they were
perceived to be more vulnerable to a mirror's negative influence.
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In some cultures, there's a belief that a baby should
never be shown its own reflection in a mirror before
it's a year old. Doing so could bring great harm
to the child. People have been warned not to look
in a mirror at night using a candle unless you
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want to see demons or spirits, devil, or your own
coming death. Your trash truck just drove by, and am
wants to make sure they don't steal the yard. Another
superstition is that if you look at a mirror by candlelight,
you may see the spirit of a loved one who
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has died. Yes, it's one of those superstitions and myths
associated with mirrors, but why do we take risks? It
is believed that if you are experiencing negative emotions, such
as depression, sadness, anger, etc. You will attract a negative
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spirit through the mirror. Any kids that play that game
Bloody Mary, Well, you might say they deserve what they get.
Antique or old mirrors are more likely to have paranormal
phenomenon associated with them, so avoid purchasing antique mirrors from anybody,
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including antique shops, no matter what they tell you. In
order to prevent your old mirrors from being used as
a portal by supernatural entities, the mirror should be frequently
moved to different areas of the room. Some paranormal incidents
happen around mirrors, which given indication mirrors might be the
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portal to travel to other realms. A lot of folks
think a doorway is just how you enter or leave
a place. There are some things we should consider next
time we're standing near an opening to a house or
a building. In Russian culture, a handshake symbolizes more than
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just a greeting. It represents respect and goodwill and the
strengthening of the human relationship. However, when done across a doorway,
the simple the act is believed to invite misfortune, bad energy,
or even conflict in that relationship. A doorway is considered
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a liminal space rather than fully inside or outside of
a house or home. In many ancient traditions, as such,
in between places were thought to harbor unseen forces or spirits.
By shaking hands in the threshold, one risks disturbing these forces,
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lending to negative consequences such as quarrels, illness, or even death.
If two people find themselves about to shake hands in
a doorway, it is customary for one of them to
step fully inside or outside before proceeding with the greeting.
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The origin of this superstition can be traced back to
Ankle Slavic beliefs, where the threshold of home was regarded
as a sacred boundary. In traditional Russian homes, the entrance
was not just a physical barrier, but a symbolic one
that separated the safety of the household from the dangers
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of the outside world, kind of like how a vampire
can't enter your home unless you invite it. In Slavic
folklore speaks of the domovai, a house spirit that is
believed to protect the home and its inhabitants. This spirit
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is said to reside near the doorway and disturbing them,
especially with something as significant as a handshake could anger them,
bringing you bad luck. In old Russian customs, deceased family
members were often placed near the doorway before burial. This
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practice further reinforces the idea that the entrance was a
space linked to the transition between life and death. As
a result, interacting too much at the threshold, whether through
greetings or saying goodbye, or some kind of transaction, was
thought to invite bad luck. Russian hospitality places great importance
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on properly welcoming a guest. Traditionally, hosts ensure that visitors
fully enter the home before formal greetings or gestures like
handshakes or hugs occur. This is both a sign of
respect and a way to avoid misfortune associated with threshold interactions.
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Russia's not the only place where doorways hold special significance.
Many cultures around the world share similar superstitions about avoiding
certain actions at thresholds. In Turkey and some Middle Eastern cultures,
it is considered unlucky to pass objects through a doorway. Instead,
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one person should step inside or outside and hand something over.
This belief stems from the idea that doorways are places
of transition where energy or luck might be lost. Chinese
fung Shui principles discourage standing in doorways for extended periods,
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as these areas are believed to have unstable key the
energy flow. Doorways serve as passages where energy moves between spaces,
and lingering there too long can disrupt the balance. What
do they do in an earthquake? I've often heard you're
supposed to go stand in a doorway. Maybe not. In
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parts of Italy, it is considered bad luck to greet
or bid farewell to somebody in a doorway. Some believe
that doing so prevents the person from ever returning safely,
or it invites misfortune into the home. Certain West African
traditions regard thresholds as spaces inhabited by spirits. In some cultures,
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rituals are performed at doorways to ensure protection and good
fortune before entering a home. In many Western traditions, a
groom is supposed to carry his bride over the threshold
of their new home. The superstition says if the bride
trips or stumbles while entering, it's a bad omen for
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the marriage. Carrying her ensures a smooth transition into marria life,
that is, unless you drop her yes, I carried my
wife over the threshold. Something as simple as sweeping the
room with a broom, not a gun. When you sweep
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a room with a gun, you go from corner to
corner looking down the sites, trying to find the bad guys.
When you sweep a room with a broom, while you're
getting rid of the dirt, dirt, bad guys. Yeah, same thing.
You're supposed to start sweeping at the doorway and work inwards.
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When you gather all the dust in the middle of
the house, then you sweep it up and carry it
outside of the trash. Sweeping towards the door will drive
luck out of the home. You're not supposed to sweep
your house after sundown. Doing so invites bad luck and
an ending of your prospers parity. If somebody in the
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home dies, you should not sweep the floor for three
or four days, depending. Once again, this is inviting bad
luck and somebody might get sick or even die. Never
allow the broom to touch the feet of anybody you know.
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In Afghanistan, if you sweep the floor and your broom
touches the feet of a loved one, one of your
parents is going to die. In Mexico, touching the feet
with a broom will cause you to marry a widower.
My wife was visiting some people she knew, and the
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eldest sister was sweeping the floor and ran the broom
over her feet. Years later she met me and we
got married. My first wife had died in nineteen eighty four.
If Lulu had spit on that broom right away, we
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may have never met. According to superstition in India, you're
not supposed to sweep after sundown locks me. The goddess
of wealth and prosperity is said to visit homes in
the evening. If you sweep in the evening, you will
drive her away. So if you're looking for wealth, avoid
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using the broom after sunset. People that believe in Friday
the thirteenth, while in Mexico a lot of people say
that it's Tuesday the thirteenth, not Friday. In Spain and
other Spanish speaking countries, Tuesday the thirteenth gets people all nervous.
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Martas or Tuesday in Spanish, comes from the Roman god
of war, Mars, which ties them day to violence, death
and bloodshed. Now what do you suppose so many different
countries kind of have similar superstitions when dealing with doorways
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and brooms. Ancient Egyptians believed it was disrespectful to the
sun God to open an umbrella inside because umbrellas were
originally used for sun protection. Being inside the umbrella was
now being used kind of like the middle finger to
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the sun God. Some believe opening an umbrella indoors may
upset the homes protective spirits and bring misfortune. I was
always that guy who made fun of just about every situation.
One day, I had found a green folding umbrella that
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almost matched our uniforms. I bought it and I took
it to work just before muster. I stuck at my
flashlight holder on my PBS pistol belt and stuff. And
the forecast had called for rain, and so as we
were all getting ready to head out and face the
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midnight shift, I popped the umbrella open in the building.
The supervisor yelled at me to close it before something
went wrong. He was dead serious. I know about the superstition.
I also never missed an opportunity to have fun at
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other people's expenses. What did surprise me was how many
other agents were also upset with my actions. Nobody laughed
on other occasions, I shoved a plunger a plunger in
my flashlight holder. The soup thought I was losing my mind. Now,
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maybe I should have washed it first. I sat through
muster with a plumber's helper at my side. I said
I was going out to clear the streets. In the
paranormal world, umbrellas are believed to be a sign of
protection from harm. Opening an umbrella inside your house means
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that you are protecting a part of your house from
evil while you leave the rest of the house unprotected.
When you close the umbrella, the evil energy will flow
back to that location. Opening an umbrella inside your house
might lead to arguments. If a friend comes to your
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house and opens an umbrella inside your house, it may
lead to disagreements. In some extreme cases, this might lead
to the end of that relationship. Ghosts are supposed to
be attracted to an open white umbrella. We should try
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that next time we're doing a ghost hunt or Dave,
if you're listening, maybe you should consider bringing along a
white umbrella on your next ghost investigation. Whenever you open
a brown umbrella inside your house, it is bad luck
because of the negative energy that comes with it. The
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brown colored umbrella is a sign of negativity. If you
open a black umbrella inside your house, it attracts evil spirits.
If you find an increased activity of evil spirits in
your house, then it is due to an open umbrella
in your house. At some time in the past. When
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I said Dave, I wasn't referring to Dave Subith. I
was meaning a Dave Griffith. He's the paranormal investigator. If
you open an umbrella inside your room, you will have nightmares.
It is believed that an open umbrella in your room
clouds your mind. The shadow cast on your soul will
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lead to restlessness and a level of mental instability. This
will lead to having sleepless nights. If this is not corrected,
you might become medically ill. Oddly enough, simply dreaming about
an open umbrella indoors can have these same effects. Whenever
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you open an umbrella inside your house, it is advised
to dispose of it immediately. There's a general belief that
disposing of the source of evil reverses the evil. Therefore,
ensure that the exact umbrella is disposed of. Take it
out of your house and burn it. If you don't
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want to burn it, give it away as a gift
to somebody far away. Now this makes me wonder. Have
you ever seen those baby toys that hang over the
crib that have little animals and things hanging around the
edges that kind of look like an umbrella. Maybe you
shouldn't buy those. Some people still think that black cats
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are bad luck. In twelve thirty three, CE Pope Gregory
the Ninth proclaimed that black cats weren't just merely bad omen,
but they were the incarnation of the devil. The whole
thing about a black cat crossing your path was associated
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with the whole devil and evil familiar ideas. Is our
black cat, she doesn't bring us any kind of bad luck,
no matter what she does or doesn't do. In the USA,
Spain and Belgium, a white cat crossing your path is
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supposed to be good luck. I've had black cats cross
my path, and I've had white cats cross my path,
and I've never seen any good or bad results. But
then maybe I just don't notice them. In the TV
show My Name is Earl, Larceny of a Kiddi Cat
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the fourth episode of season number two, Earle has to
find the award winning cat that he had kidnapped. Randy
and Earl were walking through a parking lot and a
black cat crosses their path. Randy says they have to
wait an hour so the bad luck will dissipate. After
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an hour, another black cat walks in front of them,
or maybe it was the same cat. This made Earle
remember the time that he had kidnapped a cat from
a cat show so his girlfriend Joy's cat could win
the competition. That led to Earle feeling that he had
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to track down Sebastian, the cat that he had kidnapped,
and return it to its rightful owner. If you never
saw that show, my name is Earl. It was funny.
I liked it. In India, encountering a black cat is
often considered an ominous sign. The superstition suggests that crossing
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paths with a black cat can bring bad luck, especially
if it happens during significant life events. This belief has
its roots cultural folklore and has led to various rituals
aimed at warding off the perceived negativity associated with these
black felines. When you see a one eyed cat, you're
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supposed to spit on your thumb and then stomp it
into your palm of your hand. And make a wish.
I don't know if it's this way or this way,
but the wish is said to come true. Seeing a
white cat on the road is considered lucky. Dreaming of
a white cat means good luck. In the Netherlands, cats
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were not allowed in rooms where private family discussions were
being held. The Dutch believed that the cats would listen
in and then spread gossip throughout the town. In sixteenth
century Italy, it was believed that if a bat black
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cat laid on the bed of a sick man, the
man was going to die. But there's also a belief
that a cat will not remain inside a house where
somebody is about to die. Therefore, if the family cat
refuses to stay indoors, it was considered an omen of
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coming death in the family. Two cats seen fighting near
a dying person or on the grave shortly after the
funeral are considered to be the devil and an angel
fighting for possession of the person's soul. Killing a cat
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is an absolute guarantee that you have sacrificed your soul
to the devil. Vicor Manson can attest to this next one.
If you are working in the emergency department and it
is quiet and call do not say anything about it,
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such as, gee, it sure is quiet in here tonight.
In the next few hours, you are going to see
so many patients with new and interesting injuries. The hospital
is going to have to start diverting all the ambulances
to different hospitals. It's right up there with saying what
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else can go? Nope, not going to say it. If
you don't know what I'm talking about, just try it.
Owls are commonly associated with death and dying due to
their quiet, demonair, and predatory nature. Dreaming about an owl
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or hearing an owl cry may indicate impending death. An
owl perched on a roof is generally thought to predict
the death of somebody who lives there. Owls are said
to be able to see ghosts. Any home or barn
where an owl dwells is more likely haunted. People were
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afraid of owls as early as the Middle Ages. They
connected owls with witches and believed that any spot where
an owl lived was plagued with wicked spirits. The bird's
intellect and ability to move and see in the dark
also contributed to the owl's reputation as being a witch.
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Owls are considered dirty and unpleasant in some cultures, and
these birds are commonly connected with witch doctors and shaman.
They've also been considered to be spies. They say that
fastening an owl to the door is said to defend
a home or a barn from lightning, or to keep
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the bird's bad soul at bay. Different cultures think owls
kidnap children, and seeing an owl circling during the day
is considered a bad omen Pilots are some of the
most superstitious folks I've ever met, especially during wartimes. I
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found a whole pile of things that pilots do and
don't do in order to stay airborne, avoid any photos
being taken outside the plane just before flight, Wives and
girlfriends are supposed to not go down to watch the
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pilot's take off. For some pilots, it isn't just important
that they eat a good meal. They have to eat
the exact same meal before every flight. For some pilots
it's a particular comfort food that helps put them at
ease before flying. Others, it's a way to guarantee that
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they don't get sick while they're on the job, since
they had already been familiar with what they're eating. Most
pilots will never talk about plane crashes in the cockpit
and will get pretty upset with anybody who does. It
might seem to some like a pilot was asking for
bad karma, even if the plane is still on the ground.
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Most pilots will avoid talking about plane crashes. During World
War Two, many pilots will chew gum, and some would
take their chewing gum and place it on the wing
of their plane. It was a way to tip the
scales of luck in their favor, or to stick the
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plane up in the sky. For pilots, the weather can
really affect whether they have an easy flight or a
rough one. A lot of pilot superstitions center around weather,
and many pilots believe that pointing at the sky will
trigger bad weather. They also believe in only addressing the
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sun in a complimentary fashion during good weather. Nobody knows
exactly where this superstition came from, But when it comes
to weather, why tempt fate? For pilots, repeating the same
set of rituals as they do their pre flight checks
can offer comfort and help them keep track of what
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they've already done. I don't know if this is a
superstition or not. But I just about will not do
a show without a cup of coffee at hand, even
if I don't drink it, even if it gets cold,
which I will drink it after the show. I have
to have a cup of coffee somewhere close at hand,
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or I might not do a good job with the
show for pilots to repeat. When it comes to flying,
there are some official rules and unofficial rules in flying.
The unofficial rules are often tips about airplane etiquette that
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passengers should follow to make the flight easier on themselves
and everybody around them. Even pilots have rules, some that
are considered humorous. One of these rules of the air
is to stay out of clouds, warning that the silver
lining in the cloud could be another plane going in
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the opposite direction. Some pilots believe it is bad luck
to see a plane coming from the other direction, even
if it's miles away. The number thirteen is considered bad
luck in a lot of Western cultures. There are a
number of speculations as to why it's considered to be
an unlucky number, everything from biblical to mathematical. The number
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thirteen is considered unlucky by a lot of people, including pilots.
Even some airlines don't like to mess with the number
thirteen when numbering their gates. They may skip the number.
Here in Laredo, we have a hotel that has a
thirteenth floor. You can see it in the elevator buttons.
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It's right there. It says number twelve, number thirteen, number fourteen.
The hotel has changed hands so many times I'm not
even quite sure what it's called today. It was named
Hojo's Howard Johnson when we got here, and that's what
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we still call it today. If somebody says go to Hojo's,
just about everybody knows. It's that big round hotel right
on the river. It's kind of like Mercy Hospital. Hardly
anybody I know calls it LMC. If you call it LMC,
you'll get a lot of blank looks from people. It's
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still Mercy Hospital, even though it hasn't been called that
in I don't know, ten fifteen years, probably more. A
good luck charm can be just about anything, like four
leaf clover or even a coin. A lot of pilots
carry a lucky charm with them as they fly, just
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as an extra boost of good luck and make sure
nothing goes wrong during the flight. Some pilots think talking
to their plane as they're going through pre flight checks
encourages it to have a safe and smooth ride. When
it comes to pilot superstition, pilots from Russia will try
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to avoid saying the word last when talking about flying,
like the last flight or the last time this happened.
It's considered a kind of a summoning of bad vibes
when talking about flying. Some pilots will go out of
their way to work around as saying finish or end instead,
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they'll use conclude instead. Pilots, especially during World War II,
would often keep photos of family and other loved ones
inside their hats. The thought was that their loved one
would be watching over them from above. World War I
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and World War Two, pilots would never wash their scarves,
often using them until they fell apart and turned completely
black from sweat and oil. Washing a lucky item would
wash away all of the luck. In the United Kingdom,
there's a superstitious belief and a group of mysterious spirits
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known as these seven whistlers that are considered a really
bad omen never whistle in or near an airplane. In Russia,
whistling is thought to bring poverty, and whistling on board
a ship is thought to encourage a storm, and you're
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not supposed to whistle in the woods. It may attract
a big foot type creature or a dog man. Which
group of people is the most superstitious, pilots or sailors.
I used to watch that TV show, The Deadliest Catch,
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back when it was about the boats and the men
that worked on them, and not all these conflicts between everybody.
Even though Captain Harris was one of the most belligerent, outspoken,
hard cases. He was my favorite guy, him and the
crew of the time bandit. Nowadays it's all about, oh,
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we gotta have so many females and so many males,
and this race and so many of that race, and
we gotta have this boat in that boat and the
other boat. No, it's turned into this giant social It's
a mess. Don't watch it anymore. They did show a
lot of the superstitions that sailors and those who worked
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at sea carried in their hearts. One maritime superstition is
that bananas are bad luck on a ship. This belief
dates back to the seventeen hundreds, when ships carrying bananas
often encountered disasters. Some say it was because bananas right
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and quickly, and they can spoil other fruit as well
as food that is nearby. This may lead to a
food shortage during the voyage. Ships transporting bananas were often
required to sail at high speeds in order to deliver
the fruit before it spoiled, which also increased the risks
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of accidents. Bananas sometimes had banana spiders hiding in amongst
the bundle the bunches, and these huge spiders were somewhat
deadly to the crew. Due to these associations, many sailors
refuse to allow bananas on board, believing that they will
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lead to misfortune. Now, cats are considered lucky on board ships.
Cats served as a practical purpose of keeping rodents down,
but they would also keep the crew happy. Sailors believed
that caring for the ship's cat would bring them good fortune.
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If a cat fell overboard, it was thought that this
could summon a storm if a cat the reverence for
cats is reflected in various maritime cultures. For example, in
some traditions, the cat's presence was believed to calm the
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sea due to their sensitivity to atmospheric changes. Unsinkable sam
managed to survive nearly a dozen shipwrecks during World War Two,
the first being that of the Bismarck. I think somebody
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was out to get that cat, or maybe the cat
was causing all the mischief. Now all my cat looking
at me like I said something bad. Whistling is frowned
on on board a ship because it is believed to
summon storm winds. This superstition likely stems from ancient beliefs
about whistling attracting iolas, the Greek god of wind. In
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some cultures, whistling was thought to disrupt the natural order
of the sea. This is there is an exception. The
ship's cook was often allowed to whistle while preparing meals.
Why because he was the cook. Renaming a boat a
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ship is considered extremely bad luck among sailors. This superstition
originated from ancient Greek mythology, where it is believed that
changing a vessel's name was going to anger Poseidon, the
god of the sea. According to legend, saida kept Poseidon
kept a ledger of the deep recording all ship's names.
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Altering this name would provoke his wrath. To safely rename
a boat. Some sailors performed rituals involving removing all traces
of the old name and conducting a re christening ceremony
that honors Poseidon. Many sailors believe it is unlucky to
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set sail on a Friday. Friday has been associated with
various negative connotations throughout history, including its connection with Christ's crucifixion.
In nautical lore, Friday is often referred to as Dius
and Faustus, meaning unlucky day. Despite its prevalence in some cultures,
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this superstition is not universal. Many sailors still embark on
voyages on Fridays without any concern. The Hildebrand Brothers on
board the time Bandit would do a three hundred and
sixty degree turn as they left harbor to ward off
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any bad luck. If they were setting out on a Friday,
crewmen would eat raw fish, shave their heads, carry lucky charms,
not the cereal, all kinds of rituals and items to
ensure good catch and a safe return home. Wearing green
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clothing or allowing passengers dressed in green onto a ship
is considered bad luck by many seafarers. The color green
is associated with mold and decay elements that can compromise
a ship's integrity while at sea. In contrast, some believe
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that wearing blue clothing brings good fortune because it resembles
the color of the sea and the sky. Birds hold
significant symbolism in maritime culture, significantly the albatross. These huge
sea going birds are revered as symbols of good luck
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due to their association with souls lost at sea. The
famous poem The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel
Taylor Coolridge highlights this belief. The killing of an albatross
brings misfortune on the sailors. There are other birds that
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also carry meaning or Moorants are seen as good omens
when spotted at sea. Swallows indicate proximity to land and
safe passage. A Tattoos are a form of protection. Many
sayers believe tattoos offer protection against misfortune while at sea. Specifically,
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designs that hold particular meaning, they will have swallow tattoos
on their body, which represent a safe return home after
a long voyage. An anchor tattoo symbolizes stability and grounding.
Nautical stars serve as guides for navigation and protection during voyages.
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A red sunrise is viewed as an omen of bad
weather ahead, a warning sign indicating rough seas or storms
approaching later in the day. This belief aligns with traditional
weather lore that associates specific colors in the sky with
impending weather changes. Conversely, a red sky at sunset is
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interpret it is a favorable favorable weather conditions for sailing.
The story of Jonah from Biblical lore serves as a
cautionary folklore among sailors. It teaches that bringing someone on
board who has previously experienced misfortunate sea can lead to
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disaster for everyone on board. This superstition emphasizes the importance
of choosing crew members wisely and respecting experience. I wonder
how this is handled when hauling survivors of a shipwreck
on board. Do they have to have a special ritual
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before they bring them over the gun? All, or those
of you that have been at sea. If you know
this superstition, let me know if there's anything about that.
Hauling people out of the water traditionally avoid setting sail
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on Candle Mass Day, which is February two, believing any
voyage begun will end in disaster. This superstition may relate
to customs surrounding seasonal changes and preparations for springtime voyages
after winter storms acide. Certain days are deemed unlucky for
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embarking on voyages, depending on where you're at. Thursday, which
is associated with four, you know, Four's day. That's why
it's called Thursday, the Norse god of storms, is often
avoided as far as setting sail Sunday. While some consider
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Sundays auspicious for sailing due to religious connotations, others believe
it is inviting misfortune due to its association with the
day of rest, you know, the Sabbath, when you weren't
supposed to take voyages. I don't consider myself superstitious, just
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very cautious. If I'm going anywhere on Friday the thirteenth,
I drive extremely carefully. It's not because I expect bad
things to happen. It's because I figure that those around
me might be all rattled and nervous about being out
on the road on Friday the thirteenth, and they might
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just accidentally run into me. So when I'm out on
Friday the thirteenth, I am careful. I stay out of cemeteries,
especially at night. Not that I expect there to be
any kind of bad things going on. It's just that,
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why tempt fate? Wijaboards? Well, this isn't superstitious, and it's
just that I know better. I won't even allow anyone
to bring a wija board into our home for any reason,
not even the mousepad that looks like a wija board.
(01:04:15):
Why tempt fate? Hope you enjoyed tonight's show. If you did,
tell your friends, tell your neighbors, Tell those people that
you don't even like that they should be listening to
Strange Things with Chris James. If you have any stories
you'd like to see in print, you can send them
(01:04:36):
to be at Strange Things at Arkanassa dot com. They
can be about UFOs, cryptids, ghost sightings, or just anything
really strange that you've experienced until next Saturday. This is
Chris James for Strange Thing Are you?
Speaker 1 (01:05:12):
Are you coming to the tree where they strung up
a man who they said he murdered Three strange things
had happened there. No stranger would it be if we
met at midnight in the hanging tree
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