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Well, I don't walk under ladders. That's only because something or someone could fall on top of me!        :)

10 years ago. Rating: 15
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Never cut my nails on a Sunday, it was a thing with my Mother, I always live up to her ideals.

10 years ago. Rating: 14
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I don't open umbrellas in the house >  It really can be hazardous.

I don't walk under ladders > It really can be hazardous.

And, I don't stare in the mirror or pull a face in the wind because my Mother actually could have been correct!  I don't want to see the devil and I don't want my face to "stay that way".

 

Other than that, I am really busy these days and so superstitions and my cell phone number are on the back burner.  I can't remember either.

10 years ago. Rating: 14
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I have never been Superstitious, MsBob, and hopefully never will be, personally i think it is only nonsense, but that is only my opinion.:)

10 years ago. Rating: 14
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Let me finish throwing this salt over my shoulder and then I'll let you know.

(I'm not superstitious!)

10 years ago. Rating: 12
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superstition |?so?op?r?stiSH?n|
noun
excessively credulous belief in and reverence for supernatural beings: he dismissed the ghost stories as mere superstition.
• a widely held but unjustified belief in supernatural causation leading to certain consequences of an action or event, or a practice based on such a belief: she touched her locket for luck, a superstition she had had since childhood.
ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin superstitio(n-), from super- ‘over’ + stare ‘to stand’ (perhaps from the notion of “standing over” something in awe).

belief |bi?l?f|
noun
1 an acceptance that a statement is true or that something exists: his belief in the value of hard work | a belief that solitude nourishes creativity.
• something one accepts as true or real; a firmly held opinion or conviction: contrary to popular belief, Aramaic is a living language | we're prepared to fight for our beliefs.
• a religious conviction: Christian beliefs | I'm afraid to say belief has gone | local beliefs and customs.
2 (belief in) trust, faith, or confidence in someone or something: a belief in democratic politics | I've still got belief in myself.
PHRASES
be of the belief that hold the opinion that; think: I am firmly of the belief that we need to improve our product.
beyond belief astonishingly good or bad; incredible: riches beyond belief | the driving we have witnessed was beyond belief.
in the belief that thinking or believing that: he took the property in the belief that he had consent.
to the best of my belief in my genuine opinion; as far as I know: to the best of my belief, Francis never made a will.
ORIGIN Middle English: alteration of Old English gel?afa; compare with believe.

I think of superstitions as a substitution for facts mingled with mystery (unknowns) in order to assign cause( luck, God, Devil, etc) to happenstance. 

10 years ago. Rating: 12
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"Stupistition"  I think of it that way, I never believed in them...

10 years ago. Rating: 10
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Superstition + idolatry = religion.

10 years ago. Rating: 9
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I'm not superstitious.  The kids that I used to sub teach ......on every  Fri the 13, they would ask me if I was afraid something bad would happen . I said no, b/c bad things can happen to us on any day; and good things can happen to us on any day. I asked them if they agreed with that, and they said yes.So, they calmed down about that.

10 years ago. Rating: 8
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Only superstition I have is never kill a spider.  Bad luck.  If i see one in my home, I will pick it up and take it outside and let it go.  (granted, not the biters by hand-- I will pick them up too but with a wet paper towel.  I have never been bitten.  

10 years ago. Rating: 8
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Not in the slightest. Surprisingly, lots of pro athletes are ridiculously so. I believe that it is a misplaced reaction to personal insecurities.

10 years ago. Rating: 7
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I try not to be, but I think I am.  I will not walk under a ladder. If a black cat runs pass me I say a prayer for me and the cat.  I do like the number 13 and tend to have good luck on Friday the 13th. I try to do something that needs luck on each Friday the 13th.

10 years ago. Rating: 4
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I used to be a bit, but not nowadays, I just think what will be will be. I have had some good things happen on Fri 13th , and there is a black cat and white cat that walks past me every day , so which ever way round it is wouldn't make much difference. i don't walk under ladders incase someone drops something from up there.

10 years ago. Rating: 3
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I'm not superstitious
I'm a super cat lol

10 years ago. Rating: 3
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