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Re: Bizarre Superstitions
« Reply #30 on: January 24, 2008, 04:46:40 pm »
A cat heard yowling and screeching outside at night means someone close to you will become ill.

from sleep deprivation, right?  :laugh: My cat always 'needs' to go outside to the backyard between 4 and 5am like clockwork - I always grumble as I'm making my way to the door like a half-blind zombie, but I guess he has me trained!
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Re: Bizarre Superstitions
« Reply #31 on: January 24, 2008, 04:55:50 pm »
from sleep deprivation, right?  :laugh: My cat always 'needs' to go outside to the backyard between 4 and 5am like clockwork - I always grumble as I'm making my way to the door like a half-blind zombie, but I guess he has me trained!


 :laugh:  :laugh:

Yeah, I know the feeling! My cat uses a litter tray, so he torments me in the early morning when he's ready to be fed.

I'm not sure if our own cats count though. I think it only counts if you hear a stray cat outside. I hope it doesn't count, because if it does, I'm in really big trouble. Oreo screeches just about every night, and it's because the dog is busy chasing and frustrating him.

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Re: Bizarre Superstitions
« Reply #32 on: January 24, 2008, 05:24:34 pm »
:laugh:  :laugh:

Yeah, I know the feeling! My cat uses a litter tray, so he torments me in the early morning when he's ready to be fed.

I'm not sure if our own cats count though. I think it only counts if you hear a stray cat outside. I hope it doesn't count, because if it does, I'm in really big trouble. Oreo screeches just about every night, and it's because the dog is busy chasing and frustrating him.
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Re: Bizarre Superstitions
« Reply #33 on: January 24, 2008, 06:08:13 pm »
You're welcome loneleeb3.  :)

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Re: Bizarre Superstitions
« Reply #34 on: January 24, 2008, 06:54:15 pm »
Interesting Wishes! - The Hasma is alike to things I saw in turkey (which I've just found out are called Nazars - see my link belwo) and are connected to the evil eye, they used to be lots of little eyes all over the place - and ones next to water to ward off evil and accidents.

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Re: Bizarre Superstitions
« Reply #35 on: January 30, 2008, 11:14:34 pm »
Hi Kelda.

Yes, a lot of Hamsa do have an eye in the palm area of the hand. It and the evil eye are used throughout middle eastern culture I believe.

Anyway, I have Hamsa stickers in my windows and the creep next door hasn't thrown eggs at my house again. I figure they can't hurt and I actually feel more secure with them. And my alarm system of coarse!

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Re: Bizarre Superstitions
« Reply #36 on: January 31, 2008, 10:38:28 am »
My Mom and grandmother were adamant that they weren't superstitious, but I've heard about more superstitions from the two of them than everyone else I've ever known combined.     Just a few of them:

-- If you leave the house and go back for something you've forgotten, sit down and count to ten first.
-- Don't sing before breakfast ("or you'll cry before night")
-- Never leave a hat on the bed.

I love black-eyed peas so that's a New Year's superstition I can really embrace -- hog jowls might sound a little strange if you've haven't tried them, but they basically just taste like high-fat bacon.

On Fat Tuesday, the day before Lent begins, it's supposed to be good luck to eat pancakes. Fat Tuesday is on February 5th this year -- same day as the Super Tuesday primary election: what an excuse to stop at IHOP ["International House of Pancakes"] between getting off work and going to the polls.    :)

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Re: Bizarre Superstitions
« Reply #37 on: January 31, 2008, 10:40:05 am »
My Mom and grandmother were adamant that they weren't superstitious, but I've heard about more superstitions from the two of them than everyone else I've ever known combined.     Just a few of them:

-- If you leave the house and go back for something you've forgotten, sit down and count to ten first.
-- Don't sing before breakfast ("or you'll cry before night")
-- Never leave a hat on the bed.

I love black-eyed peas so that's a New Year's superstition I can really embrace -- hog jowls might sound a little strange if you've haven't tried them, but they basically just taste like high-fat bacon.

On Fat Tuesday, the day before Lent begins, it's supposed to be good luck to eat pancakes. Fat Tuesday is on the Super Tuesday primary election this year: what an excuse to stop at IHOP ["International House of Pancakes"] between getting off work and going to the polls.    :)

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Re: Bizarre Superstitions
« Reply #38 on: January 31, 2008, 07:30:09 pm »
Hi Kelda.

Yes, a lot of Hamsa do have an eye in the palm area of the hand. It and the evil eye are used throughout middle eastern culture I believe.

Anyway, I have Hamsa stickers in my windows and the creep next door hasn't thrown eggs at my house again. I figure they can't hurt and I actually feel more secure with them. And my alarm system of coarse!

Thats great! I know you were having trouble with him. Go Hasmas!!!!
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