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  • woodbine
    woodbine Community member Posts: 11,724 Disability Gamechanger
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    I'm surprised at how many of these I remember !
    2024 The year of the general election...the time for change is coming 💡

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  • Cartini
    Cartini Community member Posts: 1,108 Pioneering
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    lollycat11 said:

    ooh then there’s the magpies! One for sorrow two for joy!
    I used to say one for sorrow...... every time I saw a magpie.  I`ve stopped now because I get so many in the garden I would spend all day saying it.

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  • leeCal
    leeCal Community member Posts: 7,550 Disability Gamechanger
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    Never have thirteen places set at the table, it’s bad luck of course 🙂

    “This is my simple religion. No need for temples. No need for complicated philosophy. Your own mind, your own heart is the temple. Your philosophy is simple kindness.” 
    ― Dalai Lama XIV

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  • SueHeath
    SueHeath Community member Posts: 12,420 Disability Gamechanger
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    It's bad luck to whistle in the kitchen.

    If you drop a cooks knife on the floor you should stamp on it - stick it in wood sure to come good !

    not forgetting the itchy palms - rub it on wood - right hand receive , left hand give.


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  • leeCal
    leeCal Community member Posts: 7,550 Disability Gamechanger
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    Two women must not pour from the same tea-pot, if they do, a quarrel will ensue. 🍵 

    “This is my simple religion. No need for temples. No need for complicated philosophy. Your own mind, your own heart is the temple. Your philosophy is simple kindness.” 
    ― Dalai Lama XIV

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  • Steve_in_The_City
    Steve_in_The_City Scope Member Posts: 565 Pioneering
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    If you whistle in someones ear it will stop them from snoring.

    I can testify that the above works very effectively: A friend of mine believed in every old wives tale going, including whistling in the ear of a snorer . We were staying in a hotel and I was fast asleep and snoring my head off. I began to dream I was walking through a jungle and there were budgies whistling. I woke up but could still hear whistling. I turned around and found my friend whistling in my ear. What are you doing, I asked. He said I am whistling in your ear to stop you snoring. I said it bally works, I am wide awake now!
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  • Steve_in_The_City
    Steve_in_The_City Scope Member Posts: 565 Pioneering
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    If you swallow an apple pip a tree will grow in your stomach.
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  • leeCal
    leeCal Community member Posts: 7,550 Disability Gamechanger
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    To test wether a baby will be a boy or girl you take the pregnant woman's wedding ring (or other important ring) and tie it to a thread or string (some women use a strand of hair). The pregnant woman lies down, and you dangle the ring over her baby bump. If the ring swings in a circle, the baby will be a girl.
    (Disclaimer: remember this is an old wives tale )

    “This is my simple religion. No need for temples. No need for complicated philosophy. Your own mind, your own heart is the temple. Your philosophy is simple kindness.” 
    ― Dalai Lama XIV

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  • Biblioklept
    Biblioklept Community member Posts: 4,682 Disability Gamechanger
    edited June 2022
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    Steve_in_The_City said:
    If you swallow an apple pip a tree will grow in your stomach.
    I believed this for a long long time :D:D
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  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 51,562 Disability Gamechanger
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    Sitting on a cold or damp step would give u piles.
    No evidence to support that but was told often as a child.
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  • Biblioklept
    Biblioklept Community member Posts: 4,682 Disability Gamechanger
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    Sandy_123 said:
    Sitting on a cold or damp step would give u piles.
    No evidence to support that but was told often as a child.
    I still thought this was true :D  Was told it all the time
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  • leeCal
    leeCal Community member Posts: 7,550 Disability Gamechanger
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    If you get a yellow reflection from someone’s chin having held a buttercup under it then they like butter 🙂

    “This is my simple religion. No need for temples. No need for complicated philosophy. Your own mind, your own heart is the temple. Your philosophy is simple kindness.” 
    ― Dalai Lama XIV

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  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 51,562 Disability Gamechanger
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    @leecal my grandson was going round testing that on us the other week
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  • leeCal
    leeCal Community member Posts: 7,550 Disability Gamechanger
    edited June 2022
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    More of an old saying really but
    its an ill wind that blows nobody good.

    ( meaning someone usually benefits in some way from a misfortune...oh yeah 😏)

    (@Sandy_123 I’m glad that old one is still going)

    “This is my simple religion. No need for temples. No need for complicated philosophy. Your own mind, your own heart is the temple. Your philosophy is simple kindness.” 
    ― Dalai Lama XIV

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  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 51,562 Disability Gamechanger
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    It is yeah @leeCal

    Dandelions make you wee the bed, used to believe that.

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  • emancherry33
    emancherry33 Community member Posts: 3,640 Pioneering
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    It's bad luck if a black cat crosses your path. Well had plenty of black cats over 30 odd years as pets , crossed me god knows how many times, no bad luck from them...
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  • leeCal
    leeCal Community member Posts: 7,550 Disability Gamechanger
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    @emancherry33 but was it bad luck for the cats 😄

    “This is my simple religion. No need for temples. No need for complicated philosophy. Your own mind, your own heart is the temple. Your philosophy is simple kindness.” 
    ― Dalai Lama XIV

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  • emancherry33
    emancherry33 Community member Posts: 3,640 Pioneering
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    @leeCal no the cats all lived well over the ages cats are ment to love .infact the vets always commented on how long they loved for. Well loved.
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  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 51,562 Disability Gamechanger
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    Break a mirror 7 years bad luck
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  • leeCal
    leeCal Community member Posts: 7,550 Disability Gamechanger
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    Always carry a lucky rabbits foot...not so lucky for the rabbit 🐰 

    “This is my simple religion. No need for temples. No need for complicated philosophy. Your own mind, your own heart is the temple. Your philosophy is simple kindness.” 
    ― Dalai Lama XIV

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