Superstition/lucky charms

There have been threads similar to this in the past, but I thought I'd give this a go.
Are you superstitious or do you carry a lucky charm?

I can't say that I am really, but there are a couple of things.
I bought a St Christopher to stick on the dash board of my first car and that has been in every car since. On the two occasions it wasn't in my car I had minor accidents.

Secondly, I live on an island of superstitions, and the one here I abide by is the use/or non use in my case of the word r-a-t. Here they are known as long-tails and if you mention the other word in front of a Manx person, they will hold there collar and whistle. In fact I've got so used to not saying r-a-t I can't bring myself to say it at all. On the forum here I will usually spell it out. Daft I know!

 

If i drop keys i always stand on them first before i pick them up and i always say good morning to Mr Magpie if there's one knocking about

 

Never whistle on a ship
The superstition part is it may whistle up the wind, (sailing boat days) modern, it can confuse the whistles used for orders (even today)
My take on it is, the whistler is totally off key and it is terrible to the ears, causing annonyance to others

On a fishing boat never mention Rabbits, No idea why
Though I observe both

Jack McH

 

No, I refuse to be superstitious, my Mum was very superstitious and it often caused arguments if I did anything which is supposed to be 'unlucky'!!

Val

 

Always put a dead Badger on a headwound.

 

That's what Davy Crokett did....oh i think it was a racoon

 

Not sure, was it to cover his wild front ear?

 

I have a black cat........

 

Now, Ziggy you are really showing your age if you remember that. !!!

 

Even got a Bowie Knife.

 

Have you been to the Alamo? in San Antonio? - Very disappointing !!

 

I bet he can still sing the tune as well!

 

We have two black 'uns !! - Here is Mickey after a bad night on the ale !!

(Oh, by the way, our cat on the Avatar is Frankie - Blue eyes to die for!!)

 

"Davy, Davy Crockett, king of the wild front ear"