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Posted by debs14 at 19:53 
What a great little story, it will make a great scrapbook page.

11 May 2010 at 20:36 
Great story Deb! I always salute to lonely magpies too, and say 'how's your wife and children?' as that's what my nan always said! Are superstitions actually just a trick to make us look silly?

11 May 2010 at 20:42 
I've never heard the poppy one but always say good morning mr magpie if I see one on it's own- and I never look at a new moon through glass. Would be interesting to find out where they originated from,bet there are some old fashioned reasons behind them.x

11 May 2010 at 20:45 
Knew about the salt & umbrellas, but the others were new to me. I was always told to put a coin into a wallet before you gave it as a gift but can't think of too many others.

11 May 2010 at 20:59 
Oops! I had already looked into the center of the poppy before I read your line saying that I shouldn't. LOL

Some of these I have never heard of, and I wouldn't know a magpie if I saw one, but that's quite a list you've compiled. Great post today, Deb!

12 May 2010 at 03:45 
I'm so glad you did though!

My husband's grandmother was one for superstitions and he is always coming up with something new that I have never heard of - the poppy one is a new one altogether :-)

12 May 2010 at 10:11 
Now that's a fascinating one I've never heard before. I think there could be a layout in that!

12 May 2010 at 12:38 
I agree - definitely layout material here :-) I hadn't heard of at least half these superstitions though!! I do suspect that 'last bit of the medicine' one, sounds like a trick to me. I shall adopt it henceforth xx

12 May 2010 at 13:36