Wow that's crazy

Phew. Just ... wow. I'm speechless. That is just sad.

So his God works for the MIB? Agent G. Makes perfect sense now... Some poor alien visits Earth 2000+ years ago and gets a young Jewish girl pregnant through osmosis and has to hide out until his ride shows up to take him home... Gonna be here awhile, gotta eat while he waits, better get a job and make the best of it... Probably worked on clerical for most of it, until being promoted to field agent on clean-up duty... Hence the neurolizer training...

Yeah, like my theory is so much more far fetched... lol

I know, when he starts talking about it I can't keep a straight face he gets mad, and hit me with the jehovah God routine, and I need to come to the hall. Lmao

Must be difficult for you. It's hard being around people that have such a different life view to yourself. Hope you have some good friends that are a bit more on your wavelength.

@girlwithsmiles luckily I didn't have to deal with him and the nonsense until I was 17. I was 14 when I told my mom I wasn't sure I believed in God ( christian). She still forced me to go until 16/17 but I didn't have to participate in activities anymore. She encouraged me to find the my own way. She doesn't agree with me but she has always supported me. My friends, close friends only a handful are on the same page, but this site had def helped with that.

@blackdawn250 yes, I can relate to that, even though I'm an old bird this site's great for open discussions and as a sounding board for ideas.

I intentionally make it a good luck day.

My birthday is on October 13. So it sometimes falls on a Friday. It’s always a good day for me. It’s my favorite day for my birthday to fall on.

Lol I should have received lots of money long ago on that case then! Hahaha!!!

Oh, that's ok then, ours only get in because the cat has their heads in her mouth!

@girlwithsmiles And that is why cats belong indoors.

@Qualia I live in a share house and am not in a position to dictate to my house mate; but I read a study, (by a bird man), that said domestic cats can only catch the weak and damaged animals usually, and do not have any serious impact on native wildlife in the UK. I'd only have an indoor or cat run cat in Aus. that's for sure.

I have never heard this one. I've seen many a magpie in my life time and had only one child. The luck aspect is pretty accurate though. Those damn magpies!!!!

There's a rhyme that goes with it:

One for sorrow, two for mirth,
Three a marriage, four a birth

Or... One for sorrow, two for joy,
Three a girl, four a boy.

When I'm reminded of all the superstitions stated here, I realize many probably started out as reasonable warnings. It's probably not that safe to walk under a ladder. You can knock it over a variety of ways. I've actually witnessed it, where someone got her sweater caught in a screw and toppled it, taking the person on the ladder down too.
Opening an umbrella indoors can hit things, or take any eye out. A broken mirror can cut, so the superstition may have started as a caution to make one more careful.... Although unlikely, these scenarios are possible.

The cat crossing a path and stepping on cracks are harder to defend for any reason, although their origin may have occurred at a time when they did make sense. I'm sure there's a book on "The Origin of Superstitions" out there somewhere.

WTH??? THAT'S a thing???

@Qualia
Yip, My late mother used to go around covering all mirrors in the house when the lightening started !

@VAL3941 OMG!!!!

I guess I should be glad my Mom only tried to get me to eat black eyed peas on new years????!!!

@Qualia
Yip, the old people had queer ideas !

@VAL3941 I'd NEVER heard of the mirror one! LOL

@VAL3941 LOL!!!