5. It is said to be bad luck to leave a
room by any other door than the one through which you entered.
This is one I would probably follow, for fear of repercussions. While I don’t believe in that superstitious stuff, it isn’t hard to leave by the same door. So why not? I assume this tale came about because spirits were said to inhabit doorways, and if the spirit already knows you it will leave you alone.
4. It is considered bad luck to cut your fingernails on Friday or Sunday.
This one I can imagine came from the Christian faith’s idea of Jesus dying on a Friday and being resurrected on a Sunday. Or maybe it just has to do with being groomed before the weekend. These were old wives, recall, so they were probably up on good hygiene practices.
3. It is said that if your nose itches, a fool is about to kiss you.
Maybe the caveat should come along with this one, that if your spouse kisses you, it could kill the theory. Unless your spouse is a fool, but that’s another story. I have absolutely no idea why this one was started, but maybe enough people were being kissed by fools, so they had to come up with some reason for it.
2. Dropping a pair of scissors means your lover is cheating on you.
Well, then. I think I just wouldn’t use scissors anymore if I believed this one. Seriously, though, this one is wild. Although, if you are the clumsy sort, maybe you are also the jealous type, the idea being that your lover might seek out someone else who isn’t clumsy. Just try to hang onto those scissors.
1. The lines on the palm of your right hand that show an “X” represent the number of children you will have.
Well, blasted if that isn’t true for me, as I have two X’s there, and I have two children. But imagine the guy who believes this old wives’ tale and he notices he has two X’s and his wife, who has no children apart from him, has four. He will assume they will get a divorce at some point. Poor guy.
Sam
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How could you fit twelve children on one palm?
Apparently it can be done. 🙂
Most people leave a building by the same door through which they enter, but sometimes with fatal consequences. For instance, at a burning theater. I try to be in the habit of noting the closest emergency exit, but I can’t say I do it every time yet. It is almost never the same door through which you entered.
I believe they mandated that all public buildings doors that open outward in case of fire. There was an incident where people died because of Stampeding. They were pushed against the door and could t get out. Many people died, so the doors open outward now.