Stupid or funny things people believe.

[Help-Ma-Boab]

I say, "Good morning mr magpie where's your wife" then wink. Don't really know why.

[Alan Medic]

If I see a magpie I desperately look for another one. I didn't realise there were several tricks to avoid the 'one for sorrow' scenario.

[red devil]

Help-Ma-Boab Wrote:

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> I say, "Good morning mr magpie where's your wife"

> then wink. Don't really know why.

I forgot, I have to say something similar on the third greeting...''Good morning Mr Magpie, how's the wife and kids?''

MrBen Wrote:

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> And when there are two together...what's your

> tack?

Nothing for two, but if I'm with someone and I see one Magpie, then I say ''One Magpie seen by two, double good luck to me and you''...apart from Magpies, I'm very rational...honest!

[LadyNorwood]

red devil Wrote:

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> Help-Ma-Boab Wrote:

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> -----

> > I say, "Good morning mr magpie where's your

> wife"

> > then wink. Don't really know why.

>

> I forgot, I have to say something similar on the

> third greeting...''Good morning Mr Magpie, how's

> the wife and kids?''

>

>

> MrBen Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > And when there are two together...what's your

> > tack?

>

> Nothing for two, but if I'm with someone and I see

> one Magpie, then I say ''One Magpie seen by two,

> double good luck to me and you''...apart from

> Magpies, I'm very rational...honest!

Good morning Mr Magpie, how's your wife and family, I'm sorry they can't be with you today.....

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

You are all wrong. It's "Good Morning Mr Magpie" x 3, then turn around and spit on the ground. Very ladylike.

[Otta]

http://www.timelessmyths.co.uk/saulting-magpies.html

My wife always does the salute.

I don't tread on all three of those triple manhole type things. No.idea where that started, but to this day I still don't do it.

[Alan Medic]

I walk under ladders whenever possible. I think science has proven that you are less likely to be hit on the head by a dropped tin of paint if you do so.

[johnie]

A friend of my wife convinced her you could buy Paisley pattern spray paint.

[phobic3000]

I heard it's bad luck to be superstitious.

[titch juicy]

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> People's basic missunderstanding of probablility

> leads to some pretty stoopid believes. My uncle

> has 10 grand children his first 9 were girls, just

> before his 10th was born (a boy) he was saying to

> me "what are the odds of this one being a girl eh

> must be 200,000 -1!?" er, no uncle ,Evens

Down four generations, there's only been one girl born on my father's side.

My Great Grandfather had two boys, my Grandfather had two boys, my Dad had two boys, his brother had two boys and the anomoly, my Dad's brother's anomoly had two boys, her younger brother had two boys, her other brother hasn't had kids, my brother has had a boy and i've not had kids.

[El Pibe]

I remember persuading someone that train drivers have to steer trains or they fall off the tracks.

[BunnyBurrow]

When I was a kid I used to think that the world used to actually be black and white, until one day someone invented colour.

[Mick Mac]

MrBen Wrote:

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> A cabbie recently told me I've been doing it wrong

> as I'm supposed to say "Good morning Mr Magpie".

> Seems he does it too and once won ?220 on the dogs

> because of this.

Ha and how much did you win at Newbury MrB.

[Mick Mac]

El Pibe Wrote:

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> I remember persuading someone that train drivers

> have to steer trains or they fall off the tracks.

Poor Rory.

[JohnL]

Alan Medic Wrote:

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> I walk under ladders whenever possible. I think

> science has proven that you are less likely to be

> hit on the head by a dropped tin of paint if you

> do so.

What if the ladders collapses and you get a builder on top of you ?

Still go round :)

[JohnL]

Recently keep on finding white feathers in my path.

Am I being stalked by an Angel .. or a bird ?

[Otta]

Either that or someone is calling you a coward.

[Robert Poste's Child]

Or there's a hole in your puffa jacket.

[Jeremy]

Feathers ahead of you would appear to rule out a feathered stalker, or your clothing falling apart...

[red devil]

Jeremy Wrote:

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> Feathers ahead of you would appear to rule out a

> feathered stalker...

Unless the stalker had already worked out their quarry's regular route and laid down the feathers accordingly...

[Robert Poste's Child]

A lot of people seem to believe that a brand or designer label says something about you. (It says you're an idiot.)

[KidKruger]

Some people are really stupid they believe killing loads of kids in a school proves some kind of point and furthers their aims in the name of XXXX of YYYYY, when really all they're doing is just killing loads of kids.

[Mick Mac]

Robert Poste's Child Wrote:

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> A lot of people seem to believe that a brand or

> designer label says something about you. (It says

> you're an idiot.)

Bollox - all that money Quids has wasted.

[Alan Medic]

Hundreds, I'd bet!

[Mick Mac]

He has those new jeans that show off your backside.