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jaysay 05-10-2011 10:02
Do you have a lucky charm
 
Do you have a lucky charm or a habit which is part of your everyday life, wearing certain cloths or superstitions like always putting your right shoe on first and quirky things like that

Me, I wear a St Christopher medal round my neck, the only time it ever comes of is if I need an Xray, another thing is I nearly always wear black tracksuit bottoms of slacks, when I played Golf I always dressed in all black including golfers hat

garinda 05-10-2011 10:09
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Nope.

Same sort of mumbo-jumbo as religion in my book.

Though I can understand that human nature means there's a need to try and attempt to alter fate's path, by means of prayer, or rubbing a 'lucky' talisman.

Thankfully, not being human, I don't share that need.

:D

flashy 05-10-2011 11:27
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no

Less 05-10-2011 12:17
I am not lucky and according to the woman that slap me across the face I have absolutely no charm at all, so, the answer is no, I don't have a lucky charm!

Michael1954 05-10-2011 12:25
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Whenever we drive past the Premium Bond place in Blackpool, mum always asks Ernie to pick her numbers. She has won £175 in this month's draw.

Wynonie Harris 05-10-2011 13:22
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Whenever I pick my lottery numbers, I have a special ritual that involves half-closing my eyes, humming tunelessly and waving my pen around in the air before marking my numbers at random.

I haven't won yet and I don't half get some funny looks in Tesco. ;)

mobertol 05-10-2011 13:56
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Here in Italy, in the autumn a lot of older people carry a horse-chestnut (conker) in their pocket -it's said to ward off colds.

Personally, i always have a candle lit in the widow all night on the 31st October.

At Xmas i always bring some real evergreen foliage into the house and Mistletoe -to ward off illness. It also signifies the end of the cycle of the seasons. I am a follower of the Cult of Nature...

mobertol 05-10-2011 14:30
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The Cult of Nature -become a druid today and you can receive the 7th Gift of magic! ;):D

Seven Gifts of Druidry by Druid UU - YouTube

AngleIron 05-10-2011 15:05
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I used to have a very lucky "Tigers Eye stone", but I lost it.

Eric 05-10-2011 15:15
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Not really ... except that I do pick up pennies that I see lying in the street. "See a penny, pick it up. All the day, you'll have good luck." Doesn't seem to work though. But, I roll the pennies and add them to my regular donations to the Kingston Humane Society.:gooddog:

Michael1954 05-10-2011 16:02
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Originally Posted by mobertol (Post 938082)
Personally, i always have a candle lit in the widow all night on the 31st October.

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Does the widow not complain?

mobertol 05-10-2011 16:38
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Originally Posted by Michael1954 (Post 938108)
Does the widow not complain?
Oops -I'm sure she should!:D

jaysay 05-10-2011 17:54
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Originally Posted by mobertol (Post 938116)
Oops -I'm sure she should!:D
Modertol there's only me allowed to make slips like that on Accy Web:mad::D

mobertol 05-10-2011 21:48
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Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 938137)
Modertol there's only me allowed to make slips like that on Accy Web:mad::D
Is it infectious Jay? Should i be avoiding you?:D
It did come out rather well to say it was involuntary...

jaysay 06-10-2011 09:26
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Originally Posted by mobertol (Post 938222)
Is it infectious Jay? Should i be avoiding you?:D
It did come out rather well to say it was involuntary...
The signs aren't good mobertol :unsure8:not good at all, involuntary, thats just how I started:eek::D

MargaretR 07-10-2011 20:56
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I bought some chestnuts at a supermarket. One fell from the bag into the trolley at the checkout. I was fetched up to believe 'waste not want not' so instead of leaving it in the trolley, it was easier to fling it into my handbag as I was paying for the groceries.

I forgot about it until, soon after, I won £1000 at bingo in Burnley.
I seemed to be winning (small amounts) more often and within months I won £9000 in one go!

My lucky chestnut stayed put in my handbag until it eventually disintegrated.
It had lasted a year. I didn't try replacing it - you can't deliberately conjure up luck like that.

DaveinGermany 07-10-2011 21:02
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Aww, not that old Chestnut Marge ? :D

jaysay 08-10-2011 09:14
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Originally Posted by MargaretR (Post 938547)
I bought some chestnuts at a supermarket. One fell from the bag into the trolley at the checkout. I was fetched up to believe 'waste not want not' so instead of leaving it in the trolley, it was easier to fling it into my handbag as I was paying for the groceries.

I forgot about it until, soon after, I won £1000 at bingo in Burnley.
I seemed to be winning (small amounts) more often and within months I won £9000 in one go!

My lucky chestnut stayed put in my handbag until it eventually disintegrated.
It had lasted a year. I didn't try replacing it - you can't deliberately conjure up luck like that.
Wanna buy one Margaret its a 23er:D

mobertol 09-10-2011 14:29
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My Grandmother used to have a lucky Rabbit's foot in her jewellery box -never saw her wear it (it was made into a rather gruesome brooch), I think they used to be quite fashionable at one time.

I always bring back a small bunch of heather from the Lake District on my annual hols (I know you shouldn't really pick it!) -I keep it in a small vase in with my Japanese tea set in the china cabinet. Doesn't seem to bring much luck though...

ShortStuff 12-10-2011 20:22
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I don't have a lucky charm, but my lucky number is 10. This is because I was born on the 10th and J is the 10th letter of the alphabet - it hasn't actually proven to be lucky, but I can't abandon it yet - you never know!

jaysay 13-10-2011 09:24
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Originally Posted by mobertol (Post 938869)
My Grandmother used to have a lucky Rabbit's foot in her jewellery box -never saw her wear it (it was made into a rather gruesome brooch), I think they used to be quite fashionable at one time.

I always bring back a small bunch of heather from the Lake District on my annual hols (I know you shouldn't really pick it!) -I keep it in a small vase in with my Japanese tea set in the china cabinet. Doesn't seem to bring much luck though...
The rabbits foot wasn't very lucky for the rabbit:rolleyes:

MargaretR 13-10-2011 09:38
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I recall seeing women wearing fox stoles - very gruesome - a dead stuffed animal around their necks:eek:

jaysay 13-10-2011 10:01
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Originally Posted by MargaretR (Post 939640)
I recall seeing women wearing fox stoles - very gruesome - a dead stuffed animal around their necks:eek:
Them Mink and Chinchilla are or pleased either:eek:

MargaretR 13-10-2011 10:37
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Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 939647)
Them Mink and Chinchilla are or pleased either:eek:
At least the head and legs aren't left on them.

jaysay 13-10-2011 18:03
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Originally Posted by MargaretR (Post 939656)
At least the head and legs aren't left on them.
Which I'm sure is a comfort to others of the species

cashman 13-10-2011 21:57
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no i reckon yeh make yer own luck in this life.;)

mobertol 14-10-2011 08:01
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Originally Posted by cashman (Post 939774)
no i reckon yeh make yer own luck in this life.;)
Think you're right there Cashy, People who are seen as lucky by others are often good networkers, talk to people more, and more opportunities come their way as a result...

"Luck" such as winning the lottery is completely random and happens to very few - a lot of money isn't the solution to certain problems anyway.

By the way I won 15 euros on my birthday with a scratch card but it didn't change my life!

jaysay 14-10-2011 08:59
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Originally Posted by cashman (Post 939774)
no i reckon yeh make yer own luck in this life.;)
Totally agree cashy, I've had lots of luck, all bad, in fact if Raquel Welch had have had triplets and I was one of um, I'd have been the one on the bottle:D

groove 21-10-2011 14:57
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Groove thinks Jaysay would need more than a lucky charm to beat him at golf.

mobertol 21-10-2011 15:26
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Originally Posted by groove (Post 941294)
Groove thinks Jaysay would need more than a lucky charm to beat him at golf.
I would suggest an arm-wrestling contest -but I think your only chance of beating Jay would be in a spelling test;):D

jaysay 21-10-2011 18:07
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Originally Posted by groove (Post 941294)
Groove thinks Jaysay would need more than a lucky charm to beat him at golf.
Not if I used clubs properly;)

robot1002 23-10-2011 17:08
Re: Do you have a lucky charm
 
Yes I have a lucky charm. 19 years ago I spent 8 months in the Christie Hospital with Leukaemia. I am still here to tell the tale because a have a small furry hedgehog which the Hospital sold to raise funds, in my car.. This has been in every car I have had since then. It is in the front passenger side near the windscreen, and looks after me..

groove 09-11-2011 09:07
Re: Do you have a lucky charm
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 938034)
Do you have a lucky charm or a habit which is part of your everyday life, wearing certain cloths or superstitions like always putting your right shoe on first and quirky things like that

Me, I wear a St Christopher medal round my neck, the only time it ever comes of is if I need an Xray, another thing is I nearly always wear black tracksuit bottoms of slacks, when I played Golf I always dressed in all black including golfers hat
When Groove plays golf, he always wears 2 sweaters- in case he gets a hole in one.

steve2qec 09-11-2011 09:38
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Originally Posted by groove (Post 946238)
When Groove plays golf, he always wears 2 sweaters- in case he gets a hole in one.
He's out of the sin-bin.....welcome back!!

jedimaster 09-11-2011 16:24
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris (Post 938077)
Whenever I pick my lottery numbers, I have a special ritual that involves half-closing my eyes, humming tunelessly and waving my pen around in the air before marking my numbers at random.

I haven't won yet and I don't half get some funny looks in Tesco. ;)

wouldn't purchasing a lucky dip have the same effect whilst being a little less conspicuous :p

jaysay 09-11-2011 18:09
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Originally Posted by steve2qec (Post 946239)
He's out of the sin-bin.....welcome back!!
With jokes like that he doesn't want to give up his day job;)

steve2qec 09-11-2011 18:38
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Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 946350)
With jokes like that he doesn't want to give up his day job;)
Must admit I cringed at first but then I chortled...!

groove 10-11-2011 07:19
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Originally Posted by steve2qec (Post 946239)
He's out of the sin-bin.....welcome back!!
Groove thanks Mr.Steve for his welcome.


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