Superstitions
Below are our 11 articles in the 'superstitions' category:
It’s late, and you are walking home at a brisk pace in an attempt to beat the oncoming storm. You are only a few streets from your destination when you spot a lithe black cat making its way towards ...
“Do you need a little luck? Who doesn’t? Today is your lucky day! Copy this letter, word for word, and send it on to ten people you know, and you will experience life changing luck within 48 hours! ...
In the Old West of America, a cowboy lived and died by his wits, his gun, and sometimes his play of cards. The legend goes that one such cowboy, Wild Bill Hickok, was shot dead in cold blood in the ...
Walking down the street your morning routine is interrupted by a flash of black and white wings. Settling down on the street in front of you is a largish blackbird with a few white spots -- a ...
You can’t hold it in; the pressure behind your nose is building, and the bright sunlight is triggering a reflex, and try as you might you can’t hold it back… “ACHOO!” You sneezed! Quick, what happens ...
Sitting down to an elegant dinner in tie and tails are a room full of distinguished men, each seeming bent on out-shining the next in terms of breeding and class. As one reaches across the table to ...
Scrawled on the note in a shake hand were the words; “I am returning this rock to the Island. I’m sorry I took it. Please forgive me.” As unusual as such a situation is, to the desk clerk in the ...
In some ancient cultures when a loved one died under extenuating circumstances- be it murder, a horrible accident, or suffering from unrequited love- it was considered prudent to cover all the ...
Standing in the lift waiting for your stop, you idly follow the progression of floors as they tick by in the display window near the door. Heading for the top of the office complex, you know you are ...
Running late for an appointment is a young man dressed in a sharp suit and carrying an attaché. Weaving through the foot traffic the man checks his watch to make sure he will make his important ...
Sailors have a long tradition of superstition; looking for any edge they could find to give them comfort on stormy nights at sea. One of the longest standing superstitions – one that could also be ...
