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Never heard anything about a knife and fork crossed, Adenac, only two knives.
My old Mum was superstitious. She never let us put new shoes on the table, or an unbrella up indoors, and she used to cover all the mirrors up in storms. When I was a kid I used to say a little rhyme if ever a funeral hearse went by.
Some people believe Magpies are unlucky too, I believe.
My mum used to say a rhyme if she saw an ambulance passing.
Touch your collar
Never swallow
Till its out of sight
She used to hold her collar and her breath while doing this waiting for it to go past
I still do that touch your collar thing but mine is touch your collar never swallow until you see a four legged animal. It's amazing sometimes, I'm desperately looking for four legged animals, I haven't failed yet though.