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I heard, if a pregnant woman touched her tummy whilst watching a cow give birth, her baby would be born deformed.
I remember, a local woman whose child was born with a club foot blamed it on watching a cow give birth!

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As a child I was told not to pick dandelions as it would make me wet the bed.

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You should never give a knife or scissors to a friend unless you want to sever the friendship.
Whistling women are bad luck, so are crowing hens!
Wearing green is bad luck, my Mum wouldn't let us wear anything green, now I wear it quite a lot.
That explains it then!

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A whistling woman and a crowing hen
will bring the devil out of his den !!


I have heard it said you should never wear green to a wedding.

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I had in mind making a post about blades when I started to read.

Never give a blade. I was given a hunting knife many years ago,but I had to pay 10p

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Another old one from the bloke who `gave` me the knife.

Wind in the East the fish bite least

Wind in the West the fish bite best.

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Opals are bad luck according to superstition , anyone know why , I think they are beautiful and would love one

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Only if you are not born in October, the birthstone of that month

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I don't know about Opals, but Mum used to say Pearls bring tears.

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I remember that opals are unlucky I don't know why either but a really good friend was left a most beautiful opal ring by her mum who died very young. My friend in turn died very young too. I often wonder what happened to that ring