35 Funny And Embarrassing Superstitions People Still Believe In, Shared For Jimmy Fallon’s New Challenge
When Jimmy Fallon yells “It’s Hashtag time!” you know you won’t be bored. This time, the beloved host of The Tonight Show asked people to share their funny and weird superstitions and tag it with #MyWeirdSuperstition. Within minutes, the hashtag was trending on Twitter and you can totally see why.
From eating M&Ms in pairs only to always setting the volume on an even number, no matter if up or down, these are some of the weirdly particular behaviors we all have but don’t really tell anyone.
So let’s see what people shared right below, and don’t forget to add your own superstition in the comment section below! And after you're done reading this one, be sure to check our earlier Jimmy Fallon hashtags, #ThatWasCold, #WeddingFail, #TextFail, and #FitnessFail.
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I say sorry when I bump into inanimate objects. Not every time, but enough.
I'm in trouble then. Mine gets abuse when it can't follow simple instructions. Like "why couldn't you have done that the first time".
I kind of talk to my computer like you would a pet if it's being a good boy.
We are living in countryside with bad roads. I use to cheer up my car during driving and tap her after coming home saying "well done". ))
Load More Replies......my brother usually insults Siri... Brb ima go apologize for him real quick and maybe she’ll spare me!
When I leave my house for work I kiss my cat Oscar and tell him to be a good boy, then Kiss my 95lb tank of a dog and tell him to be a good boy for Nonnie and have a good day and then lastly I kiss my other cat Nuge and tell him to have a good day. I have turned around half way to work before because I forgot and I couldn't continue to work until I did my own morning superstition with my babies
I set my alarm on my phone. My dog sleeps in my bed. One morning early my mom called and I thought it was my alarm so I looked at the time and hit what I thought was snooze. I said to my dog “oh don’t worry baby we don’t need to get up yet, we can sleep longer”. I had actually answered the call. My mom called back and said “did you have someone over last night, who were you talking to?”
I always tell my dogs that "I have to leave for work now. Be a good boy (girl), and I'll see you later. Have a good day. And I have to say it to each of them. With the cats, I do the same, except I just say, Bye bye, kitty, because they don't understand the concept of work.
I bet they can't sleep either wondering if the other is loved more. I would do the same thing
Same with me, but I also tuck them in making pupritos and they get a kiss on their forehead.
I always do either even numbers or a multiple of 5- idk why, it's mainly just me not liking odd numbers-
Load More Replies...For me it has to end in 5 or 0. If it can't end in those, it has to end in 3 or 7. If not those, then I turn it off. I have no idea why. I just get anxious if it ends in 1 2 4 6 8 or 9. The same goes with money, time, or anything to do with numbers.
Opposite for me. Has to be an odd number. Why? No clue, it just has to be.
Bored Panda reached out to one of the top authors of Fallon’s #MyWeirdSuperstition challenge who said her superstition was eating M&Ms in pairs and by color. “First orange, then red, brown, yellow, green, and end with blue. If there isn't an even number, I make a group of 7. I don't know why, but I've always done this,” K. Hellams from Gastonia, NC tweeted.
Hellams told us that she does indeed call herself a superstitious person, “but only with certain superstitions,” and added: “For example, if I am talking about something that hasn't happened to me, I knock on wood afterward.”
Handbags/purses used to always have a cent/penny (depending where you lived) attached in plastic inside as this tradition of a coin in a bag/purse is quite old.
Grew up getting told you can't buy your own purse/wallet and always to drop a silver coin in it
That's not superstition - anything outside the borders of the bed IS fair game.
I was gonna say, that's not superstition, that's just common sense! EVERYONE knows that you can't leave body parts hanging off the edge of the bed!
Load More Replies...I'm 75 and I still won't hang my feet over the edge of my bed. My brother used to hide under the bed and scare me something awful by grabbing my ankles.
I read Stephen King has this superstition, too. I'm not surprised, though. Living with that kind of imagination can't be easy.
The thing under my bed waiting to grab my ankle isn't real. I know that, and I also know that if I'm careful to keep my foot under the covers, it will never be able to grab my ankle. -Stephen King
I'm exactly the same. I know it's not real. But why take the risk.
Load More Replies...That was my first thought! My goofy cat used to attack our feet at night!
Load More Replies...I used to do this until I realized my steak was better when it wasn't cold yet
Don't you have one of those every time Harry beats you at smarts? IDK just dasing off of the movies!
Load More Replies...I do the same, I agree not superstition. Get the boring food out first and have your best lingering bite be the last.
Doesn't everyone do this? Especially with different colored candies.
Omg yes! I always eat the worst food first so the last bite is something I really like
Load More Replies...I do this too! I plan every single bite first, and I pick my "best bite" that I save for last. It only takes me seconds to plan it out and I never forget it as I'm eating it...its like second nature, its crazy. But if someone takes a bite off my plate, it throws the entire thing into chaos and I have to go with a second plan. If they eat my "best bite" I cant finish my food.
I do the same thing! But I'm the only one. So, say I get a peanut butter cup and a Kit Kat...I have to pick, and sometimes it is soo hard because they are both SO good!
When asked about her viral M&M superstition, the author told us about its story of origin. “My superstition with the M&Ms started at a football game when I was maybe 5 or 6. I don't recall why it started, but my team won! Now, I firmly believe that it brings me good luck and keeps me balanced in a way.”
At this point, Hellams admits her superstition is somewhat hard to describe but “it has become almost a ritual.” When asked about her tweet being selected for The Tonight Show, she confessed that “I was hoping my tweet would make it onto Jimmy's show, but being in the favorites is amazing!”
This is not superstition. Lightning can travel through plumbing. Wouldn't be the first time.
A friend of mine in college was struck by lightning when doing dishes during a thunderstorm.
Load More Replies...CDC website says don't wash hands, do dishes, take shower or bath during thunderstorm. Lighting can travel through the plumbing.
What the actual fuçk. Great. A new thing to panic about lol
Load More Replies...They tested it on mythbusters and it was possible. Unlikely but possible.
Load More Replies...My grandma had the same rule, we were also not allowed to use the phone (landline) during a storm
She’s smart. My SIL was hit by lightening that went through the landline she was using
Load More Replies...A cop near me in the storms yesterday got struck by lightning because he was directing traffic standing in flooded water. We had several roads flooded.
I always thought this too and still think it is true. I always warn my family if we might get a bad storm & they need to shower now, quick or later. As for the phone, I remember that too. We don’t have a landline anymore but always had a corded phone in a drawer incase power went out but I wouldn’t use it during a storm. I think cordless was fine...until you lost power
This one is actually true according to the CDC. https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/lightning/faq.html#fourteen
Oddly, every day I happen to look at the clock at exactly 12:34. I see it every day.
If I see a digital clock and the numbers are e.g., 22:22, 5:55 etc, I cannot stop looking at it until it moves on by a minute.
I thought this was just a normal thing, like wishing on a shooting star, or an eyelash!
It might be! I do it too and I know it’s dumb but I can’t help myself!
Load More Replies...I always screenshot it! I have a whole collection of funny/cool times!
When I was 10 I went to the beach with a friend and her family. She had the superstition that you hold your breath going over a bridge or through a tunnel. We rapidly expanded the superstition to include "when passing cemeteries" and a bunch of other random stuff. Eventually, her increasingly annoyed dad told us we had to hold our breath every time we saw a tree (we were traveling through the mountains of western North Carolina).
I do this since I was 6. I STILL do this at 30 yo. My wishes don't always come true, 'cos some tunnels are so f'ing long! But if my dad is driving, he always speeds up towards the end, to help our wishes come true. 'Cos he also holds his breath 😂
Same! We always have a competition who can hold it for the whole way.
Back in the days when cars only had AM radio, you couldn't hear it in a tunnel because the waves couldn't penetrate through all the rock and cement. When we came to a tunnel, my Dad would tell us to close our eyes as well as hold our breath. After we'd done so, he'd turn the radio way down so we wouldn't know for sure when we'd come out the other side.
Don't try that in the St Bernhart tunnel in Switzerland. Could be quite hazardous to your health.
I was going to say "Don't do it in the Alps" but you beat me to it !
Load More Replies...A whopping 25% of the people in the US actively avoid anything from the number 13 to black cats, breaking mirrors, or walking under ladders as they consider themselves superstitious. One survey has even indicated that 13% of people would be bothered by staying on the 13th floor of a hotel and 9% said they would ask for a different room. This may explain why so few buildings have a 13th floor.
Incredibly, some renowned airlines like Air France and Lufthansa do not even have a 13th row. On top of that, Lufthansa also doesn’t have a 17th row, since in some countries, like Brazil and Italy, the unlucky number is 17, and not 13.
I should not be laughing at this woman's mothers death but This is freaking funny and good for her having some humor about her Mother's Superstition
I wanted to upvote you but it being at 9 upvotes would've annoyed my ocd so I'm sorry ;-;
Load More Replies...I've heard "Whatever you do on New Year's Day, you'll do for the whole year." And I did laundry one year. No one died, but I must have done laundry three times a week.
Our thing is start the year off well, or else your year will be like that, ie, if you had a fight with a friend your relationship would be trash/and or fade that year, got romantic? Will have very strong romantic feelings for that person or many for the rest of the year, hung out with someone new? they will become your best friend
Load More Replies...Not only on New Year's but during the whole 12 holy nights from Christmas Eve to Epiphany (Jan 6) no laundry should be left on the line. This is a sacred period but also a spooky one with spirits of the dead roaming around, and they would mistake laundered sheets for burial shrouds and someone in the house will die in the following year.
I have heard similar things to this, just don't do X on new year's because it's what your year will be like
In germany some do not wash laundry between christmas and new year. Something to do with ghost that get sidetracked by sheets drying...?
I used to so do the same and if I felt like I showed too much attention to one then I had to have one on ones with all of them.
As a kid I would sleep with either all of my stuffed animals or none of my stuffed animals, because I didn't want to hurt any feelings, I also had shifts and when I could only pick one to take on a trip, I explained it to all of them, and tell them I'll choose someone else the next trip, I would say sorry I have to leave you behind this trip and tell my stuffed animals how much I love them, at sleepovers I wouldn't bring any stuffed animals because I didn't want anyone's feelings to get hurt or get jealous, and when I slept with none of my stuffed animals I would put them on a chair together, put a blanket on them, and tucked them in. Was I the only one?
Who is this idiot with the black circle / square he/ she is getting on my nerves. Like who hurt you as a child? Not enough hugs? not enough breast feeding? what? You literally make an account just to be a pos troll? You're a miserable human being.
Don't give them any attention. It's propably what they want.
Load More Replies...I think this shows empathy and the need to treat everyone equally and people like this should be the leaders everywhere
I had one of those corner hammock things above my bed for my stuffed animals. When I would get scared at night, I would unhook a corner of it and let all my stuffed animals tumble out on top of me so I could hide under them. I was also afraid to cough in the dark because the monsters would hear me.
I did this as well! And I'd also have to sleep with them all. My bed would be filled with all my stuffed animals because if I left one out I was worried I'd hurt their feelings and I didn't want to do that. I'd have a hard time sleeping if I happen to forget one of them.
OMG...I was just thinking about how I don't really have any superstitions but I used to rotate my stuffed animals that I would sleep with each night when I was a kid because I thought they would get jealous otherwise. LOL!
What happens if someone else has the same superstition in your meeting? A clap off ensues until the boss says "Abby, Janice, knock it off!"
I will find you. I will track you down. I will get a job at your company. I will attend your staff meetings. And I will clap. And clap. And clap.
I love this and I'm planning on incorporating it into my own life!
So happy people like you exist, I always feared having the last clap so I stop early to be safe
So what are the reasons behind so many superstitions out there, even the ones that don’t make that much sense? Well, Don Saucier, associate professor of psychology, suggests that superstitions are the behaviors with which people attempt to affect or control their future.
"People believe in superstitions to try to restore some prediction and control to their world," Saucier said. "Not knowing what will happen to them is discomforting, and performing superstitious behavior can make people feel a little better about the future."
After I read this comment, I read the last sentence, imagining it as Phoebe’s voice
Load More Replies...I worked at a cafe' and we would NEVER say "It's been a slow day!" because that guaranteed that the floodgates would open and we'd be inundated with customers!
Same! No one says "Last car!" because then we get more cars, that is an illegal phrase
Load More Replies...We never say the "Q" word, as in, "Its sure been a quiet day." at work. As soon as that word is said all hell breaks loose and we banged out on fire call after fire call.
I was thinking of this episode too. Edit: I was thinking of an episode of the TV show 9-1-1 but after reading a few of these comments it seems like this is a real thing with emergency workers!
Load More Replies...Yep as a chef, you jinx it and suffer in your station where your other kitchen mates laugh at your regrets for saying so earlier!.
also in tv if you say "it couldn't get worse" it always gets worse.
I have an almost supernatural power of jinxing. One of the first times I noticed it was when my brother was looking at this really cool unique armor set (playing an RPG) and I said he would never get it when he opened a random gear chest, and he actually got it. It was hilarious. It happens all the time now.
When at work, it is very dangerous to say that , 'It is Quiet'. As all hell breaks loose. I work in a Hospital.
In my country, if you don't have wood nearby, you're allowed to knock on your head!
I knock on my head. Don't care what people think. It's not hard tho!
I knock on my forehead, I consider it wooden enough for the charm
As kids we used to knock on other's head saying there's nothing but wood in it )
Load More Replies...I washed stuff like that when I was that age. Led to an obsession with all things creepy.
Load More Replies...my mom had me watch Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte when I was about the same age. Also all sorts of other scary movies and shows. I have been afraid of scary movies my whole life b/c of her making me watch them with her since I was a damn toddler.
I am sorry that your mom let you watch scary movies when you were too young.
Load More Replies...Yeah I have some many ridiculous fears because of that movie, I was about 8 when I saw it. Have watched it again recently and it still terrified me.
I am sorry that your mom let you watch scary movies when you were too young
Load More Replies...But this is not something new. In fact, superstitions may go back as long as mankind has existed, as scientists believe that some religious and spiritual beliefs, as well as amulets, totems, and charms that were used to ward off evil, were all part of the superstitious behaviors our ancestors followed.
However, on the contrary to today’s concept of superstition, the sacrifices observed in past civilizations may have been performed to intentionally receive good luck.
My husband used to shake the hell out of cans then place them on a table/counter/ any flat surface and twist them in the same direction 9 or 10 times. Hasn't had one explode yet (that I know of). It was his go-to "magic" trick for the young ones in our family. Loved when they would squeal in freaked out anticipation every time.
I should have done this last night--but instead I showered the couch, and I'm the one that dropped the can.
I don't pick up pennies tail side up either. But maybe I'll start flipping them over too. However higher denominations, such as nickels and dimes are fair game.
My family heavily believes in this. Especially pennies. Used to find them all the time when I was little. Didn’t realize until way later and older that my aunt was dropping them. Now I see one, I flip it right side up and leave it for the next kid to find it. I hope my aunt would be proud.
I do this too! I just re-drop it over and over until it lands heads up, then I can keep it.
I pick up all pennies I find, because it’s free money and I feel like it gives me good luck either way.
Once I got a good job, I started leaving pennies for others that needed the luck more - weird superstition but figure I had my luck!
Yep. Did this since I was little, taught my kids and now they're teaching theirs. Flip it for the next person if tails; pick it up if beads. It's law
We did this too except we yelled "Popeye!" We must be a mean family because we punched the other person. Kind of like seeing a Volkswagon bug - anyone else see one and yell "Slug Bug" and slug the other person? We do.
We called them "punch buggies" and hit the other person.
Load More Replies...What about slug bugs (hitting someone in the car if you see a bug first..the car) & accidentally driving through yellow or red lights? Knock on the window?
We did this except we play it more like punch buggy. If you saw 3 pididdles in 1 trip & were the 1st to call them out, you got to punch the other in the arm
In Pittsburgh in the early 60's, if the boy said pididdle first, he got to kiss you. If the girl was first, she got to slug him.
I do this with sandwiches. I have to eat the crust first. I leave the best (the middle) for last. Even sub sandwiches I nibble all the bready parts all around the edges.
I like to makes stuff even too, whether its touching both handles of the door with both hands or eating the same amount as my brother, things need perfect balance.
I eat my oatmeal...sandwiches and hamburgers from the edges to the middle. Dunno why I just feel weird if I don't!!! 😂😂
I do. But not because I'm afraid of bloody mary. (I'm not) But because I hate mirrors in general
Load More Replies...Are you sure Bloody Mary and Mary the Queen of Scots are the same woman? I'm watching Reign right now and they were talking about Bloody Mary (Mary Tudor) who is dead...and then in the same conversation they were talking about Mary Queen of Scots and what to do with her. I believe you when you say you are related to Bloody Mary....but I was just wondering if you had the right Mary in mind. Either way...it's pretty darn cool!!
Load More Replies...When I look at a mirror in the dark, I smile, and creep myself out.
I did that in a school bathroom in 1st grade and even though I now understand that it's your own reflection you see as your eyes adjust to the dark, I still have trouble being in a dark bathroom.
One day at school I had a friend tell me about Bloody Mary. As soon as I got home, I ran up to my room and turned all my mirrors around. I had felt that she/it was staring at me through the mirrors while I wasn't looking. Let's just say my mom was very concerned.
I always look to the mirror in the dark, just trying to glimpse the other side.
I never look ahead on a calender so the picture for the months is a "surprise" if I have to write something for the next month I just slide the page up so I can't peek
In India, we never celebrate a birthday before the actual day since it’s supposed to bring bad luck. I guess high mortality rates among kids will make you do anything to keep them safe.
Same in Germany. You don't congratulate people in advance, either.
Load More Replies...Omg I can't cross a day off until the next morning. So while I was off work last week I accidentally crossed a day ahead. I had to write the date back in and circle it before I could feel better. Then I crossed that out the next day and all was well.
OMG You are the first person I've ever heard say that too. I hate a side heavy or end heavy egg carton. I've been told I'm a little "special" by family and friends.
By 'you' I assume you mean the person you're trying to talk to on Twitter, who won't see this?
Load More Replies...I do the same thing! And if I open the egg carton to find someone else has done it wrong, then I make sure to rearrange them!
I do the exact same thing only it's not superstition... for me it's OCD!
I get it. The movie. And they are re doing it and I can't wait. Thanks to the original I couldn't go to the bathroom at school for like a year and a half.
Load More Replies...I say (but don't really mean) I have to hurry and finish my book because my people (characters) are in a bad spot and I gotta let them out. It is really my excuse to read. I read alot.
a) Plank of Carneades b) They could've taken turns in sharing the wooden panel?
Probably but since they weren't real people anyway it hardly matters....yet we still obsess over it because despite all our logic we want the fictional people to live long and happy lives.
Load More Replies...I do this too, but for different reasons. My mind always tells me that if I take the last one then the next person that wants one will be very disappointed and I don't want some random stranger feeling bad because of me.
That's what I think, too. I always try to leave at least one for the next person.
Load More Replies...I do the same with sliced bread or toast - the first one is the dirty one bc everyone touches it and its only purpose is to keep the rest of the slices "fresh"!
My coach was/is (He's not coaching this year, due to Covid) a total sports fan, so to every sports game, he coached our soccer and basketball team for about 4 years, he would wear the same Boston Celtics hat. I don't if it brought us good or bad luck...
An example is Rafael Nadal. He goes through a particular routine before serving a ball. Utube any Nadal game and you'll see what I mean.
What does he eat before the losses? Maybe cut that out of the diet
This is probably related to "if I keep my feet under the covers, monsters won't be able to grab me"
monsters have a severe allergy to covers, and spiders are allergic to hair. obviously
Load More Replies...I can't sleep unless my hair is spread straight up and over the edge of the bed. I don't like it brushing my face or ears
i did this but then i cut my hair short so i had to cry myself to sleep that night :(
i sleep on my stomach and recently i've gotten into sleeping with my arms on either side of my pillow with my head to the side because if my head is in my pillow i feel like i might suffocate :P
I always have to have something covering my ear, too. Whether its a sheet or blanket my hand or my hair, anything will do to fight off the monsters but if it is exposed, I am a dead duck.
There are some nice videos on YT for you about spiders and ears (+removal) :D
I just heard that it is a myth that we eat 8 spiders in our sleep or whatever (which I was relieved to hear) - but then just a week or so after that I heard that you are never more than 6 feet from a spider. What?!?
Load More Replies...We did that but we were told as kids it was so we could make a wish.
I totally do this one, too. 51yo, still do it. Dad died this year, maybe I can stop now?
Sorry for your loss. I will give you a virtual hug because I think you might need one right about now.
Load More Replies...I always feel weird crossing railways in a car, never lift my feet up tho but when I cross a railway or tram tracks by foot i make sure to not step on the actual rail, I just can't and wouldn't even if you offered me a 100 bucks to do so, i grew uo thinking it is deadly, might be because all the GTA I've played since in early issues stepping on a railway would instantly kill you
Growing up that was a family tradition, but not with the dying love ones part
I eat my French fries in pairs by size... I line them up like little French fry soldiers on the tray, my husband laughs at me but if I have a lonely soldier without a French fry it's size to pair up with, he will put one of his fries that is the right size next to it to create a pair for me.
When my kids were little I would waste time sorting out a bag of M&M's by each color so everybody got the same amount, I got leftovers. Wasn't gonna have any fights about who got more, lol.
That's not a superstition - you have an obsessive compulsive disorder.
My boyfriend is color blind, and when we play uno, he's usually fine, but sometimes he makes this cute little face when he tries to figure out which color it is, and when I tell him which it is he says "how's you know i was trying to figure out the color" and I say "you made the face" he gets worried and says "I make a face?" and I respond with "don't worry, it's a cute one"
Hahaha. Two of my grandchildren INSIST on wearing odd socks. It drives me nuts. One is 26 and the other is 15. However I myself always wear socks inside out as the stitched line near the toe irritates me.
One compulsion or delusion does not equal OCD. You need it to spread to multiple areas of your life before it becomes a disorder rather than one odd behavior.
Load More Replies...That is OCD... Say out loud to yourself when you checked the locks. "I have checked the lock on the _____ door and it is secure." And stand there for a moment until you feel that yes, this is secure. Then, after a short while, switch up the order you check the doors. Then, later, you may be able to find peace. I have to stop myself from counting - but at the point where I just go, "Oh, I'm counting..." and I can stop.
My sister does this, but she does it at like 11:30 when everyone else is upstairs, so the lights are off, and she's afraid of the dark, so she makes me get out of bed to come to watch her lock the doors.
I have been known to check my doors and windows several times at night even though I know they are locked I still feel compelled to check. More so when I have my grandchildren to stay!!
I just kiss the floor with my gas pedal to ensure I'm through while it's yellow haha
Lol my daughter got a red light ticket with a picture of her doing that!!
Not just going through a yellow, taking your hand off the wheel, too?
We do this but my kids changed in while in high school that the last person to slap the roof when going through a yellow light has to take off a piece of clothing. I don't play that one with them!
at least it's her own bodily fluids but, yeah... it's really weird
Load More Replies...It might because you'd have to be brutal to get them.
Load More Replies...Reminds me of the movie "Crybaby" with Johnny Depp. The girl in the movie drank her tears too
One of our baby chickens (so, a chick) died so the company said they would mail us a replacement but my Dad insisted on buying another chick so it would have a travel companion.
kinda like burning sage? we burn sage sometimes to get rid of spirits... we're sure ghosts exist. i know they're real, and so do my parents... i think my lil brother is still a bit suspicious about it though
I love the scent of burning white sage but I am also afraid to set my fire alarm off if it produces too much smoke.
Load More Replies...brave act. But i would love to think the bad odor of the plant is a friend that forces the illness to check out off of the body ...
Sage? I recently tried that for the first time and it smelled like really bad weed.
Same, except I'm more afraid of the invisible water creature pulling me down...thanks alot Are you afraid of the Dark!! lol
Same except when i am in the ocean i wont swim alone cos i am so scared of jellyfish
I do the same thing with ou trampoline. I can't be alone or something will come and grab me...no matter what time of day.
Or maybe you should stop getting dressed at the top of the stairs.......LOL!
Tape works too, about 1 layer of duct tape, 2 layers of masking tape or about 10 layers of clear tape will cover the camera well. The clear tape will still leave a silhouette of you though unless you use enough
Load More Replies...not as bad as the kid who took the computer to the bathroom with them and didn't realize that the teacher blocked the ability to turn the cam off, so they thought it was off while they just sat and did their business.
Whereas I prefer the first... means that you only have to worry about one person going in the stall next to you, rather than on both sides.
I think I read a study that said the first stall is usually the cleanest because most people avoid it assuming it's the most used
Same! I used to use the first stall, but then I realized many ppl probably use it bc it's the closest, so I started using the last. Now I use a middle stall bc I realized that many people probs thought of using the last stall.
I hafta go into the last, no matter what bc I always think the last 1's haunted
Me too! I also do it before road trips and I visualize a bright white light surrounding the plane/car for protection
me too, but it is a practice because i am christian, and i do it when an ambulance passes or we hear a police/ambulance/firefighter/see a car crash :)
My mom once told me she could get through the Lord's Prayer three times before the plane left the ground. As for me, it's the landings I don't like.
Well, she isn't forcing her religion on anyone, so let her be. Also, I've seen a few people do this before.
Load More Replies...Actually, the feline one is a representation of a goddess named Bastet. She normally has a cat head, female human body and a cobra tail. She is supposed to keep everyone healthy and safe. The other is a representation of Horace. He represents kingship and the phases of the sun and the moon. Both are there to protect you.
Just remember to make offerings to them every once in a while. Fresh flowers, clean water, small gifts of food. Dead mice.
Load More Replies...That's the point. They DO have power over OP's mind because OP's mind has given them that power. That means these statues do have powers now, even if it's just over OP.
Load More Replies...I felt the same way about a ouija board I use to have. I was scared to destroy it or throw it away so I put it in a donation bin. I seem to be ghost free as it’s been a few years.
I have a 2 dollar bill, i promise to never spend it because it reminds me of my grandma , because she gave it to me almost 7 years ago
Load More Replies...My late mother (who was probably certifiably crazy) kept a $2 bill in her wallet because she believed that if she did and never spent it, she'd never be without money. Which I guess is true, since having $2 is better than having no dollars. I still have it in MY wallet...for no good reason.
I do the same thing but I keep it in my phone case with a pic of my two best friends
I keep a $2 bill too. It feels, special, and symbolizes that I will always have money 🤷🏻♀️
As a European I totally agree. Euro coins go from € 0,01 (only used in some countries, as well as € 0,02) to € 2,00. The lowest note is € 5.
Load More Replies...We did this as kids. But to avoid giving life to the dead and making a zombie apocalypse
I used to do this too, because I'd imagine it would be very awkward for both of us if I swallowed one
I never understood this one. If there is a soul, when I die, I will NOT be chillin’ at the cemetery.
yes! but i would do that becasue since there dead we dont deserve to breathe when we pass
Over the years whenever we go on vacation, my mother-in-law throws water out after us so that we’ll make it back. Whether we leave from her house or are visiting a day or so before, she’ll throw the water.
Uh-oh *nervously glances at camera roll with thousands of pet pictures*
All the pictures we take of our dogs, they'd have been dead a hundred times if that were true.
Load More Replies...I can assure you this isn't the case or else my dogs would have survived for about twelve minutes.
That is what some people thought a long time ago. Like the 1800's. Or maybe they thought it held part of their soul? Not dogs, but their own. I can't remember. I'll look it up later.
I'm torn now... I love looking at dog photos, but I also love real dogs.
Just let her know that if that thing erupts it wouldn't matter if she was in Montana or China. We're all screwed.
Oh yes, I didn't want to go to San Francisco or Los Angeles because of the earthquake, the big one.
Just sneak out when she's not looking. It's an awesome place to visit.
Shaq must've stepped on the free throw line before his first game
just stop or you will be banned from this platform ⬛ people are trying to enjoy them self keep rude opinions to your self the three gates your words need to pass through are... Is it kind, Is it true, Is it necessary. And follow the golden rule.
i was gonna say the same thing ⬛ is a bitch
Load More Replies...Not sure if this is a #myweirdsuperstition or not, but if I pick up a plant or flower when shopping for one, I can't put it back. If it looks damaged and I want to choose another one, that's cool, but now I have to buy both. This also applies to stuffed animals.
I was one told that hate is a very strong word and he was right so I try to never use it. If it comes out I need to correct myself right away and take it back because hate is indeed a very strong word.
ya i put a comment at the bottem for them, i dont know if they would ever see it but can you look and comment to see if you agree? idk mabey i was harsh?
Load More Replies...Not gonna lie, it's weird for me too, but you do you, Auggie ✊
In 9th grade I wore our rival schools colors to picture day because that is the school I really wanted to go to. It was a silent protest. So now every time I see that pic of me wearing red and black at my mom's I smile because I feel like I got away with something.
i kinda get that! I was in Norway once, just strawling around the city, when this car, covered in the local football clubs colors, drove past me, eyed me weirdly, drove past me again... found it very weird. next day when going to the match, it turned out i had been wearing the opponents' club colors
IDK who the guy/girl with the userer name of (wait there is no name its just a square) but whoever you are, stop being a d**k and grow up. i cant stand when a person thinks they can make fun of another persons superstitions , and, another thing you did, saying that THERE THING IS WRONG??? that is stupid. why? they are superstitions and none are wrong cuz they are opinons. you cant say if they are wrong or right. you think what you think and they think what they think. you will not change there mind. its like saying that every one should like trump. they dont NEED to, they could like biden, or they can hate them both,like me.(im 11 but i hate them both)
At this point, I'm starting to think they're just a troll seeking attention. Best to just downvote them and move on.
Load More Replies...I don’t think a lot of people know the difference between a superstition and OCD. Anyway, my two superstitions that stuck with me are: never open an umbrella inside because it brings bad luck, and move in place a few times when you see a hearse so it won’t be you in it next time, lol. Oh the crazy things that we have been told. I know they’re crazy, but I still do them.
I was just in Target yesterday and a father was buying his young daughter (4 yrs?) an umbrella and she opened it in the store. Inside. I think I had a look of horror on my face and quickly passed them, I didn't want any of their bad luck!
Load More Replies...My mother, her mother, and so on back a few generations, have handed down the superstition that butterflies bear messages from loved ones who have died, to let you know everything will work out okay.
Lots of odd habits. TBH I have never heard of most of them. Many people were trolled hard by family members!
Totally! These people just do what they were taught.
Load More Replies...There’s a bridge that separates off the outer banks of North Carolina from inland. When you reach the top of the bridge you’ll see people “throwing” something out the window. It’s their worries. When you visit the outer banks, you leave your worries at home.
To me, that's littering. I'd sooner have my worries wash away in the tides! :-)
Load More Replies...When I was about 5 or 6 and was mad at my mother I would cry and tell her I was going to step on the crack on the sidewalk!
This is probably reasonably common in the UK amongst older generations, but my Gran always taught me to count the Magpies to find out what kind of luck was coming my way (1 for sorrow, 2 for joy, 3 for a girl, 4 for a boy etc) and if it was only 1 Magpie you had to tell it very sternly and loudly to go find it's wife. I still do this! GO FIND YOUR WIFE!
Curiously, there are different rhymes for magpies - that one was the theme to the 60's TV show. There's at least half a dozen other versions including "one for sorrow, two for mirth, three for a funeral, four for a birth" - which presumably is in keeping with odd numbers = bad, even numbers = good (like with the TV volume!), until you get to "three for a wedding and four for a birth". Then five and six get complicated with gold, silver, rich, poor, heaven and hell all getting a look in. The rhymes all end with seven though - probably auspicious of something...
Load More Replies...I fully believe in Murphy's Law. 2021 is being controlled by Murphy's Law and no one can convince me otherwise. If you don't know Murphy's Law google it.
Murphy and I are old friends. He has been hanging out with me since i was around 6 years old lol
Load More Replies..."White Rabbits" is a superstition in our family. On the 1st of the month, after waking up and before you say anything else you whisper "white rabbits" three times for good luck in the month. The exception is New Year's Day - there are conflicting good luck wishes, so the rabbits get the month off! I have NO idea where it comes from, it's just something we've always done.
My family and many others believed that saying white rabbits prevented anyone from playing unkind tricks on you.
Load More Replies...IDK who the guy/girl with the userer name of (wait there is no name its just a square) but whoever you are, stop being a d**k and grow up. i cant stand when a person thinks they can make fun of another persons superstitions , and, another thing you did, saying that THERE THING IS WRONG??? that is stupid. why? they are superstitions and none are wrong cuz they are opinons. you cant say if they are wrong or right. you think what you think and they think what they think. you will not change there mind. its like saying that every one should like trump. they dont NEED to, they could like biden, or they can hate them both,like me.(im 11 but i hate them both)
At this point, I'm starting to think they're just a troll seeking attention. Best to just downvote them and move on.
Load More Replies...I don’t think a lot of people know the difference between a superstition and OCD. Anyway, my two superstitions that stuck with me are: never open an umbrella inside because it brings bad luck, and move in place a few times when you see a hearse so it won’t be you in it next time, lol. Oh the crazy things that we have been told. I know they’re crazy, but I still do them.
I was just in Target yesterday and a father was buying his young daughter (4 yrs?) an umbrella and she opened it in the store. Inside. I think I had a look of horror on my face and quickly passed them, I didn't want any of their bad luck!
Load More Replies...My mother, her mother, and so on back a few generations, have handed down the superstition that butterflies bear messages from loved ones who have died, to let you know everything will work out okay.
Lots of odd habits. TBH I have never heard of most of them. Many people were trolled hard by family members!
Totally! These people just do what they were taught.
Load More Replies...There’s a bridge that separates off the outer banks of North Carolina from inland. When you reach the top of the bridge you’ll see people “throwing” something out the window. It’s their worries. When you visit the outer banks, you leave your worries at home.
To me, that's littering. I'd sooner have my worries wash away in the tides! :-)
Load More Replies...When I was about 5 or 6 and was mad at my mother I would cry and tell her I was going to step on the crack on the sidewalk!
This is probably reasonably common in the UK amongst older generations, but my Gran always taught me to count the Magpies to find out what kind of luck was coming my way (1 for sorrow, 2 for joy, 3 for a girl, 4 for a boy etc) and if it was only 1 Magpie you had to tell it very sternly and loudly to go find it's wife. I still do this! GO FIND YOUR WIFE!
Curiously, there are different rhymes for magpies - that one was the theme to the 60's TV show. There's at least half a dozen other versions including "one for sorrow, two for mirth, three for a funeral, four for a birth" - which presumably is in keeping with odd numbers = bad, even numbers = good (like with the TV volume!), until you get to "three for a wedding and four for a birth". Then five and six get complicated with gold, silver, rich, poor, heaven and hell all getting a look in. The rhymes all end with seven though - probably auspicious of something...
Load More Replies...I fully believe in Murphy's Law. 2021 is being controlled by Murphy's Law and no one can convince me otherwise. If you don't know Murphy's Law google it.
Murphy and I are old friends. He has been hanging out with me since i was around 6 years old lol
Load More Replies..."White Rabbits" is a superstition in our family. On the 1st of the month, after waking up and before you say anything else you whisper "white rabbits" three times for good luck in the month. The exception is New Year's Day - there are conflicting good luck wishes, so the rabbits get the month off! I have NO idea where it comes from, it's just something we've always done.
My family and many others believed that saying white rabbits prevented anyone from playing unkind tricks on you.
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