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(Some Paddy) Strange Never hand a friend a knife, let a bird fly in the house, put a hat on a bed, give an empty purse as a gift, walk around a parking meter, have a baby look in a mirror, or allow Irish people to pick your superstitions for you   (missoulian.com) divider line 120
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thalassatx [TotalFark] 2009-03-17 12:16:42 PM  
I didn't realize those were Irish superstitions, but now I understand where my grandmother got them!

 
adiabat [TotalFark] 2009-03-17 12:28:37 PM  
I was also brought up to never give a knife as a gift. The recipient has to give you a penny, so you won't 'cut' the freindship.

 
permanenthursday [TotalFark] 2009-03-17 02:19:04 PM  
adiabat: I was also brought up to never give a knife as a gift. The recipient has to give you a penny, so you won't 'cut' the freindship.

My dad gave me a little Fight'n Rooster the other day, and I had to learn why he asked for a penny from Fark.

Thanks, Dad.

 
lukelightning 2009-03-17 02:19:07 PM  
Never bring a knife to a gunfight.

 
bass555 2009-03-17 02:20:03 PM  
Also, Never be rude to an Arab

 
Prank Call of Cthulhu [recently expired TotalFark] 2009-03-17 02:21:01 PM  
I never hand knives to babies, so I guess I'm just superstitious that way.

 
KingKauff 2009-03-17 02:21:35 PM  
bass555: Also, Never be rude to an Arab

Or a wop, a spic, or a jew......

/just sayin'

 
goethe_helen_hunt 2009-03-17 02:21:47 PM  
I used to get told not to wear patent leather shoes because boys could see my underwear. Another whopper was not to wear a big white bow because it'd make boys think of a pillow. Great stuff to tell a six year old. No wonder we drink.

 
tricycleracer 2009-03-17 02:22:02 PM  
Don't step on Superman's cape.

 
Do the needful 2009-03-17 02:22:13 PM  
Don't step on Superman's cape.

 
AliasUndercover 2009-03-17 02:22:24 PM  
Never leave a partially full bottle...

 
tricycleracer 2009-03-17 02:22:58 PM  
Do the needful: Don't step on Superman's cape.

Muah ha ha ha!

 
Prank Call of Cthulhu [recently expired TotalFark] 2009-03-17 02:23:15 PM  
Never pay for your meal at Taco Bell with a $2 bill.

/Actually, never eat at Taco Bell.

 
lukelightning 2009-03-17 02:23:44 PM  
walk around a parking meter

????

So you should just slam into them? "No, offisher, I'm not drunk... I didn't stumble into that...that marking peter... no, it'sh jusht a shuperstition..."

 
Do the needful 2009-03-17 02:23:46 PM  
{shakes tiny fist at tricycleracer!!!}

 
Harry Freakstorm 2009-03-17 02:23:49 PM  
Don't let the Army recruiter pick your MOS
Never splash on aftershave while smoking
Never tell the cop you pay his salary
Never tell your girlfriend her sister is hot

 
EdNortonsTwin 2009-03-17 02:23:55 PM  
Don't step on Superman's cape.

 
Noexit 2009-03-17 02:25:00 PM  
I'd never tug on Superman's cape.

 
H31N0US 2009-03-17 02:25:18 PM  
Never get involved in a land war in Asia.

 
Prank Call of Cthulhu [recently expired TotalFark] 2009-03-17 02:26:15 PM  
What about spitting into the wind? Or pulling the mask off the Lone Ranger?

 
KingKauff 2009-03-17 02:27:10 PM  
Don't piss on the third rail
Don't spit into the wind

Anyone mention about not stepping on Superman's cape yet?

 
Prank Call of Cthulhu [recently expired TotalFark] 2009-03-17 02:27:32 PM  
Never steal 40 cakes.

(Because that's as many as four tens. And that's terrible.)

 
cherryl taggart 2009-03-17 02:27:45 PM  
Always get your vitamins in liquid form, and all these will make perfect sense. Bartender? I'm feeling rundown

 
CouchMonkey 2009-03-17 02:27:49 PM  
You don't pull the mask off an 'ole Lone Ranger

 
Valor 2009-03-17 02:28:12 PM  
Never whistle while you're pissing.

 
r1niceboy 2009-03-17 02:28:19 PM  
never put shoes on the table. At new year take a piece of coal, some food, and some drink when visiting someone's house.

/Scottish

 
eKonk 2009-03-17 02:28:40 PM  
H31N0US: Never get involved in a land war in Asia.

Never match wits with a Sicilian when death is on the line!
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Harry Freakstorm 2009-03-17 02:28:47 PM  
The mother in law is 85, Irish and freaking out about a couple of doves nesting in the downspout. I think I'll go out and invite them in.

It'll take more than two doves to haul her soul to StoVoKor.

 
crho85 2009-03-17 02:31:21 PM  
Prank Call of Cthulhu: What about spitting into the wind? Or pulling the mask off the Lone Ranger?

so you would mess around with Jim?

 
Adolf_Hilton 2009-03-17 02:31:50 PM  
Shirley Trevena, a 79-year-old Butte native whose maiden name is Barry...

Before she was married her name was Barry Trevena? Surely you can't be serious...

 
CygnusDarius [TotalFark] 2009-03-17 02:34:30 PM  
Never neglect free beer.

 
Witchydiva 2009-03-17 02:34:31 PM  
Adolf_Hilton: Shirley Trevena, a 79-year-old Butte native whose maiden name is Barry...

Before she was married her name was Barry Trevena? Surely Shirley you can't be serious...

 
que lastima 2009-03-17 02:35:06 PM  
lukelightning: walk around a parking meter

????

So you should just slam into them? "No, offisher, I'm not drunk... I didn't stumble into that...that marking peter... no, it'sh jusht a shuperstition..."



no, if you're walking with someone, don't "split the pole." both of you go the same way around it.

also, the palm itching/money thing seems to happen for me. three times i've made the comment, "man, my palms itch, i must have some cash comin" and gotten some money later that day.

/i know superstitions are shiat but it's fun to play!

 
Lampmonster [TotalFark] 2009-03-17 02:36:05 PM  
Nevery eat anything from a gas station. Just good sense.

 
ExRedStater 2009-03-17 02:36:49 PM  
lukelightning: walk around a parking meter

????

So you should just slam into them? "No, offisher, I'm not drunk... I didn't stumble into that...that marking peter... no, it'sh jusht a shuperstition..."


giggity

 
que lastima 2009-03-17 02:36:57 PM  
oh yeah, and never return borrowed tupperware empty. that's not really a superstition though i guess.... just manners...

 
Lost Thought 00 2009-03-17 02:37:58 PM  
Don't shoot the Pope

 
poot42 2009-03-17 02:39:36 PM  
que lastima: oh yeah, and never return borrowed tupperware empty. that's not really a superstition though i guess.... just manners...

..... large mason jars? ...

 
Germany's Naked Hitler 2009-03-17 02:39:58 PM  
Never eat spinach with a stranger.

 
peachpicker [TotalFark] 2009-03-17 02:40:30 PM  
How does one hand a friend?

 
tricycleracer 2009-03-17 02:41:39 PM  
Who knew he was Irish?

old.yoursonglyrics.com

/Hot.

 
mekki 2009-03-17 02:41:49 PM  
Another few real superstitious;

If you don't want company over, place an upside down broom against the door.

If you kiss your elbow, not lick but simply kiss, you will change genders.

If a girl whistles after dark, she will grow a beard.

 
Adolf_Hilton 2009-03-17 02:42:02 PM  
Go see Reverend Lynch at First Methodist. Do NOT go to Father Callaway.

 
Sapper_Topo 2009-03-17 02:44:08 PM  
Never marry a woman who won't pop a zit on your back because there is a hundred other things she wont do for you.

Never trust a man who wont have a beer with you.

Don't fark with anyone who has less to lose than you do.

 
Pucca 2009-03-17 02:44:15 PM  
Never hang things on doorknobs. My Grandmom freaked me out so bad as a child that to this day I won't do it.

 
homarjr 2009-03-17 02:45:08 PM  
This is probably just a guess, but most Farkers have hair on their palms, right?

 
ttintagel 2009-03-17 02:45:43 PM  
A good friend of mine is both superstitious AND has obsessive-compulsive tendencies. She has to knock on wood an even number of times, and stuff like that.

 
downtownkid 2009-03-17 02:47:36 PM  
I have relatives from the old country who will physically prevent you from leaving the house by a different door than you entered.

 
Infernal Wedgie 2009-03-17 02:47:40 PM  
permanenthursday: adiabat: I was also brought up to never give a knife as a gift. The recipient has to give you a penny, so you won't 'cut' the freindship.

My dad gave me a little Fight'n Rooster the other day, and I had to learn why he asked for a penny from Fark.

Thanks, Dad.


Irish people do that? I thought it was just a Thai superstition.

/had to give my mom a nickel when she got me a pair of nail clippers.
//far from Irish, just Thai.

 
eKonk 2009-03-17 02:49:05 PM  
homarjr: This is probably just a guess, but most Farkers have hair on their palms, right?

I'd answer that question, but I went blind when I was 13...

 
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