Thread: I ain't superstitious, but a black cat crossed my trail ..... Poll

Funny but today being Friday the 13th got me thinking ..... I know .... that is bad whatever day it is ..... but I am a 21st century man with a fair level of education. Intellectually I know that 'there ain't no such thing' but emotionally I have an underlying apprehension of some of this stuff. I don't walk under ladders, feel a bit of dread on Friday the 13th ..... don't throw a hat on a bed, open an umbrella in the house .... are any of ya'll superstitious ? What superstitions ring your bell ?

An octopus being thrown at me at Joe Louis Arena. Really hated that.

Originally Posted by mapleleafalumnus

An octopus being thrown at me at Joe Louis Arena. Really hated that.

Now that is an example of bad luck for sure ....

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Now that is an example of bad luck for sure ....

Those thing REALLY stink.

You create your own outcomes. If you believe a certain behavior will bring misfortune it's bound to come true.

I respect nearly every superstition that I have heard. Now this doesn't mean that I let them rule how I live my life, but you can be sure that you won't find me today lining my hallways with ladders with an umbrella opened in each hand, stepping on mirrors and kicking black cats on my way to sing at the dinner table.

... I mean, who would do that anyways?

Friday the thirteenth has been like every other Friday...Great and TGIF!!!

Most of my superstitions seem to be at a subconcious level. For instance, I don't freak out if a black cat crosses my path, but i have caught myself avoiding stepping on cracks in the pavement without realizing I was doing it.

Originally Posted by mapleleafalumnus

An octopus being thrown at me at Joe Louis Arena. Really hated that.

I've always wondered this, and never had the chance to ask someone with 1st-hand experience... do the octopi do anything to mess with the ice surface? Or is it a matter of just getting the thing off the ice and play on?

Also, I've always thought of this as a missed opportunity for the players. You could skate over, do a quick two-step and be well on your way to preparing dinner.

"Dont step on the cracks, it'll break your mother's back," we used to say when I was a kid. To this day, I compulsively avoid sidewalk and floor tile cracks, but not out of superstition-just one of those weird compulsions, I guess. But I also own two black cats, so you can't go by me.

Interesting little tidbit-my son and I came home early from a mountain fishing trip this morning in which the rivers were blown out by rain. I don't have even the vaguest belief in any of those old superstitions, but I did get skunked on Friday the 13th.