Bingo! Some great ones here. Thanks to all who have helped. You rock! Paul -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Russell Kerstetter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > - the "13" superstition reminds me of older hotels which lack room > 13, and some buildings wich lask floor 13. > > - walking under ladders, black cats, broken mirror and seven years of > bad luck, throwing salt over your shoulder > > - if you step on a crack, you'll break your momma's back > > - butter on a burn to soothe it > > - if you suck the blood out of your cut and swallow it, it will go > back into your blood stream > > - the way to seal an oath from my elementry school days "cross my > fingers, hope to die, stick a needle in my eye" > > - also from my elementary school days, IIRC as recently as the mid to > late 1800's it was beleived that if someone got a thumb cut off and > then had a child, the child would be born without a thumb. (I am not > exactly sure what you are looking for, meaning, I don't know how you > would represent that with a short phrase or a photo). > > - maggots spawn from raw meat > > - an apple a day keeps the doctor away > > - http://www.snopes.com/oldwives/oldwives.asp > > - I am not up to speed on naval history and superstition, but there > are many (I beleive) ficticious sea monsters, and other fears of women > on the ship, etc... > > - Eldorado, Atlantis, Fountain of Youth, King Solomon's Diamond Mines > (I do not know if that one is a 'real fake place' or only in > literature) > > - earth is the center of the universe/galaxy > > - stars are laterns/candles hung in the sky > > Hope that helps. > > Russ > > On 5/19/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Probably the fear of the number 13 predates the event but it's been said > > that Friday the 13th is especially bad dates from Friday 13 October > > 1307, Philip the Fair, King of France, with the acquiescence of the > > Pope, rounded up the all Knights Templars in France for hearsay, they > > were found guilty, executed, and their lands and fortunes were > > confiscated by the Crown. All in all I'd say that would make it an > > unlucky day, (if you were a Templar at least). > > > > Sandy Harris wrote: > > > On 5/19/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > >> I'm stuck working on a Saturday. Have to finish an ad campaign. And I > > >> need > myths. The kind of stuff that predates urban legends. For example, "frogs can > cause warts" or "the moon is made of green cheese." Are there others? Perhaps > some that arent't as silly. The best minds in the world are on the PDML > (Sucking > Up:-), perhaps someone can help. > > >> > > > > > > Some Chinese ones: > > > > > > Red for wedding dress, white for funerals. Same in India. Red is good > > > luck. > > > Hong Kong $100, Chinese RMB 100 notes are red. At New Years or at a > > > wedding, give a red package (hong bao) containing money. > > > > > > The number 8 is good luck, sounds like the word for prosperity. 4 is bad > luck, > > > sounds like death. People will pay extra for a phone or license number > > > with > > > lots of 8s. > > > > > > Why is 13 bad for us? Friday the 13th? > > > > > > Walking under a ladder, stepping on a crack, ... > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > All dogs have four legs; my cat has four legs. Therefore, my cat is a dog. > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > > -- > Legacy Air, Inc. > 11900 Airport Way > Broomfield Colorado 80021 > (303) 404-0277 > fax (303) 404-0280 > www.legacy-air.com > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
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