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Adam Sharp
@adamcsharp.bsky.social
1. Writer (www.adamsharp.me/) 2. Obsessed with lists 3. COMMON PEOPLE 4. THE CORRECT ORDER OF BISCUITS 5. THE WHEEL IS SPINNING BUT THE HAMSTER IS DEAD (geni.us/yDxa)
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Things that are bad luck, worldwide... 7. Friday the 17th (Italy) 6. Tuesday the 13th (Greece) 5. Sharing a pear with your spouse (China) 4. Yo-yos (Syria) 3. Complimenting a baby (Serbia) 2. Knitting outside in winter (Iceland) 1. Having ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife (Canada)

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FFferferrairo.bsky.social

I suppose knitting outside in winter in Iceland gets you frozen, and dying is definitely bad luck

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MTmarktmancini.bsky.social

Basically everything (Bulgaria)

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Cwordsmithgetxo.bsky.social

In Spain the saying is โ€œen 13 y martes, ni te cases ni embarquesโ€, i.e. โ€œon Tuesday 13th neither marry nor set sailโ€.

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Money in a bowl or container in Russia (hoarding wealth and indicating a fear of losing it means you're inviting it to be stolen iirc) Whistling at night isn't just South Korea but also indigenous Americans Leaving your bag/purse on the ground (Mexico iirc) it invites misfortune but i think it's -

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CBcjbill.bsky.social

Well isn't it ironic

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RArabbiariel.bsky.social

a black cat crossing your path (Ukraine) giving a knife as a gift (Russia) saying congrats ahead of time (Jewish)

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DRragingrosie.bsky.social

Any spoon can be a knife

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CBcr8tivecandy.bsky.social

You had me the whole way through ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚

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Ccrochetcat.bsky.social

Iceland one seems self-evident

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ASadamcsharp.bsky.social

* Note: the Canadian superstition is definitely just plain old back luck (NOT irony)

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Adam Sharp
@adamcsharp.bsky.social
1. Writer (www.adamsharp.me/) 2. Obsessed with lists 3. COMMON PEOPLE 4. THE CORRECT ORDER OF BISCUITS 5. THE WHEEL IS SPINNING BUT THE HAMSTER IS DEAD (geni.us/yDxa)
11.4k followers5.8k following2.5k posts