Can you think of a saying or quote that folk wheel out that is annoyingly wrong.
Is there a superstition you are exposed to that ticks you off and remain silent so as not to upset a loved one or friend?
Or perhaps a myth that defies being believable but nevertheless is preached as fact.
"What does not kill you makes you stronger"... My pet annoyance...why say this when clearly most things that near kill you leave you less than you were before...
The watched pot never boils drives me up the wall.
Mind your p and q's never made sense.
As a finance guru being asked to crunch the numbers also gives me conniptions.
Rob B
My (chinese) wife is very superstitious. She recently changed her mobile phone number because it ended with a low digit and someone told her that was bad luck. Apparently it should end with a high digit
"What does not kill you makes you stronger"... My pet annoyance...why say this when clearly most things that near kill you leave you less than you were before...
Alex
Not necessarily so. If you don't get regular exposure to environmental stresses... viruses, bacteria etc... that make you crook, your immune system becomes pathetic and bugs that shouldn't get you suddenly become fatal... so there is some evidence to support this.
All the "anti-bacterial" crud on the market is actually really dangerous.
One that really gets my goat (whatever that means!!!)
is ...
having to say...
"Bless You!"
after somebody sneezes.
...and they get real upset if you don't say it >>> ???
My (chinese) wife is very superstitious. She recently changed her mobile phone number because it ended with a low digit and someone told her that was bad luck. Apparently it should end with a high digit
I always thought it was high digits that were bad luck!
I have not seen this for a while maybe my wishing caused it to go away.
If someone spilt the salt from the salt shaker the custom was to take a pinch of salt and throw it over your left shoulder.
Why?
Because spilling the salt firstly was bad luck but throwing it over the shoulder was thought to throw it in the eye of the devil which brought you good luck.
Luck?
The non existent devil sits on your left shoulder?
I have not seen this for a while maybe my wishing caused it to go away.
If someone spilt the salt from the salt shaker the custom was to take a pinch of salt and throw it over your left shoulder.
Why?
Because spilling the salt firstly was bad luck but throwing it over the shoulder was thought to throw it in the eye of the devil which brought you good luck.
Luck?
The non existent devil sits on your left shoulder?
... how true .... ' spin mode.'
