Charms, amulets, lucky gonks and other superstitious objects.

[gremlin]

Being a Virgo I'm very level headed and as such I clearly don't believe in all that superstitious claptrap.

That said, I will not be without my lucky cornicelli on the bike:

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The red on has been repainted a number of times, as everybody knows red charms are luckier.

Anybody else wanna fess up to believing in fairies, Father Christmas and good luck charms?

[Count Steer]

For some odd reason I've worn a St Christopher for years and years and I feel a bit without it when travelling.

(He has been deleted from the Catholic liturgy as they reckon he didn't exist ).

[DefTrap]

Not remotely religious but I also have multiple St Christopherses as lucky charms for traveling. One (cheap and nasty) badge on the front grille of the moighty 406 (it's been on three cars so far - and, no, none of them were involved in serious accidents) plus also on various car's key rings.

[cheb]

Nope, not a thing. I'll also cheerfully make statements like 'I've not had a puncture in decades' without thinking I'll immediately get flat tyre.

The only reason I'd describe myself as agnostic is a lack of proof of a god.

I think my my parents paid too much attention to Dr Spock when they raised me.

Added: I work with someone who reckons 'Callouts always come in threes.' Yes I suppose they do, if you stop counting at three and reset the count.

[MingtheMerciless]

I wear a St Christopher but other than that don't bother as my luck is a disease.

[Treadeager]

Many top sportsmen/women have their lucky routines , underpants or put their socks on in a certain order right ? I've been playing bowls for about three years , but my games is inconsistent . Recently I had my best game ever , and upon visiting the gents at the end of play , discovered that I had left my flies undone........ nuff said

[gremlin]

I think my my parents paid too much attention to Dr Spock when they raised me.

Bit odd, but in which case, I truly do wish you to live long and prosper.

>trying to do the split fingers salute thing<

[gremlin]

Many top sportsmen/women have their lucky routines , underpants or put their socks on in a certain order right ? I've been playing bowls for about three years , but my games is inconsistent . Recently I had my best game ever , and upon visiting the gents at the end of play , discovered that I had left my flies undone........ nuff said

Science can explain it easily: the pendulum effect.

[Count Steer]

Oh yeah. When I was driving back and forth to mainland Europe a lot the missus gave me a Jellycat giraffe as a travel companion (good conversationalist ).

Le customs plod at Pas de Calais used to routinely pull me out of the line of cars (Belgian plate ) and give the car a going over. Which also involved taking my giraffe from the passenger seat and X-raying it.

(I told it to say 'Je dit rien, flic, ton mère est une hamster').

[cheb]

I think my my parents paid too much attention to Dr Spock when they raised me.

Bit odd, but in which case, I truly do wish you to live long and prosper.

>trying to do the split fingers salute thing<

I can do that with my right hand but not my left. It's not logical

[Yorick]

I'm not superstitious, touch wood.

[Skub]

Nope,no charms for me.

I once bought a low miles,mint ZX9R and had it for about a week when I dropped it on a left hander. Probably a combination of being too greedy with the throttle on aged tyres when well cranked over. At that point I hadn't binned a bike for many years.

Anyway,when I pulled off the trashed fairing lowers,I found a silver St.Christopher medal taped to the inside. I fucked it over the hedge with some authority and never crashed that bike again.

Proof.

[Cousin Jack]

As a teenager I used to think St Christopher medals were cool. I had one.

Then I grew up.

[cheb]

Nope,no charms for me.

I once bought a low miles,mint ZX9R and had it for about a week when I dropped it on a left hander. Probably a combination of being too greedy with the throttle on aged tyres when well cranked over. At that point I hadn't binned a bike for many years.

Anyway,when I pulled off the trashed fairing lowers,I found a silver St.Christopher medal taped to the inside. I fucked it over the hedge with some authority and never crashed that bike again.

Proof.

So you're charmless then?

[Skub]

So you're charmless then?

Pretty much bang on.

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

I take my lucky sweaty ball bag with me everywhere I go

[Felix]

Not even lucky pants.

[Taipan]

I'm not superstitious, touch wood.

Just as well as its unlucky to be superstitious!