Strange Rituals

[Daxx]

For us, it was holding your breath as you drive past a cemetery. And, we have loads of cemeteries here, and they're all big, so it can become a challenge.

As for railroad tracks, you touch a screw.

Bless yourself or say a prayer when a funeral procession drives past. Say a prayer when an amublance, a fire truck or police car whizzes by.

 

[Scutapipig]

Originally posted by Tigger&Belle
We do the "slug bug" thing, but only with the old beetles.

We do that one, too! But we use old and new and get really excited when we see an old red slugbug van! That's worth at least eight punches! Two for being old, two for being red, and four for being a slugbug van! Then again, we make up our own rules and my son hits anyone regardless of who calls it.

Originally posted by Pamlet
...and bales of hay we CALLED cows..

In our house, these are referred to as "Buffalo", to which my 10 year old replies "Tetonka".

 

[punkin712]

Never read a Trixie Belden book!

Which "thing" are you referring too!

The rabbit rabbit rabbit thing. When I was in high school, I was hooked on Trixie Belden mystery books (my generation's Nancy Drew) and that's where I got it from.

 

[thewishfire]

Whenever I'm in my car and I see a funeral procession going by I turn my car radio off.. Don't know why - but it just doesn't seem "right" to have music on as the mourners are passing by..

I do the same thing! I also do that going past weddings, but not because it doesn't seem "right", but because I don't want to be the reason someone's wedding video is ruined.

And yes, I moo at cows and used to hold my breath going under a bridge.

 

[DISUNC]

The rabbit rabbit rabbit thing. When I was in high school, I was hooked on Trixie Belden mystery books (my generation's Nancy Drew) and that's where I got it from.

OHHHHHHHHHHH! A old g/f told me this! Maybe she read the books.

 

[Poohbear123]

My Mom was from New Haven Ct. and she had a lot of weird things: Cemetary one, never heard of that, Railroad tracks was "Clickity Clack over the rail road tracks." If a Funeral procession went by, we crossed ourselves, why I don't know we are NOT Catholic. If you and someone else said the same word or phrase, at the SAME time, you had to hook pinky's and say: "What goes up the chimminy?" the other person would say "Smoke!" Than, you would wish something and say "May this wish never be broke!"......I will take the Red Straight Jacket please....