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The Good Luck Book

By Stefan Bechtel and Laurence R. Stains
384 pages
Paperback
ISBN: 0761105417
ISBN13: 9780761105411
$8.95(US)

 

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Common Antidotes for Bad Luck
  • If you get up on the left (wrong) side of the bed, put your right sock and shoe on first.

  • If you spill salt, throw some over your left shoulder. It will hit the Devil in the face.

  • If you pass someone on the stairs, cross your fingers.

  • If you break a mirror, wash the broken pieces in a south-running river.

  • If you're walking with others in a row, and a passerby or tree or any large object separates you, say "bread and butter" and cross your fingers. Or make a cross on the sidewalk with your foot.

  • If you stumble, especially at the entrance to a home or upon embarking on a trip, go back and pass once more without tripping.