gattino
Justified & Ancient
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Magpies are bad luck. See one and you must salute or spit or both and say Mornin' Captain! (Even if its afternoon?)
Ok.
Here's where I come unstuck:
1 for sorrow, 2 for joy, 3 for a girl, for a boy...etc,
When I see two magpies my brain implodes. If I do the magic ritual that dispels the bad luck am I cancelling out one magpie and leaving one, with its attendant sorrow?? And if I say it twice am I cancelling them both out and missing out on the joy I might otherwise have had if I'd kept my superstitious mouth shut?
These birds should come with a manual (as many a northern man has said in his time.)
Ok.
Here's where I come unstuck:
1 for sorrow, 2 for joy, 3 for a girl, for a boy...etc,
When I see two magpies my brain implodes. If I do the magic ritual that dispels the bad luck am I cancelling out one magpie and leaving one, with its attendant sorrow?? And if I say it twice am I cancelling them both out and missing out on the joy I might otherwise have had if I'd kept my superstitious mouth shut?
These birds should come with a manual (as many a northern man has said in his time.)
