Crisp Packet Superstition

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[RHYMEMAIDEN1]

Actually, persons who open crisps the wrong way are mentioned in "the Mikado" I think. I can't recall the punishment; something with melted lead or boiling oil I should think.

[Darwinsgift]

As if talking in a Japanese accent and singing Three little Maids was not punishment enough!! :)

[AliBongo13]

Fab video Steve :D

see, I wasn't bored of it actually.

Have a good weekend :)

Alice x

[Darwinsgift]

Thanks Alice, you're a star!

x

[O2BSoLucky]

I often say 'touch wood' then tap my head at work with people that I have already built up a rapport. But I use it in conversations to imply 'I hope what I just said/what you just asked will happen, but I don't really have a say in it happening' sort of thing. There are times and places when a bit of humour helps. When a simple 'I hope' will seem too negative.

I don't believe in luck. Though I do choose to believe one day I will win first div lotto.

We all have our delusions ;-)

[Darwinsgift]

Have you ever wondered why those who win the Lotto are not always the most religious? LOL :)

[way2jaded1]

personaly I think that it would take about 7 years for the servant to pay back the owner of the mirror for breaking it.

[bigboy45454545]

That's right, it's all superstitious thinking.

However when superstitions take over, this becomes Schizotypal personality disorder.

Google that, and have a look. The Wiki one isn't a good explanation, or punch it into Youtube here.

A case can be made, when reason is pushed aside for foolish beliefs, that this becomes mental illness.

Evangelical Creationism comes to mind.

But there's more of course.

[ginganz13]

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My other channel - more interesting to you perhaps is the NZARH - let me know what you think

[AntiChristAntiFail]

Still watching video, as i always do, but now at 6:45 I have developed a need to say somethin. Well 2 somethins, first, I thought I'd ass an amusing thing to the horseshoe part. In America It's also said to set a cowboy hat down upside down, or the "luck will spill out"

but also, since you've made off-hand "in america its this instead of this" comments, I'd add that in america we say "knock on" wood, instead of touch.

Though of course it's the same silly nonsense.

[opalfruits86]

At school we used to say that if you opened a crisp packet upside down it made it rain! Silly childhood nonsense, but I think it's intriguing to find out where these sayings came from.

Great video as always :D

[kalsolarUK]

Its much more unlucky to open them in a space shuttle...ask Homer Simpson.

[RHYMEMAIDEN1]

Ah, I fear I look and identify more with Katisha these days.

[TheTempusFugitive]

That is the intrinsic problem with little & seemingly harmless superstitions. They can lead to ideas that boarder on caveats, which end up ruling ones life.

Very pleasant video though :)

-TTF