They include people saying the "Q" word... you know, the one that means there isn't a whole lot of noise, and any variations of that word, as well as my special cursed shoes. Photographer Jeff Melton will attest to their power, as will former photographer John Derrick.
When I was the Sunday reporter, I'd wear the shoes occasionally on Sunday afternoons before heading to work. Eight times out of ten (or so it seemed), there'd be a fatal wreck, a shooting, or a house fire either waiting for me when
I got in or it'd happen shortly after I arrived.And heaven forbid if anyone would say the "Q" word on the same day.
That's a combo that spells disaster for some hapless Cleveland County soul.
At any rate, I try not to wear the shoes too much... the obits clerk doesn't like it...
Here's a picture of the cursed shoes, taken by former photographer John Derrick.
All this reminds me of a Stevie Wonder song - "Superstitious."
Do you have any weird superstitions that may (or may not) be rational? If so, either share them in the comments section or add to the superstitions post on the message board.
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2 comments:
Emily,
Very cool blog.
As for my superstitions, I have to wear some variation of blue and gold on Saturdays of WVU football games.
Lol...those shoes look evil!
I am a Christian, but I do believe there are other realms out there that we cannot see into, but maybe one of our senses can feel certain things. I think animals have at least one extra sense. Some examples would be how so many animals knew there was going to be a "wipe out" and they left and survived the Tsunami. There are hundreds of similar examples. One recent one would be the cat who has curled up with 25 nursing home residents, who all died within the next 4 hours. How did the cat know?
Although Satan does not have power over God, he has power and it is present in our world. There is unseen energy that we create with our thoughts. Once something tragic happened when you were wearing those shoes, your negative thoughts formed an energy that was present when you wore them again. This is not to say that your thoughts had anything whatsoever to do with the things that happened...it was probably the "Q" word. Lol...just kidding! It is interesting to talk about, though. There are so many things mankind just cannot explain.
Btw, I miss John!
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