Post by EightleggedPixie on Mar 19, 2005 12:07:52 GMT -5
This was an email gem. Thought I would share.
A black and white cat crossing your path means good luck.
A cat cleaning its face in front of the door is a sign of company.
A cat draws lightning.
A cat eating grass is a sign of bad luck.
A cat eats grass for medicine.
A cat following you home indicates good luck.
A cat has nine lives.
A cat will suck the breath of a sleeping person and cause his death.
A white cat coming to your house will bring you good luck, providing it remains.
A white cat met late at night will bring you good luck.
After a cat washes its face, if it turns to the east, someone is coming from the east to call on you.
An accident will occur before you get to your destination, if a black cat runs across your path.
Any kind of cat that cross your path will cause bad luck, but you can avert this by walking backwards all the way to your destination without speaking.
Bad luck can be expected, if a cat follows you home.
Bad luck will come to the house in which a cat sneezes.
Bring a cat home blindfolded and immediately throw it into the middle of the bed and it will never leave.
Count nine to avoid bad luck, if a black cat crosses your path.
Dreaming of white cat means good luck.
Driving away a cat that has come voluntarily to your house will cause you bad luck.
If a black cat crosses the road, turn right around and walk backward until you get over the place where the cat passed.
If a black cat crosses your path, spit and rub your foot through it; then walk backwards five steps, and bad luck will not come to you.
If a black cat runs across your path and then retraces its steps in front of you, it is bringing good luck to you.
If a black cat runs in front of you, go home and sit for a half-hour before continuing your walk.
If a black cat runs less than four feet in front of your, you will not be unlucky.
If a cat is dreaming, pull a whisker out of its lip, sleep on it that night and you will dream what the cat was dreaming.
If a cat scratches you, you will be disappointed that day.
If a cat sits in a doorway and licks its face, a guest is coming.
If a ladder is leaning against a building and a black cat walks under it, the next person to climb that ladder will have bad luck.
If a stray cat comes to your house, you may look for good luck.
If a white cat comes to your house it is an indication of good luck.
If your cat is killed and you get another one, give it the same name and you will have good luck.
If you kick a cat, you will develop rheumatism in that leg.
It is bad luck to see a white cat at night.
It brings bad luck to step on a cat's tail.
It is said that you have a friendly disposition if a cat approaches you in a friendly manner.
It is very lucky to have a cat of three colors come to your house.
Letting a cat look into a mirror will cause you trouble.
Never let a cat see itself in a mirror, or it will run away.
Remove a two-inch piece from the tip of a black cat's tail and dry it, then keep this bit of tail in you left shoe for luck.
Sailors will have bad luck, if the fur of a cat blows the wrong way, but this misfortune can be counteracted by greasing the cat's paws.
The direction in which a cat's tail is pointing while it washes its face will be the quarter from which you may look for the arrival of guests.
When a black cat crosses your trail, look up to the sky and you may find some money before you get home that day or night.
When you see a one-eyed cat, spit on your thumb, stamp it in the palm of your hand, and make a wish. The wish will come true.
A black and white cat crossing your path means good luck.
A cat cleaning its face in front of the door is a sign of company.
A cat draws lightning.
A cat eating grass is a sign of bad luck.
A cat eats grass for medicine.
A cat following you home indicates good luck.
A cat has nine lives.
A cat will suck the breath of a sleeping person and cause his death.
A white cat coming to your house will bring you good luck, providing it remains.
A white cat met late at night will bring you good luck.
After a cat washes its face, if it turns to the east, someone is coming from the east to call on you.
An accident will occur before you get to your destination, if a black cat runs across your path.
Any kind of cat that cross your path will cause bad luck, but you can avert this by walking backwards all the way to your destination without speaking.
Bad luck can be expected, if a cat follows you home.
Bad luck will come to the house in which a cat sneezes.
Bring a cat home blindfolded and immediately throw it into the middle of the bed and it will never leave.
Count nine to avoid bad luck, if a black cat crosses your path.
Dreaming of white cat means good luck.
Driving away a cat that has come voluntarily to your house will cause you bad luck.
If a black cat crosses the road, turn right around and walk backward until you get over the place where the cat passed.
If a black cat crosses your path, spit and rub your foot through it; then walk backwards five steps, and bad luck will not come to you.
If a black cat runs across your path and then retraces its steps in front of you, it is bringing good luck to you.
If a black cat runs in front of you, go home and sit for a half-hour before continuing your walk.
If a black cat runs less than four feet in front of your, you will not be unlucky.
If a cat is dreaming, pull a whisker out of its lip, sleep on it that night and you will dream what the cat was dreaming.
If a cat scratches you, you will be disappointed that day.
If a cat sits in a doorway and licks its face, a guest is coming.
If a ladder is leaning against a building and a black cat walks under it, the next person to climb that ladder will have bad luck.
If a stray cat comes to your house, you may look for good luck.
If a white cat comes to your house it is an indication of good luck.
If your cat is killed and you get another one, give it the same name and you will have good luck.
If you kick a cat, you will develop rheumatism in that leg.
It is bad luck to see a white cat at night.
It brings bad luck to step on a cat's tail.
It is said that you have a friendly disposition if a cat approaches you in a friendly manner.
It is very lucky to have a cat of three colors come to your house.
Letting a cat look into a mirror will cause you trouble.
Never let a cat see itself in a mirror, or it will run away.
Remove a two-inch piece from the tip of a black cat's tail and dry it, then keep this bit of tail in you left shoe for luck.
Sailors will have bad luck, if the fur of a cat blows the wrong way, but this misfortune can be counteracted by greasing the cat's paws.
The direction in which a cat's tail is pointing while it washes its face will be the quarter from which you may look for the arrival of guests.
When a black cat crosses your trail, look up to the sky and you may find some money before you get home that day or night.
When you see a one-eyed cat, spit on your thumb, stamp it in the palm of your hand, and make a wish. The wish will come true.