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The “Idiots” Corner by “Billy Bob Smith” For years, I have wondered about superstitions and their reality or potential. You are not going to believe some of the following, and this is just a very small sample of the thousands of stupid supersti- tions people live their life by. Guilty? BEE - If a bee enters your home, it's a sign you will soon have a visitor. If you kill the bee, you will have bad luck, or the visitor will be unpleasant. A swarm of bees settling on a roof is an omen the house will burn down. BELL - The sound of bells drives away demons because they're afraid of the loud noise. When a bell rings, a new angel has received his wings. BIRD - A bird in the house is a sign of a death. If a robin flies into a room through a window, death will shortly follow. BROOM - Do not lean a broom against a bed. The evil spirits in the broom will cast a spell on the bed. If you sweep trash out the door after dark, it will bring a stranger to visit. If someone is sweeping the floor and sweeps over your feet, you'll never get married. Never take a broom along when you move. Throw it out and buy a new one. COIN - It's bad luck to pick up a coin if it's tails side up. Good luck comes if it's heads up. COMB - To drop a comb while you are combing your hair is a sign of a coming disappointment. DOOR - It's bad luck to leave a house through a different door than the one used to come into it. FISH - A fish should always be eaten from the head toward the tail. FRIDAY - A bed changed on Friday will bring bad dreams. Any ship that sails on Friday will have bad luck. You should never start a trip on Friday or you will meet misfortune. Never start to make a garment on Friday unless you can finish it the same day. FRIDAY THE 13TH - how is fear of the number thirteen demonstrated? More than 80 percent of high-rises lack a 13th floor. Many airports skip the 13th gate. Airplanes have no 13th aisle. Hospitals and hotels regularly have no room number 13. Italians omit the number 13 from their national lottery. On streets in Florence, Italy, the house between number 12 and 14 is addressed as 12½. Many cities do not have a 13th Street or a 13th Avenue In France, socialites known as the quatorziens (fourteeners) once made themselves available as 14th guests to keep a dinner party from an unlucky fate. Many triskaidekaphobes, as those who fear the unlucky integer are known, point to the ill-fated mis- sion to the moon, Apollo 13. If you have 13 letters in your name, you will have the devil's luck. Jack the Ripper, Charles Manson, Jeffrey Dahmer, Theodore Bundy, and Albert De Salvo all have 13 let- ters in their names. HAIR - Pulling out a gray or white hair will cause 10 more to grow in its place. HAND - If the palm of your right hand itches it means you will soon be getting money. If the palm of your left hand itches it means you will soon be paying out money. Billy Bob Contact him via e-mail to michele@ worldwidedrillingresource.com 55 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® APRIL 2017