Kiff - Plinky Answers

Not really except for one.

2013-03-13T06:34:39-05:00

Plinky asked Superstitions: Do you have any? Or do you think they’re silly?

I am not really a superstitious person, I generally think some superstitions are born out of good safety practices for example "it is bad luck to walk under a ladder" well of course it is there is every chance that something might drop on your head. Or don't step on the crack or the bears will get you, this was to stop young children tripping over. (*My brother has a great story about this but maybe for another time*)

The only superstition I follow is bowing to magpies and it is so ingrained in my it is almost and impulse action if I see one magpie to look for a second if there is not on bow my head.

I remember once I was on a summer job working to support young people with learning disabilities and we were traveling in a minibus to an activity in the afternoon.
The were 4 adults, all staff, sat in the bus and we passed a single magpie on a gate three of the four people all did something
• I bowed my head
• one person saluted the magpie
• and one person said "good morning Mr Magpie how nice to see you"
the fourth person in our group look perplex at us all and said "what just happened?"
We all explained that one magpie was bad luck and our various grannies, it always seems to be grannies, had told us that to avoid the bad luck you should - bow your head etc.
This person a) have never heard this and b) was rather superstitious so said was quizzing us at to which one they should do we jokingly said well all of them I guess to be safe.

I was working again later in the summer with that same person a week or so later and we surprisingly enough saw another magpie and she bow her head, saluted, turned around twice and said "Good Morning Mr Magpie how nice to see you"

It was my turn to be perplexed? What are you doing she explained that after talking to use she was with another couple of people and they had said there was also the turn around twice so now she had to do them all. I suggested it might be taking it a bit far and maybe they should ask their granny for the solution.

It seem odd how superstitions can take over our lives and cause chaos, taking my bowing I instinctively bow when I see one magpie does not matter if I am driving, which thinking about it could be quite dangerous.

How about you Reader do you have any superstitions and how do that manifest themselves.

What were you doing in 1967?

2013-03-12T06:29:20-05:00

Plinky asked "Dig through your couch cushions, your purse, or the floor of your car and look at the year printed on the first coin you find. What were you doing that year?"

I found a penny from 1967 - I was not doing anything really, I guess you could say I was -9. I think my parents may have met but I am fairly sure I was not event a thought in their minds at that time.

However despite my lack of living there way quite a bit happening that I missed that year.

The year started on a Sunday and on the 1st January Canada began a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of the British North America Act, 1867.

The Vietnam war which started on 1 November 1955 and ran till the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975 was happening.

While in Australia Ronald Ryan became the last man hanged, for murdering a guard while escaping from prison in December 1965.

The first North Sea gas was pumped ashore at Easington, East Riding of Yorkshire. Given that I now work in Project Management in an Oil & Gas business this is quite interesting to me anyway.

Puppet On A String by Sandie Shaw won the Eurovision Song Contest 1967 for United Kingdom - one of the few time the UK won the contest.

The British Parliament decriminalises homosexuality -

The town of Winneconne, Wisconsin, announces secession from the United States because it is not included in the official maps and declares war. Secession is repealed the next day.

Wonderful Radio London shuts down at 3:00 PM in anticipation of the Marine Broadcasting Offences Act. Many fans greet the staff upon their return to London that evening with placards reading "Freedom died with Radio London." Radio Caroline defies the Act and continues broadcasting.

Walt Disney's 19th full-length animated feature The Jungle Book, the last animated film personally supervised by Disney, is released and becomes an enormous box-office and critical success. On a double bill with the film is the (now) much less well-known true-life adventure, Charlie the Lonesome Cougar.

The UK pound was devalued from 1 GBP = 2.80 USD to 1 GBP = 2.40 USD. that was not all that bad given the rate is now 1GBP = 1.5 USD.

And the Summer of Love what held in San Francisco.

Sounds like it was a jam packed year hope eveyone who was living enjoyed it.

TTFN
K

My Most Treasured Possession

2012-03-11T03:26:14-05:00

Blueteds adventures

My most treasures possession is a blue teddy call, surprisingly blueted. He has been. Part of my life for over 35 years and has traveled all over the world with me.
According to my parents I have had many an air hostess chase after me cause I left him on a plane.

He has attended a World Scout Jambore, worked on a Boy Scout camp as part of the international camp staff programme and walked to 12,000ft in the Pyrneese.

He even now has his on twitter @kiffsblueted

My Opinion of Reality TV

2012-03-08T12:02:54-05:00

Changing My Hair Color

2012-03-08T10:24:35-05:00

Totally, I have done on a number of occasions, been blond twice and Red once.