THE MYTH
"Bird droppings on your shoulder bring good luck."
THE REALITY
Having animals defecate on you sounds more like "I'm having a bad day" than good luck.
"How's your day?"
"Oh, really good! A bird crapped on my head, I have dog shit stuck to my shoe and if I could just get a squirrel to pee on my leg I might buy a lottery ticket!"
It boggles the mind to wonder how bad the life of the person who made this up must have been when a bird pooping on him was the upside of his day.
Even for me this wouldn't be the best part of my day, not the worst either, but not the best.
15 comments:
Optimism is all well and good (albeit highly over-rated at times), but sheesh, whoever said that might consider taking up dead blogging. Like me.:-)
The ability to rationalize is what makes human beings unique.
All birds can do is poop, sing and fly.
That being said, I think a bird made up this saying.
I think that sorta thing is only good luck when you're trying to be as alone as possible.. 'cause the smell has gotta be a little on the nastified side.
But let me know when you get that squirrel to pee on your shoe.. 'cause that's gonna take some talent. :)
CY-I'm usually pretty optimistic that I'll fail.
HDM-"All birds can do is poop, sing and fly."
Sounds like my brother-in-law.
Trish- Talent?? Have you forgotten who you're talking to??
Glad to see you back :) My DH swears that bird poop was his good luck charm down in Las Vegas a couple of years ago. He came ahead quite a bit that day wearing the offending shirt. I stuffed it in the dirty laundry bag and he still came ahead the next day so maybe the effects of bird poop is long lasting? OTOH he likely has a horse shoe where the sun doesn't shine as he is the luckiest person I know when it comes to cards and casinos.
You're right.. I'm sorry, your Greatness. Please forgive me. :)
Damn, those birds have it so good. I can't sing for shit.
For a bird, the whold world is a toilet. A seagull pooped on my husband's face last Sunday while we were on vacation in Santa Cruz, and he freaked out, deciding that he was going to die of "bird shit poisoning." Of course, as soon as he heard what he'd said, he joined me in my hilarious laughter. :D
Birds, dogs, squirrels. Not hardly. Now a camel! That would be lucky. Or a whale! That would be difficult so it has to be lucky.
Whoever made it up obviously never walked on a beach and got plastered by seagulls!
I always thought that bird crap was good luck because at least it wasn't a flying cow.
Okay okay. I confess. I stole it. And I’m here to turn myself in.
I did get the presidunce to comment on it though. And the vice-fuzzident.
Darling... come back...
I suspect you have died. I hope it isn't so. I miss you. Well, I wouldn't know you if I passed you on the street, but I miss READING you...
Dude.. you are much mythed.. come back! :)
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