Superstitious Five

1. Are you superstitious? Not really, though sometimes I knock on wood or avoid walking beneath ladders — that latter seems like common sense, the former just stupid.

2. What extremes have you heard of someone going to in the name of superstition? Baseball players come to mind — wearing certain lucky wristbands and underwear and the like.

3. Believer or not, what's your favorite superstition? I think the idea of carrying a dead rodent's foot is pretty amusing.

4. Do you believe in luck? If yes, do you have a lucky number/article of clothing/ritual? Yes but I am not sure why. I used to be extremely lucky — I would win everything: raffles, contests, etc. My mom would use only my name because I always won. Lucky number 8 — why should 7 get all the fun?

5. Do you believe in astrology? Why or why not? Nope, may the heavens rain fire upon me.

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