Blow or spit on the cards, preferably when nobody is looking. (Be sure to wipe off the excess spit, so nobody knows you've fouled them.) Wear an article of dirty clothing when you play poker. The dirt helps keep evil at bay. Stick a pin in your lapel, or in a friend's lapel. There's one lucky card in each deck. If you can figure out which one it is, touch it with your index finger before the game begins. If you're sitting at a wooden table, choose a seat that lets you lay your cards with the grain, not against it. When you're on a losing streak, tilt your chair on its forelegs and twist it three times. It works best if your twist following the path of the sun. If that doesn't work, turn your chair around so that the back faces the table and sit astride it, facing the seat back. If you're still losing, try sitting on a handkerchief, or walk clockwise around the table three times. If that doesn't work, switch to a new deck or take up dominoes. If you see a hunchback on the way to the game, it's good luck. Don't touch the hump--just seeing a hunchback is all it takes. Don't sing or whistle during the game. It unlucky, not to mention annoying. Don't pick up your cards until all the cards have been dealt, and when you do, pick them up with your right hand. Never let someone hover over you or look at your cards, unless that person never plays cards. If they don't, they'll actually bring your luck. These peole are called mascots. Don't sit cross-legged. You'll literally cross out your luck. Never play in a room with a dog in it. Never let someone place their foot on the rung of your chair. If you want to give someone else bad luck, place your foot on their chair. Never play cards with a cross-eyed person. (This superstition dates back to the days when people thought cross-eyed players could see the cards of people sitting next to them.) Never gamble in a room with a member of the opposite sex, unless that person is playing too. Never play cards on a bare table. (Bring a felt tablecloth with you, preferably green, just in case. Don't borrow or lend money during a card game. If you're dealt a steady succession of black cards, someone in your family will die soon. Pilots, coal miners, soldiers, fishermen, and sailors should never carry playing cards on their persons. If you do and bad luck occurs, such as a storm or an enemy attack, throw the cards as far away from you as you can. The four of clubs is the devil's bedstead. Discard it unless you absolutely need it. If you're dealt the four of clubs in the first hand, throw down your cards and leave the game--you'll have nothing but bad luck. Dropping any card on the floor is bad luck, but dropping a black ace is the worst of all. If you do, leave the game immediately. Nobody recovers from luck that bad.You say you have a rabbits foot in your pocket, well, I hate to be the one that tells you this but chances are you are carrying around the wrong foot. If your foot is not the left hind foot of a rabbit killed at the full moon by a cross-eyed person then it is worthless, get that dirty thing out of your pants. -- Edited by ohbhave on Wednesday 30th of September 2009 01:30:49 PM
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