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Bringing a pet (dog, cat...) on a theatrical stage set or film set or photoshoot is considered to bring bad luck to any production. “A pet on set is bad luck”. Some words and phrases are used during pre-stage warm-up sessions by actors. One of these is the Western Shoshone term "poo-wa-bah" (possibly meaning "doctor-water").
There are many theories as to the origin of Toi toi toi as an idiom. In folklore it was used to ward off a spell or hex, often accompanied by knocking on wood or spitting. One origin theory sees "toi toi toi" as the onomatopoeic rendition of spitting three times, a common practice in many parts of the world to ward off evil spirits.
It follows a casino "cooler" whose mere presence at the gambling tables usually results in a streak of bad luck for the other players. The Cooler had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 17, 2003, and was released in limited theaters in the United States by Lions Gate Films on November 26, 2003.
Chelsea Handler is looking back on a time when Jane Fonda taught her an important lesson. In her upcoming book I’ll Have What She’s Having, the comedian and writer, 49, recalls an embarrassing ...
SPOILER ALERT:If you haven't seen the first six episodes of Love Is Blind season 6, proceed with caution. The women of Love Is Blind season 6 are sticking together after the first six episodes of ...
Three on a match (also known as third on a match or unlucky third light) is a purported superstition among soldiers during the Crimean War to World War II.The superstition goes that if three soldiers lit their cigarettes from the same match, one of the three would be killed or that the man who was third on the match would be shot.
The expression "Curse of Scotland" is sometimes used simply to refer to an occasion of bad luck at cards and can also refer generally to unwanted situations in Scotland, such as swarms of midges. [20] There is a theatrical superstition, sometimes called the Scottish curse, that speaking the name Macbeth in the theatre
Everything you need to know as Chelsea host Fulham in a Premier League derby