I have four rituals
1, My mum always told me to have a 'squeesy wee' before leaving anywhere when I was a kid, if I needed to go while out she would threaten to hold me over a drain, She passed away 3 years ago but would still offer the drain option even though I was 22 at the time. I still have to go before going out, even if I had just gone.
My boyfriend has now leant this habit and can't help peeing before going out.

2, The magpie rhyme, If you see one magpie before midday you have to nod and say "good morning Mr magpie" If there was more you counted then and said the rhyme;

one for sorrow
two for joy
three for a girl
four for a boy
five for silver
six for gold
seven for a secret never to be told.

3, When my sister and myself were little we were given the choice at chistmas: open our presents at midnight or wait until the morning. We would always pick the midnight option, so we would be woken up at 12 to open the presents.
Total genius on my mums part as she knew that we would be too tired to play with them then and would sleep in late in the morning meaning that she got a lie in.

4, Another leaving the house ritual, no matter where I am or who I'm with I ask them "do you have your phone, keys, wallet etc etc. I've even asked my tutors this when leaving their office after tutorial.


Length, long I know but it saves me posting 4 times
(Soaps Roller derbying your way since, Mon 24 Nov 2008, 19:40, 8 replies)

Maš zuby?
My grandparents have the same ritual when leaving. One time, the exchange was (in Czech):
'Have you got your keys? Have you got your tram ticket? Have you got your teeth?'
( flatfrog Staring vacantly into space, Mon 24 Nov 2008, 19:50, closed)

mluvis cesky?!
to je moc dobry.
( ascorbate, Mon 24 Nov 2008, 19:54, closed)

jenom trošicku
The hacek didn't work on the c..
( flatfrog Staring vacantly into space, Mon 24 Nov 2008, 20:12, closed)

My mother-in-law was right
Czech does does look like a bunch of retarded Polish children talking.
( Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Mon 24 Nov 2008, 20:20, closed)

but
polish sounds like czech spoken with a mouth full of bread.
( ascorbate, Mon 24 Nov 2008, 20:35, closed)

I couldn't get the haceks to work either
to je skoda.
( ascorbate, Mon 24 Nov 2008, 20:24, closed)

on leaving the house we say
"spectacles, testicles, wallet and watch" occasionally with the sign of the cross for visual aid
( seeballs Doo da da doo da da doo da da doo, da da doo da do, Mon 24 Nov 2008, 20:43, closed)

Midnight or morning?
Pah! When I was a nipper we could see what Father Christmas had put in our stockings as soon as we were awake, but couldn't touch the presents under the tree until we were back from church. :(
(Vice Admiral Sir Charles Cockbrush KCB MBE DSO, who is finding it increasingly difficult to log into b3ta.com wants to duck your aunt and kick your puppy, Tue 25 Nov 2008, 11:58, closed)