OK, let me explain.
Magpies are a sort of black and white crow.

The superstition is that if you see one magpie it'll bring you sorrow, but if you see a pair you'll be happy.

Thing is, they're such antisocial birds that you generally only ever see them on their own.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Thu 8 Oct 2009, 20:24, 2 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

how incredibly shit

( Lisette von Falcon, Thu 8 Oct 2009, 20:27, Reply)

Yes, it may appear so.
And probably is.

But it's my very own shit and if I want to worry about it I will.

Thanks.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Thu 8 Oct 2009, 20:37, Reply)

I'm not saying it's shit to worry about it
but I imagine if you see them often you're worried a lot
maybe thats the whole meaning of it anyway, get you depressed because you think there will be something bad happening
( Lisette von Falcon, Thu 8 Oct 2009, 20:57, Reply)

Perhaps I ought to explain...
That it's not deep seated worry.

It's more a "Oops there's a Magpie. What's going to befall me, eh? Tee hee hee" sort of thing.

Magpies are a very common bird in this country. If I had a panic attack every time I saw one I'd be confined to bed by now.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Thu 8 Oct 2009, 21:06, Reply)

correlation cannot imply cause and effect
silly old wives
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