Up here in Scotland-shire
we have the "death drop". The sound of water dripping said to signify a coming death. More likely to signify a tap needing a new washer or a leaky roof.

My Highland grannie was particularly superstitious and had one for every occasion. Or so it seemed, until she tripped over a black cat, slid under a ladder and finished up with her shoes on the table*

*may not be strictly true
(TheWeeWitch hasn't been here much recently .., Thu 3 Jul 2008, 18:07, Reply)