Transport and superstitions

[Happy82]

Seeing the thread about superstition over renaming boats and painting them green reminded me about Brittany Ferries refusing to carry rabbits

http://www.brittany-ferries.co.uk/help/pet_abroad/...

Apparently they're considered bad luck on French ships, and even the name should not be mentioned!

What other superstitions have you heard of which are a bit odd?

[db]

never mention rabbits on a ship, particularly wooden ones!
wherever rabbits are, apparently there are rats. rats gnaw wood.
which isn't a good thing

[eldar]

db said:

never mention rabbits on a ship, particularly wooden ones!
wherever rabbits are, apparently there are rats. rats gnaw wood.
which isn't a good thing

Do you get steel eating rats nowadays?

[db]

rats will chew anything, steel included.
but the superstition, which is kinda why this thread on superstitions exists, originated from rabbits and rats

[eldar]

db said:

rats will chew anything, steel included.
but the superstition, which is kinda why this thread on superstitions exists, originated from rabbits and rats

We used to burn alleged witches, as well. I feel that fluffy bunnies, pursued by flocks of steel-eating rodents it a little, err, historical. It needs updating. Chavs attracting metal nicking nomadic folk is more plausible in the 21st century

[maser_spyder]

Can't call a pig a pig on a ship, should be called 'swiney'.

And a stack of other odd ones like it!