Dropping A Knife On The Floor

A man will visit if you drop a knife a woman if it s a fork or a child if its a spoon.

Dropping a knife on the floor.

Sometimes dropping a fork is said to presage a visit by a gentleman while dropping a spoon suggests a woman is going to come calling. One version of the superstition holds that dropping a fork means a lady will merely pay a visit while dropping a spoon means you can expect a kiss. Maybe its true someone else should pick it up if it s a knife. If my mum dropped a knife on the floor it stayed there until someone walked in and then she would ask him or her to pick it up for her.

I think they will be unexpected visitors. Drop many pieces of silverware and a family is coming. In another superstition a dropped knife is a bad sign. Bad things will happen if a knife falls and sticks into the floor.

In iceland it is believed that when a knife is dropped by someone while cleaning fish and the knife lands pointing in the direction of the sea the fisherman will get a good haul the next time he goes fishing. If the knife falls and points towards land the fisherman. Another reads that if you drop a fork a man. A dropped knife means a man will visit.

Don t buy a yellow lighter. A dropped knife that sticks into the ground is a good sign. Good luck will come from the direction in which the knife is leaning. Also if you sweep a person s foot while sweeping the floor they re going to jail.

If you drop a knife a man is coming to visit while a fork means a woman and a spoon a child. I later studied superstition and found that it was a sensible request and probably came from the days of duelling. That s what my mom always said way back when. Dropping silverware means company is coming.

At other times a knife is involved or the visitor is a child. Do not leave crossed knives on the counter top or there will be an argument.