Penny for your Thoughts

Thursday, May 05, 2005 | comments (2)
If it's good luck to pick up a penny when you find one, does that mean it's bad luck if you don't pick it up? Yesterday I walked right by a penny on the sidewalk and didn't even think twice about. I saw it lying there near a 'Golden Triangle' trashcan and I just didn't feel like stopping to pick it up. Then, this afternoon, I saw two pennies lying on the floor of the elevator. Again, I just let them lie. Why not pick them up? I glanced at them. Twice. But I did not pick them up. Could it be I'm thumbing my nose at good luck? Could it be that I'm tempting ill fortune? Could these, in fact, be pennies from heaven?

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i've always heard that they have to be heads up for good luck. tails up is pure evil.

Posted by j on May 08, 2005 at 3:27:35 PM
Ahh. This is good to know!

Posted by Rothko on May 09, 2005 at 1:35:19 AM
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