I was driving to work, and a black cat ran across the road ( i was driving on country backroads) and i have a suv and couldnt get out of the way and i hit the poor little guy... Now i have a road trip and people are telling i cant go because now im unlucky. BTW i feel horribly sad.
2007-07-13 03:05:51 · 22 answers · asked by sarcasticlytempered 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
it would have been worse if you missed.........
2007-07-13 03:07:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
What's all this talk of black being bad or 13 being anything other than the total number of full, and new moons each year. Your body has 13 major joints. Your two wrist, two elbows, two shoulders,two hips, two knees,two ankles, and then the topper, the place that your skull sits on top of your spine. Count them that is 13 so maybe you are the bad omen, or I am the bad omen, or we all are the bad omen we are walking 13's. The navy's definition of luck is when opportunity meets preparation. So somewhere between I control my own destiny, and I go whichever way the wind blows is what our luck is made of. The general definition for karma is, the result of that which is previously done. So witches just hang out with black cats because they are coool!?
2007-07-13 03:34:01 · answer #2 · answered by jahizreal 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the black cat's name was Darnell and he was from Chicago and he was crossing from the library, with 3 of his kids and wife and they were in the cross walk, and they had the light, and you hit them dead center, without no attempt to stop 9 ie noe skid marks), I would say that was unlucky and you could be looking at some serious litigation and jail time.
but if the black cat was a kitten or an adult cat, i'd say feel sorry for the poor Bas**rd, try to give him a civil, decent buriul, get back in your car, try to burn some serious rubber as a salute to your furry but dead friend. And let it go!
Friday the 13th was unlucky FOR HIM, not YOU!
He's DEAD and Your not!!
Sounds PRETTY LUCKY for YOU......
Have a good day!!!!
Telll how the trip went....
2007-07-13 03:13:31 · answer #3 · answered by Market Magician 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is pure superstition, to be honest. Many believe Friday the 13th to be ominous for different reasons, mostly exacting itself in history back to ancient times when the Catholic church rounded up the Knights Templar's and arrested Them for heresy, as well as the belief of "Black Fridays," which is where the black cat theory comes from, from my understanding. (As far as the mirror, that comes from witchcraft, as they'd break a mirror to break the spirit; salt, to kill a demon; ladders were believed to separate one from their significant other when you walked under it.) So, to get back to point, the fact the black cat crossed your path is mere coincidence, really, that it happened on a Friday the 13th. It is unfortunate that you hit the poor kitty, but, as you said, you couldn't get out of the way. At the least, notify animal control so they can get the cat out of the road and get medical attention if it need(s/ed) it, if you hadn't already done so, and go on with your trip. You'll be fine. For further clarification of things, check out the fear of Friday the 13ths question in yahoo questions ;).
2007-07-13 03:29:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't sweat it... IF YOU be live in it, then your mind will likely play tricks on you. If YOU don't believe in it, don't worry @ all. I drive on all the time when a black cat crosses my path.
PS -- I won tickets this morning on my way to work. Could you convince me NOW that Friday the 13th is so unlucky?!?!?!?!?!
2007-07-13 03:10:07 · answer #5 · answered by *Fickle Pickle* 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok. the only bad thing is that u hit a cat. would u think its bad luck if it was just a brown cat or something? and the friday the 13th thing, i dont think that will hurt u at all. thats my dads birthday... he seems to be fine so far!
2007-07-13 03:09:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Friday the 13th is just another day. And a black cat is just that, a black cat.
2007-07-13 03:09:01 · answer #7 · answered by I ♥ old VW's 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, not unless it happened underneath a ladder and when you hit him you knocked over a salt shaker in your SUV that fell onto a mirror and cracked it. THEN that would qualify as a bad omen.
2007-07-13 03:13:57 · answer #8 · answered by theCATALYST 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT OMENS ABOUT HITTING A BLACK CAT ON THE 13TH FOR YOU. BUT IT IS A BAD DAY FOR THE POOR CAT. I WOULDN'T CHANGE MY TRIP PLANS.
2007-07-13 04:08:01 · answer #9 · answered by pamela s 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well you collided with the cat so i dont think that is unlucky but you shouldnt think about it and everything that bad happens is not because of the car smash its because you believe that it is
2007-07-13 03:10:36 · answer #10 · answered by xxlive.laughxx 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Quote - Jeff Beck "If it wasn't for bad luck I'd have no luck at all".
Just sorry about the cat - for absolution go to SPCA and offer your services for three weeks.
2007-07-13 03:14:43 · answer #11 · answered by Rooikat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋