tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post6808700973149902377..comments2024-03-25T05:17:05.202-05:00Comments on Writing In The Crosshairs: SUPERSTITIONS OF NEW YEAR'S EVERoland D. Yeomanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-18417974905555786532017-12-30T21:27:49.446-06:002017-12-30T21:27:49.446-06:00I got into too much trouble sober without risking ...I got into too much trouble sober without risking getting drunk! I was the popular designated driver. :-)<br /><br />Ah, I'm one of those benighted fools who knocks on his head when saying that phrase.<br /><br />Odd questions occur to me, and Google helps me discover the answers to them -- so I thought I would share. Glad you liked the answers.<br /><br />New Year's weekend and day will see me responding to the blood needs caused by those who drunkingly think auto accidents only happen to the other guys! Ouch!Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-36531753376079474322017-12-30T10:58:47.627-06:002017-12-30T10:58:47.627-06:00Wow, that was enlightening. I'd never heard an...Wow, that was enlightening. I'd never heard any of those superstitions! Then again, I never cared much for January 1st being a holiday, and it's been many years since I treated the night before as being a good excuse to get drunk.<br /><br />By the way, I've heard the expression "knock on wood", of course, but except for the occasional joker who knocks on his own head when he says it -- and I've seen several over the years -- I've never known anyone who actually did it.<br /><br />Hope your New Year's Eve is trouble-free, and your New Year's Day is restful.The Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.com