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Aug 23, 2010 14:54




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sarahjanet August 25 2010, 21:22:43 UTC
I can't believe you find magpies exotic and charming. I LOATHE fucking magpies. They are the bane of our existence up here.

So, should you ever be looking for a visit to magpies, come here! Much easier to get to and we drive on the right.

I'm glad you had such a good trip! I really like those kinds of solo vacations but I don't take them very often. You are an inspiring example!

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piefessor August 29 2010, 00:06:45 UTC
Really? Well we don't have magpies, so I don't want to know why they are awful. I just found them charming! So definitely I will come visit you just for the magpies.

Ha! Says the girl who lived in Berkeley all by herself... you had a solo adventure too, lady! We both had awesome 2010s.:)

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honeypickle August 31 2010, 11:47:18 UTC
Do you know the rhyme we have in the UK about magpies? What will happen to you in the future is determined by how many magpies you spot together in one place:

"One for sorrow, Two for joy, Three for a girl and Four for a boy.
Five for silver, Six for gold, Seven for a secret, never to be told"

One is hugely unlucky, and to ward off the "sorrow", if you spot a solo magpie, you must salute it and say "Good morning Mr magpie, how are your wife and family?".

I can end up saluting a single magpie many times a day!!!!

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piefessor August 31 2010, 21:47:33 UTC
All I saw were solo magpies! Well I'm glad it didn't mean I'd have bad luck on my trip. I bet they were special good luck solo magpies.

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honeypickle September 1 2010, 11:57:42 UTC
If you spot a single magpie, then soon after spot another single magpie, the bad luck gets cancelled out!
This must have happened over and over to you on your trip, resulting in a huge great ball of good luck, happiness and joy heading your way!

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piefessor September 7 2010, 23:32:55 UTC
I like this theory! I'm going with it!!

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