Another reads that if you drop a fork a man.
Dropping a knife on the floor.
Good luck will come from the direction in which the knife is leaning.
Bad things will happen if a knife falls and sticks into the floor.
When you drop a knife it means you ll have a fight a knife a fight.
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.
Drop many pieces of silverware and a family is coming.
I think they will be unexpected visitors.
Do not leave crossed knives on the counter top or there will be an argument.
Also if you sweep a person s foot while sweeping the floor they re going to jail.
I later studied superstition and found that it was a sensible request and probably came from the days of duelling.
In another superstition a dropped knife is a bad sign.
A dropped knife that sticks into the ground is a good sign.
At other times a knife is involved or the visitor is a child.
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.
A dropped knife means a man will visit.
I heard that if you drop a knife on the floor it is unlucky if you pick it up yourself but okay if someone picks it up for you.
If the knife falls and points towards land the fisherman.
A man will visit if you drop a knife a woman if it s a fork or a child if its a spoon.
Don t buy a yellow lighter.
If you dropped your sword then lost concentration trying to retrieve it your opponent had the.
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.
That s what my mom always said way back when.
Maybe its true someone else should pick it up if it s a knife.