Wishbones

While on the subject of food, do people still pull the wishbones when eating a chicken and make a wish ?. I remember doing this when young but I cannot remember whether any of the wishes ever cane true. Perhaps this is yet another old custom that has died the death in our ever changing world. many of the old superstitions still linger on however. My late wife had a lifetime aversion to friday the thirteenth and had a whole host of other superstitions including the dangers of spilling salt and not putting shoes on a table. The continuing power of superstion is easily measured by a simple test.

Put up a ladder on a pavement and note how many people will risk death by walking on the road to avoid passing under it.