AIBU to still do this as an adult? (light hearted)

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As a child if I had a soft boiled egg my DF told me to break the bottom of the shell when I'd finished it because otherwise "witches used the shell to row out to sea and wreck ships"! Obviously he wasn't being serious but AIBU that now decades later I STILL break the bottom every time? Am I the only one who does childish things as an adult?

I have never heard of this! I would probably still be doing it though, more of a tradition by now I imagine!

hell yes...you must do this,
I do it too, for fear of the EggWitches. And I make the children do it. they are all grown up now

Oftlog another one. DH does this. Every time. And is teaching the children to

My dad says the same thing but I've never heard anyone else say it.

I crush my eggshells out of habit 😁

@LaurieSchafferIsAllBitterNow how lovely that someone else does this! My DF was at sea for several years so I always took this very seriously.
Favourite one was a friend, his Gran said if you sneezed and some one said bless you, don't say thank you because it killed a fairy.

I've never heard that before but it's really sweet. I would do it too if I liked eggs.

I still sleep with my special blanket under my pillow. I am 48.

Blankets are always good friends, you know where you stand with a blanket

Exactly! My blanket has seen me through some tough times
Your username is ace OP, I want to be your friend please!

My Dad told me the same think and I too still break the shell. Are you from Yorkshire OP?

Ruby, that's very sweet of you, us blanket fans have to stick together

Yes I still do this - 'to let the witches out'. Now I've passed it onto my son 🙄

Nope. But I do salute magpies. I am otherwise a very rational sceptical sort of person so not sure why this one stuck.

Y'all are cray cray

@NoCherryNoDeal, who told you to say that- was it the witches?

Never heard of that one. But always thank you after bless you so not to kill a fairy. And salt over the left shoulder if you spill it to keep the devil away.

Oh god.

DS and I have soft boiled eggs and dippy soldiers every week and I've NEVER done this.
I am so sorry for making so many witch boats! Hope they haven't been too much of a nuisance!

@Ghoul, no I'm from the SE so maybe it's a sailor thing rather than regional.@Biancadelrioisback, I don't know what to say to you, all the mayhem you and your DS must have caused-when the RNLI come knocking on your door you'll be sorry

Someone on radio 1 was saying they did the other day! Definitely not alone

I salute magpies, unless I see a pair, then it's fine.

It's daft really and I am not superstitious at all (walk under ladders, wouldn't mind living at number 13). I think it's bc my dad did it.

It's bad luck to be superstitious...

I've always done this and not from a seafaring family so no idea where the tradition has come from!! Got to keep on top of those darn witches though.

I can't be the only one watching Richard Osman's House Of Games when one of the prizes is a pair of espadrilles thinking 'SHOES ON THE TABLE! SHOES ON THE TABLE!'

Not heard of the witch thing but we always turned it over and drew a face on it and then had fun marmalizing it with a spoon.

Salt over the shoulder if you spill some and even if you don't

My mum used to tell me this when I was a child & I still do it, I make my kids do it also 😂