White Rabbits

[Mooey89]

Help settle a very important debate with scientific data of an AIBU poll.

My colleague (hull) said that on the 1st month you say ‘white rabbit’ x 3 for good luck.
The rest of us (southern) had never heard it before.
So, have you heard it/do you say it, and if so, where in the country are you?

YANBU - Yes I say it, I’m northern
YABU - I say it and I’m southern

Thanks 😂

I'm southern and have always said white rabbits on the first day of a new month.

Only once though - never heard about having to say it 3 times

I've just said it but only once. Never heard of the punch pinch thing, I'm scottish

I've heard of it, but it has to be first thing and you are supposed to turn round as well.

You say: a pinch and a punch for the first of the month (and you actually pinch and punch the other person.

Then you say: white rabbits, once.

That gives you immunity from the reply, which is: a slap and a kick for being too quick.

(and I'm from London)

“White Rabbits”. to stop someone pinching and punching for the first of the month.
But if they got it in first then “ A punch and a kick for being so quick”

Forces brat so lived all over the place !

I'm northern and my mum says this x3 every month. I don't know anyone else who says it though!
She also has a stupid rhyme that she has to say every time she sees a magpie. Again, no one else I know does this.

@TomPinch
Cross posts. Ah my dad was from London !

Did it as a child in the SE - I think at infant school it was a “thing”.

Had forgotten about it completely until I read this!

From Buckinghamshire and have never heard this before at all. I have heard of pinch punch though, we did it as kids.

I do it, and I'm from the West Country.

Pinch, punch, first of the month. Quite old though, probably not advisable now
Never heard the white rabbit thing
(Born southern, honorary northerner now).

We were always told it was rabbits, unless the 1st fell on a Sunday in which case it was white rabbits. I’m southern.

I’m in the south west, and for my family it’s always been pinch/punch - no bunnies for us. This thread is the first time I’ve heard of it!

Londoner here:

Pinch, punch, first day of the month
White rabbits x 3

My mum always said it (Northern) so I do say it if happen to remember but it doesn't really mean anything, or bother me if I forget.

YANBU - Yes I say it, I’m northern
YABU - I say it and I’m southern

YABU: where's the option for Midlanders?

@TomPinch

You say: a pinch and a punch for the first of the month (and you actually pinch and punch the other person.

Then you say: white rabbits, once.

That gives you immunity from the reply, which is: a slap and a kick for being too quick.

Yes all of those - I’m in SE. Or, for immunity from retribution, we’d also say ‘Vainites’ whilst crossing our fingers.

@sugarapplelane

I'm southern and have always said white rabbits on the first day of a new month.

Only once though - never heard about having to say it 3 times

Same here.

And I forgot today, doh 🙄

West Midlands background, 3x.

I’ve heard a southern friend say it. I think it’s a class thing rather than regional

Old Londoner here (in my 60s). We never said white rabbits. Just, "a pinch and a punch for the first of the month and NO RETURNS"

I've never heard of it before (midlands).

Southerner here. At school we said white rabbits three times while spinning round. No idea why

I’m Scottish and we’ve said it here in my family, always 3 times. I’ve never known why, but I still do it