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I was looking for the "silly news" section, but I couldn't find it...

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Rome, 27 Feb.
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It is a superstition among Italian men to "grab" their genitals to ward off bad luck, such as when a hearse passes by or when disaster strikes.

The judges of the third penal division of the Rome-based court of cassation however disagreed with this practice.
More: AKI - Adnkronos international Italy: Court rules crotch-scratching a crime
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We call it pocket snooker.
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Italians also believe that stepping on a shit brings good luck.

I don't know but it looks to me as if it is bad luck to step on one, for a start.

Over here, it was said that touching the hunch of a hunchback brings good luck too. It must be very annoying for hunchbacks.
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We call it pocket snooker.
Here it is known as pocket tennis. But "snok" [sno:k] means snake, HA HA.

I laughed like crazy reading your comments...
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