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    Re: Don't bring a banana onboard - it's bad luck

    Hawaiian stories - From All about Hawaii

    The banana features prominently in Hawaii, as a food these days - though it is not a native plant.

    It was introduced.

    There is a story though,...
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    Bringing apples on the boat -

    We've all heard the myth, "An Apple a Day, Keeps the Doctor Away"...



    And what about tall ships sailing in the 1700's? SCURVY was a big problem - (lack of...
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    OMG - north Sea.. oye.. https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/hd-map-shipping-forecast-v2.jpg?strip=all&w=750
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    Absolutely no digression at all ! Perfectly on topic - the superstitions, beliefs, myths.. Consider how scary it is out there in a small boat, on the sea during a storm.. I can recall being in an...
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    Re: Don't bring a banana onboard - it's bad luck

    There is a reference here to that observation:
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    Re: Don't bring a banana onboard - it's bad luck

    On forbidden words - never say "rabbit", also, many Westcountry seamen won't say church, pig, fox or cat. - http://www.devonlive.com/news/never-say-rabbit-boat-seven-618255

    And heaven forbid, to...
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    Don't bring a banana onboard - it's bad luck

    Bananas are BAD Mojo on a fishing boat. Please don’t bring them! They are a delicious fruit that we all love, but just not on the boat. We will likely throw them overboard.

    Why, you may ask?
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