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good luck on friday the 13th. ✨️

nobody@ipernity.com (Brigitte ✨️) — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 14:21:43 +0000

a little bit magic on this day :)
Ki-Art

New Year Mushrooms and Snails—Viel Glück im Neuen Jahr

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Thu, 02 Jan 2020 04:46:06 +0000

"Viel Glück im neuen Jahre."

"Good luck in the New Year" is the message on this early twentieth-century German postcard featuring a snail chauffeur with two mushroom passengers.

1910—A Happy New Year

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Thu, 02 Jan 2020 04:43:12 +0000

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"1910. A Happy New Year."

A gold and purple New Year's postcard from 1910.

You Might Get What I Gave This Stamp!

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Tue, 09 Oct 2018 04:59:04 +0000

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Consider yourself quite lucky,
That you're far away in camp:
If you were here in State College, Pa.,
You might get what I gave this stamp!

Looks like that stamp is getting a licking, though I suppose she could be giving it a kiss.

lucky horseshoes

nobody@ipernity.com (Isisbridge) — Wed, 04 Jul 2018 15:32:47 +0000

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Abbotsbury, Dorset

Viel Glück zum neuen Jahre

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 01 Jan 2018 06:18:54 +0000

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"Viel Glück zum neuen Jahre." (Good luck for the New Year.)

Erin Go Bragh, St. Patrick's Day, March 17th

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Fri, 11 Mar 2016 17:40:44 +0000

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"St. Patrick's Day, March 17th. Erin Go Bragh."

Printed on the back of this postcard: "St. Patrick Series No. 4."

For some more Saint Patrick's Day postcards, see below:

Good Luck Bear ...

nobody@ipernity.com (autofantasia) — Sun, 14 Feb 2016 20:47:01 +0000

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Way back in 1986, when I was in my early Twenties, I was struck down by a rare blood disorder called idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura or ITP for short. It is an autoimmune disorder which causes a shortage of platelets and today is more often referred to as immune thrombocytopenia.

The immune system basically mistakes the platelets as being foreign and destroys them. It can follow a virus, vaccination or certain medications, but for most people the cause is unknown and that was certainly the case for me.

Platelets, which are small and sticky and circulate in the bloodstream provide the initial plug to stop bruising and bleeding after an injury. A normal platelet count is somewhere between 150 to 400 (x 109/l) and anyone with a count less than 100 (referred to as 100,000 in the US) would be considered thrombocytopenic (i.e. short of platelets).

When I was first rushed into hospital following what I'd thought to be a routine blood test my own platelet count was in single figures and so I was at severe risk. Over the coming months I spent more time in hospital than I did out of it and despite the medical staff trying all the usual treatments, such as steroids and platelet transfusions, my counts remained dangerously low throughout that period.

Occasionally, if they rallied up to or around 100 mark I would be let out for a few days, but my counts continued to dip erratically and so I kept ending up having to go back into hospital. It was an extremely difficult, unpleasant and worrying time in my life and very difficult to cope with.

Remember I was only 22 when first diagnosed and there were no mobile phones, tablet computers or internet to help keep my mind of my situation. Thankfully, I had my girlfriend Jan (now my wife) there for support and she would visit every day, sometimes several times a day in an attempt to keep my spirits up.

During one of her early visits she brought me the little teddy bear that you see in this photo to serve as a good luck charm and to watch over me when she wasn't there.

I inserted him into the top pocket of my pyjama jacket and so he was christened Joey, after the baby kangaroos that spend much of their early life inside their parent's pouch.

He and I became almost inseparable during that time and whilst there is no way or proving he made a difference I certainly took comfort from having him around.

Probably my lowest point was at the end of 1986 when I spent New Year's Eve in hospital yet again. I'd started bleeding internally and was sat there all alone with my non-alcoholic lager, my piece of shortbread and with a drip attached to each arm: one for blood and the other for platelets.

I didn’t know what 1987 would bring, but I was sure I wouldn't be around to see much of it and, although the consultants didn’t say so at the time, I later found out that they’d been thinking the same thing.

Within days though, for no apparent reason my counts rose to a level where I could be operated on and so an emergency operation took place to remove my spleen, which was a sort of last gasp attempt at getting my condition under control. Thankfully, that course of action seemed to sort things out as my counts continued to rise and I was discharged from hospital and the clinic for good.

Then in 2009, having gone 23 years without any problems my ITP returned and I found myself with a single figure count and back in hospital. That was strange enough in itself, but even stranger was the fact that second time around I responded favourably to steroid treatment, whereas they didn't work at all back in the Eighties, and so my stay in hospital was fairly brief.

And I'm pleased to say there's been no sign of it returning since then, but maybe I'll just go knock on some wood and give Joey a rub just to be on the safe side!

For this week's Sunday Challenge for which we were asked to share a symbol or object that means something to you and tell us why.

Gübelin Watches and Clocks Show the Time Anytime Anywhere

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Thu, 30 Apr 2015 21:06:45 +0000

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This advertising wheel chart for Gübelin watches and clocks displays the difference in time around the world and includes a "bright Swiss coin" to "bring you luck."

st james cemetery, hertford rd, enfield, london

nobody@ipernity.com (Stiffleaf) — Sun, 22 Mar 2015 13:04:18 +0000

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sapper g.c. luck, 1942

Let Us Smoke the Patrick Pipe of Peace on March 17!

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 16:14:53 +0000

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"Let us smoke the 'Patrick Pipe' of peace! March 17. HBG." Printed on back: "L. & E. Serie 2269."

A St. Patrick's Day postcard illustrated by H. B. Griggs and published by Leubrie & Elkus, ca. 1910s.

st.augustine's church, ramsgate, kent

nobody@ipernity.com (Stiffleaf) — Wed, 17 Sep 2014 13:28:15 +0000

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brass of alfred lock, +1864 at the door of the church from the west cloister

st.augustine's church, ramsgate, kent

nobody@ipernity.com (Stiffleaf) — Wed, 17 Sep 2014 13:27:39 +0000

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brass of alfred lock , +1864

Good Luck

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Tue, 16 Dec 2014 00:30:26 +0000

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Unlucky Days for Getting Married

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 16:45:51 +0000

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"Unlucky days for getting married. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday."

Good Luck

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Fri, 08 May 2015 18:08:00 +0000

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A good luck postcard with an inset oval photo of a mother and son.

Good Luck to You

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 21:10:54 +0000

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Good luck to you, me, and Ipernity!

I figured we could use all the luck we can get as we await word on Ipernity.

Gen. Wayne Herman, True Love's Offering

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 09 Dec 2013 22:28:30 +0000

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"Gen. Wayne Herman. True loves offering."

May 25th, Unlucky for Felts

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 18 May 2015 16:40:22 +0000

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Straw Hat Day, when it was customary for men to put away their winter felt hats and don their summer straw hats, used to be a widespread tradition in the United States during the month of May.

The exact date for this seasonal switch from "felts" to "straws" differed from place to place, with May 13, May 15, May 25, or the second Saturday in May variously cited as the appropriate day to begin wearing straw hats. On some campuses, Straw Hat Day was a student celebration, and in other areas, it was an opportunity for clothiers and hatters to promote their wares.

Someone created this card with an unlucky black cat as part of a Straw Hat Day observance, but I'm not sure how it was used. See below for excerpts from newspaper ads and articles that confirm that Straw Hat Day was "unlucky for felts."

For more straw hat amusement, see It's Mallory Straw Hat Time!

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"Unlucky? Are you superstitious? May 13th, unlucky for felts. Straw Hat Day. Get yours at the Co-op. $2.50--$3.00--$3.50--$4.00. Technology Branch, Harvard Co-operative Society...." Advertisement, The Tech (Cambridge: Massachusetts Institute of Technology), May 12, 1924, p. 4.

"Official Straw Hat Day. Wednesday, May 13th. Unlucky for felts! Select your straw hat now and be ready for the big day. New straws are now on display. See the windows tonight, then visit your favorite clothier tomorrow for a fitting. Don't be under a felt when Wednesday the Thirteenth dawns." Advertisement for clothiers, Lawrence Daily Journal-World, May 8, 1925, p. 10.

"Tomorrow, Thursday the 13th, will be 'unlucky for felts.' Tomorrow has been designated 'Straw Hat Day' and 'hay hats' will be all the rage and felts taboo. Even the black cat shown above [in an accompanying illustration] is reaching for a straw 'skimmer' and promises bad luck to all wearers of felt hats." "13th to Be 'Unlucky for Felts,'" San Jose News, May 12, 1937, p. 7.

Choice Bohsemeem, Weikel and Smith Spice Co., Philadelphia, Pa.

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 07 Aug 2017 16:07:06 +0000

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"Choice Bohsemeem, the best & purest spices, Weikel & Smith Spice Co., Philadelphia."

See below for another Choice Bohsemeem label.