http://www.familiar-ground.com/2009/04/22/horseshoes/ An epic fantasy comedy, from a familiar point of view. Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:30:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.familiar-ground.com/2009/04/22/horseshoes/comment-page-1/#comment-4308 Kat Fri, 16 Jul 2010 01:39:48 +0000 http://www.familiar-ground.com/2009/04/22/horseshoes/#comment-4308 I love Lucky Charms... : ) I love Lucky Charms… : )

]]> http://www.familiar-ground.com/2009/04/22/horseshoes/comment-page-1/#comment-58 Donovan Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:01:50 +0000 http://www.familiar-ground.com/2009/04/22/horseshoes/#comment-58 It's the iron, not the horse accoutrement. It's like the old superstition of vampires being unable to cross running water - that would limit their travel pretty well wouldn't it. Most fey or evil creatures (as you should know from playing D&D) have some form of weakness to iron. It’s the iron, not the horse accoutrement. It’s like the old superstition of vampires being unable to cross running water – that would limit their travel pretty well wouldn’t it. Most fey or evil creatures (as you should know from playing D&D) have some form of weakness to iron.

]]> http://www.familiar-ground.com/2009/04/22/horseshoes/comment-page-1/#comment-56 Cedric Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:08:15 +0000 http://www.familiar-ground.com/2009/04/22/horseshoes/#comment-56 There's also some superstition attached to witches, that the horseshoe is supposed to keep them away or something?... Witches are allergic to horse accoutrement? Or is it the iron? There’s also some superstition attached to witches, that the horseshoe is supposed to keep them away or something?… Witches are allergic to horse accoutrement? Or is it the iron?

]]> http://www.familiar-ground.com/2009/04/22/horseshoes/comment-page-1/#comment-55 Mark Strecker Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:03:19 +0000 http://www.familiar-ground.com/2009/04/22/horseshoes/#comment-55 I had always heard that you pointed the horseshoe up to 'keep the luck' if it was hung indoors, but that you pointed it down over the front door of your home to 'sprinkle luck upon you' when it was placed above an exit. I had always heard that you pointed the horseshoe up to ‘keep the luck’ if it was hung indoors, but that you pointed it down over the front door of your home to ‘sprinkle luck upon you’ when it was placed above an exit.

]]> http://www.familiar-ground.com/2009/04/22/horseshoes/comment-page-1/#comment-54 Matt T Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:37:14 +0000 http://www.familiar-ground.com/2009/04/22/horseshoes/#comment-54 that's also so when it potentially falls, it is less likely to embed itself in someone's skull, and instead just knock them out (hopefully) that’s also so when it potentially falls, it is less likely to embed itself in someone’s skull, and instead just knock them out (hopefully)

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