Wed Sep 19, 2012, 12:06 PM

Liberal Veteran (20,369 posts)

A sparrow flew down my chimney yesterday. Is that an omen?

I managed to free it and let it out the front door.

But as omens go, does it have any significance?

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A sparrow flew down my chimney yesterday. Is that an omen? (Original post)	Liberal Veteran	Sep 2012	OP
I think it means you should close your flu	phantom power	Sep 2012	#1
hee	Liberal_in_LA	Sep 2012	#10
So I should close the flue, after the sparrow flew, so I won't get bird flu?	Liberal Veteran	Sep 2012	#11
My grandmother would have said that there would be a death in the family in the near future.	Arkansas Granny	Sep 2012	#2
My European grandma	emilyg	Sep 2012	#20
Arrrrgh! It means that there be a storm abrewin!	HappyMe	Sep 2012	#3
folklore is	d_r	Sep 2012	#4
Do I get to pick the person? Or is it a random thing?	Liberal Veteran	Sep 2012	#5
heh	d_r	Sep 2012	#8
Yes. You will turn into The Crow.	bigwillq	Sep 2012	#6
Or I could take a cue from Bruce Wayne.	Liberal Veteran	Sep 2012	#13
But a bat is so much cooler!	bigwillq	Sep 2012	#14
It means a tall and imposing blind man will provide you information on a pirate's whereabouts.	HopeHoops	Sep 2012	#7
It means you will be buying a spark arrestor for your chimney.	hunter	Sep 2012	#9
If that's not an omen, it really needs to be. Pretty evocative image...	petronius	Sep 2012	#12
Yes it is.	trof	Sep 2012	#15
Birds in the house were considered a bad omen, according to my in-law.	Baitball Blogger	Sep 2012	#16
I don't know about that	glacierbay	Sep 2012	#17
Let me rephrase that.	Baitball Blogger	Sep 2012	#18
Wild birds flying in could be problematic.	glacierbay	Sep 2012	#19
It means death. Six years ago, one flew into my house. My grandfather died the next day	E-Z-B	Sep 2012	#21
I didn't want to say it, but, yes. That's what my in-law believed.	Baitball Blogger	Sep 2012	#22
Well, the fact you set it free is very good karma	lunatica	Sep 2012	#23
When one lodged in my fireplace, it was an omen I was going to get scratched up some. n/t	dimbear	Sep 2012	#24

Response to Liberal Veteran (Original post)

Wed Sep 19, 2012, 12:08 PM

phantom power (22,530 posts)

1. I think it means you should close your flu

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Response to phantom power (Reply #1)

Wed Sep 19, 2012, 03:13 PM

Liberal_in_LA (28,670 posts)

10. hee

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Response to Liberal_in_LA (Reply #10)

Wed Sep 19, 2012, 03:56 PM

Liberal Veteran (20,369 posts)

11. So I should close the flue, after the sparrow flew, so I won't get bird flu?

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Wed Sep 19, 2012, 12:11 PM

Arkansas Granny (14,634 posts)

2. My grandmother would have said that there would be a death in the family in the near future.

A bird got in our house one time when I was a kid and from her reaction, I thought it would be a self-fulfilling prophecy before we finally caught it and put it back outside. She was really scared. My ancestors came from the Appalachians back in the 1800's and they were a very superstitious lot. They put a lot of faith in signs, fortune tellers and the like.

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Response to Arkansas Granny (Reply #2)

Thu Sep 20, 2012, 12:21 AM

emilyg (22,742 posts)

20. My European grandma

said the same thing.

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Response to Liberal Veteran (Original post)

Wed Sep 19, 2012, 12:11 PM

HappyMe (11,824 posts)

3. Arrrrgh! It means that there be a storm abrewin!

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Response to Liberal Veteran (Original post)

Wed Sep 19, 2012, 12:12 PM

d_r (2,831 posts)

4. folklore is

someone will die

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Response to d_r (Reply #4)

Wed Sep 19, 2012, 12:16 PM

Liberal Veteran (20,369 posts)

5. Do I get to pick the person? Or is it a random thing?

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Response to Liberal Veteran (Reply #5)

Wed Sep 19, 2012, 12:43 PM

d_r (2,831 posts)

8. heh

I don't think it is either - fate or something.

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Response to Liberal Veteran (Original post)

Wed Sep 19, 2012, 12:16 PM

bigwillq (59,590 posts)

6. Yes. You will turn into The Crow.

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Response to bigwillq (Reply #6)

Wed Sep 19, 2012, 04:47 PM

Liberal Veteran (20,369 posts)

13. Or I could take a cue from Bruce Wayne.

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A sparrow! That's it! It's an omen...I shall become a SPARROW!

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Response to Liberal Veteran (Reply #13)

Wed Sep 19, 2012, 06:38 PM

bigwillq (59,590 posts)

14. But a bat is so much cooler!

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Response to Liberal Veteran (Original post)

Wed Sep 19, 2012, 12:20 PM

HopeHoops (47,675 posts)

7. It means a tall and imposing blind man will provide you information on a pirate's whereabouts.

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Response to Liberal Veteran (Original post)

Wed Sep 19, 2012, 03:13 PM

hunter (16,107 posts)

9. It means you will be buying a spark arrestor for your chimney.

It's a code requirement where I live.

New houses here aren't even allowed to have fireplaces.

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Response to Liberal Veteran (Original post)

Wed Sep 19, 2012, 04:40 PM

petronius (19,651 posts)

12. If that's not an omen, it really needs to be. Pretty evocative image...

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Response to Liberal Veteran (Original post)

Wed Sep 19, 2012, 06:53 PM

trof (43,666 posts)

15. Yes it is.

According to Appalachian folklore, "A swaller flyin' down yer chimbley means it's time to move the outhouse and dig a new hole."
Better get the shovel out.

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Wed Sep 19, 2012, 07:06 PM

Baitball Blogger (11,266 posts)

16. Birds in the house were considered a bad omen, according to my in-law.

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Response to Baitball Blogger (Reply #16)

Wed Sep 19, 2012, 09:26 PM

glacierbay (2,477 posts)

17. I don't know about that

We have a cocktiel, a pet House Sparrow, and a pet Pigeon. We've had nothing but good fortune.
The sparrow is a really fun bird if you get them as a baby, they make great pets and they are very intelligent birds.

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Response to glacierbay (Reply #17)

Wed Sep 19, 2012, 09:33 PM

Baitball Blogger (11,266 posts)

18. Let me rephrase that.

Wild birds that fly in, are bad luck. Pets are okay.

Now, shells. Anything from the sea in the house was considered bad luck according to my mom.

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Response to Baitball Blogger (Reply #18)

Wed Sep 19, 2012, 09:49 PM

glacierbay (2,477 posts)

19. Wild birds flying in could be problematic.

When I was about 7-8 yo, a big ass raven hit our front picture window and came right through it, glass every where, needless to say, the raven didn't survive the encounter with the window, now that's bad luck.

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Thu Sep 20, 2012, 08:50 AM

E-Z-B (497 posts)

21. It means death. Six years ago, one flew into my house. My grandfather died the next day

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Response to E-Z-B (Reply #21)

Thu Sep 20, 2012, 09:01 AM

Baitball Blogger (11,266 posts)

22. I didn't want to say it, but, yes. That's what my in-law believed.

I've paid close attention to see if there was any correlation and I've seen it go up to within 3 months.

I stopped paying attention to it when I set up a bird feeder.

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Response to Liberal Veteran (Original post)

Thu Sep 20, 2012, 09:22 AM

lunatica (28,848 posts)

23. Well, the fact you set it free is very good karma

I like that.

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Response to Liberal Veteran (Original post)

Fri Sep 21, 2012, 05:06 AM

dimbear (5,120 posts)

24. When one lodged in my fireplace, it was an omen I was going to get scratched up some. n/t

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