The day I got...

...pooped on!!

Thankfully it was just by a bird, but still, not a pleasant experience.  Of course my friend, once she stopped laughing, told me that it is meant to be lucky!  Now, seriously...who makes that (excuse my pun) shite up??  And lucky for who??

I decided that there was only one thing to do...and that was, of course, ask Google!

So I typed in "Why is it considered lucky when a bird poops on your head?"
Google came back with a link to http://www.wofs.com/ with their page called 18 Omens of Good Fortune.

Their opening blurb made sense as I do think that there is a universal belief in good & bad luck (are we allowed to call it 'bad luck' these days or are we meant to refer to it as 'challenging luck'??)...

"18 Omens of Good Fortune

Belief in lucky and unlucky omens has always been a universal part of our psyche. Like it or not, many of us believe in signs of good fortune and impending misfortune. The greatest leaders of the world believe in it, philosophers think seriously about it, while actresses, gamblers and celebrities are hopelessly obsessive about it. Ordinary people engage in rituals and wear an infinite variety of charms to attract good portents. We believe in lucky and unlucky days. We have our favourite good luck amulets. 

Our belief in lucky and unlucky signs is almost subconscious, so much so that we constantly interpret the most commonplace things that happen to us as suggesting either good or bad luck. A broken mirror, inadvertently walking under a ladder, getting stung by a bee or dreaming of white tigers – each time something remotely out of the ordinary happen to us, instantly we wonder if it will bring us good or bad luck." 

So I quickly scanned down the page to Item 3.

"When Bird Droppings Land On Your Head

 Many people believe this to be a major sign of wealth coming from heaven. Hence, although, it is really yucky and a major inconvenience, when something like this happens to you, take comfort in the fact that this is described as good luck being just around the corner!"  

Woooohoooo....having now done my thorough research and not only that, it was brought to me (read 'endorsed') by Google, I've decided that I might try and walk under birds more often!!  Not sure that that's the way it works out but worth a try I'm sure!

For the record, I'm also going to...

try and get bats to nest in my home ("one of the most powerful indications that the family is about to become seriously wealthy"), 

spend a lot of time trying to find my initials in spider webs ("said to be an indication you will have good luck forever. All your plans will develop to fruition and whatever obstacles may be blocking your projects will be dissolved. Like the spider, you will attract food and money without even trying! This actually happens more commonly than you realize."... sign me up spiders, sign me up!!)

meet up with cows more regularly (I'm assuming they are referring to the animal version!) - ("Is said to be a most auspicious sign as the cow is a symbol of prosperity and fertility. Of course this is not something likely to happen in big cities except perhaps in India where the cow is so highly revered it is allowed to roam freely on roads and highways and motorists are required by law not to run them down. But if you do take a drive to the countryside one day and are confronted by a cow, rejoice, because it suggests great good fortune coming your way!")

And if anyone has a white dog that they want to gift me (they bring love & romance apparently) it shall be gladly received!!

However, getting back to the day I got pooped on...it actually did bring me good fortune that day, I unexpectedly sold one of my art work pieces & got introduced to someone who I suspect/hope shall become a friend!! :)