Talk:Rabbit's foot
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The first sentence is both hilarious and indecipherable: "Among the mysteries of magical lore, budding adepts learn that a rabbit's foot is the foot of a rabbit." ... unlike other people who think a rabbit's foot is the foot of an elephant, say.
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- Went ahead and removed the first sentence per your suggestion. Wikipedia brown 00:14, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
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- "Fourth, according to still more sources, not just any left hind foot of a rabbit shot in a cemetery during a full moon on Friday the 13th will do; the marksman must also be cross-eyed. Although one must consider that any rabbit that is killed in a cemetery on Friday the 13th during a full moon by a cross-eyed marksman must be possibly the unluckiest rabbit of all time." Is this true? It seems to be written in a very unencyclopedic manner. 210.86.123.120 10:46, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
- I removed the editorializing from that particular paragraph. - Smerdis of Tlön 18:50, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
- It doesn't matter, that whole section is crap. It is written as a story and every entry doesn't just build on the previous, it tells the same stupid story over and over.
- I removed the editorializing from that particular paragraph. - Smerdis of Tlön 18:50, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
- "Fourth, according to still more sources, not just any left hind foot of a rabbit shot in a cemetery during a full moon on Friday the 13th will do; the marksman must also be cross-eyed. Although one must consider that any rabbit that is killed in a cemetery on Friday the 13th during a full moon by a cross-eyed marksman must be possibly the unluckiest rabbit of all time." Is this true? It seems to be written in a very unencyclopedic manner. 210.86.123.120 10:46, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Also European tradition?
I recall hearing that at one time in Europe, a foot was left on skinned rabbits for sale, so that the buyer could be sure he was not getting a cat. Both animals look similar when skinned if the heads are missing. I don't have any source for this other than oral folklore, so I'm not adding it to the article yet, but I thought it should be mentioned here. Rooster613 14:08, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
