You must be a youngster. I found this on the internet:
"Shoelaces were often viewed with suspicion, partly because as a shoe style they were a comparatively late addition. Men wearing lacing Oxfords were considered effeminate and it took sometime before the fashion for lacing shoes caught on. When the shoe lace came undone accidentally, without being caught on anything and pulled out, this was interpreted as a true love thinking about you at that very moment. If the shoelaces become undone whilst walking then your father loved you more than your mother. When the right shoe lace came undone then something good was being said about you and the opposite was true when the left shoe lace was undone. A broken shoelace was thought to be bad luck."
Okay, cool. I had no idea! They certainly came up with a lot just for shoelaces! LOL - And hey, thanks! In my 40s, so anytime I am called a youngster, I'll take it! ;)
Found nine. What is the shoelace one all about?
ReplyDeleteYou must be a youngster. I found this on the internet:
ReplyDelete"Shoelaces were often viewed with suspicion, partly because as a shoe style they were a comparatively late addition. Men wearing lacing Oxfords were considered effeminate and it took sometime before the fashion for lacing shoes caught on. When the shoe lace came undone accidentally, without being caught on anything and pulled out, this was interpreted as a true love thinking about you at that very moment. If the shoelaces become undone whilst walking then your father loved you more than your mother. When the right shoe lace came undone then something good was being said about you and the opposite was true when the left shoe lace was undone. A broken shoelace was thought to be bad luck."
Also, I imagine it was bad luck if a loose shoelace got tangled up in a horse and carriage.
ReplyDeleteOkay, cool. I had no idea! They certainly came up with a lot just for shoelaces! LOL - And hey, thanks! In my 40s, so anytime I am called a youngster, I'll take it! ;)
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