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What would give someone bad luck in Indy?

Forget breaking a mirror or walking under a ladder — what actions would bring a Hoosier misfortune?

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Knock on wood and toss some salt over your shoulder — it’s Friday the 13th.

The superstitious date rolls around approximately every 212 days, making people around the world extra careful around mirrors and sidewalk cracks. But what we want to know is, what would give someone bad luck in Indy?

Saying the St. Elmo’s cocktail sauce is too spicy? Not recycling empty cans of Sun King brews? Accidentally calling Ruoff Music Center (gasp) Deer Creek?

Or maybe you’re more interested in how to propagate good luck. Could you get it by properly navigating seven Carmel roundabouts in a row? Or by paying for the person behind you in the Command Coffee drive-thru?

Give us your best local superstitions and if you’re lucky, we’ll shout you out in a future newsletter.

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