On Sat, 29 Mar 2008 02:25:59 -0800, Blinky the Shark
> wrote:

>sf wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 28 Mar 2008 21:31:21 GMT, notbob > wrote:
>>
>>>I think it's an urban affliction.
>>
>> It's an off shoot (sorry) ethnic folklore. The Irish in my neighborhood
>> used to bang pots and pans with wooden spoons at midnight on New Year's
>> Eve to scare away bad spirits.
>
>I thought the Irish would drink anything.



They probably did do it while drinking spirits, but it was their
children (my babysitters) who told me about the tradition.

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