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by DA on February 8th, 2008
Black Cats are actually good luck. I can't remember the reason why they are supposed to bring good luck or why some people say it's bad, but in the old days, having a black cat in your house was supposed to bring good health to your family in the time of the plague. Cats were also sacred animals in ancient Egypt. Perhaps there is a connection.
by gwynedd04 on February 7th, 2008
No, I don't!
by Jane on February 8th, 2008
no i dont because i dont think animals are bad luck and i dont think being black means you are bad luck.
by Anonymous on February 7th, 2008
Only for themselves, really. Every one I've had has been killed by neighbors, coyotes, or cars.
by Lovehearts on February 8th, 2008
My cat is black. I knew there was a reason for my bad luck! :)
by AnonymousGirl on February 7th, 2008
Nope. My family actually has a black cat for a pet.
by Ms.A on February 7th, 2008
No,I'm not superstitious.
by Nelson - Jetpacking from bed on February 7th, 2008
Let me go check . . . No, she's cranky, but over all she's been a good cat in our home for about 14 years.
by Anonymous on February 7th, 2008
absolutely not is just in your mind
by American idle on September 15th, 2008
It's just the color of their fur.
by AliCat ABBBBS is plus 1 hr GMT on June 24th, 2008
How could anyone possibly think that of me?? :o)
by Madison Lector on June 23rd, 2008
I have always had a black cat for some reason. They all have died prematurely due to cars, dogs, disease, so they themselves are unlucky I suppose...
by tamarakh is ready for a vacation on February 9th, 2008
Nope, but I know that a lot of people do! That's why, when I was a kid, we kept our black cat locked up in the house on Halloween so nobody would do something stupid to her on that superstitious day!
by curious on February 9th, 2008
NO i do not if that was so i would all kinds of bad luck.
by Wide Awake @ has closing date woo hoo on February 8th, 2008
How could this cutie be "bad luck?"
Diesel aka Grunty McGee. :o)
by ChelseaMark on February 8th, 2008
Yeah , there's one who poops in my garden and when I leave for work in the dark I always slip in it !!!
by 1858 Remington 1-21-13 on October 3rd, 2009
No, but they are good to eat. :-)
by strange1 still in pb on June 26th, 2009
no ive got 2 and im not unlucky definatley
by Maxims on March 21st, 2009
No, i had two black cats that lived about 16 years.
But my Whitey died when he was only 8. :(
by RosieGHM Jetpacker on September 16th, 2008
I think all cats of whatever color are magical and mysterious. That is their job. Bad luck? Naw. That's just fuzzy thinking! :)
by Thundercleese on September 15th, 2008
They are not bad luck! Ours is quite nice although I dont think shes magical or mysterious either.
by Meleggles on February 9th, 2008
No, I'm not superstitious. Why blame the poor kitty.
by Galeanda on February 9th, 2008
Nothing is bad luck.
by Prime wants the old AB back on February 9th, 2008
Yes! but only because I'm allergic to cats (whatever color)
But seriously, not really; I'm not superstitious :)
by Olero on February 9th, 2008
No i don't the one purring on my lap doesn't either
by SABOTEUR on February 9th, 2008
Perhaps not, but I let my cat out Tuesday night to eat a bit of grass when he spied a black cat and chased him down the street and around the corner.
We didn't see our cat again until Thursday morning.
Worried us sick.
THAT black cat was DEFINITELY bad luck.
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by Sociopathetic on October 3rd, 2009
It would suck if I believed that black cats are bad luck...I live with one!
by Suspira on October 3rd, 2009
Absolutely not. In times of trouble people will always look for someone or something to blame. When I think of all the beautiful felines that have perished because of that ridiculous superstition it just makes me want to go postal.
There is a neighborhood near here every year that kills a black cat and puts it on my friend's doorstep. If I EVER catch who did that, they will wish they had slit their own throat.
by Balthazar on October 3rd, 2009
Absolutely not. I have black cats and a Siamese cat. They're a delight. They are strictly indoor cats and I do everything to keep them safe, healthy and well cared for.
If the people that abuse such wonderful creatures were caught and given the same kind of abuse and punishment..That would be justice!
by Thriftymaid on October 3rd, 2009
naw
by mzlady on October 3rd, 2009
No
by wendyjeanp on October 3rd, 2009
Hello, no i don't,i have a black cat and its the best cat i have ever had,he listens when i tell him no, he is so loveable and very affectionate and pats me on the face to get me up in the mornings and if i walk by him ,he pats me on the arm to get my attention and when iam bent over looking out the window, he climbs on my back and lays down looking out the window with me, we have a gray cat and he doesn't do any of that and i wouldn't trade my black cat for any cat out their as the black cats are the greatiest as far as iam concerned.my grandmother was that way with black cats and she would make my grandfather turn around and go the other way if she seen a black cat crossing the road.i use to think she was nuts and you know what she had to be on black cats, as mine is the most loveing cat i have ever had and if something would happen to him i would get another one.it what people what to believe and its not true.people don't know what they are missing of haveing one. wendy
by sm00z on October 28th, 2009
They always beat me at rolling dice.
by Dreamlight on September 25th, 2009
Absolutely not. Cats, black and otherwise, are just cool.
by Timjon on October 28th, 2009
No, I am not supersticious.
by Angel on Loose on October 28th, 2009
In the old days, black cats were associated with witches and were seen as witchcraft objects, so the people were mad and burned the cats and witches because witchcraft was a wicked and ugly thing for Christians to see. People don't like magic and the occult. In some places, black cats were considered good luck. I don't considered any animal good or bad but they're just animals. That doesn't mean black cats are bad or good.
by PartRadio loves YOU on October 6th, 2009
Yes. Because I have one.
by Trissinger on October 6th, 2009
If anything, hungry black cats are the opposite --- they'll gobble up the disease-ridden mice & rats & leave us all the healthier!
by Salty Light on September 25th, 2009
no, how could that be possible?
by Im BACK on June 24th, 2008
No, we had a black cat in my neighborhood where I grew up.
by Anonymous on June 24th, 2008
I think they're good luck and very smart!Because the stupid ones have already been killed off by superstitious people!
by Tacet on June 24th, 2008
No. We're just making them scapegoats for our bad luck.
by Kdmichaels on June 24th, 2008
If I thought black cats were bad luck, I'd be in a heap of trouble -- my Mojo and Princess Smurf are both solid black. My Lucy La-La, Tipper, and Cocoa are both Tuxedo kitties (black with white feet and white chests), plus I have my neighbors' abandoned black cat, Bagheera, in my bathroom, with her six kittens, three of which are solid black. They don't bring me bad luck -- they bring me lots of love.
by anonymous on June 24th, 2008
no they are not you mean mean person!!
by bloodlylilcorpse is back on December 26th, 2008
Nah, they're good luck!:)
by curiousKristy on November 27th, 2008
No way! I have two black cats right now. :) One is mine, one is a foster cat.
by claymore04 on August 12th, 2008
Nope. Mine is called Reggie. Look at that cute evilness to him.
by thewallfly on June 23rd, 2008
No, although I don't see them very often= and my grandma gave me a plush black cat when I was a child, nothing happened (although maybe because it was fake, regardless, their cute).
by JaySurf on June 23rd, 2008
nope, i don't think they are.
by Kizz miazz on June 23rd, 2008
no
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thank you
by Lissa on February 9th, 2008