Ole Time Beliefs - Inspired by Phatty

[Nylah]

what are some of the ole time beliefs and/or "superstitions" that you learned as a child in Jamaica:

Here is Phatty's to lead off

Don't ansa dem!!

Yuh ansa dem don't

<span style="font-weight: bold">Duppy go tek yuh voice when yuh deh sleep!!</span>

[Phatty]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Nylah</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
what are some of the ole time beliefs and/or &quot;superstitions&quot; that you learned as a child in Jamaica:

Here is Phatty's to lead off

Don't ansa dem!!

Yuh ansa dem don't

<span style="font-weight: bold">Duppy go tek yuh voice when yuh deh sleep!!</span> </div></div>

Why unoo always pull up mi name inna unoo madness

[Phatty]

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My Granny seh

Please to spin roun' three times at the door if yuh deh commeen aftah midnight, if not duppy wi follow yuh in

Mi deh spin like gig same way

[Nylah]

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stap it cause there is no malice in my intent

serious question I ask cause I love hearing those kind of things. Lots to learn from how ppl lived and processed the world around them

[Phatty]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Nylah</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
stap it cause there is no malice in my intent

serious question I ask cause I love hearing those kind of things. Lots to learn from how ppl lived and processed the world around them

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Mi know I is juss provoking yuh

Mi know mi nuh hab no sense...

[Nylah]

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just cause i feel to now

[Phatty]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Nylah</div><div class="ubbcode-body">

just cause i feel to now


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Granny seh:

If yuh do anything for anyone and hurt yuhself doing it, dem ungrateful

Wet di bread before yuh dash ie weh or yuh wi go poor/hungry

still thinking

[Nylah]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">If yuh do anything for anyone and hurt yuhself doing it, dem ungrateful </div></div>


hmmm. that is a very interesting one.

[Phatty]

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If yuh lay dung and cant get up...ah duppy yuh deh fight push back or he will kill yuh!

My granny nuh seh suh

Dont have an alarm clock?

Knock yuh pilla 5 times bet yuh wake up at 5am...
(It doesnt work when you've been partying the night before ironically)

[Shine_Eye_Girl]

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no pint pan cemetary....if yu dweet, bite yu ten finga dem. If yu nuh bite yu finga dem, dem gwine rot like dead smaddy.

[rufian]

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and she seh bout when yu go to a cemetery?
or when you see spirit?

[Phatty]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: sukuna</div><div class="ubbcode-body">and she seh bout when yu go to a cemetery?
or when you see spirit? </div></div>

Yuh fi cuss dem like dem ah yuh worse enemy an tell dem badwud, an run dem...

Mek sure yuh place di blood of Jesus somewhere about...

[Nylah]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: TLC_Beauty</div><div class="ubbcode-body">no pint pan cemetary....if yu dweet, bite yu ten finga dem. If yu nuh bite yu finga dem, dem gwine rot like dead smaddy. </div></div>


ohhhhhhhhh.

one time I was going to the cemetary in Ochi to visit my Dad, and my auntie slap my hand down when I pointed and said &quot;there it is&quot;

aie sah......

and it would make them squirrly how I always wanted to sit on his grave and &quot;talk&quot;

[rufian]

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Well I cant help to add, because you say 'in Jamaica'

you naffu call dead people name.
na point pan cemetery or yu finger go drop off
anything with the dead you must do it back way,

[Nylah]

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and what about duppies you cant see?

cause there is a notion that only bad duppies will &quot;show&quot; themselves and good ones (like a loved one) will make you &quot;feel&quot; them but you wont necessarily see them.