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    Just a quick note regarding horseshoes - my grandma said you're supposed to have it over the door, points up (ie in the "U" position) except tilted slightly, so that the luck will spill out onto whoever passes under it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by manuforti View Post
    Just a quick note regarding horseshoes - my grandma said you're supposed to have it over the door, points up (ie in the "U" position) except tilted slightly, so that the luck will spill out onto whoever passes under it.

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    That's one of the theories of how to hang a horseshoe -- some say to hang it points down so the luck will run over the house.

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