the officially approved way to greet a lone magpie is as follows...

In order to ward off bad luck, greet the sight of a lone Pica pica with the words: ‘Good morning, Mr Magpie, how are Mrs Magpie and all the other little magpies?’

and that's from the dean of oxford university emeritus professor of magpie addressal dept

Posted By: Tombs, Apr 29, 09:18:17