Every year at this time, I write about my New Years’ tradition. It’s a good one in that it is free and guaranteed to bring you good luck or your money back.
Normally I also post it after I am pretty sure folks have consumed enough to not be concerned about the guarantee. This year, I’m doing it early.
OK. Here it is:
At the stroke of midnight,
OPEN the back door
and force OUT all the BAD LUCK;
Of course, it’ll be dark. And not this house. Google Image
THEN
OPEN the Front Door
This one’s not mine, either. It’s Google’s too.
AND LET IN THE GOOD LUCK
It doesn’t matter where you are, you can do it there. Or you can wait and do it when you get home. It’s just important to get the bad luck out and the good luck in.
This year, because, well, because 2016 has sucked BIG TIME, I recommend holding open the back door a good long time to be sure to clear out all the 2016 bad luck. Obviously, we closed the doors too soon last year.
FiftyFourandAHalf 
Um. What if my place only has one door??
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A window will do — at least for this purpose. The fire marshal may disagree, though!
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Well, I tend to keep several windows open even through the winter, so I’m probably covered, then. Whew! 🙂
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Whew! We don’t want a repeat of last year!
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Happy new year
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Since Fozzie won’t go out the back door (don’t ask me why) but will scoot out the front door, I’m going to have to figure something else out. Windows. Will windows work? (I wonder how many people sitting at stalled out computers have been wondering that?) 😉 Happy 2107 (not a typo—I’m not feeling too optimistic about the near future, but maybe the far future will be okay)!
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Happy 2017 to you, too, Lorna! And a window will do just fine!
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Oh, good!
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Love your traditional New Year back and front door riiitual. My door is opened a lot- dogs in and out all day as well as myself. Too much trouble to make it to the front door- maybe tomorrow. My city is shooting so many fireworks it sounds like war. What a waste of money that could be spent on the poor. Priorities don’t matter in our country anymore.
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Have back door open, still waiting for a wispy yellow toupee to fly out. Thanks for sharing this wonderful year-end tradition! 🙂
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Please let it fly out and get hit by a truck. Or a meteor will do. Anything!
Hope your 2017 doesn’t suck!
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This made me laugh 🙂 Happy hogmanay (new year) when it comes – and your heating bills aren’t too high as a result!
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Happy Hogmanay to you, too. I’ve actually spent two in Edinburgh. What a blast!!!
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We definitely know how to piss off the neighbours! 🙂
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😂
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I opened the front door, and Donald Trump was standing there…
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💩
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Thank you for reminding me! Happy New Year!
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You too!
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Happy New Year Elyse! I love this tradition.
I think we’re in for an interesting ride.
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You too, Tops! And yes — buckle up!
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Just click your heels three times… it can happen! Happy New Year, Elyse. – Marty
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Do I need to raise my right arm, too? ☹️
https://goo.gl/images/W1RzkZ
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Only if you attend one of his victory rallies.
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💩
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For 2016, we’ll need to keep the back door open all through the whole 2017.
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True. I just don’t think I can hold onto my dog for that long.
Hope your 2017 doesn’t suck, X.
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Starting now.
Happy 2017, Elyse!
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It’s gonna be cold in your place! Leash the dog!
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The way 2016 played out, we need to build extra back doors. Fast.
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Industrial fans, blowing the bad luck away might work. I don’t like the neighbors who live behind me too much.
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Perfect, then. If it lands at their house, you won’t feel too bad.
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😈
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With any luck, maybe we can open the back door and Donald will run right through it.
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If he runs through my door, I won’t stop Duncan. Nor will I be responsible for Duncan’s actions. (Of course, Duncan is a complete coward so he will likely hid from the orange wonder.)
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Given Trump’s history of Vietnam era deferments, it’s not that obvious who is a bigger coward.
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Not to mention Trump’s failure to stand up to the Mexican President … oh there are too many to list. Not only is he a pussy-grabber, he’s a pussy.
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Hee hee.:-)
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Rich and powerful men like Trump almost never use back doors. So we’re stuck with him, I’m afraid.
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Damn.
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I was wondering if you were going to deal with 2016 … and you did. Happy New Year!
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I didn’t want to do too much. I’ve only wished for two different years to end because they were so bad. BOTH times, the subsequent year was worse. So I am cautious in wishing away 2016 and expecting good things from 2017. Especially given Trump and the GOP in charge of everything.
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That is wise. 2017 could be real, real bad compared to 2016. We’ll just have to wait and see.
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Yeah. Sucks, don’t it.
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yeah
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Happy New Year, Elyse! Hear hear to your last line.
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Same to you, Jaded. And as to the last line, I be that is all we can hope for!
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Oh, if only it were that easy!
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Ok, I want the house in the back door picture! Have a great New Year!
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Yes, I want that house, too. Perhaps we can share!
Happy New Year to you, too, Kate!
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