Don't Shoot the Albatross!: Nautical Myths and Superstitions Douglas C Smith all hope is lost as

all hope is lost as the tent continues to fade and the show begins to die

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Pittsburgh Theological Seminary) is academic dean and professor of church history and biblical theology at Northwest Theological Seminary

Don't Shoot the Albatross!: Nautical Myths and Superstitions Douglas C Smith all hope is lost asSailors are a notoriously superstitious lot even if some won't admit it. Years of taking to the water, at the mercy of uncontrollable (and sometimes deadly) forces, have led even the wisest to seek ways of influencing the gods or fate. From bad omens and odd rituals to lucky tokens and forbidden words, the superstitions of the sea are legion. Many of these superstitions have refused to go away and quite a few have entered the general public