One of my favourite time-killers on the internet is the "Urban Legends Reference" site, snopes.com. I just read a new listing about New Year's superstitions. Some are familiar ("Kissing at midnight"), and some are a little more obscure ("Nothing Goes Out"). One that I've heard of before - "First Footing" - has an odd requirement: First footers must not be cross-eyed or have flat feet or eyebrows that meet in the middle.