Heart of the City by Steenz for April 12, 2000
Transcript:
Heart: I'm doomed! Mrs. Angelini said that new shoes on a table are bad luck and look at me! Standing on the table with my new shoes! Well, the bad luck's not gonna get me! I'll just stay up here until it wears off. As long as I don't move, I'm safe! Mrs. Angelini: Get ready for a taste treat: String bean and tomato casserole! Heart: Of course, bad luck has a way of finding you no matter where the heck you are.
Most likely that superstition exists because putting footwear on a table is unhygienic.