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  • Nicky Santoro
    SBR Posting Legend
    • 04-08-08
    • 16103

    #1
    Are all us gamblers mental? (superstitious)
    Boys, are all we gamblers fukked up? i swear, i have never met a normal gambler.. all my friends are deranged in some way. I am so superstitious, that it is literally ruining me.. am i the only one like this?

    last year i had a cat, and when he would come and sit next to me and i'd lose a game in OT, i'd throw him across the room and say he's bad luck and blame him.

    if i have 2 losing days in a row, i throw my pen in garbage and buy new one.. if i lose with blue pen, i replace it with a green or black pen to change luck.

    I bought a nice green copy book to put in my bets last week. i had 3 losing days in a row, tossed it out and went to buy a blue copy book.

    Yesterday i am watching habs game and when GF walked into the living room, i shouted..noooooooooo.. not now, get the fukk outta here, you're bad luck.. she says, it's all in your head, bad luck dont exist.. then.. bam... florida scores (i have habs).. i yell at her, tell her she's fukkin bad luck and to never come in room when i am betting, blamed her for the goal and tossed her across the room on the sofa.. (i was furious) she goes back in bedroom, habs score 2 quick goals. she comes back in living room 20 min after, florida scores again.. i swear i am not making this up.

    I had a bad day 4 days ago, i decided to change my living room around a bit and moved tv and sofas to another part of the room just to change the luck. i had 3 winning days in a row since.

    If i sit in a certain sofa seat and i start to lose, i move to another section of the sofa and sit there till it starts to go bad. if it remains good, i will sit there everyday and not budge.

    If the phone rings during a game, i dont answer it cause i think that person is bad luck.. and IF i do answer it, and the other team scores, i always say, that fukkin guy is a jinx, it's because of him they scored.. i am never going to answer his calls again.

    If i go to casino and play bj and some loser comes sit next to me and i dont like the way he looks and i get a bad vibe, i move tables. some guys you can just tell by looking at them that they are losers.


    Boys, i am really sick.. i can't tell you how superstitious i am. it's a disease. are all gamblers like me, or am i the only one like this.. i think all us gamblers are somewhat superstitious, cause we are all sick.

    Am i the only one like this??
  • Mudcat
    Restricted User
    • 07-21-05
    • 9287

    #2
    I do not have a trace of superstition to my ways. Zero.
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    • Give It Away
      SBR Sharp
      • 08-21-08
      • 348

      #3
      I find when I'm watching a game and someone starts to bother me usually the team I bet against will score.
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      • james4512
        SBR MVP
        • 10-27-08
        • 3707

        #4
        lol im nearly that bad but, i wear the same clothes to the casino, i can not drive to the casino or i'll lose. If i win big at the casino i cant sportsbet or i'll lose. My bookie has two telephone numbers and i can only call one of them or i'll lose. But nothing thats life changing like yours
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        • RogueScholar
          SBR Hall of Famer
          • 02-05-07
          • 5082

          #5
          Wow, Nicky, reading your post was kind of creepy. I'm very superstitious, but I also tie that in with being very attached to my personal routine. I derive comfort from doing things in the same order, the same way, with the same tools each and every day. That's why I stopped traveling all together, I found it upset me more to be away from my routine than the enjoyment of being in a new locale. So many elements of what you wrote apply to me too, I have to agree that we're all pretty twisted in the head around here.

          If I have a bad couple days, I too change my pen, oftentimes using different color ink too. I don't like my cat sitting on the right side of my chair because if I pet it with my right hand then I might submit a bet with my left hand. Did you know that the Latin word for left is "sinister"? That's right, they believed that the devil in all of us resided on the left side of the body, and to this very day we use their word for left to refer to evil nature. For that same reason, I always enter my wager amounts using the NumPad, forcing me to use only my right hand.

          I smoke from pipes and I only use one at a time to try to concentrate the luck. If I start losing, I change pipes and try to remember which one gave me the last long winning streak. The neighborhood convenience store is just across the highway from me, so I always walk there instead of driving (to prove that betting hasn't turned me completely indolent). I always step out with my left foot to take bad juju out of the house, and re-enter the house with the right foot. Similarly, I always proffer money to a cashier with the left hand, and receive with the right.

          Everytime I watch "As Good As It Gets" I feel like I'm watching my own biopic. Not only am I abrasive and unconcerned with social mores like Jack Nicholson's character, but I know it's only a matter of time before I start jumping over cracks in the sidewalk too. I don't think gambling did this to me, I've always been twisted and now I've finally filled my life with activities that allow me to lead my twisted life without shame.

          Take heart, Nicky. Some of the most productive members of society have been just this side of the nut-house, and perhaps we fit that bill. On top of that, what better place could we choose to socialize than the open-air asylum that is SBR!

          Originally posted by StraitShooter
          90% of the guys dont give a shit about your problems..and the other 10 are glad you have them..
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          • Nicky Santoro
            SBR Posting Legend
            • 04-08-08
            • 16103

            #6
            wow rogie, i thought i was sick??? rogie, after reading your post, you might even be sicker than me..

            i am ONLY superstitious in gambling.. but you are very superstitious in your everyday life.
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            • onthewhat
              Restricted User
              • 05-14-08
              • 15411

              #7
              Nicky I thought you didn't play blackjack?
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              • Nicky Santoro
                SBR Posting Legend
                • 04-08-08
                • 16103

                #8
                Originally posted by onthewhat
                Nicky I thought you didn't play blackjack?
                i did on the odd occasion in the past.. but i dont make a habit of playing it cause it's an unbeatable game.
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                • SlickFazzer
                  SBR Posting Legend
                  • 05-22-08
                  • 20209

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Nicky Santoro
                  Boys, are all we gamblers fukked up? i swear, i have never met a normal gambler.. all my friends are deranged in some way. I am so superstitious, that it is literally ruining me.. am i the only one like this?

                  last year i had a cat, and when he would come and sit next to me and i'd lose a game in OT, i'd throw him across the room and say he's bad luck and blame him.

                  if i have 2 losing days in a row, i throw my pen in garbage and buy new one.. if i lose with blue pen, i replace it with a green or black pen to change luck.

                  I bought a nice green copy book to put in my bets last week. i had 3 losing days in a row, tossed it out and went to buy a blue copy book.

                  Yesterday i am watching habs game and when GF walked into the living room, i shouted..noooooooooo.. not now, get the fukk outta here, you're bad luck.. she says, it's all in your head, bad luck dont exist.. then.. bam... florida scores (i have habs).. i yell at her, tell her she's fukkin bad luck and to never come in room when i am betting, blamed her for the goal and tossed her across the room on the sofa.. (i was furious) she goes back in bedroom, habs score 2 quick goals. she comes back in living room 20 min after, florida scores again.. i swear i am not making this up.

                  I had a bad day 4 days ago, i decided to change my living room around a bit and moved tv and sofas to another part of the room just to change the luck. i had 3 winning days in a row since.

                  If i sit in a certain sofa seat and i start to lose, i move to another section of the sofa and sit there till it starts to go bad. if it remains good, i will sit there everyday and not budge.

                  If the phone rings during a game, i dont answer it cause i think that person is bad luck.. and IF i do answer it, and the other team scores, i always say, that fukkin guy is a jinx, it's because of him they scored.. i am never going to answer his calls again.

                  If i go to casino and play bj and some loser comes sit next to me and i dont like the way he looks and i get a bad vibe, i move tables. some guys you can just tell by looking at them that they are losers.


                  Boys, i am really sick.. i can't tell you how superstitious i am. it's a disease. are all gamblers like me, or am i the only one like this.. i think all us gamblers are somewhat superstitious, cause we are all sick.

                  Am i the only one like this??
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                  • pico
                    BARRELED IN @ SBR!
                    • 04-05-07
                    • 27321

                    #10
                    my only supertition is that it is bad luck to be with a girl during her period.
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                    • betplom
                      SBR Posting Legend
                      • 09-20-06
                      • 13444

                      #11
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                      • frostno98
                        SBR Hall of Famer
                        • 09-11-07
                        • 9769

                        #12
                        I don't believe in superstition but "Einstein's Law of Relativity" exist in sports from time to time.
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                        • betplom
                          SBR Posting Legend
                          • 09-20-06
                          • 13444

                          #13
                          When I bet on the visiting team I get the feeling the crowd is against me, cheering for the team I bet against, drives me nuts.

                          Sometimes I get the feeling the play by play guys are biased against the team I bet.
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                          • so im zach
                            SBR Wise Guy
                            • 01-07-09
                            • 585

                            #14
                            Originally posted by Mudcat
                            I do not have a trace of superstition to my ways. Zero.
                            +1
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                            • Gemoka
                              SBR MVP
                              • 11-27-08
                              • 1648

                              #15
                              Originally posted by Nicky Santoro



                              Yesterday i am watching habs game and when GF walked into the living room, i shouted..noooooooooo.. not now, get the fukk outta here, you're bad luck.. she says, it's all in your head, bad luck dont exist.. then.. bam... florida scores (i have habs).. i yell at her, tell her she's fukkin bad luck and to never come in room when i am betting, blamed her for the goal and tossed her across the room on the sofa.. (i was furious) she goes back in bedroom, habs score 2 quick goals. she comes back in living room 20 min after, florida scores again.. i swear i am not making this up.
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                              • betplom
                                SBR Posting Legend
                                • 09-20-06
                                • 13444

                                #16
                                Originally posted by Nicky Santoro
                                Are all us gamblers mental?
                                You are Nicky.
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                                • Cloak & Dagger
                                  SBR MVP
                                  • 11-15-07
                                  • 4781

                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by RogueScholar
                                  Wow, Nicky, reading your post was kind of creepy. I'm very superstitious, but I also tie that in with being very attached to my personal routine. I derive comfort from doing things in the same order, the same way, with the same tools each and every day. That's why I stopped traveling all together, I found it upset me more to be away from my routine than the enjoyment of being in a new locale. So many elements of what you wrote apply to me too, I have to agree that we're all pretty twisted in the head around here.

                                  If I have a bad couple days, I too change my pen, oftentimes using different color ink too. I don't like my cat sitting on the right side of my chair because if I pet it with my right hand then I might submit a bet with my left hand. Did you know that the Latin word for left is "sinister"? That's right, they believed that the devil in all of us resided on the left side of the body, and to this very day we use their word for left to refer to evil nature. For that same reason, I always enter my wager amounts using the NumPad, forcing me to use only my right hand.

                                  I smoke from pipes and I only use one at a time to try to concentrate the luck. If I start losing, I change pipes and try to remember which one gave me the last long winning streak. The neighborhood convenience store is just across the highway from me, so I always walk there instead of driving (to prove that betting hasn't turned me completely indolent). I always step out with my left foot to take bad juju out of the house, and re-enter the house with the right foot. Similarly, I always proffer money to a cashier with the left hand, and receive with the right.

                                  Everytime I watch "As Good As It Gets" I feel like I'm watching my own biopic. Not only am I abrasive and unconcerned with social mores like Jack Nicholson's character, but I know it's only a matter of time before I start jumping over cracks in the sidewalk too. I don't think gambling did this to me, I've always been twisted and now I've finally filled my life with activities that allow me to lead my twisted life without shame.

                                  Take heart, Nicky. Some of the most productive members of society have been just this side of the nut-house, and perhaps we fit that bill. On top of that, what better place could we choose to socialize than the open-air asylum that is SBR!

                                  what "pipes?"
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                                  • topgame85
                                    SBR Posting Legend
                                    • 03-30-08
                                    • 12325

                                    #18
                                    Nicky I am ten times worse than you my superstitions are unreal
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                                    • RogueScholar
                                      SBR Hall of Famer
                                      • 02-05-07
                                      • 5082

                                      #19
                                      Meerschaum pipes, for pipe tobacco.
                                      Originally posted by StraitShooter
                                      90% of the guys dont give a shit about your problems..and the other 10 are glad you have them..
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