1. 11-25-12 04:30 PM #1
    JayLA
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    What do you think of the "jinx" notion?

    The idea that what we say has an effect on something we have absolutely no control over.
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  2. 11-25-12 04:31 PM #2
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    voodoo
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  3. 11-25-12 04:33 PM #3
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    People like to have something/someone else to blame then themselves...
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  4. 11-25-12 04:35 PM #4
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    It works.
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  5. 11-25-12 04:36 PM #5
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    I hate having money against Paco.
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    how many lock threads actually cash?
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  7. 11-25-12 05:04 PM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by Louisvillekid1 View Post
    People like to have something/someone else to blame then themselves...
    True. Like if someone gets buried they feel they somehow jinxed themselves by posting on a message board when in reality, they just had the matchup all wrong..

    but the jinxing notion is entertained ingame too. during the UF/FSU game a pretty sharp UF alumnus told me to stop mentioning good first half plays cause I might jinx them. I just laughed it off. After Halftime sure enough FSU comes out strong.

    i know he means "act like you've been there" but i'm starting to believe superstition runs rampant with gamblers.
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  8. 11-25-12 05:06 PM #8
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    I don't believe in superstitions like that - they're unlucky (thanks Yogi).
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    I always face my bud light label to the tv when my team is kicking a fg...

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  10. 11-25-12 05:15 PM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by McBa1n View Post
    I don't believe in superstitions like that - they're unlucky (thanks Yogi).
    Lol
    I guess one could say believing in Luck is superstition, too.
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  11. 11-25-12 05:31 PM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by Louisvillekid1 View Post
    I always face my bud light label to the tv when my team is kicking a fg...

    great commercial

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  12. 11-25-12 05:51 PM #12
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    I feel snake bitting most of the time when I gamble... I'm semi superstituious then I just realize I suck and should quit yet still haven't
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    The two-foot long bird called a Kea that lives in New Zealand likes to eat the strips of rubber around car windows
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    just like magic but real
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  15. 11-25-12 06:04 PM #15
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sam Odom View Post
    just like magic but real
    Quote Originally Posted by Smoke View Post
    The two-foot long bird called a Kea that lives in New Zealand likes to eat the strips of rubber around car windows
    I get it.

    ...

    What about "a mush"...same concept right? someone who "jinxes" your wager? You all joke but these ideas are cemented in a gambler's psyche. they want every edge they can get.
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