All superstitions are stupid but it doesn't mean they can't be fun.
It's only the harmful superstitions that are harmful.
It's only the harmful superstitions that are harmful.
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Sports superstitions are stupid.
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My magic 8 ball told me my lucky socks are real, so there.
 (November 3, 2016 at 9:26 am)vorlon13 Wrote: Wars are caused by menstruation envy. I've been married for 17 years. I don't envy that. Of course, I'm not much into sports or starting wars, either.
Christian apologetics is the art of rolling a dog turd in sugar and selling it as a donut.
Brian, loosen up, man. It's not all that bad.
The thing about superstitions is that if they help, they help. Provided your superstitions don't involve something like a paralytic fear that all cats are familiars of Satan, most superstitions are harmless enough.
Here's mine: I have a particular pair of socks that help me play poker better (I'll be wearing them later today, the tourney starts at 7:00). It doesn't matter that the socks have no magic powers - when I wear them, I'm more relaxed, I have fewer tells, and I'm less likely to bet rashly. I know precisely where this superstition comes from; I won a packet while wearing them six years ago. If I DON'T wear the socks, I'm nervous, I make stupid bets and take stupid draws. *shrug* Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
never move with your broom, leave it behind and go buy a new one
One of my grandmas had that one. Grandpa moved the family to a new house before WWII, and on the way there, they had to stop at a hardware store and buy a new broom. She had all kinds of superstitions. The granting of a pardon is an imputation of guilt, and the acceptance a confession of it.
I think they can be legit. I have a sports good luck charm that I wear to games I go to. It's a necklace with angel wings. Every time I wear it to a game, the team that I'm rooting for wins. It's worked with every sport except basketball, so I know it's not just coincidence.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh 
...but...the curse of the Bambino was real right?!?
 (November 3, 2016 at 9:56 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: I think they can be legit. I have a sports good luck charm that I wear to games I go to. It's a necklace with angel wings. Every time I wear it to a game, the team that I'm rooting for wins. It's worked with every sport except basketball, so I know it's not just coincidence. No you don't. (November 4, 2016 at 9:02 am)Alasdair Ham Wrote:(November 3, 2016 at 9:56 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: I think they can be legit. I have a sports good luck charm that I wear to games I go to. It's a necklace with angel wings. Every time I wear it to a game, the team that I'm rooting for wins. It's worked with every sport except basketball, so I know it's not just coincidence. Lol...
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
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