No superstitions, but there is a fantastic bike rally held about 45 minutes from here every Friday the 13th. I must've passed 200 Harleys on my way into work this a.m.
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LOCK, Game of Year!
I didn't think that I believed in jinxes or such, but something about the "LOCK" or "Guaranteed Winner" or "Game of the Year", "Game of the Decade" makes my hair stand on end, especially if I already had the LOCK as a pick. I know (I think I do anyway) that these things have nothing to do with the outcome of the contest, but there seems to be a real, positive correlation between terms like the ones above and the team of interest losing. Well, that means that it would be easy to play the opposite, right? Make some easy cash.
No. I don't have the fortitude to play the opposite every time I see the 'Game of the Decade' or LOCK terms used. If I'm not already on the contest, I just try to avoid either side. tulsa
I didn't think that I believed in jinxes or such, but something about the "LOCK" or "Guaranteed Winner" or "Game of the Year", "Game of the Decade" makes my hair stand on end, especially if I already had the LOCK as a pick. I know (I think I do anyway) that these things have nothing to do with the outcome of the contest, but there seems to be a real, positive correlation between terms like the ones above and the team of interest losing. Well, that means that it would be easy to play the opposite, right? Make some easy cash.
No. I don't have the fortitude to play the opposite every time I see the 'Game of the Decade' or LOCK terms used. If I'm not already on the contest, I just try to avoid either side. tulsa
don't know if these would be superstitions or habits
1.) I ALWAYS cut the tag off the back of my shirt so it doesn't rub/scratch my neck
2.) when I get new shoes - i always re-do the laces so that they start off equal length and then when they get laced up they get crossed over so that the laces that were on the bottom in 1 eyelet - is on the top of the next one
3.) when putting on shoes - the left one goes on first - and not because of being superstitious - but because my right foot is a tad wider than my left and even though i do things right handed - the longer i can delay putting on my right shoe - the better and when it comes time to take off shoes - the right one comes off first for the same reason
4.) when having sex with a Playboy Playmate (or Playmates) i make them take off their clothes first - just so i can enjoy the look a tad longer
1.) I ALWAYS cut the tag off the back of my shirt so it doesn't rub/scratch my neck
2.) when I get new shoes - i always re-do the laces so that they start off equal length and then when they get laced up they get crossed over so that the laces that were on the bottom in 1 eyelet - is on the top of the next one
3.) when putting on shoes - the left one goes on first - and not because of being superstitious - but because my right foot is a tad wider than my left and even though i do things right handed - the longer i can delay putting on my right shoe - the better and when it comes time to take off shoes - the right one comes off first for the same reason
4.) when having sex with a Playboy Playmate (or Playmates) i make them take off their clothes first - just so i can enjoy the look a tad longer
more than I wanted to know.....:drink:
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[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans serif]Both the number 13 and the day of the week Friday have had varied "reputations" throughout the centuries - sometimes considered to be holy and at other times considered to be unholy. In the Western world, the superstition linking Friday the 13th with being unlucky is primarily associated with the final Grand Master of the Knights Templar, Jacques Demolay, and the date of Friday, October the 13th, 1307 AD (Old Style - OS)[/font]
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In 1099 AD the Roman Catholic Church - via the now infamous bloody religious wars of the Christian Crusades - regained control over the holy city of Jerusalem. However, the lands surrounding Jerusalem were still in the hands of the Moslems. According to traditional versions of the story, a warrior order of the Roman Catholic Church eventually banded together that was (allegedly) for purposes of protecting Christian travelers on their way to the holy city of Jerusalem. The warrior order was officially recognized by the Roman Catholic Church in 1118 AD, and they were at that time provided with a headquarters building located on Mount Moriah. This building was located on a site traditionally thought to be the former Temple of King Solomon. Thus, the warrior order became known as the Knights of the Temple, or the Knights Templar.
[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans serif]To make a very long (but incredibly interesting) story short, Jacques Demolay became the Grand Master of the Knights Templar in around 1293 AD During the two hundred years of their existence within the Roman Catholic Church, the Knights Templar had grown into a rather rich and powerful political force to be reckoned with. During Demolay's stay in office as Grand Master, the Templars had increasingly grown in disfavor with the current pope, Pope Clement V, and with the King of France, Phillip the Fair. [/font]
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In 1307 AD the pope and the king arranged for the Templars to meet with them for a "friendly" convocation in Paris, France. Instead, Grand Master Jacques Demolay was arrested on Friday, October the 13th, 1307 AD (Old Style). Seven years later, in 1314 AD, Jacques DeMolay was burned at the stake for the crime of church heresy. Legend continues on that before Demolay died - he predicted to the king and pope that he would meet them both in heaven within the next year. Fact is... the king and the pope did die in the year 1314 AD. It is not known whether or not that Jacques DeMolay actually met up with these two rascals in heaven. [/font]
[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans serif]Heresy
As for the "heresy" surrounding the Knights Templar - I'd love the share the details with you. However... it's rather complicated and controversial - and I'm quite sure it would totally blow your mind. I will say that the "heresy" of the Templars was quite likely related to what might be called the integration or marriage of the "archetypal feminine" with the masculine Christian Trinity. (Was that vague and shrouded or what?) For more on the alleged heresy... you might, however, want to pick up a copy of Dan Brown's "Da Vinci Code." Oh yeah... the rather fantastical theories - purporting the Templars to be some sort of (in literal terms as we understand it today) secret Satanists and/or worshippers of an idol named Baphomet - are based on hoax and distorted conjecture. [/font]
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[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans serif]Both the number 13 and the day of the week Friday have had varied "reputations" throughout the centuries - sometimes considered to be holy and at other times considered to be unholy. In the Western world, the superstition linking Friday the 13th with being unlucky is primarily associated with the final Grand Master of the Knights Templar, Jacques Demolay, and the date of Friday, October the 13th, 1307 AD (Old Style - OS)[/font]
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In 1099 AD the Roman Catholic Church - via the now infamous bloody religious wars of the Christian Crusades - regained control over the holy city of Jerusalem. However, the lands surrounding Jerusalem were still in the hands of the Moslems. According to traditional versions of the story, a warrior order of the Roman Catholic Church eventually banded together that was (allegedly) for purposes of protecting Christian travelers on their way to the holy city of Jerusalem. The warrior order was officially recognized by the Roman Catholic Church in 1118 AD, and they were at that time provided with a headquarters building located on Mount Moriah. This building was located on a site traditionally thought to be the former Temple of King Solomon. Thus, the warrior order became known as the Knights of the Temple, or the Knights Templar.
[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans serif]To make a very long (but incredibly interesting) story short, Jacques Demolay became the Grand Master of the Knights Templar in around 1293 AD During the two hundred years of their existence within the Roman Catholic Church, the Knights Templar had grown into a rather rich and powerful political force to be reckoned with. During Demolay's stay in office as Grand Master, the Templars had increasingly grown in disfavor with the current pope, Pope Clement V, and with the King of France, Phillip the Fair. [/font]
[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans serif]Betrayal
In 1307 AD the pope and the king arranged for the Templars to meet with them for a "friendly" convocation in Paris, France. Instead, Grand Master Jacques Demolay was arrested on Friday, October the 13th, 1307 AD (Old Style). Seven years later, in 1314 AD, Jacques DeMolay was burned at the stake for the crime of church heresy. Legend continues on that before Demolay died - he predicted to the king and pope that he would meet them both in heaven within the next year. Fact is... the king and the pope did die in the year 1314 AD. It is not known whether or not that Jacques DeMolay actually met up with these two rascals in heaven. [/font]
[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans serif]Heresy
As for the "heresy" surrounding the Knights Templar - I'd love the share the details with you. However... it's rather complicated and controversial - and I'm quite sure it would totally blow your mind. I will say that the "heresy" of the Templars was quite likely related to what might be called the integration or marriage of the "archetypal feminine" with the masculine Christian Trinity. (Was that vague and shrouded or what?) For more on the alleged heresy... you might, however, want to pick up a copy of Dan Brown's "Da Vinci Code." Oh yeah... the rather fantastical theories - purporting the Templars to be some sort of (in literal terms as we understand it today) secret Satanists and/or worshippers of an idol named Baphomet - are based on hoax and distorted conjecture. [/font]
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this is crazy and it has no basis in fact, but whenever I get carded or rated at playing bj I lose...when I tell the floor supervisor I don't want to be rated, I win....
so I am very superstitious about doing that.
I also don't like to watch basketball or baseball games that I have bets on. I find that I lose when I watch...football--no problem, tv is on all day long.
AC
so I am very superstitious about doing that.
I also don't like to watch basketball or baseball games that I have bets on. I find that I lose when I watch...football--no problem, tv is on all day long.
AC
i forgot 1 more
when shooting Free Throws i bounce the ball 2 times then spin the ball until i can't see any writing on it (Wilson/Spaulding/Etc.) and THEN i shoot the ball
and in softball/baseball i NEVER step on the lines going/coming off the field and if i am in the 3rd base dugout and i am playing CF or further right OR if i am in the 1st base dugout and playing CF or further left i touch 2nd base on my way to the outfield
when shooting Free Throws i bounce the ball 2 times then spin the ball until i can't see any writing on it (Wilson/Spaulding/Etc.) and THEN i shoot the ball
and in softball/baseball i NEVER step on the lines going/coming off the field and if i am in the 3rd base dugout and i am playing CF or further right OR if i am in the 1st base dugout and playing CF or further left i touch 2nd base on my way to the outfield
