R U Superstitious - if so, about what?

[Steve Weinman]

I don't wear purple and gold.

ACF: The Antithesis of Sasha.

 

-sw

[Eja117]

As much as I hate to admit it I am the most superstitous in my family.

Nothing major but I won't say stuff like "We're gonna win" unless it is absolutely completely impossible for the other team to come back.

I generally will make an effort to wear some team colors or something if possible during team functions.

In my psych class I learned about something called BIRGing and CORFing. Birging is basking in reflected glory ("We" won). CORFing is cutting off reflected failure ("they" lost).  If my team loses I now make it a point to wear their stuff the next day. 

I have a lot of principals in life where I feel like if you let one thing happen now you've opened the door to allowing other stuff, and that there has to be a penalty for certain things or else people will keep doing it. So like if Paul Pierce got arrested for soliciting a hooker and a Lakers fan said something about it I'd quickly respond with a Kobe/Colorado comment.

Many times I will attempt to eat or drink something I think goes with an occasion. Like if the Super Bowl is on and there's a german beer and an American beer in the fridge you drink the American beer. And don't ever eat salad during the Super Bowl. Stuff like that.

I try not to believe in karma cause I think the entire idea is silly. Well not entirely but in a lot of ways.

[Celtics1990]

I used to tap the door frame of our locker room before heading out for basketball games, only after I went through my personal handshake with each one of my teamates while rapping "Put it on" by Big L.

[bdm860]

We moved into our house 5 years ago.  We have two bathrooms.  One upstairs.  One downstairs.  I have yet to do #2 upstairs and now that all this time has passed I am somewhat stubborn about not using the upstairs toilet for this purpose (peeing, I have no problem with). 

I have no idea why this started, but I find the longer I go without doing something the more superstitious I become about actually doing it.

What happens if you really have to go and the downstairs one is occupied or has recently been stunk up?

This actually happened for the first time recently with my wife in the downstairs bathroom.  I basically had to say something along the lines "I know the upstairs is vacant, and I know that this is being totally ridiculous, but you could you please hurry up so I can use the bathroom."

This is why I rack up my "good boy" points.  So I can use them up on being an idiot every now and then.  I don't actually ever get in any real trouble, so I have to be annoying somehow...

My house has 5 bathrooms (a weird anomaly) and I've been known to use all five in one day.  (Didn't mean to hijack my own thread)

[Chris]

I am superstitious about using things like "R" instead of "are" and "U" instead of "you".  I think it is a sign of the coming apocalypse.

[Redz]

I am superstitious about using things like "R" instead of "are" and "U" instead of "you".  I think it is a sign of the coming apocalypse.

4 sure...Me 2

[Redz]

One of my all time favorites

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDZFf0pm0SE

and of course a fine rendition (no, not the SRV one)

LIVE ON SESAME STREET!  I wonder under what context they worked this tune in?  Stevie totally rocks it out though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ul7X5js1vE

[Fox40Kid]

The night before Rugby games in college I would have to watch Braveheart.

Also, I have season tickets, so everytime I go to a Celtics game I go in the same enterence, always go to the pro-shop (even if I am not buying anything) make my way to the next level where I give a fist pound to the old guy working at the Fan Zone (he always has those foam fingers on, points to people and trys to get them to come into the store) then it is up to the balcony where I check out the t-shirts thay are selling at one of those smaller stands and finally will either go right to my seats or I will get chicken fingers, fries and a coke, and always wait in same line with the same vendor.

[SShorefan 4.0]

I am superstitious about using things like "R" instead of "are" and "U" instead of "you".  I think it is a sign of the coming apocalypse.

Then don't.


IMHO GOI

LOL

[ACF]

I don't wear purple and gold.

ACF: The Antithesis of Sasha.

 

-sw

Thanks, Mr. Weinman. I feel proud now.
And hey, I'm European, too 
I'm also soft but only in good ways.
Like around the midsection.

[Big Ticket]

I wouldn't say I'm superstitious.... but maybe a little stitious...   

[indeedproceed]

I am superstitious about the stupidest dumbest things.

Ummm...like if Im in the store and Im waiting in line and the thought occurs to me "hey, buy a mega millions ticket, this could be the one"..then my rational, intelligence self says "Thats dumb. Like a wise man once said, 'the lottery is a tax on people who can't do math'". Then I will resolve to not buy a ticket.

Then I well get closer to the counter and think "What do lottery winners think before they buy a ticket? Do they think: 'Today I feel good. Im gonna buy a lottery ticket'? Or are they the types of people who buy tickets every day and play the same numbers for like 30 years? You know, the chances of actually winning the lottery is so remote and impossible that it would almost have to be fate to win. Wait a minute, what if fate was trying to tell me today, right now, that this is the time. What if Im supposed to win now?..."

Then my rational side says "That is freakin idiotic dude. You know you're not gonna win, fate knows you're not gonna win, god knows you're not gonna win. Save the dollar"

Then I get up to the counter and say "Pack of black and milds, and 15 bucks in gas......and a mega millions quick pick. [dang]."

I guess im ultra-stupid-stitious.

[blake]

OK I didn't think I was weird, but the lack of quantity of superstitions is alarming.  Apparently I have something wrong with my wiring.  Here is a quick list off the top of my head:

1- Don't ever step on a crack. Ever.
2- Don't ever step on a painted line.  Ever.
3- Left sock on first.
4- Left shoe on first.
5- Left contact in first.
6- tell my dog to "be good" when I leave for work.
7- must switch seats during a game if we are losing
8- will take on or take off my hat during the game depending on if we are winning
9- tap a wall before i turn on a light
10- tap on the car before i open the car door
11- tap on the door jamb before i open a house door
12- shampoo, soap, shave.  Never change the order.
14- putting on clothes:  pants, shirt, socks, shoes.  Never change the order.
15- taking off clothes:  the opposite.
16- must walk on street side of sidewalk when I'm with the woman.

ok I'm going to stop now before i get any deeper(looking up OCD on wikipedia).  Please tell me there are others like me out there on CB.

[indeedproceed]

OK I didn't think I was weird, but the lack of quantity of superstitions is alarming.  Apparently I have something wrong with my wiring.  Here is a quick list off the top of my head:

1- Don't ever step on a crack. Ever.
2- Don't ever step on a painted line.  Ever.
3- Left sock on first.
4- Left shoe on first.
5- Left contact in first.
6- tell my dog to "be good" when I leave for work.
7- must switch seats during a game if we are losing
8- will take on or take off my hat during the game depending on if we are winning
9- tap a wall before i turn on a light
10- tap on the car before i open the car door
11- tap on the door jamb before i open a house door
12- shampoo, soap, shave.  Never change the order.
14- putting on clothes:  pants, shirt, socks, shoes.  Never change the order.
15- taking off clothes:  the opposite.
16- must walk on street side of sidewalk when I'm with the woman.

ok I'm going to stop now before i get any deeper(looking up OCD on wikipedia).  Please tell me there are others like me out there on CB.

ummmm

once rugby starts, never wash my jersey, never wash my ummm...well lets pretend its just the jersey.

Won't let my girlfriend watch me do anything that requires luck or skill. She's a jinx. She still sneaks in sometimes and when she watches me win something, we have "the talk" about how she's not a jinx.

I've got a very complex and serious ritual when playing beirut. Its kind of a problem.

[cordobes]

I'm not superstitious at all; superstitions bring bad luck, I don't want that.