Superstitions

TiMSport · 05-01-2021, 11:50 AM

Another recent thread reminded me of this subject and I hadn't seen it posted before. I figured a lot of people have superstitions, perhaps even ones they don't even notice. I don't have any really strange ones other than making sure I wear the same jersey/apparel when I watch my favorite sports teams play on TV, even if I'm watching it by myself. I'm convinced it brings luck and increases the chances of my team winning.

I'll probably remember more as I read other people's input.

Buug959 · 05-01-2021, 11:54 AM

I'm not superstitious. I'm just a little bit stitious.

rwheels · 05-01-2021, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by TiMSport

Another recent thread reminded me of this subject and I hadn't seen it posted before. I figured a lot of people have superstitions, perhaps even ones they don't even notice. I don't have any really strange ones other than making sure I wear the same jersey/apparel when I watch my favorite sports teams play on TV, even if I'm watching it by myself. I'm convinced it brings luck and increases the chances of my team winning.

I'll probably remember more as I read other people's input.

Well I sure hope you don't follow this team.

TiMSport · 05-01-2021, 12:19 PM

LOL! Nope, I'm good.

2000cs · 05-01-2021, 03:24 PM

Not superstitious, but I know plenty of people who have all kinds of superstitions. Always kind of amuses me, since they’re generally educated people.

nerdogray · 05-01-2021, 03:41 PM

My mother has to leave a place by the same door she entered. And if she goes through multiple doors, like front and then back, she has to reverse the order to leave... she cannot just go straight to the car. She tries to make me to do it when I visit, and I refuse to play along. I'd say this is more OCD than superstitious, but she genuinely has this sense of foreboding if it's not done. I don't know. I think maybe I just defined OCD by example.

3.0L · 05-01-2021, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by 2000cs

Not superstitious, but I know plenty of people who have all kinds of superstitions. Always kind of amuses me, since they’re generally educated people.

Considering that a large portion of our population has fallen for outrageous myths these past few years, I guess I'm not too surprised that superstitions still exist.

TiMSport · 05-01-2021, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by nerdogray

My mother has to leave a place by the same door she entered. And if she goes through multiple doors, like front and then back, she has to reverse the order to leave... she cannot just go straight to the car. She tries to make me to do it when I visit, and I refuse to play along. I'd say this is more OCD than superstitious, but she genuinely has this sense of foreboding if it's not done. I don't know. I think maybe I just defined OCD by example.

Haha, that is definitely interesting.

I tend to think that is more superstitious than OCD?

ky0u · 05-01-2021, 05:45 PM

Never let my motorcycle helmet touch the ground.

Mentioned this one in that other thread, Ive never filled up at pump #13. (Nor ever stopped within the $13 range when filling up)

When riding out in the twisties, if anyone says something along the lines of, one more time, or last one, I'll call it quits there.

iminhell1 · 05-01-2021, 05:52 PM

Not me but many I know think that if they talk to the sky they will be rewarded. Not by their own hard work, their due diligence or anything they are in control of. But some spontaneous action, or hope of governs their life.

TiMSport · 05-01-2021, 09:29 PM

Hmmm that sounds a bit religious, lol.

KennySRFElite · 05-01-2021, 10:24 PM

When playing Craps, if one or both of the dice go off the table, all bets come down. No exceptions.
KP

M_Six · 05-01-2021, 10:34 PM

Not so much a superstition, but more a modus operandi...if life is going particularly well for some reason, just shut up and enjoy it. DON'T TALK ABOUT IT!!

Littlebear · 05-02-2021, 06:26 AM

We've been renting at 13th Lake for decades!
No probs yet.

Esteban · 05-02-2021, 09:07 AM

Don't step on a crack or you'll break your mother's back.

Don't step on a line or you'll break your father's spine.

We didn't have a car when I was a kid and did a lot of walking and had to find ways to occupy ourselves. lol

TiMSport · 05-02-2021, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Littlebear

We've been renting at 13th Lake for decades!
No probs yet.

That is such a cool photo! You could post that in the cool photo thread.

ky0u · 05-02-2021, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by TiMSport

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Originally Posted by Littlebear

We've been renting at 13th Lake for decades!
No probs yet.

That is such a cool photo! You could post that in the cool photo thread.

Agreed, this is an awesome picture of the floofball

lnsaneM · 05-02-2021, 03:02 PM

Always say "blue skies" before a skydive

paquet · 05-03-2021, 07:56 AM

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Always say "blue skies" before a skydive

you do? fascinating - i've never noticed that (i'll be keeping my ears more open)

Tommy-G · 05-05-2021, 09:06 AM

I used to tell my wife the Packers would only win if we had "relations" before heading to the bar to watch the game.
They had a good season, but I had a better one....

Wolf 335 · 05-05-2021, 09:09 AM

Used to be superstitious when i was younger.

Now i just don't give a fcuk. And it feels amazing.

UncleWede · 05-05-2021, 10:23 AM

IF I'm cooking something that needs salt, I pour a bit into my LEFT hand, pinch out what I need to use with the right, then toss the rest over my LEFT shoulder.

Only recently did I realize I was blinding the devil . . .

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TiMSport Banned 12844 Rep 2,983 Posts Drives: '21 M340i xDrive, '17 Audi S3 Join Date: Feb 2021 Location: ATL iTrader: (0)	Superstitions - what are yours? Another recent thread reminded me of this subject and I hadn't seen it posted before. I figured a lot of people have superstitions, perhaps even ones they don't even notice. I don't have any really strange ones other than making sure I wear the same jersey/apparel when I watch my favorite sports teams play on TV, even if I'm watching it by myself. I'm convinced it brings luck and increases the chances of my team winning. I'll probably remember more as I read other people's input.
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Buug959 Captain 23080 Rep 892 Posts Drives: 335xi E90, GMC Sierra, VW Golf Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: Nova Scotia iTrader: (0)	I'm not superstitious. I'm just a little bit stitious. __________________ Wha' da ya mean? No brakes never stopped anyone before!
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2000cs Captain 3883 Rep 1,003 Posts Drives: Potato Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: USA iTrader: (1)	Not superstitious, but I know plenty of people who have all kinds of superstitions. Always kind of amuses me, since they’re generally educated people.
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nerdogray Captain 1469 Rep 720 Posts Drives: Beater Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: TN iTrader: (0)	My mother has to leave a place by the same door she entered. And if she goes through multiple doors, like front and then back, she has to reverse the order to leave... she cannot just go straight to the car. She tries to make me to do it when I visit, and I refuse to play along. I'd say this is more OCD than superstitious, but she genuinely has this sense of foreboding if it's not done. I don't know. I think maybe I just defined OCD by example.
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iminhell1 C2H5OH 4041 Rep 2,150 Posts Drives: 2010 SG 135i auto Join Date: May 2015 Location: Darwin, MN iTrader: (1)	Not me but many I know think that if they talk to the sky they will be rewarded. Not by their own hard work, their due diligence or anything they are in control of. But some spontaneous action, or hope of governs their life.
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M_Six Free Thinker 19190 Rep 7,541 Posts Drives: 2016 MB GLC300 4matic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Foothills of Mt Level iTrader: (0)	Not so much a superstition, but more a modus operandi...if life is going particularly well for some reason, just shut up and enjoy it. DON'T TALK ABOUT IT!! __________________ Mark markj.pics "Life is uncertain, eat bacon now." -UncleWede
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Wolf 335 Brigadier General 2562 Rep 3,659 Posts Drives: 2007 E92 335i Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0)	Used to be superstitious when i was younger. Now i just don't give a fcuk. And it feels amazing.
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UncleWede Long Time Admirer, First Time Owner 18404 Rep 9,420 Posts Drives: G01 X3 M40i Dark Graphite Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Oxnard, CA iTrader: (0)	IF I'm cooking something that needs salt, I pour a bit into my LEFT hand, pinch out what I need to use with the right, then toss the rest over my LEFT shoulder. Only recently did I realize I was blinding the devil . . .
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