Anyone with superstition about betting. For instance, if you are wearing your jacket when you win big one day, do you keep on wearing it?? Or do you eat chicken on a win streak??? Any superstitions out there?? Anyone??
dont tell anyone who you have,that way no one roots for you,people that work for a living will root for you to lose because they are jealous.
A big five wick blue candle. Started on January 1, 2001. 8-1 in the college bowls after that fact. I know alot of you think that Nolan's wife's post kept the Giants-Vikings under, but the fact is I didn't get home until it was 41-0 and lit the candle then. It's on an amazing streak.
oh! one thing you never, never, never, ever do, is mark a 'W' on your sheet 'before' the final gun goes off. never post on the forum that you won a game 'before' it's over. never give kudos before the game is over.
this is actually more important than the change on heads.
this is actually more important than the change on heads.
Yep have to agree with that one, especially after I did it today with San Fransisco and paid the penalty !!!!
I don't have any, but my best friend is a real pip!
He only gambles once in a while now, but he still has the same big fear that he has always had:
He will not tell me who he has wagered on!
He feels that I am bad luck. He REALLY thinks I affect the outcome of his wagers! This is a 37 year old, mind you.
On our recent trip to Las Vegas, he was cleaning up on his wagers the first couple of days. Now, I can't recall the team, but at lunch one day I told the guys that I had wagered on so-and-so. My buddy rolled his eyes and said, "Show me the ticket." I did, and he reached in his wallet, produced a ticket with the same wager, and ripped it up!
Everyone else laughed, but I was not happy. This guy actualluy believes I alter his wagers! To add insult to injury, of course the wager was a loss!
The beat goes on....
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You can fight without ever winning, but you'll never win without a fight.
He only gambles once in a while now, but he still has the same big fear that he has always had:
He will not tell me who he has wagered on!
He feels that I am bad luck. He REALLY thinks I affect the outcome of his wagers! This is a 37 year old, mind you.
On our recent trip to Las Vegas, he was cleaning up on his wagers the first couple of days. Now, I can't recall the team, but at lunch one day I told the guys that I had wagered on so-and-so. My buddy rolled his eyes and said, "Show me the ticket." I did, and he reached in his wallet, produced a ticket with the same wager, and ripped it up!
Everyone else laughed, but I was not happy. This guy actualluy believes I alter his wagers! To add insult to injury, of course the wager was a loss!
The beat goes on....
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You can fight without ever winning, but you'll never win without a fight.
Any time I'm at the window and the ticket writer screws up the wager and has to redo it, I know I'm dead. Silly but true
MOV
MOV
When I bet a college football game and
the talking head Lee Corso on pre game
agrees....usually I bite it...
the talking head Lee Corso on pre game
agrees....usually I bite it...
This isn't so much as betting superstition as much as it is just rooting for my team.
First, I make my wife take the kids and leave on college football saturdays. This costs me some $ since, to avoid an argument, I have to throw some her way to go shopping.
Then with the house to myself and my coors light, I prepare for the game.(Michigan..who else?)
Hat on straight for offense...backwards for defense.
GO BLUE
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Hail to the Victors!!
First, I make my wife take the kids and leave on college football saturdays. This costs me some $ since, to avoid an argument, I have to throw some her way to go shopping.
Then with the house to myself and my coors light, I prepare for the game.(Michigan..who else?)
Hat on straight for offense...backwards for defense.
GO BLUE
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Hail to the Victors!!
Whenever I post the games that I am taking I always come out in the -units on the day. No post, +units! Not a superstition yet, but it is on the verge of being one.
One of the biggest "jinxes" I have ever known used to post at wagertalk. He would talk about the team he played, say how easy it was, rant and rave even in the first half, etc. etc. etc. and almost invariably be cussing at the end when he lost. His posting name was GW if any of u r familiar with that sh!thole of a website (used to be good but just bashing and homo talk now). Anyway, if I have a big bet, I go to that website and post the OPPOSITE side as an EEEEEZZZZZZZZ winner and use the name GW. Sort of like a reverse jinx! LOL, sounds crazy, but that's what I like to do. Example, if I love the Grizzlies +10 over the Jazz, I will post something like: the JAZZ are an EZ money lead pipe LOCK 30 point blowout winner!!!!!! GW WINNAS!!
DTB is a VERY "superstitious" gambler. I'm sure he'll post on this thread, but I know one thing he will NEVER do is use a sportsbook bonus from a friend posting up and using his name as the referral.
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It's far better to be LUCKY than good.
DTB is a VERY "superstitious" gambler. I'm sure he'll post on this thread, but I know one thing he will NEVER do is use a sportsbook bonus from a friend posting up and using his name as the referral.
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It's far better to be LUCKY than good.
Whenever..I try to submit a wager..and i need to hurry home or find a computer...and i am late on the game..i am always right!
Also when I am trying to submit and i have like 1 minute before gametime....and i submit wager..then my book replies..wagers no longer being accepted for game X....i hate it, b/c i was right on...
now superstitions...sometimes I print out my wagers and store them away until midnite when all the games are over(i dont check scores) and then i get the sheet out and go thru games 1 by 1, checking them off as i go down the sheet. (Strange..whenever I take my girlfriedn out to dinner i win my ass off that nite...so far its 3-0) Strange dont you think....but one of those dinners cost me 70 bucks!!
Also when I am trying to submit and i have like 1 minute before gametime....and i submit wager..then my book replies..wagers no longer being accepted for game X....i hate it, b/c i was right on...
now superstitions...sometimes I print out my wagers and store them away until midnite when all the games are over(i dont check scores) and then i get the sheet out and go thru games 1 by 1, checking them off as i go down the sheet. (Strange..whenever I take my girlfriedn out to dinner i win my ass off that nite...so far its 3-0) Strange dont you think....but one of those dinners cost me 70 bucks!!
Just read all the previous ones, man it is funny, but I know how serious they are!!!
I have a really stupid one, that is done everyday, and I am not really sure how it started.
At home in my bedroom there has to some pair of pants folded in thirds laying on the floor by the closet. It doesn't matter if they are jeans, dress pants, jogging pants..... If I am at a hotel the same principle applies. Friends house the same thing is done. Death to the person who thinks they are helpful in some way by picking up those special pair of pants for the day.
Hard to believe a grown man can act this way huh?
HC
I have a really stupid one, that is done everyday, and I am not really sure how it started.
At home in my bedroom there has to some pair of pants folded in thirds laying on the floor by the closet. It doesn't matter if they are jeans, dress pants, jogging pants..... If I am at a hotel the same principle applies. Friends house the same thing is done. Death to the person who thinks they are helpful in some way by picking up those special pair of pants for the day.
Hard to believe a grown man can act this way huh?
HC
I have a LUCKY pen that must be used to make notes ad record my plays. Without the lucky pen, I will make NO plays. The toughest part is to find another pen when the lucky one runs out of ink. Sounds crazy, but the last 5 times I handicapped a game without my lucky pen, they were all losing days. That's why it will never happen again. And of course, never mark a W by a game that has not finished. The almighty kiss of death.
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Make mine a Double!,
Barfly
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Make mine a Double!,
Barfly
I agree on never mark W before a game is over, but strange how it never works the opposite.writing L next to a game before it is over will never help you. I have tried it 1,000 times and never had to change one.
Agree with Jack and others.
Ready for bed, played XYZ University in the late game. XYZ is up 41-3, start of the 4th quarter or XYZ is up 78-50 in basketball with 10 minutes to play. Point spread around a pickem - Never, never, EVER, EVER, mark a W on your sheet!
I have on occasion, my play down more than I feel will come back to win, mark an L on the sheet, shut off the computer/TV, and go to bed. I have probably won 10-15% of the time when I do this.
One thing I NEVER do any more: Used to go to the forum while a game was in progress - just wanting to read cappers responses, very innocently.
Invariably, I'd (per chance) run across some immature braggart claiming victory before it happened. If I was on the same team, seems they always ended up a loser. Will never do that again.
Lastly, when I get home, I like to get out of the working duds and get comfortable. T-shirts work for me, preferably my MadJack T-shirt.
I'm very superstitious about those shirts. Wear it til you lose mentality. Love those 7 day winning streaks wearing a now ripe shirt. Ok, I stretched the truth. It gets washed when needed, but worn every day through the streak.
And yes, the opposite is also true. Ever had a 1-7 day? 0-8 day? Or something similiar? I won't wear that T-shirt again until the next sport season comes along - or write it off to Goodwill as a $500 donation.
kcwolf
Ready for bed, played XYZ University in the late game. XYZ is up 41-3, start of the 4th quarter or XYZ is up 78-50 in basketball with 10 minutes to play. Point spread around a pickem - Never, never, EVER, EVER, mark a W on your sheet!
I have on occasion, my play down more than I feel will come back to win, mark an L on the sheet, shut off the computer/TV, and go to bed. I have probably won 10-15% of the time when I do this.
One thing I NEVER do any more: Used to go to the forum while a game was in progress - just wanting to read cappers responses, very innocently.
Invariably, I'd (per chance) run across some immature braggart claiming victory before it happened. If I was on the same team, seems they always ended up a loser. Will never do that again.
Lastly, when I get home, I like to get out of the working duds and get comfortable. T-shirts work for me, preferably my MadJack T-shirt.
I'm very superstitious about those shirts. Wear it til you lose mentality. Love those 7 day winning streaks wearing a now ripe shirt. Ok, I stretched the truth. It gets washed when needed, but worn every day through the streak.
And yes, the opposite is also true. Ever had a 1-7 day? 0-8 day? Or something similiar? I won't wear that T-shirt again until the next sport season comes along - or write it off to Goodwill as a $500 donation.
kcwolf
Originally posted by kcwolf:
I won't wear that T-shirt again until the next sport season comes along - or write it off to Goodwill as a $500 donation.
kcwolf
LMAO KC!!!
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Make mine a Double!,
Barfly
True story Fly. Naw never happened now that I think about it.
Gave up the tennis thing years ago.
I'll try a golf tournament tomorrow. Better way to embarraSS myself.
Take care Fly!
kcwolf
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Gave up the tennis thing years ago.
I'll try a golf tournament tomorrow. Better way to embarraSS myself.
Take care Fly!
kcwolf
[This message has been edited by kcwolf (edited 06-23-2001).]
