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Do you pick up a penny? Would you worry if you broke a mirror?
We are in control, right?
- Anya
Do you pick up a penny? Would you worry if you broke a mirror? We are in control, right?
I pick up penny's all the time. And I broke a mirror when I was 7 or so, and I don't think it caused me bad luck.
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WAIT!
Only take ground pennies that are head side up.
Taking a tail side up penny is BAD luck.
Turn it over so that it is head side up for the next finder.
Good mojo, there.
WAIT! Only take ground pennies that are head side up. Taking a tail side up penny is BAD luck. Turn it over so that it is head side up for the next finder. Good mojo, there.
My step daughter knows all those rules too!
If I see one that tails, I flip it over .. .then point it out to my kid, who grabs it. Is that bad luck, good luck, or no luck?
"I want you to pray as if everything depends on it, but I want you to prepare yourself as if everything depends on you."
-- Dick LeBeau
Let me type this for you real slowly: Gaming the system! Gaming the system!
Lazy idiot
HA!
Tick tock
Yeah, but I'm not gaming it for my own benefit. That should count for something, karmically.
Karmaically.
Karmacly.
Vis-à-vis karma.
You are trying to architect good fortune for your kid. Very admirable.
Unless kid is a co-conspirator. Then the karma involved is suspect.
Maybe.
I am not the arbiter of karma. "Does this count as a race in the maniacs?" yes, but not karma.
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Come all you no-hopers, you jokers and roguesWe're on the road to nowhere, let's find out where it goes
Yes. He play's QB for Stanford and we will be subject to a decade of awful puns and sports witticisms based on his name when he gets drafted in the NFL next year.
The process is the goal.
Men heap together the mistakes of their lives, and create a monster they call Destiny.
You are trying to architect good fortune for your kid. Very admirable. Unless kid is a co-conspirator. Then the karma involved is suspect. Maybe. I am not the arbiter of karma. "Does this count as a race in the maniacs?" yes, but not karma.
I think you mean: Intelligent Design.
Fate, Fortune, Lot, Chance, destiny.
Common sayings:
Tough luck, hard luck, blind luck, beginners luck, Best of luck, out of luck, wish me luck, push one's luck... These are common, everyday phrases used in our society. Very odd.
Do you throw salt over your shoulder if you spill salt?
If there is I have lost all mine. Since March of 2010
Personally
Family
Stupidity
I am ready for a change.
If there is I have lost all mine. Since March of 2010 Personally Pulled groin Broke ribs Pinched nerve in neck tore rotaor cuff Family Death of a parent (not unexpected) Stupidity Crushed GPS Crushed Blackberry Lost front wheel off car did $2k damage I am ready for a change.
Wow, Doug. That's a lot, sorry!!!
Hey, I have ITBand issues too. Joy!!!!
I broke a mirror Sunday during the hurricane. I never realized how superstitious I was before.