I Guess That You're Not Superstitious ...
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Originally Posted by Nevadaref
I've never had a uniform/equipment problem in all my years of officiating.
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Haven't you ever heard of a jinx? This would be a jinx by tempting fate. After such a statement, failure would be ironic. For the human mind, the irony makes it all the more likely. This therefore brings bad luck: it is a "jinx". The event itself is referred to as "jinxed".
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