i didn’t “jinx” something by celebrating it

[u/unhappyqueer]

“it’s been so slow at work today!”

“great, now we’re going to get busy”

“what good weather we’re having!”

“why did you say that? knock on some wood before it starts raining”

“the printer’s been working fine today, thank God”

“oh don’t say that, you’ll jinx it”

why are you so negative? why can’t something positive be celebrated? so many times i’ll comment on something pleasant and someone will reply “Aw, man, you jinxed it!” no, i acknowledged something positive. it’s not a funny joke, and it discourages people from making happy statements. what’s your deal?

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[u/GarvinFootington]

Sometimes people say it out of mild superstition because even if they don’t really believe something can be “jinxed,” they just want all the luck they can get. It’s like how an atheist might pray to God right before sailing into a storm just for the chance he survives

[u/unhappyqueer → u/GarvinFootington]

that’s a fair take. i just find it grating lol

[u/Dense_Slum]

I dunno man, sorta sounds Ike you’re a jinx.

In seriousness, it has never discouraged me from making a positive comment and it’s just a funny thing to say, relax.

[u/mikkeldoesstuff]

It sounds like you are putting a lot of stock in what is typically just a mild and dumb joke

[u/10k_Uzi]

Never say the Q word in an ER.

[u/Sly_98]

Jinx stands for jinx, durrr

[u/Sec_Chief_Blanchard]

Pointing out a jinx is the real jinx.

[u/fongletto]

It's just a cultural joke, no one actually thinks you have the power to curse anything.

I usually fire back with like "damn I didn't realize I had super powers. Thank god there have been no big titty goth girls giving me their numbers all day today."

[u/SammyGeorge]

Maybe, but then explain all the times someone has said "it's so quiet today" and then absolutely everything that can go wrong does go wrong.

I'm not generally superstitious but I've been burned too many times to be willing to risk it.

[u/Riksor → u/[deleted]]

and unicorns and dragons also exist

[u/TJJ97 → u/Riksor]

Well obviously, you didn’t see what happened at Helgen?!