For whatever reason before opening the door in the winter I touch the wallpaper - it's not OCD, I just don't want to shock myself, and somehow assume that touching the wallpaper will ground me, though I don't think it does. Regardless, I feel like I am shocked far less than I normally would be, had I not touched the wallpaper.
What are your superstitions? Things you do because you think they work, you do because you don't want to tempt fate from the guy high atop the thing, or stuff that has just worked out for you, so you keep doing it?
For a completely false example, I haven't changed my underwear since the last Patriots Superbowl.
I have a lucky undershirt shirt I wear on dates.
When I buy a scratch ticket I always look for a heads-up penny in my car, or when I pull change out of my pocket, take a heads up coin in which to scratch them with.
In Poker I always play 7/10 of Diamonds after winning 600 dollars with it once.
During football games I refuse to stop watching the game even if the team is down with little time left - cause you never know.
When I check work e-mail I always filter my stuff sent to me first as a way to guage how my day is going to be. Lots of e-mail sent directly to me = lots of extra stuff to do (in my head anyway). No so much e-mail sent to me = QOTD writin' during the work day.
I say "I hope everyone is alright" whenever a cop car or Ambulance or Firetruck passes me, a little good karma never hurt anyone.
I take several shots of whiskey before writing QOTD's to ensure a completely lack of relationship with reality.
What say you, Otters?
Go away
ReplyDeleteEvery day I open QOTD despite already knowing it will be shite. Not sure if this is superstition or idiocy on my part.
ReplyDeleteI like to define superstition as intentional idiocy, so I think you're right on both counts.
ReplyDeleteCan you downvotes threads?
ReplyDeleteI can't even count how many times I've asked that at 411.
ReplyDeleteFUCK BLOG OTTERS. SERIOUSLY
ReplyDeleteI saw how Cole is in ROH now,pretty good as the cigar smoking heel.
ReplyDeleteTJ:They're gonna make Transporter sequels without Jason Statham.
ReplyDeleteAdam Cole is the number 1 heel in wrestling for me. No doubt about it
ReplyDeleteI'll play along, I have a superstition that the number 13 is an unlucky numbers, so I try to avoid it. I have also had some form of bad luck on Fridays that are the 13th of a month. I also have a sense that if I boast about something enough, it becomes jinxed.
ReplyDeleteNow they need to dump Hardy,a Hero/Cole program will be cool.
ReplyDeleteYou're ready for the Caliber takeover, aren't you..
ReplyDeleteExactly! I refuse to talk about stuff I work on, or any kind of romantic-leads I may have with family or friends unless it's on my own terms simply because I don't wanna put the cart before the horse.
ReplyDeleteI'm not superstitious in any way.
ReplyDeleteAt least when Caliber was around it was the Man Show. Now Paul tries to make this the Age of Enlightenment and Wisdom Deep hour: with otters.
ReplyDeleteThe hate in this room is absolutely electric. I'm tellin' ya, you can cut it with a knife.
ReplyDeleteMeekin, I think you may end up establishing a superstition of people not clicking on your QOTDs... Maybe we need a question about CM Punk or Daniel Bryan to cleanse our pallets.
On to another topic, how was everyone's weekends? I finally bought a new pair of boots in time for two more supposed winter weather events this week.
I've stopped talking about job interviews with my family. They remember and keep asking me about them, long after I've been rejected.
ReplyDeleteFuck winter.
ReplyDeleteMy weekend was fine as usual,waiting for my first day in college.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I'm pretty much ready for spring, too.
ReplyDeleteSo cold and dull.
ReplyDeleteCome to Brazil instead and experience a taste of hellfire,I want the winter
ReplyDeleteYou really shouldn't mince words, parallax. Tell us how you really feel.
ReplyDeleteI've been to Florida in 100+ weather several times. I'm good.
ReplyDeleteThey just had a kickass match together in PWG in December, good chemistry
ReplyDeleteI'm not really a heat guy either. I like when the high is 25-28C with no humidex. So basically 2 weeks in May and 2 weeks in September.
ReplyDeleteFuckin Otters are starting to fuckin piss me off with their fuckin bloggin.
ReplyDeleteIt's 40C everyday,I want 10C at least everyday
ReplyDeleteAny time I'm having a rough day and just need to be reminded that it could always be worse. Or if I just need a laugh, I'll watch this video and instantly feel better about myself.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaD9MJx7ToQ
I know I should feel bad for making fun of people with downs syndrome but I can't help it.
Unfortunately I never Watched PWG or Chikara.
ReplyDelete10C is fantastic, and that's not winter where I come from. Try -27C with the windchill which is what we will have this evening.
ReplyDeleteYour avatar is acceptable.
ReplyDeleteEven better!Bring -27C.
ReplyDeleteNo worse then having visions of Brock F5ing a make a wish kid on live TV.
ReplyDeleteWhat's good to do in Brazil, besides beaches?
ReplyDeleteI might be there next year. Not settled yet.
Where exactly you wanna go?
ReplyDeleteRJ?
São Paulo?
I dunno. The main trip will be to Uruguay, but if I'm doing that then I'll take enough time to do Brazil also.
ReplyDeleteI live in RJ but in The Baixada Fluminense(Big region of the state),kinda like downtown,I never went to Center of it,You have the Feira de São Cristóvão showing the northern culture of the country,there's cities like Paraty,Petrópolis that have museum and stuff like that,so is not just TNA and carnival in here.
ReplyDeleteIf one day I decide to go to the USA,which place would be better?
I have a "lucky" pair of underpants, but I know they're not lucky so much as I just really like 'em, and they're comfy (they've got lucha masks!)
ReplyDeleteAnother is less of a superstition & more my weird OCD, but a while back my older sister was dating some douchebag. Aforementioned douchebag absolutely HAD to have the volume on electronics set to an even number, otherwise it bugged the crap out of him. Since he was a douchebag, I started setting volumes to odd numbers in hopes that wherever he was, it'd piss him off.
I wanna say "douchebag" again.
Douchebag.
Can I get by on English alone? I've never been anywhere in South America.
ReplyDeleteMost of my travels in the US were either as a kid, or for work, so I don't really have a lot to tell you about that, sorry. The only pleasure trip that I've taken into the US as an adult was to Cleveland, and I actually had a pretty good time, but it's probably not the first place that you'd want to go unless you're really into giant novelty guitars.
If you go to Rio in these Big package sales I think yes,but I recommend you to learn some portuguese.
ReplyDeleteI've heard that guy is a bodybuilder who can get any woman he wants.
ReplyDeleteYou could always get all your body hair pulled out by the root. Apparently that's popular there.
ReplyDeleteActually nope.
ReplyDeletePWG is the best promotion in the country. Seriously every show is loaded
ReplyDeleteI can always bring Caliber back. All I have to do is publicly apologize to him and he'll let me.
ReplyDeleteJust because someone complains about having diarrhea it doesn't mean he want to be constipated.
ReplyDeleteFacepalm for me,I need to download there shows right away.
ReplyDeleteHa. Soooooo you're saying you won't join the "Caliber Kiss My Ass" club?
ReplyDeleteNo, we're not going down the "at least when Caliber..." rabbit hole.
ReplyDeleteI think part of the reason why many of us are here is because it's run by a guy who doesn't do gimmicks or entire columns reacting to an audience's reaction. The reliance on gimmicked writing or having to take on persona just to write on a blog is a little weird.
I'm pretty sure that's why Tommy Hall has stuck around, Bayless kicks ass, and why Farva and Stranger are welcomed additions.
It wouldn't be so bad if it at least was a Significant Otter
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure that's my look.
ReplyDeleteThe volume on my CD player in the car has to be on an even number. It goes up to 35 but I won't go past 34.
ReplyDeleteI do that to!
ReplyDeleteI often speak to my hands before delivering shoulder blocks to my enemies. But it's not really a superstition -- accruing the gods' favor like this has served me quite well.
ReplyDelete...I think Elmo may have a bone to pick with you.
ReplyDeleteC'mon, be nice.
ReplyDeleteThe volume of my CD player goes to 11.
ReplyDeleteHere's a superstition: I masturbate 7 times, once for every Orton title reign, before each of his matches. I think it gives him luck
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry I didn't like the Expendables?
ReplyDeleteHow you been, kid? I'm off today, just chillin, kicking back with the homies and letting it ride as Scott would say.
ReplyDeleteI'm fine,just watched the main event of New Beginning,nice **** match from Tanahashi/Nakamura but once again we had nearfall fest.
ReplyDeleteThey do about one show every 6-7 weeks, so its easy to follow and not storyline driven, so you can literally jump in at any point. Literally every show is stacked with 3 to 4 1/2 star matches top to bottom
ReplyDelete2013 was a great year, start with All Star Weekend 9 - Night 1.
ummmm
ReplyDeleteI heard Generico was their champ,someone please let him debut in the main roster as Generico.
ReplyDeleteAre you gonna be at the Raw thread?
ReplyDeleteJust to answer the actual question. I have a weird thing with numbers. Like, I'm terrified of the number 3, just because of Dale Earnhardt. I know that sounds completely fucking ridiculous, but the guy did die... And the other day at work I got check #0666, and I made the waitress void that shit out and ring it in under a new number. I'm an atheist, but still, fuck that.
ReplyDeleteNot a puro fan. I like the junior stuff, but puro in general isn't my thing. I have seen some of Tanahashi's work though, and that dude can GO.
ReplyDeleteYep,Cena vs Tanahashi is my current Dream match.
ReplyDeleteI'll probably stop by and see what's percolating, but I hardly watch WWE these days.
ReplyDeleteIf that actually worked then AJ would be president.
ReplyDeleteThat would be a great match. Next time WWE is in Japan they should just let them go Broadway for a half hour.
ReplyDeleteIt's fun to suffer in group.By the way the kid in the middle it's me just to proof that I was telling the truth.
ReplyDeleteI would be awesome a WWE/NJPW event.
ReplyDeleteKid in the middle?
ReplyDeleteyeah,of the picture
ReplyDeleteARMDRAG!
ReplyDeleteWhat picture?
ReplyDeleteThat's hold number one of the jericho submission list.
ReplyDeleteof my disqus.
ReplyDeleteYeah! I remember one time I was listening to John Denver on Christmas Eve and got flying lessons from my Grandma the next day. I was like...nope.
ReplyDeleteI bathe in the blood of virgins as I believe it will give me external youth. So far all its given me is an erection.
ReplyDeleteand a musky aroma of copper, I presume.
ReplyDelete"I'm an atheist, but still, fuck that."
ReplyDeleteThis is a sentence I don't use nearly enough in my life
Not only that -
ReplyDeleteBabe Ruth wore number three - dead
Thomas Jefferson 3rd president - dead
Joe Schermie -bass player for 3 Dog Night - Dead
Famine 3rd Horseman of the Apocalypse- Not dead exactly, but sort of a jerk
My third nipple - creepy and off-putting to females
3rd wise man - thought tree sap was a suitable gift for a newborn
7 TIMES. 7 TIMES. 7 TIMES!!
ReplyDeleteYou dated Elmo's sister!?
ReplyDeleteYou're listening Manowar too much.
ReplyDeleteI did the same thing with Flair until I got carpal tunnel
ReplyDeleteThen they can go fuck themselves.
ReplyDeleteIs he still asking for a Dougie ban as part of that apology?
ReplyDeleteI wanna see Statham doing Crank 3.
ReplyDeleteI suspect it's why I was treated well in my brief time.
ReplyDeleteI just typed how I felt. No bullshit required
I want to see Statham in general.
ReplyDeleteI'm a fan of the guy,I'm maybe the only people that enjoyed his Death Race remake.
ReplyDeleteMost of the main cast of My Three Sons are also dead. I'm starting to see a pattern.
ReplyDeleteThis anomosity...what's it Otter-bout?
ReplyDeleteWhy you so up[set
Fun story (that I may have mentioned before): back when he was a kid my younger brother got into a lot of trouble and got sent upstate. He was supposed to take a plane to where he was locked up, but the day he was going away? September 11th 2001. Good thing: He got to come home for 10 days, even if he couldn't leave the house because of an ankle bracelet. Bad thing (besides the whole 4,000+ people dying): he's now TERRIFIED of airplanes, to the point where he won't even drive to the one local mall because it's near the airport.
ReplyDeleteLike number 27.
ReplyDelete3 * 3 * 3 = 27.
ReplyDeleteThere it is again.
Hendrix,Winehouse,Joplin,Cobain,Morrison all bow it down to this number.
ReplyDeleteHey man, I might be wrong, and either way I want nothing to do with ticket #666. Fuuuuuuuck that shit, it's like how a lot of buildings (especially hotels) don't have a 13th floor. I don't believe in either, but why take the chance?
ReplyDeleteWhy the fuck would they do that?
ReplyDeleteI'm in Canada.It got to -40C with the windchill last week.
ReplyDeleteI'm done with the fucking winter
TJ:What song would you use if you were a wrestler?
ReplyDeleteHere's my list.
Metallica:The Memory remains/Broken,beat & scarred/Seek and destroy/All nightmare long/Four horsemen.
Linkin Park:I bleed it out/what I've done
Guns n' Roses:Welcome to the jungle/Mr.Brownstone/Night train/Better/Schackler's Revenge
Megadeth:Peace sells/My last words/Gears of war/Headcrusher/Tornado of souls.
Mastodon:Blood & thunder/naked Burn/I am Ahab
The offspring:Come out to play/Gone away/I want you bad/All I want
Alter Bridge:Blackbird
Van Halen:Running with the Devil/Jump/Hot for teacher/Unchained/push comes to shove/Mean street.
Alice in chains:Hollow/Rooster/Man in the box/Pretty done/Devil put dinasours here/Them Bones/Rain when I die/Stone.
These are some songs I would choose.
Bring it on -40C!
ReplyDeleteMoney.
ReplyDeleteAs Billy Zane once said, a real man makes his own luck
ReplyDeleteHis luck was bad since his career is awful.
ReplyDelete"I know that sounds completely fucking ridiculous"
ReplyDeleteI came right out and said it's stupid, no reason to make fun of me. You guys are dicks...
Fuck winter.
ReplyDelete411Mania in a nuthsell ever since that super religious guy in 2008.
ReplyDeleteOK, now I see it.
ReplyDeleteI watched it twice before I saw who posted it.
ReplyDeleteThen I closed it, because that's enough internet for today.
Redman - Time 4 Sum Aksion
ReplyDeletePharoahe Monch - Simon Says
M.O.P - Breakin' The Rules/Firin' Squad/Ante Up
Black Moon - Who Got Da Props
Mobb Deep - Shook Ones/Survival Of The Fittest
Wu-Tang Clan - Bring Da Ruckus
Jay-Z - U Don't Know
GZA - Shadowboxin'/Liquid Swords/Duel of the Iron Mic/4th Chamber
Nas - Nas Is Like
DMX - It's Dark and Hell Is Hot Intro/Get At Me Dog/Ruff Ryder's Anthem/X Is Gonna Give It To Ya/Party Up/What's My Name
Dr. Dre - A Nigga With a Gun
Diamond D - Five Fingers of Death
Unfortunately,I never heard any of these songs.
ReplyDeleteDepends on my character I suppose. For the longest time my CAW character was 'The Show' who naturally had DX colors, Jericho style pads and moves, Sun glasses, the Swanton bomb, etc etc.
ReplyDeleteSo for THAT character, an amalgamation of all things Attitude Era? Probably something really damn bad like POD.
In...later games / e-feds, ponderments, I game him a sort of grizzled, world-weary wrestling gimmick who's watched his friends die and get crippled, do drugs, and so on - for that? "God's Gonna Cut you Down" via Johnny Cash.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ysqh1uzqGrc
ReplyDeleteMy face character would be a Metal fan with a dry sense of humor(Larry david style) and being a submission master(if put I any hold,you're done),my heel persona would be Flair from the 80's with mix of Steen Psycopath gimmick.
ReplyDeleteLike I said, I don't have pics online, so this is the best I can do: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKQuAJ8Uo2o
ReplyDeleteI'm the one shooting this, the guy at about 0:50 in saying "I'm not doing nothing, man" is me. Keep in mind that this was made in 2008 or so, hence the piss-poor VQ.
My picture was taken at Rock in Rio last year.
ReplyDeleteHad I the build to wrestle I had a few character ideas:
ReplyDeleteHipster wrestler: I've mentioned this one in passing, the guy who brings back bizarre old moves and has totally been into Bobby Jaggers lately. I'd use a rotation of 'forgotten' themes from guys who wrestled before 1990.
'Big in Japan' character: a total Puro dweeb who claims to be a master of strong style wrestling and a huge player in the Japanese scene, only nobody in Japan has heard of him. Theme: Big in Japan - Alphaville or X's cover of Wild Thing.
A scummy garage rock guy: Raven as done by Goner Records. Theme: Dead on Arrival - Jay Reatard
I would buy the Puro dweeb.
ReplyDeleteIf not for some random porn-peddling degenerate I would be able to post the pic of me me and my niece from yesterday, but I don't do Shitbook or any of that crap.
ReplyDeleteI'd jack Ravens WCW theme.
ReplyDeleteCheck out the GZA songs mentioned
ReplyDeleteIt was a rip off,but a awesome one.
ReplyDeleteYou need to diversify yo bonds, nigga.
ReplyDeleteI'm a metalhead,but I'll look.
ReplyDeleteAny customer I ring up to $6.66 (happens infrequently, but it's not super-hard to get) pays $6.65.
ReplyDeleteUm... RAW thread?
ReplyDeleteI wondering that too.
ReplyDeleteShut up Meg.
ReplyDeleteI am glad you and I are back on the same page
ReplyDeleteNever mind Frank Bullock... where's the RAW thread?
ReplyDeleteI got the RAW thread going: http://www.rspwfaq.net/2014/02/raw-thread.html
ReplyDelete'I have a lucky undershirt shirt I wear on dates.'
ReplyDeleteme, too
ergo, i never wear it :(
no such thing, poser!!!
ReplyDeleteyou are NOT my friend
death to false metal!!!
i'll take "things parallax's dates' husbands say to him" for 200, alex
ReplyDeleteYou mean Dannytreo and John Sorrow
ReplyDeleteDuring important parts of Red Sox playoff games im always standing, and i kick my heels.
ReplyDeleteYou aren't getting any better.
ReplyDeleteJust be glad I didn't post my notes on The Tomb Raider game here!
ReplyDeleteEither SSH's Dr Wily's castle remix, Inner Light by Shocking Lemon, or Tyson Kidd's 1st theme.
ReplyDelete12 year old me would've swallowed mainstream rock koolaid. Not that I find Saliva/Limp Bizkit/et al to be horrible, but given perspective.....
Meekin you still rule.
ReplyDeleteI had a LOT of sex
ReplyDeleteThis comment nearly erased my shitty day
ReplyDeleteFuck off, troll. That's what I mean.
ReplyDeleteMe? I edited it
ReplyDeleteSeriously, just say you hate him for whatever reason.. Stop with this passive aggressive rationale with hating caliber
ReplyDeleteYou just want your pizza. Whore!
ReplyDeleteDang, Meekin, whose Cheerios did you poop in today? I've never seen a group of people so angry replying to a thread where the people posting weren't named "Watry" or "Kirk".
ReplyDeleteNot JUST
ReplyDeleteShackler's Revenge is awesome.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't call it dating.
ReplyDeleteOh during times when they NEED a hit or NEED an out and it could be the game I'm pacing around...It worked this year!
ReplyDeleteThey will know the power of my sword!
ReplyDeleteNo, not you, you're my boy, homeslice. Him. If I was telling you to fuck off, believe me, you wouldn't have to ask for clarification.
ReplyDeleteLast time I was at the store and the bill came to $6.66 (and the chick cashing me out clearly didn't like that either) I bought a Butterfinger to change the total. Fun fact: I know that I should be the guy that's trying for $4.20, but I just find the whole 420 thing pretty childish.
ReplyDeleteEvery time I see a pro athlete wearing #27 I just shake my head. Like I said, I have a weird thing with numbers.
ReplyDeleteO yea, complete Nirvana rip off from the first second of it until it closes, but like you said its awesome and Iv always loved it
ReplyDeleteTHIS AINT TRADING PLACES NIGGA, THIS IS REAL FUCKIN LIFE
ReplyDeleteFuck Watry. He makes John Cheese look like a good writer.
ReplyDeletePROTECT YO GOD DAMNED NECK!
ReplyDelete