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English translation: jinx, jinxed
| 22:35 Nov 7, 2006 |
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peer agreement (net): +1jinx, jinxed Explanation: Jinx 2. A condition or period of bad luck that appears to have been caused by a specific person or thing From a MySpace profile? http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewpro... "hey so remember those guys from la spezia...? yeah so trevor, the asian guy, had his bag stolen too while they were in barcelona.. i think that place is jinxed..." Another example from a personal webpage It’s finally time to offload the lemony piece of crap I’ve been driving for the past four years. After subjecting a perfect 2000 VW Jetta to a total loss collision after only a year of use, I figured it was safe to replace it with an exact replica in the latest model year… What a jinx! This poo-mobile has been plaguing me non-stop. I won’t bore you with details. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 36 mins (2006-11-07 23:11:47 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Another example: http://digg.com/movies/Peter_Jackson_talks_about_doing_The_H... You make movies because you love the idea. You feel kind of emotionally driven. I would never commit to a 2 or 3 year project because of a court order! I mean, *what a jinx*. It would bring bad karma. No, our dull audit stuff can get figured out by lawyers or courts or whatever. We'll keep our movies completely untarnished by that. By the way, the question mark after profile on my first example was supposed to be a : ..... |
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