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Superstitions/Beards

I know the topic was covered a while back, but with Kyle's continued proud display of the beard, I thought we should revisit it for a moment.

I used to be overly superstitious (same clothes from game to game - down to boxers and socks - washed of course; same glass to drink the Crown and Coke on gamedays, etc.) but I decided before the UF game this year that it didn't matter.  The only thing that mattered was the Dawgs deciding they wanted to win, not my superstitions.  And my new found faith was rewarded.  

But old habits die hard and the playoff beard has surfaced (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playoff_beard).  My last shave was the day of the Sugar Bowl.  I figure that was the start of the 2008 season for the Dawgs and I don't intend to shave until after UGA wins the 2008 MNC or is eliminated from contention.  I think as a show of solidarity, we should all start growing beards (wives and girlfriends be damned...)  Not that crazy superstitions like getting stabbed with a knife help the Dawgs win or anything, but still.

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It was a screwdriver . . .
. . . but I like your thinking.

Be honest, Bulldog Nation; if you saw Mark Richt embrace the "Evil Richt" identity by growing a goatee over the offseason, wouldn't you go ahead and start talking national championship smack now?

by T Kyle King on Feb 20, 2008 5:45 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I don't know about the goatee . . .
But I've also grown a winter beard, and I think that my understanding of the 3-4 defense has grown exponentially at the same time. I don't want to confuse correlation with causation, I'm just saying . . .

I've also taken to standing in front of my fireplace with a shotgun in one hand and a highball of scotch in the other, Ernest Hemingway-style. But that couldn't possibly be related.

by MaconDawg on Feb 21, 2008 2:34 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

What if ...
I've had a beard or goatee for almost all of the last 15 years?  Can I just passively (as it were) slip into this solidarity?  Or must I do the opposite and bare my face for only the 4th or 5th time since I was in my late 20s?

by NCT on Feb 23, 2008 10:56 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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