A jinx, in popular superstition and folklore, is:
The superstition can also be referenced when talking about a future event with too much confidence. A statement such as "We're sure to win the contest!" can be seen as a jinx because it tempts fate, thereby bringing bad luck. The event itself is referred to as "jinxed". A dramatic historical example of this type of jinxing is the RMS Titanic, which was said to be unsinkable, then sank on its maiden voyage.[dubious – discuss]
In a similar way, calling attention to good fortune – e.g. noting that a certain athlete is having a streak of particularly good fortune – is thought to "jinx" it. If the good fortune ends immediately afterward, the jinx is then blamed for the turn of events, often jokingly.
The etymology of the word is obscure.
Barry Popik of the American Dialect Society suggests that the word should be traced back to an American folksong called Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines, which was first popular in 1868. One verse in one version goes:
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An unspeakable mistake, caused by a fit of rage, leaves Jinx in a very desolate and miserable state of mind. What ensues is a trail far off the beaten path. As Jinx comes face to face with his dreadful reality how will he overcome his imminent doom?
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In a small unscarred piece of land, not let corrupted by the deceit of technology, three not-young children are consumed by the advent of imminent change. The centre piece of their obsessions; HABITUAL ALOHA, which is to be the last film ever made, echoes their fears and the finality of a world that will no longer exist.
Surprise, your next door neighbor is a pimp!
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Forever Plaid is an affectionate musical homage to the close-harmony 'guy groups' that reached the height of their popularity during the 1950s. This quartet of high-school chums, and their earnest dreams of recording an album, ended (symbolically, and even literally) in death, when their cherry red '54 Mercury collided with a bus filled with Catholic schoolgirls on their way to see the Beatles' American debut on The Ed Sullivan Show. The girls were fine. The play begins with the wondrous and wondering Plaids returning from the afterlife for one final chance at musical glory.
Keywords: '50s-music, bad-pun, based-on-stage-musical, car-accident, car-crash, fatal-car-crash, final-concert, harmony, life-after-death, medley
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Although innocent, photographer Jackie Swanson is rounded up for dealing cocaine and sentenced to 400 hours of community service. She has to shoot nice pictures of police work. Jackie accidentally witnesses the corrupt police lieutenant Eddie Martin killing a pimp. Eddie also was the officer who arrested Jackie. She has taken pictures of the liquidation and uses them to force Eddie to alter his testimony about her so she can regain the custody over her little son she lost due to her conviction. Eddie, of course, tries to acquire the pictures and is assisted by a very unexpected ally...
Keywords: black-cop, custody-battle, framed, independent-film, photographer, police-corruption, probation
I give a shit about the kick
That's been coming from the underground spot
Beating the pop up
The fuck up that lays all around
Now give me sound from the other side
Every night it's gonna go on
And flow on and on and on and on
Mister son of a gun I got a run now
My time is over run you over like a Range Rover
Oh my God, incredible superstar
Throw some lyrics make them run like a super car
When you know where I'm at, your fatter than fat
'Cause help me God if I ain't the cool cat
Unequal, it's not even legal
It's chased by the rap police like Bugsy Seagel
Baseline, baseline we've got fools on the case
And their giving me baseline, baseline, baseline
Baseline, baseline we've got fools on the case
And their giving me baseline, baseline, baseline
Now we've back in the game
The Quarashi pain it's plain
I see the suckers fall out
And the fuckers call out,"Pick me up"
But they don't know what it's about
I do my shit on the mic and I'm pleasing the crowd
Jump back, get back or else your getting a smack on your face
Just like your daddy used to smack you way back in the days
This ain't no silly ass game I'm playing
Hear what I'm saying, now start praying
Baseline, baseline we've got fools on the case
And their giving me baseline, baseline, baseline
Baseline, baseline we've got fools on the case
And their giving me baseline, baseline, baseline
What we have is breaking us down
What we had is breaking us down
What we had is breaking us down
What we had is breaking us down
What we had is breaking us down
Baseline, baseline we've got fools on the case
And their giving me baseline, baseline, baseline
Baseline, baseline we've got fools on the case
And their giving me baseline, baseline, baseline
(Konishi)
Translator: Andrei Cunha
yoku aru type no
koibito wa
tsumaranai jinx wo
gatsuideru mono na no
tatoeba trump no
uranai ya fukitsu na
kuro-neko ni itsudemo
obieteru mono na no
yoku aru type no
koibito wa
tsumaranai jinx wo
gatsuideru mono na no
watashi mo
sô na no
demo yoku aru type no
koibito wa
tsumaranai jinx wo
gatsuideru mono na no
tatoeba watashi no
kareshi mo
sô na no
jinx wa taitei
tawai nai
mono da kedo
watashi no kareshi nante
me wo akete kiss suru to
warui koto ga kuru tte
honki de shinjiteru no
tama ni fuzakete
watashi ga
kiss shiteru tochû de
me wo akete watashi no
kareshi wo
miru to hora
o-inori demo
tonaeru mitai ni
me wo tsubutteru
moshimo hontô ni
fukitsu na koto ga
okiru nara kitto
soro-soro kuru hazu ne
sonna jinx tte
shinjirarenai no
sonna jinx tte
kodomo jimitteru
sonna jinx tte
warai-banashi deshô
sonna jinx tte
toshi-yori jimitteru
yoku aru type no koibito wa
tsumaranai jinx wo
gatsuideru mono na no
jinx wa taitei
tawai nai
mono da kedo
watashi no kareshi nante
me wo akete kiss suru to
warui koto ga kuru tte
honki de shinjiteru no
hoshi-uranai kurai wa
watashi mo ki ni suru kedo
me wo akete kiss suru to
warui koto ga okiru toka
sô iu hanashi wa
okaasan ni demo
hanashitemasen
yoku aru type no koibito no
tsumaranai jinx yo
sonna no wa
kon'ya mo
anata to
kô shite
kiss shite
iru janai
watashi ga
katame wo yukkuri
akeru to kiss shite
iru no wa
anata janakute
jinx to iu kyoku deshita
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a common
kind
of lover is
the 'jinxed type'
for instance the type of guy
who's afraid of
trump cards
or black cats
a common
kind
of lover is
the 'jinxed type'
well i am
like that but
a common
kind
of lover is
the 'jinxed type'
for example
my boyfriend
is just like that
even though
jinx is generally speaking
a silly subject
my boyfriend even
seriously believes
that if you kiss with your
eyes open that's bad luck
i sometimes
just for the hell of it
open my eyes
when we are kissing
and if i look
at him
you won't believe this
he's got his eyes closed
tight as if he was praying
ah well if something bad
is to happen
it will happen
before long i suppose
this kind of jinx
is unbelievable
this kind of jinx
has a touch of the infantile
this kind of jinx
is laughable
this kind of jinx
has a touch of the senile
a common kind
of lover is
the 'jinxed type'
and though
jinx is generally
a silly subject
my boyfriend
seriously believes that
if you kiss with your eyes
open that's bad luck
i believe in astrology
but believing it's bad luck
to kiss with your eyes open
is pushing things a bit too far
i haven't spoken about this
with nobody
not even with my mother
this is the kind of jinxed
blabber he goes
on and on about
and tonight
i won't be
kissing you
in this
preposterous way
i will
be opening one eye
and slowly kissing
someone
else
this was a song called jinx!
Well, the Devil made me do it, do it, do it
The Devil made me trip and fall
The Devil drove me to it, to it, to it
Till I had no chance at all
What did I do that was so bad
To go and get myself arrested?
Just in town to have some fun
But I ended up in the trash can
There I was in the witness stand
My eyes turned towards the jury
Trying to recall what went wrong last night
But it won't come right back to me
Yeah, the Devil made me do it, do it, do it
The Devil made me trip and fall
Well, the Devil drove me to it, to it, to it
Till I had no mind at all
The lawyer said, "Son, won't you plead the Fifth
And don't speak unless requested"
Using all the words at his command
His skills were sorely tested
Then, to my complete surprise
They went and called a hostile witness
The Devil himself, well, he took the stand
That's where my case rested
Well, the Devil drove me to it, to it, to it
The Devil made me trip and fall
Well, the demon drove me to it, to it, to it
Till I had no chance at all
What did I do that was so bad
To go and get myself arrested?
Well, I was just in town to have some fun
But I ended up in the trash can
There I was in the witness box
My eyes turned towards the jury
Trying to recall what went wrong last night
But it won't come right back to me
Well, the Devil made me do it, do it, do it
The Devil made me trip and fall
Well, the Devil drove me to it, to it, to it
Till I had no mind at all
The Devil drove me to it, to it, to it
The Devil made me trip and fall
The Devil drove me to it, to it, to it
Till I had no chance at at
The Devil drove me to it, to it, to it
The Devil made me trip and fall
The Devil drove me to it, to it, to it
Till I had no chance at at, till I had no chance at at
Till I had no mind at at
I fucked up again it's all my fault.
So turn me around and face the wall.
Read me my rights and tell me I'm wrong.
Until it gets into my thick skull.
A slap on the wrist.
A stab in the back.
Torture me, I've been a bad boy.
Nail me to the cross until you have won.
I lost before I did any wrong.
I'm hexed with regrets and bad luck.
Keep you distance 'cause it's rubbing off.
Or you will be damned to spend your life in hell.
Or earth with me tangled at your feet.
You finally met you nemesis disguised as your fatal long lost love.
So kiss it good bye
Until death do we part.
Why all the flags at half mast
Why the murders the rage
Where the retainers of passion
Left from a sensible age
To wipe the wretched history
From this page
Why the people so bloated
What making cancerous sin
Where the godmerging shamans
To make new sense out of this din
To make beast calming music
Out of this din
Don't disrespect your parents
Rather calm their panic
Curb their distemper
Don't tamper with their rot
No diaper, no rash
Put out the trash
I thought I've gone about it wrong
The edge of raving
Heavy steps and heavy breaths
Out of faze
Out of touch
Hey, I've been causing a battle
So wonderful
Hey, I've been causing a battle
I feel so sick, so sick
In my heart
I feel so sick, so sick
In my heart
I feel sick, sick, sick
In my heart
I feel sick, sick, sick, sick
In my heart
Hey, I've been causing a battle
Someone just let me go
Hey, I've been causing a battle
My ?? I've seen so far
I feel sick, sick, sick, sick
In my heart
I feel sick, sick, sick, sick
In your heart
I feel sick, sick, sick, sick
In my heart.