Hey fellow Christians..i need some assistance.
My 8 year old daughter brought up a question to me and i am clueless. She wanted to know if the word Jinx is okay to say...for example. If her and her friends say the same word at the same time..and then they all say jinx together. She wants to know if that is okay to say or not. I found some info on the internet and it says that it could be bringing some evil spirits...i just wanted to get some info from you guys since i know your all very knowledgeable about everything...thanks.
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"I found some info on the internet"
Yes, because everything on the internet is true. Including the cake.
I always thought that "jinx" business was monumentally stupid, even when I first encountered it at about age 11 -- and it was doubly stupid the first time a friend of mine said "jinx" then rapidly counted to 10 and then said, "You owe me a Coke!" and then proceeded to actually act as if he somehow had, indeed, earned the right to extort a Coke from me. Some friend.
That said, however, the "jinx" business is merely childishly stupid; it is not evil, nor is it dangerous, nor is it in any way demonic -- nor would it be in any way effective even if it were intended to be demonic. "Evil spirits," indeed! Here we are living in the 21st century, and Saved405 is still dwelling in the middle ages. Hey, Saved405, don't forget to go to the barber so he can use leeches to bleed you and keep your humours balanced!
>:^p
Yes, yes, Saved405, "Jinx" is a tool of the Devil.
Of course it's not okay to say jinx. Saying a word that is a homophone of the name of a Pokemon that is perceived to be a racist caricature clearly makes your daughter a terrible racist person and a disgrace to humanity. Gee willikers, man, that should have been obvious.
Oh, yeah, the word jinx is totally evil. In fact, all words are evil. You should stop posting and burn your computer.
There are no words that cause evil spirits to rise up.
Not even the n-word, though she should never ever say that.
But, jinx, boobs, penis, lulz, fuck, and shit are all just words.
There are no evil spirits.
Yes Saved, you are quite correct. Specific vibrations travelling through the air are more than capable of summoning paranormal beings to attack your children. The type of creature invoked varies depending on exactly how your daughter's vocal cords disrupt surrounding air molecules with sound waves, so be sure to ask her what kind of inflections she puts on the word. Then you'll know what kind of exorcism she'll need.
I'm not sure how to answer this guy. Let me consult my ouija board.
Meanwhile... Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice. (or Betelgeuse for the astronomy buffs among us)
The only way to counter the bad luck caused by saying 'Jinx' is to repeat a Holy Word three times.
According to my research, the word you need is "Hastur"
Y'know what, Saved? I heard that if you stand in a barrel of frogs under a full moon at midnight and yell "Toothpaste!" three times, the folks at FStDT will descend upon your house and leave you an inflatable sheep, lube, and some Chick tracts printed on toilet paper. Try it! Its awesome.
FWIW, I don't believe Jinx-the-Pokemon was originally intended to reference black features. If I recall correctly from my Japanese Popular Culture class, Jinx refers to a specific subculture of women within Japan who obsessively visit tanning beds/use sunless tan sprays, bleach their hair as pale as possible, and wear large amounts of lipstick. No joke, man. No joke.
i just wanted to get some info from you guys since i know your all very knowledgeable about everything
I never thought I'd see this said in all honesty...
@ Princess Rot: I giggled imagining someone doing that :P
My sister and I "jinxed" each other on long car trips c. 1977, so this has been going on for a while. Picture life around this woman. Daughter an frienfd "jinx" each other within earshot. Saved405 turns into a fire-breathing monster: "HOW DARE YOU KIDS DO THAT!!! THAT'S INVITING THE DEVIL HIMSELF!!! AND NO, DON'T TRY OTHER KID THINGS LIKE HOLDING-YOUR-BREATH GAMES, THAT'S JUST AS BAD!"
Ah but don't forget folks, ouija is a silly kid's game too, and that's EVIL!
You know, I am almost starting to feel sorry for the folks at RR. They live in a terrifying world where every shadow, literal or metaphorical, seems to hold a monster waiting to grab them. No adult should have to live like that.
Confused?
So were we! You can find all of this, and more, on Fundies Say the Darndest Things!
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