Post by Erick on Sept 25, 2014 8:47:06 GMT -6
I was wondering of anyone else has any particularly strange superstitions surrounding the Vikings like I do?
For example, before preseason I buy a brand new jersey (this year I purchased Flash's jersey) and wear it for good or bad. That becomes my gameday garb for the season....unless my boys lose 2 straight.
My dad always tried to buy the starters jerseys and all the quarterbacks on the roster, and in 2001 after 2nd stringer Bouman went down near the end, he busted out the brand new, never been worn Spergon Wynn jersey......which is now currently hailed as the most cursed artifact possessed by the Anderson family.
Born on denny greens last game, and dying with Mike Tices' first game, Spergon Wynn had 2 starts and they were atrocious. So forever after that time, when the Vikes were on a 2 game skid or more, we'd all play a round of 6,5,4 and the loser had to wear Spoogin' Wynns' jersey to restore some cosmic balance for Minnesota.
I keep it in a giant ziplock freezer bag at the bottom back of my jersey closet....that's because it hasn't ever been washed, not once in nearly 15 years. It is a bio-hazard that sports a myriad of rank odors from stale beer and pickled herring, to raunchy B.O and everything else in between. This is what I have to put on my body this Sunday...but you gotta do what you gotta do for a dubya.
Lets see...I take a shot of akvavit and skål after every touchdown or turnover (that one comes from my old bestefar and bestamor, along with their gameday spread of lefse, lutefisk, and tons of sursild which I sorely miss. It's been years since I ate the real stuff) I also clap twice over my head before each offensive snap, and I rub my hands together like Mr Miyagi doing his healing hands before every defensive snap. Man....after writing this out, i think I may have some OCD with the Vikes.
Oh well!!! 60% of the time....it works everytime.
Anyone else have any quirky Vikings superstitions?
For example, before preseason I buy a brand new jersey (this year I purchased Flash's jersey) and wear it for good or bad. That becomes my gameday garb for the season....unless my boys lose 2 straight.
My dad always tried to buy the starters jerseys and all the quarterbacks on the roster, and in 2001 after 2nd stringer Bouman went down near the end, he busted out the brand new, never been worn Spergon Wynn jersey......which is now currently hailed as the most cursed artifact possessed by the Anderson family.
Born on denny greens last game, and dying with Mike Tices' first game, Spergon Wynn had 2 starts and they were atrocious. So forever after that time, when the Vikes were on a 2 game skid or more, we'd all play a round of 6,5,4 and the loser had to wear Spoogin' Wynns' jersey to restore some cosmic balance for Minnesota.
I keep it in a giant ziplock freezer bag at the bottom back of my jersey closet....that's because it hasn't ever been washed, not once in nearly 15 years. It is a bio-hazard that sports a myriad of rank odors from stale beer and pickled herring, to raunchy B.O and everything else in between. This is what I have to put on my body this Sunday...but you gotta do what you gotta do for a dubya.
Lets see...I take a shot of akvavit and skål after every touchdown or turnover (that one comes from my old bestefar and bestamor, along with their gameday spread of lefse, lutefisk, and tons of sursild which I sorely miss. It's been years since I ate the real stuff) I also clap twice over my head before each offensive snap, and I rub my hands together like Mr Miyagi doing his healing hands before every defensive snap. Man....after writing this out, i think I may have some OCD with the Vikes.
Oh well!!! 60% of the time....it works everytime.
Anyone else have any quirky Vikings superstitions?
... and neither is this Chris guy.