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13 October 2010, 09:16 AM | #1 |
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Watch with bad karma
You all may think I am crazy for saying this, and I may well be. But, has anyone ever bought a watch and have nothing but bad things happen every time you wear it? I recently bought a used two tone sub mariner from a very trusted friend of mine, who is also a certified Rolex watchmaker. This watch is fine as long as it is on my watch winder. The minute I put it on, bad things happen to me, I usually get into some sort of argument with people I never argue with. I fell one time while wearing it and broke my back in three places. Then, as soon as I take it off, these things stop happening. I know watches are just things, and they have no spirit but I am seriously thinking of selling this damn watch. I never have any problems while wearing any of the new watches I bought, only this used one. Anyone ever hear of this before.
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13 October 2010, 09:28 AM | #2 |
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Was it JJ's old Bluesy you bought
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A little enabling might get you back on the right track, Boss!
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# 4 might have better luck!
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13 October 2010, 01:48 PM | #8 |
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Maybe the ceramic bluesy would break the cycle!
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13 October 2010, 02:02 PM | #9 |
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13 October 2010, 02:27 PM | #11 |
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If you feel your watch has bad karma... well, move it on and get another one. Hopefully the buyer will have better luck and you can get one that you're happier with. Life's too short.
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No wonder that i always think of you when i see one
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I knew the story sounded vaguely familiar, Thomas!
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13 October 2010, 09:33 AM | #14 |
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If your watch is associated with bad things happening in your life then I would sell it and buy a different piece. When you think about your watch it should be tied to great moments in your life
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Could it be that you're subconsciously making these thing happen yourself, because you don't think you're worthy of such a fine timepiece?
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Is your watch's name Christine?
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I'll give you a grand for it.
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You could try having the watch blessed by a Buddhist monk. <– Not joking here.
I prefer Thai Buddhist monks myself. If that does not work I would sell the watch.
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Buddhist Monks sit. That is what they do. As I think of it, that is what Buddhas do. Doo wop. Doo. (with apologies to Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, wherever he went) (another way of saying this is: Goodnight Mrs. Calabash wherever you are!) Last edited by unclesallie; 13 October 2010 at 10:32 AM.. Reason: form is emptiness, emptiness is form |
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13 October 2010, 11:03 AM | #21 |
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I am seriously thinking of selling it. I don't know, maybe the person who had it before me was in an accident or got killed or something. At any rate, life is way too short for me to put up with these kinds of things happening to me associated with this watch. Thanks for the responses.
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13 October 2010, 02:51 PM | #22 | |
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13 October 2010, 10:27 AM | #23 |
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This would not be a good watch for a skydiver or an alligator wrestler.
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You may want to put that in the "Watch Out" section.
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Do what makes you happy, but I think it's all just happenstance.
You would not believe all the bad things that have happened to me in my life or the close calls I've had with death. I've never once thought to blame an inanimate object for the incident, at least not after I regained my presence of mind. But let's assume momentarily that the watch does have some kind of curse and that whoever has possession of it will invariably have some series of catastrophes befall that person. To whom would you choose to sell it?
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Sell it to your mother in law.
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13 October 2010, 01:36 PM | #27 |
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13 October 2010, 07:03 PM | #28 |
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13 October 2010, 03:37 PM | #30 |
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It is possible that the personal object of someone can carry their negative energy so to speak.The only way to find out is to seek somebody out that specializes in these things and see what they say.You could also sell the watch and see if things go back to how they were. My 2 Cents
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