I need some advice from those better-versed in jinxes, curses, and all manner of commonplace voodoo and tomfoolery.
Two years ago, I made a bet with a friend of mine who’s a Bammer (I know, I know, make better friends). He bet that Stetson Bennett would go in the first four rounds of the 2023 NFL Draft; I bet that he would go 5th or later, if at all. I was feeling pretty confident. Then the freaking Rams took the little goober late in the fourth.
The conditions of our bet were this; the winner would choose a piece of gear sporting their team’s insignia (ballcap, t-shirt, whatever) for the loser to purchase and wear on a game day of the winner’s choosing, the TSIO excluded as that would be too cruel a fate for either of us to risk.
I didn’t like it, but I was ready to take my lumps. The thing is…he’s never followed through on “collecting” the terms of the bet. Since the terms specified that the winner choose a piece of apparel, I figure the ball is in his court.
Here’s my question, though: by leaving this bet effectively unresolved, have I allowed my Bammer friend to put a mojo on us? What if we are unable to beat the Gumps again until I hold up my end of the bargain?
Where’s Witch Doctor when you need him…
