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  • And so the Arsenal injury jinx goes on. The Sun
  • Fortunately, she was lapping the soup up with great neatness and delicacy, which was sort of a relief: Jinx had been afraid she was going to slop it all over the table.
  • And you'd think the project was almost jinxed; I think we had three changes of Indian government.
  • Saltires hero Paul Hoffmann hopes to end a personal jinx and help Uddingston keep the Coronel Scottish Cup.
  • Don't let impatience jinx that home plan. The Sun
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  • Manage Britney Spears 'Facebook, Twitter, Harvard Degree Required Britney leaves' jinxed 'home behind and moves into $9m mansion as she starts afresh Robert Pattinson gets in trouble for cutting his trademark locks. WeSmirch
  • Byatt's account of the jinx's stream of consciousness during her ritual killing ventures beyond the limits of verisimilitude.
  • There were moments where we felt like we were jinxing the whole thing, pushing our luck, but we decided to test fate and stock up anyhow.
  • As for the movie being "jinxed" that is just so much malarky! Sound Off: The Dark Knight - What Did You Think?! « FirstShowing.net
  • They drove home in silence, neither really knowing what to say to the other and Jinx not bothering to break the silence.
  • Don't let impatience jinx a relationship that needs time. The Sun
  • Jinx kept pacing, lashing his tail in agitation, and Elanor's eyes followed him wherever he went, though her head was frozen in place.
  • Your emotions are calm and your love style more confident so jealousy won't jinx a relationship. The Sun
  • You think faster than the people around you but don't let impatience jinx a work project. The Sun
  • The thought is that by talking about my Webbys' acceptance speech so much, I've jinxed myself out of winning.
  • You think faster than the people around you but don't let impatience jinx a work project. The Sun
  • By vocalizing your overconfidence, you leave your squad vulnerable to all kinds of bad karma, curses and jinxes.
  • Just be sure impatience doesn't jinx your plans. The Sun
  • Defying the second-term jinx, he vastly simplified the federal tax code, discharging millions of low-income Americans from taxpaying obligations altogether. Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion
  • But I must agree with "jinxed" below, it's a war that has been going on for decades now. Steven Weber: The War on Hope
  • And so the Arsenal injury jinx goes on. The Sun
  • The challenge, as always, was how to name the problem without sounding like a crybaby or jinxing all future job prospects.
  • But that medallion is headed out again and I'm not about to jinx its mojo by doing something so unnecessary as cleaning it. Stop! You Can't Do That! - SpouseBUZZ
  • Don't forget that thing you call a jinx, which you say has been camping on our trail for so long. Escape on Venus
  • I almost hate to say that because I'm afraid of jinxing it.
  • There will definitely be some high jinx with characters trying to find their own way round the ban. The Sun
  • The injury jinx has struck Real Madrid.
  • Hamleys has been somewhat jinxed over the past five years, with frequent changes of management and poor merchandising.
  • Jinx realized with a shock that he was still in a predatory, feline crouch, lashing his tail agitatedly, the claws on his feet digging into the dirt.
  • Jinx was startled to note that the horizon of the infinite plane wobbled unsteadily for a moment.
  • They must be thinking that this wedding is jinxed.
  • When he was a schoolboy in Glasgow his father would take him to matches and tease Alex for being a jinx when Rangers lost.
  • The England team were jinxed as soon as I paid any attention to them.
  • Zedillo wanted at all costs to avoid the sixth-year, end-of-term jinx that has befallen every Mexican president since Luis Echeverria in 1976. The End Of The Road?
  • This helps in all you do and ensures jealousy won't jinx relationships. The Sun
  • Love may be slow but you are getting there so don't let impatience jinx your plans. The Sun
  • In vignettes centering on a fiery local waitress, a seventh-generation fisherman, the doyenne of a fading lesbian power culture, an unrepentant jinx, and other characters for whom the term colorful does scant justice, he introduces a community bound by tradition, superstition, recalcitrance, and a profound, more visceral than affectionate love for the sea. Undefined
  • Instead of letting impatience jinx love, you are ready to give romance the time it needs. The Sun
  • As my husband has always felt he jinxes all machines (we don't let him drive no more, 'cause it's true) I am chainsaw queen on this farm (and I have a lot more wood to cut before I'm done). Husqvarna 455 E-Series Rancher chain saw
  • The pilot felt that the flight had been jinxed.
  • Don't let impatience jinx plans that mean a lot to the family. The Sun
  • Having had a jinxed left back position it looks like we now have a jinxed central defender position!
  • There will definitely be some high jinx with characters trying to find their own way round the ban. The Sun
  • Hey listen, this is just the second-term jinx that always happens once you're a president. CNN Transcript Mar 14, 2007
  • Instead of letting impatience jinx love, you are ready to give romance the time it needs. The Sun
  • You avoid letting jealousy jinx a love match. The Sun
  • A passport mix-up nearly jinxed the recent ceremony, said the mother-in-law, the already happily married Judy Gates of Yarrow Point.
  • None could help end a run that seemed almost jinxed. Times, Sunday Times
  • This woman was a jinx, should wear a red P on the front of her clothes. DOLL'S EYES
  • Air on this side of the curtain bullied and be jinxed by the lack of the lacustrine. Joe's Roast Beef
  • Perhaps this is Jessica Simpson's way of responding to the constant media lash against her weight, singing abilities and accusations that she "jinxes" her Dallas Cowboys quarterback boyfriend, Tony Romo. TREND HUNTER - The Latest Trends
  • Past jubilees have been jinxed by the weather. Times, Sunday Times
  • I sort of can't decide if you're kind of jinxed or if you're just incredibly lucky. CNN Transcript Jul 10, 2005
  • I haven't mentioned much about the politics of the homeowners association lately out of fear that I'd put a jinx on the overall shift toward good relations.
  • I pity any adult who still actually believes in jinxes and curses or any such stuff.
  • There are two, and I've hunted both hard. but unsuccessfully, forest sitatunga and East African sitatunga. 30 yearsw ago a took Zambezi variety, but the other two have me jinxed. Very Little Drops Dead
  • Many of us still say ‘knock on wood’ or ‘touch wood’ when we want to prevent a jinx on whatever we just mentioned.
  • I forgot, of course, that this is Philly: The whole town is a jinx.
  • Love is ready to say more - don't let impatience jinx it. The Sun
  • Ideas flow fast and your plans are on track so don't let impatience jinx them. The Sun
  • Don't let impatience jinx a relationship that needs time. The Sun
  • Ideas flow fast and your plans are on track so don't let impatience jinx them. The Sun
  • Just be sure impatience doesn't jinx your plans. The Sun
  • You think faster than those around you but impatience must not jinx home plans. The Sun
  • Ideas flow fast and your plans are on track so don't let impatience jinx them. The Sun
  • This woman was a jinx, should wear a red P on the front of her clothes. DOLL'S EYES
  • KING: But if Republicans defy the traditional midterm jinx, the reasons extend beyond the President's aggressive campaigning. CNN Transcript Nov 5, 2002
  • Gloucester finally ended their away jinx with a 16-0 victory over Harlequins at The Stoop, but the match was an appalling advert for the Zurich Premiership.
  • Do not let impatience jinx a love relationship that needs more time. The Sun
  • Suddenly the pressure slackened, went back to its original amount, and Jinx could see again, though he was still unable to move.
  • Through a back door, Jinx could see a small clearing, the middle of which was clear of snow surrounding a pit in the ground - evidently Rob's metalworking needs could be addressed by smelting metal in an earth-pit.
  • You think faster than those around you but impatience must not jinx home plans. The Sun
  • Because of our bent toward science and statistics, the Count generally scoffs at the idea of jinxes. The Great Derby Curse Strikes Once Again
  • On his restless nocturnal strolls, Harry frequently encounters his next-door neighbor, and friendly fellow insomniac, Bradley Thomas (Greg Kinnear), the maritally jinxed proprietor of the campus coffee shop, and the source of much of the film’s humor in the kind of pompously clueless role he played so effectively in last year’s hilarious Little Miss Sunshine. A Lovable Feast: An Old Friend Offers Cure for the War Weary
  • Find out the latest fashion statements as ravishing beauties from Bangalore in exotic outfits gang up to jinx you.
  • Do not let impatience jinx a love relationship that needs more time. The Sun
  • You are smart enough to let love move at its own speed and will not let impatience jinx it. The Sun
  • The 27-year-old could be forgiven for thinking he is jinxed after suffering a string of setbacks in his bid to make his American debut.
  • This same tidal force had earlier locked Jinx's rotation to Primary and forced the moon into an egg shape, a prolate spheroid. Crashlander
  • Friendship is the key to success so don't let old quarrels jinx a new opportunity. The Sun
  • This project is jinxed!
  • Don't let impatience jinx your plans at work. The Sun
  • The Indian cricket team once again failed to break the jinx yesterday which left thousands of fans disappointed.
  • People have got to stop singing ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody,’ which must be jinxed.
  • But impatience could jinx your plans. The Sun
  • Your emotions are calm and your love style more confident so jealousy won't jinx a relationship. The Sun
  • The gang of older boys, eighth graders, had found him out there, and when Jinx found him, he had bruises across his face and one of his eyes was blackened.
  • As an example, I won't name names, but there are a few people who have convinced me they are utterly hopeless Hook Shots jinxes. Cermele's Finest Failures: A Hook Shots Christmas Special
  • Love may be slow but you are getting there so don't let impatience jinx your plans. The Sun
  • Love is ready to say more - don't let impatience jinx it. The Sun
  • With so many homes on the market and so many foreclosures, the Naples area has developed "a black eye" nationally and lenders seem to feel that "everything down here is kind of jinxed, Undefined
  • The chains had been cursed, jinxed by the many hands that had been bound.
  • Did our English friends truly wish to be jinxed?
  • I must be jinxed - whenever I wash a wine glass, it breaks.
  • This woman was a jinx, should wear a red P on the front of her clothes. DOLL'S EYES
  • But be sure impatience doesn't jinx a relationship that needs time. The Sun
  • Be sure impatience doesn't jinx a love relationship that needs time to get stronger. The Sun
  • Jinx liked that, because there was something reassuring in the countless little cantrips and tricks, so unlike anything he had known.
  • Padraig was upbeat when questioned about the jinx and said he was aiming to disprove the theory.
  • The Cursed and the fallen is about a fallen angel “not good enough for heave, not evil enough for hell” who serves as the messenger between and the bearer of the souls of the dead and a girl on earth who manages to hurt everyone around her (I believe this is called the Jinx ability). Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » How is your story better than its competitors?
  • Home plans can still work out so don't let impatience jinx them. The Sun
  • Friendship is the key to success so don't let old quarrels jinx a new opportunity. The Sun
  • Ever since Make Up's release, however, Hot Hot Heat have apparently been trying their damnedest to bump Interpol off the cover of the Post-Fame Jinx Handbook.
  • The question of whether the sequels were jinxed is one that the cast and crew are reluctant to acknowledge, but one which has crossed their minds.
  • You are smart enough to let love move at its own speed and will not let impatience jinx it. The Sun
  • Already a veteran of the so-called ‘Juvenile Jinx’ - no Juvenile winner has gone on to win the Kentucky Derby - Byrne would not mind another crack at it.
  • The best thing you can do to avoid jinxes is to focus on the Eagles' potential to lose because of last year.
  • Whenever I say things like this events have a habit of not going as planned, so I may well have just put a jinx on myself.
  • I put the jinx thing to the back of my mind. Times, Sunday Times
  • I've not said anything about the debt situation for a while because I didn't want to jinx things but last Friday the new mortgage kicked in and all the lovely loot was received by my solicitor as per normal.
  • Be sure impatience doesn't jinx a love relationship that needs time to get stronger. The Sun
  • The pilot felt that the flight had been jinxed.
  • Don't let impatience jinx home plans that might need more time. The Sun
  • He had always been fond of Jinx - in other circumstances, the bipedal tiger might have become a cosseted pet.
  • It became known as a jinx: if Bale was in the side, the stats suggested, Spurs wouldn't win. Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
  • She'd tried to convince him to strip the bark off, but listened to reason when Jinx explained that the bark worked as kindling.
  • The chains had been cursed, jinxed by the many hands that had been bound.
  • There was not a man in the Academy who would set foot inside the "jinxed" ship. Sabotage in Space
  • There's a jinx on this computer - it's gone wrong three times this morning!
  • If you've been following the whole series, it is the biggest surprise imaginable that sets the tone for all the emotional high jinx that follow. Times, Sunday Times
  • I jinxed myself the other day by saying this was the first year since I was 18 that I'd not had bronchitis or lost my voice.
  • There's a jinx on this computer - it's gone wrong three times this morning!
  • I didn't jinx the football results with my rant yesterday, honest, guv!
  • Jessica Simpson, the preacher's daughter from Abilene, Texas, is fighting back against unflattering tabloid portrayals and accusations that she "jinxed" her Dallas Cowboys quarterback boyfriend, Tony Romo. The Latest From VanityFair.com
  • Asked if Discovery was "jinxed," given the problems that have repeatedly delayed the veteran orbiter this week, Leinbach said "it's a machine, and every now and then, machines break, and right now, our machine is broken, and we need to go fix it. CNET News.com
  • It was a terrifying end to a jinxed winter break. Times, Sunday Times
  • Are you suffering from depression, substance abuse, obesity, stress, impotence, domestic problems or even a jinx?
  • Friday morning I snuck into town for an interview, not wanting Miss R. to know and in order to avoid jinxing it.
  • ‘There was just a feeling that we were jinxed,’ says Garnett, relieved to have this latest contract under his belt.
  • Love may be slow but you are getting there so don't let impatience jinx your plans. The Sun
  • Another case of flu and another blow for jinxed Labour Times, Sunday Times
  • Love is ready to say more - don't let impatience jinx it. The Sun
  • But impatience could jinx your plans. The Sun
  • I'm convinced there's a jinx on this car.
  • Jinx caught himself with his hands before he fell for the fourth time in ten minutes, swallowing the wince as his aching wrist twinged.
  • I think what might have jinxed it up was the anti-virus software running in the background.
  • This woman was a jinx, should wear a red P on the front of her clothes. DOLL'S EYES
  • Instead of letting impatience jinx love, you are ready to give romance the time it needs. The Sun
  • But be sure impatience doesn't jinx a relationship that needs time. The Sun
  • His son should better be advised to deal with the despot carefully lest it becomes the jinx of both father and son.
  • I think there's a jinx with nightwatchmen in the South African team.
  • Love plans that seemed jinxed now move ahead smoothly and special promises could be made. The Sun
  • If so, four or five years, I doubt Obama will be able to pull off the same hijinx and will probably just have to let them enter into a normal bankruptcy process which could very well result in liquidation whereby those UAW pensions are dropped onto the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. Archive 2009-05-01
  • I put the jinx thing to the back of my mind. Times, Sunday Times
  • The plot is a suitably ludicrous tale of high jinxes, sporty endeavours, girly crushes and hidden treasure.
  • Jinx grew up knowing that Sir Irwin cared for him, and that most other humans thought it strange and unfitting for a knight to keep such a pet.
  • Then she tapped herself three times on the head, as if it were wood and could prevent her from jinxing her team.
  • Do you ever get the feeling that you've jinxed yourself?
  • Jinx liked that, because there was something reassuring in the countless little cantrips and tricks, so unlike anything he had known.
  • True, in the city nobody would think twice about Elanor, but Jinx knew that sooner or later some drunken bravo or arrogant mage would insult him, or he'd get mobbed by a pack of thieves, or ordered to leave by the city government.
  • The more superstitious among us would have sworn our hockey luck was jinxed.
  • The year 2009 also saw Arvind Bhat break the title jinx at the National championship after four abortive finals, when he beat P Kashyap in the summit clash in Indore. Daily News & Analysis
  • Can England banish the jinx which seems to descend on their meetings with Germany at major tournaments, and finally lay to rest the ghosts of shoot-out defeats in 1990 and 1996?
  • Their comments and questions have encouraged me to do some research and write follow-up columns about two of the teams I "jinxed" - the four-man softball team, the King and His Court, and the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team. Undefined
  • If the latest trends are anything to go by, tourism trade watchers are hopeful that India will break the jinx of just 2.5 million foreign tourists a year.
  • There's a jinx on this computer - it's gone wrong three times this morning!
  • Do not let impatience jinx a love relationship that needs more time. The Sun
  • If EastEnders was all cuddly and warm and high jinx, no one would watch it. The Sun
  • Results jimthespy 24 points zotz 15 points - thought you'd get a few, good-oh stickismyfriend another mighty 15 points, mostly by knowing or guessing artists smallbeasts 14 points seemingly without trying swisstone in the middle there with 11 points snowking 8 points nuttyxander 8 points, with slightly different answers from Hoggy above darling_effect 4 points + another 4 belatedly monocat 6 points asajeffrey 6 points brixtonbrood 4 points from Her and 2 more from Him badasstronaut 4 points bugshaw 4 points crazycrone 4 points concourse 4 points jinxremoving 2 points Lyrics quiz
  • You are smart enough to let love move at its own speed and will not let impatience jinx it. The Sun
  • Pilots are usually well-educated, highly analytical types whom you would not normally expect to believe in luck or jinxes.
  • The injury jinx has struck Real Madrid.
  • The team seems to have shaken off the jinx that's been dogging them for months.
  • I think my friend is a jinx
  • If you've been following the whole series, it is the biggest surprise imaginable that sets the tone for all the emotional high jinx that follow. Times, Sunday Times
  • If EastEnders was all cuddly and warm and high jinx, no one would watch it. The Sun
  • Unfortunately, the injury jinx struck the Gaeltacht youngster and he was forced to retire.
  • With that, Jinx waved desperately and lashed his tail and laid his ears back in a picture of agitation.
  • Jinx lunged forward, intent on grabbing her arm and wresting the glasses from her.
  • You're not the only one who believes in jinxes, you know.
  • There's a jinx on/Someone's put a jinx on this car: it's always giving me trouble.
  • It seems the evil forces of the sports universe have chosen a new target in the realm of All-Star competition jinxes: the NBA's 3-point shootout. The Curse of the 3-Point Shootout
  • “That name jinxed it, if you ask me,” McCoy continued with a smirk. Star Trek: Myriad Universes: Shattered Light
  • This helps in all you do and ensures jealousy won't jinx relationships. The Sun
  • Jinx had learned to brush dirt and crud off the logs before bringing them in.
  • When it comes to moving house I am positively jinxed.
  • Later, when Diane Chambers leaves, the beautiful but jinxed Rebecca Howe is installed behind the bar.
  • Won't say anything more about future updates because I'm afraid I'll jinx the rewrite.
  • In my last Red Sox post I confidently predicted a World Series victory this year for Boston's team - and got an earful from myriad Sox fans convinced I was jinxing them.
  • You think faster than the people around you but don't let impatience jinx a work project. The Sun
  • It would take a shopful of tools to readjust them, because readjusting them to their former power would violate Jinxian law. Crashlander
  • For us, the person who did *not* say “jinx” first then could not speak until the person who *did* say it first lifted the jinx. Lol cats now with usb charging ports. - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?
  • There's a jinx on this computer - it's gone wrong three times this morning!
  • I'm not going to mention the blissful weather over the last couple of weeks - I'll just jinx it.

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