Excuses gamblers give themselves

[aleCcowaN]

Which is the English rendition of those excuses gamblers give themselves in order to justify the next bet?

I mean:
"esta vez (no puedo perder/voy a ganar)"
"siento que ahora tengo suerte"
"ésta (vez) es la mía"
"ésta (vez) se me va a dar"
"ahora sí"

or whichever phrase it is common among those troubled people.

[poli]

Originally Posted by aleCcowaN

Which is the English rendition of those excuses gamblers give themselves in order to justify the next bet?

I mean:
"esta vez (no puedo perder/voy a ganar)"I'm gonna win this time
"siento que ahora tengo suerte"I feel lucky today
"ésta (vez) es la mía"This one's mine (but less common)
"ésta (vez) se me va a dar" This time I'm gonna hit
"ahora sí" now's the time

or whichever phrase it is common among those troubled people.

I feel like I'm on a lucky streak.

I'm gonna break this losing streak.

The cards are in my favor now.

Papa needs a new pair of shoes.

I'm looking over a four-leafed clover.(this one sounds very corny to me)

[aleCcowaN]

Thank you a lot, poli. I needed to write something like that to illustrate my position in a discussion about how they think certain individuals and groups, but I couldn't come with something believable.

BTW, do you know if we have a "favourite threads" feature in these forums?

[Rusty]

Originally Posted by aleCcowaN

BTW, do you know if we have a "favourite threads" feature in these forums?

What are you looking for, exactly?

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