I was going to conclude my Women in White with something along the following lines:
Fortunately for her, Teri Hatcher has not fallen victim to what is known as the Superman Curse (click here.) In fact, her appearance as a sexy Lois Lane (dressed here in white) did nothing but help her career.
But the curse reference reminded me of a recent example of the so called Sports Illy curse which has struck again.
The Dodgers appeared on the SI magazine cover on 24 August billed as maybe the Best Team Ever. However, curse or no curse, the Dodgers then proceeded to go something like 4 and 20 including an 11 game losing streak. Their manager jokingly, we think, blamed the SI curse (click here.)
Football has its Madden Curse where a number of players who have appeared on the cover of the Madden video game ended up either hurt or in trouble with the law. The Madden Curse has gotten so much negative publicity that some NFL players are now declining to be on its cover.
However, Tom Brady is this year’s cover boy so let’s see how that works out for him and the Patriots. Go Madden Curse!
Indians have won 22 in a row. I’ll put the Buzzy Curse on them and bet that they win again tonight.
I mentioned the Dodgers going 4 and 20 so naturally Steven Stills and this tune came to mind: