# Cubs Losing

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cubs-losing/207679>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [October 16, 2003, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cubs-losing/207679 "2003-10-16T00:25:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Oktberfest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed655f/32.png) [@Oktberfest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oktberfest)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2003, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cubs-losing/207679/1 "2003-10-16T00:25:22Z")

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Mods: Please change the title of this thread to “Cubs Lose” in about 2 1/2 hours.

HA HA HA HA. 3-0 Marlins. The Cubs are going down and it couldn’t happen to a better team.  
Hey Cub fans, have fun crying all winter.

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**Author:** ![Tars\_Tarkas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Tars\_Tarkas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tars_Tarkas)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2003, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cubs-losing/207679/2 "2003-10-16T00:26:26Z")

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fuck you

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**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2003, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cubs-losing/207679/3 "2003-10-16T00:27:52Z")

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I’m not sure if I want them to lose tonight, or to make it to the W series and get their hearts ripped out.

I bet Steve Bartman is busy sacrificing chickens though.

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**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2003, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cubs-losing/207679/4 "2003-10-16T00:31:58Z")

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I suppose this is as good a place as any to ask why it’s called the “goat curse”.

Why is it called the “goat curse?”

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**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2003, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cubs-losing/207679/5 "2003-10-16T00:33:08Z")

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Too stupid. Behave, **Oktberfest**.

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**Author:** ![Oktberfest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed655f/32.png) [@Oktberfest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oktberfest)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2003, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cubs-losing/207679/6 "2003-10-16T00:33:35Z")

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3 down, 24 to go.

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> fuck you

Does it hurt when your team chokes?