"Jinx, you owe me a coke". Anyone know where or how this originates?
2006-06-27 16:19:40 · 17 answers · asked by B. 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Does anyone know how it originated????
2006-06-27 17:04:43 · update #1
We would say "pinch, poke..you owe me a coke"
I imagine it originated in some play ground somewhere....obviously after coke originated
2006-06-27 16:22:25 · answer #1 · answered by how dare I 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I grew up in England where people would just say "jinx".
I moved back to Canada when I was 12 and here they would say "jinx, buy me a coke".
It's interesting that it existed on two seperate continants-it seems to be quite widespread
2006-06-28 08:24:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I live in eastern Canada, and all we ever said as kids was JINX!!! no mention of a coke or soda or a beer or anything like that.
2006-06-28 00:56:11 · answer #3 · answered by LadyMisty 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope, but I am sure it has a superstitious connotation to it. By the way your suppose to start counting till they say stop. Then you tell them that is how many coke's they owe.
2006-06-27 23:24:51 · answer #4 · answered by Cabana C 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we would say jinx. then the other person would say "jinx machine is out of order so shut up and pay me a quarter
2006-06-28 00:01:49 · answer #5 · answered by gretch 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SNL had a skit about "Jinx buy me a coke". they'd break into the rhyme:
Jinx! Buy me a Coke! Inky-dinky-pinky-winky! Flush it down the kitchen sinky! Alley Ooop! Alley Ooop! Doh hinky. The king of France wet his pants right in the middle of a ballroom dance. Yodleayheehoo! Yodleayheehoo! Nee nee nee ne nee nee neee ne nee nee nee nee. Huh!"
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2006-06-27 23:25:44 · answer #6 · answered by kj 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
JINX! You owe me a soda
2006-06-27 23:22:59 · answer #7 · answered by Sara 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
person "A" would say jinx....then the one that didn't say jinx or said it last (person "B") had to be quiet untill person "A" said person "B"'s name 3 times...
2006-06-27 23:29:57 · answer #8 · answered by me 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jinx....then you had to be quiet and not talk till someone said your name.
2006-06-27 23:24:09 · answer #9 · answered by kd 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have no idea but I used to say the same thing!
2006-06-27 23:24:37 · answer #10 · answered by ~Bubble~ 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋