Whenever I listen to a Tom Petty song, I've noticed a significantly higher chance of something really shitty happening. 


The first engine I built with my Dad, "Break Down" was playing.  We tried to start it, and the carb backfired and caught the engine bay on fire.

A girl left me, after listening to "Free Falling" on the way to school, as a teenager.

Whenever I go for a drive to clear a bad mood, the radio announcer plays something from "Greatest Hits".

The list goes on and on.  I thought it was my imagination, or just coincidence.  But, this spring, I hit a pot hole and my speedometer flew off and really pissed off a Lexus tailgating me.  Guess who was on the MP3, at the time?


So, I conclude that Tom Petty must be the Son of Satan, sent to earth to destroy mankind with mild lyrics and a Telecaster. 
Anyone who doesn't agree with me must be already tainted or be in possession of powerful black magic.  With or without knowledge of it.


Evidence:
Here he is, smirking because he probably just ate a baby


Here he is, not using conditioner, and resembling a goat.  The devil likes goats.


Here he is, committing a felony.  He only wants you to think he doesn't like money. 


Here, he's playing the lute.  Historically, an evil instrument.


Finally:
No explanation needed.

Quote from: Homer on May 17, 2010, 07:09:10 PM
Here, he's playing the lute.  Historically, an evil instrument.

I dig the 'evil lute.'  It's even an electric lute.  Doubly evil.  Although.. I must say.. nothing bad has ever happened to me from listening to Tom Petty.

lol, hilarious

4 hour roadtrip with my wife today.
She turns the station :  Tom M#$#%#^^^ing Petty.

Great, no problem, keep cool... nothing's gonna happen....


NO!  Check GSTwin, and Elij is talking about the game that nearly ruined my life!
See what I'm talking about, now, ye of little faith?!

And, this morning, before the trip, I saw a teenager run two old ladies off the highway.  Lincoln Towncar, barreling down the median at 80 mph.  Thought I was gonna hafta stop and get my hands wet, but they were fine. 

Now, tell me there's not something going on with this guy!

Maybe it's just your perception of Tom Petty being the son of Satan that is manifesting incidents that you perceive as being "bad" or "evil"...?
Could you try changing your mindset so that when you hear Tom Petty then "Good" things will happen?
Or even more philosophically.. have you considered that the things you perceive as bad, evil, etc are actually a good experience, in that life is an adventure and there is always a lesson to learn from adversity? 

Homer,

Why the hate on Tom... could it be that you were wearing socks those days? Then it the act of sock wearing doing it to you. Out with your evil socks I say.

Michael

Eli, you make a valid point. 

I tried listening to American Girl with a positive mindset, offsetting my perception for a better outcome.
Exactly when I did - I hit a pothole and my speedo flew out.
Not long after that, my fuel filter melted from ethanol and left me stranded. 
But, that could all be attributed to other things.


This weekend's roadtrip featured a 2 album marathon.  For science and the good of humanity, I'm sacrificing myself and everyone in the car. 
If I don't report back, you may assume a tornado has struck. 

Make sure you don't wear socks! Or shoes? Maybe you're wearing cursed jocks? 

Michael

My other bike has a fork leak and my wife just nearly lost her job. 

Save yourselves. 

Dont fight it.....welcome to the dark side....."moving west down, ventura blvd"

There is only one responsible choice: You must kill Tom Petty, Mel Gibson and 50cent.  This will effectively purge .0001% of the stupid from our society and bring you great fortune.

I was hit by a car today. 

Had the radio on as I was eating breakfast. 


Is this a curse of something?  Seriously.  I know somebody out there is into voodoo/astrology junk.  WTF?

It is "The Power of Manifestation."  You believe that when you hear Tom Petty then something bad is going to happen.  You are subconsciously using the power of your mind to "search out" a situation for something bad to happen.  I only see two options available to you:
1. (Probably the easier of the two) Avoid listening to Tom Petty at ALL COSTS.
2. Truly, honestly, with all of your heart: LET GO OF THIS BELIEF! It is hazardous to your well being!  The things we choose to believe can have a huge impact on our experiences on this Earth. As you are learning with this Tom Petty issue. Our beliefs CAN hurt us! 

My subconscious mind manifested a Ford Explorer. 

I f*cking rock. 

It sounds like you have a rare form of Apophenia.  Maybe it will be called Petteidolia?

Here's some light reading on the pattern-seeking power of the human mind to help convince you that Tom Petty is just a crappy singer...

http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=brain-seeks-patterns-where-none-exi-08-10-03
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/10/03/control-study.html
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4180/is_20091013/ai_n39275666/

Quote from: Homer on June 04, 2010, 04:32:36 PM
My subconscious mind manifested a Ford Explorer. 

I f*cking rock. 

Havent you seen Sphere?

Quote from: Homer on June 04, 2010, 04:32:36 PM
My subconscious mind manifested a Ford Explorer. 

I f*cking rock. 

Now, if you could just get your subconscious past crappy cars and moving on to...say... Bentleys...

Quote from: Twism86 on July 23, 2010, 05:42:37 AM

Quote from: Homer on June 04, 2010, 04:32:36 PM
My subconscious mind manifested a Ford Explorer. 

I f*cking rock. 

Havent you seen Sphere?

The power to forget.

Yeah. I think ALL politicians have seen it. Specially when they are busted for stuff. Amazing how bad their memories become. 

Michael

Politicians...
Don't you just hate 'em?  Always kissing @ss to whoever's in charge, selling you out whenever you need them.  

One day they're your friend.  Next day, they're telling you to "harden the f*ck up".  Then expecting you to forget.  

Edit:
"Busted for stuff" indeed.  Couldn't have said it better myself, "Pitbull". 

Homer:

Are you like a crazy person or something? Suffer from some form of bipolar? Drinking problem which makes you skitz? Were you dropped on your head when you were young? Are a woman and are surfing your crimson tide at the moment? Need some magnesium? Suffering from blue balls and it's making you aggressive? Arginine levels out of whack? Too much red meat today? Recently become a Sith apprentice and still learning how to use your aggressive feelings? Have a fight with the other half? Bad day at work?

Here... take one and see if your symptoms improve before you blast people in posts in threads all over the place...



Michael