Happy Birthday?

This goes to show how hardcore my family is regarding their football superstitions.

The scene: My sister’s birthday. The cake is brought out, we sing the song, she makes her wish…and only gets about a third of the candles blown out. Immediately, my grandmother shouts:

If we lose the game, it’s your fault. Did you hear that? If we lose the game, it’s your fault because you didn’t blow all those candles out!

(It was clear to all she was referring to the “Championship Game” starring Alabama.)

To stave off my sister’s extreme consternation, my uncle gently added:

Maybe she wished for Texas to win.