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kwigibo · 06-12-2003, 07:12 PM

Try not to step on any black cats and remember to throw salt over your shoulder if you break a mirror inside.

Does anyone still entertain this concept, or know someone who does? Any interesting origin stories? the less plausible the better.

mongrel · 06-12-2003, 07:13 PM

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Any interesting origin stories? the less plausible the better.

Well, there was this bloke named Jason...

seebs · 06-12-2003, 07:49 PM

Trivia point: The 13th is more likely to be Friday than any other day of the week, in the Gregorian calendar.

echidna · 06-12-2003, 07:54 PM

One version of the unluckiness of 13 is of course the Last Supper, but I'm not sure what day that fell on ...

Ensign Steve · 06-12-2003, 08:43 PM

I have my first summer school exam tomorrow. They announced at orientation, "Your first exam is on Friday the 13th." You should have heard the gaps and groans.

I was flipping my calendar before I left work, and I told my boss, "Tomorrow is Friday the 13th." And he said, "Make sure you wear black."

I've never heard of that before. I think I'll wear black just for fun. And it's so slimming!

BigBlue2 · 06-12-2003, 09:12 PM

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Does anyone still entertain this concept, or know someone who does? Any interesting origin stories? the less plausible the better.

I heard the 13 comes from the number of people at the last supper, ie Jebus and 12 Apostles. Friday comes from the supposed fact that Jebus got crucified on a Friday.

Ensign Steve · 06-12-2003, 09:21 PM

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I heard the 13 comes from the number of people at the last supper, ie Jebus and 12 Apostles. Friday comes from the supposed fact that Jebus got crucified on a Friday.

Yeah, "Good Friday." Heh!

kwigibo · 06-12-2003, 11:11 PM

well, the Friday part is also a sailor's superstition, isn't it?

NonHomogenized · 06-12-2003, 11:54 PM

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I have my first summer school exam tomorrow. They announced at orientation, "Your first exam is on Friday the 13th." You should have heard the gaps and groans.

I was flipping my calendar before I left work, and I told my boss, "Tomorrow is Friday the 13th." And he said, "Make sure you wear black." I've never heard of that before. I think I'll wear black just for fun. And it's so slimming!

Hmmm... first I've heard of it, either. However, there must be something to it, since it's almost 3 am on Friday the 13th, and I'm at work, wearing black pants, sneakers, and a black t-shirt (one which says, in large white letters, "Never knock on Death's Door. ...Ring the bell and run. HE HATES THAT!"). Good for my paycheck, anyhow.

Also, if black is slimming, what color will make me look like *less* of a twig? I know it's oft considered desireable for women to appear slender, but, for us guys, it's not particularly advantageous to dissapear when we turn sideways...

Chicken Girl · 06-13-2003, 01:30 AM

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Also, if black is slimming, what color will make me look like *less* of a twig? I know it's oft considered desireable for women to appear slender, but, for us guys, it's not particularly advantageous to dissapear when we turn sideways...

white, maybe?

how 'bout horizontal stripes?

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06-12-2003, 07:49 PM	#3
seebs Contributor Join Date: May 2002 Location: Saint Paul, MN Posts: 24,524	Trivia point: The 13th is more likely to be Friday than any other day of the week, in the Gregorian calendar.

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echidna Veteran Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 2,832	One version of the unluckiness of 13 is of course the Last Supper, but I'm not sure what day that fell on ...

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Ensign Steve Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Augusta, Georgia, United States Posts: 1,235	I have my first summer school exam tomorrow. They announced at orientation, "Your first exam is on Friday the 13th." You should have heard the gaps and groans. I was flipping my calendar before I left work, and I told my boss, "Tomorrow is Friday the 13th." And he said, "Make sure you wear black." I've never heard of that before. I think I'll wear black just for fun. And it's so slimming!

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kwigibo Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Gold Coast, QLD, Australia Posts: 5,814	well, the Friday part is also a sailor's superstition, isn't it?

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