BS: triskaidekaphobia again

Subject: BS: triskaidekaphbia again
From: beardedbruce
Date: 13 Jul 07 - 12:06 PM

So far I have nabbed two even 100 postings!


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Subject: RE: BS: triskaidekaphobia again
From: gnu
Date: 13 Jul 07 - 12:57 PM

My fear is trying to spell it.

Subject: RE: BS: triskaidekaphobia again
From: Ebbie
Date: 13 Jul 07 - 01:05 PM

Until this thread I hadn't realized that this is another Friday the Thirteenth...

Numbers seem to have lost their enchantment over me.

Subject: RE: BS: triskaidekaphobia again
From: Raedwulf
Date: 13 Jul 07 - 01:15 PM

A very modern phenomenon. Thirteen was a lucky number in medieval times. Friday the 13th seems to be a Victorian contrivance, perhaps based on the notion the Judas was the the 13th disciple, combined with the fact that Friday has always been considered an unlucky day.

Subject: RE: BS: triskaidekaphobia again
From: Little Hawk
Date: 13 Jul 07 - 01:18 PM

I wait each year in great anticipation for Friday the 13th. When the day comes, I enjoy it to the utmost. ;-)

Subject: RE: BS: triskaidekaphobia again
From: JennyO
Date: 13 Jul 07 - 01:19 PM

Friday the 13th is over here in Oz, and it's been a very pleasant day. Don't think I've had a bad one yet.

Subject: RE: BS: triskaidekaphobia again
From: Rapparee
Date: 13 Jul 07 - 02:01 PM

It's over here in Idaho, too. 'Bout noon, actually.

Subject: RE: BS: triskaidekaphobia again
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 13 Jul 07 - 02:44 PM

Raedwulf:
"Judas was the the 13th disciple"
No, there were 12, and when you include Christ that means there were thirteen in total at the "Last Supper".

Subject: RE: BS: triskaidekaphobia again
From: catspaw49
Date: 13 Jul 07 - 02:55 PM

Well, at least it is great to have Friday the 13th on a Friday this month. Some months it comes on Tuesday or even Thursday. Last month for instance Friday the 13th came on a Wednesday.

Spaw

Subject: RE: BS: triskaidekaphobia again
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 13 Jul 07 - 05:52 PM

Matthias was the thirteenth disciple. He took over after the death of Judas. It's the only thing of note he did.

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: triskaidekaphobia again
From: Raedwulf
Date: 13 Jul 07 - 07:48 PM

"based on the notion that..." I said! :p

Subject: RE: BS: triskaidekaphobia again
From: Bee-dubya-ell
Date: 13 Jul 07 - 07:48 PM

I thought Matthias was an Olympic decathlete.

I seem to have made it through this Friday the 13th without having my car rear-ended, as happened the last time the ominous date roled around. I know the day's not over yet, so it could theoretically still happen, but it's pretty unlikely since the car's parked in the driveway, 400 yards from the street, and I have no plans for going out this evening. It's far more likely that a tree will fall on it instead.

Subject: RE: BS: triskaidekaphobia again
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 14 Jul 07 - 03:18 AM

Well by 11.00am, I'd missed a dental appointment, scrunched up a wheel trim, banged my head in the loft, nearly fallen off the loft ladder when it suddenly jumped to the left, sent the same text message 3 times without realising it to the wrong person, stumbled over a lump in the road and bitten my cheek by accident.

But that's pretty normal for me most days!

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: triskaidekaphobia again
From: wayland
Date: 14 Jul 07 - 07:59 AM

There's a song of this name. It's accessible here.


http://www.io.com/~hmiller/music/index.html

This guy makes music that doesn't conform to the 12-semitones-to-an-octave scheme. IIRC, he originally invented it for aliens in a fictional universe he invented.

Subject: RE: BS: triskaidekaphobia again
From: autolycus
Date: 14 Jul 07 - 08:12 AM

LTS - LOL.

The 13th is unlucky for - whom? Everybody? Is that even possible?

if noteverybody, who/what chooses LTS and others? How is the choosing of the unlucky ones done? Einstein didn't think God played dice. He said nothing about coin-flipping.

In Judaism, 13 is lucky, if I remember aright.

Subject: RE: BS: triskaidekaphobia again
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 14 Jul 07 - 12:16 PM

I have no problem with Friday 13th... as I said, that sort of stuff is about normal for me any day!

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: triskaidekaphobia again
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 14 Jul 07 - 12:38 PM

We had a lovely day. The landlord and landlady came round with the gas man to service the gas appliances and renew the corgi certificate. They brought a lovely present for Harry and we had a nice chat. The afternoon was spent baking and relaxing.

I've never had a problem with Friday 13th and 13 as a number I quite like!

Subject: RE: BS: triskaidekaphobia again
From: GUEST,1313131313131313
Date: 14 Jul 07 - 12:46 PM

Doesn't the Friday the 13th belief come from the murders of the Knights Templars? One of the popes decreed their deaths, sent secret correspondences to all the kingdoms threatening excommunications if the kings & queens didn't kill the Templars on the pre-set time, which was a Friday the 13th. Forgot the details other than that. De Molay was one of those killed. They were all tortured to death, as was the custom at the time.

Subject: RE: BS: triskaidekaphobia again
From: catspaw49
Date: 15 Jul 07 - 09:02 AM

Naw, that one's horsecrap. The date is correct but Friday the 13th as seems to be a 20th century invention although no one can seem to figure exactly when.

Spaw

Subject: RE: BS: triskaidekaphobia again
From: Severn
Date: 15 Jul 07 - 09:47 AM

I overcame my triskadekaphobia on the night of Friday the 13th to the point of actually going to hear Tony Trischka, who took part in a concert on the final night of Common Ground On The Hill in Westminster MD, play his banjo and felt lucky to be there!

Subject: RE: BS: triskaidekaphobia again
From: Dickey
Date: 16 Jul 07 - 09:36 AM

I skated thru this time. In fact I had a productive 13th. I finished a set of steps I was pouring that took 52 bags of Sakrete.