bernadette

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You wouldn't think that people would let superstition put them off moving to 13 Smith Terrace, or even 666 Bloggs Boulevard. Many first-time buyers would consider it a lucky omen to be able to get a foot on the property ladder at all. But with a reported one in 10 people afflicted by <b>triskaidekaphobia</b> (the fear of the number 13), it seems that there is more than bricks and mortar at play when it comes to moving house.


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<b>The Most Widespread Superstition</b>

The sixth day of the week and the number 13 both have foreboding reputations said to date from ancient times; their inevitable conjunction from one to three times a year portends more misfortune than some credulous minds can bear. Folklorists say it's probably the most widespread superstition in the United States — some people won't go to work on Friday the 13th; some won't eat in restaurants; many wouldn't think of setting a wedding on the date.

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what does "mom" have to do with this? *shrug*

<b>Friday, an Unlucky Day.</b>

Christians have traditionally been wary of Fridays because Jesus was crucified on a Friday. Additionally, some theologians hold that Adam and Eve ate from the forbidden fruit on a Friday, and that the Great Flood began on a Friday. In the past, many Christians would never begin any new project or trip on a Friday, fearing they would be doomed from the start.

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Sailors were particularly superstitious in this regard, often refusing to ship out on a Friday. According to unverified legend, the British Navy commissioned a ship in the 1800s called H.M.S. Friday, in order to quell the superstition. The navy selected the crew on a Friday, launched the ship on a Friday and even selected a man named James Friday as the ship's captain. Then, one Friday morning, the ship set off on its maiden voyage... and disappeared forever. A similar, entirely factual story is the harrowing flight of <a href="http://people.howstuffworks.com/framed.htm?parent=friday-thirteenth.htm&url=http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/ap13acc.html" target="_blank">Apollo 13.</a>

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In Spain, Friday is held to be an unlucky day. So is it esteemed by Buddhists and Brahmins. The old Romans called it nefastus, from the utter overthrow of their army at Gallia Narbonensis. And in England the proverb is that a Friday moon brings foul weather.

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maleficent

I'll take it as a lucky day!

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skier

first time hearing this. wow that's crazy! thanks for sharing

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Scorps

Its his B-day what a bad day if you believe in that crap, I my family 13 is a lucky number! and hell we have a black cat!

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bernadette

thanks Pain Train.
so obvious... i feel dumb now.

yeah, the number 13 doesnt bother me.
not that i actually believe in astrology stuff, but for taurus (that be me) 13 is supposedly one of taurus' lucky numbers.

black cats are gorgeous. my friend has two. brothers.
so slicky, sleek & beautiful they are.

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Munku

You should put a seizure warning on this thread..

bernadette

i'll just remove the gif

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uncle phil

hey, bern...here's one for ya'...lilapsoparaskevidekatriaphobia...i'll check back...

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"We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches...
We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles."
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never wrestle with a pig.
you both get dirty;
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bernadette

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Suggestions for lilapsoparaskevidekatriaphobia:




please, note. www.m-w.com had NO suggestions...
uncle phil... whatchoo smokin'?

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uncle phil

hint: lilapsophobia = fear of hurricanes

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"We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done."
- Robert S. McNamara
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"We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches...
We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles."
- Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message"
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never wrestle with a pig.
you both get dirty;
the pig likes it.

bernadette

ahhhhhhhh! nice hint

lilapsoparaskevidekatriaphobia: fear of hurricanes on friday the 13th!!!

did i get it right? do i get a prize?

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uncle phil

yay, bernie!!! you win the "ms. nonsense" award, which at the time is under development...more later (could be much later...)

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"We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done."
- Robert S. McNamara
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"We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches...
We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles."
- Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message"
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never wrestle with a pig.
you both get dirty;
the pig likes it.

bernadette

aw nice.
*proudly accepts award from the future that will most likely never come to fruition*

i don't have a speech prepared...
so um... yeah, thanks to some peoples & um some other stuff & blah blah blah.

*curtsies & gleefully prances off stage towards keg back stage*

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World's King

Watch...


This will be the day I get laid.

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Fly

never bothered me..........i like the fact that it freaks alot of people out.


just makes my day all that more easier.

fryday.......good day anyways,end of the work week

13th..........hell.......my number in football,baseball......well all sports i played.................tis lucky for me.










i'm not scared ......i relish these rare days.

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uncle phil

you go, fly...

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"We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done."
- Robert S. McNamara
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"We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches...
We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles."
- Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message"
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never wrestle with a pig.
you both get dirty;
the pig likes it.

Fly

you know i have,will and prolly will want to later on man.

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Scorps

everyone has brain farts!

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Fly

yeah,but with a set 'o tits like tha.............*sorry.......i had too*

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Scorps

LMAO

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