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Do you have fear of the number 13 ?

Heck yeah

[ 0 ]

[ 0.0% ]

maybe

[ 1 ]

[ 2.6% ]

a little bit

[ 8 ]

[ 20.5% ]

heck no

[ 20 ]

[ 51.3% ]

don't be ridiculous...

[ 9 ]

[ 23.1% ]

other ( please explain )

[ 1 ]

[ 2.6% ]

Total valid votes

[ 39 ]

Discarded votes

[ 1 ]

DoubleDown

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Oct 11, 2006, 2:47 pm

Friday the 13th is coming this week.....
Are you dreading it or is it just another day to you ?
Personally, it's just another day to me.
DD
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Oct 11, 2006, 3:00 pm

Quote: Originally posted by DoubleDown on Oct 11, 2006
Friday the 13th is coming this week.....
Are you dreading it or is it just another day to you ?
Personally, it's just another day to me.
DD

Actually its my wife's birthday and it has brought me a lot of good luck over the years.
Thats why I voted other.
Floridian
justxploring

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Oct 11, 2006, 4:07 pm

I guess I never looked at 13 as unlucky. Although I was never brought up with a lot of religious training, I come from a Jewish family, and 13 is when a person becomes of age and begins to take responsibility and observe the 10 Commandments. (Yeah, right...like a 13 year old boy is a real mature man) Still, because of this I never looked at the number in a negative light. (It's actually 12 for girls although almost everyone uses age 13 as a landmark year.) So many people I knew had a Bar Mitzvah (or Bat Mizvah for girls) at 13 which was a very happy celebration.
Coin Toss

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Oct 11, 2006, 6:26 pm

This can get interesting.
Many say it's silly for Americans to worry about the number 13 because we started with 13 colonies, there's 13 spears in the eagle's talons, etc....
OK, in numerology, 13 breaks down to 1 + 3 = 4
In Chinese (and some other Asian countries count in Chinese) the word for 4 is "sa", which is also the word for death, so 4 is the number considered to be unlucky.
In the U.S. many tall buildings have no 13th floor, in Asia it's no 4th floor.
One of the stories about the origin of Friday the 13th being unlucky is the Last Supper, Jesus + 12 = 13.
Interestingly, in Norse mythology, there is a story about a banquet in Valhalla and Loki, being angered because he wasn't invited, crashing it and being the 13th person.
PS
When the first of any month is on a Sunday, that month will have a Friday the 13th.
justxploring

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Oct 11, 2006, 8:01 pm

What if I have 13 toes? Is that lucky or unlucky?
jarasan

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Oct 11, 2006, 9:00 pm

I actually look foward to the 13th. and don't avoid it. I like to be out and about on Fri. 13th ( I really have no choice) to observe and be involved in "unluckiness, bad karma, etc." to see if there is any truth to it. And after many Fri. 13th.'s I have yet to experience the bad stuff that is supposed to happen on this dreaded day. I'll ask people that day how there day has been and typically they don't even know what day it is, maybe it's because the ones that know of the evil lurking about just stay shuttered in and don't risk the danger.
jarasan Oh Yeah, Happy Friday the 13th.!
psykomo

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Oct 11, 2006, 9:20 pm

"SAY WHAT"???
ALL ##############$$$
UN-LICKEY
(unless you choose the ones that make "me" a JACKPOT....winnie$$$)
LOL
PSYKOMO
Amazing Grace

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Oct 11, 2006, 10:11 pm

Quote: Originally posted by psykomo on Oct 11, 2006

"SAY WHAT"???
ALL ##############$$$
UN-LICKEY
(unless you choose the ones that make "me" a JACKPOT....winnie$$$)
LOL
PSYKOMO

Tomorrow all state.
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1133
131
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TheMaker

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Oct 12, 2006, 12:40 pm

Quote: Originally posted by Amazing Grace on Oct 11, 2006
Tomorrow all state.
1313
1133
131
133

I was thinking the same thing Amazing Grace. Or even 1013-0013-013(repeat) for Ga.

GOD BLESS EVERY ONE!!!
angelm

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Oct 12, 2006, 12:54 pm

I have always seem to have good luck on Friday 13
NBey6

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Oct 12, 2006, 7:48 pm

Quote: Originally posted by angelm on Oct 12, 2006
I have always seem to have good luck on Friday 13

Ditto that for me two!!!
I guess I always absorb the good luck that everyone else discounts, for fear of having bad luck!!
It's kinda like shopping after X-Mas so to speak.

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Oct 12, 2006, 7:55 pm

Quote: Originally posted by NBey6 on Oct 12, 2006
Ditto that for me two!!!
I guess I always absorb the good luck that everyone else discounts, for fear of having bad luck!!
It's kinda like shopping after X-Mas so to speak.

i have to agree with you two......my luck is always good on the 13th...

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Oct 13, 2006, 7:48 am

OMG! I didn't realize it's Friday the 13th till I saw this post. lolol I believe some Friday the 13th Days R unlucky & some r lucky, lucky days, it depends on the planets like when u read Libra Dave's post. Plus, I check to see what my horoscope have to say for the day & I'll know if it is a bad day or not for me. Well, according to my horoscope, I just need to use my common sense to stay out of trouble! lolololololol Have a nice day everyone!
dolllie

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Oct 13, 2006, 2:17 pm

Quote: Originally posted by DoubleDown on Oct 11, 2006
Friday the 13th is coming this week.....
Are you dreading it or is it just another day to you ?
Personally, it's just another day to me.
DD

I was looking for it to be a "good luck day" & heading to Foxwoods!

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