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Offline Mozartian

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today is FRIDAY, OCTOBER the 13th
on: October 13, 2006, 01:34:00 PM
so yeah maybe all hell will break out or something insane like that.

Be prepared.  8)
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Re: today is FRIDAY, OCTOBER the 13th
Reply #1 on: October 13, 2006, 02:16:23 PM
Nothing has happened where I am except that my hands are cold. But that's an event that isn't solely attached to today.

Wonder if any good films will be on tonight to celebrate. Maybe Friday the 13th?
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Re: today is FRIDAY, OCTOBER the 13th
Reply #2 on: October 13, 2006, 02:25:31 PM
Why do you have cold hands Henrah?  Where have you been putting them?  :o

Never mind, cold hands, warm heart they say  :)

Just keep your feet warm  ;D
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Re: today is FRIDAY, OCTOBER the 13th
Reply #3 on: October 13, 2006, 04:08:19 PM
It's my son's birthday today.

John
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Offline henrah

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Re: today is FRIDAY, OCTOBER the 13th
Reply #4 on: October 13, 2006, 04:16:54 PM
Quote from: wishful thinker on October 13, 2006, 02:25:31 PM
Why do you have cold hands Henrah? Where have you been putting them? :o

Never mind, cold hands, warm heart they say :)

Just keep your feet warm ;D

Where I usually put them - in the air! My house is freezing at the moment, yet everything else is warm - even my feet. Nice and toasty :)

But my hands are warming up now. I hope my heart isn't freezing over...

^_^
Henrah
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Re: today is FRIDAY, OCTOBER the 13th
Reply #5 on: October 13, 2006, 05:18:09 PM
Quote from: johnny-boy on October 13, 2006, 04:08:19 PM
It's my son's birthday today.

John

  HB . 8)
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Re: today is FRIDAY, OCTOBER the 13th
Reply #6 on: October 13, 2006, 06:24:42 PM
Can anyone tell me why Friday 13th is considered unlucky? I've heard that it's to do with the crucifixion, the Knights Templar, Norse mythology, vikings and sailing. This sounds to me like a frightening combination if ever there was one, but it doesn't really help. Unless it's only unlucky because you have to try to wrap your brain around all of these things in one day, but I would consider that torturous rather than unlucky...

Anyway. Thoughts, anyone?
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Offline henrah

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Re: today is FRIDAY, OCTOBER the 13th
Reply #7 on: October 13, 2006, 08:06:30 PM
Superstition passed down through the ages. Probably stemmed from some wise magician/wizard to royalty playing a joke.
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Re: today is FRIDAY, OCTOBER the 13th
Reply #8 on: October 13, 2006, 08:12:40 PM
Quote from: jas on October 13, 2006, 06:24:42 PM
Can anyone tell me why Friday 13th is considered unlucky? I've heard that it's to do with the crucifixion, the Knights Templar, Norse mythology, vikings and sailing. This sounds to me like a frightening combination if ever there was one, but it doesn't really help. Unless it's only unlucky because you have to try to wrap your brain around all of these things in one day, but I would consider that torturous rather than unlucky...

Anyway. Thoughts, anyone?

 It is my understanding that the Knights Templar were killed off by the French government on this date, and that is the only reason that I know of that it is supposedly a unlucky day.
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Offline elspeth

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Re: today is FRIDAY, OCTOBER the 13th
Reply #9 on: October 13, 2006, 08:52:01 PM
There are traditions that Adam and Eve are supposed to have eaten their first apple on a Friday and that Noah's flood happened on a Friday, then of course there's Easter. Quite who decided Friday was a good day to pick for bad stuff to happen in the Christian tradition is another matter...

If anyone's really superstitious, especially now there's only about two hours left to be superstitious about, if you add up the digits of today's date you get 13 (1+3+1+0+2+0+0+6). Aparently the last time that happened was in the mid 1500s.
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Re: today is FRIDAY, OCTOBER the 13th
Reply #10 on: October 13, 2006, 08:54:39 PM
i had my haircut today.... maybe wasnt such a good idea..... but nothing went wrong!! i hope... no ones seen me yet!!
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Re: today is FRIDAY, OCTOBER the 13th
Reply #11 on: October 13, 2006, 08:59:34 PM
Quote from: lisztisforkids on October 13, 2006, 08:12:40 PM
It is my understanding that the Knights Templar were killed off by the French government on this date, and that is the only reason that I know of that it is supposedly a unlucky day.

I read this too, I think it was in "The Tomb of Christ".

Prometheus will know.

Thal
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Offline wishful thinker

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Re: today is FRIDAY, OCTOBER the 13th
Reply #12 on: October 13, 2006, 09:12:28 PM
Quote from: jas on October 13, 2006, 06:24:42 PM
Can anyone tell me why Friday 13th is considered unlucky? I've heard that it's to do with the crucifixion, the Knights Templar, Norse mythology, vikings and sailing. This sounds to me like a frightening combination if ever there was one, but it doesn't really help. Unless it's only unlucky because you have to try to wrap your brain around all of these things in one day, but I would consider that torturous rather than unlucky...

Anyway. Thoughts, anyone?

The number 13 is unlucky because there were 13 (12 disciples + Our Lord) who sat down to the the last supper (the last meal of Christ before his torment and cruxifiction).   And Friday is unlucky because our Lord was crucified on a Friday.   So the combination of 13 and Friday is especiially bad.  Sorry, nothing to do with the c**p in The da Vinci Code  ;)
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Re: today is FRIDAY, OCTOBER the 13th
Reply #13 on: October 13, 2006, 10:13:12 PM
Quote from: wishful thinker on October 13, 2006, 09:12:28 PM
nothing to do with the c**p in The da Vinci Code  ;)
Had it not been for your use of the definite article before it, your reference to "da Vinci Code" might almost have carried with it a faint suggestive whiff of that SDC lingo that Thal "accused" me of exceptionally appropriating a little while ago (I've not done it again since, I promise...)

Best,

Alistair
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Re: today is FRIDAY, OCTOBER the 13th
Reply #14 on: October 14, 2006, 01:12:39 AM
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Wonder if any good films will be on tonight to celebrate. Maybe Friday the 13th?

The Grudge 2

Released today in Latvia, Lithuania, and USA

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0433386/
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Re: today is FRIDAY, OCTOBER the 13th
Reply #15 on: October 14, 2006, 01:27:19 AM
Quote from: thalbergmad on October 13, 2006, 08:59:34 PM
I read this too, I think it was in "The Tomb of Christ".

Prometheus will know.

Thal

That's the main theory. But things like these can also originate from nothing. People are a little silly.
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Offline mikey6

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Re: today is FRIDAY, OCTOBER the 13th
Reply #16 on: October 14, 2006, 02:54:42 AM
Doesn't it have to be March Friday the 13th?
besides it's Saturday here no anyway ;)
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Re: today is FRIDAY, OCTOBER the 13th
Reply #17 on: October 14, 2006, 11:41:56 AM
I set my house alarm off accidentally and had a HUGE fight with my piano teacher  :-\
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