Today is Friday The 13th...

[TexasHSFootball]

for those of you that have paraskevidekatriaphobia: friday the 13th is more likey to happen than any other day of the week. Per 4800 months the 13th falls on sun 687, mon 685, tues 685, wed 687, thurs 684, FRI 688, sat 684.

[Pendragon13]

The number 13 is only unlucky for those who believe it is. (the mind is a powerful thing) In some parts of the world 13 is lucky.

[Old Blue]

Originally posted by Pendragon13
The number 13 is only unlucky for those who believe it is. (the mind is a powerful thing) In some parts of the world 13 is lucky.

IT IS MY BROTHER BIRTHDAY TODAY AND HE IS ONE OF THE LUCKIEST PEOPLE I KNOW.

[Phil C]

This month (November) the first was on a Sunday. Whenever a month has the first on a Sunday it will have a Friday the 13th.

[crzyjournalist03]

Originally posted by TexasHSFootball
for those of you that have paraskevidekatriaphobia: friday the 13th is more likey to happen than any other day of the week. Per 4800 months the 13th falls on sun 687, mon 685, tues 685, wed 687, thurs 684, FRI 688, sat 684.

but take those 4800 months and shift their starting point by a yea and that's no longer the case.

[WylieBulldog92]

Originally posted by Pendragon13
The number 13 is only unlucky for those who believe it is. (the mind is a powerful thing) In some parts of the world 13 is lucky.
I demand that you change your signature so that we are not jinxed again.

[88bobcats]

Friday the 13th is considered to be an unlucky day because it was on Friday, October 13, 1307 that all the leaders of the Knights Templar across much of Europe were arrested, all on the same day, because of trumped-up charges by the French King, Philip. He was envious of their wealth, and owed them quite a bit himself. He falsely accused them of idolatry, which many historians believe is an indication that the Knights were in possession of the Shroud of Turin at that time.


Here's part of what you can find out about it on wikipedia:

Another theory about the origin of the superstition traces the event to the arrest of the legendary Knights Templar. According to one expert:

The Knights Templar were a monastic military order founded in Jerusalem in 1118 C.E., whose mission was to protect Christian pilgrims during the Crusades. Over the next two centuries, the Knights Templar became extraordinarily powerful and wealthy. Threatened by that power and eager to acquire their wealth, King Philip secretly ordered the mass arrest of all the Knights Templar in France on Friday, October 13, 1307 - Friday the 13th.