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by black panther

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Has it been good for you in IT on this day??

The Most Widespread Superstition

Paraskevidekatriaphobics ? people afflicted with a morbid, irrational fear of Friday the 13th ?

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.

How many Americans at the turn of the millennium still suffer from this condition? According to Dr. Donald Dossey, a psychotherapist specializing in the treatment of phobias and coiner of the term "paraskevidekatriaphobia," the figure may be as high as 21 million. If he's right, eight percent of Americans are still in the grips of a very old superstition.

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by oz_media

Supposedly anyway.

My sister was born on Friday May 13th. We party on that day, and nobody is weary of it.

by oz_media

Either way Friday 13h wouldn't bother me in the least.

I couldn't care less about walking under ladders (good thing since I've managed student painting crews), The number 666 just reminds me of good music, unbrellas indoors? I ALWYS open them in teh stor ebefore buying them so THAT bad luck begins immediately, and if you're really supersticious, how are you supposed to enjoy breaking a mirror?

I bet 13's at the race track, I kept three receipts of purchases where the total with tax has been either $6.66 or $666.00, just thought it ws kinda rare. (noting in Canada, you usually only GUESS what the total with tax is, some stuff is subject to two taxes other stuff just one). So you just know that whatever the sticker says, will be more at the cash register. You get good at estimating but every store's till rounds up differently, though they aren't supposed to.

by black panther

The Research said %8 of Americans -- so far i havn't looked or don't know of how many Canadians it might refer too!

by oz_media

Something tells me that not too many metal fans would fear 13, 666 or other superstitions.

Not because they are devil worshipers or something but because they are used to these terms being used in music, without such a negative intent.

by black panther

Used to the subliminal messages in the heavy metal music ie when played in reversed in some songs you can hear words like

"It's fun to smoke drugs"

by tomsal

Oh yeah....as Megadeth says it "I Ain't Superstitous". ;)

I think its fascinating though, for real, how there are so many superstitions in this world. I think its all a crock mind you.

When bad things go wrong on a given day or close together in a close time frame -- its becuase sometimes life just sucks, it has nothing to do with you breaking a mirror, having a black cat cross your path, walking under a ladder, etc.

(hmmm..actually I guess if you impale yourself on shards of jagged glass that could be due to breaking the mirror, or you get paint dropped on your head could be from walking under the ladder, and then if you tripped on the cat that made you fall into the street and get hit by a bus....hmmm....ok, nevermind..)

;)

by deepsand

my birthday, 25JUN, is the anniversary of Custer's Last Stand.

I wonder what the (fill in the blank)-ologists would make of that.

by Member 25348569

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Sorry. Chair just collapsed under me.

Going back to bed, now.

Neil :D

by maecuff

on Friday the 13th. It didn't last. I think that had more to do with the people involved than the date, though.

by jdclyde

I would have expected that more out of Jess than from you to do the friday the 13th!

I thought you were the "sensible" one.

by maecuff

I guess I would say I've learned a lot through experience..but I'm not always sensible. I even wore a black dress when I got married on Friday, 13th. I should have known it was doomed.

by jessie

Hubby's and my first date was on a Friday the 13th, and we got married on October 13th JUST SO THAT we would at some point have an anniversary on Friday the 13th. :p

We've been together almost 9 years and are still going strong! :D He's still my best friend, even though he's a slob. :)

by jck

will depend on who I marry...

screw holidays...it's about us...not publicly established celebrations.

by jdclyde

He got married on opening weekend for Rifle season. What a loooooser! And of course because I was the best man this pooched my weekend too that year.

I have also seen people get married on the day of the Michigan, michigan state game. What are you thinking????? I am not much of a sports fan but I watch that!

Don't do holidays because it messes with other people and ruins the only time many have for family trips.

Summer is good because kids are out of school so if people need to travel it is easier.

As for me, I have no idea what I will do next time. It will be on a much bigger budget next time, that is for sure! caterer, DJ and hall for $1500. It was a real shoe string deal as I was only making about $8per hour at the time.

Oh well. Maybe Vegas....

by maecuff

Nope, didn't do it. The party lasted until the wee hours and we both just fell asleep afterwards.

by tomsal

The Number Of The Beast
Steve Harris
I left alone, my mind was blank,
I needed time to think, to get the memories from my mind
What did I see? Can I believe
That what I saw that night was real and not just fantasy

Just what I saw in my old dreams,
Were they reflections of my warped mind staring back at me
'Cause in my dreams it's always there,
The evil face that twists my mind and brings me to despair

Night was black,
Was no use holding back,
'Cause I just had to see
Was someone watching me
In the mist, Dark figures move and twist,
Was this all for real
Or some kind of hell

666, the number of the beast
Hell and fire was spawned to be released

Torches blazed
And sacred chants were praised,
As they start to cry
Hands held to the sky
In the night,
The fires burning bright,
The ritual has begun,
Satan's work is done

666, the number of the beast
Sacrifice is going on tonight

Solo

This can't go on,
I must inform the law,
Can this still be real
Or some crazy dream?
But I feel drawn toward the evil chanting hordes,
Seem to mesmerize me, can't avoid their eyes

666, the number of the beast
666, the one for you and me

I'm coming back, I will return,
And I'll possess your body and I'll make you burn
I have the fire, I have the force,
I have the power to make my evil take its course
Back to the top

ps. So how many people you think will think we worship Satan now that they see a sliver of the music we like? LOL

by oz_media

Many people would read teh lyrics and pull keywords out of it inorder to get a satanic worship feeling from it. Where in actuality, it's more about rising up against the masses that try to hold you down and really has nothing in it that suggests, praising the devil or satanic rituals at all.

I worked in an office late 90's where I'd crank metal all day long, whether anyone liked it or not. The guy in the office across the hall (quite a bible thumper) came in wihle I was listening to Ozzy's "Get's me Through", and he was aghast that I was listening to it. I asked what he didn't care for and he said "That's AWFUL! He's singing about how he's the anti-christ and the iron-man!"

So I pulled out some pyrics for him to read and he quickly went ackto his office and shut up.

The song is about how he is PEGGED as a devil worshipper, Ozzy has actually sung more ballads abot love and friendship than anything to do with the devil. The lyrics to that particular song are 'I'm NOT the Anti-Christ, I'm NOT the Iron man.'

It's a song about being misread and considered a devil worshipper when he really isn't at all.
He's actually a fairly religious man who has strong belief in God and the afterlife 'that gets him through'.

So rise up from the pits of hell while screaming vengeance and defend the faith! hee hee hee ]:)

by tomsal

Yet I still love "metal"...since I was 9 years old. I've had the long hair, the leather jackets, hung out with "bad influences", etc. etc.

I never *ever* was a follower and I rarely cracked to peer pressure. I've had some of my buds actually get amazed at how easily and calmly I'd be about certain things to do with peer pressure, etc. (taking drugs, or why I don't want to go out shooting behind old man Simpson's farm house (even though he kind of was an a$$)).

I love the energy, the passion, the guitar!!! of the music...

But I'm well grounded in who I am and what I believe.

As for defending the faith..lol....I can't count the times I've argued with anal folks (younger and older than me) to defend groups like Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Megadeth, AC/DC, etc.

They are amazed that I believe in God and I know respect from disrespect, right from wrong, etc.

Rock on!

by hal 9000

They just would never understand the lyrics and if they tried listening to them on a CD they wouldn't hear them over the noise that passes as music to us. :D

But of course they would insist that if you plated them back wards it would mean something. :p

Col }:)

by jdclyde

WHAT posessed you to wear black on friday the 13th?

This sounds fairly rebelious to me.

This is a story worth telling!

by jdclyde

that you didn't decide you look good in red...

So number three going good still?

(what color did you wear for number 3?)

by maecuff

We've been together for 10 years, and we're still friends. We both prefer each other's company over others and really don't do a whole lot without each other. We got married at the Sedgewick County Courthouse in Wichita, KS. Couple # 8. We both wore jeans.

by oz_media

Subliminal messages.

A good one for people to dwell on that's for sure. But not exactly a reality. :D

by jck

probably will be the wife's birthday, unless she demands otherwise.

Family tradition in my dad's family.

by jessie

My parents got married on my mom's 19th birthday. AFAIC this kinda sucked for my dad... because from then on, it was always HER anniversary as well as her birthday. It was never THEIR anniversary. Then of course when they got divorced 15 years ago, her birthday's are now ruined... I wouldn't personally reccommend birthdays.

However statistically jck, if you wait to get married until after you've turned 30, your marriage is more likely to survive. I think you said at some point that you were indeed over 30, so you'll probably be just fine once you do find the right woman. :D

by jdclyde

that way if the miserable #$%#$%# does leave her birthday is ruined FOREVER! BWAAAHAAAHAAAHAAAAAAA!

Oh, sorry about that.

Just be good to her. (is that better?)

by jck

Well...I will get married if I find the right woman...if that ever happens...and, it will be all about her...no doubt...I'm all about making a woman feel like a princess, even tho I don't have a prince's pocketbook...I do everything I can.

So, the marriage will be about my wife and making her happy...because when someone I love is happy, then I'm happy.

by oz_media

It's music, it must be listened to. Most people don't listen but pick on up keywords in a chorus and label the song without actually listenign to it.

It's like giving a book report based on the summary.

by jdclyde

he is a guy so what do you expect?

Cut him some slack and turn that steak over before it burns! Don't forget to take in a fresh beer with it!

Treat that slob right and he will be more loyal than the best of dogs! Glad things are going well. Did you include in the marriage vows after the tattoo rings that you may legally kill the other party if they think of leaving?

I was always a bit of a slob. Not for the general house as I did decent at picking up after myself but don't look at my computer room. There was always a path around all the books and equipment to get from on side to the other.

After the EX made her comment though I have turned into Mr. Mom and clean up the house daily. I will even vacume and dust tonight (as it is raining so I can't mow the lawn).

My one boy commented about having to load the dishwasher while I made dinner, until I pointed out that was the FIRST time sence his mom moved out that I asked him or his brother to do anything but pick up after themselves. They have to clean her house when they are over there. This should work out very well.

(rubbing hands slowly together) "eexxcellent, the plan is coming together nicely"

by hal 9000

You wash the plates and so on before the meal right?

I suppose that's because it saves time after eating when you don't feel like moving about. :)

God you must have been well organized to have a path in your computer room I can barely move in this hole. Anything with a more or less flat surface has junk piled upon it to such a height that if a slight movement of air was to happen in here just about everything would fall over. :p

When "She Who Must Be Obeyed" insisted that I clean things up a bit I offered to knock out a wall and have all of may computers in the one big room which at first sounded good to her until she realized that it meant loosing her master bedroom then she just accepted things the way that they are. :D

Col ]:)

by bfilmfan

Well the Jag got out of the shop today with a new engine.

A red-headed and recently divorced friend is coming over for a dinner date.

I got a whole bottle of La Reserva de la Familia de Jose Cuervo chillin' in a bucket.

Tomorrow might be hell, but today is looking pretty good man!

by oz_media

I just looked at the title 'Friday the 13th' and the alias, BFilm fan and decided to have a few friends over to get hosed and watch all the riday the 13th films in a row.

Not exactly romantic, the Jag's collecting moss in the yard, but I do have a red headed friend, but she's really just a buddy.

Still, a night of Friday's and a few bottles sounds relaxing.

by bfilmfan

Ugh, remind that tequilla comes with it's own version of Jason and he likes to party inside of your head....ugh.

by hal 9000

So you can escape when it is required. :D

After all you just know that the Bush Fire Blond is going to get the Jag so you need something even faster to get away from her when she spits the dummy and goes after your blood. :)

Col ]:)

by bfilmfan

That is the day not to ride into a Lakota and Cheyenne encampment thinking you are carrying the largest can of whoop a$$.

by deepsand

After all, my great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather had a way with the natives.

by jck

I hope you're not foreshadowing that I'll end up divorced...right?

If so, I'll probably give everything quickly to whomever and shoot myself in the head.

That way if I marry a bitch, she'll have a hell of a time getting me jailed for giving stuff away.

And besides, I don't handle rejection well. Dunno if I could put up with what you have, man. You're a stronger man than me.

by maecuff

I didn't have the form fitting gown or the long black hair. Had I looked like Morticia, he would have been terrified, he was a bit of a p*ssy..you know?

by sleepin'dawg

that the whole Chinese Army marched through your mouth with their shoes off. Your teeth will itch, even if they're false and your hair will hurt. Hope it was worth it. Sin in haste, repent at leisure. So you've sewed your wild oats, you can now go to church and pray for a crop failure. ;)

Dawg ]:)

by hal 9000

The stuff went through him so fast that it looked as if he dropped it. :)

But really he deserves to suffer destroying a Jag motor requires pain and suffering and not just in the hip pocket. I hope he suffers for a very long time and even praying for forgiveness from the Gods of All Mechanical Matters will not bring any help. :D

Col ]:)

by hal 9000

For what was to follow?

Party until you are rat faced or exhausted to even bother attempting anything else.

You can only keep that up for so long before you begin to tire of doing it and start looking for something different to do. :D

Great no typos. :) Oh wrong thread again. :(

Col ]:)

by maecuff

It wasn't just me..he fell asleep too..perhaps he was doing the 'stage setting'. All though, in retrospect, I probably owe him a thanks for one less time I have lodged in my memory.

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