Friday the 13th

@JoyfulOne (6232)
United States
October 13, 2006 11:05am CST
Friday the 13th is considered unlucky by a lot of people, and by a few others, lucky. Do you consider Friday the 13th as unlucky, or merely an old superstition? Did anything bad ever happen to you, or your friends, on Friday the 13th?
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• India
8 Nov 06
superstition only
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@JoyfulOne (6232)
• United States
17 Nov 06
Very true! Thanks for replying!
@marciascott (25529)
• United States
29 Oct 06
Hey that was my line. No nothing never happened.
@JoyfulOne (6232)
• United States
17 Nov 06
Glad to hear that! I think most people have it pass as 'just another day'
@mtdewgurl74 (18151)
• United States
16 Oct 06
merely an old superstition i think. nothing has ever happened as i recall if anything i have had good days on friday the 13th before...WOnder what started people thinking Friday 13th as bad??
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@mtdewgurl74 (18151)
• United States
28 Oct 06
Yeah i have seen that i even seen a grocery isle that skipped the 13th isle lol...dumb.. lol..as you said you'd think modern man would not fall for such stuff as that..
@JoyfulOne (6232)
• United States
16 Oct 06
Nothing bad's ever happened to me on Friday the 13th either, lol. I've read that the belief was started from Jesus last supper. There were originally 13 at the table, including Judas; what Judas did probably made the ancients believe that the number 13 was unlucky. I can't believe to this day that high rise buildings don't have a 13th floor...they just skip from 12 to 14. You wouldn't think modern man would still get caught up in superstitions, would you, lol?!
@caribe (2465)
• United States
17 Nov 06
I don't recall anything bad happening to me or anybody I know on Friday the 13th. In Nicaragua Sunday, the 7th is considered bad luck.
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@JoyfulOne (6232)
• United States
17 Nov 06
I never knew that about Nicaragua...very interesting. I wonder why they consider that to be an unlucky day?! Thanks for sharing, I learn something new every day!
@JoyfulOne (6232)
• United States
20 Nov 06
Thanks for taking the time to hunt that up! That's really interesting about the 7th. Sometimes you can see where in primitive, or different, cultures why they would think that after something bad happens. Still, it's nice to know the basis behind the superstition...thanks again for filling me in on the Nicaraguan one!
• United States
19 Oct 06
i consider it a very lucky day Jan. 13th was on a fri. this is the day my husband took me to the courthouse and made me his wife.... :)
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@JoyfulOne (6232)
• United States
19 Oct 06
Awwwww, stillseeking, congratulations!!! Friday the 13th indeed was one lucky day for you! Much happiness, and best wishes, to you and your new husband.
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@keerubai (582)
• India
15 Oct 06
no i dont remember any
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@JoyfulOne (6232)
• United States
15 Oct 06
That's good! I've never had anything bad ever happen on Friday the 13th either. Thanks for writing!
• United States
16 Oct 06
Well nothing really bad has ever happened on friday the 13th so I don't believe it as unlucky there are some other days which I think are unlucky but I am just having a bad day.
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@JoyfulOne (6232)
• United States
16 Oct 06
I don't believe it's unlucky either, just something a lot of superstitious people believe. So sorry you had a bad day, hope it's better today!
@nannacroc (4049)
20 Nov 06
I've never worried about Friday 13th but for a couple of years something bad happened on a Saturday 3rd and I began to get worried about that. It was just coincindence though.
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@JoyfulOne (6232)
• United States
20 Nov 06
It's funny how coincidences happen like that, lol! Thanks for commenting!
@orionsmomma (1077)
• United States
20 Nov 06
I don't really beleive in it. I've never had anything really bad happen to me on that day. Knock on wood.
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@JoyfulOne (6232)
• United States
20 Nov 06
I don't believe in it either, but I do jokingly say 'knock on wood' too, lol. Thanks for commenting!
• United States
17 Nov 06
Just another day,just another superstition.The suprising thing would be if no accidents,deaths or births occured on Friday the thirteenth.
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@JoyfulOne (6232)
• United States
17 Nov 06
I agree with you...it'd be more than surprising if nothing ever happened on any day, much less Friday the thirteenth! I don't think there's ever been a day in the history of the world where something negative didn't happen. Accidents, etc, never take a holiday, so why should the 13th be any different?!
@rawpoet (2046)
• United States
20 Nov 06
I used to look at Friday the 13th as a very unlucky day and to be very careful with your choices. Since I've gotten older, it doesn't bother me, and I no longer believe it.
@JoyfulOne (6232)
• United States
20 Nov 06
Thanks for your response!
@cigano (1276)
• Nigeria
20 Nov 06
Old surprestition... A friend of mine found a cell phone and wined a second prize in a lottery (euromillions)! PS- everyone that posts my discussions is rated!
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@JoyfulOne (6232)
• United States
20 Nov 06
Wow! That's too cool! That certainly was a lucky day for him. Thanks for writing!
• Philippines
20 Nov 06
haven't rememberd unlucky things happened on my life during Friday the 13th because I believe that Friday the 13th is a lucky day
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@JoyfulOne (6232)
• United States
20 Nov 06
That's a good way of looking at it! Thanks for sharing!
@desiret (2117)
• Italy
17 Nov 06
in Italy friday 17th, as today, is considered unlucky day!
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@JoyfulOne (6232)
• United States
17 Nov 06
Huh! Didn't know that! Thanks for sharing.
• United States
20 Nov 06
I think it is just an old superstition. Nothing has ever happened to anyone that I know
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@JoyfulOne (6232)
• United States
20 Nov 06
I think so too, lol. Thanks for your response!
• India
19 Oct 06
its just supersttion..but yes its superstitions like these that add spice to our life!
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@JoyfulOne (6232)
• United States
19 Oct 06
You're right hari, they do seem to add spice to our lives in some ways. Good to joke about, and good for discussion on an otherwise boring Friday.
@543210 (161)
• India
17 Oct 06
NO
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@JoyfulOne (6232)
• United States
17 Oct 06
Thanks for your opinion!
@BrendaA (365)
• United States
17 Nov 06
I have never had anything unusual happen on Friday 13th. Other days have been bad though.
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@JoyfulOne (6232)
• United States
17 Nov 06
Thanks for the reply!
@pranavoip (191)
• India
17 Nov 06
no i consider tht all days r d same
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@JoyfulOne (6232)
• United States
17 Nov 06
So do I...Thanks for responding!
• United States
17 Nov 06
I don't really believe in it, and nothing bad has happened to me
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@JoyfulOne (6232)
• United States
17 Nov 06
Thanks for replying!
@ruby1459 (2600)
• United States
17 Nov 06
I don't really believe anything about the day but I burnt my finger and my friend fell for no reasons..lol We were like..."WOOHOO!it really happens"
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@JoyfulOne (6232)
• United States
17 Nov 06
Owwch! Burns hurt!! I know, I'd be laughing about the coincidence too. Thanks for sharing!