[Humour] Friday 13th

[grubbyhands]

I'm 65 today, so far ,so good.

 

[GT49er]

Friday 13th?

 

[A mex eyecan]

I was born on the 13th moved into house number 13 with a postcode of TW 13 on Friday the 13th. So 13 holds no fear for me.

Deleted.

 

[W3D]

We got married on Friday 13th; ask the wife if she dreads this day.

Likewise, I got my finger caught in a wedding ring on Friday 13th 20 years ago. Worked out passably so far.

 

[Giraffe]

True story.

My dad was obsessed with all sorts of superstitions. The list that I recall included:

- Never doing anything if he could avoid it on Friday 13th
- If he saw a spotted dog he had to cross his fingers until he saw another one. I recall many a holiday as a kid where we all had to do it! It's fun for a few mniutes, not so a few hours.
- never walked under a ladder. I nearly got run over once when he forced us into the road to avoid one!
- if he dropped salt he would always (including in public) chuck salt over his shoulder. Can't recall if it was left or right, maybe left as that's where the devil sits or something?
- Something about magpies and saluting them

I'm sure there is others.

The irony - he died on Friday 13th. (decent age of 82 to be fair).

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Likewise, I got my finger caught in a wedding ring on Friday 13th 20 years ago. Worked out passably so far.

Congratulations on 20 years. We're 13 years in!

 

[Bodian]

Does everyone have a dread of this day?

Personally nothing bad has ever happened to me. Probably as I have spent the whole day at home...

According to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Injuries, the home is the most common location for an accident to happen, with 2.7 million Brits requiring a hospital visit following an accident in the home.

 

[Rowdey]

Congratulations on 20 years. We're 13 years in!

We wanted to get married/have big party in mid/late 2004, and Brockwell Lido only had Fri 13th in August free for private hire.. job done, all good..

 

[Chicken Run]

I'm 65 today, so far ,so good.

I’m assuming everyone else so far on this thread has you on ignore, let me be the first to wish you a happy birthday

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

We wanted to get married/have big party in mid/late 2004, and Brockwell Lido only had Fri 13th in August free for private hire.. job done, all good..

Our situation was a friend proposed just before I did and we felt obliged to have our wedding after his/theirs. He wasn’t back from honeymoon until the season started….and we didn’t want to clash with an Albion game so we went for the only Friday which worked for us….the 13th August. We actually made a theme of “lucky 13” with the invites and stuff.

Like you, we didn’t have any problem finding venues; they were all free on this date!

As aside, I went to a rave at Brockwell Lido around 20 plus years ago.

 

[papachris]

I'm 65 today, so far ,so good.

Happy Birthday to you!

 

[ac gull]

married on Friday 13th, as other half was born on Friday 13th

 

[BN9 BHA]

I'm 65 today, so far ,so good.

Happy birthday

 

[jakarta]

Had an absolutely shit day, have picked up a bug and have been throwing up all day.

 

[Rowdey]

Sounds like you were at my wedding..!

 

[Cotton Socks]

Had an absolutely shit day, have picked up a bug and have been throwing up all day.

Have you heard of 'the law of attraction'?

 

[AlexBH]

Well it’s my birthday today so I guess that means I’m cursed

 

[Eeyore]

It is self-fulfilling really. If you believe it's unlucky, it may well be unlucky for you.

 

[Wrong-Direction]

True story.

My dad was obsessed with all sorts of superstitions. The list that I recall included:

- Never doing anything if he could avoid it on Friday 13th
- If he saw a spotted dog he had to cross his fingers until he saw another one. I recall many a holiday as a kid where we all had to do it! It's fun for a few mniutes, not so a few hours.
- never walked under a ladder. I nearly got run over once when he forced us into the road to avoid one!
- if he dropped salt he would always (including in public) chuck salt over his shoulder. Can't recall if it was left or right, maybe left as that's where the devil sits or something?
- Something about magpies and saluting them

I'm sure there is others.

The irony - he died on Friday 13th. (decent age of 82 to be fair).

Your dad

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

True story.

My dad was obsessed with all sorts of superstitions. The list that I recall included:

- Never doing anything if he could avoid it on Friday 13th
- If he saw a spotted dog he had to cross his fingers until he saw another one. I recall many a holiday as a kid where we all had to do it! It's fun for a few mniutes, not so a few hours.
- never walked under a ladder. I nearly got run over once when he forced us into the road to avoid one!
- if he dropped salt he would always (including in public) chuck salt over his shoulder. Can't recall if it was left or right, maybe left as that's where the devil sits or something?
- Something about magpies and saluting them

I'm sure there is others.

The irony - he died on Friday 13th. (decent age of 82 to be fair).

I like this story.

RIP Giraffe Snr