Friday the 13th ? Well today's the first Friday the 13th of 2017. Pretty awesome, right? WRONG. Friday the 13th has often been considered as one of the unluckiest days of the year. Fun fact, the new phobia of Friday the 13th has been called paraskavedekatriaphobia. That's a mouthful. There have even been movies about Friday the 13th. ______________________________________ But why is Friday the 13th considered to be so unlucky? Well there are different superstitions around it: Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/0/frida ... me-unlucky Some historians say that that was the day Eve bit out of the apple from the tree of knowledge in which the serpent tempted her to. There were 13 people at Jesus' Last Supper, the day before he was crucified. Phillip IV of France arrested many of the Knights Templar on Friday October 13, 1307. "In 1976, New Yorker Daz Baxter was apparently so afraid of Friday the 13th he decided the safest place to stay was his bed. Mr Baxter was killed when the floor of his apartment block collapsed that day." On Friday the 13th in 2010 at 13:13, lightning struck a 13 year old boy. Too soon? ______________________________________ So can anything good come out of Friday the 13th? Well there are a few... No one wants to get married on Friday he 13th due to bad luck so some weddings are cheaper. Some airlines drop their prices on Friday the 13th since no one wants to be thousands of feet up in the air on the unluckiest day of the year! ______________________________________ Question of the thread... What are some of the most unluckiest things or unfortunate events that have happened to you? ______________________________________ Even if today is Friday the 13th, don't let that get in the way of your success. *add inspirational quote here* Thanks for reading. ~Crystal.
Well today, turns out my portable charger wasn't charging, then today when I went to pump gas, I locked myself outta my car. Had to wait 2 hours til my homie woke up and brought me my spare. Right now I'm sober, and I have no weed. So today is all bad
So far, I got 2 76 test grades & I checked my class average & it's a 76. Never happens to me. 3 76 is just bad