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Today is the infamous Friday the 13th!

Be careful out there today! You never know when you might step on a crack and give your mother acute scoliosis!

And today is the Higher/Advanced Higher English exam here.

Thank God I did my Higher last year.

Yeah, I almost forgot.

And, nothing's happened so far, and it's late at night, so I should be safe.

... *expects imminent explosions* ...

In NYC on Thursday the 12th, a 150-yard section of a retaining wall collapsed, sending a landslide of dirt, rocks and trees tumbling onto the Henry Hudson Parkway, which is now closed northbound.

Then a railroad bridge over which both NJ Transit and Amtrak travel in order to get to and from the city caught fire.

;) I think today will be trouble free -- except for commuters into Manhattan.

This morning, abandoning all common sense I thought I had I downloaded and installed an application of which I knew pretty much nothing about. The subsequent few hours I've spent cleaning my hard drive of adware and viruses that came with it.

Normally I'd curse my stupidity, but this is a perfect day to just blame the date.

my parents met each other about 30 odd years ago now on friday the 13th so its not always an unlucky day !!

I love Friday teh 13th and if it's just for the fact that some people are scared to death about it :p

Happy Friday the 13th..... Watch out for Jason though!!!!!!!

Kiiiii maaaa kiiiii maaaa kiii maaa

13 is a lucky number to the Chinese (8 is even luckier). 14 is the number they fear. So Friday the 13th is no biggy here.

FYI:
8 in Cantonese sounds similar to 'wealth', or 'money', which is why nearly everything for sale here costs $8 or $88 or $888 etc etc.
13 in Cantonese sounds similar to 'must live'
14 in Cantonese sounds similar to 'must die'. So at Weddings, there are always 8 or 13 seats at a table and never 14. 23 is also lucky, but I can't remember what the '2' sounds like in Cantonese. Maybe 'long life'.

Today is the infamous Friday the 13th!

Be careful out there today! You never know when you might step on a crack and give your mother acute scoliosis!

Today, I overslept until 9:30, leading to my being invited to a very small conference (just my boss and me) where he did most of the talking, and I did most of the nodding and apologizing.

So I guess there's a point to superstition. O_o

13 is a lucky number to the Chinese (8 is even luckier). 14 is the number they fear. So Friday the 13th is no biggy here.

FYI:
8 in Cantonese sounds similar to 'wealth', or 'money', which is why nearly everything for sale here costs $8 or $88 or $888 etc etc.
13 in Cantonese sounds similar to 'must live'
14 in Cantonese sounds similar to 'must die'. So at Weddings, there are always 8 or 13 seats at a table and never 14. 23 is also lucky, but I can't remember what the '2' sounds like in Cantonese. Maybe 'long life'.

Is 4 an unlucky number in China? Or did I mix that up with Japan?

I love Friday teh 13th and if it's just for the fact that some people are scared to death about it :p

I thought I was sick XD

Well, me too thinks it's pretty funny when people get their pants wet just because it's Friday the 13th. What's so special about it anyways? Why don't we declare Monday the 2th to be a lucky day? Or actually, let's say that every day exept Sunday the 32th is a lucky day.

Oh well, my popcorn pin DID collapse today, but then again, we got from school at 1330 (wow, almost 1337) instead of the normal 1500. Or we were supposed to get out 1330, but we got around 1315. And of course, I had to wait 30 mins for the goddamn bus.

Hehe, it's my birthday today ^_^

Please that was yesterday!

I think Friday the 13th is thought of as unlucky to our culture because on a Friday Jesus sat down to the last supper of twelve deciples and one leader making a total of thirteen on a Friday. Thirteen has been unlucky since.

Hehe, it's my birthday today ^_^
Congrats skippy

Hehe, it's my birthday today ^_^

Happy birthday! (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=418639&page=2&pp=15)

So far today I went to school. Damn. Nah friday 13th isn't really unlucky at all. I've never really got an unlucky Friday 13th. There's nothing to worry about really. :sniper: :mp5:

I missed my bus :(

And Happy Birthday to Kanabia...

Happy birthday! (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=418639&page=2&pp=15)

:eek:

Wow. :D

Is 4 an unlucky number in China? Or did I mix that up with Japan?
No, 4 is unlucky in China. It sounds similar to 'die', whereas 10 sounds similar to 'must'. That's why I said in my post 14 sounds like 'must die'.
I think it might be the same in Japan as well. Quite a few characters are the same, and pronounciation of simple words are likewise similar. Best ask the NS'er who lives in Japan - can't remember his name, but I know he lives in Osaka.

Friday the 13th is a lucky day. I got my drivers license with a perfect score on the road test on my first try on Friday the 13th, 2003.

And today is the Higher/Advanced Higher English exam here.

Thank God I did my Higher last year.

I just sat mine. :(

No, 4 is unlucky in China. It sounds similar to 'die', whereas 10 sounds similar to 'must'. That's why I said in my post 14 sounds like 'must die'.
I think it might be the same in Japan as well. Quite a few characters are the same, and pronounciation of simple words are likewise similar. Best ask the NS'er who lives in Japan - can't remember his name, but I know he lives in Osaka.
I have a Vietnamese friend who's name is Dai Boy

Friday the 13th is an unlucky day...I just failed my stats exam.

I have a Vietnamese friend who's name is Dai Boy
And what exactly does that have to do with my post, or this thread at all?

You sure this wasn't meant for the 'weird names' thread?

Or are you just trying to win 'most random post-er' award off TIN?

And what exactly does that have to do with my post, or this thread at all?

You sure this wasn't meant for the 'weird names' thread?

Or are you just trying to win 'most random post-er' award off TIN?
I was replying to the China - 14 (Must Die) post...

I think it might be the same in Japan as well. Quite a few characters are the same, and pronounciation of simple words are likewise similar. Best ask the NS'er who lives in Japan - can't remember his name, but I know he lives in Osaka.

I don't live in Japan, but I can tell you that "4" in Japanese is "Shi" which is also the word for death. it's definitely considered unlucky.

I think Friday the 13th is thought of as unlucky to our culture because on a Friday Jesus sat down to the last supper of twelve deciples and one leader making a total of thirteen on a Friday. Thirteen has been unlucky since.

I guess that makes it scary or unlucky for christians. Hell, I love friday the thirteenth! everybodys always so edgy and picking stuff out that's 'bad luck' (but not paying attention to the good)! Lets celebrate! :D

Happy Birthday Kanabia!

Can you say Yesterday?
*Arrgh Tall Poppy*

I like Friday the thirteenth because I can wear my underwear on my head and nobody looks at me funny. :)

I think Friday the 13th is thought of as unlucky to our culture because on a Friday Jesus sat down to the last supper of twelve deciples and one leader making a total of thirteen on a Friday. Thirteen has been unlucky since.

Unless Dan Brown has been talking bull in his book, the original Friday the Thirteenth was in October some time during the thirteenth/fourteenth century, when apparently the then pope excommunicated all the Templar knights. Or something.

I don't live in Japan, but I can tell you that "4" in Japanese is "Shi" which is also the word for death. it's definitely considered unlucky.
Well there we go - I was right about the Chinese and Japanese languages! "shi' is exactly how you pronounce 4 in Chinese as well, and 'shi' also means 'die' or 'death'. Depending on how you say it (rising or lowering the intonation).
That makes me happy - that I got something right!

Unless Dan Brown has been talking bull in his book, the original Friday the Thirteenth was in October some time during the thirteenth/fourteenth century, when apparently the then pope excommunicated all the Templar knights. Or something.

A source (http://people.howstuffworks.com/friday-thirteenth1.htm)

<sarcasm>Oh, NO!! It's the dereaded Friday the 13th!</sarcasm>

I think that I'll walk under all the ladders I can today... and there's PLENTY of black cats around here. I'll also drop a few tablespoons of salt, and laugh. :p Come and get me, demons! :mp5: :sniper: :gundge: :rolleyes:

I have an English Exam today. :rolleyes:
And there's actually many sources for the superstition:
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/friday13th.html

Which makes sense, because many cultures/religions are very similar on certain things

<sarcasm>Oh, NO!! It's the dereaded Friday the 13th!</sarcasm>

I think that I'll walk under all the ladders I can today... and there's PLENTY of black cats around here. I'll also drop a few tablespoons of salt, and laugh. :p Come and get me, demons! :mp5: :sniper: :gundge: :rolleyes:
I have a black cat, and she's never given me bad luck :p

I like Friday the thirteenth because I can wear my underwear on my head and nobody looks at me funny. :)
I would have thought that as a professional clown, having no-one look at you funny would be the worst thing that could happen.
Maybe this is further proof that Friday 13th is unlucky...

I would have thought that as a professional clown, having no-one look at you funny would be the worst thing that could happen.
Maybe this is further proof that Friday 13th is unlucky...

It's a refreshing change. That's why I like it. :)

I had forgotten about it until after midnight.

No, 4 is unlucky in China. It sounds similar to 'die', whereas 10 sounds similar to 'must'. That's why I said in my post 14 sounds like 'must die'.
I think it might be the same in Japan as well. Quite a few characters are the same, and pronounciation of simple words are likewise similar. Best ask the NS'er who lives in Japan - can't remember his name, but I know he lives in Osaka.

That'd be me. :)

Yep, 4 is unlucky here, and for the same reason.

Most Japanese characters have a "native" reading (kun) and a Chinese "reading" (on). The on readings approximate the Chinese pronunciation (in different dialects, resulting in various readings) as best as can be in Japanese.
http://www.nihongoresources.com/grammar/kanji.htm

I don't beleive in Friday the 13th superstition. I think superstition is bad luck.

Yeah,i don't believe it either.
But when these happen,it makes me think:
I saw a black cat, I had english exams,almost forgot to take my buss card.

I was born on Friday the 13th. That proves that it's bad luck. :D

~Czardas, Supreme Ruler of the Universe

that's cool.

that's cool.And today I've increased my postcount 26 so far, which is twice 13. :shock:

Today I forgot to put the marmite in my sandwiches, cut myself, stained my jeans with blood, broke a glass pipette, and tried to open a toxic waste bin thinking it was an ice box.

My friend Becky accidently squirted me, accidently squirted herself in the face (with disposable pipettes) and tried to walk into the mens loos (wrong floor, dearie.)

The curse of friday 13th or two accident prone, forgetful individuals? (Our frog dissection and experimentation did go rather well though.)

Bah, it's all hogwash. You make your own luck or bad luck.

Bah, it's all hogwash. You make your own luck or bad luck.Not quite. *puts a curse upon Xanaz*

;)

~Czardas, Supreme Ruler of the Universe

my brother was born on a friday the 13th.
I was born on a full moon.

so far, both of us are alright. aside from the cyclical derangement and howling

Not quite. *puts a curse upon Xanaz*

;)

~Czardas, Supreme Ruler of the Universe

Now if any thing bad happens to me today I'm going to blame YOU for weeks! :D

Now if any thing bad happens to me today I'm going to blame YOU for weeks! :DYou can blame me for everything. I run this universe and if it doesn't go smoothly, it's my fault. </sarcasm>

The first unlucky Friday the 13th resulted from a computer glitch that accidentally deleted 50,000 people, sometimes known as the Battle of Gallipoli. (And don't say that didn't happen on Friday the 13th, because it was Friday the 13th on Callisto.) Today, by an odd coincidence, is Friday the 13th both on Earth and in Callisto. Therefore, feel certain that something very unlucky is going to happen today. I planned to end the world today, but unfortunately I had to put it off till Monday. :(

~Czardas, Supreme Ruler of the Universe

Superstitions only work if you think they work. Otherwise it's just coincidence.

Hehe, it's my birthday today ^_^
on my brothers 13th birthday on friday the 13 my dog ran away :(

have spanish exam today - speaking test
*weeps*
already had to run for bus... but didn't miss it!!

have spanish exam today - speaking test
*weeps*
already had to run for bus... but didn't miss it!!I didn't have an exam today, or any major homework due, and I got 2 hours on NationStates. I'm not complaining. :D

~Czardas, Supreme Ruler of the Universe

well exam went OK but in trying to stay out of a huge argument kicking off between my friends I made one of them cry.
for goodness sake! I just said i didn't want to get involved but apparently I 'had a huge go' at her and she has been in floods of tears to all my other friends on the phone! Why the exact opposite of my intention?! I didn't want to get involved because I'd only end up upsetting people but now I've started a whole new argument :headbang:
Now I'll go and rant at some other poor innocent forums
do carry on!

yep, well my brother broke his leg, it was after the niteclub so it i suppose u cud say it was saturday morning. damn u saturday the 14th :mad:

yesterday was my mothers birthday and my dads side brothers birthday..Weird No bad luck thou.