Yes, it’s Friday the 13th again. The 13th falls on a Friday more than any other day of the week, so get over it. It’s only valid in in English and Portuguese speaking countries, so go visit a Spanish-speaking neighborhood for the day.
If you want to blame someone, it’s the calendar of Pope Gregory XIII that created this imbalance.
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We have several birthdays that fall on the 13th and our wedding anniversary too!
So – It is Lucky Number 13 for us!
(Now…watching out for them Black Cats is quite another matter! *wink*)
I would think that black and brown dogs are more of a problem at your house.
Someone emailed the word to me, today. It took many repetitions before I could pronounce it, semi-properly. No wonder we fear Friday the 13th:)
Yep, it not fear of the day, it’s fear of the word for fear of the day.