original Friday the 13th

[Dot Matrix]

http://altreligion.about.com/library/weekly/aa101306a.htm

Friday the Thirteenth: 700 years ago

The day of Friday the Thirteenth, 1307, which began so uneventfully, was the beginning of one of the world's most enduring mysteries, and one of its greatest tragedies. On that morning, Philippe le Bel, the King of France, in collusion with the Pope, gave orders for the arrest of over one hundred knights of the Order of the Temple, on charges of heresy. Over the next seven years, dozens were tortured, tried, and executed. Many more were imprisoned. The Grand Master of the order, Jacques De Molay, was broken and burned at the stake.

The Knights Templar and the original "unlucky day"

[TOMMYZ]

There was a series of "Blind Dead" movies in the 70's about these Knights coming back for revenge.

[VeganXTC]

There were thirteen people at The Last Supper, Jesus and the twelve apostles. And tradition holds that the crucifixion was on a Friday!

The Olsen twins were born on Friday the 13th!

But there is no need to worry. If you hang your shoes out of your window you will be safe from all bad luck.

[Bluzeman]

But there is no need to worry. If you hang your shoes out of your window you will be safe from all bad luck.

Yeah, especially if I hang out my gym shoes! NO self-respecting spirit, good OR bad could tolerate THAT smell.

Rick

[Dot Matrix]

hahaha

You all are nuts.

Tommy - never heard of the movie

[mstar1]

The Olsen twins were born on Friday the 13th!

So was I

Its been alright to me---

my mother might have had another persepctive, apparently i was pretty difficult that day

[TOMMYZ]

"Tombs Of The Blind Dead" was the first movie. I saw it on "Elvira" back in the 80's. Amazon sells them. There's even a box set. They're good for a Halloween film fest.

[Bramble]

Shoes out the window for good luck? I thought you needed to have a Nutcracker (the little man type) and a bowl of nuts in your house for good luck!

[VeganXTC]

I haven't heard that one, Bramble. But I have heard you should wear your dress inside out, meet three sheep (this also works for winning football games), or you can do what I do, climb to the top of a mountain and burn all your socks with holes in them. Maybe I should bring a nutcracker man in my shoes on the mountain top?

[Dot Matrix]

My X-mother-in-law a real fruit. Used to turn her shoes upside down so the fairy nimps did not suck on her nipples..

I was like, WWHHAATT?

[dmiller]

A complete musical scale has 13 notes.

(For what it's worth!)

[VeganXTC]

My X-mother-in-law a real fruit. Used to turn her shoes upside down so the fairy nimps did not suck on her nipples..

I was like, WWHHAATT?

:blink: Wow.

A complete musical scale has 13 notes.

Ah! So music is unlucky! Now I know why everyone covers their ears when I sing.

[sprawled out]

So was I

Its been alright to me---

my mother might have had another persepctive, apparently i was pretty difficult that day

mstar--you're one of the olsen twins??!! (does the "m" stand for mary kate?)