[Misc] Friday 13th 😱

Zeberdi

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Oct 20, 2022

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• Friday at 7:57 AM

• #1

There’s actually a word for fear of Friday 13th - its ‘paraskevidekatriaphobia’

Does anyone have any superstitions, secret fears ? Not walking under ladders, black cats, the number 13 …personally, I’m just glad it’s Friday but then ….

 

Baldseagull

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Jan 26, 2012

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Crawley

• Friday at 8:11 AM

• #2

No irrational fears myself, the weirdest one I have come across was with a big burly bloke I worked with, that was scared of buttons. He also lived in East London and his nightmare was bumping into a Pearly King.

 

Coldeanseagull

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Mar 13, 2013

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Coldean

• Friday at 10:01 AM

• #3

I've moved on since the days of throwing stones at the moon and worshipping a sky fairy. I don't get the being scared to be alone in the dark, surely it's scarier when you feel you're not alone in the dark?
I walk under ladders, step on cracks in the pavement and don't worry if a black cat does or does not cross my path. I put new shoes on tables, cross on the stairs and any other of the medievil beliefs that surface I don't worry myself about.
Common sense ensues most of the time when you get to your mid sixties

 

Is it PotG?

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Feb 20, 2017

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Sussex by the Sea

• Friday at 10:07 AM

• #4

I developed a phobia of lifts, so I've started taking steps to avoid them.

 

AK74

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• Friday at 10:22 AM

• #5

In my first role after leaving university I had the pleasure of working for an old-school manager of the highest calibre. He was absolutely excellent, and a fantastic mentor for someone raw and unsure.

He also had a long-held superstition about not working on Friday 13th.

In 1996, the company was in the process of being acquired, and it was a hectic and stressful time for all, especially my manager, as he was carrying a lot of weight on his shoulders.

Consequently, he couldn't take September 13th off as intended. He died of a heart attack in the early hours of Friday morning.

28 years later (to the day), I still miss him, and his kindness in the workplace was inspiring. I've followed the same approach, and I hope he would be proud of me.

TL;DR - man with long held superstition about Friday 13th ended up dying unexpectedly that day. Coincidence? Maybe.

 

LamieRobertson

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Feb 3, 2008

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SHOREHAM BY SEA

• Friday at 10:28 AM

• #6

Zeberdi said:

There’s actually a word for fear of Friday 13th - its ‘paraskevidekatriaphobia’

Does anyone have any superstitions, secret fears ? Not walking under ladders, black cats, the number 13 …personally, I’m just glad it’s Friday but then ….

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I have a secret fear …but if I posted it here it wouldn’t be secret, so I can’t

 

Thunder Bolt

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Aug 18, 2009

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• Friday at 10:33 AM

• #7

I was brought up in a very superstitious household, so had to battle for a long time to ignore those fears. It’s very easy when life gets rough to blame ‘omens’ and even now I have to tell myself, it doesn’t matter what socks or shirt I wear to the Amex, it’s not going to affect the game or goals.

 

MJsGhost

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Jun 26, 2009

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• Friday at 10:34 AM

• #8

Is it PotG? said:

I developed a phobia of lifts, so I've started taking steps to avoid them.

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It's good that you've caught it early - left unchecked it can really escalate.

 

Giraffe

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Aug 8, 2005

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• Friday at 10:36 AM

• #9

My father was deeply superstitious all of his life. He did it all, avoided walking under ladders, throwing spilt salt over his shoulder, refusing to pick up a dropped knife etc. We even had to cross our fingers if we saw a dalmatian and could only uncross them if we saw another type of dog. Therefore Friday 13th was a scary day for him, but he had to go to work. I can vividly remember him discussing with my mum how careful they needed to be on those days.

He died, aged 82. On Friday 13th January 2017. The irony.

I'll stay home today...

 

Psychobilly freakout

HellBilly

Feb 23, 2009

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Brighton factually.....

• Friday at 10:43 AM

• #10

I am not going to tempt fate, the day has started horrendously so far at work.....

I was always felt safe on Friday 13th knowing I was not a Knights Templar

 

schmunk

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Jan 19, 2018

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Mid mid mid Sussex

• Friday at 10:57 AM

• #11

Giraffe said:

My father was deeply superstitious all of his life. He did it all, avoided walking under ladders, throwing spilt salt over his shoulder, refusing to pick up a dropped knife etc.

He died, aged 82. On Friday 13th January 2017.

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Blood loss from a foot injury?

 

Lyndhurst 14

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Jan 16, 2008

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• Friday at 11:09 AM

• #12

Some skyscrapers in the States don't have a 13th floor - well, they do but they renumber it the 14th

 

TugWilson

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Dec 8, 2020

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Dorset

• Friday at 12:31 PM

• #13

As long as i have lived in Dorset i have had to "Doff my cap and wish a Magpie and his family well" every time i see one on it`s own - especially matchday`s .

 

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raymondo

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Apr 26, 2017

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• Friday at 12:35 PM

• #14

Lyndhurst 14 said:

Some skyscrapers in the States don't have a 13th floor - well, they do but they renumber it the 14th

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But people REALLY know it's the 13th