Today Is... (Friday The 13th)

[AB Editor]

Anyone feeling lucky today?

Does anyone feel that the idea of a single day which confers bad luck in small quantities to everyone is a bit, I don't know, fishy?

Good, because it's also "Skeptics Day"! Have you found yourself questioning more so today than you may have done other days.

I'll tell you something I'm skeptical about: "Rubber Duck Day" and "Make Your Dreams Come True Day"

No, I'm not sure why these things exist either.

It's also Stephen Foster Memorial day. Apparently, Wikipedia tells me, he is the father of American music.

Here's Cash and Taylor producing "Oh Susanna":

[daffy654]

*Sceptic* unless you are American ;)

[Mamyalynne]

ooh rubber ducks and dreams, hmmmm.

[bednobs]

your calendar is american, ed. All these days you keep telling us about are theirs i'm afraid

[AB Editor]

Yes, I did think that :)

I still think there are a few very odd ones though.

[rowanwitch]

'rubber ducky you're the one you make my bathtime fun etc...'
Its the festival of the Dedication of the sacred Banana '

[anneasquith]

^^^ what ed, odd americans ?

[wolf63]

I woke up feeling like death warmed up and dragged myself to my PC - now you tell me that it is Friday the 13th. ;-( I am off back to bed to read my paper and ponder the meaning of life and whether there is any point to all of it.

I could do with a bar of chocolate to cheer myself up. ;-)

[Jemisa]

So far this Friday 13th has been good to me. My hospital app't was 10-30am & I was seen on time, my home transport was on time, a cuppa was waiting for me, & a parcel I'd been waiting for was delivered. + good results from the hospital over the phone. Today so far I'm not a sceptic.

jem

[rowanwitch]

And I've made a spur of the moment decision to go to Wales for the weekend... Don't expect Redman to be posting in Q and P much

[LochNessMonster]

Yes. its Friday the 13th and I'm coming to bit you in the Yabbie !

Nessie the Loch Ness Monster.

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[Philtaz]

Your decision wasn't influenced by my inspirational video on jj's thread was it rowanwitch...?!

[DTCwordfan]

On your knees you lot - and also including Naomi, Jomifl and Lazyguns


and start praying for this lot:

(The Catholic saints today the 13th include:

•St. Hilary of Poitiers
•Bl. Yvette
•St. Elian
•St. Agrecius
•St. Andrew of Trier
•St. Viventius
•St. Elian ap Erbin
•St. Enogatus
•St. Erbin of Dumnonia
•St. Glaphyra
•St. Gumesindus
•St. Hermylus
•St. Kentigern Mungo
•St. Leontius of Caesarea
•St. Berno of Cluny

Anybody hear of that lot?

Shall we nominate Elderman and Shanghi?

[sunny-dave]

In honour of "Rubber Duck Day" I feel I can risk posting a favourite video again ...
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXPcBI4CJc8

[LochNessMonster]

Quack ! Quack ! where is my duck ?

[Groupie]

Who says Friday the 13th is unlucky? I just found a full can of lager on the wall outside my house that was conveniently already open, and quite warm, which is a bonus on such a cold day.

[Mamyalynne]

What more could one ask Groupie??

[Baldric]

I'm normally wary of Friday 13th,
however the sun is shining (Dover area) the beach was deserted and the dogs are loved it, the security man made me a coffee in his gatehouse, and all's well with the world so far.

[Jemisa]

Groupie, you can bet your life if it was warm it was not Lager, more likely to be pi55.

jem

[EvianBaby]

I'm not supersticious but my Friday 13th hasn't been wonderful so far. I ran out of milk so couldn't have my Wheetabix and I coughed up £250 at the dentist. They didn't even do anything.

[netibiza]

It's Ok here in Spain, we have Tuesday the 13th and black cats are unlucky!