Happy Triskaidekaphobia Day!

[Gawdzilla Sama]

We have a round dozen reasons to be afraid of Friday the 13th. Can you name them all?

 

[HonestJoe]

Well I wouldn't say I'm afraid, but anyone to attributes specific metaphysical characteristics to random dates can be a little concerning.

 

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Well I wouldn't say I'm afraid, but anyone to attributes specific metaphysical characteristics to random dates can be a little concerning.

Tell it to Caesar.

 

[HonestJoe]

Tell it to Caesar.

I'd argue that he was more than a little concerning, which is why he was assassinated.

 

[Gawdzilla Sama]

The winners right the history.

 

[(Q)]

I remember the story of the Knights Templar when on Friday 13, they were arrested, tortured and killed by the jealous King Philip.

 

[billvon]

We have a round dozen reasons to be afraid of Friday the 13th. Can you name them all?

Reminds me of The 27 Club.

 

[TheVat]

We have a round dozen reasons to be afraid of Friday the 13th. Can you name them all?

It's Friday the 15th in base 8. Would that be scary? Or how about in binary - 1101. But perhaps most disturbing is hexadecimal. FRIDAY THE D!

 

[TheVat]

Tell it to Caesar.

I never understood why the Ides of March were plural. Isn't it just the one ide?

 

[(Q)]

I never understood why the Ides of March were plural. Isn't it just the one ide?

Plural in form but singular or plural in construction

 

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Every month had an ides. It's the midpoint of the month. The "s" doesn't always mean "plural".

 

[TheVat]

Thank you, grammar martinets! I was joking. Now I have to run errands, but first I'll put some pant on.

 

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Thank you, grammar martinets! I was joking. Now I have to run errands, but first I'll put some pant on.

Pant on, pant off. Repeat.

 

[Gawdzilla Sama]

BTW, dead pan doesn't work in print. I've learn the hard way, mostly.

 

[Pinball1970]

Does it still work in a leap year?

 

[Gawdzilla Sama]

If it's like my cousins it doesn't work ...

 

[Pinball1970]

If it's like my cousins it doesn't work ...

I checked the background.

So we have Judas, knights, Hamarabi. How do we know Judas was the 13th? He turn up last or something?

 

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I checked the background.

So we have Judas, knights, Hamarabi. How do we know Judas was the 13th? He turn up last or something?

Can't access his tracker and there are no entries for that date on his Facebook page.

 

[Pinball1970]

Can't access his tracker and there are no entries for that date on his Facebook page.

I'll check scripture, that's infallible.

 

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Infallible but replete with rabbit holes and handwavium like it was set in Oak Ridge or something.