Happy Friggatriskaidekaphobia

I'm going to write about the controversy in women's tennis...next.

Well happy Friday the 13th everyone. I'll start off by sayin' I'm confused. I see three words to describe this unluckiest of unlucky days, let's see if I can get this one correct...Paraskevidekatriaphobia is a word coined by Dr. Donald Dossey to cure the irrational fear of Friday the 13th (saying the word cures this next word), friggatriskaidekaphobia. Then there is the word triskaidekaphobia and that is just the fear of the number 13, on any day I guess. Say all these words together three times and...and, nothing will happen except the satisfaction that you can say these words; or you can use my word for it-stupidstition.

That Judas...the 13th apostle.

Because of Juliann's awesome calendar that we have settled on (1) every 400 years follows a pattern. Within this pattern there are some years with 3 Friday the 13's and some with one, like this year (thanks Jullian, if that is your real name). Lending to the mystery of this particular Friday, outta the 7 days of the week, the 13th occurs most on, guess, Fridays (that way people that believe in stupidstition can connect the dots that require no connection). Couple o' thingies kind gentle and very good looking readers...

There is a Norse myth about 12 God dudes chillin' at a table when that mischievous Loki (Thor's brother, right) shows up. Not only was Loki not invited to the diner party, nor did he bring any chips or dip, or mandatory bottle of wine, he convinced another God, "Hoder, the blind god of darkness, to shoot Balder, the beautiful..." Then the erffs became dark, terrible suffering happened and that is why Friday 13th is dookie.

Another one is...In that Christian religion that we keep talking about 1) Cain killed, not Kenny his lesser known brother, but Able, 2) some believe that the hottie Eve tempted Adam on a Friday (after all, it is the end of the work week, have a beer or two...eat an apple and see what happens, wink wink) and 3) their 1/3 man, god, ghost was nailed to a piece of wood and died on Friday (which to the casual observer...doesn't seem all that powerful.). So it is no wonder that xtians are not into Friday's esp Friday the 13th. Oh wait...and Judas was the 13th apostle and he went all Wikki Leaks on the J-Man, don't forget that one.

Because of these three irrational tongue twister fears, millions and millions of dollars are lost in business each and every year. Some peeps are so weirded out by this date that they stay home, ya know, where it's safe. You guys know that means to me...I'm going to the bar, the lines will be short.

Awesome, don't die today peeps.

* Snopes Friday 13th

* Nat Geo Friday 13th and da, bible

(1). I propose, and I've said this before, we need to start a new calendar for Christopher "My hero" Hitchens passing. Just like B.C. we can have A.H.-after Hitch.

* You guys lucked out that for whatevah reason I can't post Youtube videos here anymore, cause I was thinking about post that *really good song*...Friday.