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Friday the 13th

Martin-O2 — Fri, 13 Jan 2017 17:27:04 GMT

Hey everyone,

So it’s Friday the 13th today which has got a bit of a bad rep these days. Around three-quarters of UK adults say they have suffered from bad luck on Friday the 13th and even businesses are not immune to this superstition with hotels skipping room the number 13 and car registrations adding a digit to avoid the number 13.

The origins of 13 being an unlucky number have routes in the bible, Norse mythology and the knights templar.

Personally I’m not terribly superstitious and always seem to have a good day on Friday 13th. Does anyone have any stories of bad luck on Friday 13th? Or is it a regualar day for you too?

Re: Friday the 13th

Curr946 — Fri, 13 Jan 2017 18:57:59 GMT

ell, I'm 50/50 tbh. Today has been fine but other F13ths have been horrible. Depends whos been naughty or nice... wait.. that was last month.

Re: Friday the 13th

Anonymous — Fri, 13 Jan 2017 22:10:41 GMT

In GB black cats are considered to be lucky

I'm not a superstitious person ... rather ... I'm a spiritual person ... do you put shoes on the table ? which is considered bad luck ... I don't do that for hygiene reasons

Re: Friday the 13th

Marjo — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 11:33:51 GMT

@Anonymous I hadn't heard about that one, putting shoes on the table. However at least in my family if you place the bread upside down it's considered bad luck!

I think there's always good and bad things in a day and whenever it's Friday the 13th, all the (normal) bad stuff are automatically attributed to it.

Yesterday was snowing here though. I think that's definitely due to the 13th!

Re: Friday the 13th

Cleoriff — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 11:49:25 GMT

Bread upside down @Marjo? Surely it will go stale far quicker??

Re: Friday the 13th

jonsie — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 11:59:00 GMT

HOW do you put bread upside down if it's not buttered....This could be my problem!

Re: Friday the 13th

Marjo — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 12:15:19 GMT

@jonsie wrote:

HOW do you put bread upside down if it's not buttered....This could be my problem!

I meant the pack of bread, like this:

Re: Friday the 13th

Cleoriff — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 12:36:13 GMT

Oh I thought you meant like this .....

Re: Friday the 13th

Marjo — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 12:39:40 GMT

That rye bread looks delicious by the way.

Re: Friday the 13th

jonsie — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 12:42:06 GMT

Send me a Warburton's medium sliced....I promise to store it the right way up.....

Re: Friday the 13th

Cleoriff — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 12:53:04 GMT

@jonsie wrote:
Send me a Warburton's medium sliced....I promise to store it the right way up.....

Just opened this one @jonsie

Re: Friday the 13th

jonsie — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 13:50:06 GMT

Nah, Farmhouse disintegrates when you dip it in your egg or soup!

This is the real deal.....

Re: Friday the 13th

Cleoriff — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 13:59:05 GMT

No that one goes stale too quickly....:smileytongue:

Re: Friday the 13th

jonsie — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:33:24 GMT

It never got the chance to go stale with me....

Re: Friday the 13th

jonsie — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:34:38 GMT

....and living in Bolton it was always fresher than the rest of the country....:smileytongue:

Re: Friday the 13th

Anonymous — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 16:00:42 GMT

@jonsie ... I'm with you about Warburtons bread ... their toastie loaf ... or ... the big one you posted in the old-style waxed paper ... luv that bread ... made me grow into a big girl

Re: Friday the 13th

Curr946 — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 18:28:44 GMT

Me too... Nice and thick lol

Re: Friday the 13th

Martin-O2 — Mon, 16 Jan 2017 09:34:23 GMT

I'll have to rename this the bread thread

Re: Friday the 13th

Cleoriff — Mon, 16 Jan 2017 09:48:02 GMT

@Martin-O2 wrote:
I'll have to rename this the bread thread

It was bound to go off topic @Martin-O2....the minute @Marjo mentioned about bread placed upside down is a sign of bad luck...

Re: Friday the 13th

Martin-O2 — Mon, 16 Jan 2017 09:54:45 GMT

No complaints from me if off topic threads go a bit off topic