Friday the 13th, good luck or bad, you tell us!

Canada
March 13, 2009 11:05am CST
Traditionally, friday the 13th has been associated with superstition and bad luck. But for me, it has always been a day of good luck.... Today, I received a parcel. It was my cell phone I had ordered. The only problem was, there were 2 and not one. Yup, they also sent me a blackberry which I did not order. I called the company and they have no record of sending it. I will however, return it. On the other hand, I was driving to the local market this morning when the delivery truck was just arriving. He didnt make the turn and ended up in the ditch. A big 18 wheeler..I bet hes thinking that friday the 13th really sucks!! How about you? Is friday the 13th a good luck or bad luck day or does it make no difference?
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@maezee (41997)
• United States
13 Mar 09
That's an interesting view on Friday the 13th, and you are probably VERY generous for returning the extra phone you got. I know a lot of people who would keep it and sell it to a pawn shop. To me, Friday the 13th is all in our heads (possibly this is because nothing bad has ever happened to me on this day, though). I feel like it's made for people with superstitions (and I'm not one of 'em). I have no particular feelings toward Friday the 13th.
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• Canada
13 Mar 09
Hi maezee...with my luck, if I didnt return it, it would turn into bad luck and I would get a huge bill or something!
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@elai03 (12)
• Philippines
14 Mar 09
this discussion is interesting.. friday the 13th. yesterday is also friday the 13th so my mom and my brother keep on telling me that i will avoid going out because they think that it will be going to be a bad day its one of the superstitious beliefs.. but for me, i dont believe in superstitions.. so i dont also believe that friday the 13th is a bad day because i dont find any explanations why it will going to be a bad day.. haha :)) maybe for those who believe in these have experiences already like u.. so that's it.. :))
@thezone (9394)
• Ireland
13 Mar 09
I have never let Friday the 13th bother me too much, nothing really bad has happened to me. Which is just as well as we have had two so far this year. I have always considered Friday the 13th a kind of lucky day in my books as it was the date I meet my partner on. So you could call that lucky or unlucky I guess
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@thezone (9394)
• Ireland
13 Mar 09
So its official then Friday the 13th was lucky for you and I so Lets hope we have many more lucky ones.
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• Canada
13 Mar 09
I dont either, although I did move in with my hubby on june 13th!!..But that was a good thing!
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@Anne19 (300)
• Philippines
13 Mar 09
I think Friday the 13th is only a myth. For whatever reason that it has been created, I have no idea....lol Moreover, I think people just need to be careful everyday so as to avoid accidents and stuff like that.
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• Canada
13 Mar 09
Hello Anne...absolutely. And if anything does go wrong on the 13th, then we blame it on being friday the 13th, whether we beleive it or not!
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@Jouhar (409)
• India
13 Mar 09
I've heard that there is a computer virus named friday 13th. It works only on that date.so Beware of friday 13th virus.
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• Canada
13 Mar 09
I have not heard that but I wouldnt doubt it either. Someone probably thinks its funny to spread a virus on this date!
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@deedeehall (1144)
• United States
13 Mar 09
my triplets were born on friday the 13 and they only weighed 3 pounds .they are now 6 years old with no health problems i would say it has been lucky for me.
• Canada
13 Mar 09
Awesome!!..Thats the kind of good luck story I love to hear!..Glad to hear they are so well!
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@krajibg (11923)
• Guwahati, India
13 Mar 09
HI Sandy! this morning one user had come up with a post as if to scare 'today is yet again Friday 13". I knew something about this superstition that prevails on your side of the globe though no. 13 is globally known as an unlucky number. But interestingly like you all good things have happened to me either on 13 or on Friday. I was born on Friday and my son was born today on 13 march 2002. I read thereafter the origin and was shocked to know that on such day US itself lose 600 thousand million dollar in business as people are within the four walls. I felt wow we are too reasoned to be patted on that we have no such morbid fear like those there.
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• Canada
13 Mar 09
Hi rajib...Happy Birthday to your little boy! Yes the number 13 in general is associated with bad luck. WE have no 13th floor in some buildings and other things that lack the number 13. Our local hospital has no beds on the 13th floor either. Its really very amusing that people take it so seriously. To me, its no more than superstition, although I tend to look at the positive things that have happened on that day! We have enough real things in life to fear without being worried about number 13!
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@krajibg (11923)
• Guwahati, India
13 Mar 09
Hi Sandy, thanks for the wish. And the globe need people like you and me and some more who do not care if it is 13th or 14th. Hello, look I have crossed you in number. Well is it 4.25 PM there now?
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@joyce959 (1559)
• Philippines
13 Mar 09
Hi, nice to know that its always been a day of good luck to you. For me, I consider Friday the 13th as the same as any other day of the week. I can't remember anything that brought me bad luck during this day. One thing I am sure, 13th of September is always a lucky day for me coz its my birthday.
• Canada
13 Mar 09
Hi joyce...It is really just another day. It just seems that I have always been lucky on that day. Its also just that we notice more because of the stigma of the day itself
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• United States
14 Mar 09
Friday the 13th is neither good or bad for me. In fact, it was rather late when I realized that yesterday was the 13th (though I knew that there would be a Friday the 13th this month as there was last month). However, in junior high my then best friend turned 13 on Friday the 13th. Everyone got to pick on her about it. (Nothing happened though).
• Canada
14 Mar 09
What happened was they picked on her!..That was her bad luck for the day!...lol....
@saundyl (9783)
• Canada
13 Mar 09
I think bad luck happens everyday its just that since this superstition exists people NOTICE the bad things more. There is no WRITTEN record of the friday the 13th superstition before 1869. However a lot of folklore and such is passed on via story and word of mouth. I heard this morning (never heard this before) that wearing black on friday the 13th is bad luck. Not sure why but thats what they were saying on the radio.
@saundyl (9783)
• Canada
18 Mar 09
LOL, I'm glad im not a very superstitions person. thank you for the BR
• Canada
13 Mar 09
Hi saundyl...Thanks for the info. Its very interesting there is no record prior to 1869. I didnt know that!. I have also never heard about wearing black on friday the 13th.Oh my....does that mean I have to take off my pants and socks???? That would surely bring bad luck! I think you are right, we just notice it because attention is drawn to it!
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• Canada
14 Mar 09
Wow saundyl..thanks for sharing that with us. I have never seen all those before. Good thing I didnt as a child, I might have grown up paranoid!
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@cndn420 (2062)
• Canada
14 Mar 09
even though friday the 13th is usually associated with bad luck its always been a good day for me! never had any bad luck or anything so i just consider it another day
• Canada
14 Mar 09
Me too!..As a child, i would wait for something bad to happen. But it didnt. In fact, good things started to happen so then I associated it with a lucky day for me.
• United States
14 Mar 09
i have never had a unluckey friday the 13 i was acctualy born on friday the 13 in october i dont know why i just don get mutch bad luck
• Canada
14 Mar 09
Do you carry a lucky rabbits foot? Superstitious law says that if you are born on friday the 13th that you must carry a lucky rabbits foot!
• United States
14 Mar 09
nope i dont i have never herd of that acctualy
@HelScream (2822)
• Philippines
13 Mar 09
Well so far my day went out well no accidents no bad incidents but more on a good day for me I even enjoyed it so much. I dont believe on bad luck that much and I think its only our superstitious belief about this friday the 13th.
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• Canada
13 Mar 09
Hi helscream...I think so too. But its funny to see how many people actually do comment on it being friday the 13th!
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• United States
14 Mar 09
I chose to get married on friday the 13th. for me it was a happy day. i have no regrets!
• Canada
14 Mar 09
Thats awesome!..DId everyone show up for the wedding or was there some who were superstitious? I think your choice was really neat! Most of the time, I dont really even notice that its friday the 13 th usually until someone mentions it
• United States
14 Mar 09
actually we only planned it 3 days before and had only immediate family and insisted that no one get dressed up. we were ultra casual which was really nice being that it was a very hot and humid july evening. my husband and i were both born on the 13th also so it makes it more special.
@Jennlk84 (4206)
• United States
14 Mar 09
I've always thought of Friday the 13th as a lucky day. My grandma has always considered it her lucky number and day because her birthday is Feb. 13th. Plus, I've never noticed anything particularly bad happen on that day for me.
• Canada
14 Mar 09
Superstitious law says that those who are born on friday the 13th, must carry a lucky rabbits foot for the rest of their lives!..But how can a rabbits foot be lucky? It sure wasnt lucky for the poor rabbit whose foot is cut off!!!
• Canada
14 Mar 09
Today was full of good and bad luck for me. I'm going through some serious financial difficulties. I'm about to be evicted for non payment of rent, stupid economy and no jobs. I have been talking to the finance company where I lease my van from and was hoping they would help me out of this mess. I had to go up to see them, I thought they were going to give me a loan to help me pay off some bills and my rent but they flat out refused. However, they re-arranged my payments for the van, I have another 3 weeks to come up with my next payment, which is a good thing since I don't have the funds to pay the next one next week. The guy who deals with the repairs I need on the van drove my van off without telling me why, and I started worrying about where he had gone. When my husband pointed out that he was across the street at the gas station, I realized that he filled up my gas tank for free. He paid about $40 to do this. I was shocked when I found out he'd done this. Now I can get around without worrying that I don't have enough gas to get where I have to go. Now I have to hope that the distress sale I have tomorrow will actually bring in some money that we need to pay some bills.
• Canada
14 Mar 09
I am sorry to hear of your financial worries. I guess the times are affecting a lot of us. Im glad you were able to rearrange payments and how nice of the van guy to fill the tank!..I guess without the gas, it may as well be broken!...What a lovely gesture! I wish you good luck!
@lynnemg (4529)
• United States
14 Mar 09
Friday the 13th has never been a bad luck day for me that I can remember. Today was pretty good considering all I hasd to do! I managed to get through my day without any major setbacks or problems, nothing went horribly wrong, and the things that did seem to go wrong a little were no where near as bad as they could have been!
• Canada
14 Mar 09
Such a great positive attitude!..Friday the 13th will never get you!..lol
@zeethegr8 (785)
• India
14 Mar 09
I don't understand why the day Friday has been associated as bad and why 13 or 17 is considered unlucky. Although I did have a few bad experiences on 2 or 3 of the Friday the 13th. But I think its pure coincidence.
• Canada
14 Mar 09
Oh dear!..You are one of the unlucky ones!..lol I have not heard of the 17th being unlucky?
@godara (59)
• India
14 Mar 09
Luck is a state of mind. If you believe something bad will happen...it does. Friday 13th has always been lucky for me, I have many other days that have not been as good.
• Canada
14 Mar 09
yup, that is so true. As a child, I feared that something bad would happen although I didnt really believe it. But when good things started to happen instead, I always said it was my good luck day.
• India
14 Mar 09
yesterday was Friday 13, i had one interview with hp. i cleared 3 round yesterday. today 14 Saturday, i had attend last round hr interview. but i didn't get selection. so what do you think, 13th friday or 14 saturday is bad day hehehehehe in the same time one candidates selected what do you think about it?
• Canada
14 Mar 09
Saturday the 14th!!...It is the new official bad luck day for you. SOrry to hear you didnt get chosen though.
• China
14 Mar 09
my lucky day is friday every week because when it is come means that I could have a beautiful hoiliday weak up late and have a great meal everything is not important expect experience the whole day do everthing you want to do .best wish for everyone !
• Canada
14 Mar 09
YEs, friday is often the best day of the week if you dont have to work on the weekend! How dare they make the 13th be friday!...lol