Today is…. uh…

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I kinda agree.  Let’s stay safe out here. https://twitter.com/jjdives/status/1327279735412408322
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Actually I know that Friday the 13th is actually a lucky day…. my wife was born on Friday the 13th!  Besides, as a scientist, I know that such silly superstitions are nonsense so I ignore them; but for this once I will comment.

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Ah, yes. Triskaidekaphobia. My older brother suffered from that distraction starting from about when he was four. I was born on a Friday the 13th, so for me, it’s triskaidekaphilia.

There are 10 kinds of people:
those who understand binary numbers
and those who don't.

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Thanks for the “10 kinds of people” comment. I was going to write out a “thanks a million” (in binary) but the margin is too small….

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… and for over a third of the world, that was yesterday

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Friday the 13th bad? Well, in countries of Spanish tradition, Tuesday the 13th is also an ill-omen date, so there is two of them. Those in countries not of that tradition are therefore quite clueless about the true reason of many of their misfortunes.

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I found the subject of this topic very interesting.

I have a positive Friday 13th story I’d like to share.

My son was born on Friday the 13th. When he turned 10 years old, he told me & my wife he didn’t understand why Friday the 13th is a bad day because he was always enjoyed his birthdays. I followed up by telling him my grandfather was also born on Friday the 13th. For my son it was also a bonus because it’s also the same month. He’s never forgotten that. Told him a few stories about my grandfather being a carpenter by trade. So what does my son do for a living? He’s a carpenter by trade and loves it.

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“So what does my son do for a living? He’s a carpenter by trade and loves it.”

Well hello cmptrgy!
Send your son here, ASAP.
I have a slew of carpentry hobs here on the tip of the peninsula. Fourteen identified on my list so far.
Then I want the six existing windows in the house replaced with larger windows, and six extra windows put in.
Board and Lodging provided.
You son will think all his birthdays have come at once!
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Chris

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Fun fact: in the Gregorian Calendar, the 13th day of a month is more likely to be a Friday than any other day of the week.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday_the_13th#Occurrence

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I’m not superstitious at all but I’m spending today under my bed with a garlic glove necklace. It is 2020 after all!

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Think of it in binary terms – how could Friday the 1101th mean anything?  (or is that the 1101st?)

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Binary is confusing. I prefer hexadecimal (today was the D’th of November).

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Then there’s Friday the 15th (octal) for us UNIX guys

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Hi bundaburra.

It has to be 1101st, on the grounds that the alphabetic suffix applies to the least significant digit, to wit, the digit “one”.

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Turned out to be a large pothole in the IT road here…some interesting stuff on origins:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday_the_13th

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knights_Templar#Arrests,_charges_and_dissolution

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Niels Bohr was once asked why he had a horseshoe hanging on his front door, and he replied that he understood it brought good luck whether you believed in it or not

Friday the 13th probably works the same way to bring bad luck, whether you believe in it or not. And for me and the people hereabouts, it did bring bad luck, because yesterday we entered Lockdown II

(Well, everyone enjoyed the first one so much I guess they thought they’d try a repeat performance)

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Hi NaNoNyMouse

“Niels Bohr … whether you believed in it or not”

Are you sure it wasn’t Heisenberg?

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Chris Greaves wrote:

Are you sure it wasn’t Heisenberg?

coulda been, i’m… uncertain

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