# Anyone superstitious about Friday the 13th?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-superstitious-about-friday-the-13th/712549>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 13, 2015, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-superstitious-about-friday-the-13th/712549 "2015-02-13T07:09:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2015, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-superstitious-about-friday-the-13th/712549/41 "2015-02-15T12:23:48Z")

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> [@dougie\_monty](#):
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> Have you ever seen a black cat of yours step on a crack?

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> Whistlin past the graveyard  
> Steppin on a crack  
> I’m a mean motherhubbard  
> Papa one eyed jack

Tom Waits

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**Author:** ![racepug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@racepug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racepug)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2015, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-superstitious-about-friday-the-13th/712549/42 "2015-02-15T17:28:46Z")

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I’m not, really. My wife beat the “curse” by one day this year: on Thursday the 12th she fell down while on her way from her office to the bus and broke her nose and her right wrist. For us, Friday the 13th went fine.

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**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2015, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-superstitious-about-friday-the-13th/712549/43 "2015-02-15T18:51:40Z")

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No. I do not wish to be hobbled by the fear of demons and gods. I have enough fear of the ordinary world.

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**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2015, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-superstitious-about-friday-the-13th/712549/44 "2015-02-15T19:52:39Z")

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> [@Sunspace](#):
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> No. I do not wish to be hobbled by the fear of demons and gods. I have enough fear of the ordinary world.

Sounds adequate.

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