February 22, 2007

Thirteen

There is nothing wrong wtih the number thirteen. yes 13 - THIRTEEN.

LOL, am I scaring away people with Triskaidekophobia with this post?? I hope so because superstitions involving numbers makes no sense.

If you are on the fourteenth floor of a hotel room, and there is no thirteenth floor then technically you are on the thirteenth floor. Likewise, if you are in room fourteen, and there is no room thirteen, then technically you are in room 13.

Recently an airline changed their logo to appease customers who are scared of the number 13. The logo had 13 dots in it. They added an extra dot and made it 14 dots. So what do airline passengers do when they are seated in row 13? Or again, if there is no row 13, are they okay with row 14, since technically that's row 13?

I wonder how many people still throw salt over their shoulders if they spill salt from a salt shaker? How many people avoid black cats? Apparently, there are some who will choose to avoid certain stocks and investments if the number 13 is somehow associated with it.

I will never understand the fear of #4, 14, 13, or 666. I guess I'm too logical when it comes to numbers.

2 comments:

Monkey said...

Yes....get rid of 13 dots, and make it 14. That'll bring back the superstitious customers. oh wait...its fourteen now! Oh no!! Run away!!!

There goes the Asian customers....

Anonymous said...

Yeah 4 is a better number. haha Asian nutbars. As for Triskaidekophobia.... what the hell? are you now Dennis "Freaking" Miller. Quit trying to impress us with your big words English nerd.

As for 13 I couldnt agree more. Basically here is how I see it. If you are about to jump off of a building and you are on the roof and that building doesnt have a 13th floor then you will die a little sooner than you thought. haha

Superstitions are for athletes and nutbars but you have to admit the number 23 seems scarry.

War Jim Carrey making bizarre pictures which match his personality. out datrash

P.S. I have never walked under any black cats but I have walked by a ladder. I think I screwed this up... oh well. l8r