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Would you live in a property numbered 13?
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thecactus



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 1:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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What research can you link to that validates that the number 13 is unlucky?

that is stupid DB - i doubt there was ever any scientific research done to prove 13 is unlucky, but the amount of bad luck associated with it - maybe they are all just coincidences, but all these unlucky coincidences associated with 13 is the reason it is considered unlucky by many
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D B Sweeney



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 2:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

No offence but when I state my views Cactus instead of saying something is just 'stupid' I tend to support my claim with a reasoned argument and when possible cite the relevant links. Otherwise we have a forum full of people saying 'You're stupid', 'No! you're stupid' Wink

There has been plenty of research to investigate the superstitions surrounding the number 13, the full Moon causing people to go crazy, walking under ladders and the role of coincidence.

http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/159/12/2110

http://www.skepdic.com/fullmoon.html

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/acp.754/abstract?systemMessage=Wiley+Online+Library+will+be+disrupted+2nd+Apr+from+10-12+BST+for+monthly+maintenance

Here's three links just to get you started - enjoy Very Happy

DB
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thecactus



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 3:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

well when jim lovell told his wife he was rescheduled for apollo 13 she said 'thats great, but why did it have to be 13, unlucky 13' he replied 'it comes after 12 hun' - then coincidentally the apollo 13 went wrong - 'houston we have a problem'
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flossy
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 5:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

9 out of 10 people will associate number 13 to be unlucky, even bingo callers call it "unlucky for some 13" Laughing
wether it be true or coincidence its just the way people see it Wink
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D B Sweeney



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 6:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

thecactus wrote:
well when jim lovell told his wife he was rescheduled for apollo 13 she said 'thats great, but why did it have to be 13, unlucky 13' he replied 'it comes after 12 hun' - then coincidentally the apollo 13 went wrong - 'houston we have a problem'


Coincidence Cactus pure coincidence. People always remember the times when ill fortune was met on the 13th or in association with the 13th. They don't remember all the other 13ths that passed without incident.

DB
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flossy
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 6:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

thats very true DB Wink
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thecactus



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 8:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

thats true - to be honest i cant really ever remember having much bad luck on 13th or anything associated with no.13

but i still say better safe than sorry
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D B Sweeney



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 9:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

thecactus wrote:
thats true - to be honest i cant really ever remember having much bad luck on 13th or anything associated with no.13

but i still say better safe than sorry


Do you not think that when logic is presented in a form that you can put it in the context of your experiences - you get an insight in to how so many others come to illogical beliefs?.

DB
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thecactus



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 6:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

no
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Carebear



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PostPosted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 6:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I know that amongst numerous other reasons for people believing it to be unlucky the ancient Greeks felt that 12 was the perfect number therefore 13 was viewed as imperfect and unlucky so was to be avoided at all costs.

I am over the top superstitious but for some reason the number 13 has never been an issue for me ~ amazingly. On the other hand, put a hat on a bed and I would probably faint lol.
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thecactus



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 12:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

a hat on a bed? Confused Ive heard of new shoes on a table but
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Carebear



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 4:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yup I know! Embarrassingly there are far too many superstitions that I have to list lol. When I was little I remember putting my brother's baseball cap on his bed and my mum went ballistic lol (wonder why I am so superstitious hehe) I was brought up to believe that it is one of the worst/unluckiest things that you can possibly do! Embarassed
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thecactus



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 11:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I would never touch a fairy tree - as it is believed to be very unlucky to do so
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Agentscott



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PostPosted: Sun May 01, 2011 5:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Laughing
What happened to the aura thread, it says theres no posts.
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thecactus



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PostPosted: Sun May 01, 2011 5:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

must have been wiped - I think auroas are a bit silly anyway

theyr'e as silly as a big bag of willies Laughing
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