Subject: Friday the 13th
From: Unicorn (unicorn@indenial.com)
Date: Fri Apr 13 2001 - 07:34:07 EDT
"Friday the 13th"
Here are some interesting facts regarding that mystical
Friday the 13th date!
According to one statistician, due to the mathematics
of the calendar, the 13th of the month is more likely to
fall on a Friday than on any other day of the week.
Richard Wagner liked the number 13 because he was
born in 1813 and composed 13 operas.
There were 13 colonies, which led to 13 stars, bars, and
an eagle with 13 tail feathers that was holding 13 darts.
E Pluribus Unum has 13 letters.
French Lick Springs, Indiana once passed a law
requiring all black cats to wear bells on Friday the 13th.
Greek philosophers called 13 an "imperfect" number.
Friday was a common day for people to be hanged.
Thirteen pence halfpenny was at one time the wage
paid to the hangman.
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"New Mercedes"
A fellow bought a new Mercedes and was out on the interstate
for a nice evening drive. The top was down, the breeze was
blowing through what was left of his hair and he decided to
open her up. As the needle jumped up to 80 mph, he suddenly
saw flashing red and blue lights behind him.
"There's no way they can catch a Mercedes," he thought to
himself and opened her up further. The needle hit 90, 100....
Then the reality of the situation hit him. "What in heck am I
doing?" he thought and pulled over. The cop came up to him,
took his license without a word and examined it and the car.
"It's been a long day, this is the end of my shift, and it's
Friday the 13th. I don't feel like more paperwork, so if you can
give me an excuse for your driving that I haven't heard before,
you can go."
The guy thinks for a second and says, "Last week my wife
ran off with a cop. I was afraid you were trying to give her back!"
"Have a nice weekend," said the officer.
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