Do you have triskaidekaphobia (fear of the number 13)? / LJWorld.com

Asked at Massachusetts Street on February 13, 2009

“Yeah, I do. … I’ve got an uncle who was born on the 13th, drafted on the 13th, had his first heart attack on the 13th… . We’ve learned to respect the number 13 in our family.”

— Bryon Cannon, editor, Everest

“No, I don’t. I was born on October 13th.”

— Louis Anajjar, filmmaker, Washington, D.C.

“No. Thirteen is my lucky number.”

— Akina Kashiwaya, high school student, Lawrence

“No, I don’t. I’m not superstitious at all.”

— Charisse Bacchus, research assistant, Trinidad and Tobago

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sgtwolverine 4 years, 3 months ago

No, but I have a fear of 13 Triscuits.

RETICENT_IRREVERENT 4 years, 3 months ago

No, just hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia.

mommaeffortx2 4 years, 3 months ago

I forgot it was the 13th until I saw the question so I guess not besides yesterday was my bad day.

RETICENT_IRREVERENT 4 years, 3 months ago

T_O_B, Then what are meaningful numbers? If there are meaningless numbers, then there must also be meaningful numbers.
The balance must be maintained, good and evil, Yin and Yang, right and wrong, light and dark, men and women; what's pleasure without pain?

snap_pop_no_crackle 4 years, 3 months ago

No, but I am still spooked over Night of the Lepus.

xbusguy 4 years, 3 months ago

Multi- you do know your last post was the 13th one. What luck !!

RETICENT_IRREVERENT 4 years, 3 months ago

prospector, I think that falls under hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia or arachibutyrophobia. Either way, it's a tough way to live...

ms_canada 4 years, 3 months ago

The number seven is said to be the perfect number.

ms_canada 4 years, 3 months ago

Oh, the question. No I am not afraid of the number 13.

sourpuss 4 years, 3 months ago

No, but I'm not a Knight Templar, so...

Never loan money to the crown.

BuffyloGal 4 years, 3 months ago

I'm only afraid of ABBA music. It's the musical equivalent of crack.

denak 4 years, 3 months ago

No, my birthday is June 13th and I always thought it was really cool when I had Friday the 13th birthdays especially when one of the Friday the 13th movies is set on June 13th.

Dena

make_a_difference 4 years, 3 months ago

Until yesterday I would have said that the number 13 doesn't hold any particular meaning to me, but...

I broke a glass...one of a new set...so after dropping child off at school, I decided to see if I could replace it (purchased on sale month ago). Got lucky and there were a few left...marked down even further. I decided to get an extra, you know, just in case. Then I realized I would have 13 glasses. I felt kind of sheepish for stopping to consider that...considered not getting an extra...considered getting just the one & ignoring that number 13. Then I proceeded to purchase 3 glasses...the replacement, an extra plus another extra. So I don't have 13 glasses. I don't have the orginal number of 12. I have 14. How dumb is that?!?! None of that was like me at all. Never before have I given the number 13 any power...don't know what happened.

And I didn't realize that today was Friday 13th until reading this blog.

Omegatron 4 years, 3 months ago

I'm with Charisse Bacchus. Not superstitious.

Also, I thought it was 4 and 9 over in japan...

jonas_opines 4 years, 3 months ago

4 in Japanese and Chinese is pronounced the same as the character for death, so it's considered very unlucky. Dunno about 9.

Cappy 4 years, 3 months ago

Nope, numbers are just numbers. Seven is considered special because that is how many non-fixed objects can be seen in the night sky with the naked eye. I thought that was pretty cool when I learned it since it explained a superstition in real world terms.