But why is it some of you humans think that Friday the 13th is unlucky - a condition known at "paraskevidekatriaphobics"? (I'll have to save the derivation of that for another posting). Does it date back to Norse mythology and the banishment of the goddess Frigga (after whom Friday is named) and Frigga's revenge for that banishment? Or maybe Loki, not invited to Valhalla had his revenge?
Maybe there is a legal angle. Hammurabi’s Code, the first set of state initiated laws, omits the number 13.
I'm the one who should be worried. At one time a small town in Indiana forced all black cats to wear bells on Friday the 13th.
So what's a cat (or human) to do? Well, you should know my answer. Find a purring black cat and then take a long nap.
Ernster, the Virtual Library Cat
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