As Don mentioned, it’s Friday the 13th, and boy, does it feel like it. I also woke up feeling like today was cursed, but I’ll spare you the details. Let’s just say that a certain toddler welcomed the day with a blood curdling scream…fast forward through a conspicuous coffee spill, an ill-timed last square of toilet paper and I found myself at work, commiserating with others until we realized that at least our day didn’t look like this:*
- On Friday the 13th, 1979, a black cat crossed the path of Houston football player Tony Frisch and was accidentally kicked 67 yards for a world record.
- On Friday the 13th in 1962, a Colorado couple, while watching Channel 13 in the honeymoon suite of a Las Vegas motel, were crushed to death by a falling mirror.
- On Friday the 13th in 1957, a duck hunter, wearing a rabbit’s foot around his neck while hunting near 12-Gauge, Texas, was kicked to death by a giant 3-legged jack rabbit.
- On Friday the 13th in 1966, a Detroit sociologist (who had just demonstrated his lack of fear by walking under 13 ladders and throwing a black cat through a mirror) was run over by a limousine driven by blind soul singer.
Other things to note to maintain good luck today:
- Never trust a rabbit that tries to sell you his foot.
- 4-leaf clovers are lucky today—but not if you smoke them.
- The number “13” is very unlucky—especially if it’s the only one you can get on the drugstore blood pressure machine.
- Walking under a ladder can be very unlucky today—especially if it’s at the drugstore the 16-year-old with zits is climbing down with a barbecue grill.
- Stepping on a cricket can very extremely unlucky today—especially for the cricket.
- Wearing garlic around your neck today will ward off evil spirits. It will also ward off good spirits, indifferent spirits, and any other spirits with noses.
- A rabbit’s foot is not lucky. If you don’t believe me, ask the rabbit.
- Wearing a lucky penny between your toes means good luck and blisters.
- For good luck, hang a horseshoe over your front door. For really good luck, hang the entire horse over your front door.
- Horseshoes usually bring good luck today, but never trust a horse that wears high heels.
*Taken from “Little Known Scary Stuff That Occurred on Friday the 13th” and other fun stuff, found here. Calls to verify their authenticity were not returned because our phone lines have been chewed by the mice that the black cats didn’t catch.