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     Lovemybuellman |
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| Swordsman |
I love Friday 13ths. For your enjoyment, a bit of history courtesy of Wikipedia. According to folklorists, there is no written evidence for a "Friday the 13th" superstition before the 19th century.[5][6][7] The earliest known documented reference in English occurs in an 1869 biography of Gioachino Rossini: [Rossini] was surrounded to the last by admiring and affectionate friends; and if it be true that, like so many other Italians, he regarded Friday as an unlucky day, and thirteen as an unlucky number, it is remarkable that on Friday, the 13th of November, he died.[8] However, some folklore is passed on through oral traditions. In addition, "determining the origins of superstitions is an inexact science, at best. In fact, it's mostly guesswork." Consequently, several theories have been proposed about the origin of the Friday the 13th superstition. One theory states that it is a modern amalgamation of two older superstitions: that thirteen is an unlucky number and that Friday is an unlucky day. In numerology, the number twelve is considered the number of completeness, as reflected in the twelve months of the year, twelve signs of the zodiac, twelve hours of the clock, twelve tribes of Israel, twelve Apostles of Jesus, twelve gods of Olympus, etc., whereas the number thirteen was considered irregular, transgressing this completeness. There is also a superstition, thought by some to derive from the Last Supper or a Norse myth, that having thirteen people seated at a table will result in the death of one of the diners. Friday has been considered an unlucky day at least since the 14th century's The Canterbury Tales[4], and many other professions have regarded Friday as an unlucky day to undertake journeys or begin new projects. Black Friday has been associated with stock market crashes and other disasters since the 1800s.[7][10] It has also been suggested that Friday has been considered an unlucky day because, according to Christian scripture and tradition, Jesus was crucified on a Friday.[11] On the other hand, another theory by author Charles Panati, one of the leading authorities on the subject of "Origins" maintains that the superstition can be traced back to ancient myth: The actual origin of the superstition, though, appears also to be a tale in Norse mythology. Friday is named for Frigga, the free-spirited goddess of love and fertility. When Norse and Germanic tribes converted to Christianity, Frigga was banished in shame to a mountaintop and labeled a witch. It was believed that every Friday, the spiteful goddess convened a meeting with eleven other witches, plus the devil - a gathering of thirteen - and plotted ill turns of fate for the coming week. For many centuries in Scandinavia, Friday was known as "Witches' Sabbath." Another theory about the origin of the superstition traces the event to the arrest of the legendary Knights Templar. According to one expert: The Knights Templar were a monastic military order founded in Jerusalem in 1118 C.E., whose mission was to protect Christian pilgrims during the Crusades. Over the next two centuries, the Knights Templar became extraordinarily powerful and wealthy. Threatened by that power and eager to acquire their wealth, King Philip secretly ordered the mass arrest of all the Knights Templar in France on Friday, October 13, 1307 - Friday the 13th.[5] The connection between the superstition and the Knights Templar was popularized in the 2003 novel The Da Vinci Code. However, some experts think that it is relatively recent and is a modern-day invention.[4][9][10] For example, the superstition is rarely found before the 20th century, when it became extremely common. One author, noting that references are all but nonexistent before 1907 but frequently seen thereafter, has argued that its popularity derives from the publication that year of Thomas W. Lawson's popular novel Friday, the Thirteenth,[13] in which an unscrupulous broker takes advantage of the superstition to create a Wall Street panic on a Friday the 13th.[5] A further theory goes back to a combination of Paganism, Christianity, and the Battle of Hastings. For many, the number 13 was considered a lucky number (such as 13 lunar cycles each year), but with the efforts of Christianity attempting to degrade all things Pagan, they promoted 13 as an unlucky number, with Friday thus also being considered a bad day of the week. However, on Friday the 13th of October 1066, the decision was made by King Harold II to go to battle on Saturday the 14th of October, rather than allow his troops a day of rest (despite his army having made a long and arduous march from a battle near York just 3 weeks earlier). This decision in going to battle before the English troops were rested (the English lost and King Harold was killed), further established Friday the 13th as an unlucky day.[citation needed] In some other countries, instead of Friday, Tuesday the 13th is considered bad luck.[citation needed] For example, the Fall of Constantinople, when the city fell to the Ottomans (a fact which marked the end of the Byzantine Empire), happened Tuesday, May 29, 1453, and is why Greeks consider Tuesday to be an unlucky day.[citation needed] ~SM | ||
| 1313 |
Happy Friday the 13th! It's half way there... 1313 | ||
| Daves |
The 13th was a bad day for this buck Good day for me!  | ||
| Bads1 |
Thats not Dave everyone. This guy has red eyes...... imposter. The Devil on the 13th. | ||
| Mr_grumpy |
Ah 1 a 2 a 1234, Rudolf the red eyed reindeer killer, had a very....... | ||
| Lovemybuellman |
omg thats a huge deer | ||
| Daves |
He had no idea, as he walked along looking for his next doe, that death was in a tree 15 feet above him. That puts me at 7 deer kills for this season so far. I have more tags to fill! No way I am going to starve! | ||
| Natexlh1000 |
You should eat more vegetables. That way you would only have to kill 6 deer. | ||
| Daves |
I do not like many vegetables I love venison! | ||
| Bads1 |
Dave, Care to dry ice some for me??? Send to a starving buell freak in Wisconsin.LOL | ||
| Cyclonedon |
smoked venison jerky is the best! sadly I'm not going to get to go hunting this year! | ||
| Mr_grumpy |
Can you make sausages with venison? Nothing better than sausages on the grill. | ||
| Daves |
Bad I might be able to hook you up? Grumpy Yep, you can make petty much any sausage out of venison | ||
| Mr_grumpy |
Drool | ||
| Crusty |
Grumpy; Come out to Homecoming next summer, and you can eat your fill of Brats. I heard somewhere that Wisconsin is a pretty good place to find them. Of course, maybe you could talk Dave into making some venison sausage and bringing it to Homecoming. I'm sure somebody would come up with a grill if that happened. | ||
| Road_thing |
I do not like many vegetables Well, your distaste for okra has been well documented--what's your second least favorite? rt | ||
| Wolfridgerider |
Saturday the 14th is unlucky for some!  Number 2 for me! on my way to the check station.... | ||
| Court |
Wait . . . . you DO know he's sticking his tongue out at you right? I wouldn't take that from a deer. . . I'd kill him if I were you. Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh . . . nevermind | ||
| Bads1 |
Bad I might be able to hook you up? Really ??? That would be to awesome. | ||
| Daves |
Grumpy I'd gladly share some venison with you if you made the trip. RT That would be peas Bad I'll keep you posted. I should have PLENTY of venison this year. I think I have a way to UPS it to you. Wolf! Way to go man! Got any more tags? Are you totally hooked yet? Hahahahahahahahahahahah It's worse than crack! Court If you look real close, my buck is sticking his tongue out too. It must be a final act of defiance thing with deer? | ||
| Bads1 |
You let me know Dave. Thats something I just haven't had in several years now and surely miss it. | ||
| Lovemybuellman |
forget the vegetables ....eat the meat !!!! ha ha | ||
| Daves |
Bad I think I have it worked out for Thanksgiving weekend. You going to be around and are you will to drive to Union Grove to pick it up? | ||
| Bads1 |
Sure will Dave. Where in Union Grove. Are you doing UPS ??? Cause they are in Sturtevant also. Doesn't matter to me. You are the frigg'n best by far. | ||
| Daves |
Nope, sending it along with a friend of mine that is from Union Grove. She lives in Waterloo now. I'll keep you posted | ||
| Nevrenuf |
my youngest brother made a crap load of summer sausage along with 3 different types of jerky. looks like he's making some more right now. so dave, there shouldn't be any problem sending the jerkey right. i'm sure frozen meat would be a different story. | ||
| Bads1 |
No problem Dave. You have my cell right??? If not check your PM's. | ||
| Limitedx1 |
well i bought a truck on the 13th, hope it works out for me.....13 is my lucky number! |
