![]() ![]() Whoever took that last 13th seat came to a sticky end. ![]() So why, then, is 13 so sinister? Is it just that 12 is so ideal that we must find something inherently bad in 13? As any theology student will tell you, there were 13 disciples at the last supper and the 13th person to take his seat was probably Jesus, although some say it was the backstabbing Judas who took chair number 13. 12 is a whole, complete, perfectly divisible number. Calendars have 12 months the day is halved by two sets of 12. The ancient Sumerians produced a numeral system based on the number 12 that we still enjoy today. But before that, let’s try to demystify Friday the 13th.įirst of all, we must consider the number 12 as the perfect number. We both fear and respect the number 13 – but today we are going to make fun of Triskaidekaphobia, the fear of the number thirteen by introducing you to some funny Friday The 13th Memes. Even some airlines, like Continental, Air France, and Ryanair, don’t have a 13th row. We’ve built office blocks and condominiums with 12th and 14th floors but no 13th, and Winston Churchill, considered by many to be one of the most rational and pragmatic historical figures, refused to sit in the 13th row at the theater. For centuries, we’ve been wary of the number 13.
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