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Friday the 13th
j.U.d.E.:
Yes, the no-13th floor buildings still exist. I was in - let me think - I think it was Cleveland in 2003 and there was no 13th floor. There was no 12th floor either, because it was a 6-storey building! I'm kidding of course. There was no 13th but a 14th floor, a 15th and so on. I was on holiday with a big group and we were scattered over many floors, calling each other from one room to the other. On the ninth floor they had kept the room number 911.... Dangerous! And it wasn't even a Friday 13th! ;D
Tonight I will go to an event that happens every year here in Brussels. It's called the BIFFF (Brussels International Festival Of Fantastic Film - www.bifff.org). It lasts several days and one day they always have a party called "Bal des Vampires" - vampire's ball. I'm not into horror/gore movies at all, but with a friend we have been volunteering every year for the "Bal des Vampires". In order to access/participate, you have to wear make-up - and I mean horror/gore/fantastic make-up. So my friend and I (and others) will put make-up on people's faces all night! It's fun! You need a lot of imagination and it's exhausting! But it's fun!
That's what I will do on Friday the 13th!
j. U. d. E.
j.U.d.E.:
--- Quote from: opinionista on April 13, 2007, 07:02:12 am ---I found this online. I have to say however that Friday the 13th is associated with bad luck in some countries only. In Spain, for example, a deeply catholic country, the bad luck day is Tuesday the 13th.
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I knew that Natali! I spent a year in Madrid in 1993/94 and that's when I was told. Funny, really.
j. U. d. E.
MaineWriter:
I haven't paid attention to floors in buildings in a while, so I can't honestly say if I remember the missing 13th floor.
I have sat in row 13 on an airplane, though, and I remember being surprised that it was numbered 13.
Leslie
Scott6373:
13
Was a very good year. Discovered I liked boys...and some of them liked me :)
David:
--- Quote from: Sheriff Roland on April 13, 2007, 06:54:07 am ---Actually my point is, THEY DO! they're just not callin' em the 13th floor - and that is just sooo silly. So, in your recent experience, your sayin owners of high rises are still not calling the 13th floor by their rightful number, hunh?
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LOL, Good point!
Actually, I have seen a few buildings where the 13th floor was only used for building machinery. Air conditioning units etc. It is only accessible by the service elevators.
Sometimes when you look up at tall buildings, you'll see that the 13th floor (if you count up windows) has a different look. Usually just vents and such. Then floor #14 and up have regular windows.
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