Considering that today is this year's only Friday the 13th, it was hardly surprising people would be a tad jittery.
So I have an acquaintance who has decided not to venture out from her home today; there is yet another colleague who got his tickets to travel back home postponed from today to tomorrow.
While some cases border on the bizarre, one thing is for sure, alarm bells sure trigger off when it comes to Friday the 13th.
And I am speaking for quite a generous proportion here.
There are of course the exceptions, people who try and shatter the superstitious hex that seemingly surrounds this date. So you have our unconventional director, M. Night Shyamalan who releases his movie “The Happening” today. But then again, it falls in the horror genre, so I can't say I am surprised.
You also have Black Sabbath which released its debut album on the (un)lucky day as far back as 1970. Going by its sales, the album was anything but star-crossed.
And now, a new Dutch study says that Fridays the 13th, long considered to be ominous, are in actual fact, safer than average Fridays. It points out statistics to corroborate its findings, citing that there are fewer accidents, fires, and thefts on Fridays the 13th as compared to your average Friday. However, people who believe this are less and too far in between.
There are however those who swear by the hard luck that befalls people on such days.
Whatever the case may be, I sure hope no gloominess comes my way.
Lemme jus knock my chair twice though.
There! now what was I saying?
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