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4 Responses to “The Origins of 7 Common Superstitions”
That’s because the Templars were a socialist society–imagine holding all funds in common for the good of the Order. The very nerve!
Since the Templar’s Bad Day happened in the 14th century and the authors didn’t find any reference to Friday the 13th as an unlucky day until the 19th century, it’s probably appropriate to leave it out as a possible explanation. It was probably thought up ex post facto to provide a reasonable explanation for the unluckiness of the day.
Reminds me of some apocryphal explanations for the gauge of American railroads and the origin of the phrase, “Cold enough to freeze the ball off a brass monkey”, both of which I’ve heard and both of which are completely bogus. Some people just have too much time on their hands.
The king of France killed them because he owed them money and didn’t feel like paying it back.
So what’s that got to do with their being socialist? Many a capitalist has been crushed over the centuries for the same reason.
October 6th, 2011 at 11:17
Surprised that there was no mention of Friday the 13th being connected to the Knights Templar.
October 6th, 2011 at 16:23
That’s because the Templars were a socialist society–imagine holding all funds in common for the good of the Order. The very nerve!
Since the Templar’s Bad Day happened in the 14th century and the authors didn’t find any reference to Friday the 13th as an unlucky day until the 19th century, it’s probably appropriate to leave it out as a possible explanation. It was probably thought up ex post facto to provide a reasonable explanation for the unluckiness of the day.
Reminds me of some apocryphal explanations for the gauge of American railroads and the origin of the phrase, “Cold enough to freeze the ball off a brass monkey”, both of which I’ve heard and both of which are completely bogus. Some people just have too much time on their hands.
October 6th, 2011 at 19:52
‘The Templars were a socialist society’ … yeah, and look where it got them. Kinda gives you a peek at your own future, doesn’t it?
October 7th, 2011 at 09:49
The king of France killed them because he owed them money and didn’t feel like paying it back.
So what’s that got to do with their being socialist? Many a capitalist has been crushed over the centuries for the same reason.