If you said, "Ghosts - from the song Ghostbusters, by Ray Parker, Jr, from the movie Ghostbusters," you get 3 bonus points.
Only 3? Oh, come on, that may have been the easiest music trivia question ever posted here. Nothing to do with ghosts, but today is Friday the 13th. There are fears around this date. Do you know the difference between triskaidekaphobia and paraskevidekatriaphobia? Both are fears related to the number 13, but they target different scopes.
Triskaidekaphobia is the fear or avoidance of the number 13 itself, no matter the context or day of the week. Paraskevidekatriaphobia (also called friggatriskaidekaphobia) is the specific fear of Friday the 13th. An interesting (??) bit of word trivia regarding today's date.
Am I afraid of Friday the 13th? No, I am not superstitious...
I will, however, spend the day indoors, wrapped in bubble wrap, and not have any contact with the outside world. So, no motorcycle or bicycle ride. No walking under ladders. Being especially careful around mirrors. We don't have any black cats, so I'm probably OK there.
But, I'm not superstitious. ;-)
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I was born on a Wednesday the 11th. If I had hung in there another 36 hours, my birthday would have been Friday the 13th.
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