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The FRIDAY THREAD from the FReeper Canteen ~ FRIDAY, the 13th! ~ Friday, May 13, 2005!
The Canteen Crew, and FRiends of the Canteen | May 13, 2005

Posted on 05/12/2005 7:46:57 PM PDT by tomkow6

 
 
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...walk under ladders?....throw salt over your shoulder?.....black cat cross your path?.....lucky horse shoes?......Ladybird, ladybird, fly away home......Skin Of Your Teeth?.........3 lights on a match?......did you drop the scissors?....were you singing before seven?.... did you bite you tongue?...

Are you superstitious?

It's Friday the 13th
with so much to dread.
Some people ignore it
and just stay in bed.

Silly Superstitions

It's bad luck to walk under a ladder. This came from the early Christian belief that a leaning ladder formed a triangle with the wall and ground. You must never violate the Holy Trinity by walking through a triangle, lest you be considered in league with the devil. (And you all know what good Christians did to people they suspected of being in league with the devil.)

Beware of Friday the Thirteenth. Those who know about these things, inform us that Adam and Eve were expelled from the Garden of Eden on a Friday, Noah's flood started on a Friday, and Christ was crucified on a Friday. Christians also noted that twelve witches plus one devil are present at Satanic ceremonies so Friday and 13 make a deadly combination.

God Bless You. During the sixth century, it was customary to congratulate people who sneezed because they were expelling evil from their bodies. Later, when a great plague took hold of Europe, and people began sneezing violently, the Pope passed a law. Since sneezing meant that the person was going to die of plague, people were required to bless the sneezer.

Don't spill the salt. Although some people believe that Judas spilt salt during the last supper, this claim can't be proven. Salt was a very precious expensive commodity in the middle ages. It was also used for medicinal purposes. If you spilled any, you must immediately throw it over your left shoulder to strike the nasty spirits in the eye, thus preventing sickness.

Wear a St. Christopher Medal when you travel. Historians don't believe there ever was a Saint Christopher.

Black cats are evil. In ancient Egypt, the Goddess Bast, was a black female cat. Christian priests wanted to wipe out all traces of other religions so convinced their ignorant followers to destroy the evil demons that were black cats. While they were at it, they destroyed the kindly little old ladies who cared for the cats believing them to be witches.

Ladybird, ladybird, fly away home. It is bad luck to kill a ladybug because it represents the Virgin Mary.

Pie In The Sky. Of course, this means to search for the impossible dream but it originated in the early 1900's. A famous labor organizer named Joe Hill was extremely critical of the clergy's treatment of slaves. He wrote a tune called 'The Preacher and the Slave" accusing the clergy of making false promises of a better life in heaven while people starved on earth. The song goes: 'Work and pray, live on hay. You'll get pie in the sky when you die. That's a lie!'

Skin Of Your Teeth. This saying means to barely escape from a harrowing situation. It comes from Job 19:20, where God inflicts all sorts of terrible things on one of those who love him. Poor Job had all his animals stolen, his children die, his house collapse and his body covered with sores. Job has this to say; "My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh, and I am escaped with the skin of my teeth."

Fleshpot. - Today 'fleshpot' describes decadence. In the time of Moses, it was a large pot in which to boil meat. Somehow, preachers managed to change the meaning to scare their flock about 'sins of the flesh'.

To make a scapegoat. - The poor scapegoat gets the punishment for everyone else's mistakes. God condoned this cruelty to animals in Leviticus 16:7-10 "And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the Lord, and the other for the scapegoat." The scapegoat got to escape, and carry the tribe's sins into the wilderness, to be eaten by some animal instead of being offered alive as a sacrifice for the Lord.


Get a rabbit's foot, a 4-leaf clover
or even a horseshoe.
If you think that might help,
it could always be true.


But no matter how much it
seems like an unlucky time,
It isn't any fun
to sit home and whine.

So, I've only got one thing to say...

Do YOU have any SUPERSTITIONS?????

Material posted is not meant to offend ANYONE!



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To: Kathy in Alaska

I don't know if I told you, but I have been building a guitar..., I strung it up for the first time yesterday. It sounds wonderful.


141 posted on 05/13/2005 2:16:44 AM PDT by Aeronaut (I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things - Saint-Exupery)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Hello Kathy.


142 posted on 05/13/2005 2:17:10 AM PDT by Pusterfuss (You know, doing what is right is easy. The problem is knowing what is right. LBJ)
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To: HopeandGlory
Thanks, Hope, for today's Pledge. Really cute. Thank you, AfghanMan, for your service to America. Prayers sent for your safety and success of mission. Hello, Penguin Girl.


143 posted on 05/13/2005 2:17:52 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ next campaign is Operation 4th of July~)
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To: Aeronaut

Building your own....is it your first? How satisfying to have it sound wonderful.


144 posted on 05/13/2005 2:19:34 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ next campaign is Operation 4th of July~)
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To: tomkow6
Black cats are evil.

And your point is...?

145 posted on 05/13/2005 2:20:37 AM PDT by uglybiker (A woman's most powerful weapon is a guy's imagination.)
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To: Kathy in Alaska
Building your own....is it your first?

My first. I have already started on my second.

146 posted on 05/13/2005 2:20:41 AM PDT by Aeronaut (I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things - Saint-Exupery)
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To: Aeronaut

Pretty cool!!!


147 posted on 05/13/2005 2:27:30 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ next campaign is Operation 4th of July~)
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To: uncleshag

Thank you, Jay, (on the left) for helping keep us free. Prayers for your safety and success of mission.

YIKES, uncle.....traffic control in Baghdad is a tough job these days!!


148 posted on 05/13/2005 2:31:26 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ next campaign is Operation 4th of July~)
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To: cbkaty; jdrgarland

And we thank our veterans for their service to America.


149 posted on 05/13/2005 2:36:00 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ next campaign is Operation 4th of July~)
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To: txradioguy

Thanks, txradioguy, for your service to America.
Congrats on your morning drive time radio show for your fellow soldiers.


150 posted on 05/13/2005 2:36:42 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ next campaign is Operation 4th of July~)
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To: Kathy in Alaska
Number one.


151 posted on 05/13/2005 2:38:02 AM PDT by Aeronaut (I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things - Saint-Exupery)
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To: Aeronaut

Very nice! From scratch?


152 posted on 05/13/2005 2:50:46 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ next campaign is Operation 4th of July~)
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To: AirForceMom

Thank you, Jason (far right), for your service to America.
Prayers for your safety and success of mission.


153 posted on 05/13/2005 2:51:33 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ next campaign is Operation 4th of July~)
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To: Kathy in Alaska
From scratch?

From a kit. Number 2 will be from scratch.

154 posted on 05/13/2005 2:52:44 AM PDT by Aeronaut (I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things - Saint-Exupery)
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To: tomkow6; beachn4fun; Kathy in Alaska; bentfeather; Mrs.Nooseman; cedarswingman; txradioguy; ...
Top of the mornin to you! I've been so busy this morning, I didn't pay attention to the time. Beachn has kept me extremely busy (on a secret project), and time got away from me.

Today is Friday! Whether you work today or not, you can still have some fun in the canteen (and possibly outside the canteen). LOL

God bless America!

God bless all who love and serve her!

Hugs!

155 posted on 05/13/2005 2:59:07 AM PDT by CelticLass (Have you thanked a soldier today? Have you thanked the Lord for that soldier?)
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To: Aeronaut

Neat!


156 posted on 05/13/2005 3:00:20 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ next campaign is Operation 4th of July~)
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To: Its_me_K.E.T.; WVNan

Thank you, Brian, 3rd ACR, for your service to America.
Prayers for your safety and success of mission.


157 posted on 05/13/2005 3:01:06 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ next campaign is Operation 4th of July~)
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To: txradioguy; Laurita; Jet Jaguar; Old Sarge; USAF_TSgt; darkwing104; BykrBayb; HopeandGlory; ...

158 posted on 05/13/2005 3:03:42 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ next campaign is Operation 4th of July~)
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To: CelticLass
Good morning, CL............supposed to rain today. Supposed to yesterday, but nary a drop.
159 posted on 05/13/2005 3:05:55 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ next campaign is Operation 4th of July~)
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To: All

Our National Anthem

160 posted on 05/13/2005 3:06:44 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ next campaign is Operation 4th of July~)
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