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fayte.m | HAPPY FRIDAY THE 13th. paraskavedekatriaphobia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday_the_13th ------------------ ~Judgement Must Be Balanced With Compassion~ ~Do Not Seek Wealth From The Suffering, Or The Dire Needs Of Others~ ~Assumption Is The Bane Of Understanding~ }><}}}(*> <*){{{><{ ~~~ ~~ ~~~~ ~~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~ ~~~ |
BroodingMooodlin | Yes, but it's also my sister's birthday. |
Mirandee | Very interesting, Fayte I like the title friggatriskaidekaphobia the best. Sounds like it means fear of friggin'kaleidoscopes. hahahaha I have never had any superstition about Friday the 13th or the number 13. It always seemed silly to me that high rise buildings skip the 13th floor. To me 13 is just another number. On the whole Friday the 13th have always seemed to be lucky days for me.
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Azalaksh | I love Phobias Not to denigrate anyone's fears..... but here's a fun listing -- http://www.phobialist.com/ Some of my favorites -- Check out: Agateophobia – no need to worry, folks – I’m already there!! Alliumphobia – no problem here, I’m not a werewolf or vampire, after all….. Ataxophobia – no problem here either, must be my Uranian component….. Blennophobia – this won’t last long if you’re the mother of a boy….. Ephebiphobia – I have this now, but probably won’t in a few years….. Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia – no worries, mate!! Linonophobia – huh?? Pteronophobia – so, more than one person in the universe suffers from this?? Thank goodness I’m not plagued by any of these: Arachibutyrophobia Chrometophobia Coitophobia Consecotaleophobia Deipnophobia Eremophobia Geliophobia Hedonophobia Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia Isolophobia Ithyphallophobia Kosmikophobia Logizomechanophobia Tachophobia |
Mirandee | Good ones, Zala What do they call having a phobia about having phobias? I have a phobia about heights ( but will fly on airplanes )and also of being in close spaces ( but will take elevators ). I also don't like being too close to birds. Don't mind them at distances though. |
AcousticGod | It's not being a good Friday the 13th for the San Jose Sharks at the moment. |
goatgirl | Today is also Thomas Jefferson's birthday. ------------------ After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music." - Aldous Huxley |
fayte.m | phobophobia <psychology> Morbid dread of developing some phobia. Origin: G. Phobos, fear http://www.phobialist.com/ ------------------ ~Judgement Must Be Balanced With Compassion~ ~Do Not Seek Wealth From The Suffering, Or The Dire Needs Of Others~ ~Assumption Is The Bane Of Understanding~ }><}}}(*> <*){{{><{ ~~~ ~~ ~~~~ ~~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~ ~~~
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pixelpixie | it was my hubby's birthday too! |
future_uncertain | And my baby's 6 month birthday! She was born on Friday the 13th, too. |
Moon666Child | I never knew it was Friday the 13th, until I left my work place, but interestingly it was an amazingly positive day! hahahaha works good for vampires, perhaps. |
Mirandee | Fayte OMG, they actually do have a phobia named for fear of having phobias. I really don't mean to make light of phobias because there are some that can be crippling to people and I do have compassion for those people. I just find the names humorous and wonder where they come up with them. |
Xena | What does each part of "para...phobia" allude to? Which is the Friday bit, and which the 13th bit? Xena |
TheEvolution | "Arachibutyrophobia- Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth." HAHA! HOLY CRAP! THIS GUYS HAVE GONE CRAZY. I THINK THEY HAVE THE FEAR OF NOT CLASSIFYING A FEAR!
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fayte.m | quote: What does each part of "para...phobia" allude to? Which is the Friday bit, and which the 13th bit? Xena
Etymology: Today's word is a humorous concoction that no Greek would ever utter. It seems to be based on the Greek word for Friday "paraskeue" + dekatria "thirteen" (deka "ten" + tria "three;" not "thirteenth," which is "dekatreis") + fobos "fear" + ia, a noun suffix. "Friday the Thirteenth" in Modern Greek is "Paraskeue kai dekatreis." http://www.yourdictionary.com/wotd/wotd.pl?word=paraskavedekatriaphobia –Dr. Language, YourDictionary.com The fear of Friday the 13th is called paraskavedekatriaphobia. Alternate spellings include; paraskevodekatriaphobia or paraskevidekatriaphobia) or friggatriskaidekaphobia, and is a specialized form of triskaidekaphobia, a phobia (fear) of the number thirteen. Triskaidekaphobia- Fear of the number 13. Paraskavedekatriaphobia- Fear of Friday the 13th. http://www.phobialist.com/ http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/02/0212_040212_friday13.html
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Nephthys | I thought this was a topic about the Knowflake, Paras! |
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