Monday, January 16, 2006

Tidbit of INFO

Paraskevidekatriaphobia - Fear of Friday the 13th. (besides wishing I knew
how to pronounce this word, I would like to know who and how they came up
with such a word to describe this phobia)
It is estimated that 21 million Americans suffer with this. Even those who
say they don't put much stock in superstition, when asked, said they would
not plan their wedding on a Friday the 13th, start a new job, or close on a
house on that day.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Paraskevidekatriaphobia is 3 (modern) Greek words one after the other:
Paraskevi = Friday
Dekatria = Thirteen
Phobia = Fear

yeah, i'm a geek