Before you go worrying about Friday the 13th, see what a great excuse for a party it is! On December 13, 1940, Chicago's Anti-Superstition Society held a Friday the 13th party at the Merchants & Manufacturers Club of Chicago. A good time was had by all. LIFE magazine was there, so there are plenty of great pictures of members breaking mirrors, spilling salt, and lighting three on a match. Link -via Metafilter
(Image credit: William C. Shrout/Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images)
1940. Breaking mirrors and spilling salt. And a few days later the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbour? 1940!
Abusive comment hidden.
(Show it anyway.)
Pearl harbor was attacked in December of 1941.
Abusive comment hidden.
(Show it anyway.)
I watched an old episode of Superman (The Lucky Cat) a while back based on these guys. I didn't realize it was a real thing.
Abusive comment hidden.
(Show it anyway.)
It’s bad luck to be superstitious!!
Abusive comment hidden.
(Show it anyway.)
"A few days later"... Or Dec 7, 1941, to be precise. At least Valentine got the right decade.
Abusive comment hidden.
(Show it anyway.)