Let us all say it together, triskaidekaphobia.

That is seventeen letters, seven syllables and one meaning; the fear of the number 13.

The fear of the number 13 originally came from Judas being the thirteenth person at “the Last Supper,” the night before Jesus Christ’s death on “Good Friday.”

According to the Bible, Judas betrayed Jesus Christ then hung himself.

Not looking good for you,13.

Actually, Jose Vizcaino played major league baseball for 17 years and he wore the number 13 while he played for the World Series champion New York Yankees in 2000. He made millions of dollars during his career too. Does not sound so unlucky does it?

But, let me introduce you to friggatriskaidekaphobia, the fear of Friday the 13th.

NO! We just got over the frights and fears of Halloween! Now we have to deal with Friday the 13th?

This is awful. Do you know how many bad things happen on this day? Lucky for us, it will not be a full moon. As a matter of fact, the moon will only be two percent visible Friday night.

Just warning you, the next full moon is on Nov. 25. So you have time to prepare.

But seriously, Friday the 13th, keep your bad luck and bad juju away from us!

Alright, maybe that is a bit of an exaggerated reaction to a Friday night. To be fair, it is just a silly superstition right?

Maybe it just depends on who you are and what you believe in.  In reality, you could spend five minutes researching the “unlucky” day on the Internet and you would find enough material from conspiracy theorists and fear mongering nuts to scare yourself and your friends.

There are countless instances of scary, eerie and probably some tragic things happening on Friday the 13^th, which are probably just coincidences people most likely just take notice of because of the day they occurred.

For many of us, our worst memory related to the date is maybe a not-so-scary movie or the words of an overly concerned parent who decided to give you a much earlier curfew just because the date.

Really mom? Tonight was the big night for the Satanic Cult Klan Club meeting.

So how about we go over some more positives about 13 and Friday the 13th.

According to an article last year from Time magazine’s Laura Stampler, there are “actually good things” which have happened on this date.

Lyndon B. Johnson signed an executive order on October 13, 1967 to eliminate hiring discrimination based on gender.

The accordion was patented on January 13, 1854. Steve Urkel played the accordion. If that does not spell out inherent goodness then what does?

Either way, it is all silly. Friday the 13th is a superstition and you should always live life like you have responsibilities the next day anyway. So be careful always, not just Friday.