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What is your wish for this Friday 13th? (Original Post) malaise Jan 2023 OP
All goons bucolic_frolic Jan 2023 #1
That Garland would dot the last i Emile Jan 2023 #2
THIS malaise Jan 2023 #6
My wife and I are now post - COVID - for us, a drive to NewHendoLib Jan 2023 #3
Sounds good malaise Jan 2023 #5
I hope to escape the evil eye of La Bruja. panader0 Jan 2023 #4
LoL malaise Jan 2023 #7
This might have been a favorite of Diego Rivera. CoopersDad Jan 2023 #12
Thanks for that link malaise Jan 2023 #15
I wish for your wish, and a peaceful day for us. niyad Jan 2023 #8
I wish that malice and discontent evaporates... MiHale Jan 2023 #9
Why just today? House of Roberts Jan 2023 #10
Same here but it's Friday 13th malaise Jan 2023 #11
Imma save us all... Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2023 #53
to win the $1B+ jackpot MissMillie Jan 2023 #13
For ALL repugs to immediately have a good conscious AND use it for good. Ferrets are Cool Jan 2023 #14
You have a better chance at malaise Jan 2023 #16
And if I DID have that lamp with the genie.... Ferrets are Cool Jan 2023 #17
Waaaaaah malaise Jan 2023 #19
heheheee Ferrets are Cool Jan 2023 #21
that was cat not carb malaise Jan 2023 #23
To avoid black cats and stepping on cracks. milestogo Jan 2023 #18
That my usual bad luck turns good for the day. BlueTsunami2018 Jan 2023 #20
Eh dalton99a Jan 2023 #22
Please explain thanks malaise Jan 2023 #30
There is really no difference between Friday 13th and another day dalton99a Jan 2023 #36
LOL malaise Jan 2023 #37
I wish a few things today. Niagara Jan 2023 #24
Love your wishes malaise Jan 2023 #25
Thank you, Malaise. Niagara Jan 2023 #27
This message was self-deleted by its author malaise Jan 2023 #26
Dropping my load in Medford and then going to a truck stop to await MarineCombatEngineer Jan 2023 #28
Is that your wish or your schedule? malaise Jan 2023 #29
My schedule, MarineCombatEngineer Jan 2023 #31
OK😀 malaise Jan 2023 #32
Hopefully...no bikers ;) Fix The Stupid Jan 2023 #33
I learn something every day from DUers malaise Jan 2023 #35
I want a new recipe for pumpkin bread I'm trying to be good. Phoenix61 Jan 2023 #34
I too have some kitchen cupboards to clean malaise Jan 2023 #40
It came out well! My neighbors will be happy. nt Phoenix61 Jan 2023 #45
The pumpkin bread? malaise Jan 2023 #46
Yes! And it made the house smell good. nt Phoenix61 Jan 2023 #49
I can imagine the smell😀 malaise Jan 2023 #56
Pain free is my #1 wish yellowdogintexas Jan 2023 #38
Hope your wishes came true malaise Jan 2023 #57
Money changers get their comeuppance. usonian Jan 2023 #39
That would be nice malaise Jan 2023 #41
I wish I could have my dad back. Unfortunately, that isn't possible because he died of Covid liberal_mama Jan 2023 #42
How sad malaise Jan 2023 #44
Sanity. Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2023 #43
+100000 bdamomma Jan 2023 #51
For all the children of the world to join hands nolabear Jan 2023 #47
Friday the 13th is usually just a day, occasionally a great day. haele Jan 2023 #48
For bdamomma Jan 2023 #50
Nothing less Kennah Jan 2023 #52
Lock them all up malaise Jan 2023 #58
I want my niece and her husband to stop fighting. KentuckyWoman Jan 2023 #54
I hope they stop fighting malaise Jan 2023 #59
I wish my mother would consider what I want Genki Hikari Jan 2023 #55
I want an evolved, benevolent race of humanoid aliens to beam conservatives Roisin Ni Fiachra Jan 2023 #60

NewHendoLib

(60,022 posts)
3. My wife and I are now post - COVID - for us, a drive to
Fri Jan 13, 2023, 09:32 AM
Jan 2023

Asheville to buy pet food and a long overdue Trader Joe run.

A nice sunny day.

An afternoon nap.

That is all!



I can't guess how any of the political stuff breaks these days, so we put it on ignore. It makes no sense.

MiHale

(9,782 posts)
9. I wish that malice and discontent evaporates...
Fri Jan 13, 2023, 09:50 AM
Jan 2023

from humanity’s soul allowing peace and harmony to enter

Ferrets are Cool

(21,110 posts)
14. For ALL repugs to immediately have a good conscious AND use it for good.
Fri Jan 13, 2023, 10:12 AM
Jan 2023
I may as well wish for a lamp with a genie in it.

Ferrets are Cool

(21,110 posts)
17. And if I DID have that lamp with the genie....
Fri Jan 13, 2023, 10:15 AM
Jan 2023

my first wish would be for every wish to be my second one. Think about it.

dalton99a

(81,599 posts)
36. There is really no difference between Friday 13th and another day
Fri Jan 13, 2023, 12:16 PM
Jan 2023

However, for that paper which was published in the British Medical Journal, the conclusion at the time was hospital admissions due to transport accidents did go up and they recommended Friday 13th believers to stay off the roads.

About ten years later, researchers in Finland looked at traffic accident data from 1989-2002 and concluded that there was in fact no difference. But again, they recommended against driving for anxious believers - just in case.

Niagara

(7,675 posts)
24. I wish a few things today.
Fri Jan 13, 2023, 10:53 AM
Jan 2023

I purchased 5 Mega Millions numbers this morning. I don't wish to win the entire jackpot, although having a chunk of play money would be nice.



I wish the Presley family peace and comfort during their time of devastating loss.


I wish that homes in the highly active tornado hit areas would be built differently. We have the resources, knowledge and technology to get this done.

Response to Niagara (Reply #24)

MarineCombatEngineer

(12,449 posts)
31. My schedule,
Fri Jan 13, 2023, 11:49 AM
Jan 2023

my wish is to just drop the load and spend the weekend at home, but that's not going to happen.

Have a great weekend.

Fix The Stupid

(948 posts)
33. Hopefully...no bikers ;)
Fri Jan 13, 2023, 11:55 AM
Jan 2023

I live near Port Dover...

Google Friday 13th, Port Dover.

Just want a nice easy ride home after work...not police directing traffic at every intersection...

But...snow here today...will cut down a LITTLE on the action...

Yes, they will still show up in the snow.



malaise

(269,187 posts)
35. I learn something every day from DUers
Fri Jan 13, 2023, 12:02 PM
Jan 2023

Why do bikers go to Port Dover on Friday the 13th?
It began innocently enough on November 13, 1981. The story goes that Chris Simons suggested to a few motorcycle buddies that they meet for a few beers at the Commercial Hotel (today known as Angelo's of Dover). Word spread about the get-together so that Friday evening on November 13, 1981 about 25 guys showed up

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Phoenix61

(17,019 posts)
34. I want a new recipe for pumpkin bread I'm trying to be good.
Fri Jan 13, 2023, 11:59 AM
Jan 2023

It got cold over night and I’m trying to clean out the cupboards before a 4 month trip so along seems like a better plan than yard work.

yellowdogintexas

(22,274 posts)
38. Pain free is my #1 wish
Fri Jan 13, 2023, 12:52 PM
Jan 2023

I would also wish for our Untouchable Cat to finally let us pet her.

Last wish: I would find a great buy on a car

malaise

(269,187 posts)
57. Hope your wishes came true
Sat Jan 14, 2023, 06:43 AM
Jan 2023

Pain is no joke. I love when the feral cats allow me to touch them. They do trust me with their kittens and they should not because I give them away.

liberal_mama

(1,495 posts)
42. I wish I could have my dad back. Unfortunately, that isn't possible because he died of Covid
Fri Jan 13, 2023, 03:36 PM
Jan 2023

two months ago.

So I guess I hope people wear masks and take precautions so other families don't have to suffer the terrible agony that my family is suffering.

haele

(12,681 posts)
48. Friday the 13th is usually just a day, occasionally a great day.
Fri Jan 13, 2023, 07:38 PM
Jan 2023

My office lottery pool won ~$700k on a Friday the 13th a dozen or so years ago, netting everyone $26k after taxes.
Paid off a lot pre-ACA medical bills that were hanging over our head with that money. And got a Genuine Buddy Scooter for commuting back and forth to work.

Haele

KentuckyWoman

(6,697 posts)
54. I want my niece and her husband to stop fighting.
Sat Jan 14, 2023, 01:09 AM
Jan 2023

Since the baby came everything with those 2 is mortal combat. It's heartbreaking and getting worse. Both of them, their natural instinct is to see each other as the enemy instead of the actual problem to be solved. They have proven to be an absolute powerhouse when they work together. Unfortunately they managed to get on so well that it took being new parent level tired to show the cracks.

It was so bad at my house tonight I finally had a say. In the most loving way I could but I did not exactly sugar coat things. So if I get any wish for Friday the 13th its that the resolve they seem to have when they left here tonight sticks. These two "kids" are a great pair and I know love each other. But if they can't fight the trouble instead of each other, they are doomed.

****

Oh and if I can get a 2nd wish it would be every narcissist and psychopath on planet earth would instantly transport straight to whatever that giant hell hole is in Siberia. The one they expect to burn for another 1000 years.

 

Genki Hikari

(1,766 posts)
55. I wish my mother would consider what I want
Sat Jan 14, 2023, 04:32 AM
Jan 2023

For once in her stupid life.

She's never, ever meant it when she asked what I wanted for a birthday or holiday. If I told her I wanted X, she would literally reply with, "Oh, no, you don't want that." As if I don't know my own fricking mind.

One time when she asked, I finally told her, get whatever you're going to get, because no matter what I tell you I want, you'll get what you want me to have, anyway, and maybe I can get something for it on eBay. She tried her typical manipulative gaslighting of boohooing to everyone she could about how awful I was for saying that to her, to try to get them to shame me into apologizing for what I said. It didn't work. I would have eaten a barrel of mice tits before I took it back.

And don't even get me started on how I'm ticked off STILL over how she refused to let schools promote me ahead because she stupidly worried more about my "social" development than intellectual. I'm an introvert. I don't and won't and never will give a hootin' holler about social anything. All of that garbage is STUPID to me. All she did by holding me back was make me hate school AND people more than I already did.

And it didn't help with how I wasn't so fond of her, either.

So I wish I'd had a real mother, and not the one I was tortured with.

Roisin Ni Fiachra

(2,574 posts)
60. I want an evolved, benevolent race of humanoid aliens to beam conservatives
Sat Jan 14, 2023, 09:10 AM
Jan 2023

up to their ships and perform painless, corrective laser surgery on the part(s) of their brains that prevents them from evolving out of the juvenile, self-destructive hateful behavior that is causing so much harm to all human societies, and the inevitable destruction of life on our planet.

Starting with the wealthy throwbacks among them.

"Conversion therapy" for fascists.

And everyone lives happily ever after. Wars become extinct, nasty diseases are cured, everyone has enough to eat, and all good things never come to an end.

Then our lovely alien friends leave our planet in search of the next planet they plan to save from destruction by fascism.

Hey now, if we're gonna make wishes, why not go big time?

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