WEBVTT - How Friday the 13th Works

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<v Speaker 1>Hey there, welcome to the podcast. I'm Josh. Chuck is

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<v Speaker 1>with me as always prison couldn't live without him. You

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<v Speaker 1>put the two of us together, you get a lumpy

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<v Speaker 1>little podcast called Stuff you Should Know, right, Chuck. And

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<v Speaker 1>that's what you guys are listening to now. And if

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<v Speaker 1>you are listening to this on its original publishing date,

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<v Speaker 1>you should be nervous because that means that tomorrow is Friday. Indeed,

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<v Speaker 1>and before we really get started, Chuck, I think we

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<v Speaker 1>should give a proper shout out to two of our listeners,

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<v Speaker 1>Camera Clark and Party Gabriel. Right, this is actually a

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<v Speaker 1>listeners suggestion. Yes, this is our second one. The first

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<v Speaker 1>one's body Armory. Yeah, um and uh. Both the Cameron

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<v Speaker 1>and Party independently suggested that we do a podcast on

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<v Speaker 1>Friday thirteen, and um, we haven't gotten to the bottom

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<v Speaker 1>whether or not they're separated at birth or anything like that.

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<v Speaker 1>But it's a swell, Ida it is. It is so

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<v Speaker 1>here we are right the day before. So chuck, Um,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm well, actually I'm a terribly superstitious person. I can't

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<v Speaker 1>really say that I'm not, but I know people who

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<v Speaker 1>aren't that still kind of take a little extra measure

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<v Speaker 1>of caution when Friday the thirteenth rolls around, right? Are

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<v Speaker 1>you like that? Uh? No, I'm not really that superstitious,

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<v Speaker 1>and I don't really think about Friday. It's not even

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<v Speaker 1>on your mind. No. I mean I realized that if

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<v Speaker 1>I look at the calendar, but I don't think two

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<v Speaker 1>things about it. Okay, one thing, I am of less

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<v Speaker 1>intellect than you know, you're just more superstitious. That's the

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<v Speaker 1>same thing. Um, So Chuck, I guess what I'm trying

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<v Speaker 1>to say is that there's actually the a phobia. There's

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<v Speaker 1>a genuine phobia. I don't consider myself having a phobia,

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<v Speaker 1>but there is a phobia on the books. And this

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<v Speaker 1>is all you, buddy, It is all me. And that

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<v Speaker 1>word that phobia is Paris skevit Eco tree a phobia.

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<v Speaker 1>That is awesome, thank you very hard. It looks like

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<v Speaker 1>the alphabet when I look at the word it is,

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<v Speaker 1>it's it looks like the cyrillic alphabet almost right, it's

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<v Speaker 1>like all consonants. Um. But that is the actual fear

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<v Speaker 1>of Friday the thirteenth. And people actually do suffer from

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<v Speaker 1>this phobia. Um. One of the weird things about it

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<v Speaker 1>is it is this particular phobia. Paris skebat Eca tree

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<v Speaker 1>a phobia is um a cultural completely cultural construct Western

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<v Speaker 1>very much. So yeah again with yeah, so let's let's

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<v Speaker 1>get into this. Why do people hate thirteen? First of all,

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<v Speaker 1>have you noticed in our building? Um, there's no thirteenth

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<v Speaker 1>floor marked on the elevator, right, even though there is

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<v Speaker 1>a thirteenth floor, it is marked fourteen right, Okay, but yes,

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<v Speaker 1>it's still a thirteenth floor. You can call it whatever

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<v Speaker 1>you want. I know, teen. Yeah, you can put lipstick

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<v Speaker 1>on a hockey, mom, and you know, still a pit

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<v Speaker 1>poll so um. And it's not just floors and buildings.

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<v Speaker 1>Hotels often don't have a room thirteen, planes don't have

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<v Speaker 1>It's that's just weird, right, it's weird. It's unusual to

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<v Speaker 1>me that it's placed such a role in our culture

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<v Speaker 1>that they actually go out of their way to do this. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>and let me give you one more, Uh, Little League Baseball,

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<v Speaker 1>when I wore the number thirteen, zero point zero zero

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<v Speaker 1>batting average for the season, hit in the head twice.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's entirely possible that thirteen isn't a very good number,

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<v Speaker 1>possibly an untoward number. It's possible that you stink at baseball.

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<v Speaker 1>That's actually much more likely. But okay, so anyway, this

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<v Speaker 1>is old, and like you said, it's it's rooted in

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<v Speaker 1>in Western culture. And actually the fear of Friday the

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<v Speaker 1>thirteenth is the convergence actually of two superstitions and Friday. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>we haven't liked either of those things for a while.

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<v Speaker 1>And uh, it's not just uh, it's this Western conception

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<v Speaker 1>of Friday the thirteenth being uh a nervous a nervous

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<v Speaker 1>date Um is actually rooted in Norse mythology and Christianity,

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<v Speaker 1>and they seem very separate, but they actually came together, um,

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<v Speaker 1>and one played off of the other to develop this

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<v Speaker 1>current fear we have. So you want to you want

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<v Speaker 1>to take it, well, I can tell you a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit about about the Norse aspect of it. Um. In

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<v Speaker 1>Norse mythology, there was a hero called Balder, and Balder

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<v Speaker 1>was killed at a banquet by another god, Loki. Did

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<v Speaker 1>you ever read Marvel store comics, Loki was always the

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<v Speaker 1>bad guy. Yeah. Yeah, And so Balder was killed by Loki,

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<v Speaker 1>who basically crashed Balder's party. It was a dinner party

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<v Speaker 1>of twelve and he was the thirteenth guest. So that

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<v Speaker 1>story when you tie into Christianity, the Last Supper Um,

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<v Speaker 1>Judas who betrayed Christ was guest. Yeah. So one of

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<v Speaker 1>the common um fears is are common things that's never

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<v Speaker 1>go to a dinner party of thirteen. Yeah, it just

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<v Speaker 1>seems like a good rule of thumb after you know,

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<v Speaker 1>those two very monumental um experiences in history under those circumstances. Um. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>So so you said that that kind of ties in

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<v Speaker 1>this Last Supper and then this banquet in in christian Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>in the Christian religion in Norse mythology, right, Um, And

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<v Speaker 1>there's there's actually a kind of a school of thought

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<v Speaker 1>out there, and um it basically says that Judaism, Christianity,

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<v Speaker 1>and pretty much everything that came after that is rooted

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<v Speaker 1>in ancient Egyptian religion. Did you know this? I did not.

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<v Speaker 1>You're schooling me. Okay, you're ready. So there's this guy

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<v Speaker 1>named Tom Harper. He's an atorium and he compiled a

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<v Speaker 1>book in two thousand four called Pagan Christ. And you

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<v Speaker 1>can make an argument that he gets a little too granular,

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<v Speaker 1>like he's he's proved his point too much, and perhaps

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<v Speaker 1>he's being led to see what he wants to see. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>But basically what he's he are, he argues, is that UM,

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<v Speaker 1>Christianity and Judaism Uh just basically took popular beliefs that

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<v Speaker 1>have been around for centuries thanks to the chemites the

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<v Speaker 1>ancient Egyptians, specifically between Christianity and the ancient Egyptian mythology. UM. Horace,

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<v Speaker 1>who's like the main guy right, which we'll get too later,

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<v Speaker 1>and listener, Horace and Jesus Christ bearer a very striking resemblance. UM.

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<v Speaker 1>Just some of the details. First of all, their their embodiment,

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<v Speaker 1>they're they're like the savior of mankind under each religion.

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<v Speaker 1>But then there's details too, like um, both were born

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<v Speaker 1>in stables. UM. Both both births were heralded by stars. UM.

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<v Speaker 1>Both had the ability to raise the dead Um and Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>But the births of both of them were witnessed by shepherds.

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<v Speaker 1>It just kind of goes on and on, and he

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<v Speaker 1>he finds a couple of hundred comparisons, and as you

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<v Speaker 1>as you look at some of you're like, yeah, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>that's kind of a stretch, but some of your like

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<v Speaker 1>are these are really close? Right? And it's not like

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<v Speaker 1>the ancient Egyptians were um Or without contact with anybody.

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<v Speaker 1>The Greeks learned Um, most of what they knew about

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<v Speaker 1>mathematics and astronomy and all that from the Egyptian. So

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<v Speaker 1>all these people were interacting. It's entirely possible. The thing

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<v Speaker 1>is is Harper doesn't necessarily manage to prove anything. He

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<v Speaker 1>illuminates a bunch of stuff, which I think was his intention. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>but it does underlie or undermine this UM, this competition

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<v Speaker 1>that it seems like the early Christian Church had with

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<v Speaker 1>everybody else. Right. Um. If you look at one of

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<v Speaker 1>the one of the parallels between Horse Um and Uh Christ,

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<v Speaker 1>their births were celebrated around the same time UM, and

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<v Speaker 1>people point out that things like the choice of when

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<v Speaker 1>Christmas lies on Um or when Easter lies on these

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<v Speaker 1>were kind of placed around the time of pagan holidays

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<v Speaker 1>to compete with them, so people wouldn't would have to choose.

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<v Speaker 1>They couldn't go, well, I'm gonna be pagan on this

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<v Speaker 1>date and then you know, a month down the road,

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<v Speaker 1>I could to have Christmas. Two. That's not good, right

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<v Speaker 1>if you're going to try to get everybody to your flock. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>And one of the one of the pagan groups that

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<v Speaker 1>were heavily targeted by the Early Church, where the Norse

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<v Speaker 1>and what there's a there's an idea that thirteen. They

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<v Speaker 1>already didn't like thirteen. But the Norse were also very

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<v Speaker 1>um they venerated women. Uh, and the Early Church was

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<v Speaker 1>not big into women having power of any kind. So

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<v Speaker 1>um Frigga, who was actually Balder, the hero Balder's mother,

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<v Speaker 1>she um used to show up at witch covens, so

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<v Speaker 1>there'll be twelve witches and she'd bete under Christian cosmology,

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<v Speaker 1>and he time you've got twelve, which is the thirteenth,

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<v Speaker 1>one is going to be the devil exactly. They were

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<v Speaker 1>all these um this competition created all of this um

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<v Speaker 1>accepted ideas in one culture were you know, horrible and

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<v Speaker 1>and bad and under Christianity, it was competition. Right, that's

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<v Speaker 1>good stuff. Thanks a lot. I'm impressed. Okay, So, um, Friday,

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<v Speaker 1>the day Friday actually in Christianity is also unlucky, considered

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<v Speaker 1>to be unlucky. Yes, you want to take that. Sure, Um,

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<v Speaker 1>supposedly Christ was crucified on a Friday, not say supposedly,

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<v Speaker 1>that's what they say. And uh, some theologians, theologians excuse me,

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<v Speaker 1>say that Adam and Eve eight the forbidden Fruit on

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<v Speaker 1>a Friday. So that's another bad mark against it. The

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<v Speaker 1>Great Flood began on a Friday when Noah built the

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<v Speaker 1>Ark and flooded the earth. No, it didn't flood the earth,

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<v Speaker 1>he built the arc. And uh. A lot of Christians

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<v Speaker 1>in the past would not begin any new project or

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<v Speaker 1>trip on a Friday because they thought it would be doomed. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>So you take that Friday and you take the thirteen

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<v Speaker 1>and you marry them. And a lot of people think

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<v Speaker 1>that that's why Friday thirteenth came about. Is badness? Yeah?

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<v Speaker 1>So is that the case? I mean, is that is

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<v Speaker 1>that true? Is there badness to it? Well, it depends

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<v Speaker 1>on who you ask. Um. There have been studies here

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<v Speaker 1>and there there was one in nine the British medical

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<v Speaker 1>journal UH published one I love this title is Friday

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<v Speaker 1>thirteenth Bad for your Health? And they compared a ratio

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<v Speaker 1>of traffic volume to the number of automobile accidents on

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<v Speaker 1>Friday to six and Friday over a period of several years,

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<v Speaker 1>and what they found out was consistently fewer people chose

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<v Speaker 1>to drive on Friday, but the number of hospital admissions

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<v Speaker 1>due to UH car accidents went up compared to a

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<v Speaker 1>normal Friday. Did did they conclude that it was possibly

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<v Speaker 1>because people were a little more on edge on Friday

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<v Speaker 1>thirte or what? I think that that was one of

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<v Speaker 1>the conclusions. Yeah, which sort of makes But that is

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<v Speaker 1>strange that there is a an increase on pay right,

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<v Speaker 1>which goes back to the thing that you were talking

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<v Speaker 1>about with Harper. Perhaps you're looking. When you're looking for something,

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<v Speaker 1>you're bound to find it. I remember And did you

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<v Speaker 1>see the movie Pie, Yes, Darren Aronovski's first film, Drill

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<v Speaker 1>to the Head. Yeah, that was tough. Um, they've raised

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<v Speaker 1>a similar thing. And you know when the old the

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<v Speaker 1>old guy kind of assaulted the dude and said, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>if you look for any number, you're gonna find it.

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<v Speaker 1>If the number in your head is twenty four you're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna find twenty four steps to your apartment twenty four

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<v Speaker 1>Uh times that you used a whisk to beat the eggs,

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<v Speaker 1>that kind of thing. So perhaps that plays a part

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<v Speaker 1>as well. Yeah, there's a psychological bias. I guess right,

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<v Speaker 1>you're preparing yourself. You're looking harder than usual. Right, that

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<v Speaker 1>makes sense. Well, um, you know, if you went to

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<v Speaker 1>Italy on Friday the thirteenth, you would probably find very

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<v Speaker 1>few people who, um, were particularly moved by it. True

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<v Speaker 1>in Italy, actually the unlucky number seventeen because under Roman

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<v Speaker 1>numerals that would be what X V I I, and

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<v Speaker 1>if you rearrange them to v I x I, that

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<v Speaker 1>is he lived and it's past tense. And you often

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<v Speaker 1>find that on gravestones. Seventeen is an unlucky number. Try

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<v Speaker 1>scaring somebody around here with seventeen. It's not gonna happen.

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<v Speaker 1>They'll just blink it you a little bit and walk away. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>I've got another couple of examples of thirteen being a

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<v Speaker 1>good thing. Uh. And Judaism thirteen is and is the

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<v Speaker 1>age at which a boy matures into a man. And

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<v Speaker 1>you have your bar mitzvah. So that's good. Uh. Colgate University,

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<v Speaker 1>did you know this one? No? I didn't share this one.

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<v Speaker 1>They are a liberal, liberal arts college in New York,

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<v Speaker 1>a state, and they love the number thirteen. The tradition

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<v Speaker 1>there they said Colgate was founded by thirteen men with

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<v Speaker 1>thirteen dollars and thirteen prayers and thirteen articles and universities

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<v Speaker 1>actually at thirteen Oak Drive. So every Friday thirteenth they

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<v Speaker 1>throw a big party basically and really embrace it and

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<v Speaker 1>where the school colors in that kind of thing. That's

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<v Speaker 1>pretty cool. So they're gonna have one tomorrow then, h yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, yeah some excuse me, someone's at Colgate University

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<v Speaker 1>right now listening to this and they're swelling some keg

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<v Speaker 1>beer to Friday thirteenth. I think that'd be pretty cool. So,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, in Japan and China with the unlucky number,

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<v Speaker 1>isn't it for it is four? Because apparently in both languages,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm surprised to hear this um in both languages,

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<v Speaker 1>the pronunciation of the number four is very very much

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<v Speaker 1>similar to the pronunciation for the word death. So you

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<v Speaker 1>may not find a four on like a menu and

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<v Speaker 1>a Chinese restaurant or something like that. Right, I'm going

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<v Speaker 1>to keep an eye out actually in the future. See

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<v Speaker 1>if there's a four that's like the number four meal

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<v Speaker 1>and a Chinese menu that Yeah, maybe it's happy family. Maybe.

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<v Speaker 1>So I got a few more thirteens for you, if

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<v Speaker 1>you're if you're patient. Uh. In the world of sports,

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<v Speaker 1>there have been some very famous, awesome athletes that wore

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<v Speaker 1>the number thirteen, So you would think it would not

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<v Speaker 1>be unlucky. Damn Marino one of the best quarterbacks to

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<v Speaker 1>ever play, but one of the best quarter x to

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<v Speaker 1>ever play and not win a Super Bowl. Yeah, it

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<v Speaker 1>makes you wonder how much better he would have been

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<v Speaker 1>had he not warn't thirteen? Right Alex, first thing that

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<v Speaker 1>comes to my mind, Sure, Alex Rodriguez, famous baseball player

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<v Speaker 1>right now for the New York Yankees. He could be

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<v Speaker 1>a superstar. He is a superstar and he wears the

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<v Speaker 1>number thirteen. But the Yankees have not been to a

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<v Speaker 1>World Series since he joined their roster. That is interesting.

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<v Speaker 1>Two four, even though they have the powerhouse all star lineup,

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<v Speaker 1>So maybe that's unlucky. And Will Chamberlain is thirteen, but

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<v Speaker 1>he wants all kinds of things, So yeah, I'd say

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<v Speaker 1>that is lucky in that case. Yeah. Yeah, I've heard

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<v Speaker 1>people say the third the number thirteen is a lucky number,

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<v Speaker 1>but that's not my experience. I'm among you know, a

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<v Speaker 1>Rod and Dan Marino is is just a failed sports

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<v Speaker 1>figure who to the number thirteen? Well, I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>if I could call them failed sports figures. They he

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<v Speaker 1>has a batting average very much higher than zero point zero. Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>Friday thirteenth films, Sure you've seen some of these. There

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<v Speaker 1>have been twelve, including the ones they haven't. Yes, they've

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<v Speaker 1>made twelve of those. Well, there there were eleven original films,

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<v Speaker 1>including the Freddy versus Jason thing that was pretty much terrible.

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<v Speaker 1>But tomorrow actually is the release of the remake of

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<v Speaker 1>the original. Yes, and that makes the fourth one in

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<v Speaker 1>the series to be released on Friday. Wow, so it's

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<v Speaker 1>good marketing. So this is twelve. This is the number

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<v Speaker 1>of the twelfth one. Surely they're going to make it

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<v Speaker 1>to thirteen, right, Well, they're probably gonna start remaking them all,

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<v Speaker 1>I would say if this is successful, and this year

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<v Speaker 1>there are three Friday the thirteenths actually, which is kind

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<v Speaker 1>of unusual, and two months in a row, February and March,

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<v Speaker 1>which is very unusual. So that's good stuff. I agree.

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<v Speaker 1>And I got one more for you. The band Black Sabbath.

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<v Speaker 1>I love Sabbath. Yea, we both do. They released their

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<v Speaker 1>debut album and on February Friday, February. That seems like

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<v Speaker 1>something they would do. Yeah. Absolutely, Yeah. Isn't that crazy.

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<v Speaker 1>They've been around since seventy Yeah. Isn't it crazy that

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<v Speaker 1>Ozzie can still walk barely? Yeah? Well, that's funny that

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<v Speaker 1>you bring up the calendar, Chuck, because I've got one

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<v Speaker 1>last little snippet. M One of the reasons why Friday

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<v Speaker 1>is a problem is because we moved to a solar

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<v Speaker 1>calendar under Pope Gregory the Fifth. I think, yeah, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>so he he commanded that we moved to a solar

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<v Speaker 1>calendar from a lunar calendar. Again paganism. Uh and and

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<v Speaker 1>because in the pagan culture and in the pagan calendar,

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<v Speaker 1>there are actually thirteen months based on the lunar cycle,

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<v Speaker 1>which is connected to the menstrual cycle, which again, gotta

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<v Speaker 1>get away from women. There you have it. I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>gonna go there. So this Friday the thirteenth, in February,

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<v Speaker 1>Friday thirteenth in March. That wouldn't have happened had we

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<v Speaker 1>stayed with the original Pagan lunar calendar. Interesting, yes, well,

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<v Speaker 1>love you. These are all nice little tidbits. This was

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<v Speaker 1>full of water cooler type of that's because there's absolutely

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<v Speaker 1>nothing to Friday. The third Team, Well, that's one of

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<v Speaker 1>the main points though, is is even though there's all

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<v Speaker 1>these ancient things that's rooted in the modern fear or Friday,

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<v Speaker 1>evidently most people don't even know these ancient things. So

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<v Speaker 1>it's pretty much just one of those things has been

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<v Speaker 1>created two for our enjoyment. Nothing to it for basically

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<v Speaker 1>one way to get make it through the day on

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<v Speaker 1>a Friday. It's a little more on guard than ever.

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<v Speaker 1>So there you go. Will you guys be safe just

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<v Speaker 1>in case, Just in case, this Friday, the next Friday thirteenth,

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<v Speaker 1>and all Friday thirteenth. We want you around to listen

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<v Speaker 1>to our sweet voices for as long as possible, So

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<v Speaker 1>don't leave your home. All right, we'll chuck. Do you

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<v Speaker 1>time think I've been made to wait long and up? Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>So Chuck, what do you have for us, Josh, I

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<v Speaker 1>have a listener mail that we're gonna call the Horace

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<v Speaker 1>Firestorm of oh nine. We got a lot of emails

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<v Speaker 1>about you messing up the fact that I believe you said.

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<v Speaker 1>I said Horace was the god. He was the one

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<v Speaker 1>with the dog's head, right, I didn't even have the

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<v Speaker 1>right animal right incient Egypt. It turns out what I

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<v Speaker 1>should have said was Horace says the head of a jackal,

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<v Speaker 1>if I were even going to be in the right ballpark.

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<v Speaker 1>But that's uh Anubis, Yes, Anubis, one of the two

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<v Speaker 1>actually has the head of a jackal, as the ancient

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<v Speaker 1>Egyptian god with the head of a jackal Horace. And

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sorry everybody. It turns out Horace is the one

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<v Speaker 1>with the head of a cat. So I apologize to

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<v Speaker 1>everybody who um no, no, no, Horace had the head

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<v Speaker 1>of a falcon. I will not let you mislead leader

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<v Speaker 1>Sun and Moon I Falcon Egypt next podcast, So thank

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<v Speaker 1>you Rachel for being so creative with that. Thanks to

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<v Speaker 1>all of you. Um. Ever since the first email trickled in,

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<v Speaker 1>I've been wearing my hair shirt, so I think I

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<v Speaker 1>can take it off. Now, what do you think, Chuck,

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<v Speaker 1>You have been punched. Horace is not a cat. Well,

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