Number 13

[d000hg]

I know KLM don't and often on larger aircraft row 13 would fall between business and cattle so it's easily omitted. Apparently some now leave out row 17 too.

What's the significance of 17?

[Ticktock]

What's the significance of 17?

According to Leon Kass, 17 has some significant meaning (as yet not known exactly) in the book of Genesis.

It must herald the end of days if someone sits in a seat numbered 17.

[Pondlife]

What's the significance of 17?

A bit of googling suggests that italians don't like it. XVII -> VIXI -> I have lived.

Also

In Islamic tradition, 17 is the number of liturgical gestures employed in the 5 daily prayers and it is also the number of words used in the call to prayer.

Why No Row 17 On Lufthansa — Civil Aviation Forum | Airliners.net

Could just be the ramblings of an internet nutter though.

[Pondlife]

Actually prefer the 11/17 looking too similar idea.

[tomtomagain]

Microsoft Office went from version 12 ( 2007 ) to version 14 ( 2010 )

Which you can check by looking at the version numbers on the SharePoint DLL's

[EternalOptimist]

they fiddled the calendar this year to make sure there is no 13/13/13
it goes straight from 31/12/13 to 01/01/14

suprstition or what ?

[Sysman]

A lot of streets don't have a 13. I know ours doesn't.

The Telly licencing lot thought that there was a 13 on one street I lived in.

The chap at 15 got pestered regularly by them looking for it.

[meridian]

(Tall ones have no floor 13, which at least makes for one less floor to go down when the fire alarm goes off.)

Tall buildings do have a 13th floor, it's just that in many instances it's labelled "14".

Labelling the 13th floor as "14th" doesn't take away from the fact that it's the 13th floor - it makes as much sense as saying that the 12 disciples plus Jesus equals 14 people just to avoid saying the word "13".

[EternalOptimist]

What annoys me is the missus is always saying 'touch wood'
but when I wake up every morning with a bonio she is up and in the shower before you can say 'slurrp on this rascal you horney bint'



women eh ?

[yannek]

I've got a black kitty. Her name is 13.