what's so special about January 13th?

[kindlekitten]

c'mon little fella' fess up!?

(especially since no one can message you)

[GraceKrispy]

I donʻt know who the "little fellaʻ " is, but I did find this:

January 13 is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 352 days remaining until the end of the year (353 in leap years).
It is still celebrated as New Year's Eve by those on the Julian calendar (Old New Year).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_13

and next year, when itʻs 1-13-11, itʻs a palindrome... well, a number palindrome, I guess.

Iʻm sure I was very helpful.

[kindlekitten]

nope, that's not it.... but thanks!

[TGS]

And now I have been forced to remove a non-pornographic picture. If someone has problems with my beliefs it would be nice if they had the balls to speak to me directly

OFF TOPIC: I couldn't tell who it was it was so small! (as the actress said to the...)

[TGS]

Nixon announces withdrawal from S Vietnam?

[vivaldirules]

Battle of Ucles? (whatever that was)

[kindlekitten]

Originally Posted by TGS

OFF TOPIC: I couldn't tell who it was it was so small! (as the actress said to the...)

yeah, that's what I thought. it appears someone has taken an overzealous fascination with what I say and do and decided that if it even TWEAKS it must be censored. so I now I must be

[Dylrob]

I seem to be missing something.

[ardeegee]

Well, lots of things happened on January 13ths. But one from that list stands out-- the 1910 one of course would have had it's 100th anniversary this year. So, obviously, she was referring to "JM Synge's "Deirdre of the Sorrows," premieres in Dublin "

(Sadly, I've read enough post in the lounge to know that the real answer pertains to an odd fixation with a certain murderer who rhymes with "Banana Fox")

(Edited to add that my sadness isn't with the fixation, but with the fact that I read enough posts to know it.)

[Moejoe]

Originally Posted by ardeegee

Well, lots of things happened on January 13ths. But one from that list stands out-- the 1910 one of course would have had it's 100th anniversary this year. So, obviously, she was referring to "JM Synge's "Deirdre of the Sorrows," premieres in Dublin "

(Sadly, I've read enough post in the lounge to know that the real answer pertains to an odd fixation with a certain murderer who rhymes with "Banana Fox")

If there isn't already, there should be a killer dubbed 'The Banana Fox'. You could even make a movie-of-the-week starring Scott Baio as 'The Banana Fox'.

EDIT: and as to the censorship thing the OP was pointing out, give it up, it's not worth the hassle. I know from bitter experience that standing up here means only two things; first you'll be asked to sit down and second, you'll get floods of angry PM's from right-wing, religious nut balls who want you to do to yourself what you physically can't (Unless you're Prince or have a few ribs removed). The golden rule applies; he who has the gold makes the rules. It's taken me a hell of a long time to realise there's no point in having a point, no margin in caring and everything to gain from agreement.

Relax. Forget that you don't have a voice here. Oh, and for all those nutjobs who PM'd me, Hail Satan!

[Javed]

January 13 is when Happy_Terd joined MobileRead!

[ardeegee]

Originally Posted by Moejoe

If there isn't already, there should be a killer dubbed 'The Banana Fox'. You could even make a movie-of-the-week starring Scott Baio as 'The Banana Fox'.

Yes! And he could target atheists-- The Banana Fox the Atheist's Nightmare!

[Moejoe]

Originally Posted by ardeegee

Yes! And he could target atheists-- The Banana Fox the Atheist's Nightmare!

I can't give you Karma twice, but I wish I could. Don't forget the other nightmare of us Atheists; the peanut. The peanut apparently is Kryptonite for us Darwinists (or was it the peach?)

EDIT: Well I'm convinced. I recount all my atheist ways and will now start worshipping... the Church of the Banana - They're peeled for our sins.

[ardeegee]

I was trying to remember a better name that I ran across earlier this week. Then I remembered-- a chunk of burning phosphorus landed on a beach in Israel and people thought it was a meteorite-- it was at a beach called "Bat Yam." That's gotta be a superhero name!

Masked hero: "I want you to do me a favor-- I want you to tell all your friends about me."
Bad apple "What are you!"
Masked hero: "I'm Bat Yam!"

[Moejoe]

Originally Posted by ardeegee

I was trying to remember a better name that I ran across earlier this week. Then I remembered-- a chunk of burning phosphorus landed on a beach in Israel and people thought it was a meteorite-- it was at a beach called "Bat Yam." That's gotta be a superhero name!

Masked hero: "I want you to do me a favor-- I want you to tell all your friends about me."
Bad apple "What are you!"
Masked hero: "I'm Bat Yam!"

This kid has all the bases covered (or is that crease protected for us UK types? I really should have paid attention in Cricket & Crumpet class, well, I paid attention to the crumpet part )