The Resume

AKA Tridecaphobes
Irrational fear of the number thirteen - Triskaidekaphobia
Based on religious superstition (13 at the Last Supper)
Original fear is 13 people at a table, one will die within the year
Especially unlucky on Friday, may have originated with Thomas W. Lawson's novel 'Friday, the Thirteenth' (1907)
Included P.T. Barnum, Victor Hugo and Adolf Hitler
Triskaidekaphiles include Oscar Wilde, Edgar Allan Poe and Woodrow Wilson
Murderers Theodore Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, John Wayne Gacy, Charles Manson and Jack the Ripper each contain 13 letters
Richard M. Nixon (13 letters) was the only president to resign

Why Triskaidekaphobics might be annoying:

It plays into the hands of the superstitious.
Judas was the 13th guest at Christ's Last Supper.
Apollo 13 was the only failed mission sent to land men on the Moon. To this day, only 12 men walked on the Moon.
Technology is affected by 13, many airplanes (Continental Airlines) skip the 13th aisle and buildings go from the 12th to 14th floor. There are many addresses that use the number 12A instead of 13.
In Scandinavian lore, Loki, the god of deceit, was the 13th God.
Because of the significance of 13, many superstitious people try to concoct a way to blame bad occurrences on the number.
Friday the 13th is a relatively new (20th century) superstition, merging the unlucky Friday with the unlucky 13. According to Christianity, Friday is the day Adam ate the apple and the day of Jesus' crucifixion.
Donald Dossey, Director of the Stress Management Clinic/Phobia Clinic in Asheville, N.C., claims 17-21 million Americans are afraid of Friday the 13th but just 2 million fear 13
There are a number of people who go out of there way to embrace 13, even starting organizations based on the number. The Thirteen Club is a secret (?) society of the College of William and Mary.
Latin countries feared Tuesday the 13th until the success of 'Friday the 13th' movies.
Although there are only twelve tribes of Israel, some claim to be the 13th tribe (sorta like the fifth Beatle). Those are condemned as evil.
Wiccan/Pagan Covens need 13 members to complete their circle.
Many sports teams do not give out the #13 uniform.

Why Triskaidekaphobics might not be annoying:

There is no logical evidence that 13 is either lucky or unlucky.
It is a baker's dozen, pay for twelve and get one free.
It is the age when a boy becomes a man (Bar Mitzvah) in the Jewish religion.
It is the first number of the teens.
All the members of Apollo 13 survived despite strong odds against it.
The United States was founded by 13 colonies and has 13 stripes on its flag, the number of leaves of the olive branches and the number of letters in it's motto 'E Pluribus Unum.'
Colgate College is located at 13 Oak Drive and claims it was founded 'by 13 men with 13 dollars and 13 prayers.'
The working title for the movie 'Long Day at Camp Blood' was renamed 'Friday the 13th' and became a horror franchise.
The Munsters lived at 1313 Mockingbird Lane.

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Fear of the Number Thirteen - Triskaidekaphobic
• Long Names
• Profiles 13001-13250 (Ranked: 13013)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 8 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 15 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 16 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 18 Votes: 61.11% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 92.86% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 21 Votes: 80.95% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 36 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 33 Votes: 75.76% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 70 Votes: 72.86% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 128 Votes: 74.22% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 246 Votes: 69.51% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 78 Votes: 65.38% Annoying