Red and White Blue Suede Shoes, I'm Uncle Sam, How Do You Do?

Prof. Torts mentioned this morning that it was Friday the 13th and immediately launched into a discussion on the truth or falsity of Matt Lauer's statement that Don Imus had slandered the Rutgers women's basketball team. This led to a discussion on the modern use of the word "ho" and one of my classmates citing a U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals case that actually featured a discussion of the lyrics of Ludacris. Yes, it has been an odd day so far.

In honor of Friday the 13th, I give you these great "facts", courtesy of Wikipedia

• Paraskavedekatriaphobia is the fear of Friday the 13th.
• We have another Friday the 13th in July of this year.
• Tupac was murdered on Friday, September 13th, 1996. This is obviously up for debate.


• Margaret Thatcher, Fidel Castro, Julia Louis Dreyfus, Will Clark, Max Weinberg, the Olsen Twins, and Steve Buscemi were all born on Friday the 13ths, but obviously in different years. I guess that goes without saying.



• Black Sabbath's eponymous debut album was released on Friday, February 13th, 1970.

If anything, you can thank me for those conversation starters when someone launches into a "Friday the 13th" riff this weekend. Don't say I never do anything for you.