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  • C CHill60

    I like 13. My Mother-in-Law was very, VERY superstitious. Hated 13. Avoided it like the plague. I now live in House Number 13. Very, very few visits from the M-in-L and when she did visit she didn't stay long at all. Happy Days! :laugh: Glad you've finally nailed the allergies :rose:

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    honey the codewitch
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    Haha! I'm blessed to get along with my in-laws. So many people don't.

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    • S Super Lloyd

      I know there is a lot of controversy about the number 13. And no 13th floor, I am led to believe, nowhere in America. Still, I have been suffering from chronic illness all my life. Turns out, I learned in 2009, 13 years ago, that all the pain I endure is mostly caused by food. Though the specific triggers were still nebulous, turns out I got a lot of allergies: celiac/gluten, egg, many vegetables... And, apart from the gluten, I had to discover them all by myself (I tried many doctor but they couldn't help). Anyway I think I nailed it and since last December life has been mostly good. Finally. After such a long time. Yoooooo hoooooo! :jig: :jig: :jig: :jig: :jig: :jig: :jig: :-D :cool:

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      trønderen
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      All I know is that being run over 13 times by a steam roller on a Friday is a sign of bad luck.

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        Haha! I'm blessed to get along with my in-laws. So many people don't.

        Real programmers use butterflies

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        Slacker007
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        I hazard to guess that your in-laws don't meddle in your affairs too much, and this is why you get along with them. I know for most in-law stress, it is because the MIL is a meddler, among other things. :sigh: Interestingly enough, the MIL is the main antagonist, not the FIL, as one might think. The FIL usually goes along with what the MIL does because he doesn't want his sex life to end. :laugh: Those who have a good relationship with their in-laws ARE truly blessed.

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        • T trønderen

          All I know is that being run over 13 times by a steam roller on a Friday is a sign of bad luck.

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          Seeing that you would die most assuredly after the 1st time you got rolled over, how would you be able to count to 13? :)

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          • S Slacker007

            Seeing that you would die most assuredly after the 1st time you got rolled over, how would you be able to count to 13? :)

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            trønderen
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            Who said that I was the one being rolled over?

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            • S Slacker007

              I hazard to guess that your in-laws don't meddle in your affairs too much, and this is why you get along with them. I know for most in-law stress, it is because the MIL is a meddler, among other things. :sigh: Interestingly enough, the MIL is the main antagonist, not the FIL, as one might think. The FIL usually goes along with what the MIL does because he doesn't want his sex life to end. :laugh: Those who have a good relationship with their in-laws ARE truly blessed.

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              honey the codewitch
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              My MIL is something of a meddler, but I think she realizes she is, so she keeps herself from getting too overbearing.

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              • S Super Lloyd

                I know there is a lot of controversy about the number 13. And no 13th floor, I am led to believe, nowhere in America. Still, I have been suffering from chronic illness all my life. Turns out, I learned in 2009, 13 years ago, that all the pain I endure is mostly caused by food. Though the specific triggers were still nebulous, turns out I got a lot of allergies: celiac/gluten, egg, many vegetables... And, apart from the gluten, I had to discover them all by myself (I tried many doctor but they couldn't help). Anyway I think I nailed it and since last December life has been mostly good. Finally. After such a long time. Yoooooo hoooooo! :jig: :jig: :jig: :jig: :jig: :jig: :jig: :-D :cool:

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                Well... On October 13th 2014 I had such severe food poisoning I should have been in the hospitable.(To tell you how bad it was, imagine eating Taco Bell, it was ten times worse than that...) Then on the night of September 13th(officially the 14th, but it was 2 in the morning), my dad died...... 13 a good luck number? I don't think so...

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                • O oofalladeez343

                  Well... On October 13th 2014 I had such severe food poisoning I should have been in the hospitable.(To tell you how bad it was, imagine eating Taco Bell, it was ten times worse than that...) Then on the night of September 13th(officially the 14th, but it was 2 in the morning), my dad died...... 13 a good luck number? I don't think so...

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                  trønderen
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                  How many distinct "events" do you experience a day? A week? A year? How large fraction of those events could be said to include some negative elements? There is a (roughly) 3% probability that a randomly timed event will land on the 13th of the month. If you stretch it the way you do, including the next day as well to make your point, the probability is 6%. How many randomly timed events, with 3% chance of hitting the 13th (or 6%, if you include the 14th) does it take to make more than 50% probability that at least one of them will hit that date? How does that number compare to the number of events in your life? When you start your studies, make sure to take a course in elementary statistics.

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                  • C CHill60

                    I like 13. My Mother-in-Law was very, VERY superstitious. Hated 13. Avoided it like the plague. I now live in House Number 13. Very, very few visits from the M-in-L and when she did visit she didn't stay long at all. Happy Days! :laugh: Glad you've finally nailed the allergies :rose:

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                    Both of my in-laws have passed away, so no problems/benefits at all. I loved my Mother-in-law totally and completely.She was the only person I ever met who was good, through and through, Mind, body and spirit. Sometimes I got on better with her than my wife! My father-in-law was a PITA. He never forgave me for sleeoing with his daughter. When walking her down the aisle, he literally had a scowl on his face! But I buried him AND the Collie he used to sic on me when I would pick her up for a date before we were married. "He who laughs last, etc." :laugh: :laugh:

                    That's right, I communicated it!

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                    • S Super Lloyd

                      I know there is a lot of controversy about the number 13. And no 13th floor, I am led to believe, nowhere in America. Still, I have been suffering from chronic illness all my life. Turns out, I learned in 2009, 13 years ago, that all the pain I endure is mostly caused by food. Though the specific triggers were still nebulous, turns out I got a lot of allergies: celiac/gluten, egg, many vegetables... And, apart from the gluten, I had to discover them all by myself (I tried many doctor but they couldn't help). Anyway I think I nailed it and since last December life has been mostly good. Finally. After such a long time. Yoooooo hoooooo! :jig: :jig: :jig: :jig: :jig: :jig: :jig: :-D :cool:

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                      Leo56
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                      Also - Black cats are lucky". :laugh:

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                      • S Super Lloyd

                        I know there is a lot of controversy about the number 13. And no 13th floor, I am led to believe, nowhere in America. Still, I have been suffering from chronic illness all my life. Turns out, I learned in 2009, 13 years ago, that all the pain I endure is mostly caused by food. Though the specific triggers were still nebulous, turns out I got a lot of allergies: celiac/gluten, egg, many vegetables... And, apart from the gluten, I had to discover them all by myself (I tried many doctor but they couldn't help). Anyway I think I nailed it and since last December life has been mostly good. Finally. After such a long time. Yoooooo hoooooo! :jig: :jig: :jig: :jig: :jig: :jig: :jig: :-D :cool:

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                        Cheers to you for getting a pain-free life! On the subject, we had to change a number for one of our products because it sounds like "Death" in Chinese (apparently, Chinese is huge on treating numbers as words, good n8 being only a very mild example) and the MR2 didn't sell terribly well in France. Feel free to guess why :p

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                          Cheers to you for getting a pain-free life! On the subject, we had to change a number for one of our products because it sounds like "Death" in Chinese (apparently, Chinese is huge on treating numbers as words, good n8 being only a very mild example) and the MR2 didn't sell terribly well in France. Feel free to guess why :p

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                          Super Lloyd
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                          Thanks! :) It took me 30 seconds to figure the problem with MR2, losing my French! :laugh:

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                          • D dandy72

                            My birthdate is on a 13. I'm still trying to decide whether I'm more or less lucky than the average person who was not born on a 13.

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                            My daughter was born on Friday the 13th (supposedly a very unlucky day) and since then, 13 has had good connotations for me.

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                            • D dandy72

                              My birthdate is on a 13. I'm still trying to decide whether I'm more or less lucky than the average person who was not born on a 13.

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                              My daughter was born on Friday the 13th (supposedly a very unlucky day) and since then 13 has had good connotations for me.

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                              • S Super Lloyd

                                I know there is a lot of controversy about the number 13. And no 13th floor, I am led to believe, nowhere in America. Still, I have been suffering from chronic illness all my life. Turns out, I learned in 2009, 13 years ago, that all the pain I endure is mostly caused by food. Though the specific triggers were still nebulous, turns out I got a lot of allergies: celiac/gluten, egg, many vegetables... And, apart from the gluten, I had to discover them all by myself (I tried many doctor but they couldn't help). Anyway I think I nailed it and since last December life has been mostly good. Finally. After such a long time. Yoooooo hoooooo! :jig: :jig: :jig: :jig: :jig: :jig: :jig: :-D :cool:

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                                Greetings Kind Regards Nice to hear you solved your problem . May I please inquire your solution . Is it merely avoidance of the triggers ? Kind Regards - Cheerio "I once put instant coffee into the microwave and went back in time." - Steven Wright "Shut up and calculate" - apparently N. David Mermin possibly Richard Feynman My sympathies to the SPAM moderator “I want to sing, I want to cry, I want to laugh. Everything together. And jump and dance. The day has arrive — yippee!” - Desmond Tutu “When the green flag drops the bullshit stops!” "It is cheaper to save the world than it is to ruin it."

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                                • B BernardIE5317

                                  Greetings Kind Regards Nice to hear you solved your problem . May I please inquire your solution . Is it merely avoidance of the triggers ? Kind Regards - Cheerio "I once put instant coffee into the microwave and went back in time." - Steven Wright "Shut up and calculate" - apparently N. David Mermin possibly Richard Feynman My sympathies to the SPAM moderator “I want to sing, I want to cry, I want to laugh. Everything together. And jump and dance. The day has arrive — yippee!” - Desmond Tutu “When the green flag drops the bullshit stops!” "It is cheaper to save the world than it is to ruin it."

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                                  Super Lloyd
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                                  Yes, it is merely avoidance of trigger. But there is a difficulty, some food trigger thing one day and not the next (food intolerance have some sort of cumulative effect) and some food are barely negative while other are very detrimental, and also some food have small effect for a long time... it took me a while to decypher it satisfactorily... In fact my biggest is for years was eggs... if mixed with other thing they make me feel just "somewhat unwell" but it still last for like 2 weeks. Making it hard to get thing right... :/ Now, I can eat slightly bad food when going out (like 1~2 days symptom tops), which make it more socially feasible as well. And I have a wide enough diet I am not frustrated and sick.

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                                  • S Super Lloyd

                                    I know there is a lot of controversy about the number 13. And no 13th floor, I am led to believe, nowhere in America. Still, I have been suffering from chronic illness all my life. Turns out, I learned in 2009, 13 years ago, that all the pain I endure is mostly caused by food. Though the specific triggers were still nebulous, turns out I got a lot of allergies: celiac/gluten, egg, many vegetables... And, apart from the gluten, I had to discover them all by myself (I tried many doctor but they couldn't help). Anyway I think I nailed it and since last December life has been mostly good. Finally. After such a long time. Yoooooo hoooooo! :jig: :jig: :jig: :jig: :jig: :jig: :jig: :-D :cool:

                                    A new .NET Serializer All in one Menu-Ribbon Bar Taking over the world since 1371!

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                                    JP Reyes
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                                    Well I'm not a superstitious man but I do have a lot of fun playing on them. I tell everyone that I got myself the "iPhone Cursed" (v. 13) and I'm just waiting to see what great bug is going to make it a self-fulfilling propechy :laugh:

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