Last day of school.

 

That should make the tags.

Last day to get a hold of ACME.

 

 

Gunu call em today. Dead day till lunch.

The history of Friday the 13th- King Phillip's ordered arrests of knights Templars, as there were charges of heresy against them, these orders were sent a month in advance to the King's Men and other Bailiffs. They were not to be opened till dawn on Friday, October 13, 1307. The charges against the Templars were of the highest accusations of heresy: that the Knights Templar asked members to spit on the cross and step on it, to deny Christ, to perform homosexual acts, and so on. The king's orders were to arrest every Templar in France. All Templar outposts, homes, wineries, mills, and castles were to be taken in the name of the King of France and Pope Clement V. This nationwide arrest was widely successful, and medieval torture tactics were used to obtain confessions from the Knights. This single act against the Templar Order is now viewed as one of the most unlucky days in History - Friday the 13th. King Phillip attempted to further bury the Templars in a public manner: a large event in front of the Notre Dame Cathedral would have Templar Grand Master Jacques De Molay publicly admit guilt of heresy. Instead, the defeated grandmaster took to his forum and apolgized to the people and Templar Knights for his weakness and for signing forced confessions. He then rescinded his original confession and testified to the public that he, his men, and all Templar Knights were innocent, despite their forced confessions. An embarrassed King Phillip was enraged by the old man's actions and had him burned at the stake along with his second-in-command. De Molay's dying last words were to curse King Phillip and Pope Clement V, claiming that by the year's end they both would meet their demise. To add to the superstition of the Friday the 13th and to the power of the Templars both men did die that year. Its a true fact.

 

And they STILL haven't found the Holy Grail.

 

Good morning Peckerwoods! Lucky 13th...except for the Templars of course.

 

Feeling lucky? Say wallet. And biker in the same sentence.

 

Fat wallet biker.

 

Empty wallet bus enthusiast here.

 

Soft, thank you for providing that educational interlude this morning. I have often wondered about the origins of the superstition but not so much as to lift my boney fingers and type a search term into Google.