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-->''"I'm staying at a hotel right now, and there's [[MissingFloor no 13th floor]] 'cause of superstition. But to the people on the 14th floor: You know what floor you're'' '''''really''''' ''on. If you jump out of the 14th floor hopin' to kill yourself, you will die'' '''''sooner'''''''!"''
--->-'''Mitch Hedberg'''

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-->''"I'm ->''"I'm staying at a hotel right now, and there's [[MissingFloor no 13th floor]] 'cause of superstition. But to the people on the 14th floor: You know what floor you're'' '''''really''''' ''on. If you jump out of the 14th floor hopin' to kill yourself, you will die'' '''''sooner'''''''!"''
--->-'''Mitch -->-'''Mitch Hedberg'''
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* One episode of ''WhereOnEarthIsCarmenSandiego'' took place on Friday the 13th. It starts off with Zack losing his rabbit's foot and things go downhill from there.

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* One episode of ''WhereOnEarthIsCarmenSandiego'' took place on Friday the 13th. It starts off with Zack losing his lucky rabbit's foot and things go downhill from there.
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* One episode of ''WhereOnEarthIsCarmenSandiego'' took place on Friday the 13th. It starts off with Zack losing his rabbit's foot and things goes downhill from there.

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* One episode of ''WhereOnEarthIsCarmenSandiego'' took place on Friday the 13th. It starts off with Zack losing his rabbit's foot and things goes go downhill from there.
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* One episode of WhereOnEarthIsCarmenSandiego took place on Friday the 13th. It starts off with Zack losing his rabbit's foot and things goes downhill from there.

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* One episode of WhereOnEarthIsCarmenSandiego ''WhereOnEarthIsCarmenSandiego'' took place on Friday the 13th. It starts off with Zack losing his rabbit's foot and things goes downhill from there.
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* One episode of WhereOnEarthIsCarmenSandiego took place on Friday the 13th. It starts off with Zack losing his rabbit's foot and things goes downhill from there.
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Some will cite thirteen as being the number of Judas Iscariot; one of the Twelve Disciples of Jesus in TheBible; and [[YouShouldKnowThisAlready the one who betrayed him]]. Technically he was replaced by Matthias; but...

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Some will cite thirteen as being the number of Judas Iscariot; one of the Twelve Disciples of Jesus in TheBible; and [[YouShouldKnowThisAlready the one who betrayed him]].him. Technically he was replaced by Matthias; but...

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* ''SurvivalOfTheFittest'' v4: Reiko Ishida is [[YouAreNumberSix Female Student no. 13]]. She's also a PsychoLesbian and as of this time of writing has the most kills so far.

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* ''SurvivalOfTheFittest'' v4: Reiko Ishida is [[YouAreNumberSix Female Student no. 13]]. She's also a PsychoLesbian and as of this time of writing has the most kills so far.


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* ''SurvivalOfTheFittest'' v4: Reiko Ishida is [[YouAreNumberSix Female Student no. 13]]. She's also a PsychoLesbian and as of this time of writing is one of the top killers so far.
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* The thirteenth song in DoctorHorriblesSingAlongBlog? Everything You Ever [[spoiler:: A lament on Penny's death and Dr. Horrible's StartOfDarkness.

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* The thirteenth song in DoctorHorriblesSingAlongBlog? Everything You Ever [[spoiler:: A lament on Penny's death and Dr. Horrible's StartOfDarkness.
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*The thirteenth song in DoctorHorriblesSingAlongBlog? Everything You Ever [[spoiler:: A lament on Penny's death and Dr. Horrible's StartOfDarkness.
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* This trope is invoked in ''LegendOfTheGalacticHeroes''. The Alliance's 13th Fleet, under the control of Yang Wenli, is a RagTagBunchOfMisfits, originally only half the size of other fleets and composed of raw recruits and remnants of devastated forces. However, they're anything but unlucky due to Wenli's tactical genius.
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* ''SurvivalOfTheFittest'' v4: Reiko Ishida is [[YouAreNumberSix Female Student no. 13]]. She's also a PsychoLesbian and as of this time of writing has the most kills so far.
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* The Danzig song "Thirteen".
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** Arguably played straight when [[spoiler: Rex the Darklings try to turn Rex into one of them.]] Although they are mostly unsuccessful, he finds that he is now repulsed and weakened by the number 13, just like the Darklings, though not as strongly because he is still mostly human.
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*** It's also the area code for [[MotorCity Detroit]].

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*** ** It's also the area code for [[MotorCity Detroit]].
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* In ''{{Replica}}'' the thirteenth Amy clone (who was not supposed to exist and accidentally off from the twelfth) is the only Amy who does not have the clone perfection.
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'''Note''': This is not a repository for every time the number thirteen just happened to appear in history (I'm looking at you, Apollo XIII and the thirteen stripes on the United States flag), this is for when writers use the number thirteen to denote something bad, or just really unusual.

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'''Note''': This is not a repository for every time the number thirteen just happened to appear in history (I'm (we're looking at you, Apollo XIII and the thirteen stripes on the United States flag), this is for when writers use the number thirteen to denote something bad, or just really unusual.
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* Despite its title [[{{ptitlefiwg8rim}} 13]] is an aversion. The characters aren't unlucky, they're just 13 year olds. And it sucks to be 13.
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* The [[MalevolentArchitecture Winchester Mystery House]] in San Jose contains multiple thirteens: thirteen steps, thirteen candles in a candelabra, and so forth. Since Sarah Winchester built (and built, and built ...) the house to confound the spirits of those killed by the Winchester Rifle, perhaps the multiple thirteens were meant as bad luck for ghosts.
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** In ''SherlockJr.'', the exploding pool ball is numbered 13.

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** In ''SherlockJr.'', ''[=~Sherlock Jr.~=]'', the exploding pool ball is numbered 13.
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** Which, as it turns out, is [[FridgeBrilliance bad luck for]] [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen the queen]!

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** Which, as it turns out, is [[FridgeBrilliance bad luck for]] [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen the queen]!
queen]]!
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** Which, as it turns out, is [[FridgeBrilliance bad luck for]] [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen the queen]!
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** In "OneWeek", the newlyweds' housewarming party is held on Friday the 13th.

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** In "OneWeek", ''OneWeek'', the newlyweds' housewarming party is held on Friday the 13th.



* The movie ''Thirteen Ghosts'' was about a machine powered by ghosts to see into the future. The number of ghosts needed was probably not a coincidence.

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* The movie ''Thirteen Ghosts'' was ''ThirteenGhosts'' is about a machine powered by ghosts to see into the future. The number of ghosts needed was probably not a coincidence.



* One ''ScoobyDoo'' {{Spinoff}} was ''The Thirteen Ghosts of ScoobyDoo'', which was about Scooby Doo and Shaggy releasing the thirteen most terrifying ghosts ever from the Chest of Demons and trying to put them all back. The really unlucky thing though was that [[TooGoodToLast we never got a chance to see them finish]].

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* One ''ScoobyDoo'' {{Spinoff}} was ''The Thirteen Ghosts of ScoobyDoo'', which was ''TheThirteenGhostsOfScoobyDoo'', is about Scooby Doo and Shaggy releasing the thirteen most terrifying ghosts ever from the Chest of Demons and trying to put them all back. The really unlucky thing though was that [[TooGoodToLast we never got a chance to see them finish]].
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** White Wolf in general likes the number thirteen. In Werewolf: The Apocalypse, the Wyrm has Thirteen Urges which form the heads of the hydra, each of which is served by a Maeljin Incarna, who might as well be called the Thirteen Horseman of the Apocalypse. In Vampire: The Masquerade, the thirteen Vampire Clans were founded by the thirteen Antediluvians. And in Exalted, the Neverborn's chief servants are the thirteen Deathlords, who are somewhat reminiscent of the Wheel of Time's Forsaken.

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** White Wolf in general likes the number thirteen. In Werewolf: The Apocalypse, the Wyrm has Thirteen Urges which form the heads of the hydra, each of which is served by a Maeljin Incarna, who might as well be called the Thirteen Horseman of the Apocalypse. In Vampire: The Masquerade, the thirteen Vampire Clans were founded by the thirteen Antediluvians. And in Exalted, ''{{Exalted}}'', the Neverborn's chief servants are the thirteen Deathlords, who are somewhat reminiscent of the Wheel of Time's Forsaken.
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** The means of trying to reclaim their hearts, however, involves the distortion of the heart of all worlds. SoYeah, pretty unlucky.

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** The means of trying to reclaim their hearts, however, involves the distortion of the heart of all worlds. SoYeah, pretty Pretty unlucky.
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* As everyone knows, ''{{Garfield}}'' hates Mondays. Slightly less known is the fact that he hates February. One strip had him take Jon's announcement that it was February ''and'' Monday in stride...only to scream when Jon points out that it was also the 13th.
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** ''[[Convict13 Convict 13]]'', in which an innocent man is mistaken for an escaped felon.

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** ''[[Convict13 Convict 13]]'', ''{{Convict 13}}'', in which an innocent man is mistaken for an escaped felon.
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** ''{{Convict13}}'', in which an innocent man is mistaken for an escaped felon.

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** ''{{Convict13}}'', ''[[Convict13 Convict 13]]'', in which an innocent man is mistaken for an escaped felon.
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** ''{{Convict13}}'', in which an innocent man is mistaken for an escaped felon.
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* BusterKeaton used this trope a few times.
** In "OneWeek", the newlyweds' housewarming party is held on Friday the 13th.
** In ''SherlockJr.'', the exploding pool ball is numbered 13.
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* Donald Duck's car is the "313" - it's known for being extremly unreliable.

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* Donald Duck's DonaldDuck's car is the "313" - it's known for being extremly extremely unreliable.

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