(Un)Lucky?: Friday the 13th.Since I can remember, people who dig tattoo culture are pretty jazzed when Friday the 13th comes around. I used to work at a shop back in Ottawa and consider myself pretty into that sort of thing. Some places offer tattoos for 13$, while others (and this is new to me) rock 13% off the total cost of a piece. Friday the 13th isn't a time for people to scam a sweet deal on a tattoo - so don't use today as an excuse to dive into your first one is all I'm sayin'.
What's with all the hype? Well, the number 13 is a bummer in many ways because it's just so taboo. Judas was the thirteenth dude to show up for the last supper, and he turned out to be a jerkwad. Then there's that whole Myan apocolypse thing (13 is the last "Baktun"/time frame on their calender... thanks dudes, couldn't have stretched it eh?). Hangmen turned the rope 13 times to make a noose. Hotels and sky scrapers often ditch the 13th floor because of how unlucky so many people believe this number to be. Is it because 13 got a bad wrap that tattooers and tattoo lovers dig it so much? Well... Evidently, the common consensus is that "Hey, you normal folk fear 13 along with tattoos and anything out of the ordinary, so we dig it and wear it proudly" turning it into good luck (maybe?). Other answers include 13 being "M" in our alphabet which is a cypher for Motorcycle clubs (this is a lengthy description & debate, so google it yourselves). If you're into numbers, you can placate the number 13 as an occult symbol representing re-incarnation... But don't let your head spin out of control. blog comments powered by Disqus |
|
