Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for September 25, 2008
September 24, 2008
September 26, 2008
Transcript:
"Isn't it amazing that the business world, generally known for its no-nonsense pragmatism, is centered in skyscrapers that have no thirteenth floors?" "Why don't they have thirteenth floors?" "Superstition. Isn't that amazing?" "Yeah, but what's even more amazing is how they rip out the thirteenth floor without the rest of the building falling down." "Perhaps I'll keep my keen insights to myself." "That's one serious game of Jenga."
KayKayJam almost 13 years ago
That’s actually true….my office building doesn’t have a 13th floor.
11vandev almost 12 years ago
If I ever make a 20-floor building, I will PURPOSELY put the number 13 on the elevators
dolf37 over 7 years ago
If I ever make a 20-floor building, the floors will be numbered 13A, 13B, 13C … 13T
JackBlack1 about 7 years ago
Welcome to floor twelve B!
ZeebraNeighbor over 5 years ago
Similarly, in Japan the 4th floor will be skipped in places. One pronunciation for the word 4 is “shi”, which is also the word for death.
DragonNerd about 4 years ago
Moi favorite number is… you guessed it,13!I like it cause no one else does.
robert423elliott over 2 years ago
It’s not due to the owner’s superstition, but rather the public’s. If you can’t get people to rent on that floor, why number it that way?
the muppets. over 1 year ago
I saw this with a hotel.