2007-02-12 00:35:12 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Friday was the day Christ was executed on the cross. Sailors in the Navy had an aversion to the date because they were superstitious. The Navy Board decided to rubbish this myth and laid the keel of a ship on a Friday. The ship was topped off on a Friday, launched on a Friday and names HMS Friday 13th. The ship sailed on its maiden voyage on a Friday. Neither ship nor crew were ever heard of again.
2007-02-12 00:42:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
This depends on how one looks at it, If friday is a pay day then I'd say you would be lucky on a friday as theres no where to spend all that hard earned pittance that our BOLD polititians allow you.
On the other hand I would say you'd be unlucky on a friday (if this was pay day) in the 'ROYAL NAVY' as every friday it would be right there in front of you how much your life is actually worth--
-- If the politicians want £100,000 a year for doing half the hours with hardly any threat to them- HOW can they condone our military protectors the pittance they are allowed.
I have great respect for all our military that are not getting their rightful rewards and would hope they didn't get a wage slip each week as this would give provocationto any man or woman.
2007-02-12 09:18:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
When I was a cook in the Andrew (Royal Navy), if our ship was not needed at the weekend (I was in Minesweepers for a lot of the time), then Friday was they day that I cleared out the fridge, freezer and larder in my galley. You could be lucky and get rump steak for breakfast, but often it was a curry of Brussels Sprouts, chick-peas, elderly cabbage, with a thin slice of bacon and a quarter of a sausage.
If you gave me gulpers on Thursday (a hearty swig from your alcohol ration) then you might get someting a bit better. Even the Officers would sometimes slip me a quantity of gin.
For some reason, anything I served on a Friday that looked at all like a curry was called "oosh" by the ratings. They had some other weird names - my spaghetti bolognese, although often praised by the Officers and Senior Rates, was universally known as "Train Smash" by the matelots of the lower deck. How my sausage toad acquired the nickname of "dead baby" is stil beyond me!
2007-02-13 12:49:13 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In some cultures, Friday is considered unlucky, especially regarding Friday the 13th. This is particularly so in maritime circles; perhaps the most enduring sailing superstition is that it is unlucky to begin a voyage on a Friday. In one story a Royal Navy ship HMS Friday was laid down on a Friday, launched on a Friday, captained by a Captain Friday, and was never heard of again. As told by comedian Dave Allen on the BBC in the 1970s, however, this superstition is not universal, notably in Scottish Gaelic culture: ***I pulled this from wikipedia...because of the curious nature of your question*** I hope this gets you going on the right path.
2007-02-12 08:48:17 · answer #4 · answered by Felix Unger 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
In some cultures, Friday is considered unlucky, especially regarding Friday the 13th. This is particularly so in maritime circles; in one (probably untrue) story a Royal Navy ship HMS Friday was laid down on a Friday, launched on a Friday and captained by a Captain Friday and was never heard of again.
2007-02-12 08:42:54 · answer #5 · answered by Polo 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
If you want something doing quickly on a Friday it is unlucky for you. Unlike our Army counterparts who tend to use Married Quarters, most sailors travel home on a weekend and trying to task one at 1155 on a Friday morning will be met with the response - unlucky, Jack.
2007-02-13 07:13:26 · answer #6 · answered by Rattler M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sailors are regarded as one of the most superstitious of all the services. The Royal Navy HMS Friday story is an urban myth.
2007-02-12 08:50:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
All to do with superstition. Sailors are notoriously superstitious and the Navy Board, allegedly, launched a ship, HMS Friday on Friday 13th and it was never seen after setting out on its maiden voyage. Possibly an urban myth.
2007-02-12 09:34:46 · answer #8 · answered by Fraggle Rocker 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Isn't it because Admiral Nelson was killed on a Friday ?
2007-02-15 13:06:29 · answer #9 · answered by Jim C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the day they all go home early for the weekend, so they are involved in lots more crashes.
2007-02-12 17:45:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋