So walking past him, and not from under the ladder means he will not kill you? Walking from under the ladder would mean it would be harder for him to reach you, but walking right past him means he can just slash you into a million pieces.
It may be a superstition, but I believe it’s just common sense & courtesy. As was stated someone on the ladder could drop something (or themselves) on top of you. Or if you knock it, you could cause them to fall or the ladder could fall & leave them stranded. A lot of other things are just weird, but not that.
I gave up on Friday the 13th being ‘bad luck’ when it got me in trouble with a teacher. I understood right off that I brought the consequences on myself.
As Theodore Sturgeon pointed out in his marvelous short story “Shottle Bop”, the risks of walking under a ladder are less than most people believe. Not even as many as one ladder in five actually has an invisible basilisk lurking under it.
(If you haven’t ever read any of Sturgeon’s writing… run, do not walk, to your local library and see what they have or can get through an inter-library loan. You can thank me later.)
Templo S.U.D. about 4 years ago
so if you walker under a ladder with Mr, Voorhees thereon, will the bad luck be Mr. Voorhees slashing you?
su43dipta about 4 years ago
IF Jason is indeed standing on it, your best chance is to walk under!
DennisinSeattle Premium Member about 4 years ago
I think the origin of this is a painter who would drip on you, or a contractor who might drop tools on you. But Jason makes a good case.
Breadboard about 4 years ago
Gravity makes things become bad luck !
Lasagna™️ about 4 years ago
So walking past him, and not from under the ladder means he will not kill you? Walking from under the ladder would mean it would be harder for him to reach you, but walking right past him means he can just slash you into a million pieces.
WDemBlk Premium Member about 4 years ago
It may be a superstition, but I believe it’s just common sense & courtesy. As was stated someone on the ladder could drop something (or themselves) on top of you. Or if you knock it, you could cause them to fall or the ladder could fall & leave them stranded. A lot of other things are just weird, but not that.
Otis Rufus Driftwood about 4 years ago
I gave up on Friday the 13th being ‘bad luck’ when it got me in trouble with a teacher. I understood right off that I brought the consequences on myself.
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member about 4 years ago
Funny, that’s pretty much the same way I felt about a ladder with my Dad on it. Not so much death fear. More like belt dread.
DavidPlatt about 4 years ago
As Theodore Sturgeon pointed out in his marvelous short story “Shottle Bop”, the risks of walking under a ladder are less than most people believe. Not even as many as one ladder in five actually has an invisible basilisk lurking under it.
(If you haven’t ever read any of Sturgeon’s writing… run, do not walk, to your local library and see what they have or can get through an inter-library loan. You can thank me later.)