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PORT DOVER, Ont. -- "Get your motor runnin' Head out on the highway Lookin' for adventure And whatever comes our way" -- Steppenwolf The buzzing sound is like a bunch of angry hornets disturbed by some careless kid whacking their nest with a stick. It fills the air for miles and lasts all day long. That buzzing is actually the sound of thousands of motorcycles rolling down the highway. If you live in Norfolk County, it can only mean one thing -- it must be Friday the 13th. Whenever that date appears during the year, bikers, riders and motorcycle enthusiasts...

Jason lives! More than a quarter century after it premiered, the horror cult classic "Friday the 13th" will be shown tomorrow night to moviegoers in the Warren County town where it was filmed. When patrons at Roy's Hall theater in Blairstown see the slasher flick at 6:30 and again at 8:30, they will have the unique experience of watching it from a building seen in the 1980 film. "It's not often you get to see a classic slasher film in the environment in which it was filmed," said Robert Armin, artistic director of the theater at 30 Main St.. "It...

Two years into his reign, Pope Benedict XVI is finally poised to make a major mark on American Catholicism with a string of key bishop appointments and important decisions about the future of U.S. seminaries and bishops' involvement in politics. Benedict's election on April 19, 2005, shook liberals and comforted conservatives who expected a doctrinal hard-liner. So far, they have found an easier hand - and someone who has not made the United States much of a priority. When Benedict has gained attention, it has mostly been on the world stage, focusing on the re-Christianization of Europe, Islam and mending...

IT'S FRIDAY IN PARADISE! Today's OFST is low budget. I'm nearing the conclusion of vacation time and much as one loves eating, drinking, sleeping, drinking, sleeping, eating, drinking, sleeping, and enjoying a carefree existence, I miss home and hearth. In other words, I'm down to my last dime and there's work piling up. I can't access much on my hotel computer so I will rely on the men, women, chinese acrobats, freaks, aliens, and undead horror movie villains to make this Friday the 13th the silliest thread. Have a great Friday the 13th. I miss all you FReaks. Until Sunday,...

Is superstition alive and well in these enlightened times? I'm taking a vacation day -- just in case.

Paraskevidekatriaphobics have a morbid fear of Friday the 13th.

It was the summer camp equivalent of "Jaws." Instead ofscaring people out of the water, the first "Friday the 13th" movie had people shaking like a leaf when they went into the woods. But unlike the buzz that surrounded the making of "Jaws," no one could have predictedtriskaidekaphobia -- fear of the number 13 -- would grip the nation after the movie opened on ... you guessed it, Friday, June 13, 1980. Made for under $1 million and released 25 years ago today, the movie was shot over a fewmonths in Blairstown and around Warren County. Lead actress Betsy Palmer,...

    For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces.     Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today!       ...walk under ladders?....throw salt over your shoulder?.....black cat cross your path?.....lucky horse shoes?......Ladybird, ladybird, fly away home......Skin Of Your Teeth?.........3 lights on a match?......did you drop the scissors?....were you singing before seven?.... did you bite you tongue?...Are you superstitious?It's Friday the 13th with so much to dread. Some people ignore it and just stay in bed. Silly Superstitions It's bad luck to walk...

Yes. I am new to this website and was wondering why my account was banned? I posted an article I wrote about how Buddhism not Islam is a threat to America and is the fastest growing religion instead of Islam. I noted how Buddhism denies the existence of God and the divinity of Christ, I also made note of how Buddhists practice an evil satanic ceremony called doku. It is a ritual where Buddhist monks use a doku drum made of the hide of a white christian baby to conjure up demons for human sacrifice. Using three fingers they beat...

The guy is wrong ... Friday the 13th stems from the day (actually, the evening) that the avenging Angel of the Lord descended onto Egypt. It was, indeed, a good idea that night to stay indoors!

Scientist: Asteroid May Hit Earth in 2029 Thu Dec 23, 5:40 PM ET By JOHN ANTCZAK, Associated Press Writer LOS ANGELES - There's a 1-in-300 chance that a recently discovered asteroid, believed to be about 1,300 feet long, could hit Earth in 2029, a NASA (news - web sites) scientist said Thursday, but he added that the perceived risk probably will be eliminated once astronomers get more detail about its orbit.   There have been only a limited number of sightings of Asteroid 2004 MN4, which has been given an initial rating of 2 on the 10-point Torino Impact Hazard...

I have been pinged to so many threads I am just making a post about what I have seen going on and just the complete random freak chance that I stumbled on today's events in Naples and Alligator Alley. By the way...I wish the toll was the $.75 I have seen reported through out the day. Add a dollar to that will ya? My run in with this story is absolutely the oddest yet I managed to see it unfold. ENTER= A date ending and the ride back to drop said date off at her place of residence. I am...