On Friday, October the 13th, in the year 1307, King Philip IV of France decided on a time honored way of getting out of paying his bills. He k**led the people to whom he owed money. It seems that old Phil, who was a typically French military leader, borrowed a bunch of money from the Knights Templar to start a war in which he got his ass kicked, like the French usually do. He then had the people who loaned him the money, (the Templars ), arrested on trumped up, f**e charges, and executed, then confiscated their estates. Ever since, Friday the 13th has been considered unlucky, especially if you are a Templar.