Happy Friday the 13th, everyone.  Are you scared?  Well, you paraskevidekatriaphobics (you poor saps afflicted with a morbid, irrational fear of Friday the 13th) should be.  Centuries ago, the witches of the north observed the sabbath by gathering in a cemetery in the shadows of the moon.  On one gathering, the Norse goddess, Freya (the origin of "Friday"), came down from her sanctuary in Valhalla and appeared before the group, who numbered 12.  Freya gave them one of her cats, completing what came to be known as a witches' coven.  Ever since then, a perfectly-numbered coven has comprised exactly 13.   

There are also legends that the Church (you know which one, they have a Pope) is behind Friday the 13th.  Some think that in the 1300s, the French King (Philip IV) persecuted the feared order of the Knights Templar, because the Knights were becoming too powerful.  So one Friday the 13th, the King had the Knights rounded up and falsely accused of heinous crimes, including homosexuality (hmm, like the Church's efforts against gay marriage).  Apparently, it was a wicked day, and many Knights died during the "enhanced interrogation techniques" the Catholics used to obtain "confessions."  (Sound familiar?)

So in honor of this scary day, we decided to have a CAPTION CONTEST.  Whoever posts the most clever caption for the SCARY photo below will win a free AXIS OF EGO t-shirt.  Minimum twenty-five entries and results will be posted next Sunday, November 22, 2009.  (We've extended the deadline due to some posting glitches.)