Thirteenth Room
In some buildings, 13 is also skipped as a room number. The 13-room (as of 1946) Boots Motel on U.S. Route 66 is one example; its rooms are numbered 1 through 14.
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Famous quotes containing the words thirteenth and/or room:
“The thirteenth fairy,
her fingers as long and thin as straws,
her eyes burnt by cigarettes,
her uterus an empty teacup,
arrived with an evil gift.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)
“You can put a Miss America in a room with a group of other attractive women and you’ll find you will know exactly who she is. It’s almost like a magnet. There is an inner beauty, an inner glow.”
—Rebecca King Dreman (b. c. 1954)