Query: "file 13" (throw sth. away)

[Patti J. Kurtz]

gcohen at UMR.EDU wrote:

>    Has anyone heard of "file 13" or "file it in 13"? And would anyone know why "13" was chosen and not, say, 12?
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I use the term all the time myself with that exact same meaning (I've
also used "circular file" for the same thing).  However, I don't know
the origin unless it's an oblique reference to the fact that 13 is
unlucky and therefore, many buildings don't have 13th floors (hence a
"file 13" would be a "nonexistent" file?  It's a pure guess and a
stretch on my part..

Patti Kurtz
Minot State University

>    Any help would be much appreciated.
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>Gerald Cohen
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