I Have A Friend Who …

Likes ... But Dislikes ...      
Bed   Cot       (for 2 reasons)
Beef   Fish       (for 1 reason)
Ace   King       (for 1 reason)
Abe   Zach       (for 1 reason)
Chick   Rooster       (for 6 reasons)
Bill   Tory       (for 4 reasons)
Me   You       (for 3 reasons)
Alabama   Elvis       (for 2 reasons)
Camel   Horse       (for 3 reasons)
Mime   Talker       (for 2 reasons)
Ball   Bat       (for 1 reason)
Bag   Box       (for 2 reasons)
Bib   Napkin       (for 3 reasons)
Lad   Lass       (for 2 reasons)
Jack   Zoey       (for 3 reasons)
Jill   Winston       (for 6 reasons)
Ice   Cream       (for 1 reason)
Ham   Pork       (for 3 reasons)

Hint: Concentrate only on the words that my friend likes.
It has something to do with the number 13!

Can you figure out why my friend likes certain things and not others?

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