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Hump Day... is wednesday.. its the middle of the week.. they call it hump day.. cause.. hmm.. well i dont know.. cause after the wednesday its down hill to the weekend.. I guess.. LOL.. : : Does anyone know when Hump Day phrase began? : : Around 1996 I was talking with a sales rep from a Dental company. It was Weds. I told him I call weds "Hump Day." He said,"Why is that?" Because tues is just another Monday, Thurs is so close to Friday it's just another Friday, but once the workday is done on Weds, you're over the hump. Now I'm hearing it everywhere ... especially on radio stations. : : When I mentioned this to my brother-in-law this evening, he fairly much said I was full of crap, that the phrase "hump day" to describe Weds has been around since the 40's. : : Can anyone shed any light on this? : Not to say that you did not independantly come up with it, but here's a reference to hump day being used in a song lyric by J.J. Cale (song is called 'Friday'), dated 1979. : "Wednesday's hump day, hump day's Wednesday : Over the hump, the week's half-gone : If I had my pay on Wednesday I'd hang out, the hump day's gone" : Full lyrics at http://perso.magic.fr/aramis/five.htm#7 HUMP DAY -- "Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang, Volume 1, H-O" by J.E. Lighter, Random House, New York, 1994, has several slang uses of the word "hump" in print going back to the 1800s. "Over the hump," meaning beyond the midpoint or most difficult part was in print in 1914: "...Jackson & Hellyer, 'Vocab. 46: Hump...the half-way point in a prison sentence." "Hump Day" -- ".the day that is at the midpoint in a given period of work; (often) Wednesday, the middle of the work week. Similarly, Hump Night. 1955 AS (American Speech) XXX 226: Hump Night.Wednesday night, which is over the hump of the week. (1977 Langone 'Life at Bottom,' 202: Some of the parties in midwinter, that's when you're over the hump. Hump Night, they called it, halfway home.') .ca 1965 in DARE (Dictionary of American Regional English): Hump day was used by counselors at summer camp to mean Wednesday." The expression may have been in use in the 1940s. Anyone got an earlier citation?
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I'm doin pretty good. Got a two plus mile walk in. Good way to start the day.
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I see , so now i know what hump day is
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Dawn:
I see , so now i know what hump day is
well I am glad I could shed some light on the question.. LOL I am surprised I do anyone any good..LOL!
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TinybubbleCA:
Dawn:
I see , so now i know what hump day is
well I am glad I could shed some light on the question.. LOL I am surprised I do anyone any good..LOL!
I think it must be an american saying though, as i haven't heard it called that here in the uk ?
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Dawn:
I think it must be an american saying though, as i haven't heard it called that here in the uk ?
Must be.. you know us silly Yanks
How you doing Dawn.. Did you have a nice birthday???
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Avatars are back! I decided to paint- the color is very cool- looks like French Vanilla ice cream! The walls were ice grey- almost white with one drop of black in the paint- but I was bored with it- and this room is 26 X 26 so it it ALOT of painting!!This color is softer...then, when I get some money, I want to replace the carpet- it has seen better days!! I put it in in 1995, I think- doesn't really look that bad, but I am bored with it- soft grey sculpture- the cats have "lived" on it...the rest of my house is 1950's oak floors- the good stuff- so replacing this won't be that big of a deal- Back to the paint! It is hard to paint with a blind cat wandering around!
non
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TinybubbleCA:
Dawn:
I think it must be an american saying though, as i haven't heard it called that here in the uk ?
Must be.. you know us silly Yanks
How you doing Dawn.. Did you have a nice birthday???
It was great , but i'm a year older now too
[ but they say you are as young as you feel , right
] [ and by the way hump, means something totally different here !!!!! ]
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There's a presale for Toronto and they're teasing me with emails saying that my password is in the first email they "didn't" send me.
I need a drink. I have a feeling I'll be getting pathetic, if any, tickets.
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Non Proctor:
Avatars are back! I decided to paint- the color is very cool- looks like French Vanilla ice cream! The walls were ice grey- almost white with one drop of black in the paint- but I was bored with it- and this room is 26 X 26 so it it ALOT of painting!!This color is softer...then, when I get some money, I want to replace the carpet- it has seen better days!! I put it in in 1995, I think- doesn't really look that bad, but I am bored with it- soft grey sculpture- the cats have "lived" on it...the rest of my house is 1950's oak floors- the good stuff- so replacing this won't be that big of a deal- Back to the paint! It is hard to paint with a blind cat wandering around!
non
Oh wow. NON I wish I lived closer... I would be there in a HEART BEAT! I love to paint its SO therapudic.. or how ever the hell you spell that word..> LOL! I always want to paint.. when I wasnt working.. i repainted every room in my parents house.. LOL! Dawn... Yes.. you are as old as you feel.. but if thats true.. I think I am 90!
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Magical Mystery Girl:
There's a presale for Toronto and they're teasing me with emails saying that my password is in the first email they "didn't" send me.
I need a drink. I have a feeling I'll be getting pathetic, if any, tickets.
i will give you my presale password if you want.. I already used it twice for two differents shows.. I dont know if it would work again.. put you can have it if you want?!
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Grrrr, now JL's down.
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Apparently they only work once
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well.. I thought that was the case.. but it worked twice for me.. so far I have gotton 4 tickets off my password.. 2 for me.. and 2 for bridget..
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I wish you were here, too! I'd be half done!!
Looking better- alot of corners and angles here- and windows- yuck-I have to stop watching those home repair shows!!
non
Lisa- did you get a password?? I gave mine away after I used it for Detroit- maybe someone here has one you can use??? Hey guys- if you are DONE buying, give Lisa your password-it is still good for 2 tickets this Friday!!
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Anna , thats a lovely new photo in your avitar, so you don't need your glasses anymore , thats great
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Naa... i dont think so cause We would be goofing off too much
lol.. it would most-likely be twice as long to paint if I was there.. LOL!!! YAWN... I am in the calm before the storm. Rhonda.. the primadonna artist will be here any moment.. (its gonna be another late night here at pixie)
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Dawn:
Anna , thats a lovely new photo in your avitar, so you don't need your glasses anymore , thats great
naa.. not lovely.. i look like crap as always... but I wanted a photo with no glasses.. LOL..;) yup.. NO MORE GLASSES>. its so great!
everyday is a better and better when it comes to my vision!!
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Yes I agree.... Anna looks beautiful!
And she's all beautiful inside and out! (((HUGS))) Hey Non.
Anna was a sweetie and supplied me with hers.
I love you Anna!
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I love you too sweetheart.. YOU KNOW THAT!