Monday

Monday is the day of the week between Sunday and Tuesday.  According to the traditional Christian, Islamic, and Hebrew calendars, it is the second day of the week, and according to international standard ISO 8601 it is the first day of the week.  In the West, it is the first day of the work week, whereas in most Muslim countries and Israel, it is the second day of the work week.  The name of Monday is derived from Old English Mōnandæg and Middle English Monenday, which means "moon day". Quotes thumb|Monday burn Millay~ Guy Montag inBradbury's Fahrenheit 451 It's fine work.  Monday burn Millay, Wednesday Whitman, Friday Faulkner, burn 'em to ashes, then burn the ashes.  That's our official slogan. Guy Montag to Clarisse McClellan in "The Hearth and the Salamander," Pt. 1 of Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 (1953), p. 6. In the 1966 François Truffaut film based on the book, Montag (Oskar Werner)'s line is: What?Well, it's a job like any other.  Good work, with lots of variety—Monday we burn Miller; Tuesday, Tolstoy; Wednesday, Walt Whitman; Friday, Faulkner; and Saturday and Sunday, Schopenhauer and Sartre.  We burn them to ashes, and then burn the ashes—that's our official motto. Barry:  Here's the thing: I made that tape special for today—my special Monday morning tape for you—special.Rob Gordon:  Well it's fuckin' Monday afternoon, you should get out of bed earlier! High Fidelity (31 March 2000), based on the 1995 novel of the same name by Nick Hornby. thumb|In all possible universes, Monday was the same.~ Philip K. Dick's Eye in the Sky In all possible universes, Monday was the same. Philip K. Dick, ch. 9 of Eye in the Sky (1957), p. 119. Lyrics Monday's child is fair of face "Monday's Child," first recorded in A. E. Bray's Traditions of Devonshire vol. II (1838), pp. 287–288). Monday, we held it together Aretha Franklin, "Good News," So Damn Happy (September 2003), tr. 10. Just leave me aloneI've got those Monday bluesStraight through Sunday blues Billie Holiday, "Good Morning Heartache" (22 January 1946). thumb|But then, a Monday morning quarterback never lost a game~ Frank Sinatra But then, a Monday morning quarterback never lost a game Frank Sinatra, "Monday Morning Quarterback," She Shot Me Down (November 1981), tr. 6. Monday, back from the deadI'm letting it go, back for another one Monday's goneTuesday's fadin'Wednesday's goneThursday's all but wasted now Stone Temple Pilots, "Days of the Week," Shangri-La Dee Da (19 June 2001), tr. 2. thumb|It's just another manic Monday~ The Bangles It's just another manic MondayI wish it were Sunday'Cause that's my fun dayMy I-don't-have-to-run dayIt's just another manic Monday The Bangles, "Manic Monday," Different Light (January 1986), tr. 1. Tell me why I don't like Mondays The Boomtown Rats, "I Don't Like Mondays," The Fine Art of Surfacing (9 October 1979), tr. 7. Rainy days and Mondays always get me down The Carpenters, "Rainy Days and Mondays," Carpenters (14 May 1971), tr. 1. Oh, Monday morning, the cracks become quite clearOh, Monday morning, take me back, leave me here The Church, "Monday Morning," Gold Afternoon Fix (22 February 1990), tr. 5. thumb|Monday you can fall apart~ The Cure I don't care if Monday's blue Monday you can fall apart I don't care if Monday's black Monday you can hold your head The Cure, "Friday I'm in Love," Wish (11 May 1992), tr. 7. Monday morning feels so badEverybody seems to nag me Monday I have Friday on my mind The Easybeats, "Friday on My Mind," Good Friday (May 1967), tr. 6. Monday, Monday, so good to me Monday, Monday, can't trust that day But whenever Monday comesYou can find me crying all of the time Oh, Monday, Monday, won't go awayMonday, Monday, it's here to stay The Mamas & the Papas, "Monday, Monday," If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears (March 1966), tr. 1. thumb|Monday had a sad child~ The Monkees Monday had a sad childAlways feeling low down The Monkees, "Saturday's Child," The Monkees (10 October 1966), tr. 2. Monday, Tuesday is my weekend The Strokes, "Taken for a Fool," Angles (18 March 2011), tr. 5. Quotes from Office Space (1999) thumb|Uh-oh.  Sounds like somebody's got a case of the Mondays.~ Office Space Peter Gibbons:  I gotta get outta here.  I think I'm gonna lose it. Female Temp:  Uh-oh.  Sounds like somebody's got a case of the Mondays. Brian [Chotchkie's waiter]:  So can I get you gentlemen something more to drink?  Or maybe something to nibble on?  Some Pizza Shooters, Shrimp Poppers, or Extreme Fajitas? Peter:  Just coffee. Brian:  Okay.  Sounds like a case of the Mondays. Peter:  Let me ask you something.  When you come in on Monday and you're not feeling real well, does anyone ever say to you, "Sounds like someone has a case of the Mondays?" Lawrence:  No.  No, man.  Shit no, man.  I believe you'd get your ass kicked sayin' something like that, man. See also Black Monday WCW Monday Nitro "Monday," dinnerladies (S1E1, 12 November 1998) "Monday," The X-Files (S6E14, 28 February 1999) External links Monday