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Thursday
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thumb|Thursday's child has far to go
thumb|This must be Thursday. I never could get the hang of Thursdays.~ Arthur Dent in Adams'sThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
thumb|Thursday doesn't even start~ The Cure
thumb|And if you love a Thursday, she's gonna break your heart~ The Monkees
Thursday is the day of the week following Wednesday and before Friday. According to the ISO 8601 international standard adopted in most western countries, it is the fourth day of the week. In countries that use the Sunday-first convention, Thursday is defined as the fifth day of the week. It is also the fifth day of the week in the Judeo-Christian liturgical calendar.
Quotes
This must be Thursday. I never could get the hang of Thursdays.
Arthur Dent in Douglas Adams's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1979).
The line also appears in the 2005 film based on the novel.
Holly Golightly: Thursday! It can't be! It's too gruesome!Paul "Fred" Varjak: What's so gruesome about Thursday?Holly Golightly: Nothing, except I can never remember when it's coming up.
Breakfast at Tiffany's (5 October 1961), based on the 1958 Truman Capote novella of the name title.
Lyrics
Thursday's child has far to go
"Monday's Child," first recorded in A. E. Bray's Traditions of Devonshire vol. II (1838), pp. 287–288).
Thursday, it's more than I can standI'm holding her down, holding her down, she's down, again
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.
Thursday I don't care about you
Thursday doesn't even start
Thursday never looking back
Or Thursday watch the walls instead
The Cure, "Friday I'm in Love," Wish (11 May 1992), tr. 7.
Wednesday just don't goThursday goes too slowI've got Friday on my mind
The Easybeats, "Friday on My Mind," Good Friday (May 1967), tr. 6.
I'm not saying all the boys are the sameBut some boys are the same and it's Thursday now
They Might Be Giants, "Take Out the Trash," The Else (15 May 2007), tr. 2.
And if you love a ThursdayShe's gonna break your heart
The Monkees, "Saturday's Child," The Monkees (10 October 1966), tr. 2.
See also
Thursday (band)
External links
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