Talk:Monday
From Academic Kids
We shouldn't have bias in describing the position of the day in the week. Saying "Traditionally, yadayada, but some modern Europeans like to think of it as yadayada" has bias. Saying "Some think this, and some think that" doesn't have bias. - Khendon 14:44 Jan 3, 2003 (UTC)
Saxon moon deity?
I've checked in a couple of dictionaries for the etymology of the word "Monday", and they say that it just comes from words meaning "day of the moon". No mention of a Saxon deity named "Mona". The only references to Mona that I can find in books about mythology relate to a place associated with druids, which I gather has been idenified with the island of Anglesey. So was there really a Saxon moon deity named "Mona", or not? -- Oliver P. 03:37, 12 Nov 2003 (UTC)
"the normal 24-hour working week" Blimey. I'd like to work where you do! My normal working week is nearer 37 hours. Or have I misunderstood? TimR 22:09, 22 Nov 2003 (UTC)
I don't like Mondays
Can we put in the boomtown rats song or is it too trivial? Might fit with Mondayitis? --BozMo|talk 15:40, 22 Jun 2004 (UTC)
- Wasn't that song about a girl who freaked out on a Monday and shot several people, and later gave the excuse for her deed "I don't like mondays."?
About the portuguese name
Don't know in other languages, but the portuguese name for Monday is not "second day", but "second fair" ("Segunda feira"). More info in the portuguese wikipedia (http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dias_da_Semana_%28nomes%29) --SugarKane 12:46, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)
