15 Jun 05
Monday's child is fair of face,
Tuesday's child is full of grace;
Wednesday's child is full of woe,
Thursday's child has far to go;
Friday's child is loving and giving,
Saturday's child works hard for its living;
But the child that is born on the Sabbath day
Is bonny and blithe, and good and gay.
15 Jun 05
Monday's child is red and spotty,
Tuesday's child won't use the potty,
Wednesday's child won't go to bed,
Thursday's child will not be fed,
Friday's child breaks all his toys,
Saturday's child makes an awful noise.
And the child that's born on the seventh day
Is a pain in the neck like the rest, OK?
15 Jun 05
Originally posted by BowmannSunday is the first day of the week, not the seventh....
Monday's child is red and spotty,
Tuesday's child won't use the potty,
Wednesday's child won't go to bed,
Thursday's child will not be fed,
Friday's child breaks all his toys,
Saturday's child makes an awful noise.
And the child that's born on the seventh day
Is a pain in the neck like the rest, OK?
15 Jun 05
Originally posted by BowmannUpdated for modern Britain...
Monday's child is red and spotty,
Tuesday's child won't use the potty,
Wednesday's child won't go to bed,
Thursday's child will not be fed,
Friday's child breaks all his toys,
Saturday's child makes an awful noise.
And the child that's born on the seventh day
Is a pain in the neck like the rest, OK?
Monday's child will twoc a car,
Tuesday's child will torch a bar,
Wednesday's child will get an ASBO,
Thursday's child will rob a PO,
Friday's child will sport a hoodie,
Saturday's child will murder his buddy,
And the child that's born on the Sabbath day
Will be convicted soon of drunken affray
15 Jun 05
Originally posted by The PlumberFrom http://webexhibits.org/calendars/week.html :
Sunday is the first day of the week, not the seventh....
"The Bible clearly makes the Sabbath the last day of the week, but does not share how that corresponds to our 7 day week. Yet through extra-biblical sources it is possible to determine that the Sabbath at the time of Christ corresponds to our current 'Saturday.' Therefore it is common Jewish and Christian practice to regard Sunday as the first day of the week (as is also evident from the Portuguese names for the week days). However, the fact that, for example, Russian uses the name "second" for Tuesday, indicates that some nations regard Monday as the first day.
In international standard ISO-8601 the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has decreed that Monday shall be the first day of the week."
15 Jun 05
Originally posted by ivangriceHow times have changed...
Updated for modern Britain...
Monday's child will twoc a car,
Tuesday's child will torch a bar,
Wednesday's child will get an ASBO,
Thursday's child will rob a PO,
Friday's child will sport a hoodie,
Saturday's child will murder his buddy,
And the child that's born on the Sabbath day
Will be convicted soon of drunken affray
15 Jun 05
Originally posted by NordlysWow! You actually bothered to reply to Plumb's post?
From http://webexhibits.org/calendars/week.html :
"The Bible clearly makes the Sabbath the last day of the week, but does not share how that corresponds to our 7 day week. Yet through extra-biblical sources it is possible to determine that the Sabbath at the time of Christ corresponds to our current 'Saturday.' Therefore it is common Jewish and Christi ...[text shortened]... nization for Standardization (ISO) has decreed that Monday shall be the first day of the week."
15 Jun 05
Originally posted by SiskinThanks. Hey, I was born on Sunday!
Monday's child is fair of face,
Tuesday's child is full of grace;
Wednesday's child is full of woe,
Thursday's child has far to go;
Friday's child is loving and giving,
Saturday's child works hard for its living;
But the child that is born on the Sabbath day
Is bonny and blithe, and good and gay.
16 Jun 05
Originally posted by NordlysWhile it was nice of the ISO guys to standardize on a week with Monday as day 1 for computer standardization purposes, it is none the less true that most civilizations have for the last 5 or 6 millenia considered Sunday to be the first day of the week, and as far as I know, that hasn't changed in most places (with the notable exception of the computer folks who decided to standardize on Monday being day 1 a decade or so ago).
From http://webexhibits.org/calendars/week.html :
"The Bible clearly makes the Sabbath the last day of the week, but does not share how that corresponds to our 7 day week. Yet through extra-biblical sources it is possible to determine that the Sabbath at the time of Christ corresponds to our current 'Saturday.' Therefore it is common Jewish and Christi ...[text shortened]... nization for Standardization (ISO) has decreed that Monday shall be the first day of the week."
16 Jun 05
Originally posted by The PlumberDo you have a figure for the number of people who give a monkey's?
While it was nice of the ISO guys to standardize on a week with Monday as day 1 for computer standardization purposes, it is none the less true that most civilizations have for the last 5 or 6 millenia considered Sunday to be the first day of the week, and as far as I know, that hasn't changed in most places (with the notable exception of the computer folks who decided to standardize on Monday being day 1 a decade or so ago).