History of Weekdays: Anglo-Saxon Version

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In summary, the different languages have different names for the days of the week. Sunday is called "Solis", Monday is "Lunae", Tuesday is "Tiw's day", Wednesday is "Wodan's day", Thursday is "Thor's day", Friday is "Frigg's day", Saturday is "Saturn's day", and Sunday is "Sonntag".
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Yanick said:
Better?

Much better :smile:
 
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Ok...

How about the Entomology of weekdays?

Sunday (Scorpionfly Sunday) = [PLAIN]http://insects.tamu.edu/images/animalia/arthropoda/insecta/mecoptera/panorpidae/panorpa_nuptialis_adult_lateral_m_02.jpg

Monday (Moth Monday) = [URL]http://www.naturephoto-cz.com/photos/others/emperor-moth-22235.jpg[/URL]

Tuesday (Tick Tuesday) = [PLAIN]http://www.sierrapotomac.org/W_Needham/Pictures/Wood_Tick_040307.jpg

Wednesday (Wasp Wednesday) = [URL]http://www.naturfoto-cz.de/photos/krasensky/wasp-0071.jpg[/URL]

Thursday (Thrip Thursday) = [PLAIN]http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/images/Biosecurity_GeneralPlantHealthPestsDiseaseAndWeeds/Sunflower-Thrips-500.jpg

Friday (Flea Friday) = [URL]http://hardinmd.lib.uiowa.edu/pictures22/flea.jpg[/URL]

Saturday (Silverfish Saturday) = [PLAIN]http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/housingandclothing/images/DK1018_1.jpg
 
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That's totally awesome.
 
  • #39
nismaratwork said:
Ok...

How about the Entomology of weekdays?

Sunday (Scorpionfly Sunday) = [PLAIN]http://insects.tamu.edu/images/animalia/arthropoda/insecta/mecoptera/panorpidae/panorpa_nuptialis_adult_lateral_m_02.jpg

Neat picture. What's extra weird is that what looks to the stinger, is actually the male genitalia (at least according to wikipedia). CRAZY.

Kinda offtopic, but I found it funny.
 
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I was feeling punnish. :-pNorman: You're right and wrong... in a male it's genitalia, and in a queen it's an ovipositor. However, in an infertile female (akin to a drone bee) it's a modified ovipositor we call a stinger. I believe the evolution from ovipositor to stinger is fairly well established from wasps through ants (their descendants).

I will say this however... the term "scorpion bug" is a catch-all for a family of insects, some of which do NOT have a sting, but are grouped by the obvious morphology. It may be the picture I used is of a stingless specimen.
 
  • #41
BobG said:
I thought Tsuesday was named after Tsu.

And Moonday was named after Moonbear.

If not, then they should be. We should have a day named after each of the PF sisters.

I guess Everyday for Evo? :biggrin:
 
  • #42
And then there are weeks that don't have 7 days. I can't even find the concept of week for most American Indian tribes, they just used a lunar calandar with ceremonial days.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Week
 
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drizzle said:
I guess Everyday for Evo? :biggrin:
<sticks more GOOBF cards into Drizzle's computer for thinking of poor old Evo>
 
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Evo said:
And then there are weeks that don't have 7 days. I can't even find the concept of week for most American Indian tribes, they just used a lunar calandar with ceremonial days.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Week

Yep, and before the Greek week (rimshot), you had Proto-Phoenician, which came from Egyptian... and that was a 10 day week. Really, you have to appreciate the Hebrew and Gregorian calenders.
 

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