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[–] weariedfae 22 points 6 days ago (3 children)

I agree with October and 8 pm but not Thursday. Thursday is too yellow to be October.

[–] Klear 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

October is way more yellow than Thursdsay.

[–] Cosmonaut_Collin 1 points 6 days ago

October is Blue

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

October is too golden and burnt umber to not be Thursday.

[–] weariedfae 1 points 6 days ago

You're right about October being burnt umber but it's burnt umber, red, and other reddish orange hues. Thursday is like a bright yellow which is more like September.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

Thursday is purple though.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

"Octo" in October means eight. Makes sense.

I don't know about Thursday, i dont feel the same connection.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 days ago (2 children)

"Octo" in October means eight.

Well it did, then some assholes named Julius and Augustus had to fuck it up. Somebody should stab one of those fuckers

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago

Somebody should stab one of those fuckers

I have some fantastic news for you

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Common misconception.

July and August were renamed. The original names were derived from five and six. The extra two months that threw everything off were January and February. When 5-10 were named January and February didn't even have names, it was just that cold period when there was no planting or harvesting. There were a bunch of other changes to the calendar over the centuries before we got where we are too.

Decent overview here: https://study.com/academy/lesson/the-ancient-roman-calendar-history-months-saints.html

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

Huh, neat. Thanks

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago

It's the eighth day of the week, duh.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago

I'll go one step further and say 7:15 pm hits way different than 8:37 am.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago

It feels more like 7pm to me

[–] Dkarma 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Wrong.

Thur 4/7 October 10/12 8pm. 8/12

[–] NikkiDimes 11 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Take out weekends and include all 24 hours of the day:

Thursday 4/5 = 0.8
October 10/12 = 0.833
8pm 20/24 = 0.833

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Why taking out weekends? In that case take out December and 23 to 7 too.

[–] NikkiDimes 2 points 5 days ago

Because it's how Thursday feels relative to the work week. That's why it feels related to the others intuitively.

[–] finitebanjo 3 points 5 days ago

Oh I get it, mid to late year, mid to late week, and mid to late in the day.

[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds 201 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (7 children)

Thursday = 4/7 = 0.571

8pm = 20/24 = 0.833

October = 10/12 = 0.833

Saturday =6/7 = 0.857

Unless you only count work days, then Thurs = 4/5 = 0.8

I rest my case

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

Don't some cultures start their calendar week on Saturday? If so then Thursday is 6/7 for that specific use case.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

The reason thursday is in the list is because of it containing the letter H. Check its position in the alphabet

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver 102 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 65 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This counts as peer review ^^

[–] pturn1 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] tanisnikana 12 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Submitting to the Journal of Useful Bullshit.

Some fancy academic website will charge us $40 to read our own work and we won’t get paid.

[–] beebarfbadger 1 points 4 days ago

But you'll get so much exposure!

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 week ago (7 children)

Thursday is 5/7 if you're one of those uncivilized people who start the week in Sunday.

[–] jaggedrobotpubes 3 points 6 days ago

Start it when it ends, turn it upside down, light the whole thing on fire. Pure anarchy.

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 week ago

This is incredible

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 week ago

Rocksolid argument.

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[–] frickineh 72 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They're all almost the end of the thing but not the very end. Of course they're the same thing.

[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey 57 points 1 week ago (6 children)

They're also round, warm colored, and soft/smooth. I will not be taking follow up questions.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

Really ? that's too funny... to me they're warm, a bit soft, balanced & fair, and very finely textured

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

bouba, not kiki

[–] dariusj18 31 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Sounds like someone has synesthesia.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 week ago (3 children)
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