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[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds 202 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months 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

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver 102 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 65 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This counts as peer review ^^

[–] pturn1 21 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] tanisnikana 12 points 2 months 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.

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] NegativeInf 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I like to think of weekends like bookends, sandwiching the work week between freedom.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 months ago (4 children)

To me the weekend is the end of the week. I don't start the week on its end, so by elimination the week starts on Monday.

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

I can respect this.

[–] davidagain 5 points 2 months ago

But it also finishes on a Friday, so 4/5, not 4/7.

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[–] jaggedrobotpubes 3 points 2 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 months ago

This is incredible

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 months ago

Rocksolid argument.

[–] PmMeFrogMemes 12 points 2 months ago

ok yes October being equivalent to Saturday makes much more sense. best day of the week = best month of the year

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

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

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[–] frickineh 72 points 2 months 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 2 months ago (5 children)

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

[–] dariusj18 31 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Sounds like someone has synesthesia.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 months ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)
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[–] toynbee 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Synesthesia is a fascinating affliction.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I beg to differ. It's just a state of being.

[–] toynbee 5 points 2 months ago

I sincerely hesitated before posting that, unsure of the word "affliction." I've only ever known one person with it and they didn't seem to suffer from it. However, their view of the world absolutely was fascinating.

I intend no denigration of anyone with synesthesia. However, for anyone with it reading this, I'd love to learn more from you.

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver 11 points 2 months ago

I see them as all darker colored, like a sunset but not quite night.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Thursday is like this.

I literally cannot for the life of me explain why.

But خميس? The name of Thursday in my native Arabic?

Ah but Jeudi, the French name. Sun high in the sky. Very round.

I cannot even begin to explain.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

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

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[–] owenfromcanada 36 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] anomoly_ 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This broke me. The dot … over the i. That broke me. I’m … I’m done.

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[–] weariedfae 22 points 2 months ago (3 children)

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

[–] Klear 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

October is way more yellow than Thursdsay.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Thursday is purple though.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Is there a word for the thing before the penultimate? Because that would be it.

[–] cazssiew 21 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] nelly_man 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

And following (or preceding) that, there is: preantepenultimate and propreantepenultimate.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months 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 2 months 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 2 months ago

Somebody should stab one of those fuckers

I have some fantastic news for you

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months 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 2 months ago

Huh, neat. Thanks

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

It feels more like 7pm to me

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

You really can't explain it? This is the peak of what that noggin is capable of?

[–] Dkarma 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Wrong.

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

[–] NikkiDimes 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 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

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

I know October kind of implies this but I'd add Halloween to this group.

[–] finitebanjo 3 points 2 months ago

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

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