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Itasan
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by Itasan » Fri Jun 10, 2005 12:15 am
Do you frequently use the term 'hump Wednesday'?
If so, in what instances?
Thank you.
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Lorikeet
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by Lorikeet » Fri Jun 10, 2005 12:18 am
Uh...the only meaning of "hump" that I know is f***. Never heard it with Wednesday.

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joshua2004
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by joshua2004 » Fri Jun 10, 2005 4:59 pm
Humpday is the middle of the week, wednesday. It means the week is half over or, you are in the middle of the "hump" meaning small hill or large bump. I think the expression has stayed since "hump" also refers to sex. "Yay, it's Humpday!"
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revel
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by revel » Fri Jun 10, 2005 5:13 pm
Good afternoon.
Yes, I also recall calling Wednesday "humpday" with workmates in New York City, though when I think about it, we were all from the mid-west who used that term.
peace,
revel.
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Itasan
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by Itasan » Fri Jun 10, 2005 11:41 pm
Thank you very much, everybody.
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by Lorikeet » Sat Jun 11, 2005 2:17 am
Woo, learn something new every day

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by Showem » Sat Jun 11, 2005 8:36 am
Also in the idea of walking or cycling up a hill, it's all easy and downhill after you get over the hump. The idea that after Wednesday, the weekend is in sight and it's easy coasting towards it.
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Andrew Patterson
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by Andrew Patterson » Fri Jun 17, 2005 8:28 pm
You can hear a varient "it's a hump day," most Wednesdays on the Ken Radio show from co-host Andy Abramson.
Type "Ken" in Windows media radio tuner
http://windowsmedia.com/radiotuner/MyRadio.asp
I used to think they made it up because I hadn't heard it elsewhere but Revel seems to have.