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Itasan
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hump Wednesday

Post 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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Post 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. :roll:

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Post 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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Post 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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hump day

Post by Itasan » Fri Jun 10, 2005 11:41 pm

Thank you very much, everybody.

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Post by Lorikeet » Sat Jun 11, 2005 2:17 am

Woo, learn something new every day :D.

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Post 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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Post 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.

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