Bierce, Ambrose -- “Monday,” The Devil’s Dictionary (1911)

Dave — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 15:19:12 +0000

MONDAY, n. In Christian countries, the day after the baseball game.

Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?) American writer and journalist
“Monday,” The Devil’s Dictionary (1911)
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Originally published in the "Cynic's Dictionary" column in the San Francisco Examiner (1904-09-03) and the "Cynic's Word Book" column in the New York American (1904-09-09).

Pratchett, Terry -- Discworld No. 10, Moving Pictures (1990)

Dave — Tue, 27 Oct 2020 14:48:41 +0000

The universe contains any amount of horrible ways to be woken up, such as the noise of the mob breaking down the front door, the scream of fire engines, or the realization that today is the Monday which on Friday night was a comfortably long way off. A dog’s wet nose is not strictly speaking the worst of the bunch, but it has its own peculiar dreadfulness which connoisseurs of the ghastly and dog owners everywhere have come to know and dread. It’s like having a small piece of defrosting liver pressed lovingly against you.

Terry Pratchett (1948-2015) English author
Discworld No. 10, Moving Pictures (1990)
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Bierce, Ambrose -- “Monday,” The Devil’s Dictionary (1911)

Pratchett, Terry -- Discworld No. 10, Moving Pictures (1990)