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kommish77
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May 23, 2002

Nov 26, 2007 1:36 PM

Ever wonder where...

we get our 7 day week?
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pigeye097
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Nov 2, 2006
1. Nov 26, 2007 1:37 PM in response to: kommish77
Marco Polo brought it back from China. That and spaghetti.
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tazawa055
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Dec 14, 2007
2. Nov 26, 2007 1:41 PM in response to: kommish77
Norse gods?
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Kawasa
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Aug 14, 2007
3. Nov 26, 2007 1:43 PM in response to: kommish77
Quetzalcoatl?

Chaac?
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Kawasa
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Aug 14, 2007
4. Nov 26, 2007 1:44 PM in response to: kommish77
Upakal K'inich?
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maryk071
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Dec 5, 2002
5. Nov 26, 2007 1:46 PM in response to: kommish77
In the beginning...
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Fairytale04
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May 20, 2005
6. Nov 26, 2007 1:46 PM in response to: kommish77
The mothership. Duh.
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pigeye097
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Nov 2, 2006
7. Nov 26, 2007 1:49 PM in response to: kommish77
quote:<HR>Originally posted by Fairytale04:
The mothership. Duh. <HR>


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bigapplepie
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Dec 14, 2007
8. Nov 26, 2007 1:50 PM in response to: kommish77
The calendar, stupid!

The 7-day week has its roots in Asia as well as in the Christian bible.

It was introduced to the Romans by Persian astrologists.

There was one day for each of the known planets, one for the sun and one for the moon as in Saturday, Sunday and Monday.

The 7 day week was widely used outside of countries that followed Judeo-Christian religions.
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PurelyObjectiveIndividual
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Aug 11, 2003
9. Nov 26, 2007 1:53 PM in response to: kommish77
We made it up that way. We could have 15 day weeks or no weeks at all. This was just what the collective world brain came up with to agree upon. I think there are remote places, though, where if you said 'week,' you'd get a 'What you talkin' bout, Willis?' look as a response.
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voq
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10. Nov 26, 2007 1:55 PM in response to: kommish77
quote:<HR>Originally posted by PurelyObjectiveIndividual:
We made it up that way. We could have 15 day weeks or no weeks at all. This was just what the collective world brain came up with to agree upon. I think there are remote places, though, where if you said 'week,' you'd get a 'What you talkin' bout, Willis?' look as a response.<HR>


I think we should switch to an 8-day week with 3-day weekends. What do y'all think?
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bigapplepie
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11. Nov 26, 2007 1:57 PM in response to: kommish77
quote:<HR>Originally posted by PurelyObjectiveIndividual:
We made it up that way. We could have 15 day weeks or no weeks at all. This was just what the collective world brain came up with to agree upon. I think there are remote places, though, where if you said 'week,' you'd get a 'What you talkin' bout, Willis?' look as a response.<HR>


Not true. Each moon phase last 7 days. There are 28 days in a lunar month.
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kerfwango
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Aug 16, 2007
12. Nov 26, 2007 1:58 PM in response to: kommish77
quote:<HR>Originally posted by pigeye:
Marco Polo brought it back from China. That and spaghetti. <HR>


I thought he invented the Can of Whoop-***?.

Or was that Genghis Khan (of Wu Pass)?
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PurelyObjectiveIndividual
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13. Nov 26, 2007 1:59 PM in response to: kommish77
quote:<HR>Originally posted by bigapplepie:
Not true. Each moon phase last 7 days. There are 28 days in a lunar month.<HR>


yeah, but I'm saying it could be based on anything. It doesn't really matter.
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pigeye097
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14. Nov 26, 2007 2:00 PM in response to: kommish77
quote:<HR>Originally posted by kerfwango:
I thought he invented the Can of Whoop-***?.

Or was that Genghis Khan (of Wu Pass)?<HR>


Galileo invent Whoop-***. Newton invented the can.
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