So I was thinking about the origin of the word Wednesday and naturally it led me down an odd path, but before we get to that, I should probably fill you in on the origin of Wednesday. Wednesday was named in honor of the Norse god Odin and for those of you unaware, Odin is, according to mythology, the father of the gods. He is the god of war, death, poetry and wisdom. He fathered several children, but most well known is Thor, which is where Thursday comes from, but this isn't about Thursday. Basically, Odin was the penultimate Norse god, for crying out loud, the guy never ate! He gave all of his food to his two wolves, Freki and Geri because Odin consumes nothing but wine. That is classy, imagine a dude riding an eight-legged horse with a big ass spear, two wolves by his side and he is just carrying on with a bottle of wine. Odin was the shit is what I am trying to get at.
Anyway, I started thinking about what Odin might think about what has happened to the day that was originally named in his honor. Wednesday is often the most hated and dreaded day of the week. Very few people say, "man I love Wednesday!" Not only that, but it has been giving the notable title of "hump" day. Now, I don't think Odin would mind the idea of "hump" day, after all, a guy who consumes nothing but wine probably has at least a little sense of humor. I think he would be very upset however that his day is the most hated. The father of the gods! The god of war, death, poetry and wisdom! Yet, we hate his day, if Odin were real he'd probably be really angry about that. Silly humans, disrespecting such a powerful deity.
Next time you find yourself thinking that you hate Wednesdays, just remember you might find yourself dealing with a pissed off god riding an eight-legged horse, carrying a huge spear and drinking wine like a boss. I say to Odin. "Wednesdays really aren't that bad, but if you pass me that wine, they'll get that much better."
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