One more "Happy Friday" greeting and someone will start screaming...Why not "Happy Wednesday"?
No other day of the week is worth having the same treatment as Friday, let alone elicit a big smile and the thrill of anticipation. Phew, end of work, lovely weekend, all good, isn't it? Let the fun begin.
Well, no. I'm done with anachronisms. "Happy Friday" is a relic from a pre-digital era, one with a fixed schedule, no internet and no 24/7 culture.
Add here whatever takes your fancy and think of those times without shift work, teams on 4 continents or rolling news.
You would have to go back a lot, to pre-historic times even. Social historians and linguists might find it an interesting piece of research, looking for the approximate moment when "Happy Friday" entered common vocabulary.
In the meantime, it is as obsolete as it can be. The only saving grace lies in being a myth. There, I said it.
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