TGIF origin?
a1a5...@bc.sympatico.ca
<jez...@idiom.com> wrote:
>Does anyone know the origin of the phrase 'Thank God it's Friday'?
Labour Laws.
Leigh Anne Jones
Lee Rudolph
>Does anyone know the origin of the phrase 'Thank God it's Friday'?
Genesis 1:31.
Lee Rudolph
P&D Schultz
> Does anyone know the origin of the phrase 'Thank God it's Friday'?
It's apparently from the Koran. Friday is the holy day of the week in
Islam.
//P. Schultz
Bun Mui
> TGIF origin?
>
> From: Leigh Anne Jones <jez...@idiom.com>
> Reply to: [1]Leigh Anne Jones
> Date: Sun, 23 May 1999 11:13:12 -0700
> Organization: Idiom Communications
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>Does anyone know the origin of the phrase 'Thank God it's Friday'?
Don't you practice abstinence?
Comments?
Bun Mui
Garry J. Vass
<jez...@idiom.com> writes
>Does anyone know the origin of the phrase 'Thank God it's Friday'?
Hello Leigh Anne, thanks for visiting aue!
TGIF almost certainly originated as an AM 'drive-time' radio jingle
(WABC or WBZ?) in the late 1960's. The chain came well after that.
Beyond Friday, the only other instance I can recall of a weekday being
used as the name of a proper establishment is (naturally) 'Thursdays', a
Danish restaurant in Midtown Manhattan. I dined there recently on
business, so my testimony is current.
The creamed mussels wrapped in raw, wafer-thin salmon are to die for
(trust me on this one). On the downside, the wine list is a dog's
breakfast. All things considered, that may or may not be a quality
downside...
Kind regards,
Garry J. Vass
Richard Fontana
> In article <374845...@idiom.com>, Leigh Anne Jones
> <jez...@idiom.com> writes
> >Does anyone know the origin of the phrase 'Thank God it's Friday'?
>
> Hello Leigh Anne, thanks for visiting aue!
>
> TGIF almost certainly originated as an AM 'drive-time' radio jingle
> (WABC or WBZ?) in the late 1960's. The chain came well after that.
According to the TGI Fridays web site, the first TGI Friday's restaurant
opened in Manhattan in 1965. They give no further explanation of the name
other than this quote from a 1973 Newsweek article:
"It all began modestly enough. An unmarried New York City perfume salesman
named Alan Stillman decided that the coolest way to meet the stewardesses
in his neighborhood would be to buy a broken down beer joint, jazz
it up with Tiffany lamps and mod young waiters and christen it - with an
eye toward attracting the career crowd - the T.G.I.F. (Thank Goodness It's
Friday). Within one week the police had to ring Friday's (as it
quickly became known) with barricades to handle the nightly hordes of
young singles. Hundreds of blatantly imitative emporiums soon opened their
doors in scores of major cities - and an industry was born." Newsweek,
July 16, 1973
It is interesting that the Newsweek writer assumed the "G" stood for
"goodness" rather than "God". (Note also the usages of "coolest" and
"mod".)
> Beyond Friday, the only other instance I can recall of a weekday being
> used as the name of a proper establishment is (naturally) 'Thursdays', a
> Danish restaurant in Midtown Manhattan. I dined there recently on
> business, so my testimony is current.
There's a "Fat Tuesdays", but perhaps that doesn't count.
RF
ghoti
<Ga...@gvass.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>Beyond Friday, the only other instance I can recall of a weekday being
>used as the name of a proper establishment is (naturally) 'Thursdays', a
>Danish restaurant in Midtown Manhattan. I dined there recently on
>business, so my testimony is current.
There was also Tuesday's on Third Avenue between 17th and 18th Streets in
Manhattan for many years. Excellent burgers. The below-stairs jazz club
was called Fat Tuesday's for a while, IIRC. The building (which still
bears its original name over the door--Taffel Hall? Something like that)
now houses an arts center, courtesy of Anthony Macagnone, owner of Sal
Anthony's and other fine eating establishments in the neighborhood and
further downtown.
(When I was a kid, we used to call Sal Anthony's "Tony's." That was before
the original building, where O. Henry had written "The Gift of the Magi,"
was torn down and replaced with the current edifice.)
There was a Wednesday's, too--can't remember where. And I think there was
also a Friday's that had nothing to do with the TGI Friday's chain.
Waxing nostalgic (however fuzzy on the details),
ghoti
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Truly Donovan
<Ga...@gvass.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>In article <374845...@idiom.com>, Leigh Anne Jones
><jez...@idiom.com> writes
>>Does anyone know the origin of the phrase 'Thank God it's Friday'?
>
>Hello Leigh Anne, thanks for visiting aue!
>
>TGIF almost certainly originated as an AM 'drive-time' radio jingle
>(WABC or WBZ?) in the late 1960's. The chain came well after that.
The original establishment (or first link, as it were), on First
Avenue in the low 60s (not the late 60s, the low 60s) in Manhattan,
predates the late 60s.
--
Truly Donovan
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<snip>
> There was a Wednesday's, too--can't remember where. And I think there was
> also a Friday's that had nothing to do with the TGI Friday's chain.
>
> Waxing nostalgic (however fuzzy on the details),
Reminds me of a cartoon in Punch way back in the late 50s which seemed to me
to herald a new style.
It's a desert scene, just a cactus in the middle distance and a huge burning
sun. In the foreground we see a small pool, empty except for the snouts of
two hippos. One is saying to the other "Funny, I keep thinking it's
Thursday..."
Matti
Lee Rudolph
>In article <tUitjBAx...@orkin.org>, "Garry J. Vass"
><Ga...@gvass.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>Beyond Friday, the only other instance I can recall of a weekday being
>>used as the name of a proper establishment is (naturally) 'Thursdays', a
>>Danish restaurant in Midtown Manhattan. I dined there recently on
>>business, so my testimony is current.
>
>There was also Tuesday's on Third Avenue between 17th and 18th Streets in
>Manhattan for many years.
And there is apparently a chain (instantiated at at least a couple of
nearby malls) called "Ruby Tuesday's". I have never eaten at one, so
have no idea whether their burgers feature any kind of special ketchup.
Lee Rudolph
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And above all, let's not forget that Tuesday is Red's Tamales day!
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Garry J. Vass
>
>And above all, let's not forget that Tuesday is Red's Tamales day!
>--
Fridays.
This is far too suspiciously close to Jr High Gym class to be a mere
coincidence.
Garry J. Vass
Leigh Anne Jones
>
> According to the TGI Fridays web site, the first TGI Friday's restaurant
> opened in Manhattan in 1965. They give no further explanation of the name
> other than this quote from a 1973 Newsweek article:
>
> "It all began modestly enough. An unmarried New York City perfume salesman
> named Alan Stillman decided that the coolest way to meet the stewardesses
> in his neighborhood would be to buy a broken down beer joint, jazz
> it up with Tiffany lamps and mod young waiters and christen it - with an
> eye toward attracting the career crowd - the T.G.I.F. (Thank Goodness It's
> Friday). Within one week the police had to ring Friday's (as it
Thanks to everyone who responded to my query, even in jest. This quote
caught my eye for its use of "unmarried." I was just thinking about how,
in 1973, it probably meant "unmarried," with a hint of "swinging
single." But today, it's often used as a code to mean "homosexual." It
occurs to me, too, that people who didn't live through the early 1970s
in the U.S. may not realize just how freighted that word "stewardesses"
is in this paragraph. Today, a stewardess is just a stewardess. However,
stewardesses were to the early 1970s what Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders
were to the early 1980s and supermodels were to the early 1990s. In the
old days, before all the lawsuits, stewardesses were never middle-aged
or unattractive--it wasn't allowed.
Thanks again,
Leigh Anne
Mark Brader
> This quote caught my eye for its use of "unmarried." ...
> today, it's often used as a code to mean "homosexual."
It is? How widely? Cite?
> It occurs to me, too, that people who didn't live through the early 1970s
> in the U.S. may not realize just how freighted that word "stewardesses"
> is in this paragraph. Today, a stewardess is just a stewardess. ...
No, no. Today, a stewardess is just a flight attendant! (Except on British
Airways, unless they've changed lately.)
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "You can fool too many of the people
msbr...@interlog.com too much of the time." -- James Thurber
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Garry J. Vass
<jez...@idiom.com> writes
>> it up with Tiffany lamps and mod young waiters and christen it - with an
>> eye toward attracting the career crowd - the T.G.I.F. (Thank Goodness It's
>
>caught my eye for its use of "unmarried." I was just thinking about how,
>
>
You're quite welcome Leigh Anne! Drop by anytime.
All the rest of you Totally Official aue people, we have some unfinished
work here...
Now getting back to those Tiffany lamps... Or to be precise, lamps
commissioned by Louis Comfort Tiffany, son of Charles Lewis Tiffany, dry
goods merchant who moved uptown. The American dream incarnate.
Tiffany's! Blue boxes tied with white ribbons. Moon River. The 3rd
and final Atlas glaring down on 5th Avenue whilst holding the world on
his knackered shoulders.
Tiffany's! Something of a magic word in our language. Tiffany's. A
word dripping with imagery and romance. Utterly tasteful, yet daringly
modern. 57th & 5th Avenue panache, yet quietly traditional. Élan with
competitive prices. Quintessentially American, yet exuding old world
splendour.
What a magical word! This LeftPondian contribution to the language
defies both core definition and viable synonym. It is in a class of its
own. Words like "goldenrod", "dawn", and "halcyon" are beautiful, but
can not even *touch* "Tiffany's".
Garry J. Vass
Bill Schnakenberg
>
> Does anyone know the origin of the phrase 'Thank God it's Friday'?
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a1a5...@bc.sympatico.ca
<Ga...@gvass.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> It is in a class of its
>own. Words like "goldenrod", "dawn", and "halcyon" are beautiful, but
>can not even *touch* "Tiffany's".
>
>Garry J. Vass
>
John Davies
<jez...@idiom.com> writes
>Does anyone know the origin of the phrase 'Thank God it's Friday'?
It first appeared in 1719 in Daniel Defoe's classic novel "Robinson
Crusoe", in a passage often omitted from modern school editions. Crusoe
had recurrent nightmares about a giant gorilla which inhabited the
island. Waking from one such dream in which he was being violently
buggered by the animal, he exclaimed with relief: "Thank God -- it's
Friday!"
--
John Davies (jo...@redwoods.demon.co.uk)
Prince Richard Kaminski
John Davies wrote:
Why does this remind me of gary?
Laura F Spira
>
> In article <3749B5...@idiom.com>, Leigh Anne Jones
> <jez...@idiom.com> writes
> >> it up with Tiffany lamps and mod young waiters and christen it - with an
> >> eye toward attracting the career crowd - the T.G.I.F. (Thank Goodness It's
> >
> >Thanks to everyone who responded to my query, even in jest. This quote
> >caught my eye for its use of "unmarried." I was just thinking about how,
> >
> >Thanks again,
> >
> You're quite welcome Leigh Anne! Drop by anytime.
>
> All the rest of you Totally Official aue people, we have some unfinished
> work here...
>
> Now getting back to those Tiffany lamps... Or to be precise, lamps
> commissioned by Louis Comfort Tiffany, son of Charles Lewis Tiffany, dry
> goods merchant who moved uptown. The American dream incarnate.
>
> Tiffany's! Blue boxes tied with white ribbons. Moon River. The 3rd
> and final Atlas glaring down on 5th Avenue whilst holding the world on
> his knackered shoulders.
>
> Tiffany's! Something of a magic word in our language. Tiffany's. A
> word dripping with imagery and romance. Utterly tasteful, yet daringly
> modern. 57th & 5th Avenue panache, yet quietly traditional. Élan with
> competitive prices. Quintessentially American, yet exuding old world
> splendour.
>
> What a magical word! This LeftPondian contribution to the language
> own. Words like "goldenrod", "dawn", and "halcyon" are beautiful, but
> can not even *touch* "Tiffany's".
>
>
> In article <3749B5...@idiom.com>, Leigh Anne Jones
> <jez...@idiom.com> writes
> >> it up with Tiffany lamps and mod young waiters and christen it - with an
> >> eye toward attracting the career crowd - the T.G.I.F. (Thank Goodness It's
> >
> >Thanks to everyone who responded to my query, even in jest. This quote
> >caught my eye for its use of "unmarried." I was just thinking about how,
> >
> >Thanks again,
> >
> You're quite welcome Leigh Anne! Drop by anytime.
>
> All the rest of you Totally Official aue people, we have some unfinished
> work here...
>
> Now getting back to those Tiffany lamps... Or to be precise, lamps
> commissioned by Louis Comfort Tiffany, son of Charles Lewis Tiffany, dry
> goods merchant who moved uptown. The American dream incarnate.
>
> Tiffany's! Blue boxes tied with white ribbons. Moon River. The 3rd
> and final Atlas glaring down on 5th Avenue whilst holding the world on
> his knackered shoulders.
>
> Tiffany's! Something of a magic word in our language. Tiffany's. A
> word dripping with imagery and romance. Utterly tasteful, yet daringly
> modern. 57th & 5th Avenue panache, yet quietly traditional. Élan with
> competitive prices. Quintessentially American, yet exuding old world
> splendour.
>
> What a magical word! This LeftPondian contribution to the language
> own. Words like "goldenrod", "dawn", and "halcyon" are beautiful, but
> can not even *touch* "Tiffany's".
>
a significant chunk of the Rightpondian population, the word conjures up
an image of Grant Mitchell's late wife....
--
Laura, who gave up watching East Enders when Tiff died...
(emulate St. George for e-mail)
Laura F Spira
Charles Strauss
>Does anyone know the origin of the phrase 'Thank God it's Friday'?
Yes, Monday though Thursday (esp. Wednesday)!
/cms
Tony Bass
See also a novel by Rachel Cusk, I think _Saving Agnes_, for a vivid
picture of the working week - Monday coming in with jackboots - the
individual flavours of the following days - Wednesday in between,
neither this nor that - the gradual coast down to the weekend - the
weekend itself never long enough, overshadowed by the next week.
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# Opinions are my own
Truly Donovan
<la...@DRAGONspira.u-net.com> wrote:
>Garry J. Vass wrote:
>>
>> What a magical word! This LeftPondian contribution to the language
>> defies both core definition and viable synonym. It is in a class of its
>> own. Words like "goldenrod", "dawn", and "halcyon" are beautiful, but
>> can not even *touch* "Tiffany's".
>>
>Sorry to lower the tone, Garry, but I can't resist pointing out that, to
>a significant chunk of the Rightpondian population, the word conjures up
>an image of Grant Mitchell's late wife....
Not to worry -- tone has already been lowered when you consider that
"Tiffany" is the name of the fruit of the union of Donald Trump and
Marla Maples.
Garry J. Vass
<tru...@ibm.net> writes
Garry J. Vass
Skitt
Truly Donovan <tru...@ibm.net> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 25 May 1999 07:08:18 +0100, Laura F Spira
> <la...@DRAGONspira.u-net.com> wrote:
>
> >Garry J. Vass wrote:
>
> >>
> >> What a magical word! This LeftPondian contribution to the language
> >> defies both core definition and viable synonym. It is in a class of
its
> >> own. Words like "goldenrod", "dawn", and "halcyon" are beautiful, but
> >> can not even *touch* "Tiffany's".
> >>
> >Sorry to lower the tone, Garry, but I can't resist pointing out that, to
> >a significant chunk of the Rightpondian population, the word conjures up
> >an image of Grant Mitchell's late wife....
>
> Not to worry -- tone has already been lowered when you consider that
> "Tiffany" is the name of the fruit of the union of Donald Trump and
> Marla Maples.
As well as the stage name of many of the entertainerettes in the gentlemen's
clubs hereabouts.
Fabian
Garry J. Vass wrote in message ...
>What a magical word! This LeftPondian contribution to the language
>defies both core definition and viable synonym. It is in a class of its
>own. Words like "goldenrod", "dawn", and "halcyon" are beautiful, but
>can not even *touch* "Tiffany's".
Considering where that apostrophe is, I cannot help asking the question...
Goldenrod cannot touch Tiffany's what?
---
Fabian
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ask the unaskable, eff the ineffable,
think the unthinkable, and screw the inscrutable.
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>
>Truly Donovan <tru...@ibm.net> wrote in message
>news:374cff63...@news3.ibm.net...
>> On Tue, 25 May 1999 07:08:18 +0100, Laura F Spira
>> <la...@DRAGONspira.u-net.com> wrote:
>>
>> >Garry J. Vass wrote:
>>
>>
>> Not to worry -- tone has already been lowered when you consider that
>> "Tiffany" is the name of the fruit of the union of Donald Trump and
>> Marla Maples.
>
>As well as the stage name of many of the entertainerettes in the gentlemen's
>clubs hereabouts.
>--
And you know this because...
Second question: do they have alliterative names?
As an aside, do you think Dominate Tricks (or some of them) has a double
life as an entertainerette?
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Skitt
Stephen Toogood <ste...@stenches.nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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> In article <7igrkg$b3...@svlss.lmms.lmco.com>, Skitt <sk...@i.am> writes
> >
> >Truly Donovan <tru...@ibm.net> wrote in message
> >news:374cff63...@news3.ibm.net...
> >> On Tue, 25 May 1999 07:08:18 +0100, Laura F Spira
> >> <la...@DRAGONspira.u-net.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> >Garry J. Vass wrote:
> >>
> [ - ]
> >>
> >> Not to worry -- tone has already been lowered when you consider that
> >> "Tiffany" is the name of the fruit of the union of Donald Trump and
> >> Marla Maples.
> >
> >As well as the stage name of many of the entertainerettes in the
gentlemen's
> >clubs hereabouts.
> >--
>
> And you know this because...
Ve haff vays ...
> Second question: do they have alliterative names?
Careful! /Someone/ might hear!
> As an aside, do you think Dominate Tricks (or some of them) has a double
> life as an entertainerette?
We don't have _those_ kind of clubs here. Oh, wait ... I really can't say.
Lindsay Endell
> Garry J. Vass wrote:
> >
> > What a magical word! This LeftPondian contribution to the language
> > defies both core definition and viable synonym. It is in a class of its
> > own. Words like "goldenrod", "dawn", and "halcyon" are beautiful, but
> > can not even *touch* "Tiffany's".
> >
> Sorry to lower the tone, Garry, but I can't resist pointing out that, to
> a significant chunk of the Rightpondian population, the word conjures up
> an image of Grant Mitchell's late wife....
>
Isn't that a terrible thing? I remember the first time I saw
'Breakfast at Tiffany's' and have to agree with Garry about the word.
I am, it is obvious, not a regular soap watcher.
Anyway, Grunt's late wife was called "Tiffnee", and her best friend is
"Beyanker".
Linz
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