Nigel Fuller//Captain Hook ([info]hookedonphonix) wrote,
@ 2008-10-08 21:12:00
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Captain Hook and October


Does anyone else think that October should be the name of the eighth month in the year? I mean, it's got "oct" in it for fuck's sake.

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[info]propheteering
2008-10-09 01:56 am UTC (link)
What's this? An etymology puzzle that's been staring me in the face my whole life and I never considered it? I am ashamed at my blind spot on October. I have no idea why it is not the eighth month, but I have a feeling it used to be. "September = 7th; "October" = 8th; "November" = 9th; "December" = 10th. But the preceding eight months don't line up the same way.

Someone answer this please before I spend two hours on Wikipedia figuring it out.

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[info]hookedonphonix
2008-10-09 02:16 am UTC (link)
Shocking, isn't it?

I wrote 8/8 on a cheque today WITH GOOD REASON.

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[info]queen_of_sorts
2008-10-09 02:38 am UTC (link)
October was the name of the 8th month in the old Roman calander. It retained it's name even after January and February were added.

No wikipedia required.

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[info]hookedonphonix
2008-10-09 02:51 am UTC (link)
But why make it the tenth month? Why not keep it the name of the eighth month?

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[info]hookahed
2008-10-09 03:44 am UTC (link)
I think it has something to do with Julius Caesar.

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[info]notawaxwork
2008-10-09 03:53 am UTC (link)
CAESAR!

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[info]hookahed
2008-10-09 04:06 am UTC (link)

I came, I saw, I conquered.

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[info]notawaxwork
2008-10-09 04:09 am UTC (link)
Hmm. Well, I know March was already invented at that time. Was October the 8th month when Caesar ruled, I wonder?

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[info]hookahed
2008-10-09 04:35 am UTC (link)
A more pressing question - if 7-11s are open 24 hours, why are there locks on the doors?

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[info]notawaxwork
2008-10-09 04:42 am UTC (link)
In case there's ever a reason that they must close?

And why don't Mexicans eat their beans the first time they've fried them?

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[info]hookahed
2008-10-09 04:49 am UTC (link)
If toast always lands butter-side down, and cats always land on their feet, what happen if you strap toast on the back of a cat and drop it?

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[info]notawaxwork
2008-10-09 05:01 am UTC (link)
What was the greatest thing before sliced bread?

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[info]hookahed
2008-10-09 05:20 am UTC (link)
Are female moths called myths?

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[info]hookedonphonix
2008-10-09 05:23 am UTC (link)
I am going to kill both of you fucking Wonderlanders if you do not cease the rhetorical questions.

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[info]hookahed
2008-10-09 05:32 am UTC (link)
Blatently ignoring the man with a gun.

What do chickens think we taste like?

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[info]notawaxwork
2008-10-09 05:36 am UTC (link)
If one synchronized swimmer drowns, do the rest drown as well?

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[info]hookedonphonix
2008-10-09 04:12 am UTC (link)
I should've guessed that wanker would have something to do with it.

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[info]hookahed
2008-10-09 04:28 am UTC (link)
Fucking Roman bastard. First pizzas, now the months.

WHEN WILL THE INSANITY END????

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[info]hookedonphonix
2008-10-09 04:31 am UTC (link)
Besides sanitation, education, safety in the streets, pizza, the calendar and the aqueducts, what have the bloody Romans ever done for us??

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[info]hookahed
2008-10-09 04:36 am UTC (link)
Roman numerals?

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[info]hookedonphonix
2008-10-09 04:44 am UTC (link)
A fucking confusing invention.

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[info]hookahed
2008-10-09 04:48 am UTC (link)
Better than using an abacus. A bunch of beads.

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[info]hookedonphonix
2008-10-09 05:17 am UTC (link)
Caesar knew that beads were better suited for jewelry creation.

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[info]hookahed
2008-10-09 05:22 am UTC (link)
But the Japanese, sexy toys.

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[info]hookedonphonix
2008-10-09 05:25 am UTC (link)
...Okay and those as well.

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[info]queen_of_sorts
2008-10-09 11:32 am UTC (link)
I think it's all gone a bit silly.

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[info]hookedonphonix
2008-10-09 03:02 pm UTC (link)
That's what always happens when dealing with Wonderlanders, ducky.

You must be new.

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[info]queen_of_sorts
2008-10-10 02:53 am UTC (link)
I'll keep that in mind then.

Why yes, I am.

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[info]baneofarachne
2008-10-12 05:36 am UTC (link)
I agree. Let's get sloshed.

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