Another Lawrence’s Maxim might come as a shock given I’ve been drip feeding them out on Saturdays up until now — but the truth is I quite enjoy writing them, there’s lots of books on the possible shortlist, & I’m running out of time. Three days only left of this year’s Glo/NaPoWriMo so I figured what they hey (I already have one planned for the final day & there was the special Blue Shakespeare edition Wednesday Last) …

As is often the case, the Factoid became more fun & grew in the telling to be a quirky little thing all its own.

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Thursday Next

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Day 28 Factoid — Thursdays on my mind

7 Thursday week: a Fun Factoid pome told in seven days

That may be must be, love, on Thursday next.
Paris

i.
We all know it’s named after 
Thor (Norse god of thunder)

but after that Thursday 
fun facts tend to dry up

ii.
some folks call it “Friday’s Friday” 
given it heralds Friday
& therefore hurrah!  the weekend

i prefer to think of it more 
as Wednesday’s Thursday
— but it seems less exciting

iii. 
Thanksgiving (a local US custom) 
is always celebrated on November’s 
fourth Thursday

er, iv.
the chemical element Thorium (Th) 
is named after Thor, which means
it’s indirectly connected to Thursday

v.
Richard Osman’s now making tons 
of money after choosing Thursday 
as the day his Murder Club meets

vi.
Thursday is mentioned more times
in Shakespeare than any other day

17 including the phrase “Thursday Next”
uttered by three separate characters:
Paris, Capulet, & Friar Maximillian Laurence (no relation)

vii. 
come this Thursday next
i won’t have to crank out 
three poems daily & can 
                                      finally rest