Re: [lojban] Re: a different weekday proposal

[Michael Turniansky <mturniansky@gmail.com>]

On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 10:22 AM, Michael Turniansky
<mturniansky@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 9:52 AM, Michael Turniansky
> <mturniansky@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 2010/10/6 Jorge Llambías <jjllambias@gmail.com>:
>>> On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 8:25 AM, Pierre Abbat <phma@phma.optus.nu> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I prefer "fagdei" etc., but have a hard time remembering which is which of the
>>>> middle three. The kanji for them look more similar to me than any of the
>>>> other four do. Can you help me remember the order?
>>>
>>> The mnemonic I use is that the days become more solid as the week progresses:
>>>
>>>       fagdei -> jaurdei -> mudydei -> jimdei
>>>
>>> derdei may not quite fit, but we don't have trouble with that one.
>>>
>>> mu'o mi'e xorxes
>>>
>>
>>   Okay here is my proposal (starting on Wednesday in a foolhardy
>> attempt to be culturally neutral)
>>
>> zarskugejyspadei ( Wednesday)
>> kirgejyspadei (Thursday)
>> lejgejyspadei (Friday)
>> djugejyspadei (Saturday)
>> cevgaugejyspade (Sunday)
>> pukygejyspadei (Monday)
>> kelkangejyspadei (Tuesday)
>>
>> I'm sure everyone can see how this sytem is logical, culturally
>> neutral, easy to remember, and benefical to the jobce'u.  I expect it
>> to be universaaly adopted forthwith.
>>
>>                --gejyspa
>>
>
>  Okay, this time, an actually SERIOUS proposal which just occurred to
> me as I was going to get a soda.  It answers the objections to the
> previous systems... 1) it is culturally neutral, AFAIK 2) it is
> rational, as it relates the members of one  ordered seven-cycle to
> another ordered seven cycle.  Here is my proposal:
>
> xundei, najdei, peldei, ri'odje, cicnydei, bladei, zirdei
>
>  I suggest for the sake of cultural neutrality, making the cycle start
> so that zirdei be Tuesday, since I was born on Tuesday and purple is
> my favorite color. If I was culturally un-neutral, I'd say xunday is
> Sunday, since that's the "start" for both cycles....
>

  ERRRR  xunDEI!

>             --gejyspa
>

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