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Brisbane, QLD
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Western Sydney
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May 2002
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Re: The week starts on...
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Fri, 10 October 2003 04:02
 
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For me I consider Monday the start of a new week, hmmm Monday mornings 
All calendars have Sunday as the start of the week.
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I supported Toymods
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Perth, Western Australia
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December 2002
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Re: The week starts on...
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Fri, 10 October 2003 04:07
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I was always told Sunday as the start of the week, was based on a biblical belief. I'm still confused though as God rested on the sabbath, which is a Sunday???? In today's business world, mention the week starting on a Sunday however, and you either get strange looks, or comical laughs in your direction, so Monday it is for me!
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Perth
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November 2002
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Re: The week starts on...
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Fri, 10 October 2003 04:08
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anyone who says sunday is an idiot, because saturday and sunday are known as the weekEND so how could monday be anything other then the beginning of the week?
Just like retards trying to argue that the year 2000 is the start of the new millenium.... sigh 
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Location:
Canberra
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January 2003
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Re: The week starts on...
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Fri, 10 October 2003 04:09
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Definitly going for monday
Rest = Sunday 
Work = Monday
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Perth
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November 2002
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Re: The week starts on...
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Fri, 10 October 2003 04:09
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| clintgodde wrote on Fri, 10 October 2003 12:07 |
I'm still confused though as God rested on the sabbath, which is a Sunday????
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Popular misconception, the sabbath was actually on saturday 
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I supported Toymods
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Perth, Western Australia
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December 2002
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Re: The week starts on...
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Fri, 10 October 2003 04:26
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 Oh my God, I'm going to hell!!! Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!! 
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Central Coast
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July 2003
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Re: The week starts on...
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Fri, 10 October 2003 04:28
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The Bible gives the impression Monday was the start and Sunday was the end hence God kicking back on a Sunday after working all week. 
Makes sense so i reckon Mundee!
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Brisbane, QLD
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February 2003
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Re: The week starts on...
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Fri, 10 October 2003 04:38
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| jezz wrote on Fri, 10 October 2003 14:09 |
Definitly going for monday
Rest = Sunday
Work = Monday
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one of my mates gets monday and tuesday off...what about him?
or me with my last job, i worked pretty much 7 days a week, that mean i had no start or end to the week? it was one GIANT week?
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The Rainy City
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May 2002
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Re: The week starts on...
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Fri, 10 October 2003 05:13
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My school week doesnt begin until tuesday so
I love long weekends, every weekend.
cheers
tom.
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Sydney
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January 2003
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Re: The week starts on...
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Sat, 11 October 2003 08:42
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We had this question in a maths test back in year 8, and the answer was Sunday, surely my public education cant be wrong?
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Colac, Victoria
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May 2002
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Re: The week starts on...
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Sun, 12 October 2003 08:42
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monday
becasue the start of the week is EVIL
BTW - if god kicked back on the sabbath - what beer did he crack open ?
God lite ?
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Location:
Ballarat, Victoria
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March 2003
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Re: The week starts on...
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Sun, 12 October 2003 11:00
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| jezz wrote on Fri, 10 October 2003 14:09 |
Definitly going for monday
Rest = Sunday
Work = Monday
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Rest = Everyday except Wednesday and Thursday
Uni (ie easy work) = Wednesday and Thursday, 9-12am.
I need a job to fund my car adventures 
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Sydney
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July 2002
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Re: The week starts on...
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Sun, 12 October 2003 23:24
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Definately monday as like gman said, saturday and sunday is the week end.
Only microsoft could put shutdown on the start button. The week doesn't start on a weekend.
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Sydney
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June 2003
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Re: The week starts on...
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Mon, 13 October 2003 00:22
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It's Sunday. That is the proper start of the week.
Monday is the start of the WORKING week, but not the start of the week.
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Cabramatta, NSW
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May 2002
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Mon, 13 October 2003 01:05
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| Caledwvech wrote on Mon, 13 October 2003 10:22 |
It's Sunday. That is the proper start of the week.
Monday is the start of the WORKING week, but not the start of the week.
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Glad someone knows the difference!
The thing is, that timesheets = work... That's what's stumped me.
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Location:
Sydney
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June 2003
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Re: The week starts on...
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Mon, 13 October 2003 01:16
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Exacly. Nowadays, everything is governed by work/money, so we now think of the start of the week as Monday. But it's not.
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I supported Toymods
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I renounced punctuation
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May 2002
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Re: The week starts on...
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Mon, 13 October 2003 05:51
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The week is an artificial construct.
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August 2002
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Re: The week starts on...
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Mon, 13 October 2003 06:05
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The week is a systemic annomolly inherent to the programming of the matrix.
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Canberra
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December 2002
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Re: The week starts on...
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Mon, 13 October 2003 06:28
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I get confused with the days cause it seems like it never stops to me.
From memory i would have to say Sunday.
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Re: The week starts on...
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Mon, 13 October 2003 09:28
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It Monday because the weekEND is Satday and Sunday so the weekSTART must be the Monday!!! logical thinking thats all
MEL
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Adelaide
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June 2003
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Re: The week starts on...
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Mon, 13 October 2003 09:44
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it starts on bloody monday
the 1st day of the week to be named was monday, the last day of the week to be named was sunday, therefore the 1st day.. must be monday. check your history
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Ballarat, Victoria
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March 2003
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Re: The week starts on...
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Mon, 13 October 2003 10:21
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my week starts on whatever day the first of the month was on. make sense? course it don't. dimebonics 
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The Rainy City
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May 2002
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Mon, 13 October 2003 10:25
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Without Catholicism, would we have been indoctrinated into recognising a "week" at all? Talk about being influenced by religion! Forget what your religion teacher told you, the working week is all that matters now. How many people still go to church on a Sunday anyway??
cheers
(doubting) tom.
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Ballarat, Victoria
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March 2003
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Re: The week starts on...
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Mon, 13 October 2003 13:17
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ghost in the shell rocks.
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Perth
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November 2002
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Re: The week starts on...
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Tue, 14 October 2003 06:37
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| HooN wrote on Mon, 13 October 2003 18:25 |
Without Catholicism, would we have been indoctrinated into recognising a "week" at all? Talk about being influenced by religion! Forget what your religion teacher told you, the working week is all that matters now. How many people still go to church on a Sunday anyway??
cheers
(doubting) tom.
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catholicism? The week has been around for alot longer then this era. The bible talks about a the creative days as a week, so the concept of week has been around since the year dot. Even if you don't believe in creationism, the week has been around for a helluva long time. As already mentioned, the earliest jews had a week which ended with the sabbath
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The Rainy City
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May 2002
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Re: The week starts on...
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Tue, 14 October 2003 08:43
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Therein lies another religion, Judaism. I understand Paganists had a 7 day "week" as well, but if you look at other religions, there are conflicting time measurements, i.e. 10 day weeks (which religion/civilisation im not quite sure, but im pretty certain it exist(ed)s). The common link? Religion of some sort.
Im just basing my argument upon the fact that we (Australia) follow the widest spread religion of all, speak the widest spread language; therefore it may have had a bearing on how we perceive things.
I forgot to mention im an aetheist.
cheers
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Club Member
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Sydney, NSW
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May 2002
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Re: The week starts on...
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Tue, 14 October 2003 11:27
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Well as work starts on a Monday morning, then I have to say Monday is the start of the week...
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Perth
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November 2002
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Re: The week starts on...
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Wed, 15 October 2003 02:04
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| HooN wrote on Tue, 14 October 2003 16:43 |
Therein lies another religion, Judaism. I understand Paganists had a 7 day "week" as well, but if you look at other religions, there are conflicting time measurements, i.e. 10 day weeks (which religion/civilisation im not quite sure, but im pretty certain it exist(ed)s). The common link? Religion of some sort.
Im just basing my argument upon the fact that we (Australia) follow the widest spread religion of all, speak the widest spread language; therefore it may have had a bearing on how we perceive things.
I forgot to mention im an aetheist.
cheers
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yeah, religion would be a common theme as people worshipped regularly
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I supported Toymods
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Perth, Western Australia
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December 2002
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Re: The week starts on...
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Wed, 15 October 2003 03:52
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My week has as many days as I want in it. That way, when someone asks me to do something, I can honestly reply, "yeah, I'll do it this week", and then forget about it for another month!
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Sydney
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July 2002
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Thu, 16 October 2003 00:50
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At the bottom right of your screen you'll find a clock. Double click on it.
What does the week start on? MONDAY.
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Sydney
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June 2003
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Thu, 16 October 2003 01:10
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It start's on Sunday!!! Sunday I tell you. In school we were always taught that Sunday was the beginning of the week.
As I said before, Monday has come to be seen as the beginning of the wek because the stock markets treat it as such and all that. But in reality, Sunday is still OFICIALLY the beginning of the week.
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Sydney
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July 2002
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Thu, 16 October 2003 01:16
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ok, so:
The OLD week used to start on Sunday
The ACTUAL (up to date, commonly known, always used) week starts on Monday
Live in the now!
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Sydney
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June 2003
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Thu, 16 October 2003 01:31
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Heh.
Well, actually that isnt what I said. I said that oficially the week still starts on Sunday. So I am living in the now, just oficially living in the now, not unofficially.
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Sydney
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June 2003
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Perth
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November 2002
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Re: The week starts on...
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Thu, 16 October 2003 01:51
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I could not locate that remote server for some reason
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Location:
Sydney
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July 2002
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Re: The week starts on...
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Thu, 16 October 2003 02:14
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Ohhh does that mean the debate is over
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Adelaide, SA
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May 2002
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Re: The week starts on...
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Thu, 16 October 2003 02:47
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Well, when does the week end then? !!
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Sydney
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June 2003
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Thu, 16 October 2003 03:13
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I am afraid it does. Debating a side of the issue that you know is not true is remarkably hard.
Dont know why you wouldnt find it gtman. Try agian.
Well, if the week starts on Monday, then it would have to end on Sunday.
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Location:
Perth
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November 2002
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Re: The week starts on...
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Thu, 16 October 2003 04:57
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vindication! Looks like those 20 people that voted for sunday are wrong. At least according to ISO standards
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The Rainy City
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May 2002
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Re: The week starts on...
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Thu, 16 October 2003 06:10
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| gtman wrote on Wed, 15 October 2003 12:04 |
yeah, religion would be a common theme as people worshipped regularly
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I dont worship regularly, I dont attend church and i dont base my facts on mere beliefs. Im backing out of this debate for fear of a theological war. I for one have learnt not to let religion get in the way of the truth. The week starts on Tuesday!
cheers
tom.
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Location:
Perth
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November 2002
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Re: The week starts on...
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Thu, 16 October 2003 06:47
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notice I said worhsipped, meaning I was talking about along time ago, when religion was more of an influence in people's lives 
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Location:
Cabramatta, NSW
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May 2002
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Re: The week starts on...
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Fri, 17 October 2003 01:25
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Now I know why I consider Sunday the start of the week! After going to that link and reading this:
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However, the fact that, for example, Russian uses the name "second" for Tuesday, indicates that some nations regard Monday as the first day.
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In Vietnamese, Monday is "2nd day", Tuesday is 3rd, etc...
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Location:
Adelaide
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September 2003
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Re: The week starts on...
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Fri, 17 October 2003 05:18
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Don't really care what the start is, but with double time and a half with a normal hourly rate over $35/hour, I'll do work on a Sunday
4 hour minimum callout too !!!!
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sydney
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May 2002
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Re: The week starts on...
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Sat, 25 October 2003 01:58
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FRIDAY!!!!
For me the week starts on friday.My pay is in the bank and I can start my spending.Mind you my week sometimes ends within the hour thanks to B PAY. 
I look forword to friday just to have some money in the pocket
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Location:
Perth
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August 2003
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Re: The week starts on...
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Thu, 30 October 2003 21:01
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The week doesn't start or end for me it just keeps going and going
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