NEW YORK--An informal study of U.S. citizens has revealed that a recent
Wednesday, specifically November 28, was intuitively and subliminally
perceived to be a Thursday by office workers, retail personnel, and any
others who had occasion to give thought to the day of the week. "I don't
know why, but it was a total Thursday kind of day," said Sue Seversen,
an assistant program coordinator at Minnesota General Services who
theorized that the change from daylight-saving time or the recent drop
in temperature could be to blame. "All day I kept thinking that at least
tomorrow would be Friday. But then I'd realize it wasn't. Too bad." Over
90 percent of those misperceiving the day also professed some degree of
disbelief that Christmas was almost here.
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