# gloomy sunday **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 30, 2003, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gloomy-sunday/178609 "2003-05-30T19:41:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Alex\_VA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f475e1/32.png) [@Alex\_VA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alex_VA)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2003, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gloomy-sunday/178609/1 "2003-05-30T19:41:11Z")
Is the story about “gloomy sunday” true? If you haven’t heard it, the hungarian song supposedly started an uprise of suicides throughout Europe and America, and many suicide notes made reference to the song. It was said to be especially bad if played on a rainy sunday. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2003, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gloomy-sunday/178609/2 "2003-05-30T19:48:10Z")
[Snopes](http://www.snopes2.com/music/songs/gloomy.htm) had this to say. ---
**Author:** ![Alex\_VA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f475e1/32.png) [@Alex\_VA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alex_VA)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2003, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gloomy-sunday/178609/3 "2003-05-30T19:56:00Z")
Well, it is Undetermined truth. So I just want a Yes or No ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2003, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gloomy-sunday/178609/4 "2003-05-30T20:08:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Alex VA \* > \*\*Well, it is Undetermined truth. So I just want a Yes or No \*\* The straight dope is that we don’t know. That’s why Snopes gave it an Undetermined. Not all questions have yes or no answers.