In the Straight Dope column for 20-Feb-1981, ‘Who decided the day should be divided into 24 hours?’, Cecil writes, regarding the calendar created by the French National Convention in 1793:
“Each day was also given its own name, some of which were less inspired than others, e.g., Eggplant, Manure, Shovel, Gypsum, Billy Goat, Spinach, and Tunny Fish.”
A few years ago, I read an article that alluded to a proposal by Pat Robertson (of ‘700 Club’ infamy) to rename the days of the week, because most of the current names are based on Norse gods, who are obviously not Christians.
Unfortunately, that article did not give the names which Robertson proposed, and I’ve had no luck in finding any online or offline source of those names. Not even an e-mail to TPTB at 700club.com elicited a response.
Does anyone know what were the names that Robertson suggested?
Ed.