# wearing green on thursdays **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 2, 2002, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-green-on-thursdays/140060 "2002-12-02T22:48:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9fc348/32.png) [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2002, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-green-on-thursdays/140060/1 "2002-12-02T22:48:15Z")
Does wearing green on thursdays mean anything to you ? ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2002, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-green-on-thursdays/140060/2 "2002-12-02T22:59:25Z")
I’ve always associated Thursdays with the colour green, don’t know why. Tuesday is green too, but lighter. ---
**Author:** ![yabob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yabob/32/2821_2.png) [@yabob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yabob)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2002, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-green-on-thursdays/140060/3 "2002-12-02T23:00:58Z")
Not since 8th grade, decades ago. Don’t tell me that piece of idiocy survives. I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised. IIRC, it was supposed to mean you were gay, and woe be to anybody who forgot and wore something green on Thursday - they became the butt of jokes all day. ---
**Author:** ![Surreal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2002, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-green-on-thursdays/140060/4 "2002-12-02T23:05:07Z")
A guy I used to work with who is much older than myself told me that it meant that you’re gay. I’ve never heard anyone else say that there is a connection between wearing green on Thursday and being gay. I suppose it’s something from the 50’s, maybe even to 40’s. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9fc348/32.png) [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2002, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-green-on-thursdays/140060/5 "2002-12-02T23:08:22Z")
Okay, **yabob** I was making sure that I wasn’t talking about a practice limited to my elementary school in the 50s/60s. Now that I know that the “custom” was universal, is there any basis for it that is known? ---
**Author:** ![easy\_e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/eb8c5e/32.png) [@easy\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/easy_e)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2002, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-green-on-thursdays/140060/6 "2002-12-02T23:30:32Z")
I was told it meant you were horny. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2002, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-green-on-thursdays/140060/7 "2002-12-02T23:50:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by grienspace \* > \*\*Okay, **yabob** I was making sure that I wasn’t talking about a practice limited to my elementary school in the 50s/60s. Now that I know that the “custom” was universal, is there any basis for it that is known? \*\* Is it actually a “custom” or is it just some piece of idiocy invented and perpetuated by school kids (like the earing thing)? ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2002, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-green-on-thursdays/140060/8 "2002-12-02T23:55:12Z")
I have never heard that. Our school colors were Green and Gold though, so it was common for people to wear green anytime of the week. ---
**Author:** ![yabob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yabob/32/2821_2.png) [@yabob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yabob)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2002, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-green-on-thursdays/140060/9 "2002-12-03T00:09:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Skogcat \* > \*\*Is it actually a “custom” or is it just some piece of idiocy invented and perpetuated by school kids (like the earing thing)? \*\* I’m not sure there’s much of a distinction. “piece of idiocy invented and perpetuated by schoolkids” is simply a particular genre of “custom”, isn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2002, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-green-on-thursdays/140060/10 "2002-12-03T00:40:43Z")
Mangetout said: [quote] I’ve always associated Thursdays with the colour green, don’t know why. Tuesday is green too, but lighter. You might want to check out the subject of synesthesia. Do letters of the alphabet also have colors to you? Is music three demensional? FWIW, Thursdays are light gray for me and Tuesday’s are more of a shiny silver. [/hijack] ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2002, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-green-on-thursdays/140060/11 "2002-12-03T00:57:09Z")
I was in 9th grade, roughly 1964, when I heard about it. I don’t think I heard about it again until I read the classic power-dressing book, “Dress For Success.” The author said you should never buy a brown suit, the color of poop. He also said you should avoid green, for you might forget and wear it on Thursday. Apparently, some adults perpetuate the story, too. ---
**Author:** ![Tamex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Tamex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamex)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2002, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-green-on-thursdays/140060/12 "2002-12-03T01:23:44Z")
Wearing green on Thursdays meant you were “horny” at my school and at my husband’s (1980’s-90’s). Perhaps it got mixed up with the green M&M legend somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![B.Pants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a87d85/32.png) [@B.Pants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Pants)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2002, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-green-on-thursdays/140060/13 "2002-12-03T01:48:24Z")
I heard the horny, rather than gay, version of it. There was a period of time that I **made sure** that I wore green on thursdays. ---
**Author:** ![antechinus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@antechinus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antechinus)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2002, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-green-on-thursdays/140060/14 "2002-12-03T01:50:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mangetout \* > \*\*I’ve always associated Thursdays with the colour green, don’t know why. Tuesday is green too, but lighter. \*\* [another hijack - sorry] yeah - same with me - Tuesday is a sort of lime green. And Friday is yellow, Saturday is blue, and … [/ another hijack - sorry] ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2002, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-green-on-thursdays/140060/15 "2002-12-03T06:41:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by yabob \* > \*\*I’m not sure there’s much of a distinction. “piece of idiocy invented and perpetuated by schoolkids” is simply a particular genre of “custom”, isn’t it? \*\* Well, I reckon that if it’s a “custom” then some gay people will actually wear green on thursdays to indicate to other single gay people that they are, in fact, gay. The other single gay people will be on the lookout for people in green. You will likely see small groups of flirtatious green people around the place. On the other hand, the people wearing green are just wearing it because they like the colour and haven’t a clue what all the kids going “ha ha you’re gay!” are on about. ---
**Author:** ![istara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e79b87/32.png) [@istara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/istara)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2002, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-green-on-thursdays/140060/16 "2002-12-03T10:57:51Z")
Thursday is green, Friday is dark blue, Wednesday is yellow or probably orange. Monday pale blue. ---
**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2002, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-green-on-thursdays/140060/17 "2002-12-03T13:41:27Z")
Mark me down for the 4th vote for it meaning you’re horny. I remember hearing that for the first time in the late eighties, not that this means anything. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2002, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-green-on-thursdays/140060/18 "2002-12-03T14:51:14Z")
I heard “gay.” Judy Grahn in her book “Another Mother Tongue” puts forth a theory as to an association between wearing green and Irish pagan rituals being led by gay priests. It’s been a while since I read the book; I’ll look it up when I get home. ---
**Author:** ![dwc1970](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2002, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-green-on-thursdays/140060/19 "2002-12-03T15:03:01Z")
In junior high there was a teacher who was supposedly gay and he always wore green suits. I don’t recall any of the kids making an association between his alleged sexual orientation and the color of suits that he wore, though. Most of us mocked him mainly because he was very anal retentive and was a jerk most of the time. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2002, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-green-on-thursdays/140060/20 "2002-12-03T15:28:29Z")
I feel that Wednesday’s orange too. Thursday is more a kind of aquamarine though, and Fridays are yellow. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-green-on-thursdays/140060.md?page=2)