Niebuday - Reclaiming Monday for the Weekend
Monday, May 12th, 2008Today is Monday for most of the world, but it doesn't have to be that way.
There is a better way, my friends. The way of Niebu...
Not long ago, I posted a note about this wonderful new word. I learned about Niebu on Twitter. Since then, Niebu has continued to expand across the twitterverse and is fast becoming a full-blown phenomenon.
Ok, so maybe that's a bit sensational, but I like Niebu and wish it well. This is why I thought it might be nice to have a a Niebuday, a natural extension of the weekend by other means, preferably the Niebu way. Therefore, I say we reclaim Monday for the weekend by renaming it Niebuday.
Suggested Niebuday Guidelines
I like guidelines, especially when they are suggested. Weekends should be about suggestions not rules, don't you think?
1. Banish Monday from your vocabulary, unless referring to Elvis Costello.
2. If you are in the presence of someone who references Elvis Costello, you must sing "Tell me why!" in your best falsetto.
3. Followers of Niebuday are encouraged to wear floppy hats.
4. You must carry a sword. It is true that the pen is mightier than the sword, but the sword is flashier.
5. You should do your best to grow a pencil thin mustache. Sharpies are acceptable in lieu of actual facial hair.
6. Those of French ancestry are specifically excluded from #5. As James Chartrand (Canadian superblogger) points out, "There are too many people around here who think the Pierre look is still in."
7. Niebu (take it as you will)
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[Editorial note: This is a particularly long-winded post. Perhaps it might be easier to simply say that Monday is now Niebuday. Get your sword and your hat.]
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May 12th, 2008 at 8:27 am
A rapier. I would like to forgo the sword in favor of a very French-looking and delicate rapier honed to the slicing sharpness of a razor blade. I refuse to wear tight pants, though, because I think jeans and a nice t-shirt are perfectly acceptable attire for Niebuday.
Also, I’m very glad that I’m exempt from suggestion number 5. Had it been an enforced rule (which, of course, doesn’t exist in Niebu mentality), I would’ve had to take it up with the Ministère de la Justice du Quebec (or whatever they call themselves these days. It involves courts and judges and being extremely polite, that’s all I know.)
I’d also like to thank you. The reference to Elvis Costello now has the refrain of “Pump It Up” playing through my head, and I fear having to listen to it a good 20 times before the craving is sated.
Niebu. Oh. And I’m keeping my weekend baseball cap on. Because contrary to Kelly’s belief, there’s nothing like a baseball cap.
May 12th, 2008 at 8:30 am
You are damned determined to knock me out of the #1 spot at Google for Niebu searches, aren’t you?
I like the Seth Godin version in your Editor’s notes, by the way.
May 12th, 2008 at 8:59 am
@James Yes, I think tight pants are definitely out for Niebuday. The exception are Hot Pants but you have to carry around a boombox blasting the James Brown song of the same title… I’m happy to do my part for Elvis, by the way. Niebu.
@Bob
It probably won’t make you feel better to know that I was surprised that my first post was #1 for “niebu” this morning. I had no idea. You appear to have regained the top slot at the time of this comment… Niebu!
May 12th, 2008 at 9:14 am
Niebu Musketeer image added… Despite the flair, I’m afraid that my sword is a little less flashy. Simple, blunt-edged bokken minus the tsuba - http://www.kingfisherwoodworks.com/