“Wednesdays are like Mondays in the middle of the week!”

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Entry from August 10, 2022

“Wednesdays are like Mondays in the middle of the week!”

“Wednesdays are like Mondays in the middle of the week!” is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying is usually credited to British producer and actor Lee Fox Williams.

“wednesdays are like mondays in the middle of the week” was posted on Twitter by LONG LIVE on April 22, 2010. “‘Wednesdays are like Mondays in the middle of the week!’ ~Lee Fox Williams” was posted on Twitter by Uyoku on November 17, 2010. It’s uncertain when the quotation was first made.

Twitter
LONG LIVE
@patrick808star
wednesdays are like mondays in the middle of the week.
12:33 AM · Apr 22, 2010·Twitter Web Client

Twitter
Uyoku
@papeleriaco
“Wednesdays are like Mondays in the middle of the week!” ~Lee Fox Williams
9:59 AM · Nov 17, 2010·Twitter SMS

Google Books
The Quotable A**hole:
More than 1,200 Bitter Barbs, Cutting Comments, and Caustic Comebacks for Aspiring and Armchair A**holes Alike
By Eric Grzymkowski
Avon, MA: Adams Media
2011
Pg. 100:
Wednesdays are like Mondays in the middle of the week! —LEE FOX WILLIAMS, BRITISH ACTOR

Twitter
Scott
@Havenlust
“Wednesdays are like Mondays in the middle of the week!” 💫
5:05 AM · Aug 18, 2021·Twitter for Android

Parade
Quotes About Wednesday to Get You Through Hump Day
MICHELLE PARKERTON MAR 30, 2022
(...)
1. “Wednesdays are like Mondays in the middle of the week!” — Lee Fox Williams

Twitter
Quotes for a Better Life
@QuotesBettaLife
Wednesdays are like Mondays in the middle of the week! - Lee Fox Williams #quote
7:00 PM · Aug 2, 2022·Quotes for a Better Life

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