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** Fry makes the obligatory remark about hating Mondays in "The Tip of the Zoidberg" after contracting Garfield Syndrome, an ailment that makes him resemble Garfield.
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As suggested by the trope name, Monday is one of, if not ''the most'' hated-on days, perhaps because it's the day that many people go back to work/school after the weekend.

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As suggested by the trope name, Monday is one of, if not ''the most'' hated-on days, perhaps because it's the day that many people go back to work/school after the weekend.
weekend, which not many people look forward to the ending of.
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* At one point in ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Shrek2}}]]'', Puss in Boots somewhat randomly moans that he hates Mondays, likely a reference to [[ComicStrip/{{Garfield}} a certain other orange cat...']]

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* At one point in ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Shrek2}}]]'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek2}}'', Puss in Boots somewhat randomly moans that he hates Mondays, likely a reference to [[ComicStrip/{{Garfield}} a certain other orange cat...']]
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* At one point in ''[[WesternAnimation/Shrek2]]'', Puss in Boots somewhat randomly moans that he hates Mondays, likely a reference to [[ComicStrip/{{Garfield}} a certain other orange cat...']]

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* At one point in ''[[WesternAnimation/Shrek2]]'', ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Shrek2}}]]'', Puss in Boots somewhat randomly moans that he hates Mondays, likely a reference to [[ComicStrip/{{Garfield}} a certain other orange cat...']]
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* At one point in ''[[Film/Shrek2]]'', Puss in Boots somewhat randomly moans that he hates Mondays, likely a reference to [[ComcStrip/{{Garfield}} a certain other orange cat...']]

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* At one point in ''[[Film/Shrek2]]'', ''[[WesternAnimation/Shrek2]]'', Puss in Boots somewhat randomly moans that he hates Mondays, likely a reference to [[ComcStrip/{{Garfield}} [[ComicStrip/{{Garfield}} a certain other orange cat...']]
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* At one point in ''[[Film/Shrek2]]'', Puss in Boots somewhat randomly moans that he hates Mondays, likely a reference to [[ComcStrip/{{Garfield}} a certain other orange cat...']]
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* In one ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'' holiday special, Grif joins every religion in an attempt to get more days off. This includes six days of rest per week except for Monday. Grif takes that to mean it "sucks universally."
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** The Doctor would later change their tune on Sundays once the series started airing on Sundays as of 2018.
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* The Film ''Film/WhatHappenedToMonday'' [[spoiler: does this literally. The titular woman named Monday pulled a HeelFaceTurn and sold her sisters out to the authorities.]]

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* The Film ''Film/WhatHappenedToMonday'' [[spoiler: does [[spoiler:does this literally. The titular woman named Monday pulled a HeelFaceTurn and sold her sisters out to the authorities.]]



* In ''Radio/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy'', after being told that his friend is a space alien and the world is about to end, Arthur concludes that it must be Thursday because "I never got the hang of Thursdays".

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* In ''Radio/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy'', after being told that his friend is a space alien and the world is about to end, Arthur concludes that it must be Thursday because "I could never got get the hang of Thursdays".
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* In ''Radio/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy'', Arthur concludes that it must be Thursday because "I never got the hang of Thursdays".

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* In ''Radio/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy'', after being told that his friend is a space alien and the world is about to end, Arthur concludes that it must be Thursday because "I never got the hang of Thursdays".
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* ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'': While Calvin never directly complains about Mondays ''per se'', he does say that he can never enjoy Sundays because in the back of his mind, he knows he'd have to go to school the next day. "It's like trying to enjoy your last meal before execution."

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* ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'': While Calvin never directly complains about Mondays ''per se'', he does say that he can never enjoy Sundays because because, in the back of his mind, he knows he'd have to go to school the next day. "It's like trying to enjoy your last meal before execution."



** For example, Garfield wakes up on a "beautiful Monday morning" with clear skies and no rain in sight -- [[https://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1984/10/15 except over one house in the suburbs,]] resulting in him getting rained on.

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** For example, Garfield wakes up on a "beautiful Monday morning" with clear skies and no rain in sight -- [[https://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1984/10/15 except over one house in the suburbs,]] suburbs]], resulting in him getting rained on.



* Inverted in ''Series/JPod'', where a character talks on how Thursdays are the best day of the week.

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* Inverted in ''Series/JPod'', where a character talks on about how Thursdays are the best day of the week.



* In ''Radio/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy'', Arthur concludes that it must be Thursday because "I never got the hang of Thurdays".

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* In ''Radio/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy'', Arthur concludes that it must be Thursday because "I never got the hang of Thurdays".Thursdays".



* In a twist of HolidayMode, creating a new character on a Monday in ''VideoGame/AncientDomainsOfMystery'' results in them "feeling exhausted" and starting with less than their max HP. In rare circumstances this can even outright kill them.

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* In a twist of HolidayMode, creating a new character on a Monday in ''VideoGame/AncientDomainsOfMystery'' results in them "feeling exhausted" and starting with less than their max HP. In rare circumstances circumstances, this can even outright kill them.



* ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends'': In "Monday Misery", Garfield's hatred of Mondays gets to the point where he mails himself to Samoa in an attempt to avoid Monday. Unfortunately, thanks to crossing the International Date Line, Garfield arrives in Samoa to find [[HereWeGoAgain it's still Monday]]. This also gives an explanation on why he hates Mondays even though he doesn't go to work. It shows bad things happening to him for no reason other than that it's Monday.

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* ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends'': In "Monday Misery", Garfield's hatred of Mondays gets to the point where he mails himself to Samoa in an attempt to avoid Monday. Unfortunately, thanks to crossing the International Date Line, Garfield arrives in Samoa to find [[HereWeGoAgain it's still Monday]]. This also gives an explanation on of why he hates Mondays even though he doesn't go to work. It shows bad things happening to him for no reason other than that it's Monday.

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* ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'': While Calvin never directly complains about Mondays ''per se'', he does say that he can never enjoy Sundays because in the back of his mind, he knows he'd have to go to school the next day. "It's like trying to enjoy your last meal before execution."
* In ''ComicStrip/TheFarSide'', when investigating the murder of a butler at the [[TheButlerDidIt Butlers of the World convention]], the detective in charge of the investigation groans: "I hate to start a Monday with a case like this."



* In ''ComicStrip/TheFarSide'', when investigating the murder of a butler at the [[TheButlerDidIt Butlers of the World convention]], the detective in charge of the investigation groans: "I hate to start a Monday with a case like this."
* ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'': While Calvin never directly complains about Mondays ''per se'', he does say that he can never enjoy Sundays because in the back of his mind, he knows he'd have to go to school the next day. "It's like trying to enjoy your last meal before execution."



* In Polish comedy classic ''Nie lubię poniedziałku'' (I don't like Monday) the whole plot is about random citizens of Warsaw suffering unpleasantries and hilarious twists of fate on Monday, blaming that day for being unlucky. Titular words are used a lot, along with "Never start anything on Monday".



* In Polish comedy classic ''Nie lubię poniedziałku'' (I don't like Monday) the whole plot is about random citizens of Warsaw suffering unpleasantries and hilarious twists of fate on Monday, blaming that day for being unlucky. Titular words are used a lot, along with "Never start anything on Monday".



* In ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', the eponymous character knows that if Dawn is in trouble it must be Tuesday again. Which is a bit of LeaningOnTheFourthWall, since, at that time, Buffy aired on Tuesday.

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* In ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', the eponymous character knows that if Dawn is in trouble it must be Tuesday again. Which is a bit of LeaningOnTheFourthWall, since, at that time, Buffy ''Buffy'' aired on Tuesday.Tuesday.
* One of the speeches on ''Series/DoctorWho'' that the Eleventh Doctor names several days as not very interesting. It also reveals he really like Saturdays, [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall perhaps because]] a certain British sci-fi show airs on that day?
-->'''The Doctor:''' Time isn't a straight line. It's all... [[TimeyWimeyBall bumpy-wumpy]]. There's loads of boring stuff. Like Sundays and Tuesdays and Thursday afternoons. But now and then there are Saturdays. Big temporal tipping points when anything's possible.
* Inverted in ''Series/JPod'', where a character talks on how Thursdays are the best day of the week.



* One of the speeches on ''Series/DoctorWho'' that the Eleventh Doctor names several days as not very interesting. It also reveals he really like Saturdays, [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall perhaps because]] a certain British sci-fi show airs on that day?
-->'''The Doctor:''' Time isn't a straight line. It's all... [[TimeyWimeyBall bumpy-wumpy]]. There's loads of boring stuff. Like Sundays and Tuesdays and Thursday afternoons. But now and then there are Saturdays. Big temporal tipping points when anything's possible.
* Inverted in ''Series/JPod'', where a character talks on how Thursdays are the best day of the week.



* Music/TheMamasAndThePapas, "Monday Monday:"
-->''Every other day, (every other day)\\
Every other day of the week is fine, yeah\\
But whenever Monday comes (But whenever Monday comes)\\
You can find me crying all of the time''
* The opening lines of "Friday on My Mind" by Music/TheEasybeats:
-->''Monday morning feels so bad\\
Everybody seems to nag me.''



* "It Sure Is Monday" by Music/MarkChesnutt. The narrator partied hard all weekend, but now it's Monday and he's paying a high price for it.



* "It Sure Is Monday" by Music/MarkChesnutt. The narrator partied hard all weekend, but now it's Monday and he's paying a high price for it.

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* "It Sure Is Monday" by Music/MarkChesnutt. The narrator partied hard all weekend, but now it's opening lines of "Friday on My Mind" by Music/TheEasybeats:
-->''Monday morning feels so bad\\
Everybody seems to nag me.''
* "Lundi Méchant" by French-Rwandan singer Gaël Faye uses this as a metaphor to express the general bleakness of the world. The title literally means "Nasty Monday".
* Music/TheMamasAndThePapas, "Monday Monday:"
-->''Every other day, (every other day)\\
Every other day of the week is fine, yeah\\
But whenever
Monday and he's paying a high price for it.comes (But whenever Monday comes)\\
You can find me crying all of the time''



-->Didn't take too long 'til I got it together\\

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But it's Sunday now and you can bet that I'm all right
* "Lundi Méchant" by French-Rwandan singer Gaël Faye uses this as a metaphor to express the general bleakness of the world. The title literally means "Nasty Monday".

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But it's Sunday now and you can bet that I'm all right
* "Lundi Méchant" by French-Rwandan singer Gaël Faye uses this as a metaphor to express the general bleakness of the world. The title literally means "Nasty Monday".
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* In a twist of HolidayMode, creating a new character on a Monday in ''VideoGame/AncientDomainsOfMystery'' results in them "feeling exhausted" and starting with less than their max HP. In rare circumstances this can even outright kill them.
* In ''VideoGame/KillerInstinct 2013'', [[IncendiaryExponent Cinder]]'s arcade mode has a segment where he activates [[KillerRobot a group of Fulgores]] as "target practice"...only for his intense heat to cause them to short out and butcher Ultratech employees en masse. His response is simply "Mondays, right?" If [[https://killerinstinct.fandom.com/wiki/The_Third_Degree his backstory is any indication,]] blaming Mondays is his thing. Even when it's Tuesday.



* In ''Videogame/{{Portal 2}}'', there's an office where you can pick up a couple of coffee mugs. One mug has "I hate Mondays" on it.



* In a twist of HolidayMode, creating a new character on a Monday in ''VideoGame/AncientDomainsOfMystery'' results in them "feeling exhausted" and starting with less than their max HP. In rare circumstances this can even outright kill them.
* In ''VideoGame/KillerInstinct 2013'', [[IncendiaryExponent Cinder]]'s arcade mode has a segment where he activates [[KillerRobot a group of Fulgores]] as "target practice"...only for his intense heat to cause them to short out and butcher Ultratech employees en masse. His response is simply "Mondays, right?" If [[https://killerinstinct.fandom.com/wiki/The_Third_Degree his backstory is any indication,]] blaming Mondays is his thing. Even when it's Tuesday.

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* In a twist of HolidayMode, creating a new character on a Monday in ''VideoGame/AncientDomainsOfMystery'' results in them "feeling exhausted" and starting with less than their max HP. In rare circumstances this can even outright kill them.
* In ''VideoGame/KillerInstinct 2013'', [[IncendiaryExponent Cinder]]'s arcade mode has a segment
''Videogame/Portal2'', there's an office where he activates [[KillerRobot you can pick up a group couple of Fulgores]] as "target practice"...only for his intense heat to cause them to short out and butcher Ultratech employees en masse. His response is simply "Mondays, right?" If [[https://killerinstinct.fandom.com/wiki/The_Third_Degree his backstory is any indication,]] blaming Mondays is his thing. Even when it's Tuesday.coffee mugs. One mug has "I hate Mondays" on it.



* Tiger the dog in ''Webcomic/{{Housepets}}'' is a Garfield parody who, for no explained reason, hates Thursdays.



* Tiger the dog in ''Webcomic/{{Housepets}}'' is a Garfield parody who, for no explained reason, hates Thursdays.



-->'''Gazorpazorpfield:''' ''(yawns in bed)'' I hate Mumunmununsdays. And I ''really'' could go for some enchiladas.

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-->'''Gazorpazorpfield:''' ''(yawns ''[yawns in bed)'' bed]'' I hate Mumunmununsdays. And I ''really'' could go for some enchiladas.
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* "Lundi Méchant" by French-Rwandan singer Gaël Faye uses this as a metaphor to express the general bleakness of the world. The title literally means "Nasty Monday".
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* In the spy parody film ''Film/OSS117LostInRio'', Agent OSS 117 goes to the French secret service offices on a Monday morning, asks one secretary how she's doing, and she answers with a jaded "Like on a Monday...".
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* On ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'', [[TheCaptain Captain Sisko]] starts to hate Fridays because that's when they post the weekly casualty lists from the Dominion War.
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* ''Series/NedsDeclassifiedSchoolSurvivalGuide'' had an entire episode revolving around Ned trying to find a way to beat the Monday blues, only for all of his attempts to fail. Eventually he turns to Coconut Head and Lisa Zemo, who are always very chipper on Mondays, for help and they give him some ideas that work.
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** For example, Garfield wakes up on a "beautiful Monday morning" with clear skies and no rain in sight -- [[https://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1984/10/15 except over one house in the suburbs,]] resulting in him getting rained on the moment he steps outside.

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* ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends'': In "Monday Misery", Garfield's hatred of Mondays gets to the point where he mails himself to Samoa in an attempt to avoid Monday. Unfortunately, thanks to crossing the International Date Line, Garfield arrives in Samoa to find [[HereWeGoAgain it's still Monday]].

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* ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends'': In "Monday Misery", Garfield's hatred of Mondays gets to the point where he mails himself to Samoa in an attempt to avoid Monday. Unfortunately, thanks to crossing the International Date Line, Garfield arrives in Samoa to find [[HereWeGoAgain it's still Monday]]. This also gives an explanation on why he hates Mondays even though he doesn't go to work. It shows bad things happening to him for no reason other than that it's Monday.
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---> '''Gazorpazorpfield:''' ''(yawns in bed)'' I hate Mumunmununsdays. And I ''really'' could go for some enchiladas.

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---> '''Gazorpazorpfield:''' -->'''Gazorpazorpfield:''' ''(yawns in bed)'' I hate Mumunmununsdays. And I ''really'' could go for some enchiladas.
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* "Except for Monday" by Lorrie Morgan:
-->Didn't take too long 'til I got it together\\
And everyday I thank my lucky stars you set me free\\
Except for Monday, which was never good anyway\\
Tuesday, I get a little sideways\\
Wednesday, I feel better just for spite\\
Thursday and Friday take too long\\
Before I know it, Saturday's gone\\
But it's Sunday now and you can bet that I'm all right
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-->-- '''Garfield''', ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}''

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-->-- '''Garfield''', ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}''
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* In ''VideoGame/KillerInstinct 2013'', [[IncendiaryExponent Cinder]]'s arcade mode has a segment where he activates [[KillerRobot a group of Fulgores]] as "target practice"...only for his intense heat to cause them to short out and butcher Ultratech employees en masse. His response is simply "Mondays, right?" If [[https://killerinstinct.fandom.com/wiki/The_Third_Degree his backstory is any indication,]] blaming Mondays is his thing. Even when its Tuesday.

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* In ''VideoGame/KillerInstinct 2013'', [[IncendiaryExponent Cinder]]'s arcade mode has a segment where he activates [[KillerRobot a group of Fulgores]] as "target practice"...only for his intense heat to cause them to short out and butcher Ultratech employees en masse. His response is simply "Mondays, right?" If [[https://killerinstinct.fandom.com/wiki/The_Third_Degree his backstory is any indication,]] blaming Mondays is his thing. Even when its it's Tuesday.

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ugh, Mumunmununsdays...


* ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'': In "The Joy" Gumball and Darwin wake up in a bad mood because it's Monday. In an inversion, [[SadistTeacher Miss Simian]] loves Monday because it's when kids are the most miserable.



* ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'': In "The Joy" Gumball and Darwin wake up in a bad mood because it's Monday. In an inversion, [[SadistTeacher Miss Simian]] loves Monday because it's when kids are the most miserable.


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* ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'': Of course included into their AffectionateParody of ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}''.
---> '''Gazorpazorpfield:''' ''(yawns in bed)'' I hate Mumunmununsdays. And I ''really'' could go for some enchiladas.
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** Subverted earlier in the comic run, [[http://i.imgur.com/FmZJMSi.gif where Garfield actually loves Mondays.]]

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** Subverted Averted [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness earlier in the comic run, run]], [[http://i.imgur.com/FmZJMSi.gif where Garfield actually loves Mondays.]]
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* In ''VideoGame/KillerInstinct 2013'', [[ManOnFire Cinder]]'s arcade mode has a segment where he activates [[KillerRobot a group of Fulgores]] as "target practice"...only for his intense heat to cause them to short out and butcher Ultratech employees en masse. His response is simply "Mondays, right?" If [[https://killerinstinct.fandom.com/wiki/The_Third_Degree his backstory is any indication,]] blaming Mondays is his thing. Even when its Tuesday.

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* In ''VideoGame/KillerInstinct 2013'', [[ManOnFire [[IncendiaryExponent Cinder]]'s arcade mode has a segment where he activates [[KillerRobot a group of Fulgores]] as "target practice"...only for his intense heat to cause them to short out and butcher Ultratech employees en masse. His response is simply "Mondays, right?" If [[https://killerinstinct.fandom.com/wiki/The_Third_Degree his backstory is any indication,]] blaming Mondays is his thing. Even when its Tuesday.
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* In ''VideoGame/KillerInstinct 2013'', [[ManOnFire Cinder]]'s arcade mode has a segment where he activates [[KillerRobot a group of Fulgores]] as "target practice"...only for his intense heat to cause them to short out and butcher Ultratech employees en masse. His response is simply "Mondays, right?" If [[https://killerinstinct.fandom.com/wiki/The_Third_Degree his backstory is any indication,]] blaming Mondays is his thing. Even when its Tuesday.
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* Tiger the dog in ''Webcomic/{{Housepets}} is a Garfield parody who, for no explained reason, hates Thursdays.

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* Tiger the dog in ''Webcomic/{{Housepets}} ''Webcomic/{{Housepets}}'' is a Garfield parody who, for no explained reason, hates Thursdays.

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