The third Monday of the year has been tagged “Blue Monday” since 2005 by a UK advertising agency. They call it the most depressing day of the year in the western hemisphere since the days are long and it’s still a long way before spring begins. But it seems that… they got it all wrong.
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On Twitter, everybody seems to be chirpy…
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“Apparently this is Blue Monday: the most depressing day of the year. So how about some good news! ow.ly/8uHFg
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“Today, on Blue Monday, my sister received the best news ever so far! I wish the THREE of you best of luck, @MerellDaniels!So happy for you!
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“Today is Blue Monday, apparently the most depressing day of the year. The sun is shining, it’s a beautiful day, i’m happy!
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“Coffee’s gone cold… Blue Monday do your worst. I WILL stay grossly chipper!
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“Its blue monday, I’m not depressed but my fingers and toes are blue with the cold does that count?? Brrr -3
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Except for Dr Dean Burnett of the Cardiff University…
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“It’s Blue Monday: the most depressing day of the year? a psychologist explains on @guardianscience bit.ly/zJE0na #browsings
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Here in The Netherlands, the temperature has gone lower compared to the days before but the sun is up and they say that spring is just around the corner…
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If you’re not depressed and miserable yet, there might be a good explanation… according to Wikipedia, Blue Monday is NOT today but next week, if it ever truly exists. To quote: “In 2012, Blue Monday will fall on January 23rd which is the last full
week of January (again some confusion caused with belief it falls on
January 16th this can not be the case as January still has 15 days
remaining meaning their is more than one whole week the following
Monday).” -
Blue Monday (date) – Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaBlue Monday is a name given to a date stated, as part of a publicity campaign by Sky Travel, to be the most depressing day of the year….
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Don’t you get depressed when they get the facts wrong? #
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