![]() ![]() “Sounds like somebody’s got a case of the Mondays!” pic.twitter. Serious case of the Mondays #mondaynofunday #□□ /UNURgilxRoĬase of the Mondays is also often used in direct reference to the film Office Space.Ī bad case of the mondays…maybe i need more flare. Two cases of the Mondays in one week = too much.īarrage of emails for me to comb through and left my key card on top of the hill in my car ugh, some1 got a case of the mondays? meh… I hope that means that tomorrow will feel like Tuesday. It’s what causes those Sunday scaries, after all.Ĭase of the Mondays on a Sunday. Still, after the film’s release, use of Case of the Mondays increased dramatically, very often in reference to Office Space.Ĭase of the Mondays has been used in countless memes, forum posts, tweets, content published on Mondays, and, of course, feet-dragging or snarky comments around the water cooler to express that bad mood we feel on having to begin the work or school week on Monday. It was used just twice in Usenet groups prior to the release of the movie to express hatred of Mondays, for instance -and once as case of the “Mondays” in a 1976 edition of the magazine Black Enterprise, which suggests the phrase has had some, likely spoken currency before Office Space. In it, Camilla Cream gets a bad case of stripes because she doesnt want to stand out, so she wont admit to liking lima beans. In response, a female employee (Jennifer Jane Emerson) states as condescendingly and annoyingly as possible that Peter has “a Case of the Mondays.” Case, here, is an “incident of a disease,” here imagined as the Mondays, the gloomy or sour mood brought by the responsibilities and obligations of a new week.Įspecially due to Emerson’s delivery of the line, Case of the Mondays became one of several quotable lines from the film and helped popularize the phrase.īefore the release of Office Space, Case of the Mondays appears rarely in the written record. At one point in the film, the character Peter (played by Ron Livingston) complains to his coworkers that he wants to get out of the office. This film satirized US corporate/work culture and middle management. This was certainly the case in the 1999 comedy film Office Space. In most American businesses, the 9-5, Monday-Friday workweek is still the norm over 100 years later. In fact, she's so worried that she's about to break out in.a bad case of stripesĬustomers who bought this item also bought.In the United States, the five-day workweek (starting on Monday) goes back to New England factories in 1908. And Camilla Cream is very, very worried about what other people think of her. Why? Because the other kids in her school don't like them. ![]() One of the worst I've ever seen Camilla Cream loves lima beans, but she never eats them. What we have here is a bad case of stripes. Reading Level: 3.8 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 Hornbook Guide to Children - Below Average, With Minor Flaw Young Hoosier Book Award, Nominee, Grades K-3, 2001īlack-Eyed Susan Award, Winner, Picture Book, 1999īuckaroo Book Award, Third Place, Children's, 2000įlicker Tale Children's Book Award, Nominee, Picture Book, 2002Ĭalifornia Young Reader Medal, Nominee, Primary, 2001 Virginia Readers Choice Award, Nominee, Primary, 2001 ![]() Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award, Winner, Grades K-3, 2002 Physical Information: 0.5" H x 9.5" W x 11.2" L (1.00 lbs) 32 pagesįeatures: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on ProductĪwards: North Carolina Children's Book Award, Winner, Picture Book, 2002 Lexile Measure: 610 AD (Adult Directed Text) Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Self-esteem & Self-reliance With a little help, she learns the secret of accepting her true self, in spite of her peculiar ailment. On the first day of school, Camilla discovers that she is covered from head to toe in stripes, then polka dots, and any other pattern spoken aloud. WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guaranteeīinding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & EditionsĪnnotation: An award-winning author/illustrator presents a humorous story about the importance of being yourself. ![]() Contributor(s): Shannon, David (Author), Shannon, David (Illustrator) ![]()
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