. ▁Th urs day ▁is ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁Round ▁draw ▁in ▁the ▁English ▁League ▁Cup . ▁Super ▁Th urs day ▁is ▁an ▁annual ▁prom ot ional ▁event ▁in ▁the ▁publishing ▁industry ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁an ▁important ▁day ▁in ▁UK ▁elections ▁( see ▁above ). ▁ ▁Liter ature ▁Gabriel ▁Sym e , ▁the ▁main ▁character , ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁Th urs day ▁in ▁G . ▁K . ▁Ch est erton ' s ▁novel ▁The ▁Man ▁Who ▁Was ▁Th urs day ▁( 1 9 0 8 ). ▁The ▁tit ular ▁day ▁in ▁S weet ▁Th urs day ▁( 1 9 5 4 ) ▁( the ▁sequ el ▁to ▁John ▁Stein beck ' s ▁novel ▁C ann ery ▁Row ▁( 1 9 4 5 )), ▁the ▁ ▁author ▁explains , ▁is ▁the ▁day ▁after ▁L ous y ▁Wed nes day ▁and ▁the ▁day ▁before ▁Wait ing ▁Friday . ▁In ▁The ▁H itch h iker ' s ▁Guide ▁to ▁the ▁Gal axy ▁by ▁Douglas ▁Adams , ▁the ▁character ▁Arthur ▁D ent ▁says : ▁" This ▁must ▁be ▁Th urs day . ▁I ▁never ▁could ▁get ▁the ▁hang ▁of ▁Th urs days ". ▁A ▁few ▁minutes ▁later ▁the ▁planet ▁Earth ▁is ▁destroyed . ▁In ▁another ▁Douglas ▁Adams ▁book , ▁The ▁Long ▁Dark ▁Te a - time ▁of ▁the ▁Soul ▁( 1 9 8 8 ), ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁characters ▁says ▁to ▁the ▁character ▁Thor , ▁after ▁whom ▁the ▁day ▁was ▁named : ▁" I ' m ▁not ▁used ▁to ▁sp ending ▁the ▁evening ▁with