Ridiculous Holidays

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  1. ~Zen~

    ~Zen~ California Tripper Administrator

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    Possibly media inventions, you may have noticed the barrage of new reasons to celebrate every single day as a holiday.

    Today's ridiculous holiday award (similar to the flying fickle finger of fate) goes to:
    Talk Like a Grizzled Prospector Day

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    Talk Like a Grizzled Prospector Day commemorates the start of the California Gold Rush, which began on January 24, 1848, when James Marshall discovered gold while building a saw mill for John Sutter, near what is now Coloma, California. The day has its roots in International Talk Like a Pirate Day, and was inspired by Prospectors Day.

    What is your nomination for Ridiculous Holiday award?
     
    ~Zen~, Jan 24, 2024
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  3. granite45

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    Columbus Day….the myth has long since been disproven.
     
    granite45, Jan 24, 2024
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    The day, the place, it's all questionable.
     
    ~Zen~, Jan 24, 2024
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    Today is also National Peanut Butter Day!

    Beer Can Appreciation Day

    Macintosh Computer Day

    and is the International Day of Education, supposedly...
     
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  9. Spectacles

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    I celebrate peanut butter every day. I don't need a holiday for that.
     
    Spectacles, Jan 24, 2024
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  11. thepapasmurph

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    I can appreciate a can of beer and peanut butter but not at the same time... and almost every day.
    I appreciate my education now more than when I was a student, unfortunately.
     
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  13. wilsjane

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    Perhaps it would just be easier to have "Work Days" instead. :D
     
    wilsjane, Jan 24, 2024
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    Along with Grizzled Prospector Day, let's not overlook the infamous ...

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    Constantine666, Jan 24, 2024
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  17. Native Vee

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    All holidays have lost thier true meanings...... Christmas is just about greed now.......

    I dont really celebrate any holiday...... Its just another day!!
     
    Native Vee, Feb 15, 2024
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  19. MeAgain

    MeAgain Dazed & Confused Lifetime Supporter Super Moderator

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    I was just reading something about the misconceptions that Columbus was brutal. But I can't remember where I saw that.

    From Wikipedia:
     
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    Today is supposedly:

    International Open Data Day (???)

    International Rescue Cat Day

    National Banana Cream Pie Day

    and most importantly - Old Stuff Day

    Now are those ridiculous or what???
     
    ~Zen~, Mar 2, 2024
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    It is rather sad that you know these things:D
     
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    Not really off the top of my head, there is a website that lists 'Today's Holidays' and I find it all quite ridiculous.
     
    ~Zen~, Mar 3, 2024
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    Today is March Forth Day!

    Get up and march forth, it's the fourth of March...
     
    ~Zen~, Mar 4, 2024
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    In Idaho, there is Potato Month.
     
    burmashave, May 6, 2024
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    A lot of these were actually created for marketing purposes. I used to have to put together calendars of this stuff for small business owners to use in their marketing.

    For example, a company that sells appliances might put out a piece of marketing material like, "Happy National Cheeseburger Day!!! Today only, buy a new refrigerator from us, get a coupon for a free burger on us!"

    No one's going to buy a fridge for the free burger, but it's a way for businesses to stay in front of people's eyes all the time
     
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  33. ~Zen~

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    Of course!
     
    ~Zen~, May 6, 2024
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    Fun stuff!
     
    ~Zen~, May 6, 2024
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    It is International masturbation month.

    As if anyone needs an excuse!
     
    ~Zen~, May 6, 2024
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    International masturbation would stop wars, just sayin
     
    princess peedge, May 6, 2024
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