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Topic: Bizarre August Holidays
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sunshine9
Knowflake Posts: 98
From: Chapel Hill, NC, US
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted August 03, 2010 03:13 PM
 
I'm reviving this tradition from oh so long ago, when some of us used to celebrate bizarre American holidays, at least pictorially if not literally.Here is the list of Bizarre AUGUST Holidays: August is . . . . National Catfish Month, National Golf Month, National Eye Exam Month, National Water Quality Month, Romance Awareness Month, Peach Month, and Foot Health Month. August 1 is . . . . . Friendship Day and National Raspberry Cream Pie Day August 2 is . . . . . National Ice Cream Sandwich Day August 3 is . . . . . National Watermelon Day August 4 is . . . . . Twins Day Festival August 5 is . . . . . National Mustard Day August 6 is . . . . . Wiggle Your Toes Day August 7 is . . . . . Sea Serpent Day August 8 is . . . . . Sneak Some Zucchini Onto Your Neighbor's Porch Night August 9 is . . . . . National Polka Festival August 10 is . . . . Lazy Day August 11 is . . . . Presidential Joke Day August 12 is . . . . Middle Child's Day August 13 is . . . . Blame Someone Else Day August 14 is . . . . National Creamsicle Day August 15 is . . . . National Relaxation Day and National Failures Day August 16 is . . . . Bratwurst Festival August 17 is . . . . National Thriftshop Day August 18 is . . . . Bad Poetry Day August 19 is . . . . Potato Day August 20 is . . . . National Radio Day August 21 is . . . . National Spumoni Day August 22 is . . . . Be An Angel Day August 23 is . . . . National Spongecake Day August 24 is . . . . Knife Day August 25 is . . . . Kiss-And-Make-Up Day August 26 is . . . . National Cherry Popsicle Day August 27 is . . . . Petroleum Day August 28 is . . . . World Sauntering Day August 29 is . . . . More Herbs, Less Salt Day August 30 is . . . . National Toasted Marshmallow Day August 31 is . . . . National Trail Mix Day Let the holidays begin!!!!!!!! IP: Logged |
AbsintheDragonfly
Moderator Posts: 1085
From: Gaia
Registered: Apr 2010
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posted August 03, 2010 03:15 PM
What???You mean I missed National Ice Cream Sandwich Day yesterday?!? Darn! IP: Logged |
sunshine9
Knowflake Posts: 98
From: Chapel Hill, NC, US
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted August 03, 2010 03:16 PM
Catching up:August 1 was Friendship Day & National Raspberry Creme Pie Day:  In honor of the latter, and renewing old traditions, I bring you...
 Want some milk with that?
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WinkAway
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From: here, there & everywhere
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted August 03, 2010 03:18 PM
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August 27 is . . . . Petroleum Day
Now are we talking gasoline or the jelly stuff? Cause if it's the jelly stuff I am so gonna have a par tay  IP: Logged |
AbsintheDragonfly
Moderator Posts: 1085
From: Gaia
Registered: Apr 2010
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posted August 03, 2010 03:22 PM
I guess I'll just have to wait for Aug 29...What kinda herb are they talking about? IP: Logged |
Musette
Knowflake Posts: 329
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Registered: May 2009
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posted August 03, 2010 03:24 PM
The legal kind, ADfly. The illegal kind is celebrated in April and there are smokeouts on several college campuses. I'm looking forward to August 8th. Anyone going to celebrate that? IP: Logged |
AbsintheDragonfly
Moderator Posts: 1085
From: Gaia
Registered: Apr 2010
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posted August 03, 2010 03:25 PM
Thought maybe they were referring to Herb Alpert there for a minute...  IP: Logged |
AbsintheDragonfly
Moderator Posts: 1085
From: Gaia
Registered: Apr 2010
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posted August 03, 2010 03:26 PM
I might. I dislike zucchini, and conveniently I have neighbors that I don't like so much either.Aug 12 is great for me! IP: Logged |
sunshine9
Knowflake Posts: 98
From: Chapel Hill, NC, US
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted August 03, 2010 03:28 PM
Aww, Absinthe.. it is NEVER too late to celebrate National Ice Cream Sandwich Day!!!Here's some for the party:  Martha (Stewart) taught me how to make the latter, but I personally make this kind more often, with turtle-flavored cookies and Starbucks' caramel-flavored ice cream:
 Hope you like..  IP: Logged |
sunshine9
Knowflake Posts: 98
From: Chapel Hill, NC, US
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted August 03, 2010 03:30 PM
LOL @ WinkAway.. I think they're leaving the interpretation up to those celebrating! You'll have to post in honor of the day & invite us to the par-tay! IP: Logged |
AbsintheDragonfly
Moderator Posts: 1085
From: Gaia
Registered: Apr 2010
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posted August 03, 2010 03:30 PM
NOM NOM NOM!!!IP: Logged |
sunshine9
Knowflake Posts: 98
From: Chapel Hill, NC, US
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted August 03, 2010 03:34 PM
I personally think EVERY DAY should be Lazy Day (August 10th). August 13th isn't so bad either (Blame Someone Else Day)!And I'm not a fan of zucchinis either, so I'd be totally up for leaving a surprise for my neighbor on August 8th.. ..so long as it doesn't eclipse the National Polka festival!! IP: Logged |
sunshine9
Knowflake Posts: 98
From: Chapel Hill, NC, US
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted August 03, 2010 03:43 PM
Happy National Watermelon Day (Aug. 3rd):   You may also celebrate this way if you're not a fan of watermelon (and how could you not be?):
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katatonic
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posted August 03, 2010 04:00 PM
well polkas apart the 9th is my national do not work or do anything you don't like day...(my birthday!). in my religion those who work on the 9th are HERETICS!!IP: Logged |
sunshine9
Knowflake Posts: 98
From: Chapel Hill, NC, US
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted August 09, 2010 01:49 PM
Happy Birthday, KATATONIC!! Hope you're enjoying your day exactly the way you like.. I just want to say that I was
_made_ to come to work today, though I probably can't complain, seeing as I had 3 days off last week
+ the weekend to enjoy a nice holiday. But the rest of them may indeed be heretics..IP: Logged |
sunshine9
Knowflake Posts: 98
From: Chapel Hill, NC, US
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted August 09, 2010 01:54 PM
So, catching up...August 4 was Twins Day Festival...  August 5th happened to be National Mustard Day...
Hope y'all got some grilling done:
 Madison was the place to go to celebrate it, at their National Mustard Museum...
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sunshine9
Knowflake Posts: 98
From: Chapel Hill, NC, US
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted August 09, 2010 01:59 PM
August 6th was "Wiggle Your Toes Day"; did anyone remember to do it?  August 7th happened to be "Sea Serpent Day".  Uhh.. why celebrate sea serpents?? IP: Logged |
sunshine9
Knowflake Posts: 98
From: Chapel Hill, NC, US
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted August 09, 2010 02:03 PM
August 8th was ...<ahem>... "Sneak Some Zucchini Onto Your Neighbor's Porch Night"..Hope yours was spectacularly zucchinitastic!!   BONUS points for odd-shaped zucchini! Here's an excerpt from an excellent website: "Happy National Zucchini Day! Today is National Zucchini Day, which should not be confused with National Zucchini Bread Day (that's April 25, mark your calendars). National Zucchini Day was originally called "Sneak Some Zucchini onto your Neighbor's Porch Night" and was established in Pennsylvania by Tom Roy to encourage sharing of excess zucchini due to overzealous planting. There are many ways to celebrate this holiday: Carefully place a dozen or more zucchini in a large, sturdy black plastic trash bag, then add a couple layers of unwanted clothing. Drive to nearest Goodwill or Salvation Army, hand over bag to nearest volunteer. Politely refuse any offered receipt. Leave quickly. Look for out-of-the-way places which have signs posted, "Clean Fill Wanted."
Under light of full moon, either stark naked or wearing full army camouflage, carrying a machete or any garden implement, run amuck in your zucchini patch, cutting and slashing. Be sure to thank Mother Nature for her bounty before and after this cathartic experience. Buy a large roll of freezer paper--the kind that sub shops use. Then proceed to wrap each zucchini that has managed to grow to a foot or more in length. Next time your child has a fundraiser, send him or her out supplied with these phony subs. Tell child to drop them off with neighbors or relatives and leave quickly. It's advisable that a responsible adult hover nearby in a get-away car. Gather all available plastic containers and freezer bags. Drink a vat of your favorite caffeinated beverage, in preparation for staying up 'round the clock to purée large quantities of zucchini. This can then be packaged neatly and artistically labeled: "For Zucchini Nut Bread Recipe." These packages can be freely given, along with copies of recipe, to anyone on your Christmas list. How will you celebrate this special day?" IP: Logged |
sunshine9
Knowflake Posts: 98
From: Chapel Hill, NC, US
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted August 09, 2010 02:05 PM
And finally.. today's the day we combine the celebration of katatonic's birthday with the National POLKA festival!  IP: Logged |
cpn_edgar_winner
Knowflake Posts: 2792
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Registered: Apr 2009
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posted August 10, 2010 02:32 PM
please leave all unwanted zucchini on my porch. i will eat every bit of it. thanks a ton you zucchini wasters. you know who you are.IP: Logged |
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