Happy Birthday, America!
Just as Americans are relaxing and preparing to celebrate the 233rd Anniversary of our Country's Independence, I received an email from Greg Gaffke with a bevy of other July holidays. Turns out July is jam-packed with special designations for days, weeks, and even the entire month of July.
July is:
Cell Phone Courtesy Month (Long overdue!)
Learn Arabic Month (Press 1 for English, 2 for Spanish, and 3 for Arabic?)
National Baked Bean Month (Probably Baked Bean DAY would have been enough)
National Bikini Month (How about National Bikini Quarter?)
National Doghouse Repairs Month
National Horseradish Month
National Hot Dog Month
National Wheelchair Beautification Month
Skyscraper Month; and
Women's Motorcycle Month
Here are designations for individual days:
1 Build a Scarecrow Day
2 Freedom From Fear of Public Speaking Day
2 I Forgot Day
4 U.S. Independence Day
6 National Fried Chicken Day
7 Cherry Pit Spitting Day
7 Chocolate Day
7 Father/Daughter Walk Together Day
9 International Town Criers Day (How about a Town Whiners Day?)
10 Don't Step on a Bee Day
11 Fool's Paradise Day
12 Hot Dog Day
13 Chicken Day
14 Be a Geek Day
14 National Nude Day
14 Shark Lover's Day
15 Be a Dork Day
15 Cow Lover's Day
15 Gummi Worm Day
15 Tapioca Pudding Day
16 National Out of the Doghouse Day
18 National Ice Cream Day
19 Flitch Day (Bacon given to any married couple who could prove they have lived in harmony and fidelity for one year. So far, no qualifiers.)
20 Moon Day (first moon landing-1969)
20 National Lollipop Day
20 Robin Hood Day
21 Carry Away The Clutter Day
21 Wood Wagon Day
21 Tug of War Tournament Day
22 Answer Your Cat's Question Day
23 Gorgeous Grandma's Day
23 Too Hot To Handle Day
24 National Drive Thru Day
24 Tell An Old Joke Day
26 All or Nothing Day
27 Garlic Day
27 Walk Your Houseplant Day
27 Walk On Stilts Day
27 Take Your Pants for a Walk Day
28 National Cowboy Day (Save a horse - Ride a Cowboy)
28 National Milk Chocolate Day
30 Cheesecake Day
Looks like it's going to be a very busy month. Better start it off with a relaxing weekend taking in the festivities in downtown Jefferson City. Thanks to Greg Gaffke for the blog idea!
Have a great Holiday!
email: aboomer@embarqmail.com
PS - I have agreed to be the Poster Boy for National Dork Day.
-- (July 2, 2009)
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