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RB TexLa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-19-09 10:10 PM
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Saturday is United Nations day, so it's a holiday in the US, right? Oh, of course not


Forgot, we value borders over people. :puke:
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Quantess Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-19-09 10:18 PM
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1. If UN day were in June or July, then I would be advocating we all take the day off.
We don't really need any more holidays in the Fall and Winter. ;)
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RB TexLa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-19-09 10:22 PM
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2. There doesn't have to be days off for something to be meaningful

And every holiday doesn't have to create a three day weekend.
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Fire_Medic_Dave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-19-09 10:52 PM
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5. Have to disagree with you there. Holidays are made for golfing...or...
Edited on Mon Oct-19-09 10:53 PM by Fire_Medic_Dave
fishing...or...watching football.
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RB TexLa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-19-09 10:59 PM
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6. Yes, the reason for having Memorial day is to golf or fish

right.
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Fire_Medic_Dave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-19-09 11:10 PM
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7. It just so happens I fish a tournament on Memorial day every year. What a coincidence.
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-19-09 10:34 PM
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3. Search Youtube for "roosenvelt" and you get Eleanor Roosevelt on What's My Line talking about
United Nations Day.

Its VERY cool!
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dysfunctional press Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-19-09 10:43 PM
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4. so- which country generally has the biggest parade for it?
for argument's sake, let's define 'biggest' as the one with the most floats and marching bands.
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