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Re: Today is...

Postby salamanca » Thu Dec 26, 2019 9:02 am

Boxing Day (so gather up the stuff you didn't like from yesterday and give it to charity. Make sure you include the pajamas Aunt Clara sent you. And then punch someone in the head.)

Candy Cane Day (too late. Christmas is over. Send the minty ones to me and just tactfulky dispose of the rest when the kids are not looking. They can't search your tummy)

Thank You Note Day (send one to Aunt Clara for the pajamas and another to whoever sent the candy canes for your new diabetic problems)

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Whiners Day (i didn't get everything on my 22 page list this year. But i got a nice vase from North Korea)
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Re: Today is...

Postby salamanca » Fri Dec 27, 2019 1:13 pm

Fruitcake Day (a thing so terrible it is not in my aytocorrect and no other holiday will share the date)
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Re: Today is...

Postby salamanca » Sat Dec 28, 2019 9:51 am

Holy Innocents Day (gee, Batman, i thought we had them this time!)

Chocolate Candy Day (because there has not been enough treats this week)

Playing Card Day (so go play cards)

Pledge of Allegiance Day (still counts if you say it in Spanish)

Short Film Day (the end)

And...

The most significant day in Gamer history...

40 years ago, today, Sal GMed his first Game. (Sp go play something)
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Re: Today is...

Postby salamanca » Sun Dec 29, 2019 10:00 am

Pepper Pot Day (stull famed in the Philadelphia area, Pepper Pot is the "soup that won the war". Peppercorns and whatever meat and trupe scraps the cooks at valley forge could wrangle together. Sounds totally delicious if you are a frozen, starving rebel)

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Tick Tock Day (the year is almost over, best get your end of year obligations done)
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Re: Today is...

Postby salamanca » Mon Dec 30, 2019 8:27 am

Falling Needles Family Fest Day (go clean up and dispose of that live christmas tree you bought)

Bicarbonate of Soda Day (I know what you ate last week, I lnow what you will be drinking tomorrow, you will want some of this)

And...

Bacon Day (pretty sure this happened at least twice this year, maybe it is a quarterly event)
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Re: Today is...

Postby salamanca » Tue Dec 31, 2019 9:06 am

Universal Hour of Peace (i am not telling which hour so you all behave, but i plan on starting a fight)

New Years Eve (remember to watch Ryan Seacrest marvel about Dick Clark's balls)

Champagne Day (finally, a day celebrated on the right day)

No Interruptions Day (for cleaning out your office to ensure no distractions in the new year)

Leap Second Time Adjustment Day (you used yours reading this)

And...

Make Up Your Mind Day (you had all year and put off the decision. Make your choice, the year is over)
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Re: Today is...

Postby salamanca » Wed Jan 01, 2020 9:41 am

Happy New Year!

And...

Bloody Mary Day (for those still celebrating)

And...

Hangover Day (sorry, should have typed that in smaller font)
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Re: Today is...

Postby salamanca » Thu Jan 02, 2020 12:07 pm

Buffet Day (so fill your own plate)

Cream Puff Day (the ones at the chinese buffet are terrible)

Personal Trainer Awareness Day (i see you vream puffs lounging around, gorging at the buffet! Drop and give me 20!)

And...

Science Fiction Day (Double Feature...)
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Re: Today is...

Postby salamanca » Fri Jan 03, 2020 9:02 am

Drinking Straw Day (we are either not using them to save the planet or we are using them today and wrecking the planet. You may wish to check for details)

Fruitcake Toss Day (just throw it for distance)

And...

Chocolate Covered Cherries Day (one pouch of dried cherries mixed with one foam cup microwave to melt container of chocolate will mix you an even better version without the sugary goop)
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Re: Today is...

Postby Lady Grace » Fri Jan 03, 2020 11:16 am

I got Mike reusable metal straws a few years back before this hullabaloo hit. :ugeek:
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Re: Today is...

Postby salamanca » Fri Jan 03, 2020 9:15 pm

I like the telescoping ones... more chances of not getting them fully cleaned.
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Re: Today is...

Postby salamanca » Sat Jan 04, 2020 9:09 am

Missouri Day (a middle of the road, middle of the country, fair to middlin' holiday)

And...

Spaghetti Day (much better than fettucine)
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Re: Today is...

Postby salamanca » Sun Jan 05, 2020 9:06 am

Bird Watchers Day (sort of like stalking particularly if you have plans to eat them)

Keto Day (birds are allowed, bread is not)

Whipped Cream Day (also not keto approved)

And...

Screenwriters Day (don't write on your computer screen, that is not what this means)
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Re: Today is...

Postby salamanca » Mon Jan 06, 2020 9:00 am

Thank God it's Monday Day (the monday kids return to school)

Shortbread Day (to recover from keto day)

Cuddle Up Day (with some tasty bread)

Bean Day (remember, you are also cuddling today)

And...

Technology Day (i prefer advanced tech like fulcrums and levers)
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Re: Today is...

Postby salamanca » Tue Jan 07, 2020 9:09 am

Tempura Day (tempura is japanese for batter dipped and deep fried)

And...

Bobblehead Day (this is what they used to call Funko Pop figures in the olden days)
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Re: Today is...

Postby salamanca » Wed Jan 08, 2020 10:57 am

Argyle Day (plaid turned on an angle!)

English Toffee Day (in England, they just call it something completely different)

Winter Skin Health Day (do something for your dry cracked skin)

Bubble Bath Day (that should help the skin)

And...

Joygerm Day (happy germs...)
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Re: Today is...

Postby CaitlinCallahan » Wed Jan 08, 2020 12:20 pm

salamanca wrote:Joygerm Day (happy germs...)


Smiles are contagious. :D
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Re: Today is...

Postby salamanca » Thu Jan 09, 2020 11:05 am

I have been thoroughly innoculated against that.

Today:
Law Enforcement Appteciation Day (three cheers for "the man")

Static Electricity Day (no, there is no reason i am shyffling across the carpet in my socks. No, there is no teason i am teaching toward your ear)

And. .

Apricot Day (like tiny peaches)
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Re: Today is...

Postby salamanca » Fri Jan 10, 2020 11:21 am

Bittersweet Chocolate Day (that is the kind with regrets)

Oysters Rockefeller Day (also with regrets)

Cut Your Energy Costs Day (run an extension cord to the neighbor's house)

And...

Save the Eagles Day (Joe Walsh is counting on your help)
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Re: Today is...

Postby kenderleech » Fri Jan 10, 2020 4:16 pm

salamanca wrote:Save the Eagles Day (Joe Walsh is counting on your help)



I was going to say "We already missed one" and i made myself sad.
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Re: Today is...

Postby salamanca » Sat Jan 11, 2020 9:19 am

Arkansas Day (they have very tiny rocks there)

Milk Day (today is actively trying to kill me)

Vision Board Day (not sure it this is an eye chart variant or a group of guys in suits determining what we are allowed to see)

Human Trafficking Awareness Day (humans are terrible to each other)

And...

Jump in a Puddle and Splash Your Friends Day (trued that this morning and it worked for a change. Normally, in January, that thin crust of ice just makes a cool cracking sound)
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Re: Today is...

Postby salamanca » Sun Jan 12, 2020 9:44 am

Pharmacist Day (invite one to dinner, maybe they will bring the fun drugs)

Curried Chicken Day (now you have a dish to serve that pharmacist, hope they packed antacids)

Sunday Supper Day (and a reasonable excuse to lure them over)

Marzipan Day (a whimsical dessert treat to romance that pharmacist)

And...

Kiss a Ginger Day (whoa! Moving kinda fast there, pal! It was just a dinner invite. Wait for the second date)
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Re: Today is...

Postby salamanca » Mon Jan 13, 2020 12:04 pm

Clean Off Your Desk Day (it is full of junk, notes for games you are never going to run and old bills you paid)

Peach Melba Day (wow, a dessert we still hadn't celebrated)

Korean American Day (even the ones claiming to be Irish...ask me in person someday about that)

Sticker Day (I have never liked stickers)

Stephen Foster Memorial Day (He may have written something you heard)

And...

Rubber Ducky Day (You're the one)
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Re: Today is...

Postby salamanca » Tue Jan 14, 2020 10:50 am

Ratification Day (so stamp this with approval and we can move on)

Shop for Travel Day (if you just got home, you did something wrong)

Hot Pastrami Sandwich Day (rye is nominally optional but not really)

And...

Dress Up Your Pet Day (just, no)
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Re: Today is...

Postby salamanca » Wed Jan 15, 2020 10:40 am

Booch Day (as in kombucha, the beverage. Because nobody can spell it)

Bagel Day (sweet, savory or plain...it is up to you)

Strawberry Ice Cream Day (not sure if they mean the kind with bits of berries in it or just the weird, pink, artificial kind)

And...

Hat Day (it is all for you, Ken)
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