Scotland, being Scottish, has two hangover day holidays: not just Jan 1, but also Jan 2, so you have two full days to get over Hogmanay.
Unlike most European countries, Britain doesn't have a ton of national holidays (just 8 - there are 11 Federal holidays in the US), so devoting two to a single hangover shows you just how committed the Scots are to getting thoroughly drunk on Hogmanay.
I'd like to get rid of Columbus Day. Not because of what Columbus did, but because of what he didn't do. He didn't land anywhere near the current United States. So why are we celebrating him? De-holidify it and make it like St. Patrick's. Or, if we're going to keep it, double it up with Oktoberfest so that we have another beer day like St. Paddy's.
While I completely agree (and have advocated for this!) I don’t quite think it truly takes in how much the NFL loves money: If the Super Bowl was scheduled on a 3-Day Weekend, I’d bet the NFL would move it.
When the Super Bowl is on normal weekend everyone watches it as the vast majority of us are home on Sunday. But if it were a 3-day millions would be out of their homes enjoying something else. So instead of 112 million viewers they may only get 102 million. And that means less ad money— Can’t have that!
Which is unfortunate because even with less viewers this Super Holiday could truly become another of those quasi-religious festivals of Americana we all really love (especially that love that is shown through a snobbish disdain exclaimed at every opportunity- So American!) and the rest of the world finds gloriously incomprehensible.
Most SW Ohioans went to work sullen and un-hungover today-we weren’t going to get completely shitfaced until we knew we won! We could have used a drunken monster like Richie Incignito at G yesterday, that’s for sure.
My Ukrainian great grandfather died from a party foul-he went stumbling home from the village bar at 2AM, passed out in a snow bank in -30 degree weather and caught pneumonia, dying a couple weeks later. This wasn’t an uncommon occurrence apparently. My work just gave us a “ floating holiday” this year for “whatever you find meaningful”, so I’m using it for St. Paddy’s day, the other side of my heritage (plus March Madness opening day this year-that’s always the best when the two days coincide)
The only problem with this plan is President's Day isn't a day off for most people, either. The last time I had it off was in high school.
I've had dozens of jobs in my life, mostly office jobs, for small businesses, medium-sized corporations, lots of non-profts... none of them ever gave us President's Day off. The "big 6" are New Years, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Places where we had 8-12 holidays generally added some mix of MLK Day, Black Friday, New Year's Eve, Christmas Eve, Vetetans Day, and Good Friday. So already President's Day is hanging out in 13th place and nobody other than a school district is giving out that many days off.
While you're correct about its current low rating among the full list of holidays, remember that most of the holidays that are observed by most businesses are the ones that enjoy the most support. Moving President's Day to the Monday after the Super Bowl would be insanely popular. Within the first five years it would pass the Fourth of July and be closing in on Thanksgiving and Christmas. Believe it.
American presidential campaigns-including Tyler’s-have made a lot of political hay out of kicking Tecumseh family ass. Tyler, of course, got elected on “Tippecanoe and Tyler too”, b/c William Henry Harrison defeated Tecumseh’s brother at the Battle of Tippecanoe, and the VP before that-Richard Johnson-yes, his real name, used the slogan “Rumpsy Dumpsy, Rumpsy Dumpsy Colonel Johnson killed Tecumseh”, b/c VP Johnson-Van Buren admin-did in fact likely kill Tecumseh at the Battle of the Thames near Windsor, Ontario in the War of 1812. Tecumseh definitely died in the battle and Johnson is confirmed by eye witnesses as killing an obviously high ranking chief, but if it was Tecumseh or another war chief is impossible to tell.
why on earth would this be of any interest to me- i couldnt give two hoots- I live in Britain, the superbowl. presidents day or whatever makes no odds whatsoever here
Never eat pineapple Doritos with any form of alcohol.
England has a hangover day holiday - New Year's.
Scotland, being Scottish, has two hangover day holidays: not just Jan 1, but also Jan 2, so you have two full days to get over Hogmanay.
Unlike most European countries, Britain doesn't have a ton of national holidays (just 8 - there are 11 Federal holidays in the US), so devoting two to a single hangover shows you just how committed the Scots are to getting thoroughly drunk on Hogmanay.
I'd like to get rid of Columbus Day. Not because of what Columbus did, but because of what he didn't do. He didn't land anywhere near the current United States. So why are we celebrating him? De-holidify it and make it like St. Patrick's. Or, if we're going to keep it, double it up with Oktoberfest so that we have another beer day like St. Paddy's.
What we need is a Leif Erikson Day. Give me tankards and horn mugs and a reason for gingers to have some fucking self-esteem.
October 9. Petition a Minnesota Rep for full recognition.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leif_Erikson_Day
How about Ponce de León Day? Not only did he set foot in the area of modern USA, but he was also killed by natives. Everyone gets something!
While I completely agree (and have advocated for this!) I don’t quite think it truly takes in how much the NFL loves money: If the Super Bowl was scheduled on a 3-Day Weekend, I’d bet the NFL would move it.
When the Super Bowl is on normal weekend everyone watches it as the vast majority of us are home on Sunday. But if it were a 3-day millions would be out of their homes enjoying something else. So instead of 112 million viewers they may only get 102 million. And that means less ad money— Can’t have that!
Which is unfortunate because even with less viewers this Super Holiday could truly become another of those quasi-religious festivals of Americana we all really love (especially that love that is shown through a snobbish disdain exclaimed at every opportunity- So American!) and the rest of the world finds gloriously incomprehensible.
Most SW Ohioans went to work sullen and un-hungover today-we weren’t going to get completely shitfaced until we knew we won! We could have used a drunken monster like Richie Incignito at G yesterday, that’s for sure.
My Ukrainian great grandfather died from a party foul-he went stumbling home from the village bar at 2AM, passed out in a snow bank in -30 degree weather and caught pneumonia, dying a couple weeks later. This wasn’t an uncommon occurrence apparently. My work just gave us a “ floating holiday” this year for “whatever you find meaningful”, so I’m using it for St. Paddy’s day, the other side of my heritage (plus March Madness opening day this year-that’s always the best when the two days coincide)
It's just crazy enough to work; I envision broad bipartisan support for this. Let's do it.
The only problem with this plan is President's Day isn't a day off for most people, either. The last time I had it off was in high school.
I've had dozens of jobs in my life, mostly office jobs, for small businesses, medium-sized corporations, lots of non-profts... none of them ever gave us President's Day off. The "big 6" are New Years, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Places where we had 8-12 holidays generally added some mix of MLK Day, Black Friday, New Year's Eve, Christmas Eve, Vetetans Day, and Good Friday. So already President's Day is hanging out in 13th place and nobody other than a school district is giving out that many days off.
While you're correct about its current low rating among the full list of holidays, remember that most of the holidays that are observed by most businesses are the ones that enjoy the most support. Moving President's Day to the Monday after the Super Bowl would be insanely popular. Within the first five years it would pass the Fourth of July and be closing in on Thanksgiving and Christmas. Believe it.
American presidential campaigns-including Tyler’s-have made a lot of political hay out of kicking Tecumseh family ass. Tyler, of course, got elected on “Tippecanoe and Tyler too”, b/c William Henry Harrison defeated Tecumseh’s brother at the Battle of Tippecanoe, and the VP before that-Richard Johnson-yes, his real name, used the slogan “Rumpsy Dumpsy, Rumpsy Dumpsy Colonel Johnson killed Tecumseh”, b/c VP Johnson-Van Buren admin-did in fact likely kill Tecumseh at the Battle of the Thames near Windsor, Ontario in the War of 1812. Tecumseh definitely died in the battle and Johnson is confirmed by eye witnesses as killing an obviously high ranking chief, but if it was Tecumseh or another war chief is impossible to tell.
why on earth would this be of any interest to me- i couldnt give two hoots- I live in Britain, the superbowl. presidents day or whatever makes no odds whatsoever here
Super Bowl could be day before MLK Day.