So what are the traditional ways to celebrate the "August Civic Holiday?"
Beer, barbeques, fireworks.
Unless it's foggy, then there's just beer.
Yeah, but you're an amateur fry cook and I come from a long line of fry cooks that don't live past 25.
Buffy ,'Showtime'
Natter 37: Oddly Enough, We've Had This Conversation Before.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Sue - Jul 29, 2005 6:14:25 am PDT #4016 of 10002
hip deep in pie
Scrappy - Jul 29, 2005 6:14:52 am PDT #4017 of 10002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
The 6th is my birthday, or "Jour du Scrappy" as some might call it.
-t - Jul 29, 2005 6:16:29 am PDT #4018 of 10002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oh, hey, I almost forgot. Happy System Administrator Appreciation Day!
Tom Scola - Jul 29, 2005 6:17:18 am PDT #4019 of 10002
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Happy System Administrator Appreciation Day!
Yay!!
shrift - Jul 29, 2005 6:18:09 am PDT #4020 of 10002
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Like that would stop you if you hijacked a truck of liquid shit.
I may have neglected to mention that my brother has a CDL.
...what?
JohnSweden - Jul 29, 2005 6:18:26 am PDT #4021 of 10002
I can't even.
So what are the traditional ways to celebrate the "August Civic Holiday?" Take a city worker to lunch? Dress up as "Miss Civic Pride?" Drink heavily?
Choose C) whenever you are dealing with Canadians, and that's a safe bet.
I'll probably go to a ballgame and pack for my trip to SF (via Calgary).
Topic!Cindy - Jul 29, 2005 6:20:01 am PDT #4022 of 10002
What is even happening?
Is your brother "sub-letting" from you, shrift?
shrift - Jul 29, 2005 6:22:54 am PDT #4023 of 10002
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I'm sure I have no idea what you mean, Cindy.
Oh, look, turtles!
DXMachina - Jul 29, 2005 6:24:21 am PDT #4024 of 10002
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Most of Rhode Island gets Victory Day off on the second Monday of August. I don't, though. Not that I'm bitter or anything.
Laura - Jul 29, 2005 6:26:25 am PDT #4025 of 10002
Our wings are not tired.
Americans don't need to make up a holiday for August.
Annual hurricane evacuation holiday around here.