What even is 420? I mean, why is it code for pot? We definitely didn't have that In My Day.
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Jesse - Apr 20, 2015 9:25:49 am PDT #24850 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
SuziQ - Apr 20, 2015 9:29:54 am PDT #24851 of 30000
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Around here 4/20 is both the anniversary of the Columbine shooting and pot heads on parade. Recreational pot is legal though not in public spaces. Doesn't stop the faithful though.
tommyrot - Apr 20, 2015 9:30:05 am PDT #24852 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Supposedly it started with a group of students who would meet at 4:20 and get high.
I think it's been around for 10 or 15 years.
Connie Neil - Apr 20, 2015 9:31:40 am PDT #24853 of 30000
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Around here, it's an excuse for morning DJs to giggle like 12-year-olds and pretend to be hip.
Theodosia - Apr 20, 2015 9:35:07 am PDT #24854 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I thought it was some sort of law enforcement code reference. I suppose you could try running the Marathon stoned if you were so inclined.
Around my house, we call this "Real Patriots Day" to distinguish it from 9/11 johnny-come-lately holiday names.
Sophia Brooks - Apr 20, 2015 9:40:37 am PDT #24855 of 30000
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Well, I am glad I was not out of touch in college. I remember when those students told me about it, they were shocked that I would even ask them to work on 4/20!
Jesse - Apr 20, 2015 9:43:37 am PDT #24856 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
That's fucking ridiculous, anyway. People have to work on St Patrick's Day, too!
When Steph was getting ready for the 5K, someone said to push yourself at the end, not at the beginning, which I think is really interesting to think about in general, but really applies to the marathon today! Look at the women's winner. [link]
Ginger - Apr 20, 2015 9:48:07 am PDT #24857 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
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The tornado warning has moved north of me. I used to go to my "safe place" when there was a warning, but radar is so pinpoint now that I just watch television.
tommyrot - Apr 20, 2015 9:48:43 am PDT #24858 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
We didn't do anything on 4/20 when I was in Madison. We just had the Marijuana Harvest Festival. where you could buy pot brownies from the co-op that was sponsoring the fest.
(The brownies were terrible, as they were made from carob instead of chocolate.)
-t - Apr 20, 2015 9:51:41 am PDT #24859 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Wow, so close!
I don't remember when I first heard 420, but it was longer than 15 years ago. It was not a thing when I was in college. Popularized early 90s, I'd say. I think all the explanations for where it came from have been debunked.