No point to the holiday if you still have to go to work...

Oh heck, we have so much nonsense to celebrate the events often have to share the same days! It is ridiculous I agree so I ignore it all.

Capitalism? Where there is a buck to be made?

I want a National Throat Kick Day where you can't get in trouble if you do it.

I was just thinking this today. It's insane. National Table Day? Oh, good.

That is because that is literally true. You could fill an entire calendar with national ____ days. When I did a calendar for my website, I decided to get in on the fun. I created Tax Day (traditional) for April 15. Bad Check Day is April 16. Tax Day (observed) is on the 17th.

There are so many ____ days that they often overlap. So putting together a calendar was a lot of fun. I had my choice of absurd days.

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It's not even consistent, if you run a searchon a specific day multiple siteswill say it's something different day and not match up! Sigh!

Sometimes is International Day.

By the end of the Roman Empire half the year was holiday.

See the parallel?

Marketing. What sort of useless trinket can we get people to buy if we invent "special" days.

Today is a day IDC about. Just another Friday. I'm not superstitious.

Why does it bother you? You are under no obligations in any way.

Its the Greeting Card Industry selling more product - creating more skus by building new categories (holidays)

You are correct, most days are actually "__day" because politicians have them declared so by special interests, or to curry favor with a band of followers. Get one of those calendars that list them call out from work more often!

I hereby declare today "I Don't Give a Fuck What Day it is Today Day". Better?

Is this what the hell is going on day?..... I think people can't think of what to talk about sometimes ( with all the National you name it days