What do Ben Franklin, a bug hunter, a club for dull men & Daylight Saving Time have in common? Fill Our Staplers Day.
#FillOurStaplersDay #BenFranklin #DaylightSavingTime #funholiday #weirdholiday #worldwideweirdholidays
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National Frozen Food Day - How Clarence Birdseye changed the way we eat. Nowwww.worldwideweirdholidays.com/national-frozen-food-day... #frozenfoodday #birdseye #foodholiday #weirdholiday #worldwideweirdholidays
February 1 is NOT G.I. Joe Day, but Neither is February 9 - In which I stand accused of the Cobra-level villainy of infecting the Internet with a terrible lie that continues to haunt Joe superfans everywhere. open.substack.com/pub/worldwid...
Nope, didn't know that was a thing. I gave myself a writing exercise to post about weird holidays every day for a year. Now I'm posting some here. Just a bit of silliness as a momentary distraction from our hellish timeline. I'd welcome a fanmade bot, lol. AI doesn't write as well as I do - yet.
Curmudgeons Day celebrates the birth in 1880 of comedian, writer, drinker, and self-professed curmudgeon W.C. Fields. #curmudgeonsday #wcfields #funholiday #weirdholiday #worldwideweirdholidays www.worldwideweirdholidays.com/curmudgeons-...
The guy has an accent. I guess he needs the costume to make sure he doesn't get picked up himself.
Thomas Crapper Day celebrates the man believed to have invented the flush toilet. He didn't, but used his status as plumber to the British royal family to popularize indoor plumbing. #thomascrapperday #poopholiday #weirdholiday #worldwideweirdholidays www.worldwideweirdholidays.com/thomas-crapp...
National Pass Gas Day - A 1995 study—yes, there have been studies—estimates that we pass gas 13.6 times a day. (Perhaps the remaining 0.4 refers to those that were smelt but not yet dealt?) www.worldwideweirdholidays.com/national-pas... #passgasday #weirdholiday #funholiday #worldwideweirdholidays
Tio de Nadal - Children beat a "poop log" with sticks to make it defecate Christmas gifts - #TioDeNadal #CagaTio #ChristmasTradition #weirdholiday #worldwideweirdholidays www.worldwideweirdholidays.com/tio-de-nadal/
Seinfeld writer Dan O’Keefe's father created #Festivus in 1966 as a secular celebration, unburdened by the religious zeal and consumerism of the holiday season. www.worldwideweirdholidays.com/festivus #Seinfeld #funholiday #weirdholiday #worldwideweirdholidays
Cremation Day is more fun than it sounds. Let’s rephrase: it’s more fun to read about than it sounds. Trust us. #cremationday #deathholiday
#weirdholiday #worldwideweirdholidays www.worldwideweirdholidays.com/cremation-day/
Chester Greenwood Day celebrates the Mainer who invented ear hats. All parade floats are required to wear a pair. That would make for an interesting manger scene. #chestergreenwoodday #funholiday
#weirdholiday #worldwideweirdholidays www.worldwideweirdholidays.com/chester-gree...
Krampus doesn't give lumps of coal. He carries chains, tree branches or a whip to mete out punishment & a sack or basket to capture bad children so he can drown them, eat them, or deliver them to Hell. #krampus #weirdholiday #worldwideweirdholidays www.worldwideweirdholidays.com/krampus/
Santa’s List Day - Kris Kringle double-checks his list & puts the elves to work manufacturing gifts for children who’ve toed the line of acceptable behavior within their age groups. #santaslistday #funholiday #weirdholiday #worldwideweirdholidays www.worldwideweirdholidays.com/santas-list-...
Make a Gift Day - 7 ideas for DIY holiday gifts on a budget #diy #MakeAGiftDay #artsandcrafts #funholiday #weirdholiday #worldwideweirdholidays www.worldwideweirdholidays.com/make-gift-day/
This is one of my husband's favorite "Facebook Memories" from three years ago. Yes, he's still alive.
Pins and Needles Day celebrates a Broadway show that's a satire about greed and fascism that's been revived several times since 1937. Could have been written today. #political #pinsneedlesday #weirdholiday #worldwideweirdholidays
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And hi to one of the OG unofficial holiday sites! I've covered only a grain of sand compared to your beach, and I happily send people to you for many, many holidays. Congratulations on your amazing success over the years!
D.B. Cooper Day - In 1971, "Cooper" handed a flight attendant a polite note telling her he had a bomb & intended to hijack the plane. He parachuted out with bags of cash & what happened after that is still a mystery.
#dbcooperday #worldwideweirdholidays www.worldwideweirdholidays.com/db-cooper-day/
World Hello Day was created to celebrate the importance of personal communication to preserving peace. 83 world leaders, Nobel Prize winners, authors & entertainers have written letters of support. #worldhelloday #funholiday #worldwideweirdholidays www.worldwideweirdholidays.com/world-hello-...
In 1963, the first pushbutton telephone went on sale to the public. It may seem quaint now, but it was cutting-edge technology in its day & laid the groundwork for today's phones. #PushbuttonPhoneDay #techholiday #weirdholiday #worldwideweirdholidays www.worldwideweirdholidays.com/pushbutton-p...
George Spelvin Day - Spelvin was "born" in 1886 as a pseudonym in theatrical playbills to hide the fact that a performer was playing two roles. At 139 years old, he's still going strong. #georgespelvin #weirdholiday #worldwideweirdholidays www.worldwideweirdholidays.com/george-spelv...
National American Teddy Bear Day celebrates the cuddly stuffed animal with a remarkable history that includes a US president and a preacher spouting conspiracy theories. www.worldwideweirdholidays.com/national-ame... #TeddyBearDay #funholiday #weirdholiday #toyholiday #worldwideweirdholidays
Sadie Hawkins Day supposedly empowers schoolgirls to ask out boys. Its origin story and the sordid life of its creator make this tradition a prime candidate for the memory hole. #sadiehawkinsday #alcapp #weirdholiday #worldwideweirdholidays www.worldwideweirdholidays.com/sadie-hawkin...
Air Day doesn't celebrate oxygen, air guitar or air hockey, even though we mention those, too. It celebrates the 1st paid commercial flights between the islands of Hawaii.
#AirDay #travelholiday #funholiday
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Worldwide Weird Holidays - I'm sending up a test balloon on Substack. If you want to subscribe—it's free—you'll get my favorite holiday posts delivered. Hopefully, they'll be your favorites, too. worldwideweirdholidays.substack.com?r=a4feb&utm_...
In 1938, the Society of American Magicians created National Magic Day to honor the day Harry Houdini died. (Fun fact: He was an avid debunker of spiritual mediums.) www.worldwideweirdholidays.com/national-mag... #nationalmagicday #houdini #magic #funholiday #weirdholiday #worldwideweirdholidays
Create a Great Funeral Day - “Funerals are the party no one wants to plan.” Gail Rubin, NM chapter of the Death Cafe - www.worldwideweirdholidays.com/create-great... #createagreatfuneralday #funeralday #weirdholiday #deathholiday #worldwideweirdholidays
National Cat Day (and International Internet Day) - Check out the 1st known cat video, made by Thomas Edison in 1894 - Every day is Cat Day on the Internet! www.worldwideweirdholidays.com/national-cat... #nationalcatday #internationalinternetday #funholiday #weirdholiday #worldwideweirdholidays
Seems like most Americans aren't gaming this out. They're doing everything they can to ignore it, just as corporate media continues to normalize everything this demented maniac and his backers do each day. If our so-called leaders do nothing to stop it, this will be our reality soon enough,