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10-12-2009 , 01:27 PM

#26

killa

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Originally Posted by tuq

I think Columbus Day used to be in like February but eventually got bumped to the fall and replaced by MLK day.

Have you always been a U.S Citizen? I'm just curious

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10-12-2009 , 01:29 PM

#27

offTopic

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Originally Posted by tuq

I think Columbus Day used to be in like February but eventually got bumped to the fall and replaced by MLK day. This is going from memory but I'd say this change took hold somewhere around 1990 or so. So there was a bit of a downgrade there I guess as some sectors didn't want to adopt yet another paid holiday.

I think you're thinking of Washington's Birthday and Lincoln's Birthday, which were separate about 100 years ago when I was in elementary school. Those two days were consolidated into Presidents' Day when MLK Day became a National Holiday.

I've always worked in the private sector in general and technology in particular, so rolling in after New Year's Day is always tough because there isn't usually another company paid holiday until Memorial Day.

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10-12-2009 , 01:32 PM

#28

tuq

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Originally Posted by killa

Have you always been a U.S Citizen? I'm just curious

As the last state to adopt MLK Day as a paid holiday I recall the (later impeached) governor out here being reluctant to replace Columbus Day with it. Other states may have dealt with this differently, so I don't understand your attempt at a sick burn.

Besides, this isn't an ethnic melting pot like NYC. We don't care who the holiday is for, just let us know who we're supposed to care about so we can forget about him or it immediately.

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10-12-2009 , 01:33 PM

#29

Tony_P

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I have work, but I'm working from home since I got really drunk last night.

My girlfriend has class at NYU tonight.

I didn't realize it was Columbus day until I went to move my car for street cleaning and saw no one else was moving theirs. I am a bad Italian.

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10-12-2009 , 01:33 PM

#30

dkgojackets

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i still had class today

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10-12-2009 , 01:34 PM

#31

killa

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Originally Posted by tuq

so I don't understand your attempt at a sick burn.

the uh Month has been the same since 1882...

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10-12-2009 , 01:35 PM

#32

ThaSaltCracka

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yeah tuq, wtf, I have class today too. Epic fail imo.

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10-12-2009 , 01:35 PM

#33

acecatcher26

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Mondays off because Im so depressed after Sunday pokah

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10-12-2009 , 01:36 PM

#34

killa

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tuq
Columbus didn't discover America on a brisk February day...

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10-12-2009 , 01:37 PM

#35

lozen

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Happy Thanksgiving.

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10-12-2009 , 01:38 PM

#36

BingoBango

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Originally Posted by dkgojackets

i still had class today

me too, unfortunately

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10-12-2009 , 01:38 PM

#37

tuq

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Originally Posted by killa

the uh Month has been the same since 1882...

You are, uh, a wop right? In NYC? So this is, uh, something you'd probably know. And, uh, since I haven't had the day off since school and uh am wop-free it is uh of little importance to me when it falls and thus easily forgotten. There is probably some parade downtown today that like five people will attend.

Looks like oT's got it right though - President's Day was formed and Columbus Day had nothing to do with MLK Day. My bad.

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10-12-2009 , 01:41 PM

#38

killa

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Originally Posted by tuq

I knew what you meant man just more fun to break your nuts, but in history class in 4th grade I imagine they teach you this even in waspville usa

Me being a Guinea has nothing to do with it!

Sort of

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10-12-2009 , 01:45 PM

#39

guids

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The bond markets are closed, and a lot of traders do take off. Im @ work, but there was a big parade yesterday for Columbus day, it is a fairly big deal around here. It has been in OCT for at least a decade if not since I was born, its on mondays, but the parties are always on sundays

HS and grade schools def off here, due to the fact that Im pretty sure our italian neighborhood is as big if not bigger/better than NYCs

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10-12-2009 , 01:49 PM

#40

bottomset

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Originally Posted by lozen

Happy Thanksgiving.

its also Health and Sports day in Japan

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10-12-2009 , 01:50 PM

#41

tuq

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Originally Posted by killa

Yeah growing up it was all about the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria and a very sterilized version painting him as a hero. Obv that is way too black and white and since then I guess a more realistic view of him has come out, or maybe we were just shielded from it at the time since it was history for kids. Not that it's not worthy of a holiday mind you, but he wasn't simply some dude who went out to prove the earth isn't flat.

Such is about the extent I remember, and some of that may be wrong. And I completely forgot which month it fell in. Two days ago if you asked me which month I'd probably have gotten it wrong. Oh well.

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10-12-2009 , 01:58 PM

#42

orange

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Originally Posted by dkgojackets

i still had class today

same here, fml

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10-12-2009 , 02:06 PM

#43

TalkingDonkey

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One of the many benefits of working for the federal government

3-day weekends y'all

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10-12-2009 , 02:14 PM

#44

hedxcold

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i'm off today.
we don't get MLK day off, but instead we get the day after thanksgiving.

i work for a utility. not in the union, but still get the days off they do.

or maybe we don't get presidents day but get MLK day off. i forget. its one of those.

Last edited by hedxcold; 10-12-2009 at 02:15 PM. Reason: bad memory.

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10-12-2009 , 02:34 PM

#45

econophile

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wat about patriot's day yo

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10-12-2009 , 02:45 PM

#46

elgreenhornet

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nope, college

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10-12-2009 , 02:49 PM

#47

Wubbie075

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Originally Posted by Tony_P

My girlfriend has class at NYU tonight.

I work at NYU and my office is open but the streets are pretty clear of students so I thought classes weren't on today. Huge number of coworkers out on vacation today, though (including my entire team so even though I'm here, it's basically a vacation day for me too).