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countryjake

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20. Or....Indigenous Day of Remembrance

Reply to Gabi Hayes (Reply #3)

Mon Oct 8, 2012, 05:41 PM

Oct 2012

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Suppose we were limited to 5 National holidays...which would you keep? [View all] Grave Grumbler Oct 2012 OP

I guess I would have a holiday for each solstice and equinox. Cleita Oct 2012 #1

I'm with you! fleur-de-lisa Oct 2012 #7

I would keep four and would create a new one: Election Day arcane1 Oct 2012 #2

The "Gung-Ho" days HubertHeaver Oct 2012 #22

change Columbus Day to "People who got here first, and then we killed almost all of them" Day Gabi Hayes Oct 2012 #3

Or....Indigenous Day of Remembrance countryjake Oct 2012 #20

I really like the election day holiday idea so quinnox Oct 2012 #4

Replace Christmas with Labor day, and you've got my list. Scootaloo Oct 2012 #5

what about Robyn66 Oct 2012 #6

My list would be Spirochete Oct 2012 #8

I'd keep kudzu22 Oct 2012 #9

My List Just To Piss Off As Many People As Possible slackmaster Oct 2012 #10

A worthy goal! Grave Grumbler Oct 2012 #14

I would keep: southernyankeebelle Oct 2012 #11

My list. CrispyQ Oct 2012 #12

Mine would be: Behind the Aegis Oct 2012 #13

Those would be my days, too. David Zephyr Oct 2012 #29

My list... KansDem Oct 2012 #15

+1 n/t MadrasT Oct 2012 #31

My List: HuckleB Oct 2012 #16

OK, I can't resist this . . . Jack Rabbit Oct 2012 #17

Because what America really needs are fewer paid vacation days and more days working for the man? Blue Idaho Oct 2012 #18

Yeah! immoderate Oct 2012 #32

My list... DLine Oct 2012 #19

A holiday week to recognize all those who celebrate religious beliefs MerryBlooms Oct 2012 #21

Splain's Day, Triver's Eve, Gagnasticon Toot, Horgdiffle, and Wropshreve Day rock Oct 2012 #23

I would expand the list to 20-30 holidays. Keep the current ones and add a 2 week summer break. nt stevenleser Oct 2012 #24

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. All others would be workdays. OffWithTheirHeads Oct 2012 #25

Americans already work more than any other industrialized country DJ13 Oct 2012 #26

From your list, I'd merge Memorial Day and Veteran's Day no_hypocrisy Oct 2012 #27

International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Speck Tater Oct 2012 #28

May the 4th - Star Wars day! n/t WilmywoodNCparalegal Oct 2012 #30

Just make the first weekend in every month a three-day weekend. Ian David Oct 2012 #33

Talk Like a Pirate Day frazzled Oct 2012 #34

I would keep: haele Oct 2012 #35

I would change things up entirely. porphyrian Oct 2012 #36

A balance ozone_man Oct 2012 #37

Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, 4th July (nt) Nye Bevan Oct 2012 #38

The results: Grave Grumbler Oct 2012 #39

I think we should have at least fifty holidays. hunter Oct 2012 #40