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nadinbrzezinski

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110. I really need to reach for this now

Reply to RB TexLa (Original post)

Mon Oct 8, 2012, 10:46 PM

Oct 2012

With an extra of butter, salt and crazy rabid badger... get rid of the Fourth...

Ah comfy chair...

Yup, reminds me of some Monty Python at this point.

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We really only need the following holidays. The rest just serve to disrupt business [View all] RB TexLa Oct 2012 OP

Umm i want actually more holidays if possible. darkangel218 Oct 2012 #1

you're on a roll! quinnox Oct 2012 #2

Precisely Sherman A1 Oct 2012 #54

You know what really sucks Marrah_G Oct 2012 #135

+1000! SammyWinstonJack Oct 2012 #141

Seriesly?...You're going to axe our National Celebration? Surya Gayatri Oct 2012 #3

RB TEXLA HAS SPOKEN. Brickbat Oct 2012 #4

LOL. myrna minx Oct 2012 #11

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!! eqfan592 Oct 2012 #27

OH! Change has come Oct 2012 #75

is what a Libertarian says CreekDog Oct 2012 #5

Really? In a country with the least vacation days of any Cleita Oct 2012 #6

Why do you hate veterans? Ruby the Liberal Oct 2012 #7

You are joking, right? lpbk2713 Oct 2012 #8

christmas is actually a holiday only for ONE religion. should only be a private holiday nt msongs Oct 2012 #9

Don't go changing Fumesucker Oct 2012 #10

You are cracking me up today. nolabear Oct 2012 #22

Fucking surprised Labor Day is included, considering the source Occulus Oct 2012 #12

lolol TBF Oct 2012 #19

Labor Day will have to be renamed, of course. Buns_of_Fire Oct 2012 #43

I have the perfect card! Starry Messenger Oct 2012 #48

Yep. It's October 16, if you'd like to go ahead and get that cash advance ahead of time! Buns_of_Fire Oct 2012 #55

Meanwhile, World Teacher Day came and went without a murmur. Starry Messenger Oct 2012 #64

Sounds like RB TEXLA paradise. SammyWinstonJack Oct 2012 #142

Why do you hate your country? slackmaster Oct 2012 #13

That is a beautiful pic........eom mrmpa Oct 2012 #26

In a nation that insists on working its people long hours and not allowing for establishment of a Skidmore Oct 2012 #14

It's not just business, it's a disruption of people's lives RB TexLa Oct 2012 #16

Save your watches, folks.... eqfan592 Oct 2012 #28

Starting to stack up? More like being sprayed with a hose. GoneOffShore Oct 2012 #60

I fail to see how a little extra personal time Skidmore Oct 2012 #33

Oh yea, I can see how a person xxqqqzme Oct 2012 #36

Welcome to the Machine GObamaGO Oct 2012 #41

Yeah, just sleep at your station. 4 hours out of 24 should be enough sleep. RC Oct 2012 #67

How, exactly, does a day off work "disrupt" anyone's life? Bake Oct 2012 #47

I used to work for Blockbuster Video... richmwill Oct 2012 #115

Speak for yourself. n/t Iris Oct 2012 #79

Do you live in the Bizarro World where people COMPLAIN about holiday time? WinkyDink Oct 2012 #96

sounds like you have no life frylock Oct 2012 #104

Okay, how does it disrupt lives? HappyMe Oct 2012 #139

I'd take that one step further ... surrealAmerican Oct 2012 #51

You sound like one of those people that think government exist to serve the people. RC Oct 2012 #68

Just an excuse to pick a man's pocket every 25th of December. dawg Oct 2012 #15

We are a country of people who primarily came here long after RB TexLa Oct 2012 #21

And George's birthday *is* relevant? dawg Oct 2012 #23

More for his effect on our current democracy many already RB TexLa Oct 2012 #25

And the declaration of independence -- you know, which actually created the country -- NYC Liberal Oct 2012 #87

Honestly you could call them whatever, it doesn't matter RB TexLa Oct 2012 #88

Do you realize that businesses choose to close on federal holidays? NYC Liberal Oct 2012 #91

Yes I know there are no national holidays in the US RB TexLa Oct 2012 #93

WRONG! Thanksgiving is a national holiday. WinkyDink Oct 2012 #97

A national holiday is where by national law all non public RB TexLa Oct 2012 #103

Why? NYC Liberal Oct 2012 #101

The current population's history? Generic Other Oct 2012 #84

Oh yeah, they best get in line with your culture as soon as they put a foot down in your RB TexLa Oct 2012 #89

"your" country? Just WTH do you live, RB TexLa?? WinkyDink Oct 2012 #99

I don't push for the kind of assimilation you seem to want RB TexLa Oct 2012 #102

I am part Asian Generic Other Oct 2012 #116

I suppose we should abolish the 40 hour work week too GObamaGO Oct 2012 #17

I'm sure he'll be posting about that soon. GoneOffShore Oct 2012 #59

I have always thought a 28-32 hour work week would be good GObamaGO Oct 2012 #72

Yeah. I'm in New Orleans and just saw a Halfway to St Patricks Day parade. nolabear Oct 2012 #18

Holidays are big business, Agnosticsherbet Oct 2012 #20

Five is not enough mrmpa Oct 2012 #24

What happened to the 4th of July? xxqqqzme Oct 2012 #29

I'm sure it's the old "fireworks glorifies the military and war" thing. n/t cherokeeprogressive Oct 2012 #98

Didja forget this? Dyedinthewoolliberal Oct 2012 #30

Well, I'd like to add one that doesn't disrupt business. Please allow me to suggest Raine1967 Oct 2012 #31

Brilliant! GObamaGO Oct 2012 #112

I think the OP was being sarcastic and/or jk darkangel218 Oct 2012 #32

oh yea? check out his other recent thread where he complained about people getting paid vacation quinnox Oct 2012 #34

Umm.. maybe he's on the wrong forum then. darkangel218 Oct 2012 #38

He's... a fragrant one, isn't he? Occulus Oct 2012 #42

Has anyone alerted on him? darkangel218 Oct 2012 #44

Hundreds have. It's futile. HughBeaumont Oct 2012 #122

Completey baffling. smirkymonkey Oct 2012 #131

I Want National Election Day kurt_cagle Oct 2012 #35

"need" is an odd word in this sense, but I don't much care that they disrupt business fishwax Oct 2012 #37

You're welcome to work through the holidays you don't like. greatauntoftriplets Oct 2012 #39

Screw that - bring back Debtors Prisons and Debtors Factories! Blue Idaho Oct 2012 #40

No, sorry there young RB - We need more holidays and only a 5 day work week. GoneOffShore Oct 2012 #45

What's wrong with you? chowder66 Oct 2012 #46

No Lincoln holiday (?) no 4th of July (?), no Thanksgivng (?) Raine Oct 2012 #49

No, we don't. We need every holiday that was gained through labor action or otherwise. silvershadow Oct 2012 #50

SCREW Business HockeyMom Oct 2012 #52

not to the OP aparently. darkangel218 Oct 2012 #56

Ridiculous. theKed Oct 2012 #53

We need as many holidays as we can get, including the ones you've selected. mulsh Oct 2012 #57

I'll keep my 10 fed holidays, plus my 4 weeks and 2 days of PAID vacation, thanks. HughBeaumont Oct 2012 #58

+1 Iris Oct 2012 #81

Matinee (1993) - one of the most underrated movies of the 90s. HughBeaumont Oct 2012 #92

Thanks! Iris Oct 2012 #120

I think Halloween should be a holiday. How many times have YOU rushed out for candy? HopeHoops Oct 2012 #61

Everyone should be able to get off work early on Halloween. HuckleB Oct 2012 #63

Yeah, but it also takes time to get into costume. The kids love that.... HopeHoops Oct 2012 #124

These are the necessary Holidays. HuckleB Oct 2012 #62

The flamebait runs deep in this one. 99Forever Oct 2012 #65

No Thanksgiving? KamaAina Oct 2012 #66

Did you forget All Trolls Eve? DisgustipatedinCA Oct 2012 #69

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends etherealtruth Oct 2012 #70

I'm guessing lost-in-nj Oct 2012 #71

It it truly disgusting how pro "family values" DU has become. RB TexLa Oct 2012 #73

Could you explain? I don't get it. morningfog Oct 2012 #76

If youre so disgusted by DU, why are you here?? darkangel218 Oct 2012 #77

It's his job. nt ret5hd Oct 2012 #80

Does this mean we're getting an OP on the virtues of child labor from you soon? Starry Messenger Oct 2012 #82

No, it's just part of the God that family and "family values" has been made into in this RB TexLa Oct 2012 #85

What? Change has come Oct 2012 #83

Like paid vacations? Union Scribe Oct 2012 #113

WTH are you talking about? JonLP24 Oct 2012 #143

Oh My... We Wouldn't Wan't To Disrupt Business, Would We ??? WillyT Oct 2012 #74

I don't holiday with you! ret5hd Oct 2012 #78

This. Chellee Oct 2012 #108

Is this the *official* or unofficial 'War on Christmas' thread? Earth_First Oct 2012 #86

Oh come on, at least let me have begin_within Oct 2012 #90

We really need all the following holidays onenote Oct 2012 #94

I finally get it! The OP is convinced that the US has placed "the family" above all other institu- WinkyDink Oct 2012 #95

Maybe his family hates him? cherokeeprogressive Oct 2012 #100

That would be my guess. GObamaGO Oct 2012 #114

I don't have any family. RB TexLa Oct 2012 #125

Is that why you post strange shit like calling "family values" God like it's somehow wrong to cherokeeprogressive Oct 2012 #126

Even more to my point. WinkyDink Oct 2012 #128

Yes, and we should eat lukewarm gruel every day. Quantess Oct 2012 #105

Independance Day is far more important than the ones you mentioned Ter Oct 2012 #106

Where's Eat Ice Cream for Breakfast Day? struggle4progress Oct 2012 #107

Fine by me. You should feel free to limit yourself to just those holidays. WillowTree Oct 2012 #109

I really need to reach for this now nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #110

I definately needed the holiday today MrsBrady Oct 2012 #111

Try working retail. You'll rarely see a day off on any holiday. Norrin Radd Oct 2012 #117

This is great stuff, really great stuff Rex Oct 2012 #118

I work extremely hard and rarely take a vacation. Socal31 Oct 2012 #119

I'm pissed off that we don't get all those Bank Holidays my daughter gets in England. vanlassie Oct 2012 #121

Any holiday is by definition, unnecessary-- therefore, any list of the ones we may or may not need i LanternWaste Oct 2012 #123

You forgot Ayn Rand day CreekDog Oct 2012 #127

Ayn Rand is that you? Initech Oct 2012 #129

If you're only going to have five SickOfTheOnePct Oct 2012 #130

Then you should tell the federal government that they are wrong RB TexLa Oct 2012 #137

ELECTION DAY needs to be a holiday jmowreader Oct 2012 #132

Exactly! Rhiannon12866 Oct 2012 #136

We should all work 7 days a week and no vacations Marrah_G Oct 2012 #133

what a strange post ibegurpard Oct 2012 #134

I'd throw out all of those and only keep the 4th and TGD. ileus Oct 2012 #138

My business does extremely well every holiday... lame54 Oct 2012 #140