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Happy! - April 20

20 Apr 05 - 08:36 AM (#1466222)
Subject: Happy! - April 20
From: Abby Sale

                       Happy Birthday!
  
                         Louis-Napoleon 
            (Napoleon III, emperor of France 1852-70)
                   (nephew of I, cousin of II)
  
                         born 4/20/1808
                      (died Jan. 9, 1873)
  
          Louis Napoleon after all is emperor of France
          And all Europe begins to tremble accordin.
          But the Yankees don't care for if with us he wants to fight
          He'll wish he'd staid on de oder side ob Jordan.
             cho: So take off your coat, boys, and roll up your sleeves,
                For Jordan is a hard road to trabel,

                "Jordan Is A Hard Road To Travel," Daniel Decatur Emmett
                DigTrad filename[ JRDNHARD

Copyright © 2005, Abby Sale - all rights reserved

20 Apr 05 - 09:45 AM (#1466274)
Subject: RE: Happy! - April 20
From: Pete Peterson

You MUST know, and have decided not to point out, that today is also Adolf Hitler's birthday.

20 Apr 05 - 09:48 AM (#1466278)
Subject: RE: Happy! - April 20
From: GUEST,saulgoldie

I thought it was "take a spliff to work" day.

20 Apr 05 - 11:30 AM (#1466358)
Subject: RE: Happy! - April 20
From: GUEST

I have learned from my kids that April 20 (4/20) is celebrated as some kind of pot holiday because "420" is supposedly police code ~ somewhere ~ for suspected drug activity, etc.

20 Apr 05 - 01:45 PM (#1466444)
Subject: RE: Happy! - April 20
From: RiGGy

4:20 was ACTUALLY the time the stoners of San Rafael [California ]
High School ca1970 would gather at the far end of the ball field to toke up. The Grateful Dead were living in the environs and picked up the code and spread it throughout their minions. Riggy

20 Apr 05 - 03:47 PM (#1466515)
Subject: RE: Happy! - April 20
From: open mike

i imagine there is gonna be some fragrant smoke somewhere
at 4:20 on 4/20. I would guarantee it!

20 Apr 05 - 07:03 PM (#1466639)
Subject: RE: Happy! - April 20
From: GUEST,DD

Ziss bout drugs??

20 Apr 05 - 07:05 PM (#1466641)
Subject: RE: Happy! - April 20
From: Deckman

Tomorrow is the Queen's birthday!

21 Apr 05 - 12:03 PM (#1467064)
Subject: RE: Happy! - April 20
From: Abby Sale

Pete,

Thanks, yes, I knew about "Old One Ball." The Happy! rules are fairly consistant but since I'm the only one that makes OR uses them, I've decided to allow myself some leeway from time to time.

After some consideration, I decided that Happy! only applies to NAZI's date of death, not birth. Other people would have a happy? for that.

I actually have a number of choices each day so I select only one for each file per day to inflict upon the Mud.

21 Apr 05 - 05:29 PM (#1467341)
Subject: RE: Happy! - April 20
From: Pete Peterson

I think I get it! appreciate your criteria. Some years ago a friend of mine announced her wedding for April 14 and I said "How wonderful! I know two great disasters on April 14; maybe this will make it a happy day!" (Unfortunately we were both wrong)