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Kefka Indefinitely Unbanned Level: 81 Posts: 3025/3392 EXP: 4826208 For next: 166641 Since: 03-15-04 From: Pomona, CALIFORNIA BABY! Since last post: 4 hours Last activity: 4 hours |
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| Yet another day that most people ignore... Apparently, this is a day where people are supposed to celebrate the beauty of spring. Or at least that's what I THOUGHT May Day was. Honestly, I don't really pay attention to this day as that, even though I have grown up with having to hear about it in school every year. Thankfully it is on a weekend this year so I don't have to hear some speaker pointlessly talk about flowers. So what the hell do the rest of you think of when you hear "May Day"? Yes, I think of airplanes crashing, too. What else? Does anyone hear actually celebrate the day, and if so, how? |
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Xkeeper The required libraries have not been defined. Level: NAN  Posts: -1816/-863 EXP: NAN For next: 0 Since: 03-15-04 Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: -753366 sec. |
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Originally posted by KefkaStrangely enough, tomorrow (May 1st here) we're flying some air hogs at the park (for lack of other things to do) We crash them a lot too, and that really fits  |
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The SomerZ Summer, yay! Level: 45  Posts: 715/862 EXP: 618182 For next: 41982 Since: 03-15-04 From: Norway Since last post: 2 days Last activity: 3 hours |
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Originally posted by Kefka Wrong, wrong, wrong... May Day is a big thing in many European countries, such as here in Norway. Of course, we, as most other countries, normally refer to it as Labour Day, and the day is marked by various groupings of socialists, social-democrats, and communists who have parades, demonstrations, and public speeches. I just came home from downtown, and there was a marching band outside the city's cathedral. Along with the marching band was a group of people with large red flags/banners, and a man giving a speech. Though I'm sure you could have a lengthy political discussion on whose policies are best for the working class, labour and the labour movement is generally associated with leftist ideals here, and thus labour day has become a sort of a socialist day. It's a public holiday, as well, so everything's closed around here. I guess the reason May Day isn't what it is over on the other side of the Atlantic is because you all already have another Labour Day (which, as far as I understand, generally isn't much else than a day off, no demonstrations or nothing), and because leftist sentiment has never caught on over there. |
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Surlent サーレント Level: 49  Posts: 851/1077 EXP: 863920 For next: 19963 Since: 03-15-04 From: Tower of Lezard Valeth Since last post: 16 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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| It's our "Tag der Arbeit", which is usually a national holiday - but this year it is on a Sunday Sadly, here in Germany there are some morons which use that day to destroy buildings, cars and do such things - especially in Berlin it is bad  Shop owners in one district put up barriers of wood and even steel to protect their existance, although groups are announced to entertain all the people, not giving people the chance to do too much damage. On the other hand there are 25 |
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Kefka Indefinitely Unbanned Level: 81 Posts: 3037/3392 EXP: 4826208 For next: 166641 Since: 03-15-04 From: Pomona, CALIFORNIA BABY! Since last post: 4 hours Last activity: 4 hours |
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Originally posted by The Gamorr ZOriginally posted by Kefka Yea, May Day and Labor Day both mean nothing over here. But then again, remember that we have a government that absolutely bashes workers' unions. |
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Colleen Administrator Level: 136 Posts: 8157/11302 EXP: 29369328 For next: 727587 Since: 03-15-04 From: LaSalle, Quebec, Canada Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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| Canada celebrates Labor/Labour Day every year in September. It's your average public holiday, more or less. No real celebrations or anything of the sort. |
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Kefka Indefinitely Unbanned Level: 81 Posts: 3062/3392 EXP: 4826208 For next: 166641 Since: 03-15-04 From: Pomona, CALIFORNIA BABY! Since last post: 4 hours Last activity: 4 hours |
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Hey, I just found out that there are actually parades/demonstrations in downtown Los Angeles today for laborers. I can't go, but it is nice to know that someone celebrates the holiday correctly  |
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Kitten Yiffer Purple wand Furry moderator Vivent l'exp����¯�¿�½������©rience de signalisation d'amusement, ou bien ! Level: 135 Posts: 9541/11162 EXP: 28824106 For next: 510899 Since: 03-15-04 From: Sweden Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 4 min. |
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| Ah yes, the day on the year where alot of kids have hangovers from yesterday here. :/ I actually remember waking up to a marching band last year on May day, I just didn't know why. |
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Ran-chan Moldorm eek, when are they going to stop growing... Level: 143  Posts: 9350/12781 EXP: 35293588 For next: 538220 Since: 03-15-04 From: Nerima District, Tokyo - Japan Since last post: 12 hours Last activity: 12 hours |
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| No shit. I guess...wait, that must be two years ago. I have no hangover. And it |
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Kasumi-Astra Administrator Level: 62  Posts: 1381/1867 EXP: 1971846 For next: 12840 Since: 03-15-04 From: Reading, UK Uni: Sheffield, UK Since last post: 1 day Last activity: 12 hours |
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...Morris Dancers!   I'm sure May Day is an English-originated holiday. There'll be lots of Morris Dancers dancing around may poles tomorrow. There will probably be a festival put on in town back home tomorrow. Personally, I'm working  |
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alte Hexe Star Mario I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night Alive as you and me "But Joe you're ten years dead!" "I never died" said he "I never died!" said he Level: 99  Posts: 3728/5458 EXP: 9854489 For next: 145511 Since: 03-15-04 From: ... Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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| I was at a big convention today for my political party, the New Democrats. Had lots of good fun. We all went out for food, wished each other a happy May Day, and just did political stuff. | |||
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NSNick Laidback Admin Level: 85  Posts: 2125/3875 EXP: 5895841 For next: 2699 Since: 03-15-04 From: North Side School: OSU Since last post: 9 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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| I actually didn't know about this holiday at all until I read it here. I've probably at least heard of it before, but I've definitely forgot about it until now. So, I made a joke about it's name in conversation today. | |||
Gavin Fuzzy Rhinoceruses don't play games. They fucking charge your ass. Level: 43  Posts: 666/799 EXP: 551711 For next: 13335 Since: 03-15-04 From: IL, USA Since last post: 13 hours Last activity: 13 hours |
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Originally posted by KefkaOriginally posted by The Gamorr ZOriginally posted by Kefka i'm just curious who the fuck cares? celebrate, but unless it can get me off work and drunk, i'll ignore it. |
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drjayphd Beamos What's that spell? pimp! Level: 56  Posts: 984/1477 EXP: 1387410 For next: 10766 Since: 03-15-04 From: CT Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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Originally posted by GavinOriginally posted by KefkaOriginally posted by The Gamorr ZOriginally posted by Kefka Meh... probably more significance to the fact that it's the first of the month. (Editor's note: Although I am, in fact, in print journalism, I am not--I repeat, NOT--on welfare. Yet. And this post probably has more to do with me rediscovering Bone Thugs-n-Harmony's one GOOD song.) |
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Kefka Indefinitely Unbanned Level: 81 Posts: 3108/3392 EXP: 4826208 For next: 166641 Since: 03-15-04 From: Pomona, CALIFORNIA BABY! Since last post: 4 hours Last activity: 4 hours |
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| Gavin, you know who cares that can't get drunk from it? EUROPEANS! They are much more appreciative people than us. | |||
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Gavin Fuzzy Rhinoceruses don't play games. They fucking charge your ass. Level: 43 Posts: 670/799 EXP: 551711 For next: 13335 Since: 03-15-04 From: IL, USA Since last post: 13 hours Last activity: 13 hours |
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Originally posted by Kefka that was a pretty retarded and ignorant statement, if i may say so. |
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The SomerZ Summer, yay! Level: 45 Posts: 718/862 EXP: 618182 For next: 41982 Since: 03-15-04 From: Norway Since last post: 2 days Last activity: 3 hours |
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| Actually, around these parts, since it's a national holiday, a lot of young kids tend to get drunk on April 30, and then sleep it off on May 1. People come in lots of different variations, you have those who don't care and use it as an extra oportunity to get drunk, and then you have those who do care and participate in the parades and demonstrations and such. |
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