I'd like to propose some new holidays

Abuskedti

Lets get rid of the 4th of July. How long are we going to celebrate that? Is that the best thing that every happened... really?!
While we are at it, lets replace Labor day, Veteran's day and Columbus day.

those events are political.. we celebrate them as part of our brainwashing.. Lets break free and celebrat things that are truely wonderful
lets take a day of each year to celebrate real treasures..

say, we replace those 4 nationalistic holidays with holidays to appreciate and honor Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. Those are real treasures.. lets take a day off for those.

lets have some positive holidays.. lets bust free of the bull shit.

Dirtie_Frank

Are you serious?

Cosmo

I'll take any fucking 3 day weekend, any day.

norm

can we still have fireworks? i want fireworks

jlew24asu

Dirtie_Frank wrote:

Are you serious?

unfortunately yes. I know, you dont have to say anything. trust me, I know. :?

jlew24asu

Cosmo wrote:

I'll take any fucking 3 day weekend, any day.

I've personally petitioned congress for a 4 day work week. 10 or 11 hr days. I think we would be happier and more productive.

Pepe Silvia

jlew24asu wrote:

Cosmo wrote:

I'll take any fucking 3 day weekend, any day.

I've personally petitioned congress for a 4 day work week. 10 or 11 hr days. I think we would be happier and more productive.

Fitter, happier, more productive,
comfortable,
not drinking too much,
regular exercise at the gym
(3 days a week),
getting on better with your associate employee contemporaries,
at ease,
eating well
(no more microwave dinners and saturated fats),
a patient better driver,
a safer car
(baby smiling in back seat),
sleeping well
(no bad dreams),
no paranoia,
careful to all animals
(never washing spiders down the plughole),
keep in contact with old friends
(enjoy a drink now and then),
will frequently check credit at (moral) bank (hole in the wall),
favors for favors,
fond but not in love,
charity standing orders,
on Sundays ring road supermarket
(no killing moths or putting boiling water on the ants),
car wash
(also on Sundays),
no longer afraid of the dark or midday shadows
nothing so ridiculously teenage and desperate,
nothing so childish - at a better pace,
slower and more calculated,
no chance of escape,
now self-employed,
concerned (but powerless),
an empowered and informed member of society
(pragmatism not idealism),
will not cry in public,
less chance of illness,
tires that grip in the wet
(shot of baby strapped in back seat),
a good memory,
still cries at a good film,
still kisses with saliva,
no longer empty and frantic like a cat tied to a stick,
that's driven into frozen winter shit
(the ability to laugh at weakness),
calm,
fitter,
healthier and more productive
a pig in a cage on antibiotics.

HIwide

It's a nice thought ..... alot of people will really love taking the day off to honor Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter by watching TV in their favorite armchair.

soulsinging

jlew24asu wrote:

Cosmo wrote:

I'll take any fucking 3 day weekend, any day.

I've personally petitioned congress for a 4 day work week. 10 or 11 hr days. I think we would be happier and more productive.

I think they've done many studies to prove that this is true. They've experimented with it and people are more productive, because they can get more "life" shit done on the 3-day weekend and thus focus on work better while they're at work. Where do I sign the petition?

Anyway, this idea is nuts. I love the 4th of July, Thanksgiving too. I don't understand the difference between memorial and veteran's day... I don't know why they don't just make it one holiday and make labor day one of our 3-day weekends. They deserve the props too.

I do think Columbus Day is a joke though... they should make the day after Halloween a holiday instead. I need to recover after an exhausting evening of ogling every woman that uses it as an excuse to dress as slutty as they always want to without shame. God what a holiday! I also figured election day should be a holiday. We might get a bit better turnout and political involvement if we made it easier for people to get to the polls. Seems kinda telling that we have 2 holidays to celebrate our military might, but when it comes to actually exercising democratic rights at home... you've got to fit that around your boss's schedule.

g under p

jlew24asu wrote:

Cosmo wrote:

I'll take any fucking 3 day weekend, any day.

I've personally petitioned congress for a 4 day work week. 10 or 11 hr days. I think we would be happier and more productive.

I have to say that's one the best ideas out there. When I worked in area hospitals we had 4 days on 3 days off 10-12 hour days. I loved the recovery of having 3 days off. I could fly off to London if i wanted to on a cheapo flight, man those were the days.

Peace

norm

also make super bowl weekend a 3 day weekend....a lot of drunk football fans need that monday to either recover from their hangover or get bailed out of jail for beating their wife/gf

Jeanwah

I've heard of some companies making one's birthday a paid day off, and think it's fantastic. I also agree with SS; Election Day should be a nat'l holiday. And Labor Day is a joke when the holiday itself is about having the day off yet a huge amount of people work the day anyway. What's the point?

Cosmo wrote:

I'll take any fucking 3 day weekend, any day.

Yeah, I'll take that, too!

Jeanwah

jlew24asu wrote:

Cosmo wrote:

I'll take any fucking 3 day weekend, any day.

I've personally petitioned congress for a 4 day work week. 10 or 11 hr days. I think we would be happier and more productive.

I went to my boss asking about this, backing it up with resources and stats on how much healthier the work force would be, the company would save money, better for the environment, yada yada yada. I was then labeled a trouble maker and they made the rest of my time there uncomfortable because I "didn't drink their kool-aid" and asked too many questions.

Cosmo

I work a 9/80 pay period... that is, 9 days, 80 hours.
So, it is Monday through Thursday, 9 hour days. One 8 hour Friday and the other Friday off.
44 hours one week, 36 hours the next in a two-week pay period.
...
It is real easy to put that one extra hour in per day... I was already doing that because of the workload.
Now, I get paid for it and get every other Friday off.
My team staggers the Fridays off, so there is plenty of coverage on Fridays.
Some of those 3 day weekends turn into 4 day weekends.
Propose that to your managers.

decides2dream

Cosmo wrote:

I'll take any fucking 3 day weekend, any day.

agreed!




however, i happen to like the 4th of july....and i appreciate the sentiment behind both memorial day and veterans day. as to the others, yea....unnecessary, but sure.....don't try and cut out any of my paid holidays! if my firm wants to ADD to em, i'm all for it.



edit - cosmo....question:
on your 9 hour days, are you actually in the office 10 hours? ya know, work 9 hours and 1 hour for lunch? just curious.

i work a 40 hour week, but that is all WORK time. so if you took an hour lunch every day that's actually 45 hours. i only take a half hour, b/c yea....i rather have my time at home. as it is, with my commute, my 'workday' takes up a total of 11 hours, so no need to make it even longer.

my firm offers flexible fridays memorial day thru labor day, tho you're not to use it every week. you bascially can choose to work 4 - 10 hour days and have friday off, or work 4 - 9 hour days and have a half-day friday. i never do it tho b/c my husband cannot do the same, i would get home even later each evening, so it just doesn't seem worth it to me. however, a lot of our associates work 9-11 hour days anyway, so it's nice for them to be able to at least take the time off.

WaveCameCrashin

Abuskedti wrote:

Lets get rid of the 4th of July.

yeah ok :roll: Let's not Celebrate our Independence any more.

Abuskedti wrote:

While we are at it, lets replace Labor day, Veteran's day and Columbus day

So you want to get rid of Veterans day ? How fucking disrespectful can one be to the Men and women who sacraficed their lives so we could have the choices we have today.

Hell why dont we just get rid of Christmas and while were at it let's not celebrate birthdays any more either.

soulsinging

prfctlefts wrote:

Abuskedti wrote:

Lets get rid of the 4th of July.

yeah ok :roll: Let's not Celebrate our Independence any more.

Abuskedti wrote:

While we are at it, lets replace Labor day, Veteran's day and Columbus day

So you want to get rid of Veterans day ? How fucking disrespectful can one be to the Men and women who sacraficed their lives so we could have the choices we have today.

Hell why dont we just get rid of Christmas and while were at it let's not celebrate birthdays any more either.

What is it with you and Christmas man? Christmas isn't a state holiday anyway.

blackredyellow

jlew24asu wrote:

Cosmo wrote:

I'll take any fucking 3 day weekend, any day.

I've personally petitioned congress for a 4 day work week. 10 or 11 hr days. I think we would be happier and more productive.

yeah... last summer we did 4 day weeks pretty much all summer, and this year we are only doing it during August because we've had a much busier summer. I love it... the longer days make child care arrangements difficult for some people, but the benefits outweigh the negatives.

WaveCameCrashin

soulsinging wrote:

What is it with you and Christmas man? Christmas isn't a state holiday anyway

It's a federal holiday just like the rest of them are. Because there are people out there who do want to get rid of Christmas. It's my favorite time of the year starting with Thanksgiving. I just love everything about it. Like spending time with loved ones, being away from work,the weather,the smells,buying presents for people, and waiting for that record that doesn't show up until Easter.

JaneNY

Since I work on most legal holidays, I don't really care when they are.

soulsinging

prfctlefts wrote:

soulsinging wrote:

What is it with you and Christmas man? Christmas isn't a state holiday anyway

It's a federal holiday just like the rest of them are. Because there are people out there who do want to get rid of Christmas. It's my favorite time of the year starting with Thanksgiving. I just love everything about it. Like spending time with loved ones, being away from work,the weather,the smells,buying presents for people, and waiting for that record that doesn't show up until Easter.

I'll be damned, it is. So if the feds opted for a winter solstice holiday instead of Christmas, it would destroy your ability to enjoy any of the things you just listed between Thanksgiving and New Year's? You can't spend time with loved ones, get time away from work, enjoy the weather and smells and presents unless the government tells you it's ok?