Today is Columbus Day in case you weren’t aware. What a stupid holiday! Nothing against Columbus (other than the fact he was a dirty colonist who killed off millions of Native Americans) but taking an entire day to celebrate him is a total waste. And there’s a whole list of other holidays and celebrations we should get rid of. Let’s look.
Columbus Day
The problem with Columbus Day isn’t just Columbus himself (though celebrating him is dicey), or the Italian-Americans who enjoy celebrating one of their cultural heroes. The problem is that not everyone gets today off. You know just what I’m talking about, as you sit in your cubicle reading this because half of the people you need to talk to to get your job done have today off. Schools are out, the government is closed, but your office is open. That means you have to find a place to put the kids all day and listen to people talk about their long weekend plans while you have to work and hope it rains and ruins everyone’s free day off. That’s quite a legacy to leave, Columbus.
Flag Day
Do we really need a whole day to celebrate our flag? It’s great that we have a symbol for our country, but why go out of our way to recognize it in some way? Every other country has a damn flag, it’s not like having a flag makes us special. And just look at our flag. It’s kind of a design nightmare. It’s got all these bars and stripes and different colors and strange angles. As far as flags go, ours is a little cluttered. Maybe every year on Flag Day we should have a design competition to come up with something new? I’d support that.
Father’s Day
This is such pandering. It’s like Gillette and the American Tie Federation saw how much success Hallmark and 1-800-FLOWERS had with Mother’s Day and decided to horn in on the action. Most dads could care less about getting presents or attention or brunch or anything.
They probably appreciate that you call them, that’s nice. Either that or your father was an asshole who treated you badly and divorced your mother for some new bitch with kids of her own and he doesn’t even really talk to you that much anymore. What an asshole! Who needs to be reminded of that?
Groundhog Day
Who the hell even came up with this holiday, and what does it even mean? On February 2, there’s this critter in Pennsylvania who comes out of his hole and either sees his shadow and get scared and something happens or he doesn’t see his shadow and then nothing happens. No one understands it. Not even the news stations that cover it every year. There are more rules to this than Ultimate Frisbee. It’s supposed to make spring come more quickly or something. It doesn’t. It’s February! We still have two more months of cold. How about giving us “Take a Trip to Florida” day? That’s all I really want in February.
Patriot’s Day
This is a day that is only celebrated in Massachusetts, our second least worst state, but it doesn’t mean they need a whole day off just to themselves. The Patriots, they’re good and all, but they’re not all that. They haven’t won a Super Bowl in six years! Look at Tom Brady these days. He’s making more headlines for his hair and loving Uggs and being a prolific babydaddy than he is for making passes and touchdowns. Stop being so cocky, Boston, your team isn’t that important.
Arbor Day
A day for the planting and caring of trees? Really? What, have we been hijacked by Greenpeace? Do you have to hug the trees after you plant them?
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