OT: Ranking Holidays

[storrsroars]

Done Fogo de Chao a few times to prepare. Just glad there’s a new option in central CT!

We just got a FdC this year. Haven't been yet. Might have to try it out this Thanksgiving!

 

[storrsroars]

How anyone can put Halloween high on their list is beyond me. The only good part about it is berating the trick-or-treaters who didn't dress up before throwing tootsie rolls at them.

3. Memorial Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day-- Best long weekends for camping, weather is usually nice

I missed this year due to work, but what I really can't stomach are the kids who dress up as "Steelers". Really low effort as everyone within 50 miles owns a Steelers jersey (except me). I'd almost rather them show up dressed normally and tell me their costume is "a homeless person."

Columbus Day weekend used to be a favorite as it meant our annual pilgrimage to White Mtns for hiking before I moved out here. On a good year when colors are late, there's no better road for foliage than Bear Notch between the Kancamagus and Rte 302. Sometimes they're well past peak though. And you never know if the temp is going to be 70F or 17F (have camped in both).

 

[Lefty2one]

As an adult, Christmas and Thanksgiving are the only two holidays that mean anything to me. The only two holidays with something extra associated, culturally or in terms of family time; we never did big family events on the 4th or Memorial Day. I haven't been awake past midnight the last couple NYE's. Halloween loses it's appeal once you're too old for the "let's go to a party where every girl has on a slutty costume" phase.

Christmas is tops by a mile. My entire family is a bunch of ex-Catholics but I still love the pomp and circumstance of the whole ordeal. The holiday is even more enjoyable when 8 AM Mass doesn't make your hangover 10x worse. Even non-religious people are generally in good spirits that time of year. The tree/lights, opening gifts, the music (most people hate it, I love it), the food (better than Thanksgiving in our house), the old movies that run are on repeat on TV all week, seeing family. It's the most festive time of year and I love everything about it. My job gets very quiet the week between Christmas and New Year's which is an added bonus.

 

[Dogdeacon]

1. Christmas Eve
2. Thanksgiving
3. NCAA tourney thursday(opening round)
4. NCAA tourney Friday (opening round)
5. Ncaa tourney(Saturday second round)
6. Nfl conference championship sunday
7. Columbus Day weekend.

See this is just ranking days and how fun they are. Might as well put Saturdays in July that you host a party, that day you saw your favorite movie, second day of any vacation, days you get lucky...

Ya'll forget the true meaning of holidays.

 

[Waquoit]

Thanksgiving is tops on the odd years. In the even years, it's an hours-long gauntlet that must be endured. No enjoyment, just relief at the end.

 

[Tyler2Rings]

I missed this year due to work, but what I really can't stomach are the kids who dress up as "Steelers". Really low effort as everyone within 50 miles owns a Steelers jersey (except me). I'd almost rather them show up dressed normally and tell me their costume is "a homeless person."

Columbus Day weekend used to be a favorite as it meant our annual pilgrimage to White Mtns for hiking before I moved out here. On a good year when colors are late, there's no better road for foliage than Bear Notch between the Kancamagus and Rte 302. Sometimes they're well past peak though. And you never know if the temp is going to be 70F or 17F (have camped in both).

I live in Michigan and had two kids tell me they dressed as Red Wings. I told them "No you're just wearing Red Wings t-shirts!" and then commenced throwing tootsie rolls.

I have great memories running the Wickham Park Invitational in East Hartford back in high school. Crisp air, beautiful leaves, and the best part was we still had a full weekend after the races with Monday off.

 

[superjohn]

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Thanksgiving



Anyone who says they like Thanksgiving food is either

A) lying to themselves
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B) a Ketchup addled nutjob

I'm convinced the people who get excited about the food on Thanksgiving must eat dog food the rest of the year.

 

[superjohn]

I live in Michigan and had two kids tell me they dressed as Red Wings. I told them "No you're just wearing Red Wings t-shirts!" and then commenced throwing tootsie rolls.

I have great memories running the Wickham Park Invitational in East Hartford back in high school. Crisp air, beautiful leaves, and the best part was we still had a full weekend after the races with Monday off.

Once upon a time think I had the middle school record there.

 

[storrsroars]

See this is just ranking days and how fun they are. Might as well put Saturdays in July that you host a party, that day you saw your favorite movie, second day of any vacation, days you get lucky...

Ya'll forget the true meaning of holidays.

Because I play a humbug on the BY, I offer this retort.

However, IRL, I do appreciate that, "Goodwill toward men (and women)" seems to uptick around that timeframe. And without Christmas commercialism, there would be far fewer retailers and far more jobless folks...

 

[Dogdeacon]

Because I play a humbug on the BY, I offer this retort.

However, IRL, I do appreciate that, "Goodwill toward men (and women)" seems to uptick around that timeframe. And without Christmas commercialism, there would be far fewer retailers and far more jobless folks...

You can send me a link to a similar talking points memo about the commercialization in sports. Let's remember the discourse occurs on a college basketball forum, operating within the hypocrisy is a given.

 

[Rocktheworld]

Thanksgiving; guaranteed 4-day weekend
Halloween; the collective fun I’ve had on this holiday the first 25 years of my life is enough to make it 2nd
NYE/day (booze, debauchery)
Christmas (booze and presents)
Memorial Day (start of summer if you don’t live in SoCal)
Labor Day (end of summer)
Presidents’ Day (another 3-day weekend)
4th; random day of week can make it nigh-useless as with this year

 

[3rdbass]

So was April 16 a holiday for you, or were you mostly in assurance? I went through two seasons in Tax, but most returns were either extended or filed by EOD 14. The 15th was always anti-climatic for the Tax Dept.

I don't do accounting anymore as I have moved in Finance(Budgets and Forecasting) but when I did I worked for companies during their books. I never did audit or taxes thankfully.

 

[Husky25]

I still love the pomp and circumstance of the whole ordeal.

Generally, "Ordeal" is preceded by "Painful." Jessayin'.

 

[Husky25]

Cinco De Mayo is not a holiday and gets lumped in with the other Days of Interest. It's not as if Mexican food, tequila, or May weather is restricted to only May 5th.

That said, I did discover my Summertime '18 drink this year on 5-5, so it commemorates something.

 

[RichZ]

Thanksgiving is tops on the odd years. In the even years, it's an hours-long gauntlet that must be endured. No enjoyment, just relief at the end.

I'm guessing you alternate between spending it with your family and with your SO's family every other year.
Just wondering which family is it that makes you wish it was over.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Christmas (including the eve)
Independence Day (preferably not on Wednesday)
Labor Day (birthday and Anniversary and great weather in New England)
Memorial Day (more nice weather)
Thanksgiving (4 days off, but the weather blows)
New Year's Day

And those are the only ones I get off anymore. Easter, Fat Tuesday, St. Patrick's Day, Halloween and Columbus Day top the days I don't get off.

 

[Waquoit]

I'm guessing you alternate between spending it with your family and with your SO's family every other year.
Just wondering which family is it that makes you wish it was over.

I meant to include "other side". No one can tell me I don't know the wing-nut mind.

 

[Kitaman]

1. Val Kilmer
2. All others follow:

 

[8893]

1. Val Kilmer
2. All others follow:

He's Holliday, not Holiday.

But on that note, gotta go with Billie:

 

[uconnell]

Thanksgiving, Christmas,St Patrick’s Day, NCAA tourney,my sons’ birthdays!!
Memorial Day.

 

[uconnell]

1. Val Kilmer
2. All others follow:

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.??? My absolute favorite movie because of Kilmer. No idea why in this thread. Aaah, I get it now,

 

[sledog]

Bastile Day

 

[Kitaman]

He's Holliday, not Holiday.

But on that note, gotta go with Billie:

If you were a referee you'd overdose on calling technical fouls. Converesly if I was a player in your games, I would overdose on disqualifications. I derserve it though, didn't think I would get caught.

 

[UConnTrumbull]

Off topic but what’s the best holiday to host at your house? Aside from never hosting.

 

[Robertelamin]

Christmas falling on Tuesday is a fail. Thanks Jesus...