Columbus Day

MKSheppard · Post by **MKSheppard** » 2007-10-08 03:13pm

I'm more concerned that there's a postal holiday today

than the actual holiday itself. LOL

Schuyler Colfax · Post by **Schuyler Colfax** » 2007-10-08 03:16pm

I'm pissed that I had school today and the nothern states didn't.

jegs2 · Post by **jegs2** » 2007-10-08 03:22pm

It's a Federal holiday, so I've got a nice four-day weekend complete with a pass --- sweet.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2007-10-08 03:31pm

Elite Pwnage wrote:I'm pissed that I had school today and the nothern states didn't.

I don't remember ever getting school off for Columbus Day...

Schuyler Colfax · Post by **Schuyler Colfax** » 2007-10-08 03:33pm

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:
Elite Pwnage wrote:I'm pissed that I had school today and the nothern states didn't.
I don't remember ever getting school off for Columbus Day...

Back when I lived in New York I got that day off every year.

Covenant · Post by **Covenant** » 2007-10-08 03:34pm

Elite Pwnage wrote:I'm pissed that I had school today and the nothern states didn't.

Nobody around here gets Colombus day off. It's got nothing to do with the placement of the Mason-Dixon line. School districts get to decide what holidays they take off.

Post by **Dalton** » 2007-10-08 03:37pm

Schools get the day off around here, but the market's still open and I'm at work. Quite frankly I don't see why we should be celebrating Christopher Columbus.

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2007-10-08 03:39pm

I'm annoyed that I can't pick up the game waiting for me at the post office until Tuesday thanks to that fucking holiday.

jegs2 · Post by **jegs2** » 2007-10-08 03:40pm

Dalton wrote:Schools get the day off around here, but the market's still open and I'm at work. Quite frankly I don't see why we should be celebrating Christopher Columbus.

I'm just celebrating being off of work for four days.

Post by **Dalton** » 2007-10-08 03:42pm

jegs2 wrote:
Dalton wrote:Schools get the day off around here, but the market's still open and I'm at work. Quite frankly I don't see why we should be celebrating Christopher Columbus.
I'm just celebrating being off of work for four days.

That is always a good thing.

Zor wrote:I'm annoyed that I can't pick up the game waiting for me at the post office until Tuesday thanks to that fucking holiday.

Shit, I still have to pick up the new Zelda game at Gamestop

CaptainChewbacca · Post by **CaptainChewbacca** » 2007-10-08 03:44pm

In California, it actually varies district-to-district, and even by school. I never got Colombus day off after 7th grade.

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2007-10-08 03:47pm

Dalton wrote: Shit, I still have to pick up the new Zelda game at Gamestop

Not enough coffee today yet? You just called me Zor.

CaptainChewbacca · Post by **CaptainChewbacca** » 2007-10-08 04:21pm

General Zod wrote:
Dalton wrote: Shit, I still have to pick up the new Zelda game at Gamestop
Not enough coffee today yet? You just called me Zor.

Well, what if you WERE Zor, Hipotetically?

Zixinus · Post by **Zixinus** » 2007-10-08 04:31pm

Quick question regarding Colombus: how did he treat the natives? Was he a conquerer or an explorer?

Masami von Weizegger · Post by **Masami von Weizegger** » 2007-10-08 04:36pm

He never so much as touched American soil but where he did land, he was a little of both, although he never did stay very long.

Schuyler Colfax · Post by **Schuyler Colfax** » 2007-10-08 04:40pm

It's a bit of a shame that he died not knowing that he never touched India.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2007-10-08 04:42pm

Zixinus wrote:Quick question regarding Colombus: how did he treat the natives? Was he a conquerer or an explorer?

I believe he was one of the typical conquering explorers of the time.

Mlenk · Post by **Mlenk** » 2007-10-08 04:45pm

In all my years of elementary, high school, college and graduate levels of education, I don't remember ever getting Columbus Day off.

Zed Snardbody · Post by **Zed Snardbody** » 2007-10-08 04:46pm

Zixinus wrote:Quick question regarding Colombus: how did he treat the natives? Was he a conquerer or an explorer?

He was kind of a dick.

Frank Hipper · Post by **Frank Hipper** » 2007-10-08 05:00pm

Dalton wrote:Quite frankly I don't see why we should be celebrating Christopher Columbus.

Columbus' 1492 voyage was the first significant step towards achieving the global community we live in today.

Phantasee · Post by **Phantasee** » 2007-10-08 05:02pm

Well, I've always had Thanksgiving Day off from school.

What?

Andrew_Fireborn · Post by **Andrew_Fireborn** » 2007-10-08 05:07pm

I don't think anyone actually celebrates Columbus day... Aside from some schools having their history lessons about the man centered around the day in the lesser grades.

To most, it's either a day off or a collection of mediocre sales.

Schuyler Colfax · Post by **Schuyler Colfax** » 2007-10-08 05:09pm

Phantasee wrote:Well, I've always had Thanksgiving Day off from school.

What?

FAIL

Patrick Degan · Post by **Patrick Degan** » 2007-10-08 05:34pm

Our annual commemoration of the day Columbus discovered... that he was lost.

Phantasee · Post by **Phantasee** » 2007-10-08 06:07pm

Hey EP, you're just jealous that I've had this weekend as a long weekend every year since Kindergarten, even into University, while you've had to bitch and moan about not getting it off.

So

Also, well put, Patrick.