Here's a new holiday: Darwin Day!

Alex Moon · Post by **Alex Moon** » 2003-02-11 11:20pm

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0, ... 60,00.html

Sir, We, the undersigned, support proposals for the creation of a new public holiday, Darwin Day, on February 12...

Andrew Sullivan suggested that Newton be added and it be made Science Day.

Wicked Pilot · Post by **Wicked Pilot** » 2003-02-11 11:22pm

I would much prefer "Galileo Day", as he is my favorite scientist.

RedImperator · Post by **RedImperator** » 2003-02-11 11:25pm

Why don't they just call it, "Fundie Fits of Rage Day" and be done with it?

jaeger115 · Post by **jaeger115** » 2003-02-11 11:29pm

Wonder how the fundies would react to this.

Of course, Shurb would yell and rage for it to be taken out.

Durandal · Post by **Durandal** » 2003-02-12 12:59am

The fundies would most likely claim that Darwin Day would be a religious holiday.

And Newton Day would be a bit much; Newton was a prick. I'd rather see Einstein or Hawking Day.

Post by **AdmiralKanos** » 2003-02-12 01:02am

Einstein Day would be cool. They should really replace Columbus Day with a holiday which celeberates someone who's not a mass-murdering asshole.

ben · Post by **ben** » 2003-02-12 01:33am

RedImperator wrote:Why don't they just call it, "Fundie Fits of Rage Day" and be done with it?

I could almost see Falwell or Robertson foaming at the mouth over this.

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2003-02-12 01:35am

AdmiralKanos wrote:Einstein Day would be cool. They should really replace Columbus Day with a holiday which celeberates someone who's not a mass-murdering asshole.

Wouldn't it be better to replace God Day then?

Post by **AdmiralKanos** » 2003-02-12 01:42am

neoolong wrote:
AdmiralKanos wrote:Einstein Day would be cool. They should really replace Columbus Day with a holiday which celeberates someone who's not a mass-murdering asshole.
Wouldn't it be better to replace God Day then?

There's a God day?

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2003-02-12 01:52am

AdmiralKanos wrote:
neoolong wrote:
AdmiralKanos wrote:Einstein Day would be cool. They should really replace Columbus Day with a holiday which celeberates someone who's not a mass-murdering asshole.
Wouldn't it be better to replace God Day then?
There's a God day?

Some people want March 3 to be made God Day.

Post by **AdmiralKanos** » 2003-02-12 02:05am

neoolong wrote:
AdmiralKanos wrote:
neoolong wrote: Wouldn't it be better to replace God Day then?
There's a God day?
Some people want March 3 to be made God Day.

Well then, "some people" can go fuck themselves, can't they?

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2003-02-12 02:08am

AdmiralKanos wrote:
neoolong wrote:
AdmiralKanos wrote: There's a God day?
Some people want March 3 to be made God Day.
Well then, "some people" can go fuck themselves, can't they?

Supposedly an e-mail has been circulating about it.

Post by **Gandalf** » 2003-02-12 03:10am

I like the idea of a Newton Day, or Gallileo Day, we could replace Easter, so that we still get a holiday for it

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2003-02-12 03:31am

What about a Sodomy day?

EmperorMing · Post by **EmperorMing** » 2003-02-12 04:17am

Darth Wong wrote:What about a Sodomy day?

Only *you* would suggest that...

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-02-12 05:53am

Darwin day would be cool, I have no idea how God day came to be, was that the day he was born or died or what?!

Newton, Einstein or Hawking day would be cool.

Post by **Lagmonster** » 2003-02-12 08:24am

Admiral Valdemar wrote:Darwin day would be cool, I have no idea how God day came to be, was that the day he was born or died or what?!

Newton, Einstein or Hawking day would be cool.

Might as well just propose a "Human Achievements" day, and stick it somewhere in early February to ease the winter blues (no major North American long weekends in winter).

We could all put on long beards and spend the day using people with IQs below 100 in games of HUMAN BOWLING: http://www.hammacher.com/publish/10319. ... outdoorfun

Hotfoot · Post by **Hotfoot** » 2003-02-12 08:27am

AdmiralKanos wrote:Einstein Day would be cool. They should really replace Columbus Day with a holiday which celeberates someone who's not a mass-murdering asshole.

You know, someone, somewhere, will then boycott Einstein Day because he made the Atomic Bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and is thus directly responsible for the whole Cold War, Korean War, Vietnam, and the current situation in Iraq.

Post by **Alyrium Denryle** » 2003-02-12 08:42am

neoolong wrote:
AdmiralKanos wrote:
neoolong wrote: Some people want March 3 to be made God Day.
Well then, "some people" can go fuck themselves, can't they?
Supposedly an e-mail has been circulating about it.

An email that stopped in my inbox.

aerius · Post by **aerius** » 2003-02-12 09:35am

I was hoping that Darwin day would be to celebrate all the morons who remove themselves from the genepool by getting Darwin Awards. Or maybe it could be a day where creationists are ruthlessly mocked and humiliated in real life. There's so much potential for making it into a really fun holiday.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-02-12 09:38am

aerius wrote:I was hoping that Darwin day would be to celebrate all the morons who remove themselves from the genepool by getting Darwin Awards. Or maybe it could be a day where creationists are ruthlessly mocked and humiliated in real life. There's so much potential for making it into a really fun holiday.

I like the sound of it, maybe we can also genetically engineer a special predator animal to hunt down Fundies and feed off their brai... I mean, flesh.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2003-02-12 09:42am

neoolong wrote:
AdmiralKanos wrote:
neoolong wrote: Wouldn't it be better to replace God Day then?
There's a God day?
Some people want March 3 to be made God Day.

Why the hell March 3?

Singular Quartet · Post by **Singular Quartet** » 2003-02-12 09:47am

Admiral Valdemar wrote:
aerius wrote:I was hoping that Darwin day would be to celebrate all the morons who remove themselves from the genepool by getting Darwin Awards. Or maybe it could be a day where creationists are ruthlessly mocked and humiliated in real life. There's so much potential for making it into a really fun holiday.
I like the sound of it, maybe we can also genetically engineer a special predator animal to hunt down Fundies and feed off their brai... I mean, flesh.

IT would be incredibly hard to make a predetory animal to hunt down Fundies and eat their brains. They don't have any, remember?

Darwin Day would be good.

salm · Post by **salm** » 2003-02-12 10:05am

i want a drinkbeerday

Post by **Lagmonster** » 2003-02-12 10:24am

salm wrote:i want a drinkbeerday

Heh...

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