Any Plans For 4/20 ?

[BearClaws]

Anyone celebrating this "cult" holiday?

[FloridaPat]

1. Why is it a cult holiday? It's my birthday. When did I become a cult?

This is exciting!!! Tell me more??? (Yes, I probably know who you're referring to)

[Worst Username Ever]

4. 4/20 is the

pot smoker's holiday. Everyone lights up at 4:20 on 4/20. :smoke:

[FloridaPat]

21. Now there's a celebration fit for an ex-hippies birthday!

[Abelman]

2. Busting kids smoking the rope

as per my job. (I work at a school). There's probably going to be some trouble! It is nice out, though, so maybe they'll be smart and go to the woods or something.

[GOPBasher]

3. I don't know why people picked that day of all days to celebrate

smoking pot. It's also Hitler's birthday, so it's a pretty shitty choice.

[Midnight Rambler]

5. 420 is just a symbol of pot

It's to smoking culture what 666 is to Satan. Nothing whatsoever to do with Hitler. And I will definitely be celebrating on 4/20

:smoke:

[GOPBasher]

7. I know it has nothing to do with him; it's just randomly a bad day.

It seems like they should've picked any other day. What came first, the "4-20" as a symbol, and THEN followed by celebration on the day of 4/20; or did they pick the day of celebration first and THEN '4-20" became a symbol? If it's the former, I understand; if it's the latter, they probably should've picked a better day. :-)

[Midnight Rambler]

17. Well...

You have to remember that these are potheads we're talking about.

:smoke:

[Marnieworld]

9. I think 420 is the police code number to refer to it as a crime

Like on a police radio, "Two juveniles suspicion of 420, blah blah" Rappers refer to 187 for murder. I think it's like that.

NOt like I would know this for any reason of course. ;-) :smoke:

[GOPBasher]

10. Oh I see. n/t

[onager]

11. "187"

...is the California Penal Code for "homicide." That's why you also hear movies, songs, etc. talking about "PC 187."

Our other famous one is 502--drunk driving. a/k/a "getting a Deuce," etc.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

12. Here's what Snopes has to say.

http://www.snopes.com/language/stories/420.htm

It's none of the usual reasons given.

Just a good after-school time to smoke apparently started by a small group of California high school students.

The actual page debunks a lot of the common myths.

[Mizmoon]

6. I always mean to, but then I forget

I'm not kidding ;-)

[saltpoint]

8. Tree plantings in two states & a very close friend's birthday.

[mark414]

13. isn't that every day?

:evilgrin:

[sniffa]

18. word?

:smoke:

[mark414]

27. speaking of which

i'm going to be on the east coast this fall touring with my friend's band (i get to be the roadie) we'll be hittin up boston for sure so you'll have to come out and chill with us

[sniffa]

29. i Look forward to it

:smoke:

[patrice]

14. Hitler's birthday?

Why would we celebrate that?

[CO Liberal]

15. My First Wife's Birthday is a "Cult Holiday"????

:shrug:

[StopTheMorans]

16. making fun of smelly, dirty hippies

[sniffa]

19. of course - it's a very speciaL birthday

barney gumbLe

[byronius]

20. Hitler lost the rights to his birthday. It's been replaced by

a superior celebration. I, for one, am going to celebrate 4/20 correctly. Did you hear something? Is that the cops? Omigod, hide it, hide it -- got the Ozium? What? We're Cool? All right. Like I was saying. 4/20. It's the new American Holiday.

[Deja Q]

22. That's Earth Day, yes? I'll do what Dave Chappelle did in one of his skits

and make love with the Earth. :scared:

Warning, the preceeding was a reference to ribald sleazeball comedy. If you're offended, an episode of "The Cosby Show" or "Mister Ed" can be found somewhere, I'd reckon.

[freebird1]

30. scuse me

Earth Day is 4/22/05

~just sayin

cause I was a flower child :hippie:

[Cuban_Liberal]

23. It's Hitlers' birthday.

:P

[proud2BlibKansan]

24. We're having our KC area DU Meetup

on 4/20. :)

[bigwillq]

25. Isn't it also the Columbine anniversary?

4-20 was a huge day when I still smoked pot.

[Reverend_Smitty]

26. I have to run a workshop...

for high schoolers and potential students in our program...so I must be a responsible adult that day :smoke:

[solinvictus]

28. Fuhrertagge?!?

Nein, no plans in particular.

[ghostsofgiants]

31. It's my friend's birthday, so I'll be celebrating that probably

Anyone who uses it as an excuse to get high is a tool in my poinion.