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Bostondevil wrote:Sorry, it's not Patriot's Day, that's April 19th. Patriot's Day celebrates the start of the American Revolution. We currently celebrate is by running a really long race. The original plan was to set up the marathon to run from Concord to Boston, apeing the Brits, but the routes from Concord to Boston in 1896 were too convoluted to make for a good course, so the founders of the race followed the train/river west. And that's why the Boston Marathon starts in Hopkinton.

I think they are calling it Patriot Day but I'd prefer they come up with something else, Patriot's Day is taken.

bjornolf wrote:I only wrote that cause the Wiki page made a point of that:

"Patriots' Day (sometimes incorrectly punctuated Patriot's Day or Patriots Day) is a civic holiday commemorating the anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the first battles of the American Revolutionary War. It is observed in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts[1] and state of Maine[2] (once part of Massachusetts), and is a public school observance day in Wisconsin[3]. Observances and re-enactments of these first battles of the American Revolution occur annually at Lexington Green in Lexington, Massachusetts, (around 6am) and The Old North Bridge in Concord, Massachusetts (around 9am). In the morning, a mounted reenactor with State Police escort retraces Paul Revere's ride, calling out warnings the whole way."

from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriots%27_Day

Also according to that Wiki page, these are the recent and near future dates for the event:

* 2008: Monday, April 21
* 2009: Monday, April 20
* 2010: Monday, April 19
* 2011: Monday, April 18
* 2012: Monday, April 16

TillyGalore wrote:

Bostondevil wrote:Sorry, it's not Patriot's Day, that's April 19th. Patriot's Day celebrates the start of the American Revolution. We currently celebrate is by running a really long race. The original plan was to set up the marathon to run from Concord to Boston, apeing the Brits, but the routes from Concord to Boston in 1896 were too convoluted to make for a good course, so the founders of the race followed the train/river west. And that's why the Boston Marathon starts in Hopkinton.

I think they are calling it Patriot Day but I'd prefer they come up with something else, Patriot's Day is taken.

bjornolf wrote:I only wrote that cause the Wiki page made a point of that:

"Patriots' Day (sometimes incorrectly punctuated Patriot's Day or Patriots Day) is a civic holiday commemorating the anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the first battles of the American Revolutionary War. It is observed in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts[1] and state of Maine[2] (once part of Massachusetts), and is a public school observance day in Wisconsin[3]. Observances and re-enactments of these first battles of the American Revolution occur annually at Lexington Green in Lexington, Massachusetts, (around 6am) and The Old North Bridge in Concord, Massachusetts (around 9am). In the morning, a mounted reenactor with State Police escort retraces Paul Revere's ride, calling out warnings the whole way."

from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriots%27_Day

Also according to that Wiki page, these are the recent and near future dates for the event:

* 2008: Monday, April 21
* 2009: Monday, April 20
* 2010: Monday, April 19
* 2011: Monday, April 18
* 2012: Monday, April 16

Patriots' Day is, has been, and forever will be April 19th. However, Patriots' Day is not always celebrated or honored on April 19th, just like Memorial Day is not always celebrated on May 30th.

You can take the word of BD and Tilly, we have or currently are living in Massachusetts.

Also, I agree with BD and K68 can attest, I don't think today should be called Patriot Day.

OZZIE4DUKE wrote: April 19th is my daughter's birthday. It is also the day of Ruby Ridge and the Oklahoma City bombing...

TillyGalore wrote:

Bostondevil wrote:Sorry, it's not Patriot's Day, that's April 19th. Patriot's Day celebrates the start of the American Revolution. We currently celebrate is by running a really long race. The original plan was to set up the marathon to run from Concord to Boston, apeing the Brits, but the routes from Concord to Boston in 1896 were too convoluted to make for a good course, so the founders of the race followed the train/river west. And that's why the Boston Marathon starts in Hopkinton.

I think they are calling it Patriot Day but I'd prefer they come up with something else, Patriot's Day is taken.

bjornolf wrote:I only wrote that cause the Wiki page made a point of that:

"Patriots' Day (sometimes incorrectly punctuated Patriot's Day or Patriots Day) is a civic holiday commemorating the anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the first battles of the American Revolutionary War. It is observed in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts[1] and state of Maine[2] (once part of Massachusetts), and is a public school observance day in Wisconsin[3]. Observances and re-enactments of these first battles of the American Revolution occur annually at Lexington Green in Lexington, Massachusetts, (around 6am) and The Old North Bridge in Concord, Massachusetts (around 9am). In the morning, a mounted reenactor with State Police escort retraces Paul Revere's ride, calling out warnings the whole way."

from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriots%27_Day

Also according to that Wiki page, these are the recent and near future dates for the event:

* 2008: Monday, April 21
* 2009: Monday, April 20
* 2010: Monday, April 19
* 2011: Monday, April 18
* 2012: Monday, April 16

Patriots' Day is, has been, and forever will be April 19th. However, Patriots' Day is not always celebrated or honored on April 19th, just like Memorial Day is not always celebrated on May 30th.

You can take the word of BD and Tilly, we have or currently are living in Massachusetts.

Also, I agree with BD and K68 can attest, I don't think today should be called Patriot Day.

Lavabe wrote:Colonoscopy today: No polyps, no signs of colon cancer, no signs of prostate cancer, no hemorrhoids, no parasites. I have a clean system. I'm good for 10 years. Just a little groggy now.

Lavabe wrote:Colonoscopy today: No polyps, no signs of colon cancer, no signs of prostate cancer, no hemorrhoids, no parasites. I have a clean system. I'm good for 10 years. Just a little groggy now.

Lavabe wrote:Colonoscopy today: No polyps, no signs of colon cancer, no signs of prostate cancer, no hemorrhoids, no parasites. I have a clean system. I'm good for 10 years. Just a little groggy now.

Lavabe wrote:Colonoscopy today: No polyps, no signs of colon cancer, no signs of prostate cancer, no hemorrhoids, no parasites. I have a clean system. I'm good for 10 years. Just a little groggy now.

Lavabe wrote:

Lavabe wrote:Colonoscopy today: No polyps, no signs of colon cancer, no signs of prostate cancer, no hemorrhoids, no parasites. I have a clean system. I'm good for 10 years. Just a little groggy now.

To answer the upcoming devildeac question: my 12 hours after the procedure occurs at 10PM. Will have a Schlafly's!

Lavabe wrote:Colonoscopy today: No polyps, no signs of colon cancer, no signs of prostate cancer, no hemorrhoids, no parasites. I have a clean system. I'm good for 10 years. Just a little groggy now.

Lavabe wrote:I have a clean system.

Lavabe wrote:Just a little groggy now.

knights68 wrote:Anyone doing anything noteworthy today on this "Patriot's Day" (or otherwise in remembrance of 9/11/01)??

OZZIE4DUKE wrote:

Lavabe wrote:Colonoscopy today: No polyps, no signs of colon cancer, no signs of prostate cancer, no hemorrhoids, no parasites. I have a clean system. I'm good for 10 years. Just a little groggy now.

Welcome to the club... <snip>

Lavabe wrote:

OZZIE4DUKE wrote:

Lavabe wrote:Colonoscopy today: No polyps, no signs of colon cancer, no signs of prostate cancer, no hemorrhoids, no parasites. I have a clean system. I'm good for 10 years. Just a little groggy now.

Welcome to the club... <snip>

And by that you do NOT mean a Carolina Club at Carolina Bagel, right? ;)

DukieInKansas wrote:I'm not getting a picture for CellR's new avatar. Can anyone share with me what it is? I just get the little square with a red X in the upper left corner of the avatar. Or is that is his new avatar?

DukieInKansas wrote:

OZZIE4DUKE wrote:

DukieInKansas wrote:I'm not getting a picture for CellR's new avatar. Can anyone share with me what it is? I just get the little square with a red X in the upper left corner of the avatar. Or is that is his new avatar?

I didn't see anything other than the word "avatar" where CellR's avatar should have been. Colchar has a blue box with a white X in it as his avatar.

Colchar's is the flag of Scotland. Glad I'm not the only one that has no picture for CellR's avatar.

Apparently, CellR's first job as moderator will be fixing his avatar. ;)