Yes, it is President's Day. The day the people came together and said, "You know, we have a lot of presidents, and some people are telling us we got to celebrate them some how..." Then someone else stands up and suggests, "Maybe we can celebrate their birthdays!" The people shake their heads and answer, "No, there's too many of them. We can't let those kids skip too much school!" The kids all frown at this statement. Then another, less wise person of the group stands and suggests, "Maybe we can have a random day of the year where we just celebrate all of them!" The people think about it for a second, then respond saying, "Why, yes! Brilliant! Since a lot of presidents have their Birthday in February, lets make it in February!" Another person stands and replies, "And we could have it on 3rd Monday of February, because... I like the number Mondays!" "Brilliant! We have our new holiday! We didn't even need to make 36 holidays for the 36 presidents*!" Hollers one of the lazy people. Everyone leaves the court.
*back in 1971, when President's day was really celebrated, there was only 36 presidents.
That's what I think of President's Day. I'm not bashing the presidents, I'm bashing the people who made this holiday. If I were to honor the presidents, I'd actually celebrate every single one of their birthdays, or not celebrate at all. Not only this, but kids in all schools would be able to skip school a lot more! It's a win for everyone!
except the parents I guess.
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