MOUTHPIECE - August 28, 2018
Good Afternoon,
The month of September starts on Saturday. Today is only Tuesday, but that's good because it gives you time to prepare for the 30 bizarre holidays that you can celebrate or ignore depending on your mood or if you already have something to celebrate on that particular day.
Do what you will, but Felt Hat Day is gonna be hard to beat.
Mouthing Off,
Carl
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[m] b i t s . n . b o b s
*-- Bizarre September Holidays --*
September 1 is Emma M. Nutt Day
September 2 is National Beheading Day
September 3 is Skyscraper Day
September 4 is Newspaper Carrier Day
September 5 is Be Late For Something Day
September 6 is Fight Procrastination Day
September 7 is Neither Rain Nor Snow Day
September 8 is National Date Nut Bread Day and Pardon Day
September 9 is Teddy Bear Day
September 10 is Swap Ideas Day
September 11 is No News Is Good News Day
September 12 is National Pet Memorial Day and National Chocolate Milkshake Day
September 13 is Defy Superstition Day
September 14 is National Cream-filled Donut Day
September 15 is Felt Hat Day
September 16 is Stay Away From Seattle Day and Collect Rocks Day
September 17 is National Apple Dumpling Day
September 18 is National Play-doh Day
September 19 is National Butterscotch Pudding Day
September 20 is National Punch Day
September 21 is World Gratitude Day and International Banana Festival
September 22 is Hobbit Day and Dear Diary Day
September 23 is Checkers Day and Dogs In Politics Day
September 24 is Festival Of Latest Novelties
September 25 is National Comic Book Day
September 26 is National Good Neighbor Day and National Pancake Day
September 27 is Crush A Can Day
September 28 is Ask A Stupid Question Day
September 29 is Poisoned Blackberries Day
September 30 is National Mud Pack Day
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