# April 20 - National Stoner Day? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 20, 2005, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-20-national-stoner-day/300270 "2005-04-20T17:44:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2005, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-20-national-stoner-day/300270/21 "2005-04-21T01:58:42Z")
I also should have added the link is not work safe. Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![ccwaterback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2005, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-20-national-stoner-day/300270/22 "2005-04-21T02:16:07Z")
Was that the day they used to have the big Smoke Out at U of Wisconsin Madison? Ahh, the good old days. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2005, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-20-national-stoner-day/300270/23 "2005-04-21T02:36:52Z")
> [@racer72](#): > > I also should have added the link is not work safe. Sorry. That’s obvious. Unless you’ve traveled through time and work at Atari. ---
**Author:** ![Sequent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@Sequent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sequent)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2005, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-20-national-stoner-day/300270/24 "2005-04-21T02:43:49Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > The commentator suggested that parents turn today into “National talk to your kid day”. “What is it we were talking about again?” ---
**Author:** ![Annie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/858c86/32.png) [@Annie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2005, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-20-national-stoner-day/300270/25 "2005-04-21T02:49:23Z")
[We got a thousand of the little stoners out for it today](http://www.canada.com/vancouver/story.html?id=f3f736c0-322c-44f1-9b22-69dbb770ae06) . I went out to lunch about 2 blocks from the smoke-in; when I came out of the restaurant I had the most intense craving for a chocolate bar 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2005, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-20-national-stoner-day/300270/26 "2005-04-21T07:02:40Z")
Does anyone remember the song “Rainy Day Women #12 & 35” by Bob Dylan? The song with the famous refrain “Everybody must get stoned!” Well, just try multiplying 12 times 35. What’s the product? Ah-ha! ---
**Author:** ![dearissues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/919ad9/32.png) [@dearissues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dearissues)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2005, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-20-national-stoner-day/300270/27 "2005-04-21T07:44:28Z")
> [@Johanna](#): > > Does anyone remember the song “Rainy Day Women #12 & 35” by Bob Dylan? The song with the famous refrain “Everybody must get stoned!” > > Well, just try multiplying 12 times 35. What’s the product? Ah-ha! That’s pretty neat, I never noticed. :smack: I used to smoke pot a lot (don’t do it anymore, not my thing), and 4:20 (a.m. or p.m.) was a big deal. When April 20th came around, it was like a friggin’ holiday. Albeit, one where you smoked a lot of pot and _then_ ate a lot of food. I told two of my co-workers today, “I can tell you why all of the idiots are out tonight; it’s 4/20.” They both looked at me like I was stupid. Definite generation gap – 'bout 20 years. I honestly didn’t realize 420 was a “new” thing. ---
**Author:** ![BlackKnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@BlackKnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlackKnight)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2005, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-20-national-stoner-day/300270/28 "2005-04-21T07:52:26Z")
> [@Kyla](#): > > “Who doesn’t know about 420? Do they live under a rock?” That’s exactly what I was thinking. I’m far from “hip”, but I’ve heard this term for years. I wonder if it’s possible to get an idea of where this generation gap exists (if it exists). I’m 24. How many people between 20 and 30 know of this term? Between 30 and 40? 40 and 50? ---
**Author:** ![neutron\_star](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/51bf81/32.png) [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2005, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-20-national-stoner-day/300270/29 "2005-04-21T09:00:32Z")
> [@gotpasswords](#): > > California Senate Bill 420 Establishes New Prop 215 Guidelines, Voluntary Patient Identification Card System. Patients Allowed 6 Mature or 12 Immature Plants + 1/2 Pound of Processed Cannabis. Ha! I love it! It makes me think of a group of State Senators looking over the bill - the young ones snickering, while the older ones furrow their brows and wonder how anyone could be discovering a joke in that thick forest of legal verbiage. ---
**Author:** ![SentientMeat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SentientMeat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SentientMeat)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2005, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-20-national-stoner-day/300270/30 "2005-04-21T09:13:36Z")
Maybe there _is_ something to this late afternoon time. Any serious British stoner will tell you that Countdown on Channel 4 is best enjoyed caned. It begins at 4:30pm. ---
**Author:** ![AngelicGemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2005, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-20-national-stoner-day/300270/31 "2005-04-21T11:29:36Z")
April 20th is “AngelicGemma’s Brithday” Day. Nothing else! Anyone who says anything different is lying! ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2005, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-20-national-stoner-day/300270/32 "2005-04-21T12:31:07Z")
> [@AngelicGemma](#): > > April 20th is “AngelicGemma’s Brithday” Day. Nothing else! Anyone who says anything different is lying! Happy Birthday, sweetie! I trust that your gift arrived safe and sound? ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Roscoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f6c823/32.png) [@Captain\_Roscoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Roscoe)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2005, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-20-national-stoner-day/300270/33 "2005-04-21T13:42:37Z")
> [@AngelicGemma](#): > > April 20th is “AngelicGemma’s Brithday” Day. Nothing else! Anyone who says anything different is lying! My dear, you must be lying. Because everyone knows that April 20th is “Captain Roscoe’s birthday” Day. And nothing else! But yeah, back at school, most people commented on the fact I had the coolest birthday ever. And this. > [@SentientMeat](#): > > Any serious British stoner will tell you that Countdown on Channel 4 is best enjoyed caned. Oh yes. Squinting at the TV, arguing over who can come up with the most believable made up word and giggling uncontrollably every time Carol’s letters come out F - U - C … or something. Classic ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2005, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-20-national-stoner-day/300270/34 "2005-04-21T13:52:41Z")
> [@BlackKnight](#): > > That’s exactly what I was thinking. > > I’m far from “hip”, but I’ve heard this term for years. > > I wonder if it’s possible to get an idea of where this generation gap exists (if it exists). I’m 24. How many people between 20 and 30 know of this term? Between 30 and 40? 40 and 50? I am between 40 and 50 (although just barely) and I never heard of it until my daughter mentioned it last night. She is in seventh grade. :eek: Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2005, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-20-national-stoner-day/300270/35 "2005-04-21T14:32:29Z")
The DJ’s on one of the XM stations (can’t recall which station) gave a little doper blurb at :20 past the hour for each time zone, I’m in Central, so they started at 3:20 local time. And this was back on a Sunday in March, but I’ve been aware of 4:20 for quite a while. I also missed work yesterday… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2005, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-20-national-stoner-day/300270/36 "2005-04-21T15:04:47Z")
> [@AngelicGemma](#): > > April 20th is “AngelicGemma’s Brithday” Day. Nothing else! Anyone who says anything different is lying! Happy Birthday! Now hurry up with that - puff-puff-give!! ---
**Author:** ![audiobottle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc8723/32.png) [@audiobottle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/audiobottle)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2005, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-20-national-stoner-day/300270/37 "2005-04-21T15:14:18Z")
Huh. Think 4:20 on 4/20 is big? I remember being at school at Michigan, home of the annual Hash Bash when it fell on 4/20. Now **that** was a holiday. ---
**Author:** ![Dante](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dante/32/9673_2.png) [@Dante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2005, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-20-national-stoner-day/300270/38 "2005-04-21T19:07:45Z")
I wonder what would happen if you took a hundred college students, packed them into a park and got them drunk instead of stoned? Oh yeah, marijuana’s evil…:rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2005, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-20-national-stoner-day/300270/39 "2005-04-22T00:27:20Z")
> [@Dante](#): > > I wonder what would happen if you took a hundred college students, packed them into a park and got them drunk instead of stoned? > > Oh yeah, marijuana’s evil…:rolleyes: Why not get them crunked? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![AngelicGemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2005, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-20-national-stoner-day/300270/40 "2005-04-22T08:29:20Z")
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