# Happy 4/20 everybody! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 20, 2013, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-4-20-everybody/656233 "2013-04-20T17:50:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/try2b_comprehensive/32/65_2.png) [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-4-20-everybody/656233/1 "2013-04-20T17:50:03Z")
For anyone who woke up this morning without a full set of teeth, check under your pillow, maybe you’ll find a present there! Anything under the tree? Maybe a basket full of brightly-wrapped chocolate candies, Doritos or Goldfish? Light the candles at 4:20 PM and watch for fireworks. Where there’s smoke, there’s fire! Wear your “Kiss me, I’m Jamaican!” T-shirt. At dinner, ask somebody why this day is different from others, in case somebody doesn’t know! Look, I support marijuana legalization and am just having some fun. Share your 4/20 jokes and comments here, dudes 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![BrassyPhrase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea666f/32.png) [@BrassyPhrase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrassyPhrase)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-4-20-everybody/656233/2 "2013-04-20T18:47:01Z")
My oldest friend’s birthday is today. A few years ago, he and his husband and my Fella and I were out doing something, and I asked for my friends email address. (He’s changed providers several times, so it’s always different.) So he tells me a combination of letters from his first and last name and then [420@whatever.com](mailto:420@whatever.com). I busted out laughing. “You are joking, right? 420??” Him: It’s my birthday! Me: 420 is a pot reference, you dumbass! Him:\ OMG, it is??? I’ve been sending that out on all my resumes! That’s probably why I’m not getting any responses.:eek: ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-4-20-everybody/656233/3 "2013-04-20T19:05:02Z")
I hope you posters all live in states where weed has been legalized… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-4-20-everybody/656233/4 "2013-04-20T19:30:28Z")
Is legalization any closer in the US? We would have had it in Canada before the Conservative government got in in 2006… ---
**Author:** ![Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/f04885/32.png) [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-4-20-everybody/656233/5 "2013-04-20T19:42:01Z")
Its also Hitler’s birthday. I wonder if those two are related somehow… ---
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-4-20-everybody/656233/6 "2013-04-20T20:15:43Z")
Isn’t April 20th also the day that Kim Jong-il said North Korea would no longer guarentee the safety of foreigners? Pot today - war tomorrow? ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-4-20-everybody/656233/7 "2013-04-20T22:08:01Z")
> [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](#): > > Its also Hitler’s birthday. I wonder if those two are related somehow… Please tell me you didn’t set a calendar reminder. ---
**Author:** ![Suil\_Dubh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85f322/32.png) [@Suil\_Dubh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suil_Dubh)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-4-20-everybody/656233/8 "2013-04-20T22:09:28Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > Please tell me you didn’t set a calendar reminder. New keyboard please. On topic: Captain Crunch ---
**Author:** ![Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/try2b_comprehensive/32/65_2.png) [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-4-20-everybody/656233/9 "2013-04-20T23:02:38Z")
> [@EmilyG](#): > > I hope you posters all live in states where weed has been legalized… 😉 I don’t know about everyone else, but I do 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Faruiza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecd19e/32.png) [@Faruiza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Faruiza)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-4-20-everybody/656233/10 "2013-04-20T23:26:11Z")
Celebration in progress! 😃 Love y’all! ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2013, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-4-20-everybody/656233/11 "2013-04-21T00:31:45Z")
> [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](#): > > Its also Hitler’s birthday. And the anniversary of: The [dissolution of Parliament by Oliver Cromwell](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rump_Parliament) (1653) The [Ludlow Strike Massacre](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludlow_Massacre) (1914) The [collapse of the Bay of Pigs Invasion](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_of_Pigs_Invasion) (1961) The [Rivers of Blood speech](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivers_of_Blood_speech) (1968) The [1000th killing in the Irish “Troubles”](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troubles) (1974) The [Covenant, The Sword, and the Arm of the Lord raid](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Covenant,_The_Sword,_and_the_Arm_of_the_Lord) (1985) The [death of Christopher Robin](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Robin_Milne) (1996) The [Columbine High School massacre](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbine_High_School_massacre) (1999) The [Johnson Space Center shooting](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnson_Space_Center_Shooting) (2007) The [Deepwater Horizon Gulf oil spill](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepwater_Horizon_explosion) (2010) So not a great day for mankind. ---
**Author:** ![Ibanez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a4c791/32.png) [@Ibanez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibanez)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2013, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-4-20-everybody/656233/12 "2013-04-21T00:56:26Z")
> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > Is legalization any closer in the US? We would have had it in Canada before the Conservative government got in in 2006… Actually we came real close when Chretien was going that route back during his last four years, until the Americans got wind of it and started with the “well you better not, or else” political overtures and he backed down it had nothing to do with the Conservatives. That’s about the only issue I have with Harper so far is his stance on marijuana. Mandatory sentences for a certain number of pot plants, give me a break. There’s tons of pot smokers out there, and it will never go away, a lot of them proffesionals that pay taxes, work hard and contribute to society. If a person wants to come on home on a Friday night and smoke a blunt instead of having a scotch. It shouldn’t be a crime considering the damage booze does. Just a matter of time. Happy 420 !!! ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2013, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-4-20-everybody/656233/13 "2013-04-21T01:33:25Z")
Please respect other people’s religion. April twentieth is my most high holiday. Blessings! ---
**Author:** ![Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/try2b_comprehensive/32/65_2.png) [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2013, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-4-20-everybody/656233/14 "2013-04-21T02:48:14Z")
Maybe the celebrants would like to contemplate the[Mandelbrot Set](http://vimeo.com/12185093)? ---
**Author:** ![Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/try2b_comprehensive/32/65_2.png) [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2013, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-4-20-everybody/656233/15 "2013-04-21T03:21:46Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Please respect other people’s religion. April twentieth is my most high holiday. Blessings! What are you giving up for 4/20 this year? ---
**Author:** ![Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/f04885/32.png) [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2013, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-4-20-everybody/656233/16 "2013-04-21T06:07:36Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Please respect other people’s religion. April twentieth is my most high holiday. Blessings! Considering what I pointed out above, that has disturbing implications. BTW, is anyone making marijuana-laced Viennese chocolate cakes? ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2013, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-4-20-everybody/656233/17 "2013-04-21T10:27:56Z")
> [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](#): > > Considering what I pointed out above, that has disturbing implications. Sorry Herr Godwin, my enjoyment of the day is despite what you pointed out.🆒 ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2013, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-4-20-everybody/656233/18 "2013-04-21T10:29:18Z")
> [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](#): > > What are you giving up for 4/20 this year? Abstinence, of course.🆒