# Happy Backwards Day!!! (07/06/05)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-backwards-day-07-06-05/311360>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 6, 2005, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-backwards-day-07-06-05/311360 "2005-07-06T23:10:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2005, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-backwards-day-07-06-05/311360/1 "2005-07-06T23:10:25Z")

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Just wanted to declare today as National Backwards Day on 7-6-05!  
Isn’t that looc?

- Xinj 😉

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**Author:** ![Indyellen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/indyellen/32/4176_2.png) [@Indyellen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indyellen)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2005, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-backwards-day-07-06-05/311360/2 "2005-07-06T23:13:58Z")

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On that note:

**SpongeBob:** “Gary! It’s opposite day!”  
**Gary:** “Meow.”  
**SpongeBob:** “Gary! Get into the opposite day spirit!”  
**Gary:** “Woof!”

😃

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**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2005, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-backwards-day-07-06-05/311360/3 "2005-07-06T23:27:01Z")

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We had our backwards day on 7 June. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Canadjun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@Canadjun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadjun)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2005, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-backwards-day-07-06-05/311360/4 "2005-07-07T00:51:37Z")

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It was last month up here too.

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**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2005, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-backwards-day-07-06-05/311360/5 "2005-07-07T01:20:25Z")

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And here’s the [origin of backwards day](http://www.youdamnkid.com/d/20030707.html)!