I’m taking the day off in observance.
I’ve already picked up a bottle of applejack and a package of checkered balloons for tonight’s festivities.
Did you know it’s Loving Day?
Not quite what it sounds like:
Loving Day is an annual celebration held on June 12, the anniversary of the 1967 United States Supreme Court decision Loving vs. Virginia which struck down all anti-miscegenation laws remaining in sixteen U.S. states citing “There can be no doubt that restricting the freedom to marry solely because of racial classifications violates the central meaning of the equal protection clause.” In the United States, anti-miscegenation laws were U.S. state laws banning interracial marriage, mainly forbidding marriage between non-whites and whites. Loving Day is not yet an official recognized holiday by the U.S. government, but there is a movement to persuade U.S. President Barack Obama to make it as such.
(from der Wiki)
June 12th is actually a pretty good day for freedom:
1990: Russia Day, celebrating the beginning of constitutional reform in Russia
1987: Ronald Reagan’s “Tear down this wall!” speech
1967: Loving Day (Loving vs. Virginia decision)
1942: Anne Frank receives a diary for her birthday
1776: Virginia colonial legislature becomes the first to adopt a Bill of Rights
Among other things.
So, Professor Pepperwinkle, my old nemesis! Using Ninjutsu-posting against me, I see!
Bwahahaa! I excel at shinobi typing… still can’t text worth a damn, though.
1994: Little Billy Collins saw his first boobie.
1986: Zookeeper Fran Grainger licked her first baby monkey butthole to stimulate defecation.
1852: Cotton farmer James Birmingham ate his first non-white poontang.
54236 BC: Og threw his twelfth handfull of poo-poo at Lur.
My birthday fell on it this year.
Happy Birthday to You!
Happy Birthday to You!
Happy Birthday, Dear Johnny L.A.,
Happy Birthday to You!
Another year has gone and you have stood the test,
Stand out from the rest, far above the best,
Another year has come, a year of joy and fun,
So here is my request:
Happy Birthday to You (yes, You!, yes, You!, yes, You!)
Happy Birthday to You (it’s true, it’s true, it’s true!)
Happy Birthday, Dear L.A., Happy Birthday, Dear L.A.,
Happy Birthday, Dear L.A…
Happy Birthday to YOU!!!
Man, this thread is SO yesterday.
BTW, happy B-day.
Remember: International June the 14th Day is right around the corner. It’s not too late to stock up on canned haggis and Diet Dr. Pepper for the festivities!
Great now I have this song and movie stuck in my head.
Happy belated falling out of a vagina day.
Thanks, guys! 
I have two cans in the cupboard!
I split the difference, and took the day off from work today.
Over here, June 12 doesn’t come until November.
And a quick note: tomorrow, June 16th, is Bloomsday. Shall we surprise Leo?
Happy Icelandic National Day and congratulations on your Freedom! 69 years deserves some sort of special recognition I would think.