# I hereby cancel the rest of the week

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-cancel-the-rest-of-the-week/70223>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 26, 2001, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-cancel-the-rest-of-the-week/70223 "2001-06-26T18:12:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2001, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-cancel-the-rest-of-the-week/70223/41 "2001-06-27T16:04:02Z")

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> Pfft, payday schmayday. I get paid twice a month, and the 31st isn’t till next week.

I think you better check the calendar again. Yer employer is tryin’ to pull a fast one on ya if he says payday is June 31[sup]st[/sup]. That day, at least, was cancelled a long, long time ago.

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**Author:** ![purrplebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/90ced4/32.png) [@purrplebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purrplebear)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2001, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-cancel-the-rest-of-the-week/70223/42 "2001-06-27T16:50:54Z")

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Happy Birthday to you, **TA**! Mine is Saturday, \<might as well admit it now, since a certain _other_ poster ( **maidenunicorn** ) had to let the cat out of the bag, so to speak.\>

So, no, we can’t cancel birthdays, that’s just not _right_. And who knows? This year I may even get a present. :eek: 😛

I’m truly sorry that so many of you are having such a tough week, though. \<waving my magic wand, spreading happy dust all around the country\> Hope this helps.

{{{{{{Group Hugs}}}}}}

**Trose**! You’re in SA? Cool! So am I, and I agree, this stupid cloud from the Sahara is not fun. \<keeping my inhaler with me at all times this week\>

Oh, and **UncleBeer** , I had always thought my birthday fell on the last day of the month, it was disconcerting to see the mention of an extra day added to June. Thanks for pointing out the error \<which could have happened to anyone, especially someone having such a bad week, like sweet **Rasa** \>

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**Author:** ![purrplebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/90ced4/32.png) [@purrplebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purrplebear)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2001, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-cancel-the-rest-of-the-week/70223/43 "2001-06-27T17:02:34Z")

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Happy Birthday to you, **TA**! Mine is Saturday, \<might as well admit it now, since a certain _other_ poster ( **maidenunicorn** ) had to let the cat out of the bag, so to speak.\>

So, no, we can’t cancel birthdays, that’s just not _right_. And who knows? This year I may even get a present. :eek: 😛

I’m truly sorry that so many of you are having such a tough week, though. \<waving my magic wand, spreading happy dust all around the country\> Hope this helps.

{{{{{{Group Hugs}}}}}}

**Trose**! You’re in SA? Cool! So am I, and I agree, this stupid cloud from the Sahara is not fun. \<keeping my inhaler with me at all times this week\>

Oh, and **UncleBeer** , I had always thought my birthday fell on the last day of the month, it was disconcerting to see the mention of an extra day added to June. Thanks for pointing out the error \<which could have happened to anyone, especially someone having such a bad week, like sweet **Rasa** \>

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**Author:** ![Rasa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rasa/32/3578_2.png) [@Rasa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rasa)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2001, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-cancel-the-rest-of-the-week/70223/44 "2001-06-27T17:11:54Z")

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Heh, my employer is pulling a fast _break_, **UncleBeer** , but that’s another story…

It has been pointed out to me numerous times that June only has 30 days. I get paid the 15th and 30th, my bad! Heh, thank GOD June only has 30 days.

I also grant **TroubleAgain** a dispensation, since it’s her birthday and all. So happy birthdays to you and to **purplebear**! Maybe your birthday karma will improve the week for the rest of us.

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**Author:** ![fierra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58956e/32.png) [@fierra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fierra)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2001, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-cancel-the-rest-of-the-week/70223/45 "2001-06-27T18:11:11Z")

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Nooooo!!! You can’t cancel the rest of the week! I’ll never get to Kansas (Una :D). I’ll wake up & it will be next week & I’ll have leave from work & I’ll be stuck on my own in England…

Rasa, honeychile, don’t make me send the boys round to bitchslap ya…

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**Author:** ![Rasa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rasa/32/3578_2.png) [@Rasa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rasa)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2001, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-cancel-the-rest-of-the-week/70223/46 "2001-06-27T18:15:17Z")

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Well, **fierra** ok… I grant you a dispensation too. Can’t have you miss out on some **Unalovin’** now can we? I would not be responsible for that…

Boys, you say? Hmm… could be nice… 🙂

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**Author:** ![Saint\_Zero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c4cdca/32.png) [@Saint\_Zero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Zero)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2001, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-cancel-the-rest-of-the-week/70223/47 "2001-06-27T18:17:17Z")

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I’m so up with this. Darling Daughter Deirdre will be two tomorrow, so I’m wishing we could, like, celebrate that. Otherwise, I’m hip to smashing whatever days you like.

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**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2001, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-cancel-the-rest-of-the-week/70223/48 "2001-06-27T18:23:08Z")

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Thank you. Whew! ::wipes away cold sweat:: You guys had me scared there. I _love_ birthdays! Thanks for the birthday wishes, **Rasa, lurkernomore** and **purplebear**. And a very happy birthday to you, too, **pb!**

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**Author:** ![Rasa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rasa/32/3578_2.png) [@Rasa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rasa)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2001, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-cancel-the-rest-of-the-week/70223/49 "2001-06-27T18:39:45Z")

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Sheesh, what is it with all these birthdays, huh? I can’t be handing out dispensations to everyone, that’d defeat the purpose of cancelling the week!

But I like you **SaintZero** , so I’ll make another exception for you too.

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**Author:** ![fierra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58956e/32.png) [@fierra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fierra)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2001, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-cancel-the-rest-of-the-week/70223/50 "2001-06-27T21:06:58Z")

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Thanks for the dispensation, Rasa. Prevention of Unalovin’ makes the baby Jesus cry… 😉 🙂 🙂 I’m glad you didn’t cancel Monday either (I got paid then).

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**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2001, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-cancel-the-rest-of-the-week/70223/51 "2001-06-27T21:38:30Z")

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My coworkers seem to think that a highschool mob mentality is lots of fun.

Anyone who wants to ask me why this is BAD can email. Suffice to say the best part of high school was leaving.

And today I stepped in wet concrete and didn’t seem to do much of anything right and got hit some and nobody seems to realize that not telling me when I’m doing good but telling me everything I do bad is not the way to get me to work well.

Grr.

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**Author:** ![Rasa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rasa/32/3578_2.png) [@Rasa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rasa)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2001, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-cancel-the-rest-of-the-week/70223/52 "2001-06-27T22:07:52Z")

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A-freakin-men to that, **punha**.

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**Author:** ![Saint\_Zero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c4cdca/32.png) [@Saint\_Zero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Zero)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2001, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-cancel-the-rest-of-the-week/70223/53 "2001-06-27T22:52:55Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Rasa \*  
> \*\*But I like you **SaintZero** , so I’ll make another exception for you too. \*\*

Thanks, Rasa! My daughter thanks you. And my piece of mind thanks you. 🙂

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**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2001, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-cancel-the-rest-of-the-week/70223/54 "2001-06-28T01:06:04Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Saint Zero \*  
> \*\*  
> Thanks, Rasa! My daughter thanks you. And my piece of mind thanks you. 🙂
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> \*\*

Which piece of your mind thanks her? Or do you only have a piece of a mind? ::d&r::

[sub]Please don’t hurt me, Saint Zero, it’s late and I’m tired and a little punchy…[/sub]

Happy Birthday to your little princess, too!

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**Author:** ![Rasa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rasa/32/3578_2.png) [@Rasa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rasa)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2001, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-cancel-the-rest-of-the-week/70223/55 "2001-06-28T01:25:34Z")

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Ok, no one else has shown up and asked for more dispensations so that’s cool…

And I just finished having another acupuncture session–I feel a lot better. But I still want to cancel this week. So nya!

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**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2001, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-cancel-the-rest-of-the-week/70223/56 "2001-06-28T01:40:56Z")

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Yeah, fuck this whole trick-ass bitch week and the stankin’ whore of a week to follow it. I’ve gotta move all our crap into the new apartment by Saturday and I only get one day a week off work for awhile 'cause 2 of the managers were fired. Grrrr! Thursday through Sunday: eat a dick!  
At least my toilet works, though.

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**Author:** ![Rasa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rasa/32/3578_2.png) [@Rasa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rasa)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2001, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-cancel-the-rest-of-the-week/70223/57 "2001-06-28T01:45:34Z")

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**woody** , be _careful_! You’re taunting your toilet man… don’t let it hear you!

Sleep with one eye open, my friend!

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**Author:** ![Saint\_Zero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c4cdca/32.png) [@Saint\_Zero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Zero)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2001, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-cancel-the-rest-of-the-week/70223/58 "2001-06-28T06:04:31Z")

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[QUOTE]  
\*Originally posted by TroubleAgain \*  
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> Which piece of your mind thanks her? Or do you only have a piece of a mind? ::d&r::

\*\*  
I have one left. Don’t make fun of it, it’s abused. 🙂

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> \*\*  
> [sub]Please don’t hurt me, Saint Zero, it’s late and I’m tired and a little punchy…[/sub]
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> Happy Birthday to your little princess, too! \*\*

Thanks! She’ll enjoy it. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Rasa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rasa/32/3578_2.png) [@Rasa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rasa)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2001, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-cancel-the-rest-of-the-week/70223/59 "2001-06-28T16:58:35Z")

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So I spoke too soon.

It did get worse.

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**Author:** ![Edwardina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Edwardina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edwardina)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2001, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-cancel-the-rest-of-the-week/70223/60 "2001-06-28T17:54:19Z")

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It was the obscene spam. Obscene spam makes the baby Jesus cry.

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