# Must I post this every year? (Not work safe)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/must-i-post-this-every-year-not-work-safe/620535>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 1, 2012, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/must-i-post-this-every-year-not-work-safe/620535 "2012-05-01T17:36:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2012, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/must-i-post-this-every-year-not-work-safe/620535/1 "2012-05-01T17:36:11Z")

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I don’t know why I’m compelled to post [THIS SONG](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRhPeJ3uzOc) every May first. Maybe I just like the ideas it gives me.

:p;)🆒😃

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**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2012, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/must-i-post-this-every-year-not-work-safe/620535/2 "2012-05-01T18:53:06Z")

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It’s a bit cold outside today for that.

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**Author:** ![Ca3799](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2012, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/must-i-post-this-every-year-not-work-safe/620535/3 "2012-05-01T19:47:51Z")

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LOL- hadn’t heard it. Thanks!

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**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/must-i-post-this-every-year-not-work-safe/620535/4 "2012-05-02T04:03:21Z")

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> [@Zebra](#):
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> It’s a bit cold outside today for that.

Wuss!

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**Author:** ![hotflungwok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/edb3f5/32.png) [@hotflungwok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hotflungwok)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/must-i-post-this-every-year-not-work-safe/620535/5 "2012-05-02T16:50:01Z")

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You must, you must!

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**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/must-i-post-this-every-year-not-work-safe/620535/6 "2012-05-02T17:17:14Z")

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> [@Zebra](#):
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> It’s a bit cold outside today for that.

Hey, it said it started on the first. The song doesn’t exclude the rest of spring/summer.

It’s 80 in Milwaukee today.

No more excuses! 😉

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**Author:** ![Mtgman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@Mtgman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mtgman)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2012, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/must-i-post-this-every-year-not-work-safe/620535/7 "2012-05-05T20:56:37Z")

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The first time I heard that was in the Illuminatus Trilogy. I wonder where the original came from.

Enjoy,  
Steven