# Things that people just knew that became "Official".

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-people-just-knew-that-became-official/772527>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 20, 2016, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-people-just-knew-that-became-official/772527 "2016-11-20T15:05:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![TimeWinder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bcef8e/32.png) [@TimeWinder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TimeWinder)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2016, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-people-just-knew-that-became-official/772527/21 "2016-11-22T01:56:56Z")

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> [@Annie-Xmas](#):
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> September 11th is referred to as Patriot Day, and it will probably become official.

Bush declared that shortly after the attacks. It’s been official for at least a decade and a half. just not very widely observed as such.

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**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2016, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-people-just-knew-that-became-official/772527/22 "2016-11-22T04:39:11Z")

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> [@Nawth\_Chucka](#):
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> Dafuq is this? 😕 What a bizarre response to the OP.

I think it was implying that Anna Benson, former wife of former MLBer Kris Benson, was sleeping with the team. You can find more on the two of them and their checkered story pretty easily.

Anyway, since Anna and the team weren’t going to be plowing thru any more mattresses, there was no longer a ‘need’ to have an ‘official’ Pittsburgh Pirates mattress.

I think that’s the gist of it. Still a little convoluted to get back to the OP, though.

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**Author:** ![Nawth\_Chucka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c57346/32.png) [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2016, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-people-just-knew-that-became-official/772527/23 "2016-11-22T17:40:55Z")

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> [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](#):
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> I think it was implying that Anna Benson, former wife of former MLBer Kris Benson, was sleeping with the team. You can find more on the two of them and their checkered story pretty easily.
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> Anyway, since Anna and the team weren’t going to be plowing thru any more mattresses, there was no longer a ‘need’ to have an ‘official’ Pittsburgh Pirates mattress.
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> I think that’s the gist of it. Still a little convoluted to get back to the OP, though.

It’s rare that I hope something is dementia, but in place of insanely uncalled-for slut-shaming I’m afraid that’s where I’m headed.

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**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2016, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-people-just-knew-that-became-official/772527/24 "2016-11-22T19:47:03Z")

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> [@Nawth\_Chucka](#):
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> It’s rare that I hope something is dementia, but in place of insanely uncalled-for slut-shaming I’m afraid that’s where I’m headed.

Consider the source of the reply.

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