# Which national day were you born on? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 5, 2000, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-national-day-were-you-born-on/14388 "2000-03-05T23:20:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2000, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-national-day-were-you-born-on/14388/1 "2000-03-05T23:20:00Z")
Here’s a list of “days”. Look up your birthday and see what’s going on on your special day! I was born on “National Cherry Popsicle Day”. mmm, cheery popsicles… * * * January 1 is . . . . .First Foot Day and Z Day January 2 is . . . . .Run Up the Flagpole and See if Anybody Salutes It Day January 3 is . . . . .Festival of Sleep Day January 4 is . . . . .Trivia Day and Humiliation Day January 5 is . . . . .Bird Day January 6 is . . . . .Bean Day January 7 is . . . . .Old Rock Day January 8 is . . . . . National Joy Germ Day and Man Watcher’s Day January 9 is . . . . . Play God Day January 10 is . . . . Peculiar People Day January 11 is . . . . National Step in a Puddle and Splash Your Friend Day January 12 is . . . . Feast of Fabulous Wild Men Day January 13 is . . . . Make Your Dream Come True Day and Blame Someone Else Day January 14 is . . . . National Dress Up Your Pet Day January 15 is . . . . Hat Day January 16 is . . . . Hot and Spicy Food International Day and National Nothing Day January 17 is . . . . Blessing of the Animals at the Cathedral Day January 18 is . . . . Winnie the Pooh Day January 19 is . . . . National Popcorn Day January 20 is . . . . National Buttercrunch Day January 21 is . . . . National Hugging Day January 22 is . . . . National Answer Your Cat’s Question Day, National Blonde, Brownie Day January 23 is . . . . National Handwriting Day, National Pie Day, Measure Your Feet Day January 24 is . . . . Eskimo Pie Patent Day January 25 is . . . . Opposite Day January 26 is . . . . Australia Day January 27 is . . . . Punch the Clock Day and Thomas Crapper Day January 28 is . . . . National Kazoo Day, Clash Day, Rattle Snake Roundup Day January 29 is . . . . National Cornchip Day January 30 is . . . . Escape Day January 31 is . . . . National Popcorn Day and Child Labor Day ```auto February 1 is . . . . . Serpent Day February 2 is . . . . . Purification Day February 3 is . . . . . Cordova Ice Worm Day February 4 is . . . . . Create A Vacuum Day February 5 is . . . . . Disaster Day February 6 is . . . . . Lame Duck Day February 7 is . . . . . Charles Dickens Day February 8 is . . . . . Kite Flying Day February 9 is . . . . . Toothache Day February 10 is . . . . Umbrella Day February 11 is . . . . White Tee-shirt Day and Don't Cry Over Spilled Milk Day February 12 is . . . . National Plum Pudding Day February 13 is . . . . Get A Different Name Day and Dream Your Sweet Day February 14 is . . . . Ferris Wheel Day and National Heart to Heart Day February 15 is . . . . National Gum Drop Day February 16 is . . . . Do A Grouch A Favor Day February 17 is . . . . Champion Crab Races Day February 18 is . . . . National Battery Day February 19 is . . . . National Chocolate Mint Day February 20 is . . . . Hoodie Hoo Day February 21 is . . . . Card Reading Day February 22 is . . . . Be Humble Day February 23 is . . . . International Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day February 24 is . . . . National Tortilla Chip Day February 25 is . . . . Pistol Patent Day (Samuel Colt) February 26 is . . . . National Pistachio Day February 27 is . . . . International Polar Bear Day February 28 is . . . . Public Sleeping Day February 29 is . . . . National Surf and Turf Day ``` March 1 is . . . . . National Pig Day and Peanut Butter Lover’s Day March 2 is . . . . . Old Stuff Day March 3 is . . . . . I Want You To Be Happy Day, Peach Blossom Day, National Anthem Day March 4 is . . . . . Holy Experiment Day March 5 is . . . . . Personality Day March 6 is . . . . . National Frozen Food Day March 7 is . . . . . National Crown Roast Of Pork Day March 8 is . . . . . Be Nasty Day March 9 is . . . . . Panic Day March 10 is . . . . Festival Of Life In The Cracks Day March 11 is . . . . Johnny Appleseed Day and Worship of Tools Day March 12 is . . . . Alfred Hitchcock Day March 13 is . . . . Jewel Day March 14 is . . . . National Potato Chip Day March 15 is . . . . Buzzard’s Day and Everything You Think Is Wrong Day March 16 is . . . . Everything You Do Is Right Day March 17 is . . . . Submarine Day March 18 is . . . . Supreme Sacrifice Day March 19 is . . . . Poultry Day March 20 is . . . . Proposal Day and Festival Of Extraterrestrial Abductions Day March 21 is . . . . Fragrance Day March 22 is . . . . National Goof-off Day March 23 is . . …National Organize Your Home Office Day and National Chip and Dip Day March 24 is . . . . National Chocolate Covered Raisins Day March 25 is . . . . Pecan Day and Waffle Day March 26 is . . . . Make Up Your Own Holiday Day and Spinach Festival Day March 27 is . . . . National “Joe” Day March 28 is . . . . Something On A Stick Day March 29 is . . . . Festival Of Smoke and Mirrors Day March 30 is . . . . I Am In Control Day March 31 is . . . . Bunsen Burner Day and National Clams On The Half Shell Day ```auto April 1 is . . . . . One Cent Day April 2 is . . . . . National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day April 3 is . . . . . Tweed Day and Don't Go To Work Unless It's Fun Day April 4 is . . . . . Tell-A-Lie Day April 5 is . . . . . Go For Broke Day April 6 is . . . . . Sorry Charlie Day April 7 is . . . . . No Housework Day April 8 is . . . . . All Is Ours Day April 9 is . . . . . Winston Churchill Day and Name Yourself Day April 10 is . . . . Golfers Day April 11 is . . . . Eight-Track Tape Day April 12 is . . . . Look Up At The Sky Day April 13 is . . . . Blame Somebody Else Day April 14 is . . . . National Pecan Day April 15 is . . . . Rubber Eraser Day April 16 is . . . . National Stress Awareness Day and National Eggs Benedict Day April 17 is . . . . National Cheeseball Day April 18 is . . . . International Jugglers Day April 19 is . . . . National Garlic Day April 20 is . . . . Look Alike Day April 21 is . . . . Kindergarten Day April 22 is . . . . National Jelly Bean Day April 23 is . . . . Read Me Day and World Laboratory Animal Day April 24 is . . . . National Pigs In A Blanket Day April 25 is . . . . National Zucchini Bread Day April 26 is . . . . Richter Scale Day and National Pretzel Day April 27 is . . . . Tell A Story Day April 28 is . . . . Great Poetry Reading Day and Kiss-Your-Mate Day April 29 is . . . . National Shrimp Scampi Day April 30 is . . . . National Honesty Day ``` May 1 is . . . . . Mother Goose Day and Save The Rhino Day May 2 is . . . . . Fire Day May 3 is . . . . . Lumpy Rug Day May 4 is . . . . . National Candied Orange Peel Day May 5 is . . . . . National Hoagie Day May 6 is . . . . . Beverage Day May 7 is . . . . . International Tuba Day, Paste Up Day, National Roast Leg of Lamb Day May 8 is . . . . . No Socks Day and Have A Coke Day May 9 is . . . . . Lost Sock Memorial Day May 10 is . . . . Clean Up Your Room Day May 11 is . . . . Eat What You Want Day and Twilight Zone Day May 12 is . . . . Limerick Day May 13 is . . . . Leprechaun Day May 14 is . . . . National Dance Like A Chicken Day May 15 is . . . . National Chocolate Chip Day May 16 is . . . . Wear Purple For Peace Day May 17 is . . . . Pack Rat Day May 18 is . . . . International Museum Day and Visit Your Relatives Day May 19 is . . . . Frog Jumping Jubilee Day May 20 is . . . . Eliza Doolittle Day May 21 is . . . . National Memo Day and National Waitresses/Waiters Day May 22 is . . . . Buy-A-Musical-Instrument Day May 23 is . . . . Penny Day May 24 is . . . . National Escargot Day May 25 is . . . . National Tap Dance Day ---
**Author:** ![Shadowfox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Shadowfox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shadowfox)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2000, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-national-day-were-you-born-on/14388/2 "2000-03-05T23:22:00Z")
**September 24 is . . . . Festival Of Latest Novelties** Somehow this just seems so…appropriate. * * * Shadowfox “The dead have risen, and they’re voting Republican!” - Bart Simpson ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Dave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/46a35a/32.png) [@Great\_Dave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Dave)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2000, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-national-day-were-you-born-on/14388/3 "2000-03-05T23:25:00Z")
Fruitcake day?!?!? Dec 27 is Freakin Fruitcake Day? What a letdown. * * * It’s not how you pick your nose, it’s where you put the boogers ---
**Author:** ![Persephone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@Persephone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Persephone)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2000, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-national-day-were-you-born-on/14388/4 "2000-03-05T23:29:00Z")
**Visitation of the Virgin Mary Day.** Damn. I was hoping for something with a little more pizazz. * * * This space blank, until Wally thinks up something cool to put here. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2000, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-national-day-were-you-born-on/14388/5 "2000-03-05T23:29:00Z")
Love it! My son was born on Everything Is Right day. Boyfriend on No Socks and Coke. Me: Shopping reminder(I don’t need reminding…) ---
**Author:** ![Globe-trotter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cab0a1/32.png) [@Globe-trotter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Globe-trotter)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2000, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-national-day-were-you-born-on/14388/6 "2000-03-05T23:31:00Z")
National Storytelling Festival Let’s party! * * * “I thought: opera, how hard can it be? Songs. Pretty girls dancing. Nice scenery. Lots of people handing over cash. Got to be better than the cut-throat world of yoghurt, I thought.” - Seldom Bucket ---
**Author:** ![leafrog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cab0a1/32.png) [@leafrog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leafrog)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2000, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-national-day-were-you-born-on/14388/7 "2000-03-06T00:13:00Z")
National Tool Worship Day! Whooooooo boy! * * * Make it fit. ---
**Author:** ![SanibelMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@SanibelMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanibelMan)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2000, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-national-day-were-you-born-on/14388/8 "2000-03-06T00:58:00Z")
National Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day! Let’s celebrate by having some… uh… whatever the hell this is in this tupperware container! :sniff: Hopefully it won’t kill us! * * * _SanibelMan_ - [My Homepage](http://members.macconnect.com/~jonkleinow/) “All right. Have it your own way. Road to hell paved with unbought stuffed dogs. Not my fault.” ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2000, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-national-day-were-you-born-on/14388/9 "2000-03-06T01:07:00Z")
June 26 is . . . . National Chocolate Pudding Day I can live with that. Another toy: if you wanna see what celebrities were born, died, and were married on any given day, go to [On This Day](http://us.imdb.com/OnThisDay) on IMDB. ---
**Author:** ![neuro-trash\_grrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3ab097/32.png) [@neuro-trash\_grrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neuro-trash_grrrl)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2000, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-national-day-were-you-born-on/14388/10 "2000-03-06T01:10:00Z")
December 13… Ice Cream and Violins Day!!? Well, that’s a non-sequitur if I ever heard one… ---
**Author:** ![Falcon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/49beb7/32.png) [@Falcon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Falcon)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2000, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-national-day-were-you-born-on/14388/11 "2000-03-06T01:23:00Z")
National Deviled Egg Day? I was hoping for something with a little more…oomph, but I can live with it. And Max? Chocolate Pudding Day? _starts getting some ideas…_ Oh wait. I’m not in Guy Stuff, am I? _grin_ * * * Winner, SDMB’s Biggest Chat Addict “Only two things that’ll soothe my soul - cold beer and remote control.” ---
**Author:** ![meara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@meara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/meara)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2000, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-national-day-were-you-born-on/14388/12 "2000-03-06T01:27:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by BigDaddyD: > \*\*Fruitcake day?!?!? Dec 27 is Freakin Fruitcake Day? What a letdown. > > \*\* Hey… don’t sweat it. At least you got to be born on my birthday. 🙂 Some day that will be worth something – really! ---
**Author:** ![mega\_the\_roo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3da27b/32.png) [@mega\_the\_roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mega_the_roo)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2000, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-national-day-were-you-born-on/14388/13 "2000-03-06T01:29:00Z")
games day. ## hmm… what _kind_ of games, might these be? “If anybody wants a sheep, that is proof that he exists.” ---
**Author:** ![CanadianSue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@CanadianSue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanadianSue)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2000, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-national-day-were-you-born-on/14388/14 "2000-03-06T01:32:00Z")
I feel blessed December 6 is . . . . . National Gazpacho Day and Mitten Tree Day * * * We are, each of us angels with only one wing,and we can only fly by embracing one another ---
**Author:** ![Angkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@Angkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angkins)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2000, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-national-day-were-you-born-on/14388/15 "2000-03-06T01:37:00Z")
May 5…national hoagie day? OK!..Lunch is on me that day! * * * Any connection between your reality and mine is purely coincidental. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2000, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-national-day-were-you-born-on/14388/16 "2000-03-06T01:44:00Z")
National Pumpkin Pie Day for me. If there was a national whipped cream day, I could try to get together and make dessert with someone… * * * Your Official Cat Goddess since 10/20/99. _SD chat:_ **\** Kat’s here! the board must be down! ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2000, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-national-day-were-you-born-on/14388/17 "2000-03-06T01:49:00Z")
Kat, not to mention a little better known holiday. Mine? Fire Day…huh huh, fire fire! ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2000, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-national-day-were-you-born-on/14388/18 "2000-03-06T01:59:00Z")
There’s a better known holiday than National Pumpkin Pie Day?? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Nu\_Vo\_Da\_Da](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/97f17d/32.png) [@Nu\_Vo\_Da\_Da](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nu_Vo_Da_Da)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2000, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-national-day-were-you-born-on/14388/19 "2000-03-06T02:03:00Z")
Button Day? Button Day??! Oh well. What sort of cards do you give people for button day? (yes yes, I know. Ones with buttons ) ---
**Author:** ![Jeannie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e480ec/32.png) [@Jeannie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeannie)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2000, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-national-day-were-you-born-on/14388/20 "2000-03-06T02:07:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by leafrog: > \*\*National Tool Worship Day! Whooooooo boy! > > \*\* You’re a March 11th? Me, too! But let us not forget…it’s also Johnny Appleseed Day. Let’s see them beat that! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-national-day-were-you-born-on/14388.md?page=2)