# Why doesn't the rest of the world celebrate this?

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 10, 2002, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-the-rest-of-the-world-celebrate-this/108266 "2002-05-10T11:53:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-the-rest-of-the-world-celebrate-this/108266/1 "2002-05-10T11:53:45Z")

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Bugger the Queen’s jubilee, I want this to be an official holiday:

[Ananova: sex messaging hits Orgasm Day town](http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_585160.html)

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**Author:** ![Inky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7feea3/32.png) [@Inky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inky_1)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-the-rest-of-the-world-celebrate-this/108266/2 "2002-05-10T12:00:22Z")

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Hallmark tried to market this as a legitamate holliday a few years ago, but it was almost impossible to open the cards.

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**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-the-rest-of-the-world-celebrate-this/108266/3 "2002-05-10T14:21:15Z")

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LOL, **Inky-**.

Mind you, Hallmark still haven’t gotten around to working up some card ideas for [this holiday](http://www.miketheheadlesschicken.org/).

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