Don't Panic, It's Towel Day! 164
An anonymous reader writes "Today, as every May 25th, geeks all over the world celebrate Towel Day and carry a towel in honor of Douglas Adams. The popular author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy died in 2001 at the age of 49, but his work lives on. According to the book, a towel is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have. Hence its symbolic role in this celebration. This year, for the first time as far as we know, Towel Day is being supported by the British publisher of Adams' books, who organizes a photo competition."
After a north korean nuclear test... (Score:4, Insightful)
Re:There are ~1,308,361 American dead... (Score:4, Insightful)
since 1776 and there is a post on Memorial Day about a fucking holiday celebrating the fucking towel?
While vulgar, Parent is not a Troll. It is a comment (likely, but not necessarily, from a veteran) about this being an actual national holiday to honor our fallen military.
Towels are awesome (Score:1, Insightful)
Re:There are ~1,308,361 American dead... (Score:5, Insightful)
And though it's Memorial Day in one part of the world, this site is a part of the WORLD WIDE web.
I don't think that your post is a Troll, but please recognize that there is more than one thing going on around the universe today.
Re:There are ~1,308,361 American dead... (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:There are ~1,308,361 American dead... (Score:5, Insightful)
I'm Canadian, and I do have may 25th on my calendar.
And it's Towel Day.
Re:There are ~1,308,361 American dead... (Score:5, Insightful)
Thanks for reminding us that the USA is the most important country in the world.
Re:There are ~1,308,361 American dead... (Score:1, Insightful)
Towel Day and THHGTTG are by no means a topic that's specific to a single country, so one should keep ones reactions and comments in an international (and, well, intergalactic) spirit.
Re:There are ~1,308,361 American dead... (Score:1, Insightful)
Re:There are ~1,308,361 American dead... (Score:2, Insightful)
So Greenwich is too small, but Greater London at 1579 sqkm would be just about right.
This analysis purposefully ignores stacking possibilities, because those are just too damn awkward.
Re:There are ~1,308,361 American dead... (Score:5, Insightful)
So, yeah, some days are going to be shared. Doesn't mean they have to be mutually exclusive. For example, May 25th is also:
Cookie Monster's Birthday - I tried carrying around a cookie, but I ate it. It was delicious and I poured out some crumbs for my muppet hommies who ain't here.
National Missing Children's Day - read a milk carton, maybe save a life.
National Tap Dance Day - Part of me hopes there's a afterlife just so there can be a Gregory Hines/Douglas Adams smackdown for this day.
Cover The Uninsured Day - Pretty relevant, really.
And, the one you might be most interested in, National Smile Day.
Besides, Memorial Day falls on the last Monday in May (or May 30th, depending on how you feel about 1971 and the federal government), so it's really just a guest on this particular May 25th and maybe it should behave itself better?
Re:Percussion (Score:3, Insightful)
I hear you can use it for a pillow or a blanket when you're sleeping on a couch...
Re:There are ~1,308,361 American dead... (Score:2, Insightful)
since 1776 and there is a post on Memorial Day about a fucking holiday celebrating the fucking towel?
Yes. And if your 'Memorial Day' is really so massively important to you, you woldn't be a) reading Slashdot, b) reading the article about Towel Day and c) taking the time to write your post.
Don't be shocked that a world-wide community (remember only 5% or so of people are American) which focuses on geek/tech culture doesn't follow what you think is important.
If there's something you think would interest the world's geeks about your Memorial Day, please submit away!
Re:There are ~1,308,361 American dead... (Score:4, Insightful)
Have you submitted the article outlining the importance/significance of the day?
And though it's Memorial Day in one part of the world, this site is a part of the WORLD WIDE web.
I don't think that your post is a Troll, but please recognize that there is more than one thing going on around the universe today.
I honestly am embarrassed by my countrymen and women who ignorantly assume since today is a holiday in the United States, that the entire world stops. It simply shows how internationally stupid most Americans are. We barely learned American history in our public schools much less global history. Yay, federally funded public schools.
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Sigh... it's an American holiday. Welcome to globalization.
Re:There are ~1,308,361 American dead... (Score:1, Insightful)
It's not on mine. 25th of May is though.
A small but important difference...