17 Responses to “Happy Whatever It Is Day”

1. nerdbert Says:
   October 13th, 2014 at 8:32 am

   Minneapolis joined with Seattle and Berzerkley to call it “Indigenous People’s Day.”

2. Mr. D Says:
   October 13th, 2014 at 9:25 am

   I would suggest calling it “Moral Vanity Day,” but upon reflection the conclusion is unavoidable — every day is Moral Vanity Day over at City Hall.

3. Powhatan Mingo Says:
   October 13th, 2014 at 9:36 am

   In order to emphasize that, in the U.S., we are all equal, Native Americans will hereafter be referred to as ‘First People”.

4. Mitch Berg Says:
   October 13th, 2014 at 10:14 am

   Fair enough.

   And henceforth, Norwegians will be called “first exogenous discoverers”.

5. Powhatan Mingo Says:
   October 13th, 2014 at 10:41 am

   I think that they should have changed MLK Day to Indigenous Peoples Day.

6. Night Writer Says:
   October 13th, 2014 at 11:51 am

   By 2020 it will be known as “Purple Penguins Day”.

7. Powhatan Mingo Says:
   October 13th, 2014 at 12:43 pm

   So, if a Native American feller moves to, say, Luxemberg, is he still an indigenous person?

8. bikebubba Says:
   October 13th, 2014 at 1:37 pm

   With the exception of smallpox and other European diseases, it strikes me that a lot of “indigenous peoples” had it a lot better with the Europeans than before–the Spanish did, after all, stop practices like “human sacrifice” that characterized many of the major cultures of the pre-Columbian era. And given that Columbus predates Pasteur by nearly four centuries, I don’t know that we can exactly blame him for bringing smallpox there.

   Not trying to make light of horrific real offenses like slavery and such, but I’m reminded of the protests that occurred when the Field Museum in Chicago put a Pawnee lodge replica in and noted that the Pawnee did do human sacrifice. All the fishbelly white do-gooders protested, and thus it was hilarious when an actual Pawnee leader was contacted and said “yes, that’s what we were doing 200 years back. Thank God that’s over”, more or less.

9. swiftee Says:
   October 13th, 2014 at 1:38 pm

   I like Columbus the Conqueror Day.

10. Emery Says:
    October 13th, 2014 at 2:51 pm

    @Tom: back in the day when open carry was the standard.

    Today, countries lend money to consumers in other countries to buy ‘their stuff’ as a way of subjugating them. The soon to be subjugated borrow the money and party away.

    When they finally realize what’s happened…
    Well, we’ve been living that story for the past several years.

11. Seflores Says:
    October 13th, 2014 at 2:57 pm

    Everyday is Kennewick Man day. Though I would much rather have a bowl of Pasta e fagioli more than a bowl of Poi. And both beat the hell out of Dog stew.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kennewick_Man

12. swiftee Says:
    October 13th, 2014 at 2:57 pm

    No Emery, we did it with infected blankets, remember? Sheesh, get with the program.

13. Seflores Says:
    October 13th, 2014 at 3:01 pm

    “The soon to be subjugated borrow the money and party away.”
    Featuring Kenny Rogers in the Main Showroom November 8th.
    http://www.mysticlake.com/

14. Emery Says:
    October 13th, 2014 at 3:09 pm

    Dora Day

15. Prince of Darkness_666 Says:
    October 13th, 2014 at 3:46 pm

    Franken the retard is speaking at the rally at 4. Some Republican trackers better be there

16. passout76 Says:
    October 13th, 2014 at 7:27 pm

    Reading the history of Columbus Day, it is obvious that declaring it a federal holiday had more to do with large blocks of Italian-American voters in key swing states. It was politically motivated.

    So the fact that Mayor Hodges has joined with other politicians to satisfy and motivate her own voting blocks is not surprising. The small number of Italian-Americans in Minneapolis will make less of a stink and many of them, good liberals, will even buy into the shame-shame aspect of it.

    In short politics giveth a name to a Holiday, and politics taketh away. Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.

17. swiftee Says:
    October 14th, 2014 at 11:30 am

    POD, I know you’re not one for granting requests…(hell, how many times are you asked for ice water every day?) but could you see your way clear to lighting FRaNKens hair on fire during his spew fest, just a little?

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