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Title: International Holidays
Post by: OIO on April 30, 2003, 11:57:06 AM
From another thread, somoene mentioned that certain dates and events in human history would be worthy of "international holidays".

Which events would you think qualify?

My .2 cents:

- First human in Space (USSR)

- First human on the Moon/other world (USA)

- First human in flight (USA)

- Declaration of Human Rights (FRANCE)

- First Written Law (Iraq)

Ironic that the list of really important events in human history come from the nations currently going through political armwrestling no? :)
Title: International Holidays
Post by: Ripsnort on April 30, 2003, 12:00:03 PM
World Beer Day.  A beverage that is as old as man himself. it should be a recognized holiday where everyone gets a paid day off.  Combine it with "Free Taxi Day holiday."
Title: International Holidays
Post by: OIO on April 30, 2003, 12:04:16 PM
Dont hijack me thread with sillyness pls! :p
Title: International Holidays
Post by: Curval on April 30, 2003, 12:04:31 PM
First Unwritten Law..."Never Trust a Woman"  - Adam

(sorry OIO, posted before I saw that)  :)
Title: International Holidays
Post by: OIO on April 30, 2003, 12:08:15 PM
No prob curval. Take an alka seltzer ;)
Title: International Holidays
Post by: Ripsnort on April 30, 2003, 12:11:02 PM
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Originally posted by OIO
Dont hijack me thread with sillyness pls! :p


I'm as serious as a heart attack.
Title: International Holidays
Post by: midnight Target on April 30, 2003, 12:24:53 PM
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Originally posted by OIO
Dont hijack me thread with sillyness pls! :p


That oughta keep the riff- raff out!

:rolleyes:
Title: Re: International Holidays
Post by: straffo on April 30, 2003, 02:39:23 PM
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Originally posted by OIO
- First human in flight (USA)


I'm perhaps a bit nitpicking but I think you are wrong.
Either you need to define it more precisely or is it someone else ...
Lillenthal for exemple :)

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-First Written Law


You mean the Hamourabi/Hammu-rapi  code I think ?
So it's a bit more than only Iraq :)
Title: International Holidays
Post by: OIO on April 30, 2003, 03:17:55 PM
?

first powered flight (any idiot can jump off a cliff, that aint flying) and first written system of law (yes, hammurabi's law) . Technically not "Iraq" that made it, but its ancestors.
Title: International Holidays
Post by: Holden McGroin on May 01, 2003, 12:40:37 AM
I hate to point this out, but a (ughh) Frenchman named DeRozier was the first to 'fly' in a Mongolfier hot air balloon.

Benjimin Franklin witnessed one of the early ascents.

Someone asked Franklin what good was flying the balloon, and he replied, "What good is a newborn baby?"

One of my favorite aviation related quotes.

You can debate whether ballooning is true flight, but DeRosier was the first to rise from the surface of the earth in a non-ballistic fashion, and then control his decent.
Title: International Holidays
Post by: funkedup on May 01, 2003, 01:29:23 AM
July 4, 1776.  :)
Title: International Holidays
Post by: straffo on May 01, 2003, 06:44:19 AM
Btw today, 1st of May is an international holliday no ?
Title: International Holidays
Post by: Curval on May 01, 2003, 06:47:28 AM
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Originally posted by straffo
Btw today, 1st of May is an international holliday no ?


Can't be...I'm about to leave for work.:(
Title: International Holidays
Post by: Dowding on May 01, 2003, 06:53:30 AM
No, unfortunately. Although we have a national holiday next monday that kind of is the May Day bank holiday.
Title: International Holidays
Post by: straffo on May 01, 2003, 07:07:05 AM
yada yada ... I'm at home ;)


As an added bonus I got the 2 May :cool:

I guess next "almost" international free day is the 8 May ?

Btw i got the 9 May as bonus too :cool: ,this month I'll work 13 day ... I'm a true slacker :D
Title: International Holidays
Post by: Saintaw on May 01, 2003, 07:15:44 AM
It' in northern Yurp only Straffo. (Tu fais le pont gros paresseux? :D)
Title: International Holidays
Post by: Monk on May 01, 2003, 07:17:46 AM
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Originally posted by straffo
Btw today, 1st of May is an international holliday no ?
Heck no..........aint' that Commie day.
Shouldn't complain to much, I do have it off.:D
Title: International Holidays
Post by: straffo on May 01, 2003, 07:20:09 AM
Je fait les 3 ponts :D
1er,8 et ascension  avec 7 jours de congé à prendre avant le 1er juin :D

Alors ... jalouse ;) ?
Title: International Holidays
Post by: Saintaw on May 01, 2003, 07:25:01 AM
Non ***, je *chomes* pour le moment, lol :D