Slog - Comments on Myths of the "Holy Day" http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/myths_of_the_holy_day Holy hemp-huffin’ hippies… Friday is 4/20, the official day to get stoned. I know what you might be thinking--it’s stupid to recognize a holiday for stoners who already get stoned all the time to sit around and get stoned some more. But consider this: We have lots of alcoholidays, such as New Year's Eve, Cinco de Mayo, and St. Patrick’s Day for drinkers to get drunker. And they’re awesome. So let the stoners have their fun. If you’re one of them, please take note as we correct a few myths about 420: Myth #1: “The term '420' originated from some... Copyright 2008 Fri, 20 Apr 2007 09:30:34 -0800 Fri, 20 Apr 2007 14:16:32 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Levislade My wife listens to KUOW religiously, and apparently they say "it's 4:20" pretty much every day (at the appropriate time). Also, Jack Walters at KEXP is fond of announcing when it's 4:20. Me, I could care less, but it's all good clean fun.

]]> Levislade http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/myths_of_the_holy_day#c695489 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/myths_of_the_holy_day#c695489 Wed, 18 Apr 2007 14:28:13 -0800 Comment by Dianna 4/20 is my birthday!

]]> Dianna http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/myths_of_the_holy_day#c695502 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/myths_of_the_holy_day#c695502 Wed, 18 Apr 2007 14:36:46 -0800 Comment by elswinger Th G4 cable network is doing a special on the history of 420 on April 20.

More importantly, anyone know where I can score some weed?

]]> elswinger http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/myths_of_the_holy_day#c695516 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/myths_of_the_holy_day#c695516 Wed, 18 Apr 2007 14:44:43 -0800 Comment by monkey I will be celebrating by firing up the volcano and watching 9 to 5...

Judy: "this is... really great... pot... what'd you say it was called again?"

Violet: "Maui, wowee."

Judy: "well I love it."

]]> monkey http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/myths_of_the_holy_day#c695522 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/myths_of_the_holy_day#c695522 Wed, 18 Apr 2007 14:50:27 -0800 Comment by riz do i have to wait until 4;20 pm to get ripped or can i ring the alarm at 4:30 am and do it then ?. ... or should i wait until i awake at 6:15am when my man gets up for work ?..
what to do ? what to do ?

]]> riz http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/myths_of_the_holy_day#c695527 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/myths_of_the_holy_day#c695527 Wed, 18 Apr 2007 14:52:34 -0800 Comment by jackie treehorn What's Mudede up to on Friday?

]]> jackie treehorn http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/myths_of_the_holy_day#c695556 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/myths_of_the_holy_day#c695556 Wed, 18 Apr 2007 15:15:10 -0800 Comment by Max Solomon its always 4:20 somewhere.

]]> Max Solomon http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/myths_of_the_holy_day#c695569 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/myths_of_the_holy_day#c695569 Wed, 18 Apr 2007 15:28:44 -0800 Comment by jbomb @#6: CALLING IN STONED.

]]> jbomb http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/myths_of_the_holy_day#c695576 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/myths_of_the_holy_day#c695576 Wed, 18 Apr 2007 15:32:34 -0800 Comment by elswinger #7 That is not true. It only occurs 48 times a day, somewhere.

]]> elswinger http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/myths_of_the_holy_day#c695610 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/myths_of_the_holy_day#c695610 Wed, 18 Apr 2007 16:06:49 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Personally, I like to plan my next trip up to Canada.

Much more effective.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/myths_of_the_holy_day#c695661 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/myths_of_the_holy_day#c695661 Wed, 18 Apr 2007 16:43:22 -0800 Comment by Noink Anyone who buys or drinks Fanta should have to listen to the Fanta movie ads uninterrupted for five days.

]]> Noink http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/myths_of_the_holy_day#c695901 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/myths_of_the_holy_day#c695901 Wed, 18 Apr 2007 23:50:36 -0800 Comment by Matt Well, it is Hitler's birthday...I've always found that disturbing.
And, if you want an excuse to get stoned, just go get stoned. I don't need holidays to get buzzed/fucked up, etc., I just go do it.
The whole "4:20, DUUUUUUUUDE!!" crap has annoyed me for years.

]]> Matt http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/myths_of_the_holy_day#c695930 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/myths_of_the_holy_day#c695930 Thu, 19 Apr 2007 01:08:19 -0800 Comment by elswinger It will also be the anniversary of Columbine.

]]> elswinger http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/myths_of_the_holy_day#c696379 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/myths_of_the_holy_day#c696379 Thu, 19 Apr 2007 14:30:52 -0800 Comment by elswinger Re: link from Myth 4

Nice to know that 1.4 ounces (40 grams) is considered a small amount of pot. If I ever find a seller again I'll switch from buying an eight to buying one and half Zs.

]]> elswinger http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/myths_of_the_holy_day#c696917 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/myths_of_the_holy_day#c696917 Fri, 20 Apr 2007 09:51:43 -0800 Comment by bonehead's girlfriend The Comet is great! You're nuts. I saw All Time High there last week. Awesome show and the atmosphere was cleaner than your new bong.

@14 Zzzzzzzzzzz

]]> bonehead's girlfriend http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/myths_of_the_holy_day#c696934 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/myths_of_the_holy_day#c696934 Fri, 20 Apr 2007 10:10:16 -0800 Comment by Ben Nicely observed, elswinger, though your number is a wee low since there are a few countries staggered a half-hour off.

]]> Ben http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/myths_of_the_holy_day#c696941 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/myths_of_the_holy_day#c696941 Fri, 20 Apr 2007 10:16:11 -0800 Comment by bonehead's girlfriend So strange you say that ben, the opening band at The Comet had a funny song called America is a Cuntry

]]> bonehead's girlfriend http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/myths_of_the_holy_day#c696944 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/myths_of_the_holy_day#c696944 Fri, 20 Apr 2007 10:19:24 -0800 Comment by NaFun From Wikipedia:

Origins and observances

It is widely accepted that in 1971, a group of teenagers at San Rafael High School in San Rafael, California, calling themselves "The Waldos", used to meet every day after school at 4:20 p.m. to smoke marijuana at the Louis Pasteur statue. [2] [3] The term became part of their group's salute, "420 Louis,"[4] and it eventually caught on more widely. Many cannabis users continue to observe 4:20 as a time to smoke communally. By extension April 20 ("4/20" in U.S. dating shorthand) has evolved into a counterculture holiday, where people gather to celebrate and consume cannabis.[5] [6]

There are also many apocryphal urban legends attempting to explain the origin of the term. Two of the most common of these are that 420 refers to the number of active ingredients in cannabis, or that it is police dispatch code for cannabis.[7] In actual fact there are around 315 active chemicals in cannabis, varying depending on the exact plant used, and 420 has never been verified as the police dispatch code for anything in any locale.[8]

]]> NaFun http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/myths_of_the_holy_day#c697223 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/myths_of_the_holy_day#c697223 Fri, 20 Apr 2007 14:16:32 -0800