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Merry Everything

A nod to some overlooked holidays

Bill Kalmar
Tue, 11/08/2011 - 16:27
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Just the other day as I was perusing our local newspaper, an ad for a pizzeria caught my attention. Included was a fact unbeknownst to me: October evidently was National Pizza Month. To celebrate this tasty month, some cities arranged chartered bus tours of the various pizzerias in their town. At each stop, revelers ate a couple slices of pizza and then moved on for the next epicurean delight.

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It occurred to me that, with the holiday season now upon us, there probably were other overlooked events besides National Pizza Month that were celebrated in October. I did some research, and what I came up with was interesting, silly, bizarre, and entertaining. Besides the big-name holidays we all celebrate, there are also weekly and daily observances for every month. So before we’re drowned in gravy and hung with tinsel, here are some of the October observances you might have missed.

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Submitted by Steve Moore on Wed, 11/09/2011 - 10:22

Cute and

Cute and entertaining....maybe you could fill in for Andy Rooney on "60 Minutes."  I just wonder what the purpose of "Quality Digest" is these days?  

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Submitted by JOHN GUTIERREZ on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 13:19

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Cute....

All work and no play makes Steve a dull boy!!!

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Submitted by rderoeck on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 10:34

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I agree

This is Readers Digest fluff......belongs somewhere else.

Rich

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