Re: Food Checkout Week

In article <13sbu3nf49o2r46@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
 David Harmon <source@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> On Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:50:01 -0500 in rec.arts.sf.fandom, Sean
> O'Hara <seanohara@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote,
> >Unless your visit was prior to 1954, I guarantee that you did not 
> >see any store holding Armistice Day sales.
> 
> I'd like to know how you can guarantee that.  I see flocks of stores
> having "President's Day" sales, and there is no such holiday as that
> (except perhaps in a few states, not mine.)
> 
> ,

"Guarantee" was a bit strong. Which do you think is more likely:

That Jette misremembered, substituting in the British name of the 
holiday.

That the store used the British (and very old U.S.) name instead of the 
current U.S. name.

I would bet on the former alternative.

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