In the Year of the Earth Rat, the Great and Powerful David Harmon
declared:
> 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.)
>
>
Because 90% of Americans have no idea what Armistice Day is, and
even if the people who run the store are part of the other 10%, they
aren't going to risk confusing the majority of their customers.
--
Sean O'Hara <http://diogenes-sinope.blogspot.com>
Linda: Butters, what have we told you about confessing to crimes you
didn't commit? We have had it, mister!
Butters: Well, he kept accusin' me for hours, and then he shot me up
with sodium pentathol.
Chris: And that's your excuse?
-South Park
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