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Manufactured Holidays

I ask you, how official can International Talk Like A Pirate Day be if it's not even on the list of September Bizarre and Unique Holidays? And how legitimate is a list like that one if nobody I know (and I know a lot of industry folks) has ever even heard of National Comic Book Day (which is supposed to be on September 25)? I suspect most of these are just completely bogus, made-up Days To Give Gifts. Please, won't you "give the gift of business" today? On the other hand, they certainly beat Patriot Day and the National Day of Prayer all to hell.