The fall month of October sports some bizarre and brazen themes. I’ve selected the weird and humorous. So, slice your caramel-apple cheesecake. Pour your hot chocolate. Relax on a bale of hay in the barn. Prop up your feet on a giant pumpkin. And enjoy.
National Grouch Day
National Grouch Day is observed annually on October 15. According to Sesame Street Magazine, National Grouch Day was created for all grouches to celebrate their way of life. You go Oscar! Garble out of your garbage can and grumble until the cows come home.
Hmmm. I wonder if my hubby will bring me something on National Grouch Day? Maybe my own garbage can. For those of you with grumpy old men in your life, plan a party to celebrate National Grouch Day. Don’t invite the grumpy guys, but call them from the party as you slurp tapioca pudding. That will give those snarly and surly oldsters something to gripe about.
National Vegetable Misting Day
Yes. It’s a real thing. National Produce Misting Day recognizes the innovation of keeping fruits and vegetables fresh. In 1979, automatic produce misting systems revolutionized the grocery world and extended shelf life. So, stop chuckling. Do you want wilted watermelon? Bendy broccoli? Limp leeks?
So, I’ll dig through years of rubble and squeeze into my 1977 prom dress and go to a grocery store and take a selfie with a vegetable and fruit combination.
National Name Your Car Day
I named my college car “Lucky”. It was lucky I didn’t trade it in sooner. The girl on the car insurance commercial named her vehicle “Brad.” She loved Brad and went everywhere with Brad until she wrecked Brad. Bummer for Brad.
National Coffee with a Cop Day
Inspired by the cliché about officers and coffee shop donuts, the national observance encourages communities to sponsor an event that will bring citizens and officers together.
Hmmm. I’ll wait and use this conversation if I get a speeding ticket. Well, that might be considered a bribe and not a brew.
National Get Funky Day
I had enough of funky in the 70’s. I think I’ll skip funky day in funky town. That rickety ship has sailed—I mean sank. It went down in funky town. My big 70’s hair went with it along with my Disco Duck album. How does an old lady get funky in 2019? Neon spandex.
National Costume Swap Day
If someone knocks at your door in a shark suit, it’s only me. The purpose of this day is to swap an old Halloween costume for a different one. No princess outfits for me.
National Hagfish Day
My hubby will have a hey-day with Hagfish Day. Enough said.
National Bologna Day
This day, October 24, would be a good day to have a bologna sandwich for lunch—or not. Too much fried Trail bologna in childhood has left a bogus bologna taste in my mouth.
National Doorbell Day
I’ll skip around the neighborhood and expect a cookie after each buzz or beep. October 31 is the recognized day. And it’s Halloween. “Trick or treat. Smell my feet. Give me something good to eat.”
Here’s some of my ideas for new national days: Husbands Shampoo the Toilet Day, Mothers Teach Sons How to Clean House Day, Adult Children Send Parents to Island Vacation Day, Dine and Dance without Dentures Day, Sing-along with Wayne Newton Day, Wear Your Yoga Pants Inside-Out Day.
So, make October fun, festive, and funky!
Melissa Martin, Ph.D., is an author, columnist, educator, and therapist. She lives in Ohio.
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