***THE OFFICIAL FRIDAY SILLINESS THREAD***

May Day, the first of May is celebrated around the world. It has a number of meanings. In many other countries it is a celebration of spring and the coming of summer. It is celebrated with many spring flowers, many of them blooming right in your own backyard. To communist and socialist countries, it is a celebration for the workers.

In many countries it is celebrated as part of a one to three day holiday. Of particular note, it is not a national holiday in the United States, except in Hawaii where it is known as "Lei Day".

It's also Loyalty Day

Loyalty Day is an opportunity to express and reaffirm our loyalty to our country. In proclaiming this day, President George W. Bush wrote: "We express allegiance to our Nation and its founding ideals, we resolve to ensure that the blessings of liberty endure and extend for generations to come."

But, this day did not start with George Bush' proclamation. It dates back to the 1920's.

On Loyalty Day, we reaffirm our allegiance to our country and resolve to uphold the vision of our Forefathers. We should also take a moment to appreciate the members of our armed forces who are displaying the ultimate in loyalty and service to protect our freedoms, and liberty, and our way of life.

Loyalty Day was first celebrated in the 1920's. Communism was on the rise, and feared in America. At the time, May Day (May 1st) was perceived by some as a Communist holiday. In a sense, Loyalty Day was intended to counter this.

The U.S. Congress made this an official holiday on July 18, 1958 with the signing of Public Law 85-529. Then President Dwight D. Eisenhower, proclaimed May 1, 1959 the first official observance of Loyalty Day.

I'm fed up with the excuses women come up with to avoid having sex, like: I'm tired. -or- I'm washing my hair. -or- I've got a headache. -or- I'm your sister.
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Sorry for not calling you recently, but I just got out of jail. I was locked up for punching this idiot at a party. In my defense, when you hear an Arab counting down from 10, your instincts kick in.
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Some guy just knocked on my door selling raffle tickets for poor orphans. I said, "No thanks. Knowing my luck, I'd win one!"

h/t Ralph

One day a fourth-grade teacher asked the children in her class what their mothers did for a living. All the typical answers came up -- teacher, nurse, businesswoman, saleswoman, doctor, lawyer, and so forth.

However, little Johnny was being uncharacteristically quiet, so when the teacher gently prodded him about his mother, he replied, "Well my mother's an exotic dancer in a club and takes off all her clothes in front of men, and they put money in her underwear. Sometimes, if the offer is really good, she will go home with some guy and stay with him all night for money."

The teacher, obviously shaken by this bold statement, hurriedly set the other children to work on some exercises and then took little Johnny aside to quietly ask him, "Is that really true about your mother, dear?"

"Nope," the boy said, "She works for the Democrat National Committee and is helping to get Hillary Clinton to be the next President, but I was too embarrassed to say that in front of the other kids."

h/t Bill

Caption for reply #1, "I am a world renowned palm reader and this does not look good. I suggest a low profile for the rest of your life."

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