My sources - OK, my kid in college - tell me there's a buzz on campus of smoky parties set to break out precisely at that hour today.
The little rat now wears the mark of the squealer.
Except our "bong" was Richard I. Bong - a WWII aviator from Poplar, WI.
Sweetwater here in Atlanta does indeed make a 420 Ale. It's very good, providing you like the hoppy micro-brews that are in fasion. However, there is at least one other micro-brewery (can't remember the name) aside from Sweetwater that has an Ale with 420 in the name, so it's not a Sweetwater exclusive.
An interesting one I don't see much: Rainy Day Women #12 & 35.
12 * 35 = 420.
I personally used to be amused by the "Jerry 4:20" banners at Dead shows (like John 3:16 signs at football games).
Snopes missed the one I heard on the radio this morning.
And, I had heard it before as well.
420+ compounds in smoked herb.
Interesting to realize that some things never change....the Frat bother is now probably the Dean of Admissions.
"Bong" is Swedish. He was the son of a Swedish immigrant.
Bong was awarded the Medal of Honor.
420 Day is also described in the book "Another World," about the author's year in a suburban high school. The "holiday" was definitely celebrated although the adults seemed clueless.