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Title: Happy Labor Day
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 04, 2016, 07:19:18 PM
Happy Labor Day to all those Languishites out there whose cervices are increasingly dilating prior to delivery.  Remember to breathe and puuuuuush.
Title: Re: Happy Labor Day
Post by: Sophie Scholl on September 04, 2016, 07:22:54 PM
I will be celebrating by... working. <_<  At least I get holiday pay.
Title: Re: Happy Labor Day
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 04, 2016, 07:33:16 PM
Quote from: Benedict Arnold on September 04, 2016, 07:22:54 PM
I will be celebrating by... working. <_<  At least I get holiday pay.

I lose 8 hours.  :lol:  No tickey, no laundry.
Title: Re: Happy Labor Day
Post by: Ed Anger on September 04, 2016, 08:37:32 PM
I don't get my trash picked up tomorrow.  :mad:
Title: Re: Happy Labor Day
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 04, 2016, 08:41:58 PM
I'm sure somebody, somewhere in the Anger household is having contractions.
Title: Re: Happy Labor Day
Post by: Ed Anger on September 04, 2016, 08:44:21 PM
 :lol:

Seriously, I threw out some bad meat. My can smells awful.
Title: Re: Happy Labor Day
Post by: garbon on September 05, 2016, 03:25:22 AM
I'm in the UK and thus working. -_-
Title: Re: Happy Labor Day
Post by: celedhring on September 05, 2016, 03:28:36 AM
I'm in Spain and thus not working.  :sleep:
Title: Re: Happy Labor Day
Post by: Martinus on September 05, 2016, 03:39:40 AM
I'm in Poland and thus working.
Title: Re: Happy Labor Day
Post by: Octavian on September 05, 2016, 03:46:21 AM
I'm at work and thus not working
Title: Re: Happy Labor Day
Post by: Josquius on September 05, 2016, 05:15:12 AM
My boss' assistant booked a global meeting today completely not knowing it was an American holiday.  As a result we can't use video conferencing and instead must do it via skype- meaning I can do it from home.
Hurray labor day. It may not be on actual labour day (too communist associated I guess) but yay.
Title: Re: Happy Labor Day
Post by: Savonarola on September 05, 2016, 07:05:05 AM
Quote from: Tyr on September 05, 2016, 05:15:12 AM
Hurray labor day. It may not be on actual labour day (too communist associated I guess) but yay.

The Haymarket Square Riot (which had started with May Day Protests) was still a fresh memory when our Labor Day was set.  The government wanted to discourage protests like the one that led up to Haymarket Square and several labor unions didn't want to be associated with bomb throwing anarchists for some reason.

Canadian Labour Day is the same day as US Labor Day.  Our labor movements were (more or less) the same; and a September holiday had been proposed a few times earlier.  I don't  know when they set it.  (Edit:  US was in the aftermath of the Pullman Strike (1894)).
Title: Re: Happy Labor Day
Post by: Grinning_Colossus on September 05, 2016, 08:49:27 AM
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You have nothing to lose but your chains.
Title: Re: Happy Labor Day
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 05, 2016, 08:55:11 AM
Awwww, an after-hours baby deposit box! 

For when I need to drop it off the night before so they can take a look at the transmission.
Title: Re: Happy Labor Day
Post by: Barrister on September 05, 2016, 10:19:57 AM
Happy Labour Day everyone!

Title: Re: Happy Labor Day
Post by: Valmy on September 05, 2016, 12:48:40 PM
Solidarity forever
solidarity forever
solidarity foreeeeever
the union makes us strong!

Anyway happy labor day everybody. A not too sucky wage to the workers!