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Title: Anyone else having a day off today?
Post by: Martinus on January 06, 2012, 05:15:40 AM
It's the second year since we had this weird holiday introduced because of the catholic lobby (in exchange, they cancelled the right to get an extra day off if a holiday falls on Saturday or Sunday, so we are a couple of free days per year short overall on this  <_< ) and I was wondering if there is any other country that has this as a holiday as well.
Title: Re: Anyone else having a day off today?
Post by: The Brain on January 06, 2012, 05:16:29 AM
Sure.
Title: Re: Anyone else having a day off today?
Post by: Eddie Teach on January 06, 2012, 05:19:06 AM
Every day's an off day for me.
Title: Re: Anyone else having a day off today?
Post by: Zanza on January 06, 2012, 05:25:51 AM
The three wise men seeing Baby Jesus for the first time is an excellent reason to have a day off in my humble opinion. ;)

It's only a day off in the Catholic states of Germany, but happily I happen to live in one.  :pope:
Title: Re: Anyone else having a day off today?
Post by: Brazen on January 06, 2012, 05:26:11 AM
Almost worth converting to Catholicism for.
Title: Re: Anyone else having a day off today?
Post by: Syt on January 06, 2012, 05:28:39 AM
Yep, I have off. Some colleagues are at the office, though, because of a UK-imposed reporting deadline. Theytake the Monday off instead.
Title: Re: Anyone else having a day off today?
Post by: Martinus on January 06, 2012, 05:30:33 AM
Quote from: The Brain on January 06, 2012, 05:16:29 AM
Sure.

You are just answering the question literally, i.e. that surely anyone besides myself has a day off today, right? :P
Title: Re: Anyone else having a day off today?
Post by: The Brain on January 06, 2012, 05:31:38 AM
Quote from: Martinus on January 06, 2012, 05:30:33 AM
Quote from: The Brain on January 06, 2012, 05:16:29 AM
Sure.

You are just answering the question literally, i.e. that surely anyone besides myself has a day off today, right? :P

This is a day off in Sweden.
Title: Re: Anyone else having a day off today?
Post by: Martinus on January 06, 2012, 05:32:15 AM
Quote from: Zanza on January 06, 2012, 05:25:51 AM
The three wise men seeing Baby Jesus for the first time is an excellent reason to have a day off in my humble opinion. ;)

It's only a day off in the Catholic states of Germany, but happily I happen to live in one.  :pope:

Yeah, must be every young mother's dream - three old creepy guys coming with bribes (which include foul-smelling plants to smoke) so they can see your recently born baby.
Title: Re: Anyone else having a day off today?
Post by: Martinus on January 06, 2012, 05:32:37 AM
Quote from: The Brain on January 06, 2012, 05:31:38 AM
Quote from: Martinus on January 06, 2012, 05:30:33 AM
Quote from: The Brain on January 06, 2012, 05:16:29 AM
Sure.

You are just answering the question literally, i.e. that surely anyone besides myself has a day off today, right? :P

This is a day off in Sweden.

Oh ok. :P
Title: Re: Anyone else having a day off today?
Post by: Eddie Teach on January 06, 2012, 05:41:07 AM
Quote from: Martinus on January 06, 2012, 05:32:15 AM
Yeah, must be every young mother's dream - three old creepy guys coming with bribes (which include foul-smelling plants to smoke) so they can see your recently born baby.

Eh, she was sleeping in a barn and one of them had gold.
Title: Re: Anyone else having a day off today?
Post by: The Brain on January 06, 2012, 06:32:26 AM
At least she didn't marry the 4,000 y/o father.
Title: Re: Anyone else having a day off today?
Post by: Viking on January 06, 2012, 06:46:55 AM
In iceland we take today off because today the theiving christmas troll leave town with their loot. We have to keep them from one more round of larceny.
Title: Re: Anyone else having a day off today?
Post by: The Larch on January 06, 2012, 09:55:50 AM
It's a holiday in Spain as well. Some places already got yesterday afternoon too.
Title: Re: Anyone else having a day off today?
Post by: Valmy on January 06, 2012, 09:57:17 AM
You get paid $800 an hour right?  That is one expensive holiday.
Title: Re: Anyone else having a day off today?
Post by: Razgovory on January 06, 2012, 10:00:24 AM
Quote from: Valmy on January 06, 2012, 09:57:17 AM
You get paid $800 an hour right?  That is one expensive holiday.

Marty gets paid a hundred billion an hour.
Title: Re: Anyone else having a day off today?
Post by: 11B4V on January 06, 2012, 10:11:04 AM
Yes, my reg day off.
Title: Re: Anyone else having a day off today?
Post by: PDH on January 06, 2012, 10:12:46 AM
I don't get days off.  An instructor of history has to be ready at a moment's notice to enlighten the minds of idiotic youngsters.
Title: Re: Anyone else having a day off today?
Post by: DGuller on January 06, 2012, 11:07:48 AM
Quote from: The Brain on January 06, 2012, 06:32:26 AM
At least she didn't marry the 4,000 y/o father.
:XD:
Title: Re: Anyone else having a day off today?
Post by: Mr.Penguin on January 06, 2012, 12:24:03 PM
An ordinary work day here in Denmark...
Title: Re: Anyone else having a day off today?
Post by: Ideologue on January 06, 2012, 02:57:23 PM
I was supposed to. <_<
Title: Re: Anyone else having a day off today?
Post by: HVC on January 06, 2012, 03:14:02 PM
Quote from: Ideologue on January 06, 2012, 02:57:23 PM
I was supposed to. <_<
You complain when you have no work, you complain when you do have work. Jeez, are you ever happy.


:P
Title: Re: Anyone else having a day off today?
Post by: Ideologue on January 06, 2012, 03:17:15 PM
At what they're paying me it's a pretty negligible difference. :P
Title: Re: Anyone else having a day off today?
Post by: stjaba on January 06, 2012, 05:23:40 PM
My brother in Puerto Rico gets the day off.
Title: Re: Anyone else having a day off today?
Post by: fhdz on January 06, 2012, 05:43:53 PM
I do not have the day off.
Title: Re: Anyone else having a day off today?
Post by: Grey Fox on January 06, 2012, 06:09:28 PM
Yes but it's because I have gastro. :puke: