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Geek Pride Day ~ Towel Day

Monday, 25. May 2009, 04:12:37

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It's Geek Pride Day today! The date coincides with the premiere of the first Star Wars movie in 1977.
Geek Pride Day has been celebrated since 2006, when it originated in Spain.

(And no, it's not a photo of me, it's a picture from my t-shirt album)

:rolleyes:





The day coincides with Towel Day, which commemorates the death of Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which was first observed in 2001. Adams considered a towel "the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitch hiker can have".

And since the two days collide, I found some geeky stuff about the Towel day:

The date of Towel Day was chosen because it was two weeks after Adams' death (May 11th). But if you calculate 5 + 25 (May 25), working with hexadecimal numbers (which equals 2A), and convert that to decimal, you get 42.

So - don't forget your towels today, folks! :D

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Dacotah 25. May 2009, 04:16

Happy Towel day to you. :D

flamingo-rinse 25. May 2009, 04:19

Never without mine :smile:

Phantom2 25. May 2009, 04:37

Happy Towel Day! :up:
Standard Equipment in my business.

Zaphira 25. May 2009, 04:43

Perfect. We're all ready to face this day then. :yes: :happy:

Chas4 25. May 2009, 04:55

The answer to life is

Dacotah 25. May 2009, 05:32

:happy:

Zaphira 25. May 2009, 05:35

Not only to life, Chas, but the answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything. *whoa*

Cois 25. May 2009, 06:22

You geeks :rolleyes:

Zaphira 25. May 2009, 06:49

Just remember your towel, that's all I say! :D

Spaggyj 25. May 2009, 10:10

Hooray :happy:

Furie 25. May 2009, 10:51

You know, philosophically speaking one could say that the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe and Everything is the very personal question "When I die will anyone care?" Could it be that Doug had a premonition of how he'd be remembered in literary form?

Happy Towel Day, kitten. Don't panic. :wink:

Zaphira 25. May 2009, 10:53

Maybe so, Mik. But it seems that 42 is a relative number, then.

And I won't panic. I've got my towel. :happy:

rose-marie 25. May 2009, 11:42

:lol: I read that as Greek pride day!
I started off with fresh towels today :yes:

Furie 25. May 2009, 12:09

But...a fresh towel wont have grown any nutrients if you get stuck without food. :yikes:

rose-marie 25. May 2009, 12:19

Like if the shower would lock me up? I didn't think about that! :eek:

Zaphira 25. May 2009, 14:23

I threw out a lot of old towels yesterday when I went through all my stuff. :D

Furie 25. May 2009, 14:31

Your shower has a lock? Do you often keep prisoners in it? :left:

ellinidata 25. May 2009, 19:21

two great days a year I do honor and love, "geek pride day" and "no pants on day!" :hat: !!!


"happy all " every one!

Zaphira 25. May 2009, 19:26

Haha, No Pants day! :D That's hilarious! I'd love to see that celebrated here! :lol:

ellinidata 25. May 2009, 19:40

hahaha there is a National day but this one is local :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9La40WwO-lU

Zaphira 25. May 2009, 19:57

Oh dear, in January?! :eyes:

The looks on the other passengers' faces were priceless though! :lol:

ellinidata 25. May 2009, 19:59

hahahaha yes,
I actually took the train that day for being part of the celebration! No, I wasn't brave enough to do it! but I did witnessed it p:

Zaphira 25. May 2009, 20:01

I dunno if I'd dropped the pants either. *thinks*

Well... perhaps if I knew someone who'd do the same. P:

flamingo-rinse 25. May 2009, 23:06

I didn't say - but meant to - I love the T shirt, Pussy Cat :smile:

Suntana 25. May 2009, 23:50

I'd better not forget my towel ... cuz I gotta go shower now. :D

Zaphira 26. May 2009, 04:02

@ Mr. Rinse ~ Me too. :happy:

@ Sunny ~ Haha, well, air drying works too. :D

rose-marie 26. May 2009, 07:08

Originally posted by Furie:

Do you often keep prisoners in it?

Define "often"... :left:

Zaphira 26. May 2009, 07:13

A lock on the shower door can come in handy actually... :left:

Cois 26. May 2009, 07:45

There's a 'exercise bike' joke in there somewhere but I'll look after some java :coffee: p:

Zaphira 26. May 2009, 07:52

Argh! :faint:

I'll never share a story again! :lol:

Marike79 26. May 2009, 11:30

Ooo I'm always late.. :cheers: anyway :D

Cois 26. May 2009, 11:47

:lol: awww.. I'm kidding Zaphy awww i won't bring it up ever again :happy: *walks away and uncrosses fingers*

Furie 26. May 2009, 13:45

*follows Clint and wonders why he's hanging around the bus stop looking hopeful*

Cois 26. May 2009, 15:47

Jen's coming? :left:

Zaphira 26. May 2009, 17:44

Just cross fingers that she didn't take that bus! :wink:

Furie 26. May 2009, 20:09

She is? Let's hope she's got her towel then. :whistle:

Zaphira 26. May 2009, 20:54

*washes eyes*

That was not nice images to get here right before bedtime!

qlue 26. May 2009, 21:26

:lol:.

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