August needs a holiday...

[ElboRuum]

The only month with no significant holiday.

I propose the following:

Pie Appreciation Day

Rationale:

Christmas and Thanksgiving are all about the meat and potatoes.
Halloween, Easter, and to a lesser extent, Valentine's day are all about the candy
St. Patrick's Day and New Years are all about the booze.
Memorial Day, Labor Day, and the Fourth of July are all about grilled and barbequed meat.

What culinary awesomeness needs its own holiday where it is the centerpiece? Why, pie of course. Fruit pies, custard pies, nut pies, with or without whipped cream or ice cream, a veritable orgy of crust and filling. Everyone meets around 7pm at someone's home and everyone brings a pie (a nice assortment, so feel free to plan ahead with the other attendees), and we sit and eat lots of pie, drink coffee, play cards, and shoot the shit. Break out the cocktails, wine, and beer if you prefer a buzz with your pie.

You don't have to bake one if you don't want, bring a pie from a bakery. That's not the point.

The point is pie. And good conversation with good people. And pie.

Second Friday in August.

Who's with me?! Oh, and by the way... PIE!

[fadedrose]

1. Please leave August alone

Thanks.

[rug]

2. And it should start on 8/31 at 4:15.

[murielm99]

3. August has my birthday.

It doesn't need another holiday. Nyah! Nyah!

[begin_within]

4. You're right, but

many people are already on vacation in August, so having a holiday for a day off would be meaningless for some people, since they already are on vacation. Nevertheless, I would still be in favor of an early August holiday. August is usually hot and appetites are lower than in November, so whatever is served has to be light.

[yankeepants]

5. Nobody wants to fire up the oven in August

Perhaps you can perfect baking in the grill

[HopeHoops]

6. Sex Maniac Day (S&M Day for short)

Best of both worlds - it already includes a pie.

:evilgrin:

[Denninmi]

7. It already has one, it's just obscure, not "significant".

Lammas

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lammas

[LiberalEsto]

8. I vote for grilled corn on the cob nt

[fadedrose]

9. Aug 14, '44? Didn't the Japanese sign something ending their part

of WWII? I think.

It was my 7th birthday, I think, and we some kids over for cake (my first party) and a few minutes after the kids got there, somebody outside was yelling the war is over!!! and the whole street was filled with people celebrating.

What the hell was that day and why don't we celebrate it now?

[fadedrose]

13. It was Aug 14, 1945 - the day that WWII ended

http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=1352

People were happy everywhere - I can't figure out why we don't celebrate this day in conjunction with Dec 7, 1941. Both dates are important..

[whistler162]

10. Move to RI you commie red neck if you want a August Holiday

;)

[freshwest]

11. I thought the entire *month* of August was a holiday. Nice looking pie you got there.

[Phentex]

12. I'm in! But it's so hot in August here I'll have to go with

frozen pies. Ice cream pies. Peanut butter pie. Frozen strawberry jello pie.

I'm in!