Mark Arbour Posted April 20, 2011 Posted April 20, 2011 Here's wishing all of my fellow pot smokers a joyous holiday!
gjtravel2a Posted April 20, 2011 Posted April 20, 2011 Thanks Mark.....considering Escorial's primary export crop, is it their favorite holiday as well??
Mark Arbour Posted April 20, 2011 Author Posted April 20, 2011 Thanks Mark.....considering Escorial's primary export crop, is it their favorite holiday as well?? That's interesting...I haven't shown them celebrating that before. I would think that's more of a thing from Matt's generation forward.
gjtravel2a Posted April 20, 2011 Posted April 20, 2011 Your comment made me wonder, and being about the subject matter, I thought Wikipedia was the perfect place to seek wisdom!! As the wise and sometimes correct Wiki states: 420, 4:20 or 4/20 (pronounced four-twenty) refers to consumption of cannabis and, by extension, a way to identify oneself with cannabis subculture. The notable day for these is April 20.[1] (Not to be confused with J-Day, an international protest held on the first Saturday of May.) The term was allegedly coined by a group of teenagers in San Rafael, California in 1971.[2][3] Calling themselves the Waldos, because "their chosen hang-out spot was a wall outside the school,"[4] the group first used the term in connection to a fall 1971 plan to search for an abandoned cannabis crop that they had learned about.[5] The Waldos designated the Louis Pasteur statue on the grounds of San Rafael High School as their meeting place, and 4:20 p.m. as their meeting time.[4] The Waldos referred to this plan with the phrase "4:20 Louis". Multiple failed attempts to find the crop eventually shortened their phrase to simply "4:20", which ultimately evolved into a codeword the teens used to mean pot-smoking in general.[5] High Times Creative Director Steven Hager was the first person to track down the Waldos and publish their account of the origins of the term. Hager wrote "Are You Stoner Smart or Stoner Stupid?" (October 1998) in which he called for 4:20 p.m. to be the socially accepted hour of the day to consume cannabis. "I believe 420 is a ritualization of cannabis use that holds deep meaning for our subculture," wrote Hager. "It also points us in a direction for the responsible use of cannabis." Of course, as with all things Wiki (Taken with a grain or three of salt), one must add, "Never let the truth get in the way of a good story" and is seems the San Rafael story is amusing! Dude.... gj
Mark Arbour Posted April 20, 2011 Author Posted April 20, 2011 Your comment made me wonder, and being about the subject matter, I thought Wikipedia was the perfect place to seek wisdom!! As the wise and sometimes correct Wiki states: 420, 4:20 or 4/20 (pronounced four-twenty) refers to consumption of cannabis and, by extension, a way to identify oneself with cannabis subculture. The notable day for these is April 20.[1] (Not to be confused with J-Day, an international protest held on the first Saturday of May.) The term was allegedly coined by a group of teenagers in San Rafael, California in 1971.[2][3] Calling themselves the Waldos, because "their chosen hang-out spot was a wall outside the school,"[4] the group first used the term in connection to a fall 1971 plan to search for an abandoned cannabis crop that they had learned about.[5] The Waldos designated the Louis Pasteur statue on the grounds of San Rafael High School as their meeting place, and 4:20 p.m. as their meeting time.[4] The Waldos referred to this plan with the phrase "4:20 Louis". Multiple failed attempts to find the crop eventually shortened their phrase to simply "4:20", which ultimately evolved into a codeword the teens used to mean pot-smoking in general.[5] High Times Creative Director Steven Hager was the first person to track down the Waldos and publish their account of the origins of the term. Hager wrote "Are You Stoner Smart or Stoner Stupid?" (October 1998) in which he called for 4:20 p.m. to be the socially accepted hour of the day to consume cannabis. "I believe 420 is a ritualization of cannabis use that holds deep meaning for our subculture," wrote Hager. "It also points us in a direction for the responsible use of cannabis." Of course, as with all things Wiki (Taken with a grain or three of salt), one must add, "Never let the truth get in the way of a good story" and is seems the San Rafael story is amusing! Dude.... gj My understanding was that the group that met to get high at 4:20 was The Grateful Dead.
Sir Galahad Posted April 21, 2011 Posted April 21, 2011 Here's wishing all of my fellow pot smokers a joyous holiday! Not that I'm aware of such things of course. But salutations none the less! 1
Mark Arbour Posted April 21, 2011 Author Posted April 21, 2011 Not that I'm aware of such things of course. But salutations none the less! OMG! Where have you been? Good to see you around!
Sir Galahad Posted April 21, 2011 Posted April 21, 2011 (edited) OMG! Where have you been? Good to see you around! Hehe, thanks. Trust me man, my work is crazy. I'm all over the place, but thanks to the easter break I'm back in the UK for a 2 weeks to unwind. Maybe for good, cos this job is killing me. I may not comment, but I always find time to read your work. As always, it's awesome. Edited April 21, 2011 by Sir Galahad 2
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