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A virus circulates at City Hall

We have Elon Musk to thank for the moniker-of-the-year which is Woke Mind Virus.  It's simple to understand, widely applicable these days and gets the point across very efficiently.  It immediately came to my mind when I read the city e-newsletter announcement

CIty Hall Holiday Closure

CIty Hall will be closed Monday, October 14th, in observance of Indigenous Peoples' Day.

It will reopen on Tuesday, October 15th, for normal operating hours.

Yeah, no, sorry.  The second Monday in October is Columbus Day.  Here is some background that I provided four years ago when South San Francisco abolished Columbus Day.  It bears rereading for those with the Woke Mind Virus in B'game.

If we need an Indigenous Peoples' Day, then we should find another day.  How about June 26th–Custer's Last Stand at The Little Bighorn?

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13 responses to “A virus circulates at City Hall”

  1. seriously

    lol. turn off fox news for a moment or two and just breathe.

  2. sheesh

    @ seriously i couldn’t agree more!

  3. Darth Virus

    The virus is strong with this one.

  4. Peter Garrison

    I think we should have all our holidays on one day maybe in July?
    And everyone celebrate that day and their birthday all at once and then get back to work.

  5. Long Live the Republic

    Let’s call it October Italian American month and we celebrate Columbus on our own.

  6. San Diego State alum

    June 26th works well. It will give everyone a chance to warm up their barbeques for the Fourth by grilling the Aztec human sacrifices. Auntie, how about a leg bone with Ancho chili powder?

  7. HMB

    A song we sang on bus trips with the speech and debate team in high school (Mrs. Gartner was quite laissez faire in her advisor/chaperone duties): https://youtu.be/XHB-mNyS8YI?si=UGh5g-UG0eNMaCT2

  8. JP

    Serious reading here: https://atlantablackstar.com/2014/04/09/5-native-american-communities-who-owned-africans-slaves/

  9. Mom

    I’m blushing HMB

  10. Cassandra

    I just read in John Horgan’s column that the school tax GG “can be increased or decreased, depending on fiscal circumstances.”
    Can this be true!?

  11. Fugit All

    I wish I could upvote @seriously and @sheesh
    Please spare us a rant about “Happy Holidays” this year. It’s so old, tired, and grumpy.

  12. JP

    I hope you have a crappy holiday personally. Thanks for adding nothing.

  13. Man Up Burlingame

    Haters gonna hate. Wokesters gonna woke you up.

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