Hardcore troubadour 12,645 Posted June 17, 2020 2 minutes ago, edjr said: I am going to spend the day bartending (11 to 5) at the outside bar. GRAND SEASON OPENING What’s the special? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hawkeye21 1,853 Posted June 17, 2020 4 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said: No. I made a point of what I think (know) will happen. . You chimed in with “won’t affect me” basically. So I pointed out that you’re not the only issue. Fock those other guys. Wow. You're really good at this. Way to make something out of nothing. You really are just as bad as the guys on FBG. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DonS 3,067 Posted June 17, 2020 13 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said: What’s the special? Black Russians of course! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 5,564 Posted June 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Hardcore troubadour said: What’s the special? No idea we didn't open yet Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DonS 3,067 Posted June 17, 2020 Honest question. What's the back story on why it's called Juneteenth? Was there confusion or something about what day it actually occurred? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 5,564 Posted June 17, 2020 Just now, DonS said: Honest question. What's the back story on why it's called Juneteenth? Was there confusion or something about what day it actually occurred? it happened sometime in June between the 12th and the 20th Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drobeski 3,061 Posted June 17, 2020 2 minutes ago, DonS said: Honest question. What's the back story on why it's called Juneteenth? Was there confusion or something about what day it actually occurred? Ebonixs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DonS 3,067 Posted June 17, 2020 1 minute ago, edjr said: it happened sometime in June between the 12th and the 20th Cool. Thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posty 2,296 Posted June 17, 2020 7 minutes ago, DonS said: Honest question. What's the back story on why it's called Juneteenth? Was there confusion or something about what day it actually occurred? It is just a combination of June and the nineteeth of when Texas finally got the word that blacks were no longer slaves on June 19, 1865... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drobeski 3,061 Posted June 17, 2020 11 minutes ago, edjr said: it happened sometime in June between the 12th and the 20th Juneteenthish Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 5,564 Posted June 17, 2020 12 minutes ago, drobeski said: Ebonixs by L Ron Hubbard Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tanatastic 2,061 Posted June 17, 2020 55 minutes ago, drobeski said: I’m starting to realize that this is the real “woke”. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drobeski 3,061 Posted June 17, 2020 Just now, tanatastic said: I’m starting to realize that this is the real “woke”. glad you're coming around Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 5,564 Posted June 17, 2020 2 minutes ago, tanatastic said: I’m starting to realize that this is the real “woke”. That's going to leave a mark. Ouch Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gladiators 1,904 Posted June 17, 2020 59 minutes ago, drobeski said: Blackface? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drobeski 3,061 Posted June 17, 2020 Just now, Gladiators said: Blackface? The real racists like to refer to them as uncle toms Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 12,645 Posted June 17, 2020 You know the Alamo has to go to. They were fighting the Mexicans to keep their slaves. And religious freedom. That’s gonna be a hoot! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
supermike80 1,285 Posted June 17, 2020 I honestly thought this was a joke..Nope.. I now know people who have it off. Not me....damnit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TommyGavin 788 Posted June 17, 2020 I got the email at 5:30 this afternoon that we are closed. Funny thing is I didn’t read this thread but saw the thread title. Was shocked when I saw an email on work phone similar as a title on this bored Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 5,564 Posted June 18, 2020 17 hours ago, supermike80 said: I honestly thought this was a joke..Nope.. I now know people who have it off. Not me....damnit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kilroy69 994 Posted June 18, 2020 The liberals at yahoo are pushing for July 4th to be replaced with June 19th. Every day I wake up happy that I live in rural Michigan where none of this has reached. https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/support-grows-for-juneteenth-americas-true-independence-day-in-wake-of-george-floyd-protests-154133852.html As the nation continues to rally behind the Black Lives Matter movement, the push for celebrating Juneteenth as an official holiday has been growing 一 garnering support from government officials and prominent corporations. Juneteenth — which gets its name from combining “June” and “19th” — is a widely recognized holiday that commemorates the freeing of the last slaves living in Galveston, Texas, a part of the Confederate South, on June 19, 1865. They received word they were free more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. A scene from Philadelphia's second annual Juneteenth Parade, in 2019. (Photo: Bastiaan Slabbers/NurPhoto via Getty Images) This year the holiday has received more attention than usual, as the flood of recent protests across the United States has called for the recognition and appreciation of Black lives. As Steve Williams, president of the National Juneteenth Observance Foundation, told USA Today, “Juneteenth is a unifying holiday. It is the completion of the celebration of freedom in America.” Rosa Parks Cab Driver @eleven8 · Jun 16, 2020 Replying to @eleven8 We always talk about history being white washed and this literally seems like another attempt at doing that. It seems like they’re just saying “here, nigga, damn!” with these Juneteenth celebrations but not bothering to PROPERLY educate you on the purpose of the holiday Rosa Parks Cab Driver @eleven8 The Emancipation Proclamation ended slavery in January 1, 1863. It took 2 and a half years for the enslaved Africans in Galveston, Texas to be delivered the message that they were actually free. That was June 19, 1865. Juneteenth. 140 5:18 PM - Jun 16, 2020 Twitter Ads info and privacy 105 people are talking about this Recently the proposed federal holiday made headlines after President Trump received backlash for planning a presidential rally on the very same day, in Tulsa, Okla. — a particularly alarming detail, as Tulsa is known for what has been called "the single worst incident of racial violence in American history,” the Black Wall Street Massacre. On Friday, Trump tweeted that he would reschedule his event “out of respect.” LAFC ✔@LAFC On June 19, 1865 orders were read by Union general Gordon Granger that all slaves were proclaimed free. That day has become known as Juneteenth. Juneteenth is not currently recognized as a Federal holiday, Help us change that. Take action. http://change.org/LAFCJuneteenth 625 4:00 PM - Jun 16, 2020 Twitter Ads info and privacy 236 people are talking about this The push for official recognition Traditionally Juneteenth has been celebrated with barbecues, parades, voter registration efforts, marches and exhibitions that honor the culture and history of Black people in America, with cities such as Minneapolis and Philadelphia being home to some of the largest Juneteenth celebrations in the country; some smaller cities, such as Turlock, Calif., are having their very first Juneteenth celebrations in 2020. This year, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced some to scale back or cancel, though it has also given rise to new ways to celebrate, including virtual parties and album releases. Online movements like HellaJuneteenth and a now-viral Change.org petition started by 93-year-old Opal Lee have encouraged people to honor the holiday by joining the effort to have the day recognized as an official national holiday. K_Webb@Ttown_K It's crazy how so many people of color are just now finding out the significance of June 19th. I can vividly remember going to almost every Juneteenth celebration in the Greenwood district of Tulsa. 11:20 PM - Jun 16, 2020 Twitter Ads info and privacy See K_Webb's other Tweets Turlock Journal@turlockjournal Local activist organization Las Dalias have organized Turlock’s first-ever Juneteenth celebration to take place at Donnelly Park on Friday.https://www.turlockjournal.com/news/local/upcoming-juneteenth-celebration-turlock-first/ … Upcoming Juneteenth celebration a Turlock first Juneteenth is the oldest national commemoration of the official end to slavery in the United States, yet many are still unfamiliar with the holiday and its importance. A group of Turlock activists is... turlockjournal.com 6 11:26 PM - Jun 16, 2020 Twitter Ads info and privacy See Turlock Journal's other Tweets tee lou@teeliciouss_ I started planning a small Juneteenth BBQ for my friends/youth in my community....... and now it’s grown to 1,000+ interested/going responses on the Facebook page. The Milwaukee bucks might show up. The news is interviewing me this week. I need HELP. 150 2:16 PM - Jun 9, 2020 · Chicago, IL Twitter Ads info and privacy 32 people are talking about this The fight for Juneteenth to be recognized across the United States is one that has been waged for many years, as evidenced by a history of changes in states’ legislatures. Currently hundreds of cities, 46 states and the District of Columbia observe the holiday, with Texas being the first to do so back in 1980. Philadelphia, on the other hand, is the most recent to adopt the holiday; Virginia and New York also moved to do so this week, with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signing an executive order to make Juneteenth a paid state holiday this year and announcing plans to introduce legislation to make it permanent. In Virginia earlier this week, Gov. Ralph Northam announced his own legislation to do so while standing alongside Grammy-winning producer and Virginia Beach native Pharrell Williams. During the announcement, Northam acknowledged the holiday as just “one step toward reconciliation,” giving executive branch state employees the day off. “Juneteenth deserves the same level of recognition and celebration,” said Williams. “July 4, 1776, not everybody was free and celebrating their Independence Day. So here’s our day. And if you love us, it will be your day too.” This marks the governor’s most recent attempt to rectify the history of Virginia as a Confederate state, as earlier this year, Northam signed a bill into law to remove the Lee-Jackson Day holiday, which honored Confederate generals. WAVY TV 10 ✔@WAVY_News "A paid holiday, it's not the end of it, it's just the beginning of it," Virginia Beach native @Pharrell said about Virginia declaring Juneteenth a state holiday. "Black lives matter in the eyes of the commonwealth. They didn't always, but they do now." https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/virginia-beach/gov-northam-to-make-announcement-with-pharrell-at-2-p-m/ … Live: Northam declares Juneteenth a state holiday App users: Click here to watch live coverage starting at 2 p.m. Updates from Northam’s press conference: Juneteenth will be state holiday Northam says Juneteenth, which celebrates the officia… wavy.com 1,336 3:00 PM - Jun 16, 2020 Twitter Ads info and privacy 569 people are talking about this Corporate support grows Also, many companies are now making Juneteenth a company holiday, offering their employees a paid day off. Among them are Twitter, Best Buy, Square, Nike, U.S. Bank, J.C. Penney, Quicken Loans and the NFL. “Both Twitter and Square are making #Juneteenth (June 19th) a company holiday in the US, forevermore,” Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey tweeted on June 9, calling it “a day for celebration, education, and connection.” Similarly, in a statement from the NFL, commissioner Roger Goodell explained, “Juneteenth not only marks the end of slavery in the United States, but it also symbolizes freedom 一 a freedom that was delayed, and brutally resisted; and though decades of progress followed, a freedom for which we must continue to fight." Target is also joining the growing trend by closing its Minneapolis headquarters for the day, giving full-time hourly employees the option to take a paid day off and paying time and a half to those who don’t. “We recognize that the racial trauma the country is experiencing now is not new, but throughout recent weeks there has been a sense that this time is, and has to be, different,” said Brian Cornell, Target’s chief executive, in a statement. “Juneteenth takes on additional significance in this moment.” Cleveland Cavaliers ✔@cavs Effective this Friday, June 19th, #JuneteenthDay will be observed as an annual paid holiday for our entire organization. We encourage everyone to use this day to learn more about freedom for all, the fight for equality, and the struggle to end racial injustice. 552 7:00 PM - Jun 15, 2020 Twitter Ads info and privacy 142 people are talking about this Futuri@FUTURIinc We believe that Juneteenth should be a national holiday. This Friday, June 19, Futuri will honor #Juneteenth by making it a paid company holiday and closing our offices. We're encouraging our team to use this time to support a cause that encourages equality and inclusion. 1 1:46 PM - Jun 15, 2020 Twitter Ads info and privacy See Futuri's other Tweets Harvard University ✔@Harvard On Friday, June 19, Harvard will be closed to commemorate Juneteenth https://hrvd.me/juneteenth20t Juneteenth | Harvard University Harvard University is devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and research, and to developing leaders in many disciplines who make a difference globally. Harvard University is made up of 11... harvard.edu 806 4:30 PM - Jun 16, 2020 Twitter Ads info and privacy 226 people are talking about this Some are even pushing to replace July Fourth with Juneteenth, or what some are calling America’s True Independence Day (or, alternately, Emancipation Day, Juneteenth Independence Day or Black Independence Day). Frederick Douglass first raised the issue in his 1852 address, asking: “What, to the American slave, is your Fourth of July?” He continued, “a day that reveals to him, more than all other days in the year, the gross injustice and cruelty to which he is the constant victim.” More recently, author Elizabeth Lampkin wrote, “In the wake of recent events, I think it is time to rekindle the flame of reflection, rejoicing, rebuilding, and reconnecting with each other and our surrounding communities. Rather than celebrating a holiday that was not designed to acknowledge freedom for all, why not celebrate the oldest day in history that marked liberty for people of color.” Craig W. Johnson@DrJinCA After much thought & prayer, I’ve decided that Juneteenth will replace July 4th on MY calendar! No work! Just a celebration of freedom. I’m even gonna fly a flag at my home! It’s time to take a stand! #BLM @DrJinCA 45 1:05 PM - Jun 15, 2020 Twitter Ads info and privacy See Craig W. Johnson's other Tweets Jess says Black Lives Matter@The_Gayest_Jess lukewarm take: replace getting 4th of july being a federal holiday with juneteenth. We are not free until we are ALL free 5 10:39 PM - Jun 15, 2020 Twitter Ads info and privacy See Jess says Black Lives Matter's other Tweets Osha Davidson ✔@OshaDavidson Juneteenth should replace July 4th as America's true Independence Day. https://twitter.com/ninaturner/status/1271804497497591809 … Nina Turner ✔@ninaturner Juneteenth should be a national holiday...pass it on! https://twitter.com/angelo_greco/status/1271800614897549312 … 12 10:02 AM - Jun 13, 2020 Twitter Ads info and privacy See Osha Davidson's other Tweets Everything DC MD & VA@TheDMVDailyy The Bigger Picture: A Peaceful Protest To Abolish July 4th. RT #Juneteeth Should Replace It. 9 12:25 AM - Jun 15, 2020 Twitter Ads info and privacy 21 people are talking about this Many echoed Lampkin’s sentiment — including Maahley Van der Woodson, spokesperson for the DMV Daily Black Lives Matter peaceful protest to Abolish July 4th (tweet above), who told Yahoo Life, “Despite the desire to completely abolish July 4th, we realize that is impractical. However, we believe Juneteenth should be a federal holiday recognized and honored nationwide. It is important to celebrate this day separate from July 4th, to highlight the fact that not all of us were free.” Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Patriotsfatboy1 1,432 Posted June 19, 2020 My schedule was strangely open tomorrow, so I am taking the day off and playing some golf for the first time this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DonS 3,067 Posted June 19, 2020 I'm pretty shocked that my company didn't virtue signal and give us tomorrow off. So far this year they've been shoving "inclusion" down our throats with great vigor. Over the years they've formed several Employee Resource Groups. Ones for the gheys, millennials, Hispanics, etc. Just yesterday they announced one for Asian/Pacific Islanders. Still waiting for the Middle Aged Straight White Guys group, but I won't hold my breath. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TommyGavin 788 Posted June 19, 2020 I get it off - surprisingly but need to be in and found out I can carry it as a “floater” Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 12,645 Posted June 19, 2020 It’s not a real holiday unless there are mattress and car sales. Anyone forget what country we live in? Memorial Day is about our war dead. Get a Hyundai. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Strike 3,975 Posted June 11, 2021 Woo Hoo!!!! 2nd year in a row getting Juneteenth off. Technically. We're a 24/7 shop so not all of us can take it on that day so I get it whenever the fock I want. Thanks, persecuted POC!!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DonS 3,067 Posted June 11, 2021 On 6/18/2020 at 7:06 PM, Hardcore troubadour said: It’s not a real holiday unless there are mattress and car sales. This year they're going to start celebrating with fire sales. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kilroy69 994 Posted June 12, 2021 I do. They swapped out good friday for it. At first I was like wtf...but then I realized that it is nice to have a paid day off in June. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DonS 3,067 Posted June 12, 2021 8 minutes ago, kilroy69 said: I do. They swapped out good friday for it. At first I was like wtf...but then I realized that it is nice to have a paid day off in June. You used to get Good Friday off? Do you work for the catholic church or something? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kilroy69 994 Posted June 12, 2021 5 minutes ago, DonS said: You used to get Good Friday off? Do you work for the catholic church or something? nope. Just used to be a thing. At least here in Michigan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kilroy69 994 Posted June 12, 2021 On 6/16/2020 at 9:07 AM, IGotWorms said: I might as well. Been basically twisting in the wind ever since this pandemic thing hit. Can’t concentrate on sh1t. Then wife dropped the divorce bomb in case there was some chance I could possibly salvage 2020. I am super sorry to hear this man. Chin up. If you ever need to talk please reach out. 1 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nomad99 407 Posted June 12, 2021 We are up to 14 holidays a year now Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 5,564 Posted June 12, 2021 I have it off, 2nd year in a row. Headed to Foxwoods to celebrate with the indians Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Utilit99 4,099 Posted June 12, 2021 I'll go to work.on purpose even if it's a Saturday. Of course I don't even know what date it is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dogcows 1,029 Posted June 12, 2021 https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article252053258.html This Juneteenth party got canceled... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cdub100 3,380 Posted June 16, 2021 Guess I get it off now https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senate-unanimously-passes-bill-make-juneteenth-federal-holiday-n1270967 Well over 600k white men died to free black people. You're welcome. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
titans&bucs&bearsohmy! 2,745 Posted June 16, 2021 On 6/17/2020 at 1:07 AM, IGotWorms said: I might as well. Been basically twisting in the wind ever since this pandemic thing hit. Can’t concentrate on sh1t. Then wife dropped the divorce bomb in case there was some chance I could possibly salvage 2020. Dude... divorce is awesome. Get yourself in the gym. Get fit. Then spend a year or two banging every damn thing that will allow it. The year after my divorce was the best of my life. But don't tell my second wife I said that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IGotWorms 3,315 Posted June 16, 2021 1 hour ago, titans&bucs&bearsohmy! said: Dude... divorce is awesome. Get yourself in the gym. Get fit. Then spend a year or two banging every damn thing that will allow it. The year after my divorce was the best of my life. But don't tell my second wife I said that. I’m aware That post was a year ago and basically about how I wasn’t going to get anything accomplished in 2021. Which was mostly true as far as work etc, but I did bang a few different chicks and bought a new house. However I have since focked it up by finding a lady I really like, and whom my boys also like Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
