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First, what does Gone-ta-pott mean anyway?
Gone-ta-pott or "gone to pot" is a "idiom."
If something has gone to pot, it has gone wrong and doesn't work any more. A day where nothing has gone right. A day full of ms-haps. A day where everything you tried to do ended up with no success. A day where one thing right after the other went ah-stray. A day when trying to meet a deadlines and everything got in the way. A day that should of been a day of success turned out to be a day turmoil.
Many times this idiom is pronounced Gone-ta-pott when a person is announcing how their day has gone. "My day has just gone-ta-pott!"
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What is this Holiday for?
This holiday is for seeing the humor in a bad day!
This Holiday is set aside for people around the world to appreciate and get a good laugh out of a bad day or a bad week. This day is set aside so friends can come together over a few drinks, a pot of stew and get a big laugh out of the stories being told about who had the worse day for the month. Invite all your friends and family over to share in the laughter. We all love to hear a good story and we all jump to attention when someone says..... let me tell you what happened to...! So on this day everybody needs to tell their best gone-ta-pott stories so everyone can get a big laugh out of it.
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Why was the 28th of each month picked?
- Each month was picked because we have real trying gone-ta-pott days each and every month.
- The 28th of the month was picked because statistics tell us that the end of the month is when we are all under the most stress and under the most pressure during any given month. Bills are due at the end of the month, we are tired, things have to be delivered here and picked up there and it's only natural to start stressing over them around the 28th. Monthly deadline that are due are frantically realized on the 28th that time is running out. The list goes on and on.
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How did this day become a holiday?
Weeks before this website made it's appearance on the Internet; we were not having the best of luck and decided to go down to the river (on the 28th of the month) to take a break from life for the day. A conversation started about how life sometimes knocks the breath out of you and the question was asked.... "Well what are you going to do now?" Sarcastically the answer was .... " I think I'm going to design a website and call it Gone-ta-pott.com since that seems to be what I know the most about right now." Laughter echoed across the slew. "I wonder if I could build a website?" "I wonder?" Needless to say, a joke turned into reality. In 2004 www.gone-ta-pott.com made it's first appearance on the Internet. A directory based on the calendar of events. And Gone-ta-pott Day has made the list for weird, wild & wacky holidays.
We named it! - We claimed it! - We published it! - and we declared it for ours!
This is referred to as a "National" day but like most all weird holidays there are no congressional records or presidential proclamations for this fun holiday. Even though, this is still a holiday that is publicized to celebrate. So have fun with it and celebrate it!
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How can I Celebrate Gone-ta-pott Day?
• Blog about it! - We all have right. In fact each month we usually experience one of those days that we wish we could just snap our fingers and make the day start over. How many times have you come home to your family and said "my day has gone-ta-pott? I think it's far time we look on the bright side of life and see the humor in a day that's gone to pott. It's time to tell the tales and let everyone laugh about it on Gone-ta-pott Day, the 28th of every month!
• Read and Learn! - Visit the Idiom Dictionary to find a whole list of Idioms. Have fun reading what they all mean.
• Send Free E-Greeting! - If your ready to get together with your friends don't forget to invite them with these fun Internet Invitations.
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What are you stressing about?
