Before long, the trees and wreaths will start going up the day after Labor Day. We may end up like that Sliders episode, Season’s Greedings . Here’s one possible remedy:
Amendment XXVIII.
Section 1.
The public promotion of any national holiday by any person, corporation or organization for commercial purposes more than thirty calendar days before the holiday is hereby prohibited.
Section 2.
Restrictions on the commercial promotion of state and local holidays shall be under the authority of the appropriate state or local government.
Section 3
The Congress and the several States shall have concurrent power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
Section 4.
This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of the several States, as provided in the Constitution, within seven years from the date of the submission hereof to the States by the Congress.
hlagallah over 13 years ago
If only it were that easy with the rest…
Hugh B. Hayve over 13 years ago
It’s after Thanksgiving here in Canada so it ok to start decorating
Colt9033 over 13 years ago
There prematurely doing it in all retail stores and restraunts. Makes me mad, their trying to skip Thanksgiving.
3hourtour Premium Member over 13 years ago
..Scrooge…
joefish25 over 13 years ago
this may explain things….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yzK-Uf6zVs
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 13 years ago
joefish Ha ha, and sadly so true!
TikiCarol over 13 years ago
I’m ashamed to say I started decorating Just The O-ther Dayyyyyyyyyyyyyy
dougsathome over 13 years ago
That reminds me - time to start putting up the holiday decorations.
lewisbower over 13 years ago
Halloween is the 2nd biggest decoration holiday and this years the merchandise was side by side.
Turnbloom creator over 13 years ago
I love how anything, and everything talks in this strip.
I also love the simple “hello.” Very ominous like, “We meet again.”
Brilliant!
runar over 13 years ago
Before long, the trees and wreaths will start going up the day after Labor Day. We may end up like that Sliders episode, Season’s Greedings . Here’s one possible remedy:
Amendment XXVIII.
Section 1.
The public promotion of any national holiday by any person, corporation or organization for commercial purposes more than thirty calendar days before the holiday is hereby prohibited.
Section 2.
Restrictions on the commercial promotion of state and local holidays shall be under the authority of the appropriate state or local government.
Section 3
The Congress and the several States shall have concurrent power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
Section 4.
This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of the several States, as provided in the Constitution, within seven years from the date of the submission hereof to the States by the Congress.