"People have complained that I posted spoilers without warning, but rather than just admit to being inconsiderate, here's an article where I simply declare such complaints to be invalid. If what you're reading can be spoiled so easily, then next time pick a book that isn't so shallow. And hey, even if I have "spoiled" it, now you can enjoy it in a brand new way!"
Maybe I'm taking this the wrong way. Was that article supposed to be satire? I'm not very good at detecting subtlety.
"People have complained that I posted spoilers without warning, but rather than just admit to being inconsiderate, here's an article where I simply declare such complaints to be invalid. If what you're reading can be spoiled so easily, then next time pick a book that isn't so shallow. And hey, even if I have "spoiled" it, now you can enjoy it in a brand new way!"
Maybe I'm taking this the wrong way. Was that article supposed to be satire? I'm not very good at detecting subtlety.
I don't know. I think you summed it up perfectly.
Brian
...but the senator, while insisting he was not intoxicated, could not explain his nudity.
If I had 50 cents for every math question I got right, I'd have $6.30 by now.
"People have complained that I posted spoilers without warning, but rather than just admit to being inconsiderate, here's an article where I simply declare such complaints to be invalid. If what you're reading can be spoiled so easily, then next time pick a book that isn't so shallow. And hey, even if I have "spoiled" it, now you can enjoy it in a brand new way!"
Maybe I'm taking this the wrong way. Was that article supposed to be satire? I'm not very good at detecting subtlety.
It's not satire. He's just making excuses for pissing off his readership.
What jerkwad, I mean, respected NY times opinion/blog writer, fails to grasp is that there's a world of difference between giving the reader a choice to read the spoiler and just flat out going Hamlet dies!
Volante wrote:What jerkwad, I mean, respected NY times opinion/blog writer, fails to grasp is that there's a world of difference between giving the reader a choice to read the spoiler and just flat out going Hamlet dies!
"People have complained that I posted spoilers without warning, but rather than just admit to being inconsiderate, here's an article where I simply declare such complaints to be invalid. If what you're reading can be spoiled so easily, then next time pick a book that isn't so shallow. And hey, even if I have "spoiled" it, now you can enjoy it in a brand new way!"
Maybe I'm taking this the wrong way. Was that article supposed to be satire? I'm not very good at detecting subtlety.
My subtlety detector regularly malfunctions as well. (as does my sarcasm detector, but I think they're two functions of the same device)
Personally, I guess it's the kind of spoiler that I'm worried about being spoiled on - isn't a problem with books, movies, even most TV shows, as there's really only one type of spoiler (plot), but with J!, I don't mind getting spoiled on results (which is why I don't mind going to jeopardy.com every now and then because the spoiler powers of the weekly clip have no effect on me), but I do mind getting spoiled on clues.
"Jeopardy! is two parts luck and one part luck" - Me
"The way to win on Jeopardy is to be a rabidly curious, information-omnivorous person your entire life." - Ken Jennings
Today, Samoa celebrates 50 years of independence. However, today is not the 50th anniversary of its independence from New Zealand; it actually achieved independence on January 1, 1962. I haven't seen an official explanation as to why it's not celebrated on the actual date (although my guess is that January 1 is already a thing (New Year's Day)), but June 1 is when independence is always celebrated and is Samoa's national holiday.
There are other countries that have Jan. 1 as an independence date (like Haiti and Sudan), but they do use that date as their Independence Day celebrations. There are also other countries that use a different date than the anniversary of independence to celebrate with (like the Irish using the feast day of their patron saint, and Cuba and Libya under Qaddafi (I don't know when their new national day is) the anniversary of the revolution that brought their (then) current form of government), but, as far as I know, the Samoans just picked June 1 out of thin air (and I can't think of any others at the moment that have their national holiday on a day that doesn't seem to have any national significance).
"Jeopardy! is two parts luck and one part luck" - Me
"The way to win on Jeopardy is to be a rabidly curious, information-omnivorous person your entire life." - Ken Jennings
dhkendall wrote:I haven't seen an official explanation as to why it's not celebrated on the actual date
Moon Handbooks South Pacific says "Though Samoa actually attained independence on January 1, 1962, the celebrations are held in June to avoid total paralysis around Christmas", while Anniversaries and Holidays by Bernard Trawicky claims that Independence Day is "Observed in June to avoid the Jan. rains".
dhkendall wrote:I haven't seen an official explanation as to why it's not celebrated on the actual date
Moon Handbooks South Pacific says "Though Samoa actually attained independence on January 1, 1962, the celebrations are held in June to avoid total paralysis around Christmas", while Anniversaries and Holidays by Bernard Trawicky claims that Independence Day is "Observed in June to avoid the Jan. rains".
But it still doesn't fall into the same category as places like Ireland (feast day of patron saint), Cuba (Communist revolution), South Africa (first democratic elections), and Australia (arrival of first Europeans), as their specific dates has a special national significance to celebrate their national holiday on; June 1 is still just a randomly chosen date that's not near Christmas/the rainy season.
"Jeopardy! is two parts luck and one part luck" - Me
"The way to win on Jeopardy is to be a rabidly curious, information-omnivorous person your entire life." - Ken Jennings
dhkendall wrote:I haven't seen an official explanation as to why it's not celebrated on the actual date
Moon Handbooks South Pacific says "Though Samoa actually attained independence on January 1, 1962, the celebrations are held in June to avoid total paralysis around Christmas", while Anniversaries and Holidays by Bernard Trawicky claims that Independence Day is "Observed in June to avoid the Jan. rains".
But it still doesn't fall into the same category as places like Ireland (feast day of patron saint), Cuba (Communist revolution), South Africa (first democratic elections), and Australia (arrival of first Europeans), as their specific dates has a special national significance to celebrate their national holiday on; June 1 is still just a randomly chosen date that's not near Christmas/the rainy season.
Just because it's not a good (for personally assigned value of 'good') official reason doesn't mean it's not an official reason.
The official reason ketchup is a vegetable is because it's part tomato. Does that make it a good reason? No. But it's still the official reason.
dhkendall wrote:But it still doesn't fall into the same category as places like Ireland (feast day of patron saint), Cuba (Communist revolution), South Africa (first democratic elections), and Australia (arrival of first Europeans), as their specific dates has a special national significance to celebrate their national holiday on; June 1 is still just a randomly chosen date that's not near Christmas/the rainy season.
Just because it's not a good (for personally assigned value of 'good') official reason doesn't mean it's not an official reason.
The official reason ketchup is a vegetable is because it's part tomato. Does that make it a good reason? No. But it's still the official reason.
Not saying it's not an official reason. Just saying that it's a unique official reason, in that no other country (that I know of) has a national holiday on a date other than either the anniversary of independence or an otherwise important national event. Am quite happy with the government having this reason (although I haven't seen any "official" sources to say why it's in June, just cheezguyty's book links) because it's unique. And that's what makes trivia.
"Jeopardy! is two parts luck and one part luck" - Me
"The way to win on Jeopardy is to be a rabidly curious, information-omnivorous person your entire life." - Ken Jennings
dhkendall wrote:Not saying it's not an official reason. Just saying that it's a unique official reason, in that no other country (that I know of) has a national holiday on a date other than either the anniversary of independence or an otherwise important national event.
In the UK and most commonwealth countries that celebrate it, the Queen's Birthday is officially celebrated in either May or June, although actually she was born in April. The official celebration is scheduled for the summer months because the weather is usually more favorable then.
dhkendall wrote:Not saying it's not an official reason. Just saying that it's a unique official reason, in that no other country (that I know of) has a national holiday on a date other than either the anniversary of independence or an otherwise important national event.
In the UK and most commonwealth countries that celebrate it, the Queen's Birthday is officially celebrated in either May or June, although actually she was born in April. The official celebration is scheduled for the summer months because the weather is usually more favorable then.
Yes, but "the Queen" in that context, and whose birthday is so celebrated, was born May 24th and her name was Victoria.
Brian
...but the senator, while insisting he was not intoxicated, could not explain his nudity.
If I had 50 cents for every math question I got right, I'd have $6.30 by now.
dhkendall wrote:I haven't seen an official explanation as to why it's not celebrated on the actual date
I may have found the explanation, from this blog post written by David Huebner, U.S. Ambassador to Samoa (an extension of the Ambassador to New Zealand post). It states that "Independence Day is now celebrated each year on June 1st because the Samoan flag was first raised on 1 June 1948, the date that the territory began the gradual process of transitioning out of Kiwi trusteeship."
dhkendall wrote:Not saying it's not an official reason. Just saying that it's a unique official reason, in that no other country (that I know of) has a national holiday on a date other than either the anniversary of independence or an otherwise important national event.
In the UK and most commonwealth countries that celebrate it, the Queen's Birthday is officially celebrated in either May or June, although actually she was born in April. The official celebration is scheduled for the summer months because the weather is usually more favorable then.
Yes, but "the Queen" in that context, and whose birthday is so celebrated, was born May 24th and her name was Victoria.
Brian
Actually, that seems to only be a Canadian thing - since Victoria was the Queen that gave us Dominionhood (what we celebrate as Canada Day, not really our independence Day, but close enough for the outsider) we celebrate the reigning soverign's official birthday on hers. As Magna pointed out, other Commonwealth realms use other dates, I believe the UK itself uses a date in June. (I beleive even the Falklands, being a British colony, use the June date, although I can only imagine what the weather is like then ... )
So, all Commonwealth countries, even Canada, celebrate QEII's birthday, but on the "wrong" date (which differs by nation).
"Jeopardy! is two parts luck and one part luck" - Me
"The way to win on Jeopardy is to be a rabidly curious, information-omnivorous person your entire life." - Ken Jennings