The Book of Daze: Fake Holidays List
This here is The Book of Daze, Fake Holidays List, a curated collection of bogus holidays for people who have had it with the “real” ones. These satirical holidays and invented observances exist for readers who are unmoved by National Bubble Bath Day, Hug Your Accountant Day, or Take Your Grand Kid to the Office Day.
The Pug Bus honors, instead, what modern life actually looks like: the desperate, the absurd, and the quietly humiliating moments nobody puts on calendars. These are not sanitized, corporate-sponsored celebrations designed to sell artisanal candles. These are fake holidays revealing that most of us are stumbling through life pretending we have our act together, eating cold pizza over the sink at midnight, and blaming Mercury retrograde for decisions we made stone-cold sober. Our editors have selected the most relevant pieces and grouped them into sections for your convenience.
Fresh from the Fog
A new collection of days that were found wandering in the tall grass. They have not been properly cleaned or vetted, so approach them with a reasonable amount of suspicion.
Book of Daze: Unreturned Tupperware Day
Book of Daze: Reply All Accidentally Day
Book of Daze: Passive-aggressive Work Auto Reply Day
Book of Daze: Don’t Frighten the Horses Day
Book of Daze: Second Opinion Day
Book of Daze: Streaming Service Cancellation Day
Book of Daze: Lock Your Door Day
Book of Daze: Write Your Own Algorithm Day
Book of Daze: Don’t Trust Your Doctor Day
Book of Daze: Kiss Your Dog on the Mouth Day
Book of Daze: Deus ex Machina Day
Book of Daze: WW III Readiness Day
Self-Improvement
These are the daze for people who want to be better but lack the stamina. It is a calendar for the soul that prefers to stay on the couch.
Book of Daze: To Thine Own Self Be True Day
Book of Daze: Armchair Philosopher Day
Book of Daze: Start a Project You’ll Never Finish Day
Book of Daze: Midlife Crisis Awareness Day
Book of Daze: Regret That Tattoo Day
Book of Daze: Sit in the Car in the Driveway Day
Book of Daze: Ignore Your To-Do List Day
Book of Daze: Change Your First Name Day
Book of Daze: Second Opinion Day
Book of Daze: Google Your Symptoms Day
Book of Daze: Retail Therapy Day
Book of Daze: Just Because Day
Book of Daze Passive-Aggressive Cleaning Day
Book of Daze: Hell Is Other People Day
Book of Daze: Solipsism Day
Book of Daze: Refuse-the-Upgrade Day
Social
A collection of dates designed to help you navigate the terrors of other people. Use these holidays to make sure your neighbors stay on their side of the fence.
Book of Daze: Returning Valentine Presents Day
Book of Daze: Gaslight Day
Book of Daze: Pig Latin Day
Book of Daze: Return-to-Sender Day
Book of Daze: Three on a Match Day℠
Book of Daze: Small Town Crime Day
Food, Drink, Music
This section honors the things we put in our mouths and the noises we put in our ears. It is mostly about unfortunate food choices and the occasional dead rock star.
Book of Daze: Eat Over the Sink Day
Book of Daze: Pope’s Nose Turkey Day
Book of Daze: Over Tip Somebody Day
Book of Daze: Dead Beatle Day #2℠
Technology
For the machines that hate us and the screens that watch us as we sleep. These holidays celebrate the moment you finally give up and pull the damn plug.
Book of Daze: Seat Belt Alarm Silencer Day℠
Book of Daze: 7-OH Day
Book of Daze: Conservation of Gravity Day
Book of Daze: Streaming Service Cancellation Day
Book of Daze: Algorithm Anxiety Day
Casual Chaos
The holidays that do not fit anywhere else because they are too loud, too confusing, or too cluster-bombed. This is the junk drawer of the human experience.
Book of Daze: Schrödinger’s Cat Day Quiz℠
Book of Daze: Overshare at the Office Day
Book of Daze: Blivit Day℠
Book of Daze: Drink Out of the Carton Day
Book of Daze: Strip Poker Day
Book of Daze: Trompe L’Oeil Day
Book of Daze: Apologize for Autocorrect Bloopers Day
Book of Daze: Rethinking Draft Emails Day
Book of Daze: Unread Books Day
Book of Daze: Customer Service on Hold Music Day
Book of Daze: Schrödinger’s Cat’s Deadline Day
Book of Daze: Clocks Strike None Day
Book of Daze: the Dog Ate My Homework Day
Book of Daze Talk Like an Auctioneer Day
Book of Daze: National Debunking the Nativity Scene Day℠
Book of Daze Earworm Day
Book of Daze: Bogus Handicapped Parking Sticker Day℠
Book of Daze: Observe National Side Saddle Day, Enrage a Feminist℠
Book of Daze: National White Van Day℠
Book of Daze: Skip Church and Watch Porn Day
Seasonal and Topical
These holidays are for the times of year when the weather changes its mind and the news becomes too loud to ignore. It is a collection for people who find the changing seasons a bit too predictable and the topics of the day a bit too strange.
Book of Daze: Wishbone Day, the Woke Thanksgiving
Book of Daze: Dipsticks Against Mad Mothers Day
Book of Daze: Ban CBD Forever Day
Book of Daze: Driver Recall Day
Book of Daze: Penultimate Day
The Remainder Bin
This is the final pile of days that fell off the truck or were rejected by more respectable calendars. It is a collection of leftovers, scraps, and holidays that are far too jagged to fit into polite society. All holidays in this section are sold as-is. No refunds for lost time or damaged dignity.
Book of Daze: Breast Reduction Day℠
Book of Daze: Kick the Cat Day, Why Cats Hate It℠
Book of Daze: Chicken Spit Day
Book of Daze: Flip Off the CCTV Spies
Book of Daze: Temporal Hangover Day
Book of Daze: Artificial Nostalgia Day
Book of Daze: Keith Richards Birthday
Book of Daze: Play Marbles Day
Book of Daze: National Nothing Day
Book of Daze: Gaslight Your Pet Day
Book of Daze: THC Rules Day
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