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A cheerful parade to remember 1969 set against a bright white background with pastel confetti falling. A silvery Apollo lunar-module float rolls by, flanked by fringe-vested marchers tossing lavender love beads. A Mets-cap marching band in faded denim carries a banner with a heart, peace sign, and baseball symbol. Nearby, a creamy fondue pot on a pedestal wears a golden tiara. Children on the curb wave tiny shag-carpet swatches in celebration of the groovy year.

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Book of Daze: Remember 1969 Day

Let us raise a chipped jelly-jar glass and remember 1969, that lawless commune of twelve months when mankind went to the Moon, but most of… Read More

A cartoon car circles an impossible cloverleaf highway for National Take the Wrong Turn Day, with the driver gripping the wheel and the passenger holding an upside-down map as a man at a gas station points in three directions at once.

Lost but defiant, he insists this loop is definitely the shortcut.

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Book of Daze: Take the Wrong Turn Day

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For centuries, we humans have been rushing to take the wrong turn, driven by the hubris that we know a better way–over mountains, through deserts,… Read More

A rumpled man in a bathrobe sniffs a questionable tub of yogurt in front of an open refrigerator while his Labrador waits expectantly below, a humorous scene for Book of Daze: Ignore the Expiration Date.

He calls it a taste-test. The Labrador calls it dinner.

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Book of Daze: Ignore the Expiration Date

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We imagine that Ignore the Expiration Date was born in the 1970s when big grocery chains in the United States and the U.K. introduced “open… Read More

Excuse exchange day oil-painting-of an indoor market scene lit by golden chiaroscuro: a bearded merchant in 17th-century garb weighs a scroll labeled “Car Would Not Start” on a brass balance while a feather-hatted lady examines a glass-domed excuse marked “Bridge Was Up”; nearby jars display “Wi-Fi Died,” a young boy rummages in a wicker basket of discarded excuses, and a greyhound dozes at their feet beneath rustic wooden beams.

The wages of sin paid in excuses.

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Book of Daze: Pre-Owned Excuse Exchange Day

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Human beings, like parrots and hand-me-down sweaters, thrive on recycling. Why keep inventing brand-new alibis when the planet is choking on perfectly serviceable old ones?… Read More

Mushroom Port-a-Potty cartoon: a port-a-potty topped with a giant mushroom cap, white mycelium roots spreading into the soil, a tie-dyed fan juggling glow sticks beside it under a bright sky.

“Best seat in the house—hope it’s not tripping too.”

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Book of Daze: Mushroom Port-a-Potty Day

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Move over, composting toilets. Step aside, blue-chemical porta-johns that smell like a Smurf’s hangover. The future of human waste management has sprouted in a plastic… Read More

Lose Your Remote day illustration of a cartoon-realistic living-room battlefield: a frazzled adult on all fours pries up a sofa cushion with one hand, flashlight in the other; popcorn kernels tumble out like relics; a smug cat perches on the armrest with tail curled around the missing remote, pretending to nap.

The cat knows exactly where the remote is. It is enjoying your suffering almost as much as the popcorn crumbs.

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Book of Daze: Lose Your Remote Day

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Once upon a time, the remote control was a badge of household sovereignty. Today it is a fugitive. On National Lose Your Remote Day, we… Read More

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Book of Daze: Boycott ESPN Day

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Join the annual ritual of resistance with Book of Daze: Boycott ESPN Day–a satirical celebration for fans who have had enough of sermons, scandals, race… Read More