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In celebration of 420 coming up (4/20) I thought this was apropos :-)

Peace out  :cool:

Posted by Marina on April 18, 2008 · Filed under Lessons  

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  1. mattstout says:
    181
    May 31, 2009 at 7:02 am

    adolph hitler

  2. animalntaz says:
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    April 24, 2009 at 2:58 am

    No. 2 is the obvious answer. I don’t think I’ve heard, or just barely forgotten little about the date 420. I was beginning to think it was the year 420 until I read the comments below. My history is way off, and I was trying to think of any significant figures around that era. The only 2 that popped to mind was Emperor Nero and the Prophet Mohummad, but both are way wrong.

  3. ricksiow says:
    179
    April 20, 2009 at 9:38 pm

    I choose number 2.

    According to Steven Hager, editor of High Times, the term 420 originated at San Rafael High School, in 1971, among a group of about a dozen pot-smoking wiseacres who called themselves the Waldos, who are now reaching their 50s. The term was shorthand for the time of day the group would meet, at the campus statue of Louis Pasteur, to smoke pot. Intent on developing their own discreet language, they made 420 code for a time to get high, and its use spread among members of an entire generation.

    P.s. according to Denise Witmer from About.com, April 20th is Hitler’s birthday. Yes, it is his birthday. But, as 420 started out as a time, not a date, his birthday had nothing to do with it.

  4. big ed says:
    178
    February 14, 2009 at 6:46 pm

    I’ve never really spent much time in California, except for when me, my brother (Tim) and his buddy (Ben) drove through the northeastern tip down 139 along the divider between Klamath and Modoc National Forests [I'll never forget the awesome beauty of the scenery in that majestic countryside] in an ‘84 Chevy RV (brought back to life by some long-time guests at Tim’s other pal Dan’s hostel in Eugene, Oregon) on our way to Burning Man. Which was held on “the Playa”, an ancient dried up lake bed in the northern Nevada desert somewhere near Sparks, Neveda (if I remember correctly) back in 2004. So I’d have to guess 1 :?:
    Also 4/20/1889 is the birthdate of Germany’s darkest, most infamous leader of all time: der Fuhrer of the Third Reich, Adolf Schicklgruber (at birth) in Austria. Of course, most people know him by his chosen alias, Adolf Hitler!

  6. mrroil says:
    176
    January 22, 2009 at 4:09 pm

    I say it’s 1 or 3.

  7. decapithon says:
    175
    December 8, 2008 at 11:15 pm

    i heard it was hitler who was born on 4 20
    i dont know about the police codes in the us but here in canada they put a 10 in front of the codes
    so my guess would be 3

  8. rastaman says:
    174
    August 3, 2008 at 2:11 pm

    No 2

  10. sman1500 says:
    172
    July 17, 2008 at 6:37 pm

    My grandfather was a cop so number 1 :mrgreen:

  11. blitz4208 says:
    171
    June 19, 2008 at 10:31 am

    theroy number 2 is correct and its in my name!

  12. tenkasian says:
    170
    April 21, 2008 at 5:40 pm

    Some Sections of the Indian Penal Code [IPC] have become popular culture references, such as Section 420 of the IPC. Confidence tricksters in India and Pakistan, where the penal code apply are called 420, after this section.

    There was a popular box office hit Hindi movie by the name ‘Shri 420′. [Shri is Mr in Hindi and all other Indian languages].

  13. tenkasian says:
    169
    April 21, 2008 at 5:21 pm

    Known 420 Myths

    Police dispatch code for smoking pot is 420.

    The number 420 is not police radio code for anything, anywhere. Checks of criminal codes suggest that the origin is neither Californian nor federal. For instance, California Penal Code 420 defines as a misdemeanor the hindrance of use of public lands.

    There are approximately 420 active chemicals in marijuana.
    Actually, there are approximately 315 active chemicals in marijuana. This number goes up and down depending on which plant is used.

    April 20th is National Pot Smokers Day.
    Well, it is now :) ; but that wasn’t the origin.

    April 20th is Hitler’s birthday.
    Yes, it is his birthday. But, as 420 started out as a time, not a date, his birthday had nothing to do with it.

    The date of the Columbine school shootings.
    This happened after the term was already in use.
    4:20 is tea time for pot-smokers in Holland.

    Tea time in Holland is at 5:30 pm, or is it 2:30 pm? Seems no one is quite sure when the wonderful people of Holland drink their tea.

  14. frequencycast says:
    168
    April 21, 2008 at 1:46 pm

    Hi Marina – Greetinmgs from a fellow podcaster! Love to hear the definition of the word “geek” or “nerd” please, for the listeners of our tech podcast

  15. andrewbean90 says:
    167
    April 21, 2008 at 12:44 pm

    Marina I would like to request the word Hacker :twisted:

  16. prospero811 says:
    166
    April 21, 2008 at 12:25 pm

    Hi Marina -

    Word origins that might be interesting – let me request the words “atheist” and “agnostic.”

    Also, there are a couple of really cool word-related sites out there I’m not sure if you know about. Sort of just novelties like this Modern English to Old English translator: http://wandership.ca/projects/eow/ and an Old English Dictionary: http://home.comcast.net/~modean52/oeme_dictionaries.htm

    It’s amazing how language has changed – the oldest known English literary work is Beowulf – and if you check it out in its original Old English it is no closer to English than most other languages with no connection to English. http://faculty.virginia.edu/OldEnglish/Beowulf.Readings/Prologue.html

    Anyway, just some ruminations from your loyal student, Prospero.

  17. towerbranch says:
    165
    April 21, 2008 at 9:52 am

    Living in northern ca and having a sister who worked for the Grateful Dead, in san rafael, ca I know the answer is 2. San Rafael High School students got out of school and went 420

    Stephen Marley was born on April 20th and was always under the influence of ganja!

  18. rott says:
    164
    April 20, 2008 at 11:03 pm

    Ok,
    привет kak gizn de nuevo.
    i posted my request on another video. but here it goeas agaein:

    Churrocabronchingoneando (or Churrocabronchingoneando in english)

    неплохо а у тебя?

    :)

    兄

  19. strange034 says:
    163
    April 20, 2008 at 9:58 pm

    420 is the Police dispatch code for Pot Smoking in Progress in Public in San Fancisco Made famous by The Greatful Dead from the time they lived there.
    Happy 420 Day :mrgreen:

  20. roachmeistercom says:
    162
    April 20, 2008 at 9:22 pm

    My name was “apropos” of 420…? :razz: How clever…

    Just dawned on me.

  21. roachmeistercom says:
    161
    April 20, 2008 at 8:45 pm

    Oh it figures! I am teachers pet the day I play hookey! Wow, thanks! What fun. :grin: That was so funny to see out of nowhere… :lol:

    Made my day, thanks.

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