TOm,
>>Jim,
>>
>>>>Hilmar,
>>>>
>>>>>>mayday (mâ´dâ´) noun
>>>>>>An international radiotelephone signal word used by aircraft and ships in distress.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Excerpted from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Third Edition.
>>>>>
>>>>>I know; the title was supposed to be funny.
>>>>>
>>>>>Anyway, how exactly do you call May the 1st. in the United States? May Day?
>>>>>
>>>>>Hilmar.
>>>>
>>>>We call it May 1st.
>>>>
>>>><g>
>>>
>>>... and I think that "Labor" (Labour) Day is the rough equivalent at our (northern) end of this continent.
>>
>>Yes, quite right - only here we glorify capitalism as opposed to socialism. <g>
>
>Doug;
>
>Should we point out that this year May 1st fell on "hump day"? That is a very important day of each work week in the United States. :)
>
>Tom
Looks like you already have. <g>
Best,
DD
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