Friday Five: Eight Days of Something
Posted: December 7th, 2007
By: Zach Heller
Category: Friday Five, Lawline.com, Opinion Corner

Happy Hanukkah to all of our Jewish readers out there.  We are right in the middle of 8 crazy nights on this, the first Friday of December.  This week, the Friday Five would like honor the holiday that lasts 8 full days by asking, “What else should be eight days long?”  And I think we came up with some pretty good answers for your reading pleasure.  Enjoy!

TOP 5 EVENTS/ACTIVITIES/THINGS THAT SHOULD ALSO BE 8 DAYS LONG

1) Election Day.  I apologize for being so serious for a second but this one is really something that I think is true.  The fact that elections in this country last only one day and takes place only at random designated locations makes it near impossible for many people to vote.  It discourages a huge portion of the working class, single parents, college students, and anyone else with time and location restrictions from even attempting to vote.  In a country where Election Day turnouts continue to drop, maybe it is time to take another look at the system.

2) Happy Hour.  Okay, now we are back on track.  Happy hour specials at your local bars are all well and good, but a lot of times they are too early to get the full enjoyment.  Imagine a magical bar, picture yourself at the door.  “What time is your happy hour,” you ask.  “Well it starts now, and lasts for eight days,” says the bouncer.  Perfect.

3) The Weekend.  I am not saying that we should just take all the weekdays and turn them into weekends.  No, I am saying that maybe we should rethink the whole calendar establishment in general people.  I mean, who says there are only seven days in a week.  Furthermore, who says we have to work at least five of them.  I say we make the week 13 days long, and we take off at least 8 of them.

4) The NHL Season.  I have to apologize for all you hockey fans out there for this one, but it’s time to face the facts.  There are many reasons why the sport is slowing dying a miserable death in the United States.  One major reason, the season is way too long.  This isn’t baseball people, let’s get straight to the point.  I say, just start out with the playoffs, which are the only games actually on national TV in the first place.

5) Winter.  Being this is the first Friday Five in December, it’s time we talk about how cold it is getting.  There is no reason to have a whole season for cold weather.  I think you can cram everything into one week and we would all be happier.  Christmas, Hanukkah, New Year’s, and one big snowstorm for winter sports enthusiasts.  That’s all that is really necessary.  Get that groundhog out here as early as possible please.

And so ends another edition of the Friday Five.  I hope I didn’t hurt too many people’s feelings this time.  On behalf of all us here at Lawline.com, have a safe and happy holiday season.

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I happen to be a big hockey fan but I agree with your analysis. Enjoyable, thank you.
Comment By: Alex - December 7, 2007

I agree completely with an extension on the voting day. Every time I have a chance to vote, work always keeps me from finding time to go to the voting booth. An extra 7 days would definitely increase the amount of people voting and it would also lessen the lines at the booths.
Comment By: Jeffrey Dreiger - December 17, 2007

Jeffrey is right. One sure fire way to increase the voting rate is to allow there to be voting for 7 more days. Even 1 more day would help everybody out.
Comment By: David Kreucher - December 17, 2007