The Underground Makes an Irrefutable Case For a "National Leap Year Fly Fishing Day"
By Tom Chandler on Feb 29, 2008 in Underground Entertainment
You should be fly fishing on Leap Day, not working.
It’s Leap Day, and frankly, I don’t see why it’s not a national holiday where the workers of the world rise up, strike a blow against the man, and go fly fishing.
Fortunately, the Underground’s crack team of legal eagles has provided an airtight legal foundation for walking away from your job*.
After all, the year you started that job, there’s a 75% chance February only had 28 days. In other words, if you started your job in a non leap year (and negotiated that salary based on 28 days in February), then you’re not getting paid for today.
Get up. Walk away from this computer. Leave immediately.
Go fly fishing. Tell your boss the Underground said it was OK. We’re confident that’ll work just fine. What could go wrong?
See you fishing on Leap Day, Tom Chandler.
(*Not airtight, or even legal.)
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Kentucky Jim | Feb 29, 2008 | Reply
Damn! This is clearly some of the most impressive legal reasoning I’ve seen in a long time.
KJ
Smellslikefish | Feb 29, 2008 | Reply
Not airtight, not legal, but quite possibly on crack. Maybe that’s why I like it.
Ed | Feb 29, 2008 | Reply
Take the one day every four years that she’s allowed to propose and spend it on the water where she can’t find you. Brilliant!
Tom Chandler | Feb 29, 2008 | Reply
Yes, it’s this kind of groundbreaking
job losinglegal advice that sets the Underground apart from blogs with lesser legal staffs.Murdock | Feb 29, 2008 | Reply
I have got to start checking Trout Underground earler in the day. It’s 2:54 here in the East. Might as well tough it out now.
kbarton10 | Feb 29, 2008 | Reply
I’m uncertain what to say if you really catch a lot of fish - “you should have been here 4 years ago?”
fly fish chick | Feb 29, 2008 | Reply
apparently feb 29th is already National Surf & Turf Day so perhaps a steak dinner is in order after a day on the water
Tom Chandler | Feb 29, 2008 | Reply
Murdock: Yes.
FFChick: Damn. The Powerful Surf & Turf Lobby beat us to Leap Day. Bastards.
Mic | Mar 2, 2008 | Reply
Kinda off topic, but here’s a fun fishing quiz to test your knowledge… maybe NSFW for some.
http://www.slickpalm.com/quiz/
keep clicking “next” at the top.