Should 'Super Bowl Monday' Be a National Holiday?
A Fantasy Football website is petitioning the government to make the day a holiday in an effort to boost national camaraderie.
Should the day after the Super Bowl be a recognized holiday in the United States? A group of sports fans and concerned citizens seems to think so, and has gone as far as to file a petition with WhiteHouse.gov petitions, according to a recent post on AOL Jobs. The petition argues that about 111 million Americans watched the Super Bowl in 2012, thus making it the most-viewed broadcast in history, according to the post. As such, the group involved - Fantasy Football site 4for4.com - claims that if the Monday after the game were deemed a national holiday, the streets would be safer and the workplace would be more productive on the following Tuesday. "We at 4for4.com Fantasy Football petition the Obama Administration to consider declaring the…
Tina Mqs
2:08 am on Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Moe over- mine too! What would we be wanting this to be a national holiday for, again? If we need a national holiday for the sole purpose of eating and drinking into oblivion and skip work the next day, we're doomed. more ›