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'''Opposite Day''' is an unofficial [[holiday]], that is commonly understood to take place |
'''Opposite Day''' is an unofficial [[holiday]], that is commonly understood to take place eOn Opposite Day, every action is modified so that meaning is negated. It is usually observed among children, and (similar to the practice of [[crossed fingers]] to automatically nullify promises). Paradoxically, the declaration that it is opposite day is negated as well, implying that it is not opposite day. Play has been compared to a children's "[[philosophy]] course".<ref>{{cite book |title=Preschool Confidential |author=Shelton, Sandi Kahn |publisher=Macmillan |year=2001 |isbn=9780312254582 |pages=232–234}}< |
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==In popular culture== |
==In popular culture== |
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Opposite Day is an unofficial holiday, that is commonly understood to take place eOn Opposite Day, every action is modified so that meaning is negated. It is usually observed among children, and (similar to the practice of crossed fingers to automatically nullify promises). Paradoxically, the declaration that it is opposite day is negated as well, implying that it is not opposite day. Play has been compared to a children's "philosophy course".Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).
- An episode of The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy was entitled "Opposite Day".[1]
- Indie rock artist Andrew Bird has a song entitled "Opposite Day" on his 2005 album Andrew Bird & the Mysterious Production of Eggs.[2]
- A Sesame Street book entitled Opposite Day was created to teach children about opposites.[3]
- A film entitled Opposite Day starring Ariel Winter is about children switching roles with adults.[4]
- In the "Full Court Dress" episode of Happy Endings, Max complains to Penny about having to babysit his niece and nephew, about the kids' "garbage hipster names", and about their parents' marriage being "doomed" anyway, which he is then revealed to be doing in front of his niece and nephew. In an attempt to cover, Penny tries to explain that Max didn't mean any of it, because it's "Opposite Day". Max then elaborates that their "dad doesn't have a secret Facebook profile under the name Jeffrey Scrotum."[citation needed]
- In the WordGirl episode "Opposite Day", Wordgirl (Becky Botsford) has an Opposite Day party.[citation needed]
- A Cyanide & Happiness animated short shows people behaving differently on opposite day.[5]
- In the Season 18 episode of The Simpsons, The Wife Aquatic, Homer is forced to work on a fishing boat to pay off damage he caused; when he accidentally beer-batters the bait and serves the bait to the crew, he says he did the opposite of what the captain ordered because it was Opposite Day, adding coquettishly "By the way, you're VERY ugly". When another crew member says they should NOT check the lines, the Captain angrily says "It's not Opposite Day!" and when Homer thinks that means that it IS Opposite Day, the Captain screams "IT'S NOT OPPOSITE DAY!"
- BA Baracus uses this line in A-Team (2010) when Hannibal carjacks him in the Mexican desert.
References
- ^ "'Grim & Evil' Opposite Day/Emotional Skarr/Look Alive! (2001)". IMDb. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
- ^ "Andrew Bird - The Mysterious Production Of Eggs". Discogs.com. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
- ^ Opposite Day. Publications International, Limited. 2011. ISBN 9781412745673.
- ^ "Opposite Day (2009)". IMDb. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
- ^ "Cyanide & Happiness 'Opposite Day'". Cyanide & Happiness. Retrieved August 21, 2014.