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TheOneHero
Dec 5, 2007, 04:05 PM
Today, December 5th is the official Ninja Day!

Where normal people that aren't Ninja get to be a ninja for a day. :3

Now, because it's a special day and I'm feeling like letting you enjoy your one day of being a ninja...


I won't kill you today.

=D

Sord
Dec 5, 2007, 04:09 PM
wiki stuff on ninja day

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In 2003, the creators of Ninja Burger declared that December 5 would be celebrated as Day of the Ninja. On this day, people are encouraged to dress as ninja, engage in ninja-related activities, and spread information on ninja online. December 5 was originally chosen because December 5, 2003 marked the release of Tom Cruise's film The Last Samurai (which featured a scene where samurai battled ninja). Since then the focus has shifted towards the more familiar Pirates versus Ninjas conflict, and the day has served as a virtual counterpoint to International Talk Like a Pirate Day.

The first year's events were small, but in 2004 the holiday gained international support from a group of French performers, who staged elaborate ninja poses in front of famous landmarks (such as the Eiffel Tower).[2] This led to increased press coverage from, among other things, the French Disney magazine Picsou.[3] The holiday drew support from the popular Ask a Ninja website in 2006; a podcast on November 30 of that year discussed an alternative explanation for the holiday's origin, set 1400 years ago.[4] The release of the Ask a Ninja DVD was timed to coincide with that year's Day of the Ninja (Dec. 5, 2006), and helped garner additional press coverage.[5][6] The DVD release party itself was heavily covered by the "blogosphere", with numerous references to the Day of the Ninja.[7][8][9] Perhaps not coincidentally, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest was also released on DVD on December 5, 2006; the Ask a Ninja website had already added to the Pirates vs Ninjas meme when "the Ninja" gave a blistering review of the film in an earlier podcast.

2007 saw official acknowledgment from the press including NPR's Morning Edition[10], as well as a coordinated ninja-themed video game announcement from EA[11] and the official release of the Pirates Vs. Ninjas Dodgeball website.

Another site, ninjaday.org, has independently declared December 5 as International Creep Like a Ninja Day. Other possible names include Stalk Like a Ninja Day, Sneak Like a Ninja Day, Move Like a Ninja Day[12], or simply Ninja Day[13] (the last of which redirects to the official page). According to the official website, this site and others of its kind are unrelated to Ninja Burger or the original Day of the Ninja website, although their efforts are supported.[14]

Incidentally, December 5th is also the day on which Sinterklaas is celebrated in the Netherlands. In Belgium this is on the morning of December 6th.

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I'll be damned 0_o

Zero-mx
Dec 5, 2007, 04:25 PM
I have cookies everday, so everyday is national cookie day.

in celebration of today, we should all go eat Ninja burgers.

Weeaboolits
Dec 5, 2007, 04:25 PM
Dammit, that means National Cookie Day was yesterday, and I missed it! D: D: D:

Scrub
Dec 5, 2007, 04:57 PM
So we make holidays out of this nowadays.

Jesus Christ.

PhotonDrop
Dec 5, 2007, 05:05 PM
On 2007-12-05 13:57, Scrub wrote:
So we make holidays out of this nowadays.

Jesus Christ.



Lighten up.

Moo2u
Dec 5, 2007, 05:21 PM
I'm actually made of 10 ninjas.

Randomness
Dec 5, 2007, 05:30 PM
Painters>Ninjas.

Everyone knows painters cast much stronger magic and have more interesting abilities than ninjas.

Scrub
Dec 5, 2007, 05:56 PM
And I don't like nobody.

Uncle_bob
Dec 5, 2007, 05:57 PM
Oh, fuck you Scrub. I was going to add a period to that sentence, but you beat me to it. http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_wacko.gif

PhotonDrop
Dec 5, 2007, 05:59 PM
On 2007-12-05 14:56, Scrub wrote:
And I don't like nobody.



Aww, how cute. Scrub likes everybody :3

Tact
Dec 5, 2007, 06:58 PM
Ninja day, the day when the little girl got into the hall of ninjas and was immediately killed by a giant spear through her head. http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_wacko.gif

Before she died, she snuffed out a candle and said "I'm a ninja!"

DizzyDi
Dec 5, 2007, 07:09 PM
God dammit Japan...
http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_nono.gif

Weeaboolits
Dec 5, 2007, 07:10 PM
HOLY SHIT! NINJAS!!!! (http://home.mountaincable.net/~randomferret/HOLY%20SHIT!.html)

DizzyDi
Dec 5, 2007, 07:16 PM
On 2007-12-05 16:10, Ronin_Cooper wrote:
HOLY SHIT! NINJAS!!!! (http://home.mountaincable.net/~randomferret/HOLY%20SHIT!.html)



I'm ashamed to say that I laughed and enjoyed the song.