V-Day (Election Day? Valentines Day? Vagina Day?); Dzong

[Dennis R. Preston]

Here's V-Day for us old-timers:

May 8, 1945, V-E Day - the date of Allied victory in Europe, World
War II, but commonly known amongst us old codgers as simply "V-Day."

There is also August 15, 1945, V-J Day - the date of Allied victory
over Japan, World War II.

Neither valentines nor vaginas were involved.

dInIs

>Greetings from Bhutan.
>
>DZONG--It's a fort-monastery. The term is standard here. Not in OED?
>
>V-DAY:
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>(GOOGLE NEWS)
>Bush, Kerry in Wisconsin week before V-Day
>MSNBC - 30 minutes ago
>GREEN BAY, Wis. - President Bush and rival Sen. John Kerry on
>Tuesday both began their campaign day in Wisconsin, but on opposite
>ends of the battleground state.
>
>V-Day?
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>Shouldn't that be Election Day? E-Day? Maybe that was changed, not
>to confuse it with EBAY?
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>Isn't V-Day short for Valentines Day? Are we electing a president or
>buying chocolates on Tuesday?
>
>Eve Ensler (VAGINA MONOLOGUES) turned Valentines Day into a "V-Day"
>of her own. So, does that mean, on Tuesday, we have...