Should the Day After Super Bowl Be a National Holiday?
A petition posted Jan. 24 asking for the day off has more than 12,000 signatures so far.
Bragging rights. Chicken wings. Plenty of beer. The Super Bowl is more than just the ultimate football game. It's a holiday in itself, no matter which team (or commercials) you're rooting for. Rivaled only by Thanksgiving, Super Bowl Sunday is the second largest food fest in the nation with Americans gobbling up more than 30 million pounds of snacks. And more people are likely to waste time or call in sick the next day than any other day, according to AOL Jobs. Now, an online petition aims to make the day after a national holiday so the nation can unite—and recuperate. 4for4.com Fantasy Football created a petition Jan. 24 that has garnered more than 12,000 signatures as of Feb. 1. It needs 100,000 to get an official response from the White…
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