Happy Kick A Ginger Day!!!

As you know, November 20th is Kick A Ginger Day. Although link related does contain references to a "national" Kick A Ginger Day, this is a festive tradition that is enjoyed all round the world, from the Aborigines of Australia to the Incas of Peru. For legal reasons the site advises that it is a joke and not a real holiday, but I leave it to you to read between the lines.

Concerned parents need not be concerned: there is nothing in the whole Beatles discography that prohibits kicking gingers. Moreover, extensive evidence suggests that, had the goblin fish hair, it would be ginger.

Let's all shun the goblin fish. Photo by Dianne Bray.

So should you kick a ginger? Well all civilisations have their own traditions. In Spain there is an ancient tradition of dropping a goat out of a tower, and the national anthem of Spain translates roughly to "Fuck goats/I hate the goats/I want to drop them out the tower/Because they piss me off so bad".

The solution is obvious: we can save these beautiful creatures and spare gingers from their much-warranted kicking all at the same time, by combining the traditions. Henceforth, Spain shall drop gingers from the towers. Everyone wins.