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June 22nd, "You Cannot Be Serious" - McCenroe's Day
That was not the only McEnroe meltdown. It was not his first or his last or his most violent. But it has become his most iconic. “McEnroe/Borg: Fire & Ice” explained, shocked England precisely because he was a stereotypical Ugly American: brash, arrogant, indecorous. But he was also importantly American for other reasons. He was brilliant but callow, like the nation sometimes was. And he was constitutionally unable to hold his tongue. A Stamp Act? You cannot be serious! That’s why I would like to propose that June 22nd become, for now and forever, You Cannot Be Serious Day. Use the phrase liberally every year, for one day: with your spouse, with your boss, in the car, even to yourself (you could make an argument, in fact, that most of McEnroe’s tantrums were actually self-directed). I have already started a grassroots (or is it grasscourt?) campaign on Twitter, but I would like to reiterate it right here, right now. Seriously.
via newyorker.comI like this idea! So, June 22nd is now the day we all say You Cannot Be Serious!
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