420 Why?

[chris222]

I always thought it had something to do with Hitler's birthday, April 20th.

 

[TheNumber1Zero]

for all who wonder why 420 refers to the substance..a long time ago there was a group of kids(age unknown,presumably 15-up)and one of the kids older brother was in the military.now he sent his little brother a note telling him about how he had hid a stash of-you guessed it-marajuana in a field,but did not tell them te exact coordinates.my memorys a little hazy form here,but Unless I'm mistaken the kids either check every day(or week) at 4:20,or once a year on the date of 420,one of those two.that is the earliest documentation containing a reference to drughs and the number 420.could be wrong,probably am,but got this info on the aots 420 thing a little while back(when bored occasionally flip to aots,it was on.also apparently you can smoke marajuana in the open in most of jamaica on that day,it's not legal,but most cops won't bust you on 420).and wikipidea is user edited,so it may not be the best source for such a speculated topic that may have been done by the people mentioned in the post for false glory,just sayin.

 

[manaman]

Because people think that smoking pot makes them cool and respected.

It doesn't?

Whoo man, just woooh. I think you blew my mind.

Moderate pot use seems to have minimal lasting effects. Of course minimal is different for everyone and I have seen some people act permastoned and they only claimed to smoke once or twice a week.

Messing your self up in the head is not cool, and does not win your friends.

 

[manaman]

What does 420 refer to exactly?
From the OP I figure it has something to do with marijuana smokers, but why?

420 does reflect the marijuana culture, why? something about boys from a school always got high at 4:20 p.m... wikipedia told me that but I hold what wikipedia says with a grain of salt becuase it's a dirty girl.

In this case they are right, mostly. It spread from them, and it was not a daily meet-up time. It was just an inside joke after they meet up at that time a couple of times.

 

[Jamash]

I though 420 was some kind of skateboarding reference, like performing a 1 and 1/6 spin.

Now it turns out that all these 420 people I though were average skateboarders are actually potheads...

So does this mean that all the 420 Gamertags are violating Microsoft's Terms of Use agreement, since they're blatantly referring to an illegal activity?

 

[Assassin Xaero]

You didn't know? Talking about pot makes you look cool! Most the people that do it probably have never smoked anything before...

 

[Deadpoolsbrain]

When I see people doing stuff like that (drawing leaves on their walls, shrooms, hell even putting signs on their door room) I don't directly mind since it has no effect on me, but it gives me the information that that person does that. And that pretty much leads straight to stereotyping them.

I wonder what those kids thinks about us when they see a gamer t-shirt or an online comic sticker...

I actually have a shirt that has a pot leaf and says Legalize. I wear it because it's ironic because I don't and never have smoked pot (always thought it a waste of money). I also wear it because I do support legalization (I'm one of those "as long as you aren't infringing on other's rights kind of guys")
OT: I suppose it's something they like and add so their name can work.

 

[L9OBL]

mainly cause the name is taken though i thought 420 was a skateboarding ref who knew i was actually doing drugs?!?!?!?! rofl naw i solved that problem by randomizin my name and using it everywhere

 

[Jamash]

I though 420 was some kind of skateboarding reference, like performing a 1 and 1/6 spin.

Now it turns out that all these 420 people I though were average skateboarders are actually potheads...

Yeah you're thinking of the double revolution otherwise known as the 720 (also the name of a NES skateboarding game.)

You're right, that's exactly where I got that notion from, it brings back memories of killer bees every time I see that Gamertag.

 

[manaman]

Because people think that smoking pot makes them cool and respected.

It doesn't?

Whoo man, just woooh. I think you blew my mind.

Moderate pot use seems to have minimal lasting effects. Of course minimal is different for everyone and I have seen some people act permastoned and they only claimed to smoke once or twice a week.

Messing your self up in the head is not cool, and does not win your friends.

It does if you prefer openminded friends to the uppity judgmental type that look down upon people for lifestyle choices. I've met people that abused substances whom I couldn't stand but then again I've met people who never did drugs that couldn't handle their sobriety at all. It depends upon the individual and to prejudge them based upon what they like to smoke is like judging someone based upon the type of liquor they enjoy or games they play.
Some people can even handle substances ably and function quite well under their influence. Who is better at calculus, the dude who got an A while stoned or the guy that crammed to get a B- while abstaining from any substance except caffeine?

Touchy issue? Must be. Cause all that, well it had nothing to do with what I said.
Unless you are trying to say pot has not physical affects on a person. Cause then you are lying to me.

I look down on people for their lifestyle choices. Yes I am a horrible person who looks at the crack strung out whore on the street corner (literally she was there when I drove by last) and think how horrible it must be to live like that. Damn me for being evil and thinking that is a fairly despicable way to live. You however go off and frolic in the woods together and carve BBF in a tree with her. Probably would never happen as you would snub your nose at her as most people would. At least I can be honest about being a little judgmental.

The first poster mentioned idiots who think pot is going to make them look cool. It is about as effective at that as chopping your nose off is. Sure having pot is going to make you more popular with the other people that smoke but that is about it.

I made a sarcastic comment that basically said: The above poster is correct with his frank comment, in addition I find that someone who has abused pot to the extent of basically frying their brain is an idiot.

I smoked pot all through high school and occasionally since I returned to the US (think like 5 times in the last couple of years). I never said I had a problem with people smoking, numbnuts.

Here is another bit of wisdom for your:

I am perfectly in my own rights to think of the guys drinking Goldschläger as pretentious twits and go back to my beer.

I am perfectly in my own rights to think of the idiot driving around in the little green hatchback civic with the reverberating tailpipe shoved on and the racing spoiler crammed on top is a douche.

You can say I am missing out and these could be wonderful people. All fine and good but I have no interest in adding useless modifications to my truck or drinking a liquor cause it is gimmicky, and there are a thousand people are there with the same interests as me. I can interact reasonably and peacefully with people, which is the really important part to life, not feeling a hippy love for everyone and beating yourself up if you don't.

 

[Calculated Hooves]

I really don't know what 420 means,

4/20 is national weed smoking day.

 

[Hallow'sEve]

Potheads don't really care what you think, so you're screaming at the dark.

 

[Calculated Hooves]

I really don't know what 420 means,

4/20 is national weed smoking day.

By national I'll deduce you mean American.
Thankies then. ^_^

Yes, although it may be international; I don't know.

 

[MMMATT]

What does 420 refer to exactly?
From the OP I figure it has something to do with marijuana smokers, but why?

420 does reflect the marijuana culture, why? something about boys from a school always got high at 4:20 p.m... wikipedia told me that but I hold what wikipedia says with a grain of salt becuase it's a dirty girl.

That was the origin. 420 now refers to the date, April 20th. But it IS in celebration of a bunch of high schoolers who gathered round a statue at 4:20 each day to smoke pot. The main idea is it's a gathering for people who are pro the legalization of marijuana Either way, it's all really really dumb.

Someone informed me that 4-20 is actually police jargon used to confirm a situation in which a suspect has possession of marijuana (i.e. *over radio* "We got a 4-20 in progress on Jefferson Avenue.")

 

[Deadpoolsbrain]

What does 420 refer to exactly?
From the OP I figure it has something to do with marijuana smokers, but why?

420 does reflect the marijuana culture, why? something about boys from a school always got high at 4:20 p.m... wikipedia told me that but I hold what wikipedia says with a grain of salt becuase it's a dirty girl.

That was the origin. 420 now refers to the date, April 20th. But it IS in celebration of a bunch of high schoolers who gathered round a statue at 4:20 each day to smoke pot. The main idea is it's a gathering for people who are pro the legalization of marijuana Either way, it's all really really dumb.

Someone informed me that 4-20 is actually police jargon used to confirm a situation in which a suspect has possession of marijuana (i.e. *over radio* "We got a 4-20 in progress on Jefferson Avenue.")

You are correct sir! That's why they celbrate it on 4/20. Irony is not lost on pot smokers.

 

[Lord Beautiful]

What does 420 refer to exactly?
From the OP I figure it has something to do with marijuana smokers, but why?

420 does reflect the marijuana culture, why? something about boys from a school always got high at 4:20 p.m... wikipedia told me that but I hold what wikipedia says with a grain of salt becuase it's a dirty girl.

That was the origin. 420 now refers to the date, April 20th. But it IS in celebration of a bunch of high schoolers who gathered round a statue at 4:20 each day to smoke pot. The main idea is it's a gathering for people who are pro the legalization of marijuana Either way, it's all really really dumb.

This is very similar to my take on the whole matter. A holiday dedicated to smoking pot? Come on. What's next? Is there going to be a holiday dedicated to drinking?

Oh wait.

 

[garfoldsomeoneelse]

I personally have a hard time taking anyone with "420" in any of their screen names seriously.

 

[chronobreak]

Some people enjoy smoking pot, so they put the number in there. Isn't a username supposed to reflect you in some way in a lot of cases? If I liked waffles, maybe my username would be "wafflesforlife" or something, no need to get into a tizzy because it's a marajuana reference.

 

[cleverlymadeup]

What does 420 refer to exactly?
From the OP I figure it has something to do with marijuana smokers, but why?

420 does reflect the marijuana culture, why? something about boys from a school always got high at 4:20 p.m... wikipedia told me that but I hold what wikipedia says with a grain of salt becuase it's a dirty girl.

that's mostly true

and wikipedia is actually a fairly accurate source of information, on par with the encyclopedia britanica

the other part is a 4-20 was a police code for a marijuana bust. tho that's not really verified which city it came from

 

[C0nn0r666]

Sometimes it is because the name is taken. For example, my normal name is "Radeon", but it was taken so I added an "x" to the end.

yeah like how i put 666 at the end of mine