420

[SoDesuKa]

I keep seeing references to 420. Is it a style? It seems to have something to do with marijuana, but even that's not conclusive.

On the internet, 404 is Not Found. Is 420 another error message?

[meegbear]

1. 4:20

means smoking weed. But don't tell anybody.

[Fenris]

2. It's a great day for stoners

4:20 is their secret code for smoking pot. It's SEEEECRET!

[SheepyMcSheepster]

3. here ya go.

"The Origin Revealed

According to Steven Hager, editor of High Times, the term 420 originated at San Rafael High School, in 1971, among a group of about a dozen pot-smoking wiseacres who called themselves the Waldos, who are now pushing 50. The term was shorthand for the time of day the group would meet, at the campus statue of Louis Pasteur, to smoke pot. Intent on developing their own discreet language, they made 420 code for a time to get high, and its use spread among members of an entire generation. While our teens feel that they know something we don't, you can let them in on the fact that it was your generation that came up with the numbers.

A quote from one of the Waldos in the High Times article states, "We did discover we could talk about getting high in front of our parents without them knowing by using the phrase 420." Fortunately, your teenagers will not have that same option."

taken from: http://parentingteens.about.com/cs/marijuana/a/420meaning.htm

[tridim]

4. My parking space number is 420

That number shows up everywhere. It's magic. :smoke:

[Downtown Hound]

5. There are many legends

for the origin of 420. Some say that it is the chemical composition of THC, the hallucinogenic ingredient in marijuana. Some say that it used to be the code that police used on their radios when calling in marijuana crimes. None of these are true of course. And as mentioned above, some say it was designated as a time to get high. No one really knows for sure but all you really need to know is that it means WEED.

[NecessaryOnslaught]

6. Did someone say 420?

Don't mind if i do! :hippie:

[bobthedrummer]

7. Uh-huh...

:hi:
:smoke: