INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY

Name: INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY
Start: 2022-10-22T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2022-10-22T23:59:59+00:00

October 22

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WHEN: OCTOBER 22 & JUNE 28	WHERE: EVERYWHERE	FIRST OCCURRENCE: 2000
CREATED BY DEREK ARNOLD IN OCTOBER 2000IN 2009 THE DATE OF JUNE 28 WAS ADDED TO COMMEMORATE “KING OF THE PITCH” BILLY MAYS WHO WAS AN ICONIC INFOMERCIAL SALESPERSON KNOWN FOR TALKING IN ALL CAPS
THE IDEA BEHIND INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY IS TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE PROBLEM OF SOME PEOPLE NOT MINDING THEIR CAPS LOCK KEY WHEN PEOPLE CHAT OR WRITE POSTS WITH THE CAPS LOCK TURNED ON, IT LOOKS LIKE THEY’RE SHOUTING! AND SHOUTING IS CONSIDERED TO BE INCONSIDERATE OR SOMETIMES EVEN AGGRESSIVE!WRITE A LOT IN CAPS LOCK TODAY TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE DANGERS OF BEING CARELESS WITH YOUR CAPS LOCK!!!!!111

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“THE EMPTY VESSEL MAKES THE LOUDEST SOUND”
(WILLIAM SHAKESPEAR)