The Longest Friday

I read somewhere or other that it was the longest day today. But how can one day be any longer than any other? Surely all days are twenty-four hours long?

I concurred that this 'longest day' malarkey is nothing but a myth; possibly dreamt up by those in power, as a way of fooling us into thinking we have more time, and thus, giving the bosses license to make us work for longer today and get more out of us.

My advice, therefore, would be to always take this 'supposed' longest day of the year off as holiday. Probably be a scorcher too; and if you happen to be a pagan you'll have the added bonus of getting into Alton Towers for half price, under their discount scheme for religious people celebrating notable days in the calendar. 

Atheists have been complaining and lobbying the government about this scheme but, as yet, all Cameron has said on the matter is, 'The discount policies of amusement parks are under government review.' This is exactly what John Major was saying in the early nineties. I think the atheists are in for a long wait with this one.