Skirt Day

the first day–usually a couple of weeks after the start of spring in areas which experience significant seasonal variation (such as the northeast us)–on which a large majority of girls and women wear their newest skirts. this occurs en m-sse, leading one to blurt, “oh, thank g-d for skirt day.” skirt day generally occurs on the second or third day of consecutive, skirt-encouraging weather in a week (at least mid-60s, winds < 10-15mph). i woke up this morning, strode outside, saw dozens of beautiful girls in skirts on the way to cl-ss, said a brief thank-you to g-d for their smooth and fit legs, and promptly declared to my friends, "today ... is skirt day." skirt day - (n.) - the spring day that is just warm enough, predictably in the 65-70 degree range, where every girl's biological alarm clock chimes. the young co-ed's will don their floppy skirts, uggs or flipflops (or uggflops if they existed), popped pastel polos of various vintages & fashion shops as well as sungl-sses with fist sized lens. precursors include but aren't limited to long lines at campus tan, overcrowded ellipticals at the plex, and sudden sell-outs of crest white strips and the proactive system... on april 10, 2008 the campus of boston college celebrated skirt day.