alive day
n.— «The jokes—from latrine to gallows humor—at Saturday night’s roast were all for Cleland as 150 friends, including seven from the Pit, celebrated “Max Cleland Alive Day.” “Exactly 10 years ago today we almost lost Max Cleland—we’re here to tell him we are happy he’s alive.”» —“Max Cleland, Laughing at Life” by Myra MacPherson Washington Post Apr. 10, 1978. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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