The History of Norman Clature Day
This is the story of a
young boy who is becoming a young man. His name is Eric Kyle
Herendeen. He is the "stotastic" son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman
Herendeen. Now, being the son of Norman, he has the resemblance of his father. Upon noting this, I began to refer to Eric as Norman.
Enter Mr. M. L. Musick: Head of the Lakeland Christian School
Sci. Dept. Somehow during one of his lectures, Mr. Musick mentioned
something about nomenclature. Then sprung the hybrid and somewhat
adulterated name, Norman Clature. Everybody (by everybody, I mean me)
at school began calling Eric, Norman or Norman Clature.
Then it happened. That September 11th, 2001.
The day seemed to be another stoic school day. But little did we know,
this day would change history forever. At approximately 9am,
I declared that day to be Norman Clature Day! Eric's/Norman Clature's
popularity had already grown to lengths unknown. For as I declared
Norman Clature Day as I was walking into The Royal Doyle's Honors
History room, terrorists struck down our twin Trade Towers in and with
utter rebellion and defiance against Norman Clature!
The strong supporters of
Norman Clature were of course saddened and angry at this act, but would
and will not let the terrorists ruin this special holiday observed, now
nationwide. The first annual Norman Clature Day was observed with less
gusto and fervor, for obvious reasons. But, the proceeding NCDays were
extravagantly and lavishly celebrated. With each year, more and more
people joined in with the festivities. The holiday is continually
expanding obviously due to Norman Clature's outstanding popularity
(especially with the ladies... but that's another story).
On this very special day
many activities are held. They include, and are not limited to the
following: beautiful dates, flowers, a toast given by our honored,
scripture reading, a prayer, the consumption of rare & expensive
pizzas, laughter, the unique Norman Clature Dance (authored by Norman
himself!), fellowship, and games.
Some of you... Many of you may be wondering, "Are girls allowed
to participate?" This is considered a FAQ. The official answer is a
conditional, yes. Females celebrating NCDay may participate only if
they bring food in large enough volumes for the consumption of
approximately five to ten males, or if they just bring food.
However, being the gracious honored that he is, Norman Clature has
allowed for all girls to attend only with the obligation to bring food.
Our 6th annual Norman Clature Day will be held separately around the world. It seems as if many of us are not going to be able to gather together for a grand celebration of the honored. However, he is in our
minds and prayers. Wherever you find yourself, may you have a blessed Norman Clature Day. I Samuel 7:12
Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, "Thus far has the Lord helped us."
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