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| colspan="4" | '''Today is Generic Summer Holiday!'''<br />Go get some pool toys at the Market, and go for a swim in Market Square!
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As luck would have it, the festivals for several different religious sects fall on this day in mid-summer. For years, the various fanatics from each religion insisted that theirs was the only true holiday for that day, and got horribly offended when anyone called the holiday anything other than what they called it, and everyone had different traditions and rituals, and the retail stores got the holidays all confused, trying to figure out how to sell it to everyone without offending anyone, and there was almost a huge holy war throughout the Kingdom... until finally someone quit arguing, noticed it was a nice day outside, and suggested that everyone just take a break and go swimming.

And thus was the fighting ended, and the Generic Summer Holiday was born.

==Dates==
*<s>'''Generic Summer Holiday I''': December 7th, 2007 ([[Kingdom of Loathing Calendar|Bill 3, Year 19]])</s> ''(canceled)''
*'''Generic Summer Holiday I''': March 12, 2008 ([[Kingdom of Loathing Calendar|Bill 3, Year 20]])
*'''Generic Summer Holiday II''': June 16, 2008 ([[Kingdom of Loathing Calendar|Bill 3, Year 21]])
*'''Generic Summer Holiday III''': September 19, 2008 ([[Kingdom of Loathing Calendar|Bill 2, Year 22]])
*'''Generic Summer Holiday IV''': December 25, 2008 ([[Kingdom of Loathing Calendar|Bill 3, Year 23]])
*'''Generic Summer Holiday V''': March 31, 2009 ([[Kingdom of Loathing Calendar|Bill 3, Year 24]])
*'''Generic Summer Holiday VI''': [[April_Fools'_Day#2009|April 1, 2009]] ([[Kingdom of Loathing Calendar|Bill 4, Year 24]]) 
*'''Generic Summer Holiday VII''': July 5, 2009 ([[Kingdom of Loathing Calendar|Bill 3, Year 25]]) 
*'''Generic Summer Holiday VIII''': October 9, 2009 ([[Kingdom of Loathing Calendar|Bill 3, Year 26]])
*'''Generic Summer Holiday IX''': January 13, 2010 ([[Kingdom of Loathing Calendar|Bill 3, Year 27]])
*'''Generic Summer Holiday X''': April 19, 2010 ([[Kingdom of Loathing Calendar|Bill 3, Year 28]])
*'''Generic Summer Holiday XI''': July 24, 2010 ([[Kingdom of Loathing Calendar|Bill 3, Year 29]])
*'''Generic Summer Holiday XII''': October 28, 2010 ([[Kingdom of Loathing Calendar|Bill 3, Year 30]]) 
*'''Generic Summer Holiday XIII''': February 1, 2011 ([[Kingdom of Loathing Calendar|Bill 3, Year 31]]) 
*'''Generic Summer Holiday XIV''': May 8, 2011 ([[Kingdom of Loathing Calendar|Bill 3, Year 32]]) 
*'''Generic Summer Holiday XV''': August 12, 2011 ([[Kingdom of Loathing Calendar|Bill 3, Year 33]]) 
*'''Generic Summer Holiday XVI''': November 16, 2011 ([[Kingdom of Loathing Calendar|Bill 3, Year 34]]) 
*'''Generic Summer Holiday XVII''': February 20, 2012 ([[Kingdom of Loathing Calendar|Bill 3, Year 35]])
*'''Generic Summer Holiday XVIII''': May 26, 2012 ([[Kingdom of Loathing Calendar|Bill 3, Year 36]])
*'''Generic Summer Holiday XIX''': August 30, 2012 ([[Kingdom of Loathing Calendar|Bill 3, Year 37]])
*'''Generic Summer Holiday XX''': December 4, 2012 ([[Kingdom of Loathing Calendar|Bill 3, Year 38]])
*'''Generic Summer Holiday XXI''': March 10, 2013 ([[Kingdom of Loathing Calendar|Bill 3, Year 39]])
*'''Generic Summer Holiday XXII''': June 14, 2013 ([[Kingdom of Loathing Calendar|Bill 3, Year 40]])
*'''Generic Summer Holiday XXIII''': September 18, 2013 ([[Kingdom of Loathing Calendar|Bill 3, Year 41]])
*'''Generic Summer Holiday XXIV''': December 23, 2013 ([[Kingdom of Loathing Calendar|Bill 3, Year 42]])
*'''Generic Summer Holiday XXV''': March 29, 2014 ([[Kingdom of Loathing Calendar|Bill 3, Year 43]])
*'''Generic Summer Holiday XXVI''': July 3, 2014 ([[Kingdom of Loathing Calendar|Bill 3, Year 44]])
*'''Generic Summer Holiday XXVII''': October 7, 2014 ([[Kingdom of Loathing Calendar|Bill 3, Year 45]])
*'''Generic Summer Holiday XXVIII''': January 11, 2015 ([[Kingdom of Loathing Calendar|Bill 3, Year 46]])
*'''Generic Summer Holiday XXIX''': April 17, 2015 ([[Kingdom of Loathing Calendar|Bill 3, Year 47]])
*'''Generic Summer Holiday XXX''': July 22, 2015 ([[Kingdom of Loathing Calendar|Bill 3, Year 48]])
*'''Generic Summer Holiday XXXI''': October 26, 2015 ([[Kingdom of Loathing Calendar|Bill 3, Year 49]])
*'''Generic Summer Holiday XXXII''': January 30, 2016 ([[Kingdom of Loathing Calendar|Bill 3, Year 50]])
*'''Generic Summer Holiday XXXIII''': May 5, 2016 ([[Kingdom of Loathing Calendar|Bill 3, Year 51]])
*'''Generic Summer Holiday XXXIV''': August 9, 2016 ([[Kingdom of Loathing Calendar|Bill 3, Year 52]])
*'''Generic Summer Holiday XXXV''': November 13, 2016 ([[Kingdom of Loathing Calendar|Bill 3, Year 53]])
*'''Generic Summer Holiday XXXVI''': February 17, 2017 ([[Kingdom of Loathing Calendar|Bill 3, Year 54]])
*'''Generic Summer Holiday XXXVII''': May 24, 2017 ([[Kingdom of Loathing Calendar|Bill 3, Year 55]])
*'''Generic Summer Holiday XXXVIII''': August 28, 2017 ([[Kingdom of Loathing Calendar|Bill 3, Year 56]])
*'''Generic Summer Holiday XXXIX''': December 2, 2017 ([[Kingdom of Loathing Calendar|Bill 3, Year 57]])
*'''Generic Summer Holiday XL''': March 8, 2018 ([[Kingdom of Loathing Calendar|Bill 3, Year 58]])
*'''Generic Summer Holiday XLI''': June 12, 2018 ([[Kingdom of Loathing Calendar|Bill 3, Year 59]])
*'''Generic Summer Holiday XLII''': September 16, 2018 ([[Kingdom of Loathing Calendar|Bill 3, Year 60]])
*'''Generic Summer Holiday XLIII''': December 21, 2018 ([[Kingdom of Loathing Calendar|Bill 3, Year 61]])
*'''Generic Summer Holiday XLIV''': March 27, 2019 ([[Kingdom of Loathing Calendar|Bill 3, Year 62]])
*'''Generic Summer Holiday XLV''': July 1, 2019 ([[Kingdom of Loathing Calendar|Bill 3, Year 63]])
*'''Generic Summer Holiday XLVI''': October 5, 2019 ([[Kingdom of Loathing Calendar|Bill 3, Year 64]])
*'''Generic Summer Holiday XLVII''': January 9, 2020 ([[Kingdom of Loathing Calendar|Bill 3, Year 65]])
*'''Generic Summer Holiday XLVIII''': April 14, 2020 ([[Kingdom of Loathing Calendar|Bill 3, Year 66]])
*'''Generic Summer Holiday XLIX''': July 19, 2020 ([[Kingdom of Loathing Calendar|Bill 3, Year 67]])
*'''Generic Summer Holiday L''': October 23, 2020 ([[Kingdom of Loathing Calendar|Bill 3, Year 68]]) (''predicted'')
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*'''Generic Summer Holiday LI''': January 27, 2021 ([[Kingdom of Loathing Calendar|Bill 3, Year 69]]) (''predicted'')
*'''Generic Summer Holiday LII''': May 3, 2021 ([[Kingdom of Loathing Calendar|Bill 3, Year 70]]) (''predicted'')
*'''Generic Summer Holiday''': August 7, 2021 ([[Kingdom of Loathing Calendar|Bill 3, Year 71]]) (''predicted'')
*'''Generic Summer Holiday''': November 11, 2021 ([[Kingdom of Loathing Calendar|Bill 3, Year 72]]) (''predicted'')
*'''Generic Summer Holiday''': February 15, 2022 ([[Kingdom of Loathing Calendar|Bill 3, Year 73]]) (''predicted'')
*'''Generic Summer Holiday''': May 22, 2022 ([[Kingdom of Loathing Calendar|Bill 3, Year 74]]) (''predicted'')
*'''Generic Summer Holiday''': August 26, 2022 ([[Kingdom of Loathing Calendar|Bill 3, Year 75]]) (''predicted'')
*'''Generic Summer Holiday''': November 30, 2022 ([[Kingdom of Loathing Calendar|Bill 3, Year 76]]) (''predicted'')
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==Festivities==
*[[Swim in the Fountain|Swimming]] in [[A Reasonably-Sized Fountain]] in [[Market Square]] -- requires equipping a [[foam noodle]], [[inflatable duck]], and/or [[water wings]] to open the area.

==Special Items==
At [[The Market]], you may buy pool toys for 300 Meat each.  Equipping any of these accessories grants access to swim in the Fountain, which has non-combat adventures which grant effects based on which pool toy is equipped.


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| style="text-align:center;" | bonus [[Moxie]] substats equal to your [[level]]
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| [[Huff, Puff]]
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| style="text-align:center;" | bonus [[Muscle]] substats equal to your [[level]]
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| [[On Wings of Plastic]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Marco Polarity]]
| style="text-align:center;" | bonus [[Mysticality]] substats equal to your [[level]]
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==Notes==
*Swimming in [[A Reasonably-Sized Fountain]] with more than 1 of the special items will result in a random effect chosen from those given by the items equipped.
*In addition to the 10 turns of the effect specific to your chosen item, you will also get 1 turn of [[Eldritch Attunement]] if you are neither in [[Ronin]] nor [[Hardcore]].
**Prior to 2020/04/11, Eldritch Attunement was also granted to players in Hardcore/Ronin, creating incredible turn-saving potential.
*It is not possible to go swimming while [[Drunkenness|falling-down drunk]]. Doing so will result in a [[Drunken Stupor]] adventure.
*Although the first Generic Summer Holiday should have occurred December 7th, 2007, Jick admitted on the radio show for December 6th that it took them by surprise, and that it would not occur until the next Bill 3.
*On the 22 September 2008 radio show, Jick and Mr. Skullhead indicated that Generic Summer Holiday firing on Bill 2 was a mistake, and it should fall on Bill 3 in the future.

==See Also==
*[http://www.kingdomofloathing.com/doc.php?topic=generic_summer_holiday Official Holiday Description]

[[Category:Events]]