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今天(Feb.29)是四年一次的LeapYear/LeapDay。按照西方傳統，女人可以在今天向心儀的男士示好，甚至求婚（注1）。美國人有時把今天和Sadie Hawkins Day（注2）相提並論。
當然，這隻是一個過時的民間傳統而已。當今社會，女中豪傑太多了，女人主動示愛簡直是小菜一碟。要來高深的，死纏爛打者有之；橫刀奪愛者不鮮；至於讓老公“俯首甘為孺子牛”，那是看得起老公您老人家，趕快人前秀恩愛、人後偷著樂吧您。
今天辦公室搞了一個小小的茶會，慶祝一下四年難得的一天。單身老帥哥、黃金王老五們都磨掌擦拳地出動了。漂亮小美眉、中年老恐龍，以及婚史曖昧、年紀不詳的姐姐妹妹們也都羞羞答答地到場了。
冬日的陽光暖暖地照進Cafe，大家無傷大雅地開開玩笑、是是而非地吃吃豆腐，還真是挺愉快的。
有個個性爽快的妹妹被大家纏得不行，假裝氣憤地大喊“對不起啊，我看不上你們這些歪瓜裂棗，我要打電話去向George Clooney求婚去了！Bye! ”
哄堂大笑。大家笑夠了、鬧夠了，開始起身散場。互相祝福今天交桃花運，四年後的今天爭取兒孫滿堂。
（注1）：February 29th in English Law
Back to 1288, when Scotland passed a law that allowed women to propose marriage to the man of their choice on 2/29. They also made it law that any man who declined a proposal in a leap year must pay a fine. The fine could range from a kiss to payment for a silk dress or a pair of gloves.
（注2）：Sadie Hawkins Day
In the United States, some people have referred to this date as Sadie Hawkins Day with women being given the right to run after unmarried men to propose.
Sadie Hawkins was a female character in the Al Capp cartoon strip Li'l Abner. Sadie Hawkins Day made its debut in Al Capp's Li'l Abner strip November 15, 1937.
這就是漫畫裏的Sadie Hawkins
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