Yeah, I just looked it up. Coonass' story checks out.

From Rolling in the Hay
"Roll it up once, roll it up twice, roll it three times and its mighty mighty nice, talk about your troubles Ive got plenty, troubles go away when it hits 4:20"

"According to Steven Hager, editor of High Times, the term 420 originated at San Rafael High School, in 1971, among a group of about a dozen pot-smoking wiseacres who called themselves the Waldos, who are now pushing 50. The term was shorthand for the time of day the group would meet, at the campus statue of Louis Pasteur, to smoke pot. Intent on developing their own discreet language, they made 420 code for a time to get high, and its use spread among members of an entire generation. While our teens feel that they know something we don't, you can let them in on the fact that it was your generation that came up with the numbers.

A quote from one of the Waldos in the High Times article states, "We did discover we could talk about getting high in front of our parents without them knowing by using the phrase 420." Fortunately, your teenagers will not have that same option."

1971 was a cool badassed year!

told ya, I know my 420 history.

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Originally posted by ssmith coonass:
told ya, I know my 420 history.

And I know my 70's...

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Originally posted by #1Tidefan:

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Originally posted by ssmith coonass:
told ya, I know my 420 history.

And I know my 70's...

we called 420 "lonnie"

examples

"have you seen lonnie?"

"I am going to call lonnie"

"I just got off the phone with lonnie"

"lonnie is going to the beach with me"

etc etc

It was also rumored to be a police code if I remember correctly.(cannibus)

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Originally posted by #1Tidefan:
It was also rumored to be a police code if I remember correctly.(cannibus)

rumored, but is not.

"we have a 420 in progress" is a fabrication.

I cant remember but I think it would be a 1540 in progress.

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Originally posted by ssmith coonass:

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Originally posted by #1Tidefan:
It was also rumored to be a police code if I remember correctly.(cannibus)

rumored, but is not.

"we have a 420 in progress" is a fabrication.

I cant remember but I think it would be a 1540 in progress.

Prolly so...that was a southern cali fabrication, so I knew it was boggus.

you lived out there did'nt you?

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Originally posted by #1Tidefan:

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Originally posted by ssmith coonass:

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Originally posted by #1Tidefan:
It was also rumored to be a police code if I remember correctly.(cannibus)

rumored, but is not.

"we have a 420 in progress" is a fabrication.

I cant remember but I think it would be a 1540 in progress.

Prolly so...that was a southern cali fabrication, so I knew it was boggus.

you lived out there did'nt you?

beach condo in Ventura, commuted to LA every day.

I have a pic somewhere, hang on.

crap, that isnt it, hold on.

thats in santa monica,

finally.

the view



my boat



me

Beautiful scenery man, you moved here...why?

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Originally posted by #1Tidefan:
Beautiful scenery man, you moved here...why?

I am from here, and it's green here.

I love Alabama.