Russia Trying to Get Knocked Up

In a bizarre, yet strangely appealing move, a region in Russia has declared September 12th to be the National Day of Conception. Basically, everyone gets off work to get off. This proclamation comes with hopes that children will be born on Russia’s national day, June 12th. A ‘National Baby’ will be chosen, and the family gets a 250,000 ruble prize — equivalent to about $10,000. Everyone else just gets a free day of unprotected box-smashing and possibly another mouth to feed in Siberia. Would we be wrong to suggest the Russian government tape all this and sell it on EBay or to Vivid Video? We can’t think of a better or more fun way to spark the Russian economy (though there might be one that’s less messy).