Author's Note: This was inspired by The Opposite Day Speculation by We Built the Pyramids. You do not have to read it to understand this story, but it's a fun read, so go find it and read it.

DISCLAIMER: I don't own The Big Bang Theory. Nor do I own any of the characters. But I like to play around with them, especially Sheldon – I totally reach Sheldon! I should also note that all of the holidays featured here I found on the website Holiday Insights ( www. holidayinsights .com ). Some holidays are copyrighted by www. wellcat .com. This story is for entertainment purposes only. I make no profit and no infringement of copyrights is intended.

The High-Five Honorarium

Amy stood waiting outside the door to 4A. She was pleased when her tall and lanky boyfriend opened the door, but somewhat surprised to see him standing with his right hand raised.

"High Five, Amy!"

Amy paused before crossing the threshold. "I know it's Anything Can Happen Thursday, Sheldon, but who are you and what have you done with my boyfriend?"

"Yes, Amy, it IS Anything Can Happen Thursday. But it's also National High Five Day, always celebrated on the third Thursday in April, as well as International Juggler's Day, which is always April 18th. Therefore, I've greeted everyone this evening with a High Five, and I've asked Howard to bring his bowling pins so that he can provide us with appropriate entertainment for the evening. It's a good thing I found his juggling equipment when I organized his and Bernadette's closet, otherwise we might not have an appropriate means of celebrating the day!"

Amy dropped her bag beside the door and turned to face her boyfriend, after exchanging chagrined looks with her bestie, Penny. Raising her own hand, she lightly tapped Sheldon's, then proceeded to take her usual seat in the center of the sofa, nodding to Howard and Bernadette as she squeezed by.

"So, Sheldon," Penny piped up as she dug into her pasta, "How did you discover that today is High Five and Juggling Day and why the sudden desire to celebrate them?"

"Well, Penny", Sheldon answered as he took his own spot beside Amy, "Yesterday, I asked Leonard if he had completed the vacuuming and disinfected the bathroom, as it is his week for household chores. To which he responded, and I quote, 'Blah, blah, blah.'"

Leonard, sitting on the arm of the chair next to Penny, grinned.

Sheldon scowled at Leonard, but continued. "Then I asked him if he moved the refrigerator to clean behind it, since I detected a slight musty smell in that area of the kitchen."

"And what did he say?" Penny asked around a mouthful of Fettucini Carbonara.

"Well, I'm getting to that!" snapped Sheldon, "All he said, again, was 'Blah, blah, blah.'"

Leonard giggled and nearly fell off his perch. Meanwhile, Howard and Bernadette were whispering together and nudging each other, giggling and grinning.

Sheldon scowled again at Leonard and turned to address the Wolowitz couple, "Don't think I don't hear you two snickering over there!"

Howard and Bernadette immediately fell silent, but continued to exchange amused looks.

The theoretical physicist continued, "So finally I asked him to explain the significance of 'Blah, blah, blah', in this context and he told me he chanced upon a website of unusual holidays and yesterday was 'Blah, blah, blah' day. As a result of his discovery, he responded to most queries all day yesterday with 'Blah, blah, blah'. He further explained that the day is particularly targeted towards people who 'nag' you about doing routine jobs, thus he had some idea that it was particularly appropriate in the context of my inquiries regarding the household chores. Something I fail to understand, as I was not, in fact, 'nagging' him. I was simply trying to ascertain if he was fulfilling his proscribed duties per the Roommate Agreement. I have every right to make such inquiries, per the aforementioned agreement."

"You were too, nagging, Sheldon!" Leonard said, "You nag me about the same things every other week and every other week I assure you that I've cleaned everything to your precise specifications. It's annoying, therefore, blah, blah, blah!"

"It is not nagging, Leonard, if I'm allowed by the agreement to ask. The agreement does not put a limit on the frequency of inquiries." Sheldon picked up his own dish and settled back to poke through his Chicken Picatta. "Furthermore, you're welcome to ask me the same questions when it's my week to clean."

Just then another knock came on the door and Sheldon jumped up, set his plate back on the table and went to open the door.

Raj stood waiting on the other side and, like Amy, was confused at the sight of Sheldon with his hand raised. Noticing the girls were inside, he took a quick sip from his flask.

"What's with the hand, Sheldon?" he asked as he sauntered in the room and took his place on the floor.

"Get up, Raj, you have to give me a High Five."

Raj looked up at the tall man looming above him, a quizzical look on his face. "No I don't, Sheldon. I've had a long day and I'm staying right here. I hope someone remembered to order my Chicken Marsala, I'm starving! And you know ALL of your mothers told you about starving children in India! Well, that's me, folks." Raj grinned at his own joke.

"That was YOU?" Howard said, "I always thought Ma was just making that up!"

Bernadette slapped her husband on the arm, "That's not funny, Howard! There really are starving children, you know."

"He started it!" Howard protested, pointing at Raj.

Sheldon leaned over, waving his hand in Raj's face. "High Five, Raj!"

Raj turned back to look up at Sheldon again. "What's with the High Five business?"

"Here we go…" said Leonard and Penny, in unison.

Sheldon began the story again, this time, with fewer interruptions. After quoting the relevant sections from the Roommate Agreement, he continued, "Of course, I was skeptical regarding Leonard's claim. After all, who has ever heard of 'Blah, blah, blah' Day? So I did some research and found a website that lists holidays for virtually every day of the year. Holidays, by definition, are meant to be celebrated, so I've decided to celebrate those holidays in appropriate ways. The third Thursday in April is National High Five Day, so I've greeted everyone today with a High Five." At this he scowled again at the astrophysicist sitting at his feet. "Although there are SOME who don't seem to get into the spirit of the day!"

"Oh, all right, Sheldon!" Raj replied as he gave Sheldon's still raised hand a perfunctory slap.

Satisfied, Sheldon returned to his spot, stepping gingerly over Raj's crossed legs.

"And now, Howard, I believe it's time for your contribution to International Juggler's Day."

As Howard picked up his juggling pins, Bernadette said, "I'm going to warn you one last time, Sheldon, you really don't know what you're asking for. There's a reason those pins got lost in the closet!" She turned as her husband got up to stand in front of the group. Holding her hand in front of her, she motioned for Howard to move further away. "Howie, you make sure you're at least 20 feet away from me when you start tossing those things up in the air!"

"Bernie!" Howard griped, "If I'm 20 feet away, I won't even be in the room!"

"Fine by me!" said Bernadette.

Author's Note: So, that's the start. I hope you enjoyed reading this. If you wonder how long Sheldon can keep this up, so do I. Of course, I wonder even more how long I can keep up writing about it. If I find inspiration, I may keep doing these throughout the year - although NOT every day! But I should be able to find one or two holidays a week for Sheldon to celebrate. You may have noticed I'm a bit behind the calendar, as this story is about April 18th. I have ideas for 3 more days that will get me caught up to today, and then we'll see where it goes from there.

FF_1807614_ 4/28/2013