Salon.com > By Bridget Murphy http://www.salon.com Fri, 03 May 2013 14:27:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Weird news: Americans prepare for “12-12-12″ http://www.salon.com/2012/12/11/americans_finding_dozens_of_ways_to_mark_12_12_12/ http://www.salon.com/2012/12/11/americans_finding_dozens_of_ways_to_mark_12_12_12/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 22:46:00 +0000 http://http://www.salon.com/2012/12/11/americans_finding_dozens_of_ways_to_mark_12_12_12/ A Michigan sixth-grader will put aside her nerves and get her ears pierced on her 12th birthday. Two law-enforcement officials will exchange wedding vows at 12:12 p.m. in Pittsburgh's federal courthouse. And gamblers can take advantage of promotions some casinos are using to lure in patrons who want to test their luck.

With a once-a-century date arriving Wednesday, some people across the United Stated are betting on good fortune for 12-12-12.

In New England, Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut will offer $12 in free slots play to rewards cards members who sink $12 into the slots.

A southwestern Michigan casino is also betting that 12-12-12 is going to be a lucky day for opening its new hotel. A ribbon-cutting is planned for 12:12 p.m. Wednesday for the eight-story, 242-room hotel at FireKeepers Casino near Battle Creek.

Hours later, Anna Gandy, of Battle Creek, Mich., will head to the Lakeview Square Mall after school lets out. She realized last year that she would turn 12 on 12-12-12, her father Bryan Gandy said Tuesday. But between her sports team commitments and nerves, Anna decided to wait until Wednesday to get her ears pierced.

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