My Daily Bread Crumbs 08 Nov

Entry posted by sandrewn in Bread Crumbs 119 November 9, 2021

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November 8th - Holidays and Observances

(click on the day for details)

Christian feast day:
- Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity (Roman Catholic Church)
- Four Crowned Martyrs
- Godfrey of Amiens
- Johann von Staupitz (Lutheran)
- Blessed John Duns Scotus
- Saints and Martyrs of England (Church of England)
- Tysilio
- Willehad of Bremen
- November 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Intersex Day of Remembrance (New South Wales, Australia)
International Day of Radiology (European Society of Radiology)
National Aboriginal Veterans Day (Canada)
Synaxis of the Archangel Michael and the other Bodiless Powers of Heaven (Eastern Orthodox Church)
World Urbanism Day

Observances (click on the day or week for details)

Cook Something Bold and Pungent Day

Human-Animal Relationship Awareness Week

Fun Observances

Tongue Twister Day

Say, Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers ten times really fast on November 8, because it is Tongue Twister Day!

A tongue twister is a phrase that is very hard for people to articulate, especially when spoken in a sequence really fast.

Finger Fumblers

Most languages, including sign language have their own versions of tongue twisters. In sign language, they are known as finger fumblers. In many cultures, children usually use them as word games.

Tongue twisters tend to rely on using similar sounding words that aliterate. That means that the first letters or sounds in the words are the same.

How to Celebrate?

Have a tongue twister contest with family, friends and co-workers. Whoever is able to say out a tongue twister without making mistakes wins.
Make up your own tongue twister.

Did You Know…

…that she sells sea-shells on the sea-shore is a popular tongue twister that comes from a poem written by British songwriter Terry Sullivan and was based on the life of Mary Anning, a British fossil collector who was known to scout the beaches for fossils?

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THREE TREES AND A WOODPECKER
Two tall trees, a birch and a beech, are growing in the woods. A small tree begins to grow between them, and the beech says to the birch, "Is that a son of a beech or a son of a birch?" The birch says he cannot tell, but just then a woodpecker lands on the sapling.

The birch says, "Woodpecker, you are a tree expert. Can you tell if that is a son of a beech or a son of a birch?"

The woodpecker takes a taste of the small tree and replies, "It is neither a son of a beech nor a son of a birch, It is, however, the best piece of ash I have ever poked my pecker into."

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You are on a horse, galloping at a constant speed. On your right side is a sharp drop off, and on your left side is an elephant traveling at the same speed as you. Directly in front of you is another galloping horse but your horse is unable to overtake it. Behind you is a lion running at the same speed as you and the horse in front of you. What must you do to safely get out of this highly dangerous situation? Get your drunk ass off the merry-go-round!

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An elephant and a camel are talking.

The elephant asks, "Why do you have boobs on your back?"

The camel replies, "Ha! That's a funny question coming from an animal with a penis hanging from his face."