MDBCs 16 Dec 2022

And we are not complaining because it is the one-day where no one can question our obsession. Want to drizzle chocolate over your salad? Go right ahead, it is Chocolate Covered Anything Day! Add chocolate to your morning cup of coffee? That is a brilliant idea! Eat chocolate covered fruits for lunch? You are in the spirit of the holiday!

Celebrating Chocolate Around the Year

Chocolate is a very popular theme for a fun holiday. Other chocolate themed holidays are Chocolate Pudding Day, Milk Chocolate Day, Chocolate Pecan Pie Day, Chocolate Milkshake Day, Chocolate Cupcake Day, and Chocolate Cake Day.

How to Celebrate?

Eat only chocolate covered items on this day. Chocolate covered donuts for breakfast, chocolate covered fruits for lunch and a chocolate rubbed steak for dinner.
Get creative and try to experiment by pairing chocolate with dishes and food items you may never think about putting together.

Did You Know…

…that the earliest record of humans consuming chocolate dates back to 1700 B.C.?

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Underdog Day

Underdog Day is celebrated every year on the third Friday of December.

This unofficial holiday owes its name to the term “underdog” popularly used in sports and competitions and refers to someone who is popularly expected to lose.

All of us know of someone who works very hard but never gets recognized for their hard work. In addition, they are usually expected to fail in their efforts. Maybe, you have been in a situation like that? Celebrate all such underdogs and unsung heroes on Underdog Day.

How to Celebrate?

Remember that it is sometimes ok to be an underdog. It may be frustrating sometimes, but when underdogs win, they tend to upset the expected order of things.
If you know of an underdog, tell them to persevere on.
If you feel you are an underdog, work harder and shatter everyone’s expectations.
Watch the American animated series, Underdog. The series, which aired on NBC in the 1960s, detailed the adventures of Underdog, a superhero who spoke in rhyming verse and wore a caped costume.

Did You Know…

…that the opposite of an underdog is a top dog and in if an underdog wins in a competition, the outcome of the event is known as an upset.

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Ugly Sweater Day

The third Friday of December is Ugly Sweater Day.

On this day, get in the holiday spirit and flaunt those ugly holiday sweaters (thanks, Grandma!) you have been too embarrassed to wear in public. In many countries, the holiday is associated with fundraising events for children’s charity.

A similar holiday, Christmas Jumper Day, is celebrated every year as part of a fun raising event by Save the Children, a not for profit organization. In 2017, it is on December 15 as well.

How to Celebrate?

Take that ugly sweater out and wear it in public, chances are, you won’t be the only one wearing the Rudolph sweater grandma made for you ten years ago.
Don’t have an ugly sweater? Make one of your own. Bedazzle an old or thrifted sweater, add embroidered holiday motifs and some sequins, and voila, you are ready for Ugly Sweater Day.
Host an ugly sweater party. Have your guests contribute to charity and hold an ugly sweater competition. The person flaunting the ugliest sweater goes home with the top prize.

Did You Know...

...that the word cardigan, which is a type of sweater that is open from the front, comes from James Thomas Brudenell, the 7th Earl of Cardigan? The English general was thought to have worn such as sweater while leading a cavalry charge at Balaclava in 1854.

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Since the coronavirus outbreak, my 47-year-old son has been washing his hands religiously.

In fact, he said, “I’ve been washing my hands so much, I found the answers to an old eighth-grade math quiz.”

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An utterly confused woman called our local fire station about getting a haircut.

“I’m sorry, you have the wrong number,” I said.

“Is this the salon near the fire station?” she asked.

“No, this is the fire station.”

“Oh! Are you cutting hair in there now?”

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I work in the front office of a housing complex that supports people living with mental illness. On one particularly hectic day, a tenant came in to pay her rent.

Frazzled, I said, “Ever have one of those days when you feel everyone is out to get you?”

She smiled and replied, “I take medication for that.”

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A man goes to a job interview and the interviewer begins with the question, "What do you think is your biggest weakness?"

The man thinks for a moment, then says, "I think my biggest weakness is my brutal honesty."

The interviewer says, "I don't think that's a weakness."

The man then says, "I don't give a #%^& what you think!"

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When my grandson, Jimmy, was 4 or 5, we asked him what he wanted to be when he grew up.