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Entry posted by sandrewn in Bread Crumbs 674 June 6, 2023

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June 6th 2023 - Holidays and Observances

(click on the day for details)

Christian feast day:
- Claudius of Besançon
- Ini Kopuria (Anglican Church of Melanesia, Church of England, Episcopal Church)
- Marcellin Champagnat
- Norbert
- June 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
D-Day Invasion Anniversary
Engineer's Day in Taiwan
Korean Children's Union Foundation Day in North Korea
Memorial Day in South Korea
National Day of Sweden, marking the end of the Danish-ruled Kalmar Union and the coronation of King Gustav Vasa
National Huntington's Disease Awareness Day in the United States
Queensland Day
UN Russian Language Day

Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)

National Gardening Exercise Day

Carole Baskin’s Birthday

Fun Observances

Drive-In Movie Day

Get the popcorn and soda, pop, or water and drive over to your closest drive-in theater to watch a movie on June 6, because it is Drive-in Movie Day!

The unofficial holiday celebrates the anniversary of the day in 1933 when the first drive-in theater was opened in Camden, New Jersey by Richard M. Hollingshead, Jr.

A drive-in theater screens movies on a large projector outdoors. Patrons drive on to the grounds in their cars and usually sit in them to watch the movie. Sound is provided either through large loudspeakers or through individual speakers attached to the car.

Rise, Fall, and Rise of Drive-Ins

Drive-in theaters became popular in the United States and in many other parts of the world in the 1950s and 1960s. They capitalized on the fact that they were convenient for families and romantic for couples. By the 1970s, the rise of conventional movie theaters led to a decline in drive-in movie theaters.

In recent years, the improvement in movie screening technologies has led to a resurgence of drive-in theaters in many cities in the US.

How to Celebrate?

If you have a drive-in theater close to your home, go to one and watch a movie. Take a picnic basket with you to make it more enjoyable.
If you don’t have one, what about hosting a backyard movie night? Of course, your guests probably can't drive up to the projector, but they will still get the same experience of watching a movie in the outdoors.

Did You Know…

…that the first movie ever seen on a drive-in theater screen was the British comedy, Wives Beware?

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While my three-year-old grandson was attending a birthday party, his friend's father sneaked off to take a shower before work. Halfway through, the father heard a tapping on the shower door, followed by the sight of my grandson peering in. Looking around the stall, he asked, "Is my mom in here?"

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On his way to perform at a graveside service, the bagpiper gets lost. After many wrong turns, he finally arrives, but the minister and mourners have already gone. Only the grave diggers remain, and they're eating lunch. Not knowing what else to do, the bagpiper begins to play. The workers put down their lunches and weep as the man plays "Amazing Grace." When he finishes, he packs up his bagpipes and heads for his car.

As he opens the door, he hears one of the workers say, "I've never seen anything like that before, and I've been putting in septic tanks for 20 years."

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A businessman flying first class is sitting next to a parrot. The plane takes off, and the parrot orders a Glenlivet, neat. The businessman asks for a Coke. After a few minutes, the bird yells, "Where's my scotch? Give me my scotch!" The flight attendant rushes over with their drinks.

Later, they order another round. Again, the bird gives the crew grief for being slow, and the businessman joins in: "Yeah, the service stinks!"

Just then, the flight attendant grabs the pair, opens the hatch, and throws them out of the plane. As they hurtle toward the ground, the parrot says to the terrified man, "Wow, that took a lot of guts for a guy with no wings."

( these last two were repeats, but are two of my favorites :2thumbs: )

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A young man was planting some flower seeds on a sweltering day, sweating from the hot sun.

His neighbor said, “You need to wait until the sun goes down, or plant in the morning when it is coolest.” The man said, “I can’t do that. It says on the package, ‘Plant in full sun!’ ”