July 23rd 2023 - Holidays and Observances

 

(click on the day for details)

• Birthday of Haile Selassie (Rastafari)
• Children's Day (Indonesia)
• Christian feast day:
  • Bridget of Sweden
  • Heiromartyr Phocas (Eastern Orthodox)
  • John Cassian (Western Christianity)
  • Liborius of Le Mans
  • Margarita María
  • Mercè Prat i Prat
  • Rasyphus and Ravennus
  • July 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• National Remembrance Day (Papua New Guinea)
• Renaissance Day (Oman)
• Revolution Day (Egypt)

 

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

National Gorgeous Grandma Day

Apolinario Mabini Day

Hot Enough For Ya Day

International Yada Yada Yada Day

National Parents’ Day

National Russell Day

National Women Touched By Addiction Day

Peanut Butter and Chocolate Day

Sprinkle Day

World Sjogren's Day

 

Slash’s Birthday

Paul Wesley’s Birthday

David Dobrik’s Birthday

Marlon Wayans’s Birthday

Daniel Radcliffe’s Birthday

 

Fun Observances

Vanilla Ice Cream Day

July 23 is Vanilla Ice Cream Day. Celebrate this unofficial holiday of unknown origins by eating as much vanilla ice cream as you want without any guilt.

Made by freezing a custard of cream or milk, sugar, eggs, and vanilla beans or flavoring, vanilla ice cream is the most popular flavor of ice cream in the United States and Canada according to some surveys.

Recognizable Flavor

Vanilla is a flavoring that comes from the pods of the fruit of the vanilla orchid. A native plant of Mexico, vanilla was unknown to the world outside Central America until the late 1600s. Today, it is one of the world's most recognized flavors. The expression, plain vanilla, is used to refer to something that is commonplace and does not have any special or distinguishing characteristics.

Vanilla Ice Cream Day is also sometimes known as National Vanilla Ice Cream Day in the US.

How to Celebrate?

• Do we need to say anything else other than it's Vanilla Ice Cream Day! Eat as much ice cream as you can possibly eat.
• Having pancakes for breakfast? Add a dollop of vanilla ice cream with it. Brownies for dinner? Add a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Smoothies for an after workout snack? Add a few scoops of vanilla ice cream. Well, you get our point.

Did You Know…

…that vanilla is thought to be the world's second most expensive spice? The most expensive spice in the world is saffron.

 

 

***

 

 

I eavesdropped on two of my language arts students. The first one asked, “Did you warsh your hands?”

“It’s not warsh, it’s wash,” said the other. “The r is silent.”

 

***

 

The barman says, “We don’t serve time travelers in here.”  

A time traveler walks into a bar.

 

***

 

I don't know if you've ever had only five dollars in the bank, but guess what–you can't get it out. You can't.

You can visit your five dollars, you can call it on the phone, but you can't get it out.

 

***

 

A business executive visits his Chinese friend in the hospital. “Li kai yang qi guan,” says the sick man feebly.

The executive desperately wants to help him, but he doesn't speak Mandarin.

“Li kai yang qi guan!” says the patient, as he draws his last breath.

Later that year, the executive is in Shanghai on business when he finally learns the meaning of Li kai yang qi guan:

“Get off my oxygen tube.”

 

 

***

 

 

 

***

 

 

***

 

 

***

 

 

***

 

 

***

 

 

***

 

 

***

 

 

***

 

 

***

 

 

***

 

 

***

 

 

***

 

 

***

 

 

***

 

 

***

 

 

 

***

 

 

***

 

 

 

sandrewn