September 29th 2023 - Holidays and Observances

 

(click on the day for details)

• Christian feast day:
  • Charles, Duke of Brittany
  • Hripsime
  • Jean de Montmirail
  • Theodota of Philippi
  • September 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • the Archangels Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael. One of the four quarter days in the Irish calendar. (England and Ireland). Called Michaelmas in some western liturgical traditions.
• Inventors' Day (Argentina)
• Victory of Boquerón Day (Paraguay)
• World Heart Day

 

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

National Coffee Day

National Starbucks Day

Sukkot

AFL Grand Final Friday

CONFUCIUS DAY

German Sandwich Day

International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste

International Happy Goose Day

Mid-Autumn Festival - 1

Mid-Autumn Moon Festival - 2

National Biscotti Day

National BRAVE Day

National Carson Day

National Police Remembrance Day

National Silent Movie Day

Pitru Paksha

Sport Purple for Platelets Day

VFW DAY

World’s Biggest Coffee Morning

Ask a Stupid Question Day

Save the Koala Day

 

Nicholas Galitzine’s Birthday

Jerry Lee Lewis’s Birthday

Molly Eskam’s Birthday

Ice Poseidon’s Birthday

Halsey’s Birthday

Gwen Ifill’s Birthday

Bria Hamilton’s Birthday

Andy Frisella’s Birthday

Kevin Durant

Zachary Levi

 

 

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My wife is a very adventurous cook. “How does this sound?” she called out from the kitchen. “Bonito, surimi, and anchovies in a decadent, silky broth.”

“Sounds delicious,” I hollered back. “Is that what we’re having tonight?”

“No. I’m reading from this packet of cat food.”

 

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On a trip to Sweden, I asked a few people where I could find some good local cuisine. “This is a pretty cosmopolitan city, so you can find just about any kind of international food that you’d like,” said one man.

“But if you want truly local cuisine, get the meatballs at IKEA.”

 

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Working as a telemarketer for MCI Communications, I made a call to a Minnesota home one evening. When a boy around eight answered the phone, I identified myself, told him I was calling for MCI and asked to speak to his parents.

As he put the phone down, I heard him yell, "Dad! Dad! The FBI wants to talk to you!"

As soon as the father answered the phone in a quivering voice, I said, "Sir, this is not the FBI; this is MCI Communications."

After a long pause, the man said, "This is the first time I am actually glad to hear from you guys."  

 

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The DMV was as crowded and noisy as ever. When I finally got to the 
window, I asked the clerk,

“Does the never-ending line of loud people ever drive you crazy?”

She shook her head. “We call it job security.”

 

 

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In Memoriam:

Michael Gambon, Beloved Dumbledore Actor, Passes Away at 82

 

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August 15, 2016

 

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Northern white rhinoceros - Wikipedia

 

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You know you're getting old (really old), when you recognize the speaker and all of the audience (Kermit, Punch and Howdy Doody).

 

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