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    MDBCs 11 Ot 2024

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 1168
    October 11th 2024 - Holidays and Observances
     
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    Christian feast days: Agilbert Alexander Sauli Andronicus, Probus, and Tarachus (Roman Catholic Church) Æthelburh of Barking Bruno the Great Cainnech of Aghaboe Gratus of Oloron Gummarus James the Deacon (Church of England, Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church) Lommán of Trim Maria Soledad Torres y Acosta Nectarius of Constantinople Nicasius, Quirinus, Scubiculus, and Pientia Philip the Evangelist Pope John XXIII (Roman Catholic Church) Zenaida and Philonella October 11 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) General Pulaski Memorial Day (United States) International Day of the Girl Child International Newspaper Carrier Day National Coming Out Day Revolution Day (North Macedonia)  
    Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
    Black Girl Day Off
    International: Chung Yeung Festival
    National Peyronie’s Disease Awareness Day
    National Sausage Pizza Day
    National Spread Joy Day
    Nepal: Maha Ashtami
    Nepal: Maha Navami
    Nepal: Phulpati
    Southern Food Heritage Day
    Vet Nurse Day
    World Egg Day
     
    Matt Bomer’s Birthday
    MC Lyte’s Birthday
    Lev Cameron Khmelev’s Birthday
    Younan Nowzaradan’s Birthday
    Toby Fox’s Birthday
    Amitabh Bachchan’s Birthday
    Fenix Flexin’s Birthday
    Rhett McLaughlin’s Birthday
    Daryl Hall’s Birthday
    Erin Kinsey’s Birthday
    Cardi B’s Birthday
    Brody Dempsey’s Birthday
    Brandon Flynn’s Birthday
    Phora’s Birthday
    Frank Fritz’s Birthday
    Ratchet Noblewolf’s Birthday
    FunnyBunny’s Birthday
    Steve Young’s Birthday
    Gabe Saporta’s Birthday
    Walter Bowser’s Birthday
    Adonis Graham’s Birthday
    Luke Perry’s Birthday
    Fred Trump
    Emily Deschanel
     
    Fun Observances
       It's My Party  Day
    October 11 is It’s My Party Day, a great excuse to have a party for no reason at all! All you need to do is to invite all your friends and family to a fun party!

    While the origins of this unofficial holiday are unknown, it is safe to say that it encourages people throwing a party to celebrate themselves.
    How to Celebrate?
    While one never needs a reason to have a party, It’s My Party Day is a great justification for throwing a bash just because you can! Here are some ways you can celebrate this fun holiday:
    Have a party of course! Send out invitations, decorate the venue, make all your favorite party foods, put on some fun music and let the party begin! Too tired to organize a party by yourself? What about meeting your friends at a restaurant or at the park? Who says parties have to be at home? Did You Know...
    ...that according to the Guinness Book of World Records the longest dance party lasted for 55 hours? The party took place in Wexford, Ireland on October 29, 2006.
     
     
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    The 16th tee featured a fairway that ran along a road. The first golfer in a foursome teed off and hooked the ball. It soared over the fence and bounced onto the street, where it hit the tire of a moving bus and ricocheted back onto the fairway.
    As they all stood in amazement, one of the golfer's friends asked, "How did you do that?"
    The golfer shrugged. "You have to know the bus schedule."
     
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    Old accountants never die, they just lose their balance. Old musicians never die, they just get played out. Old lawyers never die, they just lose their appeal. Old daredevils never die, they just get discouraged. Walt Disney didn't die. He's in suspended animation.  
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    Psychiatry students were in their Emotional Extremes class. "Let's set some parameters," the professor said.
    "What's the opposite of joy?" he asked one student.
    "Sadness," he replied.
    "The opposite of depression?" he asked another student.
    "Elation," he replied.
    "The opposite of woe?" the prof asked a young woman from Texas.
    The Texan replied, "Sir, I believe that would be giddyup."
     
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    I’m at the library, and for some reason, when I plug my flash drive into the computer, it doesn’t show up. I keep trying, but nothing happens.
    As an IT major, I know I can figure this out. So I spend 15 minutes changing settings and inserting and removing the flash drive.
    Then a girl sitting next to me taps my shoulder and says,
    “You’re plugging into my computer, not yours.”
     
     
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  2. sandrewn

    MDBCs 10 Oct 2024

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 1167
    October 10th 2024 - Holidays and Observances
     
    (click on the day for details)
    Arbor Day (Poland) Army Day (Sri Lanka) Capital Liberation Day (Vietnam) Christian feast day: Blessed Angela Truszkowska Cerbonius Daniel Comboni Eulampius and Eulampia Gereon and companions Blessed María Catalina Irigoyen Echegaray (Maria Desposorios) Paulinus of York (in England) Pinytus Tanca Vida Dutton Scudder (Episcopal Church) Viktor of Xanten October 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Constitution Day (Sint Maarten) Curaçao Day, anniversary of autonomy Double Ten Day (The National Day of Republic of China), celebrates outbreak of the Wuchang Uprising in 1911 that led to founding of the Republic of China in 1912 Fiji Day, celebrates the independence of Fiji from United Kingdom in 1970 Finnish Literature Day (Finland) Independence Day, commemorates the proclamation of Cuba's independence from Spain and the beginning of the Ten Years' War in 1868. Party Foundation Day (North Korea) World Day Against the Death Penalty World Mental Health Day World Porridge Day  
    Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
    Durga Ashtami
    Huduma Day
    Inclusion Day
    International Stage Management Day
    Local Government Day
    Maha Saptami
    Maroons Day - 1
    Maroons Day - 2
    National Angel Food Cake Day
    National Cake Decorating Day
    National Depression Screening Day
    National Hug a Kevin Day
    Taiwan: National Day / Double Ten day
    World Animal Road Accident Awareness Day
    World Homeless Day
    World Plant-based Burger Day
    World Sight Day
    Durga Puja
    National Hug a Drummer Day
    National Walk to a Park Day
    SHIFT10 Day
    World Gulab Jamun Day
     
    Mya’s Birthday
    Chaz Smith’s Birthday
    Marjorie Harvey’s Birthday
    Meli V’s Birthday
    Marina Diamandis’s Birthday
    Mario Lopez’s Birthday
    David Lee Roth’s Birthday
    Lzzy Hale’s Birthday
    Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s Birthday
    Dan Stevens’s Birthday
    Da'Vinchi’s Birthday
    Thelonious Monk’s Birthday
    Rekha’s Birthday
    Bae Suzy’s Birthday
    Tanya Tucker’s Birthday
    Cherliz Cohen’s Birthday
    Pressley Hosbach’s Birthday
    Gavin Newsom
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    Thu Oct 10th, 2024 - Wed Oct 16th, 2024 Haemophilia Awareness Week   Fun Observances
       Handbag  Day
    Handbag Day is celebrated annually on October 10.
                            
    Created in 2013 by Purseblog, a blog that follows the fashion and handbag industry, Handbag Day recognizes the importance of handbags in daily life and in fashion, and acknowledges that a handbag is not only an essential item in a person’s closet, but is also a simple way to make a style statement.
    The unofficial holiday encourages people to share pictures of their handbags and show their love for this fashion accessory on social media websites.
    How to Celebrate?
    Go out and get that high-end handbag you have been eyeing the whole year. Is your handbag a place where things go in to get lost? Perhaps today is the time to clean it out and organize it. Did You Know…
    …that in the early 1900s, handbag was a term used to refer to men's hand baggage?
       
     
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    My sister Darlene has the courage—but not always the skills—to tackle any home-repair project. For example, in her garage are pieces of a lawn mower she once tried to fix. So I wasn't surprised the day my other sister, Jesse, and I found Darlene attacking her vacuum cleaner with a screwdriver. "I can't get this thing to cooperate," she explained.
    "Why don't you drag it out to the garage and show it the lawn mower?" Jesse suggested.  
     
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    After a long career of being blasted into a net, the human cannonball was tired. He told the circus owner he was going to retire.
    "But you can't!" protested the boss. "Where am I going to find another man of your caliber?"
     
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    A guy walks into a bar and there's a horse serving drinks. The horse asks, "What are you staring at? Haven't you ever seen a horse tending bar before?"
    The guy says, "It's not that. I just never thought the parrot would sell the place."
     
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    I was cuddling with my girlfriend, and she said, “I love lying here with you.”
    “I once caught a fish, and it was five feet long and spoke Hebrew,” I replied. She stared at me, confused. “That was my lie,” I said.
    “Oh, right. I see. Very funny,” she said. She paused a moment before rolling over. “That was my lie.”
     
     
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    MDBCs 09 Oct 2024

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 1166
    October 9th 2024 - Holidays and Observances
     
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    Christian feast day: Abraham Denis Dionysius the Areopagite Ghislain Innocencio of Mary Immaculate and Martyrs of Asturias John Henry Newman John Leonardi Luis Beltran Robert Grosseteste (Church of England) Wilfred Grenfell (Episcopal Church (USA)) October 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Fire Prevention Day (Canada, United States) Hangul Day (South Korea) Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Uganda from United Kingdom in 1962. (Uganda) Independence of Guayaquil from Spain in 1820 (Ecuador) Leif Erikson Day (United States, Iceland and Norway) National Day of Commemorating the Holocaust (Romania) National Nanotechnology Day (United States) Takayama Autumn Festival (Takayama, Japan) World Post Day Indian Foreign Service Day  
    Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
    Emergency Nurses Day
    International Beer and Pizza Day
    International Top Spinning Day
    National Bring Your Teddy Bear to School Day
    National C60 Day
    National Curves Day
    National Digitool Day
    National Moldy Cheese Day
    National Pet Obesity Awareness Day
    National Pro-Life Cupcake Day
    National Stop Bullying Day
    Saint Barthélemy: Abolition Day
    Canadian Beer Day
    Scrubs Day
     
    Sean Lennon’s Birthday
    Sharon Osbourne’s Birthday
    Lecrae Moore’s Birthday
    Scotty McCreery’s Birthday
    John Lennon’s Birthday
    Jackson Browne’s Birthday
    Eddie Guerrero’s Birthday
    Zachery Ty Bryan’s Birthday
    Cody Jones’s Birthday
    Bella Hadid’s Birthday
    Guillermo del Toro
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    Wed Oct 9th, 2024 - Sun Oct 13th, 2024 Durga Puja   Wed Oct 9th, 2024 - Tue Oct 15th, 2024 Baby Loss Awareness Week   Wed Oct 9th, 2024 - Sun Oct 27th, 2024 Oktoberfest in Blumenau   Fun Observances
    Curious Events Day Love conspiracy theories? Enjoy pondering about bizarre events that seem to have no explanations? Then Curious Events Day, a made-up holiday celebrated every year on October 9, is just the holiday you need to celebrate!

    While the origins of this curious holiday are unknown, we suspect that the creators of this day wanted people to stop worrying about the small things in life and focus their attention on all the inexplicable, baffling and peculiar mysteries of the world.
    Small or Big Events
    Life is full of curious events - big and small. Like for example, where do all those socks disappear to after doing laundry, or why do people open their mouths when applying mascara? Some mysteries have occupied curious and adventurous minds around the world. These include: Who made the stonehenge and for what purpose? Does Bigfoot exist and can ghosts communicate with humans? And then there are the bigger, more philosophical mysteries of life - like what happens when we die or what is what is beyond the edge of the universe?
    How to Celebrate?
    No matter what kind of curious events interest you, Curious Events Day is a holiday to spend some time being inquisitive about the world around you.
    Read or watch documentaries about some of the more famous curious incidents and events that have happened in the history of humankind – disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle, sightings of the Yeti and the Loch Ness monster, crop circles, UFO sightings in Roswell. Become a sleuth yourself and try to find explanations of curious events that intrigue you. Did You Know...
    ...that the English language idiom curiosity killed the cat, means that getting curious and prying into other people's affairs can get one into trouble?
     
     
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    Q: What’s the technical name for a pot of coffee at work?
    A: Break fluid
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    Q: If you call a large turkey a gobbler what do you call a small one?
    A: Goblet.
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    When a Butterball Talk-Line staffer asked a caller what state her turkey was in (meaning how thawed was it) the caller responded with, “Florida.”
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    A gentleman called Butterball's Thanksgiving Turkey Talk-Line to tell the operator he cut his turkey in half with a chain saw and wanted to know if the oil from the chain would adversely affect the turkey.
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    One caller to Butterball's Thanksgiving Turkey Talk-Line had always cut the legs off the turkey before putting it in the oven, thinking that was how you had to cook a turkey. She later learned that the only reason her mom had been doing that was because their oven had been so small that that was the only way to get the bird into the oven!
     
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    After my three-year-old begged and begged, I gave in and 
let her attend a concert with her older sister and brother. As we 
took our seats, I handed programs 
to the kids.
    Following the lead of her siblings, my three-year-old opened her program and announced,
    “I’ll have the chicken.”
     
     
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    He eventually decided that people were too untrusting of this deal, so he changed the sign to read
    "Fridge for sale $50".
    The next day someone stole it.
     
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    MDBCs 08 Oct 2024

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 1165
    October 8th 2024 - Holidays and Observances
     
    (click on the day for details)
    Christian feast day: Evodus (or Yves) Palatias and Laurentia Pelagia (Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches) Reparata San Ernesto, Che Guevara as a folk saint. (Bolivian campesinos) Simeon (Gospel of Luke) Thaïs William Dwight Porter Bliss and Richard T. Ely (Episcopal Church) October 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) World Space Week (October 4–10) Air Force Day (India) Arbor Day (Namibia) Children's Day (Iran) Navy Day (Peru) International Lesbian Day National Fluffernutter Day  
    Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
    Alvin C. York Day
    American Touch Tag Day
    Battle of Angamos
    Dyslexia Day
    Honduras: Discovery of America Day
    International Birth Registration Day
    International Newspaper Carrier Day
    NATIONAL FACE YOUR FEARS DAY
    National Harbormaster Appreciation Day
    National Heroes’ Day
    National Salmon Day
    World Octopus Day
    Own Business Day
    International Podiatry Day
    Animal Action Day
     
    Nava Rose’s Birthday
    Matt Damon’s Birthday
    Mikan Mandarin’s Birthday
    The Miz’s Birthday
    Louise Hay’s Birthday
    Bruno Mars’s Birthday
    Jack Doherty’s Birthday
    G Herbo’s Birthday
    Gauri Khan’s Birthday
    Famous Ocean’s Birthday  
    Funny Mike’s Birthday  
    Elz the Witch’s Birthday
    Chevy Chase’s Birthday
    Cara Gosselin’s Birthday
    Nick Cannon’s Birthday
    Grayson Allen’s Birthday
    Sigourney Weaver’s Birthday
    Bella Thorne’s Birthday
    Jesse Jackson’s Birthday
    Soon-Yi Previn
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    Tue Oct 8th, 2024 - Sun Oct 13th, 2024 Iris Film Festival  
    Fun Observances (2)
    Pierogi  Day
    October 8 is Pierogi Day, a day to stock up your fridge with delicious dumplings made of unleavened dough.

    Usually stuffed with meat, potatoes, vegetables and fruit, pierogi have become popular in the United States and Canada due to large Polish immigrant population.
    Considered to be one of Poland's national dish, pierogi are first boiled and then served several at a time with melted butter or fried with onions.
    Pierogi Fest
    In Eastern Europe, most countries have their own version of this dumpling. In the United States, pierogi are a popular dish in Polish communities and many events are held in honor of this humble but delicious dish. In Whiting, Indiana, a pierogi fest is held for 3 days in July, while in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, every Pittsburgh Pirates baseball home game features a pierogi race, where runners in pierogi costumes compete in a race.
    How to Celebrate?
    Visit your local Polish restaurant and order yourself a big plate of pierogis. Make sweet and savory pierogis at home and serve to family and friends. Did You Know...
    ...that people in the village of Glendon in Alberta, Canada love pierogi so much that in 1993 they constructed a 25 feet tall fibreglass pierogi, with a fork through it?
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    Ada Lovelace Day
    Ada Lovelace Day is celebrated annually on the second Tuesday of October.

    Named after Ada Lovelace, the world’s first computer programmer, the day not only commemorates the lives of women in the field of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), but also encourages girls and young women to enter careers in these fields.
    Any Date in October
    Ada Lovelace Day began in 2009 after an extensive online campaign in the United Kingdom. About 2000 people blogged about women in sciences and technology on March 24, 2009, a practice that has since become an Ada Lovelace Day tradition. There is no fixed date for Ada Lovelace Day. According to the organizers of the day, the choice of the date for the day is arbitrary.
    Analytical Engine
    Ada Lovelace was an English mathematician who worked with Charles Babbage on his calculating engine, called the Analytical Engine. Her plan to calculate Bernoulli numbers using the engine is now widely considered as the world's first computer program.
    In 1980, the United States Department of Defense created a programming language and named it Ada in honor of Ada Lovelace's contribution to the world of computing.
    How to Celebrate
    Honor the women in your life who are in the STEM fields. Encourage the young girls in your life to pursue one of the STEM fields as a career. Buy the young girls in your life science kits, building games and books that make them interested in science. Read more about women scientists and their contribution to the world. Did You Know…
    …that Mary Shaw became the first woman to get a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University in 1972?
     
     
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    Don't ever pay a surprise visit to a child in college. You might be the one getting the surprise. I learned this the hard way when I swung by my son's campus during a business trip. Locating what I thought was his fraternity house, I rang the doorbell. "Yeah?" a voice called from inside.

    "Does Dylan Houseman live here?"

    "Yup," the voice answered. "Leave him on the front porch. We'll drag him in later."
     
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    I spent an afternoon helping my boyfriend move into a new home. In one carton I found a crockpot, with an odd-looking and very dirty metal lid. Later I ushered my boyfriend into the kitchen and asked why he hadn't mentioned this perfectly good pot.
    He stared at it, then replied,
    "Well, after I broke the lid I never thought of replacing it with a hubcap."
     
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    It seemed that all our appliances had broken in the same week, and repairs were straining our budget. So when I picked up the kids from school and our Jeep started making rattling sounds, I decided that rather than burden my husband, I'd deal with it. I hadn't reckoned on my little tattletales, however.
    They rushed into the house with the news: "Daddy, the Jeep was breaking down, but Mom made the noise stop!"

    Impressed, my husband asked, "How did you fix it?"

    "I turned up the volume on the radio," I confessed.
     
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    During that first roll call in the Army, I waited in dread as the sergeant got to my name: DiFeliciantonio.
    There was bound to be trouble, and 
I was right, because suddenly, he 
fell silent—eyebrows arched, brain overloaded.
    After a long pause, he thundered, “The alphabet?!”
     
     
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    MDBCs 07 Oct 2024

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 1164
    October 7th 2024 - Holidays and Observances
     
    (click on the day for details)
    Christian feast day: Justina of Padua Henry Muhlenberg (some Lutheran Churches, Episcopal Church of the USA) Osgyth Our Lady of the Rosary Pope Mark Sergius and Bacchus October 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Teachers' Day (Laos)  
    Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
    International Day of Peaceful Communication
    Labour Day
    National Child Health Day
    National Consignment Day
    National Forgiveness & Happiness Day
    National Inner Beauty Day
    National LED Light Day
    World Architecture Day
    World Cotton Day
    You Matter To Me Day
    National Bathtub Day
    Team Margot Stem Cell and Bone Marrow Awareness Day
    World Habitat Day
    National Propane Day International Trigeminal Neuralgia Awareness Day
    World Day of Bullying Prevention
     
    Toni Braxton’s Birthday
    Mookie Betts’s Birthday
    Simon Cowell’s Birthday
    LDShadowLady’s Birthday
    Matthew Roloff’s Birthday
    Krissy Cela’s Birthday
    Lay’s Birthday
    Kira Kosarin’s Birthday
    KITTENS’s Birthday
    Joyce Hawkins’s Birthday
    Kiara Green’s Birthday
    Joy Behar’s Birthday
    John Mellencamp’s Birthday
    Trinity Trinity and Beyond’s Birthday
    Holland Roden’s Birthday
    Brittani Lancaster’s Birthday
    Jazmine Hood’s Birthday
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    Mon Oct 7th, 2024 -  Fri Oct 11th Risk Awareness Week National Scaffolding Week   Mon Oct 7th, 2024 -  Sat Oct 12th Back Care Awareness Week   Mon Oct 7th, 2024 -  Sun Oct 13th Active Aging Week Celebrate Community Week National Spinning and Weaving Week Hospice Care Week   Mon Oct 7th, 2024 -  Mon Oct 14th Irish Road Safety Week National Curry Week   Fun Observances
    Frappé  Day
    Whether you pronounce it with an emphasis on the accented e (frapay) or with a silent e (frap), we can all agree that the chilled and frothed coffee is yummy. Celebrate this beverage on October 7 or Frappé Day.

    Made by blending instant coffee, milk and crushed ice, Frappés originated in Greece. According to popular lore, the drink was accidentally created by a distributor of Nestle products in the Greek city of Thessaloniki during the 1957 Thessaloniki International Fair. Today, the frappé is a popular coffee drink all over the world.
    In the New England region of the United States, the term Frappe (pronounced as frap) refers to milkshakes. Many coffee shops offer Frappés in a variety of flavors and with or without coffee.
    How to Celebrate?
    Visit your favorite coffee shop and treat yourself to a frappé. Start the day with making a frappé from scratch at home. Experiment with flavors - add chocolate to the drink or honey or maple syrup instead of sugar. Add ice cream to it to make it into a decadent dessert drink. Did You Know…
    …that the word frappé comes from the French word for beating or striking together?.
       
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    A woman called the Colorado State Division of Wildlife regarding a snake in her backyard. “Can you tell me what kind it is?” she asked.
    “Can you describe it?” I asked.
    “Yes,” she said. “It’s long and thin.”
     
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    I spotted several pairs of men’s Levi’s at a garage sale. They were sizes 30, 31, and 32, but I was looking for size 33. So I asked the owner if he had a pair.
    He shook his head. “I’m still wearing the 33s,” he said. “Come back next year.”
     
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    When my customer ordered 
iced tea, I asked, “Sweetened or 
unsweetened?”
    Her answer: “What’s the difference?”
     
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    Looking for a job? Here’s one posted on Craigslist:
    “$40K a Year to Attend Harvard University as Me.”
    Requirements include a 4.0 GPA in high school or a 3.5 GPA in college. Only males need apply, since, as the listing tells us, “I have a male name.”
    The lucky person tapped for the gig doesn’t have to do much other than “attend all classes, pass all tests, 
and finish all assigned work while pretending you are me.”
    Don’t worry about having to actually get into 
the Ivy League school:
    “I’ve already taken care of that,” he says.
     
     
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  6. sandrewn

    MDBCs 06 Oct 2024

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 1163
    October 6th 2024 - Holidays and Observances
     
    (click on the day for details)
    Christian feast day: Blessed Marie Rose Durocher Blessed Juan de Palafox y Mendoza Bruno of Cologne Faith Mary Frances of the Five Wounds Pardulphus Sagar of Laodicea October 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) William Tyndale (commemoration, Anglicanism), with Myles Coverdale (Episcopal Church (USA)) World Space Week (October 4–10) Day of Commemoration and National Mourning (Turkmenistan) Dukla Pass Victims Day (Slovakia) German-American Day (United States) Memorial Day for the Martyrs of Arad (Hungary) Teachers' Day (Sri Lanka) Yom Kippur War commemorations: Armed Forces Day (Egypt) Tishreen Liberation Day (Syria)  
    Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
    Change A Light Day
    Honduras: Discovery of America Day
    International Blessings of The Fishing Fleet Day
    National Badger Day
    National Coaches Day
    National Energy Geek Day
    National Noodle Day
    National Orange Wine Day
    National Plus Size Appreciation Day
    National Transfer Money to Your Daughter Day
    October Liberatory War
    World Cerebral Palsy Day
    World Communion Sunday
    Zero Inbox Day
    National Physician Assistant Day
     
    Trevor Lawrence’s Birthday
    Surya Chandrasekaran’s Birthday
    Ryan's World’s Birthday
    Monique Samuels’s Birthday
    Melanie Robbins’s Birthday
    LeBron James Jr.’s Birthday
    Joe Goldberg’s Birthday
    Hadley Horner’s Birthday
    GreekGodx’s Birthday
    Fannie Lou Hamer’s Birthday
    Addison Rae’s Birthday
    Vaughn Raines Jr.’s Birthday
    King Badger’s Birthday
    Elisabeth Shue
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    Sun Oct 6th, 2024 - Sat Oct 12th, 2024 Mental Illness Awareness Week PA Week National Midwifery Week Healthcare Foodservice Workers Week Fire Prevention Week   Fun Observances
    Mad Hatter Day
    Celebrated annually on October 6, Mad Hatter Day celebrates the Hatter, a key character in Lewis Carol’s Alice in Wonderland.

    The unofficial holiday was created in 1986 in Boulder Colorado by a group of computer technicians who were inspired by the Hatter and his antics in the epic fantasy novel.
    In the book, the Hatter is an eccentric milliner for whom time is forever stuck at a tea party with his friend the March Hare.
    10/6
    The date for the holiday was chosen because of how John Tenniel illustrated the Hatter in Alice in Wonderland. The English illustrator who was also a political cartoonist depicted the Hatter wearing a hat with a piece of paper that has 10/6 written on it. The 10/6 refers to the cost of a hat – 10 shillings and 6 pence. The creators of the holiday who are from the United States where the date is written in the month/day (mm/dd) format took this to set the date for the holiday on October 6 (10/6). For those who write the date in the day/ month (dd/mm) format, the holiday would fall on June 10.
    How to Celebrate?
    Read Alice in Wonderland. Watch the movies based on the novel. Wear a hat the whole day. Host an Alice in Wonderland themed tea party. Did You Know...
    ...that even though this holiday is called Mad Hatter Day and that the Hatter is also popularly known as the Mad Hatter, Lewis Carol never refers to the character as the Mad Hatter?
       
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    After a number of attempts to get the customer service agent on the phone to understand his name, my Asian American friend Appappa decided to spell it out.

    "A for apple," he began. "P for pineapple, p for pineapple, a for apple, p for pineapple, p for—"

    The flustered agent interrupted. "I have a better idea," she said. "Just tell me how many apples and how many pineapples."
     
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    My husband, who uses a wheelchair, showed up at his eye doctor's for an appointment. The receptionist checked the schedule, then said, "The nurse will call you in a moment. Have a seat."

    He smiled. "Done."
     
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    I provide technical support for the computer software published by my company. One day, over the phone, I was helping a customer install a product on a Macintosh. The procedure required him to delete an old file. On the Mac there is an icon of a trash can that is used to collect items to be permanently deleted.

    I told the customer to click on the old file and drag it to the trash. Then I had him perform a few other steps. As a reminder, I said, "Don't forget to empty the trash.

    Obediently he replied, "Yes, dear."
     
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    The village blacksmith hired an enthusiastic new apprentice 
willing to work long, hard hours.
    
He instructed the boy, “When I take the shoe out of the fire, I’ll lay it on the anvil. When I nod my head, you hit it with the hammer.”
    The apprentice did exactly as he was told, and now he’s the new village blacksmith.
     
     
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  7. sandrewn

    MDBCs 05 Oct 2024

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 1162
    October 5th 2024 - Holidays and Observances
     
    (click on the day for details)
    World Space Week (October 4–10) Armed Forces Day (Indonesia) Christian feast day: Anna Schäffer Faustina Kowalska Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos (Roman Catholic Church) Blessed Bartolo Longo Thraseas Hor and Susia (Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria) Placid and Maurus Placidus (martyr) October 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Constitution Day (Vanuatu) Engineer's Day (Bolivia) International Day of No Prostitution Republic Day (Portugal) Teachers' Day (Pakistan) Teachers' Day (Russia) World Teachers' Day  
    Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
    Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
    Bookshop Day
    Frugal Fun Day
    Gedaliah Fast
    Janmostav of Srimatna Sankardev
    National Above the Bus Day
    National Apple Betty Day
    National Be Nice Day
    National Caribbean Civility Day
    National Do Something Nice Day
    National Get Funky Day
    National Kiss a Wrestler Day
    National Military Podcast Day
    National Rhode Island Day
    World Meningitis Day
    Polenta Festival Balloons Around the World Day
    National Mead Day Global James Bond Day
    Charge Your Car Day
    Country Inn Bed & Breakfast Day
     
    Nicky Hilton’s Birthday
    Mario Lemieux’s Birthday
    Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Birthday
    Kate Winslet’s Birthday
    Mahogany LOX’s Birthday
    Jesse Eisenberg’s Birthday
    Joe Torgerson’s Birthday
    Jada Symone’s Birthday
    James Valentine’s Birthday
    Gerardo Ortiz’s Birthday
    Erica Banks’s Birthday
    Dillon Francis’s Birthday
    Rachel Brathen’s Birthday
    Sarah Schauer’s Birthday
    Aaron Carpenter’s Birthday
    Travis Kelce’s Birthday
    Bernie Mac’s Birthday
    Steve Miller’s Birthday
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    Sat Oct 5th, 2024 - Sun Oct 6th, 2024 Tbilisoba   Sat Oct 5th, 2024 - Sun Nov 3rd, 2024 Truffle Days in Croatia     Fun Observances  (2)
    Chic Spy Day
    October 5 is Chic Spy Day, a day to acknowledge that a well-dressed spy is always more successful in catching the bad guys than a scruffy one.

    The unofficial holiday is a tribute to the elegant and stylish spies in popular culture and was created in 2015 by chicspy.com, a fashion website. It commemorates the anniversary of the day in 1962, when the chicest spy of all – James Bond – made his debut on the big screen in a movie called Dr. No. Starring Sean Connery and Bond, the film was based on a novel of the same name by Ian Fleming.
    Fashionable and Resourceful
    The spy genre of movies has frequently featured sophisticated and well-dressed protagonists who are not only equipped with fighting skills that can put a ninja to shame, but are also charming, attractive and immensely likable. All spies - men or women - in movies tend to own state-of-the-art espionage and surveillance equipment.
    As a genre, spy movies are as old as the film industry. They became especially popular during the Second World War and the Cold War era. Today, spy movies tend to focus on themes such as terrorism and governmental corruption.
    How to Celebrate?
    Have a favorite spy? Spend the day watching his or her movies. Watch Dr. No and all of James Bond's movies. Have a spy party. Ask your guests to dress up like their favorite spy; serve shaken, not stirred martinis; and share notes about why you think your favorite spy is the chicest. Did You Know…
    …that even though Dr. No was the first James Bond film, Casino Royale was the first Bond novel ever published?
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Card Making Day
    Need a special way to tell your loved ones how much you care for them? Why not hand make a card for them on Card Making Day?

      Celebrated annually on the first Saturday in October, the day first began in 2006 and was created by Paper Craft magazine as a way to encourage crafters to get a head start on the holiday season.
    How to Celebrate?
    Make a few handmade cards. Get together with friends and family and have a craft party – create multiple cards and exchange them, so you will have several different unique cards to send to your family and friends during the holidays. Did You Know…
    …that the ancient Chinese used to exchange new year messages?
     
     
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    Q. How do you make the number one disappear?
    A. Add the letter G and then presto—it's Gone!
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    Q. There's a one-story house where everything inside is pink: pink walls, pink doors, pink floors, pink ceilings, pink windows, pink curtains, pink chairs, and pink tables.
    What color are the stairs?
    A. There are none—it's a one-story house!
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    Comedian Daniel Tosh is no fan 
of the expression “The worst day 
of fishing is better than the 
best day at work.” “I’ve watched The Deadliest 
Catch on Discovery,” 
he said. “I’ve never once 
been at work, capsized in 
40-degree water, watched all my coworkers die, and been like, ‘Hey, at least we’re fishin’.’”
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    If you stop eating doughnuts you will live three years longer, but it's just three more years that you'll want a doughnut.
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    A few weeks? after the death of my father-in-law, I found my seven-year-old son crying in bed. His grandmother had died the previous year, and he was taking it all very hard. "You know, Kyle," I said, "when we die, we'll get to see Grandma and Grandpa again in heaven."

    With tears spilling down his face, Kyle cried, "That's easy for you to say. You don't have that long!"   ***
     
    Three fans were bemoaning the sorry state of their football team.
    “I blame the general manager,” said the first fan. “If he signed better players, we’d be a great team.”
    “I blame the players,” said the 
second fan. “If they made more of 
an effort, we’d score some points.”
    “I blame my parents,” said the third. “If I’d been born in Seattle, 
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  8. sandrewn

    MDBCs 04 Oct 2024

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 1161
    October 4th 2024 - Holidays and Observances
     
    (click on the day for details)
    Christian feast day: Amun Francis of Assisi Petronius of Bologna October 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Cinnamon Roll Day (Sweden and Finland) Day of Peace and Reconciliation (Mozambique) Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Lesotho from the United Kingdom in 1966. The beginning of World Space Week (International) World Animal Day  
    Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
    Improve Your Office Day
    Kids Music Day
    Kindness to Animal Day
    Kiribati: Education Day
    Manufacturing Day
    Mera Chaoren Houba
    National Body Language Day
    National Cinnamon Roll Day
    National Golf Lovers Day
    National Truckers Day
    National Vodka Day
    World Habitat Day
    Plaidurday
    Wakey Wakey Hospice PJ Day
    No Disposable Cup Day 
    College Radio Day
    National Good Buddy Day
    Ship in A Bottle Day
     
    Rich Homie Quan’s Birthday
    Yoon Jeonghan’s Birthday
    Melissa Benoist’s Birthday
    Ignazio Boschetto’s Birthday
    Jovita Moore’s Birthday
    Amara La Negra’s Birthday
    Francesca from Magic Box’s Birthday
    Derrick Rose’s Birthday
    Drone Supremacy’s Birthday
    Charlton Heston’s Birthday
    Dakota Johnson’s Birthday
    Caitriona Balfe’s Birthday
    Buster Keaton’s Birthday
    Ashley Banjo’s Birthday
    Rupi Kaur’s Birthday
    Fintan Magee’s Birthday
    Russell Simmons’s Birthday
    Alicia Silverstone’s Birthday
    Lil Mama’s Birthday
    Liev Schreiber
    Susan Sarandon
    Ilhan Omar
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    Fri Oct 4th, 2024 - Sat Oct 5th, 2024 Tea and Coffee Festival   Fri Oct 4th, 2024 - Sun Oct 6th, 2024 Kestenijada   Fri Oct 4th, 2024 - Mon Oct 7th, 2024 Semana Morazánica in Honduras   Fri Oct 4th, 2024 - Thu Oct 10th, 2024 World Space Week   Fri Oct 4th, 2024 - Fri Oct 11th, 2024 National Manufacturing Week   Fri Oct 4th, 2024 - Sat Oct 12th, 2024 National Dance Week   Fun Observances (2)
    Taco Day
    Lettuce taco 'bout Taco Day. It's on October 4 and that gives you the perfect excuse to spend the entire day eating tacos.

    A traditional Mexican version of the sandwich, a taco is a tortilla stuffed with filling. Usually made of corn or wheat, the tortilla can be filled with beef, chicken, vegetables, pork or seafood and served with cheese, cilantro or onions as garnish.
    Different Kinds
    In Mexico, tacos are generally associated with fresh tortillas, while in the United States, one can find many different types of tacos. Some of these include hard shelled tacos, made of deep fried U shaped tortillas; fried tacos, which are made by frying tortillas stuffed with filling; and tacodillas which is made by stuffing cheese between two tortillas and then adding a filling to the top tortilla.
    How to Celebrate?
    With tacos, lots and lots of tacos! Start the day with breakfast tacos - eggs, bacon and breakfast sausage wrapped in a tortilla. Have a vegetarian taco with beans, rice, jalapeño peppers and guacamole for lunch and delicious pork, beef or chicken tacos for dinner. Finish the day with dessert tacos - tacos filled with ice cream, fruit or cream and topped with chocolate or fruit sauce. Experiment with the flavors of the taco filling. What about making some Korean-inspired tacos by adding some kimchi or an Indian version of the taco with some curried chicken? Did You Know…
    …that in 18th century Mexico, tacos referred to pieces of paper that Mexican miners wrapped around gunpowder to make holes in mines?
     
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     World Smile Day
    The first Friday of October every year is celebrated around the globe as World Smile Day. The unofficial holiday encourages people to do acts of kindness to spread good will and cheer.

    First started in 1999 by the creator of the smiley, Harvey Ball, the holiday celebrates the intent behind the now universally recognized icon - to bring a smile of the faces of people around the world. The purpose of the holiday was the move away from the commercialization of the smiley and to use it as a symbol of kindness and affection.
    Morale Booster
    The smiley made its debut in 1963 as a way to increase the morale of the employees of a life insurance company. Today, it is one of the most popular nonverbal ways to convey joy, happiness and cheer. The smiley face began as a bright yellow circle with two dots to represent eyes and a black line that represents a smiling mouth.
    Emoji
    Today, there are many different versions of the smiley, representing many other human emotions such a sadness, surprise, worry and laughter. In modern texting smileys are used to express emotions in online conversations on a smartphone or on a computer. The practice has its origin in Japan, and the smileys and other icons are known as emoji.
    How to Celebrate?
    Make people around you smile. Do a random act of kindness. Buy a stranger a coffee. Compliment someone. Give your seat up to someone on the bus. Surprise someone in your family with a visit, cook a meal for them, or do something special for them. Volunteer your time and/ or money at a local nonprofit organization. Did You Know...
    ...that babies are born with the ability to smile?
     
     
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    Q: What’s the difference between a cat and a comma?
    A: One has claws at the end of its paws,
    while the other is a pause at the end of a clause.
     
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    The military may have invented the Internet, but not all government schemes have worked as well. In 
the ’60s, the CIA hatched a plan to implant a battery and a microphone in a cat so the furry feline could 
spy on unsuspecting targets. The program was halted when, after years of research and millions of 
dollars spent, the spy cat was run over by a cab.
     
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    A woman walked into my aunt's animal shelter wanting to have her cat and six kittens spayed and neutered.
    "Is the mother friendly?" my aunt asked.
    "Very," said the woman, casting an eye on all the pet carriers. "That's how we got into this mess in the first place."
     
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    I was in the bathroom brushing my teeth when my squad leader barged in. He was holding a toothbrush, which he proceeded to use to scrub underneath the rim of a toilet.
    “What are you doing?” I asked.
    “Hazing the new guy,” he said with a grin.
    “You do know that he could get ill from the bacteria on the toilet.”
    His reply was quick and to the point:
    “You didn’t.”
     
     
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    Home schooling, and you thought you had it bad!!!
     
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  9. sandrewn

    MDBCs 03 Oct 2024

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 1160
    October 3rd 2024 - Holidays and Observances
     
    (click on the day for details)
    Christian feast day: Abd-al-Masih Adalgott Blessed Szilárd Bogdánffy Dionysius the Areopagite Ewald the Black and Ewald the Fair Francis Borgia John Raleigh Mott (Episcopal Church) Gerard of Brogne Hesychius of Sinai Théodore Guérin Maximian of Bagai October 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) 3 October Festival (Leiden, Netherlands) German Unity Day (Germany) Mean Girls Day Morazán Day (Honduras) National Day, celebrates the independence of Iraq from the United Kingdom in 1932. National Foundation Day or Gaecheonjeol (South Korea)  
    Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
    Bathukamma Starting Day
    Boqueron Battle Victory Day
    Bring Your Bible To School Day
    Buy British Day
    Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti
    Mysore Dasara
    National Boyfriend Day
    National Techies Day
    National Wide Awakes Day
    Navratri
    National No Sugar Day
    National Poetry Day
    International Crumhorn Day
    Virus Appreciation Day
     
    Lil Tracy’s Birthday
    Lindsey Buckingham’s Birthday
    Al Sharpton’s Birthday
    Karen Vi’s Birthday
    Stanley Animations’s Birthday
    Tommy Wiseau’s Birthday
    Geo Antoinette’s Birthday
    Noah Schnapp’s Birthday
    Chloe Schnapp’s Birthday
    Drake White’s Birthday
    Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s Birthday
    Bang Chan’s Birthday
    Ashlee Simpson’s Birthday
    Michele Morrone’s Birthday
    Gino Cosculluela’s Birthday
    Neve Campbell’s Birthday
    Gwen Stefani’s Birthday
    Richard Painter’s Birthday
    India Arie’s Birthday
    Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Birthday
    JillianTubeHD’s Birthday
    Vanessa Vanjie Mateo’s Birthday
    A$AP Rocky’s Birthday
    Baylee Jae’s Birthday
    Tessa Thompson
    Tommy Lee
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    Thu Oct 3rd, 2024 - Sat Oct 5th, 2024 Fiesta de San Pacho   Thu Oct 3rd, 2024 - Mon Oct 7th, 2024 Back Care Awareness Week   Thu Oct 3rd, 2024 - Wed Oct 9th, 2024 Animal Welfare Week   Thu Oct 3rd, 2024 - Fri Oct 11th, 2024 Phuket Vegetarian Festival     ***
     
     
    A Harley rider eating in a restaurant is checking out a gorgeous redhead. Suddenly she sneezes and her glass eye comes flying out of its socket. The biker reaches up, snatches it out of the air, and hands it back to her. "I am so embarrassed," the woman says. "Please join me for dinner."

    They enjoy a wonderful meal together and afterwards she invites him to the theater, followed by drinks. She pays for everything. Then she asks him to her place for a nightcap, and to stay for breakfast.

    The next morning the guy is amazed. "Are you this nice to every biker you meet?" he asks.

    "Not usually," she replies. "But you just happened to catch my eye."
     
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    A friend of mine works at a tattoo shop. A client walked in and got a sentence tattooed on his back. A few hours later, the customer called, 
demanding a refund.
    Client: You did my tattoo backward!
    Tattoo artist: It’s backward?
    Client: Yes! I’m looking at it in the mirror right now!
     
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    “Why did you choose a college so far from home?” I asked my British student. She explained that she’d fallen 
in love with the American West by watching Westerns. So when it came time to apply for colleges, she Googled “Western universities.”
    And that’s how she ended up here, at Western Carolina University.
     
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    Our boss asked the new mail-room guy to make three copies of 
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    The guy returned ten minutes later with the copies …
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  10. sandrewn

    MDBCs 02 Oct 2024

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 1159
    October 2nd 2024 - Holidays and Observances
     
    (click on the day for details)
    Batik Day (Indonesia) Christian feast day: Denha I of Tikrit (Syriac Orthodox Church) Memorial of the Holy Guardian Angels Leodegar October 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Gandhi's birthday-related observances: Gandhi Jayanti (India) International Day of Non-Violence Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Guinea from France in 1958 National Grandparents Day (Italy)  
    Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
    Guardian Angel Day
    International Walk to School Day
    National Coffee with a Cop Day
    National Custodian Day
    National Fried Scallops Day
    National Kale Day
    National Name Your Car Day
    National Produce Misting Day
    National Pumpkin Seed Day
    National Report Long Term Acute Care Hospital Fraud Day
    National Walk and Bike to School Day
    Rosh Hashanah
    Semana Morazánica
    World Farm Animals Day
    Sekaten
    Audiophile Day
    Random Acts of Poetry Day
     
    Renni Rucci’s Birthday
    Phia Archer’s Birthday
    Luke Wale’s Birthday
    Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday
    Lal Bahadur Shastri’s Birthday
    Lei Melendres’s Birthday
    Kelly Ripa’s Birthday
    Kennedi Hines’s Birthday
    Jacob Sartorius’s Birthday
    Jessika Power’s Birthday
    Jackie Goldschneider’s Birthday
    HunniBee ASMR’s Birthday
    Groucho Marx’s Birthday
    Zena Foster’s Birthday
    Rubi Rose’s Birthday
    Sting’s Birthday
    Akira Akbar’s Birthday
    Nat Turner’s Birthday
     
    Fun Observances
    Phileas Fogg Wager Day
    October 2 is Phileas Fogg Wager Day. The holiday celebrates key events in Jules Verne’s novel Around the World in Eighty Days.

    In the book, Phileas Fogg, the main character of the 1873 novel makes a wager of 20,000 pounds to circumnavigate the Earth in 80 days on October 2, 1872. This unofficial holiday celebrates the wager that set out one of the world's most famous adventure in motion.
    Fiction with Real Places
    Around the World in Eighty Days is a book that covers some of the biggest changes in the world of transportation and travel that were happening in the late 19th century. Some of these included the construction of the Suez Canal, the starting of the Indian Railways and the transcontinental railroad in the United States. The novel also follows the adventures Fogg has while circumnavigating the world.
    The book was first published as a series in French. According to an introduction by William Butcher who translated the book to English, the closing date of the series, December 21, 1872 coincided with the last day of the wager. this made many people reading the series believe that the journey was actually taking place in real time
    How to Celebrate?
    Read the novel and find out if Phileas Fogg wins the wager. Read the other works of Jules Verne including Journey to the Center of the Earth and Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. Watch movie and TV adaptations of the book. Did You Know…
    …that Jules Verne is one of the world’s most translated authors?
     
     
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    I was getting into my car when I noticed a dent. On the windshield was a note and a phone number from the driver. "I feel terrible," the woman apologized when I called. "I hit your car as I was pulling into the next parking spot."
    "Please, don't worry," I said to her. "I'm sure our insurance companies will take care of everything."
    "Thank you for your understanding," she said. "You're so much nicer than the man I hit on the way out."
     
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    We purchased an old home in northern New York State from two elderly sisters. Winter was fast approaching, and I was concerned about the house's lack of insulation. "If they could live here all those years, so can we!" my husband confidently declared. One November night the temperature plunged to below zero, and we woke up to find interior walls covered with frost.
    My husband called the sisters to ask how they had kept the house warm. After a brief conversation, he hung up.
    "For the past 30 years," he muttered, "they've gone to Florida for the winter."
     
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    Which windshield wiper blade always quits first? That's right—the driver's side. This happened to me one day while driving home in the middle of a blinding storm. Unable to see, I pulled over and tried to figure out a quick fix. I found it in a yellow cotton work glove that was lying on the floor. I wedged the cloth hand under the wiper arm.
    It did a great job keeping my windshield clear. Not only that— you'd be surprised at how many people waved back.  
     
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    After trick-or-treating, 
a teen takes a shortcut home 
through the cemetery. Halfway across, he’s startled by a tapping noise coming from the misty shadows.
    Trembling with fear, he spots 
an old man with a hammer and chisel, chipping away at a headstone.
    “I thought you were a ghost,” 
says the relieved teen. “What are you 
doing working so late?”
    “Oh, those idiots,” grumbles the old man. “They misspelled my name!”
     
     
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    MDBCs 01 Oct 2024

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 1158
    October 1st 2024 - Holidays and Observances
     
    (click on the day for details)
    Armed Forces Day (South Korea) Beginning of the United States' Fiscal Year Children's Day (El Salvador, Guatemala, Sri Lanka) Christian feast day: Abai (Syriac Orthodox Church) Bavo of Ghent Blessed Edward James Nicetius (Roman Catholic Church) Remigius Thérèse of Lisieux Protection/Patronage of the Theotokos (Eastern Catholic Churches) October 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Day of Prosecutors (Azerbaijan) Ground Forces Day (Russia) Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Cyprus from United Kingdom in 1960. Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Nigeria from United Kingdom in 1960. Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Palau from UN trust territory status in 1994. Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Tuvalu from United Kingdom in 1978. International Day of Coffee International Day of Older Persons Lincolnshire Day (United Kingdom) National Day of the People's Republic of China (People's Republic of China) Pancasila Sanctity Day (Indonesia) Tampere Day (Finland) Teacher's Day (Uzbekistan) Unification Day (Cameroon) Defender of Ukraine Day (Ukraine)  
    Observances (click on the day, BD, week or month for details)
    Ancestors' Day
    CD Player Day
    China National Day
    Filipino American History Month
    International Music Day
    Model T Day
    Investiture Ceremony of the Captains Regent
    National Black Dog Day
    National Fire Pup Day
    National Fruit at Work Day
    National Hair Day
    National Homemade Cookie Day
    National Lace Day
    National Poetry Day
    National Raccoon Day
    Pchum Ben
    ROK Alliance Day
    World Sake Day
    World Vegetarian Day
    Bat Appreciation Month
    Sausage Day
    National Green City Day
    World Postcard Day
    International Gaucher Day
     
    Priah Ferguson’s Birthday
    Nathaniel Drew’s Birthday
    Peter Thomas’s Birthday
    Matthew Daddario’s Birthday
    Myles Parrish’s Birthday
    Jurnee Smollett-Bell’s Birthday
    Latisha Scott’s Birthday
    Isis King’s Birthday
    Julie Andrews’s Birthday
    FGTeeV Chase’s Birthday
    Drew Chadwick’s Birthday
    Dorian Hunter’s Birthday
    RD Benji’s Birthday
    Zach Galifianakis’s Birthday
    Brie Larson’s Birthday
    Delianna Urena’s Birthday
    Jimmy Carter
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    Tue Oct 1st, 2024 - Mon Oct 7th, 2024 Elderly Filipino Week Fungal Disease Awareness Week National Walk Your Dog Week National Vegetarian Week World Animal Week BPD Awareness Week     Observances (click on the month for details) ADHD Awareness Month Adopt a Shelter Dog Month Adopt a Shelter Dog Month AIDS Awareness Month American Pharmacists Month Bat Appreciation Month Black Speculative Fiction Month Blindness Awareness Month Breast Cancer Awareness Month Caffeine Addiction Recovery Month Celebrate The Bilingual Child Month Church Library Month Contact Lens Safety Month Country Music Month Critical Illness Awareness Month Dental Hygiene Month Down Syndrome Awareness Month Dyslexia Awareness Month Eat Better, Eat Together Month Emotional Wellness Month Eye Injury Prevention Month Fair Trade Month Family History Month Financial Planning Month German-American Heritage Month Global Diversity Awareness Month Go Sober For October — October Head Start Awareness Month Health Literacy Month Healthy Lung Month Hog Out Month International School Libraries Month International Walk To School Month Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month Italian-American Heritage Month LGBTQ+ History Month Liver Awareness Month Long Term Care Planning Month Menopause Month Museums and Galleries Month National Animal Safety and Protection Month National Apple Month National Arts & Humanities Month National Audiology Awareness Month National Book Month National Bullying Prevention Month National Caramel Month National Chili Month National Chiropractic Month National Church Safety and Security Month National Cookbook Month National Cookie Month National Crime Prevention Month National Cybersecurity Awareness Month - October National Depression Education and Awareness Month National Dessert Month National Disability Employment Awareness Month National Domestic Violence Awareness Month National Ergonomics Month National Indigenous Peoples Month National Learning and Development Month National LGBT History Month National Medical Librarians Month National Non-GMO Month National Orthodontic Health Month National Pasta Month National Pescatarian Month National Pet Wellness Month National Pickled Peppers Month National Pizza Month National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month National Pretzel Month National Protect Your Hearing Month National Sausage Month National Work and Family Month Physical Therapy Month Pitbull Awareness Month Polish American Heritage Month Prenatal-onset GBS Disease Recognition Month Rett Syndrome Awareness Month Spina Bifida Awareness Month SQUIRREL AWARENESS MONTH The Big Draw Ultrasound Awareness Month Unblocktober Vegetarian Month World Animal Month World Habitat Awareness Month   Fun Observances (2)
    Balloons Around the World Day
    Balloons Around The World is a made-up holiday that aims to spread cheer around the world. It is celebrated annually on October 1.

      The unofficial holiday was created by Jeff Brown in 2000. The holiday encourages people to use balloons and the art of balloon twisting and decorating to bring smiles to the faces of those around them.
    Animal Bladders
    Balloons are bags, usually colorful and made of rubber or latex that can be filled with air or gases like Helium. Early balloons were made of animal bladders. While balloons are frequently used for decorative purposes, they can also be used for transportation, to gather atmospheric information, and by doctors to open up clogged arteries.
    How to Celebrate?
    Have a party and use balloons for decoration. Learn how to make balloon animals and objects. If you already know how to make balloon objects, make some and give out to random people on the street and see them smile. What about taking that special one on a hot air balloon ride? Did You Know…
    …that rubber balloons were invented by scientist Michael Faraday in 1824?
     
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    International Coffee Day
    October 1 is annually celebrated as International Coffee Day. The unofficial holiday celebrates one of the most popular beverages in the world - coffee.

    The holiday also helps raise awareness about sustainable coffee cultivation and fair trade practices within the coffee industry. Before 2015 the day used to be celebrated on different dates in different countries.
    Coffee is a drink made from the seeds or berries of the coffee plant. As a beverage, it has been enjoyed by people around the world for many centuries. Historians believe that coffee was first discovered in Ethiopia but was cultivated on a large scale and traded for the first time by the Arabs.
    Religious Ceremonies
    Initially used for religious ceremonies and rituals, it became the beverage of choice in most households in the Middle East, Persia and Africa by the 16th century and in Europe and the Americas by the 17th century.
    An Offense
    Despite its popularity today, coffee had its share of critics in history. Sultan Murad IV of the Ottoman Empire hated coffee so much that he made coffee drinking an offense punishable by death. In England, King Charles II fearing plots hatched over cups of coffee ordered all coffee houses shut.
    Many countries celebrate their own version of a Coffee Day on different dates during the year. For example, Germany started Tag Des Kaffees in 2006 and celebrates it every year on the first Saturday of September.
    In the United States, National Coffee Day is celebrated on September 29.
    The holiday has unknown origins and is also sometimes known as Coffee Day.
    How to Celebrate?
    Whether your “cup of coffee” is a refreshing iced coffee or a piping hot Americano, Espresso, Café au Lait (coffee with milk), or plain black with no sugar, International Coffee Day is a day to take some time off from your busy day to enjoy your favorite version of the beverage. Here are some ways to celebrate this day:
    Many coffee shops around the world offer a free cup of coffee on International Coffee Day, so get in line and grab yourself a cup of free coffee. Have coffee or coffee flavored food and beverages the whole day long. What about starting your day with coffee, have a coffee flavored yogurt for lunch and end the day with coffee crusted steak and a coffee flavored cake for dessert? Coffee bring friends together. Set up coffee dates with your friends and spend quality time with them over a cup of coffee. Join a coffee tasting event and learn about the art and science of growing and brewing coffee. Try new flavors and types of coffee. Did You Know…
    ...that studies have shown that drinking a moderate amount of coffee can help live a healthier and longer life?
     
     
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    “What are you doing?” asked my mother after I pressed several 
buttons on her microwave.
    “Reheating these leftovers for two minutes at 80 percent.”
    “I didn’t know you could do that.”
    “Sure. How do you reheat bacon?”
    “Oh,” she said, “that’s two biscuits and a popcorn.”
     
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    My friend forgot his laptop on the floor of my room. My grandma thought it was a scale.
    
Conclusion: My grandma weighs $950.
     
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    Take heed, scientists: Not every scientific advancement is Nobel Prize worthy. Some must lay claim to an Ig Nobel Prize, awarded by the Annals of Improbable Research magazine:
    The Prize for Physiology went to the report "No Evidence of Contagious Yawning in the Red-Footed Tortoise."
    The Prize for Medicine went to a study that demonstrates that people make better decisions about some kinds of things — but worse decisions about other kinds of things — when they have a strong urge to urinate.
    The Prize for Biology went to the discovery that a particular kind of beetle mates with a particular kind of Australian beer bottle.
     
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    A husband and wife had been married for 60 years and had no 
secrets except for one: The woman kept in her closet a shoe box that 
she forbade her husband from ever opening. But when she was on her deathbed—and with her blessing—he opened the box and found a 
crocheted doll and $95,000 in cash.
    “My mother told me that the secret to a happy marriage was to never 
argue,” she explained.
    “Instead, I should keep quiet and crochet a doll.”
    Her husband was touched. Only one doll was in the box—that meant she’d been angry with him only once in 60 years.
    “But what about all this money?” he asked.
    “Oh,” she said, “that’s the money 
I made from selling the dolls.”
     
     
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    MDBCs 30 Sep 2024

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 1157
    September 30th 2024 - Holidays and Observances
     
    (click on the day for details)
    Agricultural Reform (Nationalization) Day (São Tomé and Príncipe) Birth of Morelos (Mexico) Blasphemy Day, educates individuals and groups about blasphemy laws and defends freedom of expression Boy's Day (Poland) Christian feast day: Gregory the Illuminator Honorius of Canterbury Jerome September 30 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Independence Day (Botswana) or Botswana Day, celebrates the independence of Botswana from United Kingdom in 1966. International Translation Day (International Federation of Translators) National Day for Truth and Reconciliation or Orange Shirt Day (Canada)  
    Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
    Extra Virgin Olive Oil Day
    Fiesta de San Jerónimo
    International Podcast Day
    NATIONAL CHEWING GUM DAY
    National Love People Day
    NATIONAL MUD PACK DAY
    National Puppy Mill Survivor Day
    Pet Tricks Day
    Rumi Day
    Thunderbirds Day
    World Stroopwafel Day
    National Day of Remembrance for Indian Boarding Schools
    Dog Separation Anxiety Awareness Day
     
    Trevi Moran’s Birthday
    Whitney Rose’s Birthday
    Rylo Rodriguez’s Birthday
    T-Pain’s Birthday
    Max Verstappen’s Birthday
    Raveena Aurora’s Birthday
    Maddie Ziegler’s Birthday
    Johnny Mathis’s Birthday
    Fran Drescher’s Birthday
    Elie Wiesel’s Birthday
    Captain Kirk Douglas’s Birthday
    Ezra Miller
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    Mon Sep 30th, 2024 - Sun Oct 6th, 2024 Active Aging Week
     
    Fun Observances
    Hot Mulled Cider Day
    If you are in the Northern Hemisphere chances are that by the time the end of September rolls by, the days are getting shorter and colder. Warm the days up by drinking Hot Mulled Cider on September 30.

    Hot Mulled Cider Day is a made up holiday that celebrates the beverage made out of warm apple cider mixed with brown sugar and spices such as cinnamon, nutmeg, mace and cloves.
    How to Celebrate?
    Make a batch of hot mulled cider and share it with family and friends. Add some alcohol to the cider to make an adult beverage. Did You Know…
    …that technically cider is an alcoholic beverage made out of fermented apple juice? In many parts of the world, however, cider usually refers to non alcoholic fermented apple juice, while hard cider refers to the alcoholic version of the juice.
     
     
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    After leaving the Army, I applied for a hunting permit but was told I would first need to take a hunter’s safety course.
    “I’m a veteran, trained in handling firearms,” I said. “Why wouldn’t I get a waiver?”
    The clerk replied, “Because we teach you not to shoot people.”
     
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    I just got a GPS for my car, and my first trip with it was to a drugstore. Since the manual said not to leave it in the car unattended, I brought it with me into the store.   While there, the GPS came alive, and a voice stated, "Lost satellite contact."   I wasn't embarrassed until a woman turned to me and said, "Your ankle bracelet monitor is talking to you."  
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    A wealthy New Yorker, "dressed in the Abercrombie & Fitch version of What a Man Should Wear in the Wilderness," walks up to a laconic Maine lobsterman.
    "I see you are using fish bait for lobsters. You think it's good, do you?" he asks.
    The lobsterman shakes his head. "No, I don't. But the lobsters do."
     
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    Hospital regulations require a wheelchair for patients being discharged. However, while working as a student nurse, I found an elderly gentleman already dressed and sitting on the bed with a suitcase at his feet-who insisted he didn't need my help to leave the hospital.
    After a chat about rules being rules, he reluctantly let me wheel him to the elevator. On the way down, I asked if his wife was meeting him.
    "I don't know," he said. "She's still upstairs in the bathroom changing out of her hospital gown."
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    I Owe My Life to Justin Bieber…
    ... I was in a coma for two years, until a nurse played one of 
his songs on the radio in my room, and I had to wake up 
to turn it off.  
     
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    MDBCs 29 Sep 2024

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 1156
    September 29th 2024 - 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)
    CONFUCIUS DAY
    Gold Star Mother’s and Family Day
    International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste
    National Biscotti Day
    National Coffee Day
    National Goose Day
    National Police Memorial Day - 1
    National Police Remembrance Day - 2
    National Silent Movie Day
    National Starbucks Day
    VFW DAY
    World Day of Migrants and Refugees
    International Day of Bids and Proposals
    National Manufacturing Week
     
    Nicholas Galitzine’s Birthday
    Molly Eskam’s Birthday
    Jerry Lee Lewis’s Birthday
    Halsey’s Birthday
    Gwen Ifill’s Birthday
    Bria Hamilton’s Birthday
    Andy Frisella’s Birthday
    Pepperoni Joe’s Birthday
    Ice Poseidon’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, Passed 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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    MDBCs 28 Sep 2024

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 1155
    September 28th 2024 - Holidays and Observances
     
    (click on the day for details)
    Christian feast day: Aaron of Auxerre Annemund Chariton the Confessor Conval Eustochium Exuperius Faustus of Riez John of Dukla Leoba Lorenzo Ruiz Paternus of Auch Richard Rolle, Walter Hilton and Margery Kempe (Episcopal Church (USA)) Simón de Rojas Wenceslas September 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics). Czech Statehood Day (Czech Republic) Freedom from Hunger Day International Day for Universal Access to Information National Day of Awareness and Unity against Child Pornography (Philippines) Teachers' Day (Taiwan and Chinese-Filipino schools in the Philippines), ceremonies dedicated to Confucius are also observed. World Rabies Day (International)  
    Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
    Family Health & Fitness Day USA
    Fish Amnesty Day
    Fish Tank Floorshow Night
    International Lace Day
    International Poke Day
    International Rabbit Day - 1
    International Rabbit Day  - 2
    International Right To Know Day
    National Bunny Day
    National Ghost Hunting Day
    National Good Neighbor Day - 1
    National Neighbor Day - 2
    National Hunting and Fishing Day
    National North Carolina Day
    National Public Lands Day
    National Seat Check Saturday
    National Self Awareness Day
    NATIONAL STRAWBERRY CREAM PIE DAY
    Save Your Photos Day
    World’s Largest Pet Walk
    National Drink Beer Day
     
    Spencer Rattler’s Birthday
    Naomi Watts’s Birthday
    Nick Viall’s Birthday
    Momona Tamada’s Birthday
    Jeezy’s Birthday
    Jasper Dolphin’s Birthday
    St. Vincent’s Birthday
    The Anime Man’s Birthday
    Brigitte Bardot’s Birthday
    Tokyoxvanity’s Birthday
    Hilary Duff’s Birthday
     
    Fun Observances (2)
    Ask a Stupid Question Day
    September 28 is Ask a Stupid Question Day, a day that is devoted to all stupid and silly questions out there.

    Originally an unofficial American holiday, the date coincides with the last day of school in September. The day encourages students to ask more questions in classrooms.
    How to Celebrate?
    They say that there are no stupid questions. So, don't hesitate, ask stupid questions and if someone asks you a stupid question, have a stupid answer ready. Did You Know…
    …that the question mark (?) originated as a contraction of the Latin word quaestiō , meaning question? According to this theory, people in the Middle Ages, contracted the q and o by putting the o under the q. Over time, the q and the o turned into the question mark (?) we know today.
     
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    Good Neighbor Day
    Neighbors are an integral part of our social lives – whether at home or at work. Good Neighbor Day on September 28 is an annual holiday that promotes neighborliness and niceness towards people who surround us.

    The holiday was created by Becky Mattson of Arizona in the 1970s as a way to encourage neighbors to be good to each other. In 1978, then American President, Jimmy Carter issued a proclamation that designated September 24, 1978 as National Good Neighbor Day. In 2004, the United States Senate passed a resolution to celebrate September 26, 2004 as National Good Neighbor Day.
    Prior to 2003, the holiday was celebrated on the fourth Sunday in September. Now it is unofficially celebrated in the U.S. and around the world as Good Neighbor Day.
    How to Celebrate?
    Be nice to your neighbor – at home or elsewhere. If you don’t know your neighbors well, maybe today is your chance to go up to them and strike up a conversation. Bake some goodies and share them with your neighbors. Bring them to work for your work neighbors. Invite your neighbors to your home for a meal. Don’t live in the U.S.? Don’t let that stop you from showing your appreciation for your neighbors. Did You Know…
    …that the word neighbor comes from the Old English word neahgebur, where neah means near and gebur means inhabitant?
     
     
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    I recently learned a valuable lesson regarding what not to say to patients. At our large hospital, I watched as a nursing assistant pushed an elderly woman in a wheelchair. As he opened the door leading from the clinic into the hospital wing, the patient looked confused.
    “Where are we?” she asked.
    The nursing assistant gently explained, “We’ve gone over to the other side.”
     
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    My sister got a call from her son’s kindergarten teacher. When he’d gone in to check on Little James in the bathroom, he noticed the boy was using a urinal.
    “That’s odd,” my sister said. “We never taught him how to use a urinal.”
    “I could tell,” said the teacher. “He was sitting in it.”
     
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    When a neighbor's home was burglarized, I decided to be more safety conscious. But my measly front-door lock wasn’t going to stop anyone, so I hung this sign outside:
    "Nancy, don’t come in. The snake is loose. Mom."
     
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    I’m now in high school, so when I ran into my third-grade teacher, I doubted she would remember me.
    “Hi, Miss Butcher,” I said.
    “Hi, Eddie,” she replied.
    “So you do remember me?” I asked.
    “Sure. You don’t always leave a good impression, but it is a lasting one.”
     
     
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    MDBCs 27 Sep 2024

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 1154
    September 27th 2024 - Holidays and Observances
     
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    Christian feast days: Adheritus Bonfilius Caius of Milan Vincent de Paul Cosmas and Damian September 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Consumación de la Independencia (Mexico) French Community Holiday (French community of Belgium) Independence Day (Turkmenistan), celebrates the independence of Turkmenistan from USSR in 1991. Meskel (Ethiopian and Eritrean Orthodox Church, following Julian calendar, September 28 on leap years) National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (United States) Polish Underground State's Day (Poland) World Tourism Day (International)  
    Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
    AFL Grand Final Friday
    American Indian Day - 1
    Michigan Indian Day - 2
    Ancestor Appreciation Day
    German Sandwich Day
    Hug A Vegetarian Day
    Morning Show Hosts Day
    National AJ Day
    National BRAVE Day
    National Chocolate Milk Day
    NATIONAL CORNED BEEF HASH DAY
    National Crush Day
    National No Excuses Day
    National Scarf Day
    Native American Day
    Save The Koala Day
    Sport Purple for Platelets Day
    World’s Biggest Coffee Morning
    National Doodle Day
    Cool Sword Day
     
    Meat Loaf’s Birthday
    Lil Wayne’s Birthday
    Jenna Ortega’s Birthday
    Jaiden Animations’s Birthday
    Gwyneth Paltrow’s Birthday
    Domics’s Birthday
    Mitski’s Birthday
    Avril Lavigne’s Birthday
    Shep Rose’s Birthday
    Rockabillykitty’s Birthday
    Tara Westover
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    Fri Sep 27th, 2024 - Sun Sep 29th, 2024 Elvis Festival Porthcawl   Fri Sep 27th, 2024 - Sun Oct 6th, 2024 National Drive Electric Week   Fun Observances
    Crush a Can Day
    Take out all your frustrations and anger and be green and environmentally friendly at the same time by crushing a can to celebrate Crush A Can Day on September 27.

    There are few things in life as satisfying as feeling a can squish and bend between your fingers, and this unofficial holiday is the perfect excuse to crush as many cans you can find. And it is environmentally friendly too! Take all your crushed cans to the recycling center to be recycled and given a new life.
    Cans are containers usually used to store and transport goods and perishable food and beverages. In most grocery markets, you can find two types of food cans – tin cans and aluminum cans. In many parts of the world all cans irrespective of what they are made of are called tin cans.
    It is not known who created this holiday.
    How to Celebrate?
    Start collecting cans in anticipation of this day. On the day of, host a can crushing party. Use cans to decorate your venue and serve food and beverages – just make sure they have been cleaned out thoroughly and are not rusted. Then gather around in your backyard with friends and family and get crushing. Line up those cans and go crazy on them. Hold a can crushing contest – whoever crushes the most cans gets to take all of them to the recycling center! Be very careful when you crush cans. If you are unable to crush them leave them at your closest recycling center – let the experts deal with it. Did You Know…
    …that recycling one tin can save enough energy to run a television for 3 hours?
     
     
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    Recently I heard the former mayor of Reading, Pennsylvania, 
recount some funny stories about his time in office. One happened while he was running for reelection; he was in a bar and paid for a 
woman’s drink. She thanked him but wondered why a stranger had 
bought her a beer.
    “I’m running for mayor,” he told her, “and I want your vote.”
    “You got it,” she said, grabbing her glass. “Anyone’s better than the jerk who’s in there now.”
     
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    My 16-year-old brother, Ryan, was out late with friends one night. Suddenly he realized it was Father’s Day and he had neglected to buy a card for our dad. After much searching, Ryan located an open store, but was disappointed to find only two cards left on a picked-over rack. Selecting one, he brought it home and, somewhat sheepishly, presented it to our father.
    Upon opening it, Dad read this message: “You’ve been like a father to me.” He looked at Ryan, puzzled.
    “Well, Dad,” Ryan tried to explain, “it was either that or the card that said, ‘Now that I’m a father too!’”
     
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    I was visiting my mother one day, when she passed the candy dish full of chocolates and took one for herself. “I thought your doctor told you to stop eating candy,” I said.
    “Oh, I don’t have to listen to him anymore,” she replied.
    “Why not?”
    “He died.”
     
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    A Pennsylvania couple had trouble selling their home after strange apparitions and sounds forced them to admit in their ad that it was “slightly haunted.”
    The Week asked its readers to put a more 
positive spin on the sales pitch:
    • “A home suited for free spirits”
    • “Mostly not haunted”
    • “113-year-old Victorian, still cared for by original owners”
    • “A place for all your possessions”
    • “This house has good bones”
    • “Your kids will make new friends”
     
     
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    MDBCs 26 Sep 2024

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 1153
    September 26th 2024 - Holidays and Observances
     
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    Christian feast days: Canadian Martyrs (Catholic Church in Canada) Cosmas and Damian John of Meda Nilus the Younger Wilson Carlile (Anglican) September 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Day of the National Flag (Ecuador) Dominion Day (New Zealand) European Day of Languages (European Union) International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons National Good Neighbor Day (United States) Petrov day Revolution Day (Yemen)  
    Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
    Alpaca Day
    Better Breakfast Day
    European Day of Languages
    HR Professionals Day
    Johnny Appleseed Day
    Lumberjack Day
    National Chimichanga Day
    National Compliance Officer Day
    National Day of Praise and Worship
    National Dumpling Day
    National Key Lime Pie Day
    National Law Enforcement Suicide Awareness Day
    National Mesothelioma Awareness Day
    National Pancake Day
    National Situational Awareness Day
    Remember Me Thursday
    Shamu the Whale Day
    World Maritime Day
    World Quantum Readiness Day
     
    Dat Boi T’s Birthday
    Chloe Burrows’s Birthday
    Sherri Gaskins’s Birthday
    Johnny Appleseed’s Birthday
    Walker Bryant’s Birthday
    Killumantii’s Birthday
    Serena Williams’s Birthday
    Asuka’s Birthday
    Russ Diemon’s Birthday
    Lilly Singh’s Birthday
    Landon McBroom’s Birthday
    Ant Antixx’s Birthday
    Linda Hamilton
    T. S. Eliot
     
    Fun Observances
    Love Note Day
    September 26 is Love Note Day, an unofficial holiday that encourages you to write and send notes full of love to the special person in your life.

    A Forgotten Art
    Almost as old as the first written language, the love note has historically been one of the most romantic ways to tell that special person how you feel about them. However, with the fast pace of our modern day lives, the art of writing love notes and exchanging them with one's sweetheart is slowly dying. Love Note Day aims to change this.
    Conveys Many Emotions
    A love letter or note is a way to pen down one's deepest feeling about another person. It does not have to romantic or sappy. It can convey a vast selection of emotions, from adoration to anger, from joy to sadness, and from admiration to disappointment.
    How to Celebrate?
    Walk away from your computer screen, bring out the scented paper, the fanciest pen you have, and find yourself an inspiring place to sit and get cracking on that love note! Give it to your sweetheart, perhaps during a nice meal or while on a walk in the park. If you don't have time to handwrite your love note, maybe you could send your love a nice email that says how much you love and appreciate them? Leave some love notes around your home for your loved one to find. Hide them in their lunch or their gym bag, stick the note to the bathroom mirror, so that's the first thing they see in the morning, or quietly slip it into their pockets before they leave home. Don't have a special someone? Who says a love note can be only for a romantic partner? Send a note to a friend or a family member to tell them how much you love them! Read love notes and letters written by famous people - maybe they will inspire you to write one of your own. Did You Know...
    ...the oldest surviving Valentine's Day love letter in the English language dates back to 1477? Called the Valentine's Day Love Letter, the note was written by Margery Brews to her fiancé John Pasto.
     
     
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    During a visit with my grandmother, my husband noticed a birthday card from a local funeral parlor.
    “That was nice of them,” he said.
    She was unimpressed. “They only want me for my body,”
     
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    Colonoscopies are important medical procedures that have saved lives. And yet they’re as popular 
as, well, a colonoscopy. Here are 
comments purportedly made by 
patients to physicians during their procedures.
    “Now I know how a Muppet feels!”
    “Could you write a note for my wife saying that my head is not up there?”
    “Any sign of the trapped miners, chief?”
     
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    We were an Air Force family, but our son could not grasp that 
fact. Anytime someone asked what his father did, he’d say, “He’s in the Army.”
    I told him umpteen times, “Stop telling people I’m in the Army!” It finally seemed to hit home because on the admittance form 
for kindergarten, under “father’s 
profession,” the teacher wrote,
    “He doesn’t know what his father does, but he’s not in the Army.”
     
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my psychiatrist said something that brought tears to my eyes.
    He said, “No hablo Inglés.”
     
     
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    MDBCs 25 Sep 2024

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 1152
    September 25th 2024 - Holidays and Observances
     
    (click on the day for details)
    Armed Forces Day or Revolution Day (Mozambique) Bangladeshi Immigration Day (United States) Christian feast day: Abadir and Iraja and Companions (Coptic Church) Aunarius (Aunacharius) Anathalon (Archdiocese of Milan) Cadoc Ceolfrith Cleopas Euphrosyne of Alexandria Finbarr Fermin of Amiens Lancelot Andrewes (Church of England) Sergius of Radonezh (repose) Vincent Strambi September 25 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Day of National Recognition for the Harkis (France) National Research Administrators Day (United States) National Youth Day (Nauru)  
    Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
    Binge Day
    German Butterbrot Day
    International Ataxia Awareness Day
    Mahalaya
    Math Storytelling Day
    National Cooking Day
    National Daughters Day
    National Food Service Workers Day
    National Lobster Day
    National One-Hit Wonder Day - 1
    One-Hit Wonder Day - 2
    National Psychotherapy Day
    National Quesadilla Day
    National Roadkill Day
    National Tune-Up Day
    National Women’s Health And Fitness Day
    National YogaFit Day
    Research Administrators Day
    World Dream Day
    World Pharmacist Day
    Better Breakfast Day
     
    Michael Douglas’s Birthday
    T.I.’s Birthday
    Jesse Wellens’s Birthday
    Mark Hamill’s Birthday
    Heather Locklear’s Birthday
    Jayda Cheaves’s Birthday
    Donald Glover’s Birthday
    David S. Jones-snowboarder’s Birthday
    Christopher Reeve’s Birthday
    Will Smith’s Birthday
    Catherine Zeta-Jones’s Birthday
    Barbara Walters’s Birthday
     
    Fun Observances
    Comic Book Day
    September 25 is Comic Book Day. The holiday celebrates the art and science behind comic books and encourages people to read and share comic books.

    A comic book is a book that tells stories through pictures or illustrations and text. The story is usually divided into sequential panels and dialogs and thoughts of the characters are presented in a stylized graphic called a speech bubble or balloon.
    From Strip to Book
    While stand-alone and series comic strips have been around for a very long time – the earliest recorded comics can be traced back to 113 AD on Trajan’s Column located in Rome – historians believe that the first comic book ever published was in 1837 in Europe. Called The Adventures of Mr. Obadiah Oldbuck, the book was written by Swiss writer, Rudolphe Töpffer.
    Superheros
    By the 1930s comic books had become a big business in the United States. Known as the Golden Era of comics, the late 1930s and 1940s saw a surge in the genre of superhero comics starting with the publication of Superman in Action Comics #1 in 1938. This period saw the debut of other comic book heros that we are all very familiar with today. Some examples include: Wonder Woman, Batman and Captain America. During and after World War II, the popularity of superhero comics took a hit. It was only in 1956 when a more modern version of Flash made his debut that the Silver Age of Comics was ushered in.
    The 1970s and 1980s are known as the Bronze Age of Comics. Comics became darker and plot lines included real world problems like corruption, environmental disasters and alcoholism. This trend has continued in recent years. Comic historians also sometimes call it the Dark Age of Comic Books.
    How to Celebrate?
    Have a favorite comic book character party where guests come dressed as their favorite comic book character. Visit your local comic book store and pick out a new comic book to read. Lend your favorite comic books to your friends so they can also get interested in reading them. Did You Know…
    …that the Incredible Hulk, a comic book character known for growing in size and becomes more powerful when he is angry, was originally drawn as a gray by its creator Stan Lee? However, because of printing issues, Marvel, the publisher of the comic decided to change him to green.
     
     
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    We disbar lawyers and we defrock clergy, so why don't we:
    Delight electricians?
    Derange cowboys?
    Depose models?
    Debark tree surgeons?
    Depress dry cleaners?
     
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    ‘Where is everybody?" the cowpoke asks.

    "They've all gone to see Brown Paper Pete hang," says a bystander.

    "Why do they call him that?" the cowboy asks.

    "Well, he always wears a brown paper hat, a brown paper shirt, and brown paper trousers."

    "Really?" says the cowboy. "And what are they hanging him for?"

    "Rustling."
     
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    The gladiator was having a rough day in the arena—his opponent had sliced off both of his arms. Nevertheless, he kept on fighting, kicking and biting as furiously as he could. But when his opponent lopped off both feet, our gladiator had no choice but to give up, for now he was both unarmed and defeated.
     
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    The checkout clerk at the supermarket was unusually cheerful even though it was near closing time.
    “You must have picked up a ton of groceries today,” a customer said to the checker. “How can you stay so pleasant?”
    “We can all count our blessings,” the clerk replied.
    “The hardest part of this job is the turkeys and the watermelons. I just thank God that Thanksgiving doesn’t come in July.”
     
     
     
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    MDBCs 24 Sep 2024

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 1151
    September 24th 2024 - Holidays and Observances
     
    (click on the day for details)
    Armed Forces Day (Peru) Christian feast day: Anathalon (in Brescia) Antonio Gonzalez Blessed Émilie Gamelin (Canada) Gerard of Csanád Our Lady of Mercy and its related observance: La Mercè (Barcelona) Our Lady of Ransom (Mercedarians) Our Lady of Walsingham (Church of England) Pacificus of San Severino Rupert of Salzburg September 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics). Constitution Day (Cambodia) Earliest day on which Maple Leaf Day can fall, while September 30 is the latest; celebrated on the last Wednesday in September. (Canada) Heritage Day (South Africa). Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Guinea-Bissau from Portugal in 1973. Mahidol Day (Thailand) New Caledonia Day (New Caledonia) Republic Day (Trinidad and Tobago)  
    Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
    Bluebird of Happiness Day
    Bollywood Day
    Lash Stylist Day
    National Cherries Jubilee Day
    National Horchata Day
    National Mofongo Day
    National Voter Registration Day
    Our Lady of Mercy Day
    Schwenkfelder Thanksgiving
    International Day of Birmingham
    International Age Diversity Day
    National Day of Arts in Care Homes
     
    Sierra Furtado’s Birthday
    Kyle Sullivan’s Birthday
    Hannah Brown’s Birthday
    F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Birthday
    DJ Ghost’s Birthday
    Daisy Márquez’s Birthday
    Ben Platt’s Birthday
    Kandy Ho’s Birthday
    Phil Hartman
    Jim Henson
    Stephanie McMahon
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    Tue Sep 24th, 2024 - Mon Sep 30th, 2024 Migraine Awareness Week   Fun Observances
    Punctuation Day
    Do you find yourself correcting punctuation while reading a restaurant menu? Do you see red anytime you see an incorrect usage of the apostrophe? Then, Punctuation Day on September 24 is your kind of holiday.

    Punctuation Day is the brainchild of the American professional speaker Jeff Rubin who launched it in 2004, and is also known as National Punctuation Day in the United States. The unofficial holiday aims to spread awareness and educate people on proper punctuation and the virtues of using the appropriate punctuation in any kind of writing.
    Punctuation Conveys Meaning
    Punctuation is the use of typographical signs, spaces and other mutually agreed upon symbols in a language that help the understanding of written text. The main purpose of punctuation is to convey the correct meaning and intent of the text.
    Every language has its own punctuation rules and symbols - what conveys one message in one language can convey another in a different language. For instance, in Greek, the semicolon (;) is used to indicate a question, while in English, it is used to connect two sentences that are close in meaning; or to separate elements in a series, where the series has a comma; and to connect two related sentences.
    How to Celebrate?
    Learn more about punctuation and the appropriate ways of using them. If you do any type of writing in your job, spend some time going through your work and make sure your writing has all the appropriate punctuation. Did You Know…
    …that the hashtag or pound sign (#) is also formally known as the octothorpe?
     
     
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    One of my wife’s third graders was wearing a Fitbit watch, which prompted my wife to ask, “Are you tracking your steps?”
    “No,” said the little girl. “I wear this for Mommy so she can show Daddy when he gets home.”
     
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    We Uber drivers never know whom we’re going to end up with as a passenger. One day, I was driving over a new bridge, the design of which was very confusing. Completely confounded, I muttered, “I’d love to meet the genius who designed this mess.”
    With that, my passenger extended his hand in my direction and said, “Well, today is your lucky day. My name is Mike, I work for the county engineer’s office, and I’m the genius who designed this!”
    Surprisingly, he still gave me a tip.
     
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    At an event famous for giving out awards in bizarre categories, the emcee enthusiastically announces, “The next prize will go to the laziest person in the audience. If you think you qualify, raise your hand.” Everyone raises their hands except a middle-aged man who seems to show little interest.
    “Congratulations! You are the winner,” says the emcee to the man. “Your prize is this $100 bill!”
    Still showing no emotion, the man replies, “Would you mind coming over here and putting it in my pocket?”
     
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    A child psychologist had twin boys—one was an optimist; the other, a pessimist.
    Just to see what would happen, on Christmas Day he loaded the pessimist’s room with toys and games. In the optimist’s room, he dumped a pile of horse droppings.
    That night, the father found the pessimist surrounded by his gifts, crying. “What’s wrong?” the father asked.
    “I have a ton of game manuals to read … I need batteries … and my toys will all eventually get broken!” sobbed the pessimist.
    Passing the optimist’s room, the father found him dancing for joy around the pile of manure. “Why are you so happy?” he asked.
    The optimist shouted, “There’s got to be a pony in here somewhere!”
     
     
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    MDBCs 23 Sep 2024

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 1150
    September 23rd 2024 - Holidays and Observances
     
    (click on the day for details)
    Christian feast day: Adomnán Cissa of Crowland (or of Northumbria) Padre Pio Pope Linus Sossius Thecla (Roman Catholic Church) Xanthippe and Polyxena September 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Grito de Lares (Puerto Rico) Haifa Day (Israel) Holocaust Memorial Day (Lithuania) Kyrgyz Language Day (Kyrgyzstan) National Day (Saudi Arabia) Teachers' Day (Brunei) Celebrate Bisexuality Day (bisexual community) International Day of Sign Languages  
    Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
    Elvis Festival Porthcawl
    Go With Your Gut Day
    Innergize Day
    International Day of Sign Languages
    National AFM Day
    National Apple Cider Vinegar Day
    National Baker Day
    National Dogs in Politics Day
    National Family Day
    National Field Marketer’s Day
    National Great American Pot Pie Day
    National Snack Stick Day
    Redhead Appreciation Day
    Restless Legs Awareness Day
    Seed Gathering Season
    Teal Talk Day
    Za’atar Day
     
    Kalani Hilliker’s Birthday
    Jordyn Woods’s Birthday
    John Coltrane’s Birthday
    J.I.’s Birthday
    Darcey Silva’s Birthday
    Chris Sails’s Birthday
    Ray Charles’s Birthday
    LisaRaye McCoy’s Birthday
    Key’s Birthday
    Kimberly Woodruff’s Birthday
    Anthony Mackie’s Birthday
    Matt Hardy’s Birthday
    Bruce Springsteen’s Birthday
    Jermaine Dupri’s Birthday
    Dani Daniels
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    Mon Sep 23rd, 2024 - Fri Sep 27th, 2024 International Week of Happiness at Work   Mon Sep 23rd, 2024 - Sun Sep 29th, 2024 National Inclusion Week National Eye Health Week National Glucose Awareness Week World Reflexology week International Week of Deaf People   Mon Sep 23rd, 2024 - Mon Sep 30th, 2024 Family Week   Mon Sep 23rd, 2024 - Wed Oct 2nd, 2024 Ontario Garlic Week   Mon Sep 23rd, 2024 - Wed Oct 23rd, 2024 Seed Gathering Season   Fun Observances
    Checkers Day
    September 23 is Checkers Day. The unofficial holiday is not about the board game but has a political origin. The holiday commemorates a speech given by American President Richard Nixon on this day in 1952 as a Vice Presidential candidate.

    In the now-famous speech, Nixon denied taking political gifts. It is popularly called the Checkers Speech or the Fund Speech because during the address he announced his intention of keeping Checkers, a dog given to his kids as a gift.
    In addition to helping boost Nixon's political position in the upcoming presidential elections, the 30 minute long Checkers speech marked the beginning of the involvement of the television in American politics. The address was aired live all around the country and was watched by an estimated 60 million people.
    The holiday is also sometimes known as National Dogs in Politics Day.
    How to Celebrate?
    Wear checkered clothing. Even though the holiday itself doesn't have anything to do with the game, no one will judge you if you decided to observe it by playing a game or two of checkers. Read more about Nixon’s life and his Checkers Speech. If you have children and young adults in your life, Checker's Day is a good day to introduce them to American politics and the role of television in politics around the world. Did You Know…
    …that Richard Nixon was the only president in the history of the United States to have resigned from office?
     
     
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    Q: What happens if you play a county song backwards?
    A: Your wife returns to you, your dog comes back to life, and you get out of prison.
     
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    True Stories From Comic History
    1940s "Once in Virginia," said a speaker who had received an introduction that promised more than he felt he could deliver, "I passed a small church displaying a large sign. It read 'Annual Strawberry Festival' and, below in small letters, 'On account of the Depression, prunes will be served.'" --Boston Transcript
    1950s The best advice I ever received came to me from my ensign when I was a Wave at boot camp. She told me, "To stay out of trouble, say 'Yes, sir' all day and 'No, sir' all night." --Anonymous
    1960s A friend and I were hitchhiking, but no one would stop. "Maybe it's our long hair," I joked. With that, my friend scrawled on a piece of cardboard: "Going to the barber's." Within seconds we had our ride. --Raymond Butkus
    1970s A male friend of mine, an engineer at an aircraft company, works for a woman supervisor. An active member of women's lib groups, she often shows up at work wearing buttons featuring feminist slogans. One day, her latest button, "Adam was a rough draft," proved too much for my friend. The next day, he showed up at work sporting his own button: "Eve was no prime rib." --Phyllis Reely
    1980s While I was shopping in a pharmacy, a couple of teenagers came in. They were dressed in leather, chains, and safety pins. The boy had blue and purple spiked hair and the girl's hair was bright yellow. Suddenly the boy picked up a pair of sunglasses and tried them on. "What do you think?" he asked his girlfriend. "Take them off!" she howled. "They make you look ridiculous."--Audrey Kelly
    1990s My brother Jim was hired by a government agency and assigned to a small office cubicle in a large area. At the end of his first day, he realized he had no idea how to get out. He wandered around, lost in the maze of cubicles and corridors. Just as panic began to set in, he came upon another employee in a cubicle. "How do you get out of here?" Jim asked. The fellow smiled and said, "No cheese for you." --Christine Probasco
    2000s I am five feet three inches tall and pleasingly plump. After I had a minor accident, my mother accompanied me to the emergency room. The triage nurse asked for my height and weight, and I blurted out, "Five-foot-eight and 125 pounds." "Sweetheart," my mother gently chided, "this is not the Internet."
     
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    Info & Update on Stubbs The Mayor)
    Since Talkeetna is only a census-designated place, it is unincorporated. Talkeetna has a Community Council and its mayor was a cat named Stubbs from 1997 until his death in 2017. It is located in Matanuska-Susitna Borough's District 7, which is represented by Assembly Member Vern Halter, who succeeded borough mayor Larry DeVilbiss.
      Stubbs, Honorary "Mayor", held office from 1997 to 2017 A popular rumor states Stubbs was elected following a successful write-in campaign by voters who opposed the human candidates. However, according to NPR, the cat could not have been elected as a write-in candidate because "The tiny town has no real mayor, so there was no election." Stubbs' position is honorary as the town is unincorporated. On August 31, 2013, Stubbs was attacked and mauled by a dog while roaming the streets and after treatment at the local veterinarian returned home on September 9. Stubbs died on July 21, 2017, at the age of 20 years and 3 months.
    R.I.P.
    Stubbs
     
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  20. sandrewn

    MDBCs 22 Sep 2024

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 1149
    September 22nd 2024 - Holidays and Observances
     
    (click on the day for details)
    American Business Women's Day (United States) Baltic Unity Day (Lithuania, Latvia) Christian feast days: Candidus Digna and Emerita Emmeram of Regensburg Felix and Constantia Ignatius of Santhià (Lorenzo Maurizio Belvisotti) Laud of Coutances Maurice (Western Christianity) Paul Chong Hasang (one of The Korean Martyrs) Phocas (the Gardener, or of Sinope) Phocas, Bishop of Sinope Sadalberga Saintin (Sanctinus) de Meaux Septimius of Iesi (this date since 1623) Theban Legion Thomas of Villanova Philander Chase (Episcopal Church) September 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Earliest date for the autumnal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere and the vernal equinox in the Southern Hemisphere: Autumnal Equinox Day (Japan) Mabon in the Northern Hemisphere, Ostara in the Southern Hemisphere. (Neopagan Wheel of the Year) The first day of Miķeļi (Latvia) Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Bulgaria from the Ottoman Empire in 1908. Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Mali from France in 1960. Resistance Fighting Day (Estonia)  
    Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
    Car-free Sunday
    Chainmail Day
    Dear Diary Day
    Elephant Appreciation Day
    International Day of Radiant Peace
    Falls Prevention Awareness Day
    National Centenarian's Day
    National Girls’ Night In Day
    National Ice Cream Cone Day
    National Khalid Day
    National Legwear Day
    National Temperature Control Day
    National White Chocolate Day
    World Car-Free Day
    World Rhino Day
    World Rivers Day
     
    Moneybagg Yo’s Birthday
    Mystikal’s Birthday
    Mark Johnson’s Birthday
    Michael Faraday’s Birthday
    Joan Jett’s Birthday
    Jinyoung’s Birthday
    Jeremy Harrington’s Birthday
    Nayeon’s Birthday
    Tom Felton’s Birthday
    Andrea Bocelli’s Birthday
    Billie Piper’s Birthday
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    Sun Sep 22nd, 2024 - Sat Sep 28th, 2024 Deaf Dog Awareness Week Sea Otter Awareness Week   Fun Observances
    Hobbit Day
    Fans of JRR Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings (LOTR) and the Hobbit epic celebrate September 22 as Hobbit Day. The week containing Hobbit Day is also celebrated as Tolkien Week.

    Hobbit Day and Tolkien Week first began in 1978 by the proclamation of the American Tolkien Society, an organization whose goal is to further the study and spread the appreciation of the works of JRR Tolkien and his son, Christopher JR Tolkien.
    Hobbit Birthday
    September 22 is designated as Hobbit Day because it is the birthdate of two of JRR Tolkien's main characters - Bilbo Baggins and Frodo Baggins. Bilbo Baggins, the protagonist of Tolkien’s hugely popular 1937 children's novel, The Hobbit, was born on September 22, Third Age 2890. Frodo Baggins, the central character in the LOTR trilogy, on the other hand, is 78 years younger than Bilbo, having been born in the Third Age year of 2968.
    There is some debate whether Hobbit Day is on September 22 or September 12, as the LOTR and Hobbit calendar does not synchronize with the Gregorian Calendar.
    How to Celebrate?
    Host parties and feasts like the ones held in the books. Don’t wear shoes on this day because the hobbits in the books are always barefooted. Attend marathon viewing sessions of the movie version of the books and participate in Hobbit and LOTR quizzes. If you have young adults in your life, encourage them to read Tolkien’s work. Did You Know…
    …that the Fellowship of the Rings, the first book in the Lord of the Rings series, opens with Bilbo Baggins announcing his eleventy-first birthday?
     
     
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    My wife likes to keep the mystery in our relationship.
    For example, I never know what is going to arrive for her from Amazon today.
     
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    {On the phone with my mom}
    Me: What’s your secret to 55 years of marriage?
    Mom: We never hated each other on the same day.
     
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    My husband surprised me with a night out to celebrate the anniversary of our first date. I was reminded of the man I fell in love with.
    We arrived at the theater and learned the movie was playing at a different location a full hour earlier. I was reminded of the man I married.
     
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    The only time to eat diet food is while you’re waiting for steak to cook. —Julia Child
     
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    I’d like the window that says “Are you sure you want to do this? OK/Cancel” to pop up less often on my computer and more in my real life.
     
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    I think the expression “It’s a small world” is really a euphemism for
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  21. sandrewn

    MDBCs 21 Sep 2024

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 1148
    September 21st 2024 - Holidays and Observances
    (click on the day for details)
    Autumnal equinox observances in the Northern Hemisphere, vernal equinox observances in the Southern Hemisphere (see September 22): Spring Day (Argentina) Christian feast day: Ephigenia of Ethiopia Laurent-Joseph-Marius Imbert (one of the Korean Martyrs) Matthew the Evangelist (Western Church) Nativity of the Theotokos (Eastern Orthodox Church, Julian calendar) September 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Arbor Day (Brazil) Commemoration of the Declaration of Martial Law (Philippines) Customs Service Day (Poland) Founder's Day and National Volunteer Day (Ghana) Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Armenia from the Soviet Union in 1991. Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Belize from the United Kingdom in 1981. Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Malta from the United Kingdom in 1964. International Day of Peace (International) Student's Day (Bolivia) Victory over the Golden Horde in the Battle of Kulikovo (Russia)  
    Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
    Batman Day
    Escapology Day
    International Coastal Cleanup Day
    International Eat An Apple Day
    International Red Panda Day
    Mabon
    National AKC Responsible Dog Ownership Day
    National Boys’ and Girls’ Club Day for Kids
    National Cat & Dog Gut Health Awareness Day
    National Chai Day
    National Dance Day
    National Garage Condo Day
    National Gymnastics Day
    National Multivitamin Day
    National Opioid Awareness Day
    National Pecan Cookie Day
    National Sew a Jelly Roll Day
    National Singles Day
    Puppy Mill Awareness Day
    Responsible Dog Ownership Day
    Telegraph Pole Appreciation Day
    Usher Syndrome Awareness Day
    World Alzheimer’s Day
    World Gratitude Day
    Festival of the Sea
    Earth, Wind and Fire Appreciation Day
    Love and Friendship Day
    Locate An Old Friend Day
    Escapology Day
    Zero Emissions Day
     
    Megan Everett’s Birthday
    Liam Gallagher’s Birthday
    Jena Frumes’s Birthday
    Jason Derulo’s Birthday
    Faith Hill’s Birthday
    Elsy Guevara’s Birthday
    Bill Murray’s Birthday
    Stephen King’s Birthday
    Shay Shariatzadeh’s Birthday
    Chen’s Birthday
    Nicole Richie’s Birthday
    Luke Wilson
    Billy Porter
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    Sat Sep 21st, 2024 - Sun Sep 22nd, 2024 The Abergavenny Food Festival   Sat Sep 21st, 2024 - Tue Oct 8th, 2024 Oktoberfest  
    Fun Observances  (2)
    Miniature Golf Day
    On September 21 head on over to your local miniature golf course with your family and friends for a day of fun and adventure, because it is Miniature Golf Day!

    An offshoot of golf, miniature golf is a leisure sport that focuses on putting and includes artificial turf and obstacles.
    It is believed that miniature golf was first invented, sans their characteristic obstacles and windmills, in Scotland in the late 19th century as a way to allow women to golf. Because it was unseemly for women to use a full sized golf club, the Ladies' Putting Club of St. Andrews decided to miniaturize the sport.
    "This'll Do"
    Miniature golf or put put as it is also sometimes called made its commercial debut in the early 20th century in North Carolina under the name of Thistle Dhu. The name was derived from the Scottish pronunciation of the words "this'll do".
    The holiday is also sometimes celebrated on the second Saturday of May.
    How to Celebrate?
    Round up your family and friends and visit your local miniature golf course and play a few rounds of golf. What about having a miniature golf course crawl? Instead of spending the whole day at one course, visit as many miniature golf courses in your area and play a round at each one of them Install a miniature golf course in your backyard. Then, you'll be able to celebrate this fun holiday all year long! Did You Know…
    …that miniature golf is sometimes also known as crazy golf?
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    National CleanUp Day
    The third Saturday in September is National CleanUp Day in the United States.

    National CleanUp Day was created by hiking enthusiasts Steve Jewett and Bill Willoughby in partnership with Clean Trails, a nonprofit that works to keep the outdoors clean. The unofficial holiday raises awareness about cleanliness and reducing litter.
    Cleaning the Outdoors
    The outdoors can bring a lot of joy and peace to those who enjoy hiking, walking, and climbing. Littering and trash, however, can not only ruin the experience, but it can also negatively affect the flora and fauna.
    National CleanUp Day is an attempt to bring together those who love the outdoors and nature to help clean up trails, parks, beaches, and other natural communal spaces. The observance encourages people to make an effort to reduce littering and to recycle so that the nature around us remains clean and devoid of garbage.
    Higher Quality of Life
    The core philosophy of the observance is that our quality of life can be widely impacted by the nature around us—garbage and litter filled natural spaces can negatively impact an individual's well-being as well as the environment.
    How to Celebrate?
    Get together with friends, family, and co-workers to organize a cleaning trip to the closest park, hiking trail, or beach. Raise awareness against littering and throwing garbage in communal spaces through social media and word of mouth. Join a local clean-up crew and help clean up your outdoors. Did You Know…
    …that almost 8 million tons of plastic end up in the oceans each year?
     
     
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    Q. What did the hot dog say when his friend passed him in the race?
    A. Wow, I relish the fact that you've mustard the strength to ketchup to me.
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    Every morning I think I’m going to make pancakes, but I keep waffling.
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    Q. Why did the dinosaur cross the road?
    A. Because chickens didn't exist yet!
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    Q: How do you fix a damaged jack-o-lantern?
    A: You use a pumpkin patch!
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    Q: Where do ghosts like to travel on vacation?
    A: The Dead Sea!
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    As I was treating my daughter and her family to the buffet at a casino, all the bells and whistles for a winning slot machine began to go off. My seven-year-old grandson was awed.
    "Wow!" yelled Casey. "This is like Chuck E. Cheese for old people."
     
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    I’m convinced my cockroaches have military training.
    I set out a roach bomb—they defused it.
     
     
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    While on a road trip, an elderly couple stopped at a roadside restaurant for lunch. After finishing their meal, they left the restaurant, and resumed their trip.
    When leaving, the elderly woman unknowingly left her glasses on the table, and she didn’t miss them until they had been driving for about forty minutes.
    By then, to add to the aggravation, they had to travel quite a distance before they could find a place to turnaround, in order to return to the restaurant to retrieve her glasses. All the way back, the elderly husband became the classic grumpy old man.
    He fussed and complained, and scolded his wife relentlessly during the entire return drive
    The more he chided her, the more agitated he became. He just wouldn’t let up for a single minute.
    To her relief, they finally arrived at the restaurant. As the woman got out of the car, and hurried inside to retrieve her glasses, the old geezer yelled to her, While you’re in there, you might as well get my hat and the credit card.
     
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    MDBCs 20 Sep 2024

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 1147
    September 20th 2024  - Holidays and Observances
     
    (click on the day for details)
    Christian feast day: Agapitus (Western Christianity) Eustace (Western Christianity) Evilasius Fausta of Cyzicus Glycerius of Milan Jean-Charles Cornay (one of Vietnamese Martyrs) John Coleridge Patteson (commemoration, Anglicanism) José Maria de Yermo y Parres Korean Martyrs, including Andrew Kim Taegon and Laurent-Marie-Joseph Imbert Theodore, Philippa and companions Vincent Madelgarius (Maelceadar) September 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Constitution Day (Nepal) Independence Day of South Ossetia (not fully recognized) National Youth Day (Thailand) Oil Workers' Day (Azerbaijan) Universal Children's Day (Germany)  
    Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
    National Care For Kids Day
    National Concussion Awareness Day
    National Crime and Intelligence Analyst Appreciation Day
    National Fried Rice Day
    National POW/MIA Recognition Day
    National Queso Day
    National String Cheese Day
    National Tradesmen Day
    NFT Day
    National Pepperoni Pizza Day
    International Grenache Day
    Raspberry Day
    4pm Finish Day
    World Paella Day
     
    Tara Wallace’s Birthday
    Jack Hemmings’s Birthday
    Yung Joc’s Birthday
    Sophia Loren’s Birthday
    Khabib Nurmagomedov’s Birthday
    Katrina Stuart’s Birthday
    Ellie Louise’s Birthday
    Michelle Visage
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    Fri Sep 20th, 2024 - Wed Sep 25th, 2024 International Week of Happiness at Work   Fri Sep 20th, 2024 - Sun Sep 29th, 2024 Bee’s Knees Week   Fri Sep 20th, 2024 - Sun Oct 6th, 2024 British Food Fortnight   Fun Observances
    Punch Day
    September 20 is Punch Day. Celebrate this unofficial holiday of unknown origins by drinking a tall glass of this delicious party beverage.

    Typically made by mixing a variety of fruit juices, a punch can be alcoholic or non-alcoholic. Food historians believe that the beverage originated in India - its name comes from the Hindi word paanch meaning five. It is thought that the original punch in India included five ingredients.
    From India
    In the 17th century, the drink made its way to England via those who worked for the British East India Company and then spread all over Europe, soon becoming a popular drink served at parties and family gatherings. While no longer a popular drink, punch is still served occasionally at college parties and large events.
    Punch is served in a large bowl called a punch bowl. In 17th and 18th century Europe, punch bowls were a common household item. Many bowls came with ornate stands and were passed down as heirlooms.
    How to Celebrate?
    Make your favorite punch and share it with family and friends. Experiment with flavors of your punch - try new combinations of alcoholic and non-alcoholic additions to the beverage. Did You Know...
    ...that a similar sounding drink, punsch, is a traditional liqueur in Sweden? Unlike punch, which is a mixture of multiple fruit juices and alcoholic beverages, punsch is made from arak - the fermented sap of coco palm or rice. Arak was brought to Sweden by the Swedish East India Company through Indonesia. Like punch, the name punsch also comes from the Hindi word paanch meaning five.
     
     
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    After hearing a sermon on Psalm 52:3-4 (lies and deceit), a man wrote the IRS, “I can’t sleep knowing that I have cheated on my income tax.
    Enclosed is a check for $150.
    If 
I still can’t sleep, I’ll send the rest.”
     
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    E-mail Addresses It Would Be Annoying To Give Out Loud
    MikeUnderscore2004@yahoo.com MikeAtYahooDotCom@hotmail.com Mike_WardAllOneWord@yahoo.com AAAAAAThatsSixAs@yahoo.com 1OneTheFirstJustTheNumberTheSecondSpelledOut@hotmail.com  
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    These words are so joining our vocabulary in 2016!
    Chairdrobe (n.): piling clothes on 
a chair in place of a closet or dresser.
    Epiphanot (n.): an idea that seems like an amazing insight to the conceiver but is in fact pointless, mundane, stupid, or incorrect.
    Internest (n.): the cocoon of blankets and pillows you gather around yourself while spending long periods of time on the Internet.
    Textpectation (n.): the anticipation felt when waiting for a response to 
a text.
    Unkeyboardinated (adj.): when you’re unable to type without repeatedly making mistakes.
     
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    If a company’s most valuable 
resource is its people, how come 
the employees aren’t locked up, 
but the toilet paper is in a 
reinforced steel box with a lock, bolted to the stall?
     
     
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    MDBCs 19 Sep 2024

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 1146
    September 19th 2024 - Holidays and Observances
     
    (click on the day for details)
    Christian feast day: Alonso de Orozco Mena Emilie de Rodat Goeric of Metz Januarius (Western Christianity) Feast of San Gennaro Our Lady of La Salette Theodore of Tarsus (Anglican Communion, Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church) Trophimus, Sabbatius, and Dorymedon September 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Armed Forces Day (Chile) Day of the First Public Appearance of the Slovak National Council Second day of Fiestas Patrias (Chile) Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Saint Kitts and Nevis from the United Kingdom in 1983. International Talk Like a Pirate Day  
    Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
    Aortic Dissection Awareness Day
    Day of the Glories of the Army
    National Butterscotch Pudding Day
    National Cat DNA Day
    National Meow Like a Pirate Day
    National Pawpaw Day
    National Woman Road Warrior Day
    Wales International Film Festival
     
    Jimmy Fallon’s Birthday
    Freddie Dredd’s Birthday
    Eva Marie’s Birthday
    Erica Ash’s Birthday
    Sky Days’s Birthday
    Sabrina Claudio’s Birthday
    Cass Elliot
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    Thu Sep 19th, 2024 - Wed Sep 25th, 2024 Balance Awareness Week Recycle Now Week   Fun Observances
    National Gymnastics Day
    September 19 is National Gymnastics Day, an unofficial celebration of the graceful sport that tests everything from physical strength to agility to balance and coordination.

    National Gymnastics Day was created in 1998 in the United States as a way to promote the sport among young people and to honor the sportspeople, coaches, and clubs who have kept the gymnastic tradition alive and thriving for centuries.
    Originated in Greece
    Gymnastics originated as an activity in ancient Greece. Then, it was a way for people to exercise, stay healthy and remain ready for battle. It wasn't until the late 19th century that it took on a competitive note. In 1881 the Federation of International Gymnastics (FIG) was created in Liège, Belgium. In 1896, men's gymnastics was part of the first modern Olympics held in Athens, Greece. The Amsterdam Olympics in 1928 featured the first female gymnastics events.
    Today, gymnastics is a popular sport around the world with many prestigious competitions and contests held throughout the year.
    How to Celebrate?
    Attend a gymnastic meet or competition in your area and cheer for your favorite gymnast and team. If you have always wanted to learn gymnastics, today is the perfect reason to begin. Find yourself a club or a gym and get started! Encourage the children and young adults in your life to consider gymnastics as a sport to pursue. Who knows, they may soon become Olympic level gymnasts. Know a gymnast? Send them a message or a note letting them know that you are proud of them and their achievements. Did You Know...
    …that Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, a German educator is considered the Father of Gymnastics? He was responsible for promoting some of the most popular gymnastic routines today. These include the parallel bar and the ring.
     
     
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    Q: Poor people have it. Rich people need it. If you eat it, you'll die. What is it?
    A: Nothing!
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    Q: I have a head but no body, a heart but no blood. Just leaves and no branches, I grow without wood. What am I?
    A: Lettuce!
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    Q: A man is pushing his car along, and when he comes to a hotel he shouts, "I'm bankrupt!" Why?
    A: He’s playing Monopoly.
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    Q: If a red-house is made of red bricks, has a red wooden door, and a red roof, and a yellow-house is made of yellow bricks, has a yellow wooden door, and a yellow roof, then what is a green-house made of?
    A: Glass.
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    “What’s a hipster?” asked my four-year-old cousin.
    “Someone who will wear something just to look different,” I said. “They’ll often buy clothes in thrift shops and wear thick glasses.”
    “Is Grandma a hipster?” he asked.
     
     
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    MDBCs 18 Sep 2024

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 1145
    September 18th 2024 - Holidays and Observances
     
    (click on the day for details)
    Christian feast day: Constantius (Theban Legion) Edward Bouverie Pusey (Episcopal Church) Eustorgius I Joseph of Cupertino Juan Macias Methodius of Olympus Richardis September 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Day of National Music (Azerbaijan) Island Language Day (Okinawa Prefecture, Japan) National Day or Dieciocho (Chile) National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day (United States) Navy Day (Croatia) World Water Monitoring Day  
    Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
    Chiropractic Founders Day
    Global Company Culture Day
    Hug A Greeting Card Writer Day
    International Equal Pay Day
    Locate An Old Friend Day
    National Cartonnage Day
    National Cheeseburger Day
    National Day of Civic Hacking
    National First Love Day
    National Report Kickback Fraud Day
    National Respect Day
    National School Backpack Awareness Day
    Purple Bra Day
    Read An eBook Day
    U.S. Air Force Day
    National Uniform Day
    World Bamboo Day
    National Fitness Day (UK)
    National Ceiling Fan Day
     
    Jada Pinkett Smith’s Birthday
    Fitz’s Birthday
    Jackson Robert Scott’s Birthday
    Ewok’s Birthday
    Ellie Rae Dobleske’s Birthday
    Candy Godiva’s Birthday
    John McAfee’s Birthday
    Joji’s Birthday
    Angela Simmons’s Birthday
    Aidan Gallagher’s Birthday
    Xzibit’s Birthday
    Towanda Braxton’s Birthday
    Lance Armstrong’s Birthday
    Curtis Cook’s Birthday
    Jason Sudeikis
    James Marsden
    Christian Pulisic
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    (I missed this one yesterday) Tue Sep 17th, 2024 - Mon Sep 23rd, 2024 Milan Fashion Week
     
    Fun Observances
    Rice Krispie Treat Day
    September 18 is Rice Krispie Treat Day, an unofficial holiday dedicated to the no-bake, quick to make yummy gooey sweet treat.

    Thought to have been invented at the Kellogg Company in the late 1930s, the treats are made of Rice Krispie cereal and melted marshmallows, though sometimes the marshmallows can be substituted with caramel or syrup as the binding agent.
    Rice Bubbles
    Rice Krispies is a popular breakfast cereal made by Kellogs since 1928. While Rice Krispie treats were usually homemade, Kellogs trademarked the brand name Rice Krispie Treats and started selling a pre-packaged version of the treat in 1995.
    Today, any sweet treat that uses Rice Krispies and some form of sweet binding agent is called a rice krispie treat. In Australia and New Zealand, where the cereal is marketed as Rice Bubbles, the sweet treat is called rice bubble slices or rice bubble cakes.
    How to Celebrate?
    Make Rice Krispies treats and share them with your friends and co-workers. Add gourmet twists to the snack by adding nuts, saffron and cardamom. Make your Rice Krispies treats more colorful by crushing some candies or adding some sprinkles to them. Make Rice Krispies pops. Mold the treat into a shape of your choice, insert a stick in the treat and when it hardens, serve as is or decorate with melted sugar, icing or sprinkles. Staying away from sugar? What about making a savory version of the treat? Just substitute the marshmallows with cheese, flour and butter. Did You Know…
    …that rice is the seed of the rice plant?
     
     
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    You measure my life in hours and I serve you by expiring. I’m quick when I’m thin and slow when I’m fat. The wind is my enemy.  Hard riddles want to trip you up, and this one works by hitting you with details from every angle. The big hint comes at the end with the wind. What does wind threaten most? You have to stretch your brain to come up with a something tiny and unexpected.
    Answer: A candle
     
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    Q. A prisoner is forced to go into one of three rooms, but he can choose which room. The first room is ablaze with fire. The second one is rigged with explosives that will go off as soon as he enters. The third contains a pair of lions who haven't eaten in years. Which room should he choose to survive?
    A. The third room—any lions who hadn't eaten in years would be dead!
     
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    Q. What five-letter word becomes shorter if you add two letters to it?
    A. "Short" (add +"er")!
     
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    Q. A man was driving a truck. His headlights weren't on, and the moon wasn't out. Ahead of him, a woman dressed in all black started crossing the road. Fortunately, the man braked so she could cross. How did he see her?
    A. It was the middle of the day!
     
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    I’m thinking of opening a firing range where all the targets are shaped like computers with screens full of pop-up ads.
    Comedian Dan Burt
     
     
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    Just a boy and his elephant.
     
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    An Artist Left A Dress In The Dead Sea For Two Years
     
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    MDBCs 17 Sep 2024

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 1144
    September 17th 2024 - Holidays and Observances
     
    (click on the day for details)
    Australian Citizenship Day Christian feast day: Albert of Vercelli Ariadne of Phrygia Blessed Cecilia Eusepi Stanislaus Papczyński Hildegard of Bingen Lambert Robert Bellarmine Satyrus of Milan Socrates and Stephen Zygmunt Szczęsny Feliński September 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Constitution Day, observed on the previous Friday if it falls on a Saturday, the following Monday if on a Sunday; and the beginning of the Constitution Week (United States) Heroes' Day (Angola) Marathwada Liberation Day (Maharashtra) National Unity Day (Belarus) (since 2021) Operation Market Garden Anniversary is still remembered with parachuting and dedications on this day. (Netherlands) Teachers' Day (Honduras)  
    Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
    Chuseok
    Get Ready Day
    International Grenache Day
    International Patient Safety Day
    Mid-Autumn Festival
    Mid-Autumn Moon Festival
    National Apple Dumpling Day
    National Arielle K. Sterrett Day
    National IT Professionals Day
    National Monte Cristo Day
    National Pet Bird Day
    National Pet Carbon Monoxide (CO) Safety Day
    National Professional House Cleaners Day
    National Table Shuffleboard Day
    Pitru Paksha
    Smithsonian Day
    Time's Up Day
    World Patient Safety Day
    World Manta Day
     
    Mason Patterson’s Birthday
    Mia Talerico’s Birthday
    Jonathan McReynolds’s Birthday
    Kevin Hunter’s Birthday
    GZBkarma’s Birthday
    Jean-Robert Bellande’s Birthday
    Flo Rida’s Birthday
    Cassandra Peterson’s Birthday
    Bobby Lee’s Birthday
    Patrick Mahomes II’s Birthday
    Alfie Deyes’s Birthday
    Anastacia’s Birthday
    John Ritter
    Hank Williams
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    Tue Sep 17th, 2024 - Sun Sep 22nd, 2024 Semana de la Chilenidad   Tue Sep 17th, 2024 - Mon Sep 23rd, 2024 National Clean Up Week (New Zealand) World Clean and Green Week   Tue Sep 17th, 2024 - Wed Oct 2nd, 2024 British Food Fortnight   Fun Observances
    International Country Music Day
    Celebrate all things country on September 17 or International Country Music Day. The unofficial holiday was created in 2003 as a way to bring together musicians and fans of the popular music genre, and to increase the number of country music aficionados around the world.

    Country music is a type of music that originated in eastern and southern United States during the 1920s. A combination of several styles, country music grew out of folk music brought to America by European immigrants. Unlike the prevailing European music at that time, however, country music took on a very distinct American flavor when it came to song lyrics. Singers and musicians avoided lyrics about love and romance, and instead sang about the daily life struggles of an ordinary working class person.
    Many Styles
    Stylistically, country music usually includes harmonies that are guided by instruments like the banjo, guitars and the harmonica.
    As country music has evolved over the year, several sub-genres have emerged. Some of these include honky-tonk, bluegrass music, rockabilly, country rock and country pop. Today, country music is some of the most widely heard music in the United States and in many other parts of the world.
    In the U.S., people celebrate National Country Music Day on July 4.
    How to Celebrate?
    Celebrate this musical holiday by listening to all your favorite country music songs. If you have never been introduced to this genre of music, today is the perfect reason to take some time off, put in your ear phones and discover the wonderful, melodious world of country music. Visit a local country music concert or host a country music party at home. Play country music and have your guests come dressed as their favorite country music artist. Did You Know…
    …that Nashville, Tennessee is considered to be the home of country music?
     
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    In an attempt to balance work and motherhood, I delegated the grocery shopping to my young babysitter. But the job proved a tad daunting. One day while I was at work, she texted me from the supermarket.
    "Can't find Brillo pads," she wrote. "All they have are Tampax and Kotex."
     
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    My mom moved into a new condo, and I went to visit for a couple of days. Searching for a coffee cup one morning, I sighed, "It seems like I'm always looking for something in your kitchen."
    "That's good," Mom said. When I looked confused,
    she explained, "Because when you know where to look, it's time to go home."
     
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    Over dinner, I explained the health benefits of a colorful meal to my family.
    "The more colors, the more variety of nutrients," I told them.
    Pointing to our food, I asked, "How many different colors do you see?"

    "Six," volunteered my daughter. "Seven if you count the burned parts."
     
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    When my customer ordered 
iced tea, I asked, “Sweetened or 
unsweetened?”
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    What happens when you leave a window open on your car
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