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    My Daily Bread Crumbs 05 Nov

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 116
    November 5th - Holidays and Observances
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    Christian feast day: All Jesuit Saints and Blesseds Domninus Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist Galation Guido Maria Conforti Magnus November 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Bank Transfer Day (United States) Colón Day (Panama) Guy Fawkes Night (United Kingdom, New Zealand and Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada), and its related observances: West Country Carnival (English West Country) Cinco de noviembre (Negros, Philippines) Kanakadasa Jayanthi (Karnataka, India)  
    Observances (click on the day or week for details)
    Love Your Red Hair Day
    Love Your Lawyer Day
    Fountain Pen Day
    Gunpowder Day
     
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    Don't interrupt someone working intently on a puzzle. Chances are, you'll hear some crosswords.
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    I'm a big fan of whiteboards. I find them quite re-markable.
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    Shout out to the people who ask what the opposite of "in" is.
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    Q. Why can't Harry Potter tell the difference between the pot he uses to make potions and his best friend?
    A. They're both cauld ron.
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    Last night, I dreamed I was swimming in an ocean of orange soda. But it was just a Fanta sea.
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    I lost my job at the bank on my very first day.  A woman asked me to check her balance, so I pushed her over.
     
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    I told myself, I don't care what the starting salary is!!!
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    Then after I saw this next job offer, I took the first one. I would rather shovel it,
    than swim in it!!!
     
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    My Daily Bread Crumbs 04 Nov

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 115
    November 4th - Holidays and Observances
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    Christian feast day: Charles Borromeo (Roman Catholic Church) Emeric of Hungary Felix of Valois Joannicius the Great Our Lady of Kazan (Russian Orthodox Church) Pierius Blessed Teresa Manganiello Vitalis and Agricola November 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Community Service Day (Dominica) Flag Day (Panama) National Tonga Day (Tonga) National Unity and Armed Forces Day or Giorno dell'Unità Nazionale e Festa delle Forze Armate (Italy) Unity Day (Russia) Yitzhak Rabin Memorial (unofficial, but widely commemorated)  
    Observances (click on the day or week for details)
    Use Your Common Sense Day
    Men Make Dinner Day
    Project Management Day
    Candy Day
     
    Fun Observances
    International Stout Day
    Usually celebrated on the first Thursday of November, International Stout Day pays tribute to the stout, a popular type of beer.

    International Stout Day, whose creator is unknown, was first celebrated in 2011. It has gained in popularity over the years, with bars and breweries holding tasting events, brewing classes, and special happy hours with discounted stouts.
    Dark and Strong
    Historically, stout beer was considered to be a type of porter—a dark beer made from brown malt first introduced in London, England in the 17th century and popular throughout England and Ireland. The stronger and darker porters with more alcohol were called stout porters. Eventually, stout porters gained a faithful following, the word porter was dropped, and the beers came to be known only as stouts.
    Stouts are usually made with roasted malt or barley, hops, water, and yeast. They tend to have a higher alcohol content, though not always. Guinness, one of the world's best-known stouts, has about 4.1 to 4.3% alcohol by volume (ABV). Most stouts tend to fall between 5 to 8% ABV.
    Variety of Stouts
    As this type of beer became popular around the world in the 17th and 18th centuries, brewers started experimenting with fermenting conditions and ingredients to create several different kinds of stouts. For example, Milk or Sweet Stout is made by adding lactose, while Oatmeal Stout is made by adding oatmeal to the ingredient list. Other varieties include Russian Imperial Stout, American Stout, and Dry Stout.
    How to Celebrate?
    Gather your loved ones and visit your local brewery or bar to participate in a stout beer tasting. If you are a home brewer, why not take the opportunity to make your own signature stout at home? Don't forget to share with friends and family. Learn more about the history of beers in general and stouts in particular. Did You Know…
    …that beer enthusiasts use the word zythology to refer to the study of beer and beer making? The word cannot be found in a dictionary but is popular among those who brew and drink the beverage. It comes from the Greek words zythos, meaning beer, and logos, meaning study.
     
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    I was in line at a restaurant. In front of me was a mother with her college-age son and his girlfriend. It was the middle of the dinner rush, and many customers were restless at the long wait, but the young couple, holding hands and kissing, were oblivious to everything around them. Although clearly not approving, the mother was silent, until one prolonged kiss when the young man had his face and hands buried in his girlfriend's long, curly locks.
    "Do you have to do that here?" the embarrassed mother asked.
    "I'm not doing anything, Mom," came her son's muffled voice. "My earring's caught in her hair."  
     
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    My five-year-old, Matt, worked with a speech therapist on the ch sound, which came out k. The 
therapist asked him to say chicken. He responded with kitchen.
    They tried again and again, but it always came out kitchen.
    Undeterred, she pushed him for one more try.
    Matt sighed and said, “Why don’t we 
just call it a duck?”
     
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    I tried having my mother’s phone disconnected, but the customer-service rep told me that since the account was in my dad’s name, he’d have to be the one to put in the request. The fact that he’d been dead for 40 years didn’t sway her.
    Then a solution hit me: “If I stop paying the bill, you can turn off the service, right?”
    “Well, yes,” she said reluctantly. “But that would ruin his credit.”
     
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    My Daily Bread Crumbs 03 Nov

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 114
    November 3rd - Holidays and Observances
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    Christian feast day: Acepsimas of Hnaita and companions (Greek Orthodox Church) Clydog Cristiolus Elias I of Antioch (Syriac Orthodox Church)[49] Ermengol (Hermengaudius) Gaudiosus of Tarazona Gwenhael Hubertus Libertine Malachy O' More Blessed Manuel Lozano Garrido Martin de Porres Papulus Pirmin Richard Hooker (Anglican Communion) Rumwold of Buckingham Blessed Rupert Mayer Silvia Winifred November 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Culture Day (Japan) Flag Day (United Arab Emirates) Independence Day / Separation Day, celebrates the separation and independence of Panama from Colombia in 1903. Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Dominica from the United Kingdom in 1978. Independence Day, celebrates the independence of the Federated States of Micronesia from the United States in 1986. Independence Day of Cuenca (Ecuador) Mother's Day (East Timor) Victory Day (Maldives)  
    Observances (click on the day or week for details)
    Stress Awareness Day
    Smart Home Day
    Housewife’s Day
    Cliché Day
    Jellyfish Day
    Wobbly Wednesday
     
    Fun Observances
    Sandwich Day
    November 3 is celebrated every year as Sandwich Day.

    The ultimate in convenient food and one of the most beloved food around the world, it is no surprise that the humble sandwich has it own day.
    The unofficial holiday commemorates the birth anniversary of John Montagu, the fourth Earl of Sandwich. Rumor has it that the modern day version of the sandwich came about when Montagu's servants put some meat between two slices of bread as a way for the Earl to eat his meal while gambling.
    How to Celebrate?
    Eat sandwiches for all your meals. Have a bacon and egg sandwich for breakfast, an egg salad sandwich for lunch, a roast beef sandwich for dinner and an ice cream sandwich for desert. Gourmet up your sandwich by adding gourmet ingredients like bacon jam, goat cheese and roasted beets. Make a grilled cheese sandwich instead of just a normal sandwich. Did You Know…
    …that August is Sandwich month? Make a different sandwich for every day of the month.
     
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    Q. When you want to use me, you throw me away. When you're done using me, you bring me in. What am I?
    A. An anchor.
     
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    Q. A magician promises that he can throw a ball as hard as he can and have it stop, change direction, and come back to him. He claims he can do it without the ball bouncing off of anything, the ball being tied to anything, or the use of magnets. How is this possible?
    A. He throws the ball straight up in the air!
     
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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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    My Daily Bread Crumbs 02 Nov

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 113
    November 2nd - Holidays and Observances
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    Christian feast day: Agapius and companions Daniel Payne (Lutheran) Domninus of Vienne Erc of Slane (Ireland) Justus of Trieste Victorinus of Pettau November 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) All Souls' Day (Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Communion) Coronation of Haile Selassie (Rastafari) Day of the Dead, the second day of Day of the Dead or El Dia de los Muertos celebration (Mexico) Dziady (Belarus)[26] Indian Arrival Day (Mauritius) International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists (United Nations)[27] Statehood Day (North Dakota and South Dakota, United States)  
    Observances (click on the day or week for details)
    Dynamic Harmlessness Day
     
    Fun Observances
    Deviled Eggs Day
    On November 2, boil some eggs, and make some delicious deviled or deviled eggs as they are spelled in the United Kingdom, because it is Deviled Eggs Day.

    Deviled eggs are a popular snack or party food made from boiled eggs. Traditionally, the yolk is scooped out, mixed with mayo and seasonings and scooped back into the boiled egg whites. Deviled eggs are served cold.
    No Sinister Origins
    The dish can be traced back to ancient Rome, where it is believed that it was served as the first course. Today, deviled eggs are a very popular appetizer in European and American cuisine. They are traditionally also prepared as part of the Easter meal in many parts of the world. In the United States, deviled eggs are served in a special platter with slots to fit the egg halves.
    Food historians have traced the use of the term deviled eggs to the 18th century. During that time, deviled was a culinary term for spicy and hot foods. It is possible that the association came from the connection between the devil and heat in Hell.
    How to Celebrate?
    Make some deviled eggs at home for family and friends or host a deviled eggs buffet for brunch. Use your leftover deviled eggs to make egg salad sandwiches for Sandwich Day on November 3. Experiment with flavors and condiments. Add a little bit of curry powder to the mashed egg yolk and mayo mix for a South Asian flavor or perhaps some wasabi to transport you to Japan? Add avocados or bacon to the mix for an elevated taste. If you are feeling particularly fancy, what about topping the eggs with some caviar or some shaved truffles? Did You Know…
    …that contrary to the popular Equinox myth, one can balance an egg on its end all year long? According to the myth, an egg can be balanced on one end only at the exact moments of the Equinoxes.
     
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    Knock! Knock!
    Who's there?
    Weevil
    Weevil who?
    Weevil weevil rock you.
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    Knock! Knock!
    Who's there?
    Sam and Janet
    Sam and Janet who?
    Samenjanet Evening.
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    Knock! Knock!
    Who's there?
    From.
    From who?
    Actually, grammatically speaking you should say "from whom." ***
    Knock! Knock!
    Who's there?
    A little old lady.
    A little old lady who?
    I didn't know you could yodel! ***
    Knock! Knock!
    Who's there?
    Somebody who can't reach the doorbell! ***
    Knock! Knock!
    Who's there?
    Broken pencil.
    Broken pencil who?
    Forget it—this joke is pointless. ***
    Knock! Knock! Who's there? Boo hoo. Boo hoo who? Aww, don't cry—it's just a joke.
     
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    My Daily Bread Crumbs 31 Oct

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 111
    October 31st - Holidays and Observances
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    Christian feast day: Alphonsus Rodriguez Ampliatus Begu Erc of Slane (in Cornwall) Foillan (in Namur) Martin Luther (Anglican Communion) Paul Shinji Sasaki and Philip Lindel Tsen (Episcopal Church) Quentin Blessed Theodore Romzha (Ruthenian Catholic Church) Wolfgang of Regensburg October 31 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Día de la Canción Criolla (Peru) Earliest day on which All Saints Day can fall, while November 6 is the latest; celebrated on Saturday between October 31 and November 6 (Finland, Sweden) Halloween and related celebrations: Allantide (Cornwall) Halloween (Ireland, Canada, United Kingdom, United States and other places) Hop-tu-Naa (Isle of Man) Samhain in the Northern Hemisphere, Beltane in the Southern Hemisphere; begins on sunset of October 31 (Gaels, Welsh people and Neopagan Wheel of the Year) The first day of the Day of the Dead, celebrated until November 2 (Mexico) Girl Scouts Founders Day (United States) King Father's Birthday (Cambodia) National Unity Day (India) Reformation Day (Slovenia, parts of Germany, Chile, various Protestant churches with a particular emphasis in Lutheran and Reformed ones) Saci Day (Brazil)  
    Observances (click on the day for details)
    Caramel Apple Day
     
    Fun Observances
    Magic Day
    October 31 is Magic Day, a day that commemorates the life and times of one of the world’s best-known magicians Harry Houdini.

    Best known for his escapist acts, Houdini died on this date in 1926 and this unofficial holiday was created a year after Harry Houdini's death as Houdini Day. The Society of American Magicians also organizes a National Magic Week every year from October 25 to October 31 as a way to celebrate and appreciate the art and science behind magic.
    Magic Events
    Practitioners of magic and magic enthusiasts all over the world celebrate the day by organizing magic events and performances.
    Born as Erik Weisz in Hungary, Harry Houdini is still one of the world's best known escapologist and stunt performer. His famous escape acts include the milk can escape where he escaped after being sealed in a milk can filled with water and the straightjacket act, in which he escaped after being straitjacketed and suspended by his ankles from a crane.
    In addition to being an escape artist, Houdini was also a silent film actor and an avid aviator.
    Magic Day is also known as National Magic Day in the United States.
    How to Celebrate?
    Learn a few magic tricks and entertain your family and friends. Read about the science and art behind magic acts. Attend a magic show. Watch movies that Harry Houdini acted in. Some of his more famous works include The Master Mystery and The Man from Beyond. Since it is also Halloween on October 31, why not go crazy with the magic theme? Dress like a magician, decorate your home with a magic theme and entertain trick or treaters with magic acts. Did You Know...
    ...that historians believe that the first magic performance was held in 2700 BCE by an Egyptian magician called Dedi?
     
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    Sorry folks, that is it for today, not feeling at all well. I will try for a full update tomorrow.
    Same goes for the 'Did You Know' it will be the main heading only.
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    My Daily Bread Crumbs 01 Nov

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 112
    November 1st - Holidays and Observances
     
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    All Saints' Day, a holy day of obligation in some areas (a national holiday in many historically Catholic countries), and its related observance: Day of the Innocents, The first day of Day of the Dead or El Dia de los Muertos celebration. (Mexico, Haiti) Anniversary of the Revolution (Algeria) Chavang Kut (Mizo people of Northeast India, Bangladesh, Burma) Chhattisgarh Rajyotsava (Chhattisgarh, India)[51] Christian feast day: Austromoine Benignus of Dijon Caesarius of Africa Santa Muerte (Folk Catholicism, Mexico and Southwestern United States) November 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Coronation of the fifth Druk Gyalpo (Bhutan) Earliest day on which Arbor Day can fall, while 7 November is the latest; celebrated on the first Friday in November. (Samoa) Earliest day on which Children's Day can fall, while 7 November is the latest; celebrated on the first Saturday in November. (South Africa) Earliest day on which Health Day can fall, while 7 November is the latest; celebrated on the first Saturday in November. (Turkmenistan) Earliest day on which National Bison Day can fall, while 7 November is the latest; celebrated on the first Saturday in November. (United States) Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Antigua and Barbuda from the United Kingdom in 1981. Karnataka Rajyotsava (Karnataka, India)[51] Kerala Day (Kerala, India)[51] Liberty Day (United States Virgin Islands) International Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome Awareness Day National Brush Day (United States) National Awakening Day (Bulgaria) Self-Defense Forces Commemoration Day (Japan) The first day of winter observances: Calan Gaeaf, celebrations start at sunset of October 31. (Wales) Samhain in the Northern Hemisphere and Beltane in the Southern Hemisphere, celebrations start at sunset of October 31 (Neopagan Wheel of the Year) World Vegan Day  
    Observances (click on the day or week for details)
    Go Cook For Your Pets Day
    Vinegar Day
    Scented Candle Day
    Extra Mile Day
    Job Action Day
    Broadcast Traffic Professionals Day
    French Fried Clam Day
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    Marzipan Week
    Benjamin Banneker Week
     
    Observances (click on the month for details)
     
    Epilepsy Awareness Month
    Native American Heritage Month
    Manatee Awareness Month
    Pomegranate Month
    Peanut Butter Lovers’ Month
    Novel Writing Month
    World Vegan Month
    Adoption Month
    Movember
     
     
    Fun Observances
    Author's Day
    November 1 is Author's Day, a day to honor all your favorite authors and to encourage any writers in your life to keep working on their magnum opus.

    Writing is hard and writing a short story or a book is even harder. So thank your favorite authors for writing your favorite books and help budding writers and authors around you in any way you can so that they can achieve their dreams.
    American Authors
    It is not very clear how or where this unofficial holiday originated. Some records suggest that the seeds for creating a holiday celebrating authors were sown in 1928, by Nellie Verne Burt McPherson, the president of the Bement, Illinois Women’s Club. In 1949, the United States Department of Commerce recognized National Author's Day as a holiday that commemorates American authors.
    How to Celebrate?
    Re-read your favorite authors’ work or pick up a new book written by that author. Want your loved one to see why you love a particular author? Why not gift them a book penned by them? Did You Know…
    …that according to the Guinness Book of World Records, Agatha Christie is the world’s bestselling author? Her books have been translated in over 44 languages and have sold over 4 billion copies worldwide.
     
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    Knock! Knock! Who's there? An extraterrestrial An extraterrestrial who? Wait–how many extraterrestrials do you know?
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    Knock! Knock! Who's there? Opportunity That's impossible. Opportunity doesn't come knocking twice!
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    Knock! Knock! Who's there? Stopwatch Stopwatch who? Stopwatch you're doing and pay attention!
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    Knock! Knock! Who's there? Honeydew Honeydew who? Honeydew you want to hear some garden jokes?
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    Knock! Knock! Who's there? Cash Cash who? No thanks, but I'd love some peanuts!
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    Knock! Knock! Who's there? Beets Beets who? Beets me!
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    Knock! Knock! Who's there? Control Freak. Con— Okay, now you say, "Control Freak who?"
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    Knock! Knock! Who's there? Ya. Ya who? I'm excited to see you too!
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    Knock! Knock! Who's there? Spell Spell who? W-H-O
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    Knock! Knock! Who's there? No one No one who? *Remains silent*
     
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    My Daily Bread Crumbs 30 Oct

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 110
    October 30th - Holidays and Observances
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    Anniversary of the Declaration of the Slovak Nation (Slovakia) Christian feast day: Ethelnoth (Egelnoth) the Good Blessed Dominic Collins (Catholic, Ireland, Society of Jesus) Gerard of Potenza Blessed Maria Teresa of St. Joseph John Wycliffe (Episcopal Church (USA)) Marcellus of Tangier Saturninus of Cagliari Serapion of Antioch Talarican (Tarkin) Theonistus Zenobios and Zenobia October 30 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Political Repressions (former Soviet republics, except Ukraine) Thevar Jayanthi (Thevar community, India) Mischief Night (Ireland, Canada, United Kingdom, United States and other places)[18]  
    Observances (click on the day for details)
    Checklist Day
    Hug A Sheep Day
    Create A Great Funeral Day
    Haunted Refrigerator Night
     
    Fun Observances
    Candy Corn Day
    Nothing says Halloween is just around the corner than a bowl full of candy corn. Celebrate this multicolored candy that resembles a corn kernel on October 30, Candy Corn Day.

    Made of sugar, corn syrup, and coloring, candy corn was invented in the 1880s by George Renninger of Wunderle Candy Company in Pennsylvania, United States. The candy was then mass produced under the name Chicken Feed by the Goelitz Confectionery Company during the early 1900s. The candy was sold in boxes that had a picture of a rooster on it and marketed under the tagline “Something worth crowing for”.
    Many Different Varieties
    While the white, orange and yellow version of the candy is popular around Halloween, the triangular candy can be found in different colors, around other seasonal holidays. Some of these include: pastel colored bunny corn sold around Easter; red, white and pink candy called cupid corn available during Valentine's Day; and the red, white and green reindeer corn that is sold around Christmas.
    How to Celebrate?
    Get a bag of candy corn and share them with family, friends, and co-workers. Make your own candy corn at home. If you don’t want something sweet, what about creating savory items in the shape of candy corn? Did You Know…
    ...that while candy corn resembles a corn kernel, it is about 3 times the size of an actual kernel?
     
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    On the phone with my 93-year-old brother in Wisconsin, and I told him I thought it was time he paid someone to shovel snow for him. He suddenly grew indignant.
    “Why should I pay someone to shovel?” he demanded. “I can get my son to do it. He’s only 70!”
     
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    While taking a clinical history from an elderly patient, I asked, “How’s your love life?”
    “I don’t know,” he said. “I’ll ask my wife.” He got up, walked into the hallway where his wife was sitting, and shouted, “Hey, the doctor wants to know if we still have sex.”
    His wife shouted back, “No, the only thing we have is Medicare and Blue Cross.”
     
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    Two old guys, Fred and Sam went to the movies.  A few minutes after it started, Fred heard Sam rustling around and he seemed to be searching on the floor under his seat.  "What are you doing?" asked Fred.
    Sam, a little grumpy by this time, replied "I had a caramel in my mouth and it dropped out.  I can't find it."
    Fred told him to forget it because it would be too dirty by now. 
    "But I've got to", said Sam, "my teeth are in it!"
     
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    My Daily Bread Crumbs 29 Oct

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 109
    October 29th - Holidays and Observances
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    Christian feast day: Abraham of Rostov Blessed Chiara Badano Colman mac Duagh Douai Martyrs Gaetano Errico James Hannington (Anglicanism) Narcissus of Jerusalem (Roman Catholic Church) October 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Coronation Day (Cambodia) Republic Day (Turkey) or Cumhuriyet Bayramı  
    Observances (click on the day for details)
    Cat Day
    Bandana Day
     
    Fun Observances
    Internet Day
    October 29 is celebrated every year as Internet Day around the world.

    Can you imagine a world without the Internet? Without instant access to streaming movies, videos of kittens to make your day brighter, online shopping, and instant messaging?
    The holiday encourages people to celebrate the Internet and to acknowledge that it has revolutionized how we communicate, gather knowledge and share information with each other. And yes, also how we waste our time.
    The First Network Message
    The unofficial holiday commemorates the very first electronic message sent over a network. On October 29, 1969, a UCLA Computer Science Professor and his staff sent the message “LO” over the telephone network to be received at Stanford University.
    It is also known as World Internet Day or International Internet Day.
    How to Celebrate?
    Honor the internet and all those who have worked hard to create and maintain it on Internet Day. Here are some ways to celebrate this day:
    Learn more about the history of the Internet. Send everyone you know a Happy Internet Day message. Over the Internet of course. Did You Know…
    …that it took 20 years after the message was sent for the World Wide Web to be invented? Tim Berners-Lee, a software engineer at CERN, Geneva, Switzerland created the precursor the World Wide Web in 1989.
     
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    Q: What do Thanksgiving and Halloween have in common?
    A: One has gobblers, the other goblins.
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    Asked to write a composition entitled, "What I'm thankful for on Thanksgiving,"
    Little Johnny wrote, "I am thankful that I'm not a turkey."
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    Q: What did the mother turkey say to her disobedient children?
    A: If your father could see you now, he'd turn over in his gravy
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    The skeleton cried his eyes out because he didn't have any body to love.
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    Q: What happened to the pirate ship that sank in the sea full of sharks?
    A: It came back with a skeleton crew!
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    Q:  Mummy, why do all the other kids call me a hairy werewolf?
    A:  Now stop talking about that and brush your face!
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    Q: How can you tell when a vampire has been in a bakery?
    A: All the jelly has been sucked out of the jelly doughnuts.
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    Q: The maker of this product does not want it, the buyer does not use it, and the user does not see it.
    What is it? A: A coffin.
     
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    My Daily Bread Crumbs 28 Oct

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 108
    October 28th - Holidays and Observances
    (click on the day for details)
    Christian feast day: Abdias of Babylon Abgar V of Edessa (Eastern Orthodox Church) Eadsige Faro Fidelis of Como (Roman Catholic Church) Firmilian Godwin of Stavelot Job of Pochayiv (repose) (Eastern Orthodox Church) The Apostles Simon and Jude (Western Christianity) Lord of Miracles (Lima) October 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Day of the Establishment of an Independent Czecho-Slovak State, celebrates the independence of Czechoslovakia from Austria-Hungary in 1918. (Czech Republic and Slovakia) International Animation Day (ASIFA) Ohi Day (Greece, Cyprus and the Greek communities), a national day in Greece. Prefectural Earthquake Disaster Prevention Day (Gifu Prefecture) Youth Pledge Day or Hari Sumpah Pemuda (Indonesia) Anniversary of the liberation of Ukraine from the Nazis, celebrating the liberation from Nazi German troops of the territory of current Ukraine  
    Observances (click on the day for details)
    Plush Animal Lover’s Day
     
    Fun Observances
    International Animation Day
    October 28 is International Animation Day. It's a day to recognize and celebrate the artists, the scientists and the technicians behind animated art including animated movies.

    Created by the International Animated Film Association (Association Internationale du Film d'Animation) in 2002, the unofficial holiday commemorates the day in 1892 when Charles-Emile Reynaud’s Theatre Optique made its first public appearance at the Grevin Museum in Paris, France.
    Optical Theater
    Theatre Optique or Optical Theater was a machine that used a projector and mirrors to create images on a screen. The images were painted on a ribbon wound into a spool. Another spool unwound the ribbon as the images were projected on the screen.
    Acting as his own projectionist and accompanied by a pianist, Reynaud showed 3 cartoons during the show. Each cartoon was 15 minutes long and was created by putting together about 600 individually drawn images on the ribbon.
    Moving Static Images
    Animation is the process of creating moving images by displaying static images in quick succession. Each image differs from the previous image very slightly, and it is these differences that create the movement in the sequence.
    Traditionally, animated sequences were created by hand-drawn pictures and paintings. Today, technological advances have made it possible for artists to create images directly on a computer.
    How to Celebrate?
    Watch animated movies and learn about the science and art behind the movies. Encourage the young artists in your life to take up animation as a future career. Learn how to make your own animated movies using just your phone or your computer. Did You Know…
    …that the first animated film was Humorous Phases of Funny Faces? It was created by J. Stuart Blackton and came out in 1906.
     
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    I was at the customer-service desk, returning a pair of jeans that was too tight. “Was anything wrong with them?” the clerk asked.
    “Yes,” I said. “They hurt my 
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    Scene: A radio newsroom.
    Caller: I just wanted to let you know you’re off the air.
    Host: Yes, we know. The engineers are working on it.
    Caller: It would be nice if you put something on the air that says that.
     
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    I phoned a local restaurant to 
ask if it was on the north or south side of Main Street.
    The person on the other end answered, “That 
depends on which direction you’re coming from.”
     
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    This one is only funny because of how crazy it is. The son accidentally shot his dad with an
    arrow. Although, the man doesn’t seem to be too upset about it. It’s merely a flesh wound.
     
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    This is what ER nurses do when they are bored — diagnose gummy bears. Each flavor bear
    gets its own corresponding illness that matches its color. For example, the icy aqua-colored
    bear was diagnosed with hypothermia.
     
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    The young girl was afraid of monsters in her closet so the doctor had the pharmacy fill her a  special
    prescription. It’s a bottle of monster spray and she is supposed to spray it all around the room before
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    My Daily Bread Crumbs 27 Oct

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 107
    October 27th - Holidays and Observances
    (click on the day for details)
    Christian feast day: Abbán Abraham the Poor Frumentius (Roman Catholic Church) Gaudiosus of Naples Kaleb of Axum Namatius (Namace) Oran of Iona October 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Černová Tragedy Day (Slovakia) Flag Day (Greece) Independence Day (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines), celebrates the independence of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines from United Kingdom in 1979. Navy Day (United States) (unofficial, official date is October 13) World Day for Audiovisual Heritage[  
    Observances (click on the day for details)
    Black Cat Day
    Cranky Co-Workers Day
     
    Fun Observances
    American Beer Day
    On October 27, visit your favorite pub or bar and enjoy some American brewed beers because it is American Beer Day!

    The American Beer industry is one of the fastest growing business in the United States. In fact, the U.S. ranks second in the world in both total beer consumption as well as beer production, second only to China. A survey in 2014 estimated that there are over 3000 breweries in the country that manufacture about 196 million barrels of beer every year.
    Rich History
    Beer production in the U.S. has a rich and varied history. Historical records show that Native American tribes were brewing beer using corn (maize) more before European settlers reached the shores of the country. Dutch and English settlers in the 17th century produced local brews that were consumed locally. Mass production of beer in the U.S. only began in the late 19th century, and beer quickly replaced other spirits as the alcoholic beverage of choice. Between 1920 and 1933, the years of prohibition, beer fell out of disfavor as alcohol was banned throughout the country.
    Today, in addition to the big beer manufacturers, the United States has seen a surge of craft breweries and microbreweries who make small batch artisanal beer.
    Different Styles
    While breweries across America make a number of different styles of beer, the most common kind available in the country is known as American style lager. It is a type of a pale lager that was inspired by the beer recipes brought to the U.S. by German immigrants.
    Other styles of beers include American Pale Ale, American style India Pale Ale and Belgian style ale.
    How to Celebrate?
    Celebrate the day by visiting your local bar and sampling some American beers. Remember, you don't have to be in the United States to celebrate this unofficial holiday. If you are a home brewer, why not try and brew some American style beers at home? Of course, don't forget to share with family and friends! Did You Know…
    …that home brewing has a long history in the United States? Both the first president of the country, George Washington, and the third president, Thomas Jefferson were home brewers.
     
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    A blonde and a brunette worked in a factory. The brunette says, "I know how to get some time off from work!" "How?" asks the blonde. "Watch this," says the brunette. She climbs up to the rafter and hangs upside down. The boss walks in, sees her and says, "What on earth are you doing?" "I'm a lightbulb," she answers. "I think you need some time off," says the boss so she jumps down and walks out. The blonde starts walking out, too. "Where are YOU going?" says the boss. The blonde replies, "I can't work in the dark!"   ***
     
    A patient came to the hospital with a burned right hand. As the doctor took down his medical history, he asked the injured man, "Do you smoke?"
    "Yeah, a pack and a half a day," said the patient.
    Concerned, the doctor told him, "You should consider quitting."
    "No, it's OK," said the patient. "I smoke with my left hand."
     
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    On our commute to work, my husband stopped at a convenience store for coffee. As he got back into the car, I noticed something odd. "Turn your head and look at me," I said. "You have a Q-tip sticking out of your ear."
    As he pulled it out, he replied, "No wonder the guy in there asked me if I was getting good reception."
     
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    My Daily Bread Crumbs 26 Oct

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 106
    October 26th - Holidays and Observances
    (click on the day for details)
    Accession Day (Jammu and Kashmir, India) Angam Day (Nauru) Armed Forces Day (Benin) Christian feast day: Alfred the Great (Catholic Church, Anglican Church, Eastern Orthodox Church) Amandus of Strasbourg Beóán (Bean) of Mortlach Blessed Celine Borzecka Cedd Cuthbert of Canterbury Demetrius of Thessaloniki Eadfrith of Leominster Eata of Hexham Pope Evaristus (Aristus) Fulk of Pavia (Roman Catholic Church) Philipp Nicolai, Johann Heermann and Paul Gerhardt (Lutheran Church) Quadragesimus Quodvultdeus Rusticus of Narbonne Witta (Albinus) of Büraburg Eastern Orthodox liturgics National Day, celebrates the anniversary of the Declaration of Neutrality in 1955. (Austria) Intersex Awareness Day[22]  
    Observances (click on the day for details)
    Pumpkin Day
    Mule Day
    Mincemeat Day
    Microneedling Day
     
    Fun Observances
    Howl at the Moon Day and Night
    October 26 is Howl At the Moon Day and Night.

    We were unable to figure out what the unknown creators of this made-up holiday aim to accomplish, but we can only assume that it encourages people to go out during the day or night and howl at the Moon.
    Howl Like a Wolf
    The name of the holiday comes from the belief that wolves howl at the Moon. According to lore, on a full Moon night, wolves upturn their head towards the Moon and communicate with it by howling. Images of wolves with their heads turned towards the sky, howling with a full Moon in the background are commonplace today.
    There is, however, absolutely no scientific evidence connecting Moon phases and wolf activities. Research has shown that wolves howl to communicate with the rest of their pack. Because they are nocturnal - they hunt for food at night and sleep during the day - they tend to howl at night. They turn their heads up when howling because doing so helps carry their sounds further.
    How to Celebrate?
    Learn more about wolves and their species. Use the day as an excuse to take a night time hike with friends. Remember to let people know where you are going. Did You Know…
    …that wolves are the ancestors of present-day dogs?
     
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    Have you played the updated kids' game? I Spy With My Little Eye . . . Phone.
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    I ate a clock yesterday, it was very time-consuming.
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    A perfectionist walked into a bar...apparently, the bar wasn’t set high enough.
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    You know it is going to be a bad day when the letters in your alphabet soup spell D-I-S-A-S-T-E-R.
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    A fire hydrant has H-2-O on the inside and K-9-P on the outside.
     
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    My Daily Bread Crumbs 25 Oct

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 105
    October 25th - Holidays and Observances
    (click on the day for details)
    Armed Forces Day (Romania) Christian feast day: Bernat Calbó (Bernard of Calvo) Pope Boniface I Canna Blessed Carlo Gnocchi Crysanthus and Daria (Western Christianity) Crispin and Crispinian Fructus Gaudentius of Brescia Goeznovius Minias of Florence Mar Nestorius (in the Nestorian churches) Tabitha (Dorcas) Tegulus Blessed Thaddeus McCarthy The Six Welsh Martyrs and companions (in Wales) The Hallowing of Nestorius October 25 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Earliest day on which Nevada Day can fall, while October 31 is the latest; celebrated on last Friday in October. (Nevada) Earliest day on which October Holiday can fall, while October 31 is the latest; observed on last Monday in October. (Ireland) Earliest day on which Teacher's Day (Australia) can fall, while October 31 is the latest; celebrated on last Friday in October. (Australia) Constitution Day (Lithuania) Customs Officer's Day (Russia) Day of the Basque Country (Basque Country) Republic Day (Kazakhstan) Retrocession Day (Taiwan) Sovereignty Day (Slovenia) Thanksgiving Day (Grenada)  
    Observances (click on the day for details)
    International Artist Day
    World Pasta Day
    Greasy Food Day
    Punk for a Day Day
     
    Fun Observances
    Sourest Day
    October 25 is Sourest Day, a day to celebrate all things sour – people or foods.

    The origins of this made-up holiday are unknown, but we can assume that the day encourages people to try our sour foods and to cheer up the sour people in their lives.
    Sourness
    Sourness is a taste that detects acidity in a food item. Scientists rank substances on their sourness by comparing it to hydrochloric acid, which has a sourness index of 1.
    Souring
    Souring is a cooking technique that introduces acid to a food item and changes the chemical and physical properties of the food item. It is often used to make certain types of cheeses and yogurts.
    The word sour is also used to refer to someone who is angry, disagreeable or irritable. A person who harbors resentment or disappointment is also sometimes called a sour person.
    How to Celebrate?
    Replace your daily beverages with sour beverages like limeade, buttermilk and drinking vinegar. Have sour tasting food all day long. Have sour fruits for breakfast and for lunch have lemon chicken. For dinner make some ceviche, a grapefruit salad and a key lime pie for dessert. Bring sour candy to work for your co-workers or make a dessert that include sour fruit or limes. Know someone who is grumpy and grouchy? Do something nice for them to make them feel less sour. Did You Know…
    …that an average adult has about 10,000 taste buds in their mouth? Taste buds reduce in number as people age.
     
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    Famous film quotes get the 
redneck treatment: 
    “You had me at ‘Sooooey!’”
    “Use the horse, Luke.”
    “Are you crying? There’s no crying in NASCAR!”
    “Of all the trailer parks in Pine Cone County, she had to pull her 
’68 Rambler into mine.”
     
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    The problem with math puns is that calculus jokes are all derivative, trigonometry jokes are too graphic, algebra jokes are usually formulaic, and arithmetic jokes are pretty basic. But I guess the occasional statistics joke is an outlier.
     
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    A hiker stumbles upon a golden lamp in the forest. He rubs it, and out pops a real-life genie. “In return for freeing me,” says the genie, “I will grant you three wishes.” “I want a million more wishes,” the hiker says immediately. “Rule number one: No asking for more wishes.” The hiker considers his options before replying, “In that case, I want a million more genies.”
     
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    In math: Two divided by nothing.
    In physics: The contraction of 
the mouth due to the expansion 
of the heart.
    In accounting: It’s a credit, because it is profitable when returned.
    In economics: A thing for which the demand is higher than the 
supply.
    In dentistry: It’s infectious and 
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    I 'm sure, 'HE' would call her a loser?
     
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    My Daily Bread Crumbs 24 Oct

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 104
    October 24th - Holidays and Observances
    (click on the day for details)
    Christian feast day: Anthony Mary Claret Eberigisil (Evergitus) Five Martyrs of Carthage (Felix and Companions) Luigi Guanella Magloire of Dol Martin of Vertou Proclus of Constantinople Raphael the Archangel (Catholic Church 1921-1969, local calendars) Rafael Guízar y Valencia Senoch October 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Azad Kashmir Day (Pakistan) Day of Special Forces of the Armed Forces (Russia) Food Day (United States) Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Zambia from United Kingdom in 1964. Suez Day (Egypt) United Nations Day, the anniversary of the 1945 Charter of the United Nations (International) World Development Information Day[41] World Polio Day  
    Observances (click on the day for details)
    Mother-In-Law Day
    Tripe Day
     
    Fun Observances
    Bologna Day
    October 24 is Bologna Day, an unofficial holiday that was created to honor everyone's favorite sausage and sandwich meat - bologna.

    Also sometimes known as baloney or boloney, bologna sausage is an American version of the Italian mortadella sausage. The American version is named after the Italian city of Bologna, where the original sausage is thought to have originated from.
    Different Meats
    According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) bologna sausages can be made of pork, beef, chicken or lamb, but the meat has to be very finely ground such that there can be no flecks of lard or spices visible in the sausage. In the U.S. bologna sausages are mostly used to make bologna or baloney sandwiches, which is a slice of bologna and other condiments between two pieces of white bread. Many regional varieties of the sandwich exist, the most famous being fried bologna sandwich from the Midwest.
    The holiday is also sometimes known as National Bologna Day in the United States.
    How to Celebrate?
    Make a bologna sandwich for all your meals. Try pairing it with different condiments to mix things up. For a special dessert, try making a bologna cake - a cake made by alternating layers of bologna and cream cheese. Make your own bologna sausage from scratch. Did You Know…
    …that the University of Bologna, is the second oldest university still in existence in the world? It was founded in 1088. The oldest, the University of al-Karaouine in Morocco, was established in 859.
     
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    Spotted on a Laundromat corkboard: “Please keep clothes on while doing laundry.”
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    A Canadian psychologist is selling a video that teaches you how to test your dog's IQ.
    Here’s how it works:
    If you spend $12.99 for the video, your dog is smarter than you.
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    The worst time to have a heart 
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    It’s important to have a good vocabulary. If I had known the difference between the words antidote and anecdote, one of my good friends would still be living.
     
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    My Daily Bread Crumbs 23 Oct

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    Bread Crumbs 103
    October 23rd - Holidays and Observances
    (click on the day for details)
    Christian feast day: Feast of the Most Holy Redeemer James the Just (i.e. James, brother of Jesus) (Lutheran, Episcopal Church (USA), Eastern Orthodox) Allucio of Campugliano Amon of Toul (Diocese of Toul) Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius Ignatios of Constantinople John of Capistrano[23] Joséphine Leroux Peter Pascual Romain (Romanus) of Rouen Servandus and Cermanus Severin of Cologne October 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Christmas or the Feast of Señor Noemi (the Child Jesus) in the Apostolic Catholic Church Aviator's Day (Brazil) Chulalongkorn Day (Thailand) Day of the Macedonian Revolutionary Struggle (Republic of North Macedonia) Liberation Day (Libya) Mole Day (International observance) National Day (Hungary) Paris Peace Agreement Day (Cambodia)  
    Observances (click on the day for details)
    Make A Difference Day
    iPod Day
    Snow Leopard Day
    SUDEP Action Day
    Boston Cream Pie Day
    TV Talk Show Host Day
    Event Organizers Day
     
    Fun Observances
    Mole Day
    Mole Day is an unofficial holiday celebrated by chemists and chemistry students on October 23 in honor of the mole, a measuring unit in Chemistry.

    The mole measures chemical entities such as atoms or molecules and is formally defined as the amount of any substance that contains as many entities as there are atoms in 12 grams of carbon-12.
    Associated with Avogadro’s number, a dimensionless measuring unit in Chemistry, the mole approximates to 6.02×1023. The number is named after Italian scientist Amedeo Avogadro.
    6:02 a.m. to 6:02 p.m
    Mole Day is celebrated annually between 6:02 a.m. to 6:02 p.m (18:02) on October 23 because when written in the month-date format, the date and time 6.02, 10/23 include the digits in Avogadro’s number.
    The National Mole Day Foundation founded in 1991 celebrates the day every year with a theme. Some of the recent themes include Molar Eclipse in 2012, Mole of the Caribbean in 2010, and Molar Express in 2009.
    How to Celebrate?
    Get your geek on for this day. Wear a mole t-shirt and when someone asks you about it, explain the concept of mole to them. Have a mole-themed party and serve guaca“mole” and wear mole (the animal) costumes. Did You Know…
    …that a group of moles is called a labor?
     
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    While driving on the highway, my daughter noticed a child in the window of a car in the next lane, holding up a handwritten sign that read "Help."

    A few minutes later, the car passed her and she again glanced at it. The little boy held up the same sign and this time followed it with another, which read "My mother is singing!"
     
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    FYI: By the end of the Twelve Days of Christmas song, your home is crammed with 23 flying Birds and 50 hyperactive Humans.
     
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    My sister was busy getting ready to host our entire family for Easter. On her to-do list was a hair appointment for her daughter. "So, Katie," said the stylist as the little girl got up in the chair, "who's coming to your house this weekend with big ears and floppy feet?"

    Katie replied, "I think it's my uncle Brian."
     
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    My Daily Bread Crumbs 22 Oct

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    Bread Crumbs 102
    October 22nd - Holidays and Observances
    (click on the day for details)
    Christian feast day: Aaron the Illustrious (Syriac Orthodox Church) Abercius of Hieropolis Bertharius Cordula Donatus of Fiesole Marcus of Jerusalem Mary Salome Mellonius of Rouen Nunilo and Alodia Pope John Paul II Theodoret of Antioch October 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Earliest day on which Labour Day can fall, while October 28 is the latest; celebrated on the fourth Monday in October (New Zealand) Fechner Day (International observance) International Stuttering Awareness Day Jidai Matsuri (Kyoto, Japan) National Santri Day (Indonesia) Wombat Day (Australia)  
    Observances (click on the day for details)
    Nut Day
    Smart is Cool Day
     
    Fun Observances
    Caps Lock Day
    October 22 IS CAPS LOCK DAY! The day celebrates the Caps Lock on a computer keyboard and was created by Derek Arnold in 2000.

    It is unclear what the exact purpose of this made-up holiday is. Perhaps it encourages people to use the Caps Lock in their online communications. Or maybe it discourages them to use it because using all caps in an electronic communication is generally associated with anger and yelling.
    Uppercase
    On most keyboards, caps lock is a button or key that when set forces all types letters to be in uppercase. The mode can be switched off by pressing the caps lock key again.
    Caps Lock Day is also called International Caps Lock Day and is sometimes celebrated on June 28.
    How to Celebrate?
    Communicate with friends and family using the Caps Lock. Did You Know…
    …that according to some studies, the three most used keys on a typical computer keyboard are the delete key, the key for letter e and the space bar?
     
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    It was my first night caring for an elderly patient. When he grew sleepy, I wheeled his chair as close to the bed as possible and, using the techniques I’d learned in school, grasped him in a bear hug to lift him onto the bed. But I couldn’t clear the top of the mattress. So I grabbed him again, summoned all my might, and hoisted him onto the bed. When the night shift nurse arrived, I recounted what had happened.
    “Funny,” she said, looking puzzled. “Usually I just ask him to get in bed, and he does.”
     
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    As a brain wave technologist, I often ask postoperative patients to smile to make sure their facial nerves are intact. It always struck me as odd to be asking this question right after brain surgery, so a colleague suggested I ask patients to show me their teeth.
    Armed with this new phrase, I said to my next patient, “Mr. Smith, show me your teeth.”
    He shook his head. “The nurse has them.”
     
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    My paramedic team was called to an emergency. Before we took the patient to the hospital, I had a question for his wife. “Does your husband have any cardiac problems?” I asked.
    “Yes,” she said with a note of concern. “His cardiologist just died.”
     
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    Crazy Weather In Lumberton: 3rd Of September Vs. 8th Of December
     
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    My Daily Bread Crumbs 21 Oct

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 101
    October 21st - Holidays and Observances
    (click on the day for details)
    Apple Day (United Kingdom) Armed Forces Day (Honduras) Christian feast day: Asterius of Ostia Berthold of Parma Blessed Charles of Austria (Roman Catholic Church) Fintán of Taghmon Hilarion John of Bridlington Laura of Saint Catherine of Siena Leticia Malchus of Syria Peter Yu Tae-chol Severinus of Bordeaux Tuda of Lindisfarne Ursula Viator of Lyons October 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Egyptian Naval Day (Egypt) Indian Police Commemoration Day (India) National Nurses' Day (Thailand) Ndadaye Day (Burundi) Overseas Chinese Day (Republic of China) Trafalgar Day (the British Empire in the 19th and early 20th century) Birth of the Báb (2017) (Baháʼí Faith)  
    Observances (click on the day for details)
    Apple Day
    Get Smart About Credit Day
    Conflict Resolution Day
    Reptile Awareness Day
     
    Fun Observances
    Count your Buttons Day
    October 21 is Count Your Buttons Day. As far as made-up holidays go, this one is a head scratcher.

    It is unclear what the unknown creators of this unofficial holiday aimed to do. Maybe they wanted people to count the buttons in their button stash or count the number of buttons on their shirt? Or perhaps they hoped that people spent the day counting buttons on the electrical appliances they come across on this day?
    Decorative and Practical
    Buttons have been part of human fashion since antiquity. Until the 13th century, however, buttons were used mostly for decoration and as jewelry and were made out of sea shells, bones and ivory. Buttons as a way to attach two pieces of fabric together came about in Europe in the 1200s - the first button maker's guild was formed in 1250 in France.
    In the late 1800s, buttons became a way to proclaim one's political loyalty - a trend that is still going strong in the United States. The first political button was issued at the inauguration of President George Washington in 1789. Today, buttons with candidates faces and logos are worn by supporters during elections.
    How to Celebrate?
    Start a button collection. There are many different types of buttons and some vintage buttons are actually priceless. Count all the buttons in your sewing kit. Why not celebrate the day by making sweet treats that look like buttons? Did You Know…
    …that Charles Dickens wrote an article in 1852 on the art and science of button making, titled What there is in a button.
     
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    My sister-in-law was teaching Sunday school class. The topic for the day: Easter Sunday and the 
resurrection of Christ. “What did Jesus do on this day?” she asked. There was no response, 
so she gave her students a hint: 
“It starts with the letter R.”
    One boy blurted, “Recycle!”
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    Halloween is the beginning of the holiday shopping season. That's for women. The beginning of the holiday shopping season for men is Christmas Eve.
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    It’s New Year’s Eve, and the restaurant is hopping—revelers, band, overworked waiters. Wending his way through the crowd is a drunk, staggering back to his seat. Spotting an attractive woman sitting alone, he says, “Pardon me, miss, did I step on your feet a few minutes ago?”
    “Yes,” she says testily, “you did.”
    “Good! I knew my table was around here somewhere.”
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    I used to love the candy Nerds, but I stopped eating them when I realized that for me, it was basically cannibalism.
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    In fourth grade, my son had a huge crush on a classmate. So for Valentine's Day, he bought her a box of chocolates and took it into school. When I returned home from work, I found him on the couch eating the same box of candy.

    "What happened?" I asked.

    "Well, I thought about it for a long time," he said between chews. "And I decided that, for now, I still like candy more than girls."
     
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    My Daily Bread Crumbs 20 Oct

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 100
    October 20th - Holidays and Observances
    (click on the day for details)
    Christian feast days: Acca of Hexham Aderald Artemius Caprasius of Agen Hedwig (in Canada, moved from Oct. 16) Irene of Tomar Magdalene of Nagasaki Margaret Marie Alacoque (in Canada, moved from Oct. 16) Maria Bertilla Boscardin Mater Admirabilis October 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Arbor Day (Czech Republic) Heroes' Day (Kenya) Revolution Day (Guatemala), one of the two Patriotic Days (Guatemala) Vietnamese Women's Day (Vietnam) World Osteoporosis Day World Statistics Day[37]  
    Observances (click on the day for details)
    International Chef Day
    Information Overload Day
    Suspender’s Day
    Brandied Fruit Day
    Hagfish Day
    Office Chocolate Day
    Community Media Day
     
    Fun Observances
    International Sloth Day
    October 20 is International Sloth Day, a day to honor the adorable slow-moving, tree-dwelling, and leaf-eating mammals.

    International Sloth Day was created in 2010 by the AIUNAU Foundation, a non-profit conservation and wildlife organization based in Colombia. The unofficial holiday raises awareness about the life cycle and natural habitat of the Sloth. The day also calls on people to learn more about these native South and Central American animals.
    Helping Humans Fight Diseases
    These extremely slow-moving animals, whose name is synonymous with one of seven deadly sins in Christian philosophy, tend to spend their entire lives hanging from limbs of trees.
    They have two layers of fur, which harbors a variety of symbiotic algae, fungi, beetles and other insects. The algae on the sloth's fur give it it's characteristic green color and helps the sloth camouflage itself in thick vegetation. Recent studies have shown that the algae and fungi in the sloth fur may help fight many human diseases, including cancer.
    How to Celebrate
    Learn more about the habitat, physiology and habits of the sloth. If your local zoo has sloths, visit it and spend the day observing them. Volunteer your time and money to a conservation and wildlife organization working to preserve the habitat of the sloth. And finally, this is a good day to be slothful. Spend the day doing nothing at all! Did You Know…
    …that even though sloths mostly eat leaves, their stomachs can't easily digest them? Sloths have a stomach with four compartments and it takes them almost a month to digest one meal.
     
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    My boss yelled at me the other day, “You’ve got to be the worst train driver in history. How many trains did you derail last year?"
    I said, "Can’t say for sure, it’s so hard to keep track!"
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    Last night, I dreamed I was swimming in an ocean of orange soda. But it was just a Fanta sea.
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    The public safety officer came up to a large mob of people outside a department store and asked, “What’s happening?”
    A mall officer replied, “These people are waiting to get the new Barbie doll.”
    The public safety officer shook his head and muttered, “Who can resist a Barbie queue?”
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    In ancient Rome, deli workers were told that they could eat anything they wanted during the lunch hour. Anything, that is except the smoked salmon. Thus were created the world's first anti-lox breaks.
     
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    My Daily Bread Crumbs 19 Oct

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 99
    October 19th - Holidays and Observances
    (click on the day for details)
    Christian feast day: Aaron (Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria) Aquilinus of Évreux Desiderius (Didier) of Auxerre Frideswide Henry Martyn (Anglican Communion) Isaac Jogues, Jean de Brébeuf, and Companions Blessed Jerzy Popiełuszko Paul of the Cross Ptolemaeus and Lucius Varus Veranus of Cavaillon William Carey (Episcopal Church) October 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Constitution Day, in honor of the country's independence (self-governing in free association with New Zealand) in 1974. (Niue) Mother Teresa Day (Albania) Oxfordshire Day  
    Observances (click on the day for details)
    Evaluate Your Life Day
    International Gin and Tonic Day
     
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    I answered a 911 call at our emergency dispatch center from a woman who said her water broke.

    "Stay calm," I advised. "Now, how far apart are your contractions?"

    "No contractions," she said breathlessly. "But my basement is flooding fast."
     
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    A motorist was driving down a rural dirt road when he came upon a stream. He called out to a man walking by, "Do you think I can drive my car through the stream?"

    "I suppose you can," said the man.

    So the driver started across, but within seconds, his car sank, and he barely escaped with his life.

    "You lied to me!" the driver screamed at the passerby. "That stream is at least ten feet deep!"

    "That's funny. It only reaches up to the middle of the ducks."
     
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    Once there was a guy named Bill who wanted a horse. On Craigslist, Bill saw a Christian horse so he went to check it out. When Bill got to the ranch, the horse's owner said "It's easy to ride him. Just say 'praise the Lord' to make him go, and 'amen' to make him stop."
    Bill got on the horse and said "praise the Lord." the horse started to walk. "Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, praise the Lord" and the horse is running.
    Now Bill sees the cliff and says: "AMEN."
    The horse stops and Bill says: "Whew! Praise the lord!"
     
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    Here's a classic bar joke: a centaur walks into a bar, the bartender says, "Hey, how's the throat?"
    The centaur replies, "My throat isn't horse but my legs are."

     
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    My Daily Bread Crumbs 18 Oct

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 98
    October 18th - Holidays and Observances
    (click on the day for details)
    Alaska Day (Alaska, United States) Christian feast day: Justus of Beauvais Luke the Evangelist Peter of Alcantara, can also be celebrated on October 19. October 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Independence Day (Azerbaijan), celebrates the independence of Azerbaijan from the Soviet Union in 1991. Necktie Day (Croatia) Persons Day (Canada) World Menopause Day  
    Observances (click on the day for details)
    Developmental Language Disorder Awareness Day
    No Beard Day
    Global Dignity Day
     
    Weekly Observances (click on the week for details)
    Healthcare Foodservice Workers Week
    Mon Oct 18th, 2021 - Sun Oct 24th, 2021
     
    Fun Observances (2)
    Chocolate Cupcake Day
    October 18 is Chocolate Cupcake Day. Need we say anything more?

    A cupcake is a single serve cake which gets its name from the cup-like shaped mold it is baked in. An American invention, cupcakes use the same ingredients as a regular cake and can be decorated just like any other cake with icing, frosting, toppings and sprinkles.
    Beer Flavor
    While cupcakes come in a variety of flavors, chocolate is one of the most popular flavor available. Many people make their chocolate cupcakes special by adding gourmet ingredients such as coffee, pumpkin, beer and whiskey.
    In the 19th century, cookbooks referred to another type of cup cakes - cakes whose ingredients were measured by cups. This reference is no longer much in use.
    How to Celebrate?
    Here are some delicious ways to celebrate chocolate cupcakes:
    Eat one (or two, or several) chocolate cupcakes. Bake up a batch of chocolate cupcakes and share with family, friends and co-workers. Gourmet up your cupcakes. What about making bacon, Nutella or caramel chocolate cupcakes? Did You Know…
    …that cupcakes are known as fairy cakes in Britain and patty cakes in Australia.
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    National Clean Out Your Virtual Desktop Day
    Take the third Monday of October to clean the mess on your desktop because it is National Clean Your Virtual Desktop Day.

    Created by the Personal Computer Museum in Brantford, Ontario, Canada, the annual holiday was first celebrated in the around the world in 2010. The unofficial holiday encourages people to organize their desktop and the files on their computer.
    Find Your Files
    Just like in real life, it is very easy to collect useless and unimportant files on our computers and desktops. And just like when we are surrounded by clutter, we tend to get unproductive, a mess on our computer desktops can negatively affect our motivation and ability to work well. In addition, a cluttered desktop can not only slow down our computer, but it can also make finding files more difficult.
    This holiday promotes cleaning up and organizing your desktop so that when you work on your computer you are not bogged down by all the unnecessary and unimportant files.
    National Clean Your Virtual Desktop Day is also sometimes known as Clean Your Virtual Desktop Day.
    How to Celebrate?
    Start off the week right by cleaning out your desktop. Organize all your folders and reclaim that picture of a sunny beach as your screensaver. Did You Know...
    ...that the early computers were the size of a room? That's a far cry from the tiny computers we are all familiar with today!
     
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    The Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest celebrates purposely awful opening sentences to imaginary novels. Here are the "best" from the past year.
    As Holmes, who had a nose for danger, quietly fingered the bloody knife and eyed the various body parts strewn along the dark, deserted highway, he placed his ear to the ground and, with his heart in his throat, silently mouthed to his companion, "Arm yourself, Watson, there is an evil hand a foot ahead."
    Through the verdant plains of North Umbria walked Waylon Ogglethorpe, and, as he walked, the clouds whispered his name, the birds of the air sang his praises, and the beasts of the fields from smallest to greatest said, "There goes the most noble among men"—in other words, a typical stroll for a schizophrenic ventriloquist with delusions of grandeur.
     
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    Are you a redneck? Want to be one? Take the Redneck IQ test and see how well you fare. Don’t look for answers. If you need them, you’re no redneck.
    1) Which of these cars will rust out quickest when placed on blocks in your front yard? ’65 Ford Fairlane ’69 Chevrolet Chevelle ’64 Pontiac GTO
    2) Calculate the smallest limb diameter on a persimmon tree that will support a ten-pound possum.
    3) A woodcutter has a chain saw, which operates at 2700 rpm. The density of the pine trees in the plot to be harvested is 470 per acre. The plot is 2.3 acres in size. The average tree diameter is 14 inches. Here’s the question: How many Budweisers will be drunk before the trees are cut down?
    4) If your uncle builds a still that produces 20 gallons of shine per hour, how many car radiators are required to condense the product?
     
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    Three guys are talking about what constitutes fame.
    The first guy defines it as being invited to the White House for a chat with the president.
    "Nah," says the second guy. "Real fame would be if the red phone rang when you were there, and the president wouldn't take the call."
    "You're both wrong," says the third. "Fame is when you're in the Oval Office and the red phone rings, the president answers it, listens for a second, and then says, "'It's for you.'"
     
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    Sadly, Irene Triplett, age 90, passed away on May 31, 2020. She was
    the last surviving child of a Civil War veteran.
    R.I.P
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    My Daily Bread Crumbs 17 Oct

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 97
    October 17th - Holidays and Observances
    (click on the day for details)
    Christian feast day: Andrew of Crete Anstrudis Catervus Ethelred and Ethelberht Florentius of Orange François-Isidore Gagelin (one of Vietnamese Martyrs) Hosea Ignatius of Antioch John the Short (John Colobus) Marguerite Marie Alacoque (pre-1969 calendar, Visitadines) Nothhelm Rule of Andrew Richard Gwyn Victor of Capua October 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Dessalines Day (Haiti) Digital Society Day (India) International Day for the Eradication of Poverty[32] Loyalty Day (Argentina) National Police Day (Thailand)  
    Observances (click on the day for details)
    Toy Camera Day
    Spreadsheet Day
    Forgive an Ex Day
    Playing Card Collection Day
    Mulligan Day
     
    Fun Observances
       Wear Something Gaudy  Day
    On October 17 is Wear Something Gaudy Day. Celebrate this unofficial holiday by wearing everything flashy, loud and gaudy in your wardrobe!

    It is believed that a Larry Dallas, a character in the American comedy show Three’s Company made up this bright and loud holiday. The show aired between 1977 and 1984 and follows the lives of three roommates in Santa Monica, California.
    The word gaudy is used to refer to things that are bright and flashy and usually tasteless and tacky.
    How to Celebrate?
    Wear something gaudy. Have a neon pink shirt? Pair it with bright neon green pants. Accessorize with more colorful jewelry and you are all set to celebrate this fun and colorful holiday. Own a bedazzler? Bedazzle your own outfit and shine throughout the day. Also plus point, if you bedazzled a sweater, you could reuse it on Ugly Sweater Day during the holidays. Did You Know…
    …that contrary to popular belief, the term gaudy does not come from the Spanish architect Antonio Gaudi? Etymologists have traced the usage of the word to the 16th century, well before Gaudi’s time. At that time, the word was used to refer trickery.
     
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    After i-messaging back and forth with my wife, I jokingly commanded Siri to pass along this message: “You need to get back to work now; you have a husband to support.”
    Here’s what Siri sent: “You need 
to get back to work now; you have 
a has-been to support.”
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    I gave my father $100 and said, “Buy yourself something that will make your life easier.”
    So he went out and bought a present for my mother.
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    My sister decided to go on a diet, and that first evening she phoned me. I could tell her mouth was full, so I asked her what she was eating.
    "A cupcake," she mumbled. "I just got on the scale, and it read 149 1/2 pounds. I decided that was no place to start a diet, so I'm rounding it off to 150."
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    My mother was away all weekend at a business conference. During a break, she decided to call home collect. My six-year-old brother picked up the phone and heard a stranger's voice say, "We have a Marcia on the line. Will you accept the charges?"

    Frantic, he dropped the receiver and came charging outside screaming, "Dad! They've got Mom! And they want money!"
     
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    My Daily Bread Crumbs 16 Oct

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 96
    October 16th - Holidays and Observances
    (click on the day for details)
    Air Force Day (Bulgaria) Christian feast day: Balderic (Baudry) of Monfaucon Bercharius Bertrand of Comminges Colmán of Kilroot (Colman mac Cathbaid) Eliphius Fortunatus of Casei Gall Gerard Majella Hedwig of Silesia Hugh Latimer (Anglicanism) Junian (of Saint-Junien) Marguerite Marie Alacoque Marie-Marguerite d'Youville Nicholas Ridley (Anglicanism) Silvanus of Ahun Blessed Thevarparampil Kunjachan (Syro-Malabar Catholic Church / Catholic Church) Pope Victor III October 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Pope John Paul II Day (Poland) Death anniversary of Liaquat Ali Khan (Pakistan) Teachers' Day (Chile) World Food Day (International)[27]  
    Observances (click on the day for details)
    Repair Day
    Department Store Day
    Feral Cat Day
    Steve Jobs Day
    Bridge Day
     
    Fun Observances (3)
       International Observe the Moon  Day
    International Observe the Moon Night (InOMN) is an annual celebration of our closest celestial neighbor - the Moon. The date of the unofficial holiday changes every year.

    InOMN is led by scientists, astronomers, teachers, policy makers and science and astronomy organizations around the world and is sponsored by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, NASA's Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI), and the Lunar and Planetary Institute. The holiday is an attempt to spread scientific information about the Moon among the public, and encourage people to learn more about Earth's only natural satellite through observing it and by interacting with lunar experts.
    Mysterious Origins
    Thought to be between 4 to 4.5 billion years old, the Moon's birth is a bit of mystery. The current prevailing scientific theory of its creation suggests that it was formed as a result of a collision between the Earth and another planet, the size of Mars.
    The second brightest celestial objects in our sky, next only to the Sun, the Moon has been instrumental in creating the world as we know it today. Without the Moon, The Earth and life would be very different. The nights would be much darker, tides would be fewer and smaller, and the Earth's axial tilt would be less stable. And we would have no eclipse – solar or lunar.
    Capturing Imaginations
    Throughout history, the Moon has captured the imagination of people around the world. Since antiquity, astronomers, philosophers, spiritualists and religious leaders have all tried to understand and explain the mechanism of day and night, the Moon's phases and lunar eclipses. In addition to helping keep time, the Moon was worshipped as a deity in many ancient cultures. Even today, lunar phenomena such as Blue Moons, Supermoons, Micro Full Moons and Black Moons are popular astronomical events that gather extensive public interest.
    Basis of Calendars
    In many parts of the world, lunar or lunisolar calendars are still used to determine dates of cultural and religious holidays. Lunar calendars, such as the Islamic calendar, are strictly based on the phases of the Moon. Because the lunar year (354.35 days) is shorter than the solar or tropical year (365.25) by about 11 days, lunar calendars tend to be out of sync with solar calendars such as the Gregorian calendar and the Julian calendar.
    Lunisolar calendars, such as the Chinese calendar or Hindu calendars used in many parts of India, use both moon phases and the solar year to overcome this drift.
    How to Celebrate?
    This one's simple. Just step out and look up the sky to behold the wonder of the Moon. Here are some more ways to spend this celestial holiday:
    Find an Observe the Moon night event close to you and attend it. Join other astronomy and lunar enthusiasts and spend the evening and night observing the Moon. Spend the day learning more about the Moon and how it affects life on Earth. Did You Know...
    ...that a person's weight on the Moon is about 1/6 of his or her weight on Earth?
     
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       Sweetest  Day
    The third Saturday in October is celebrated as Sweetest Day in parts of the United States.

    The unofficial holiday was started in 1921 in Cleveland, Ohio as a way to encourage women to treat their male romantic partners with sweets and candy.
    Boosting Business
    It is thought that the holiday, which is now popular in parts of Northeastern and Midwestern United States, began as a way for confectioners to boost their business. On the first Sweetest Day, on October 10, 1921, a committee of 12 candy makers distributed sweets and candy to orphans and senior citizens and encouraged people to do the same.
    Older Origins
    The idea for having a special day to promote candy consumption actually came about a few years before. In 1916, the National Confectioner's Association invented a day called Candy Day to be celebrated on the second Saturday of October. Unfortunately, the First World War overshadowed any such celebrations and the day failed to take off.
    Valentine's Day for Women
    Over the years, Sweetest Day has become a romantic holiday, where women are encouraged to buy candy and show romantic gestures towards their male partners. Many people consider the day as the reverse of Valentine's Day, where historically men have been expected to do romantic things for their female partners.
    10 States
    Sweetest Day is not a nation-wide holiday—only people in a handful of cities, including Buffalo, New York; Detroit, Michigan; and Cleveland, Ohio celebrate the holiday.
    How to Celebrate?
    With candy, of course! And remember, you do not have to have a significant other to share or give candy to. You can also treat yourself or your friend to some of their favorite candy. Make candy from scratch at home and share with your co-workers, family, and neighbors. Learn the history behind your favorite candy and sweets. Did You Know…
    …that Halloween, one of the most important holidays for candy companies, was not a big candy holiday until the mid-1950s?
     
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       Dictionary  Day
    Dictionary Day is on October 16. The unofficial holiday celebrates the birth anniversary of American lexicographer, Noah Webster.

    Born on October 16, 1758, Webster is best known for publishing An American Dictionary of the English Language, the precursor of the now famous and widely used Merriam-Webster Dictionary.
    Reference Book
    A dictionary is a reference book that lists words in a language and provides the meaning, origin and pronunciation of each listed word. The book also informs users on how to use a word in different circumstances.
    Semasiological, of Course
    Dictionaries are semasiological. Semasiology is the branch of linguistics that deals with the definition of words and phrases in a language. This is different from onomasiology, which deals with what things and concepts are called. A thesuarus is an onomasiological reference book because it provides users the different terms that can be used to express a specific idea.
    How to Celebrate?
    Pick up a dictionary and try to learn the meanings of at least 5 new words. Learn more about the history and science behind publishing dictionaries. Did You Know...
    ...that pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is the longest word in the Merriam-Webster dictionary? At 45 letters, the word refers to a lung disease.
     
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    Choosing a movie? Don’t trust these extremely abbreviated plot 
explanations. 
    The Shining: A family’s first Airbnb experience goes very wrong.
    The Lord of the Rings: Group spends nine hours returning jewelry.  
    Titanic: Everyone tries the ice-bucket challenge.    
    Beauty and the Beast: Stockholm syndrome works.     
    The Chronicles of Narnia: Kid comes out of the closet. 
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    I’m employed at a computer security company and have a colleague whose name is,
    M. Alware. His e-mail address is malware@company.com. 
    My ex-boss’s name is R. Stone. His e-mail was stoner@company.co.in. 
    My name is James Pan. Every other permutation of my name was taken (e.g., jpan, jamesp), so I’m stuck with japan@university.edu.
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    The attorney tells the accused, “I have some good news and some bad news.”
    “What’s the bad news?” asks the accused.
    “The bad news is, your blood 
is all over the crime scene, and the DNA tests prove you did it.”
    “What’s the good news?”
    “Your cholesterol is 130.”
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    I’ve given up social media for the New Year and am trying to make friends outside Facebook while 
applying the same principles. Every day, I walk down the street and tell passersby what I’ve eaten, how I feel, what I did the night before, and what I will do tomorrow. Then I give them pictures of my family, my dog, and me gardening. I also listen to their conversations and tell them I love them.
    And it works. I already have three people following me—two 
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    My Daily Bread Crumbs 15 Oct

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 95
    October 15th - Holidays and Observances
    (click on the day for details)
    Anniversary of the 1987 Coup d'État (Burkina Faso) Breast Health Day (Europe) Christian feast day: Bruno of Querfurt Cúan of Ahascragh Teresa of Ávila Thecla of Kitzingen October 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Evacuation Day (Tunisia) King Father's Commemoration Day (Cambodia) National Latino AIDS Awareness Day (United States) Shwmae Su'mae Day (Wales) [32]  
    Observances (click on the day for details)
    World Students’ Day
    Chicken Cacciatore Day
    White Cane Safety Day
    Boss’ Day
    Global Handwashing Day
     
    Fun Observances
       I Love Lucy  Day
    October 15 is I Love Lucy Day, a day devoted to everything I Love Lucy, a black-and-white sitcom that aired in the 1950s in the United States.

    One of the most watched television series of its time, the show is well known and popular around the world today. The unofficial holiday commemorates the day in 1951, when the show, starring real-life couple at that time, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, debuted on CBS.
    Singer and Performer
    I Love Lucy follows the lives of aspiring performer Lucy Ricardo, her singer husband Ricky Ricardo and their friends Ethel and Fred Mertz in New York City.
    While the show ended in 1957, a spinoff first known as the Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show and then as The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour ran for three more years.
    How to Celebrate?
    Have an I Love Lucy-themed party and have guests dress up in 1950s style. Decorate your venue with 1950s style furniture and textiles and serve foods that were popular in the 1950s. Organize a marathon viewing session of the show with your friends and family. Did You Know…
    …that I Love Lucy is the only show in television history that has never stopped broadcasting since airing its first episode in 1951? Reruns of the show have been popular around the world after the show ended.
     
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    As a freelance secretary, I type story manuscripts. When an author pays me, I print the name of the story across the top of his check. Once when I took a check to the bank, the teller suddenly froze. Only after I had explained my procedure to a bank officer did the reason for the teller's reaction become clear.
    The story was called "Your Money or Your Life," and that, of course, was what I had written in bold letters across the top of the check.
     
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    During a business trip to Boeing's Everett, Wash., factory, I noticed several 747 and 777 airliners being assembled. Before the engines were installed, huge weights were hung from the wings to keep the planes balanced. The solid-steel weights were bright yellow and marked "14,000 lbs." But what I found particularly interesting was some stenciling I discovered on the side of each weight.
    Imprinted there was the warning: "Remove before flight."  
     
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    Louie and his wife are listening to the radio when they hear the weather report: "A snow emergency has been declared. You must park your cars on the odd-numbered side of the street.” So Louie gets up and moves his car.

    Two days later—same thing. "A snow emergency has been declared,” blares the radio. "Park your cars on the even-numbered side of the street.” Louie gets up and does what he’s told.

    Three days later: "There will be a foot of snow today. Park your cars on the ...,” and then the power goes out.

    "What should I do?” a confused Louie asks his wife.

    "This time,” she says, "why don’t you just leave the car in the garage?”
     
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    My Daily Bread Crumbs 14 Oct

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 94
    October 14th - Holidays and Observances
    (click on the day for details)
    Christian feast day: Angadrisma Fortunatus of Todi Joseph Schereschewsky (Episcopal Church (USA)) Pope Callixtus I October 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Intercession of the Theotokos Day of the Cathedral of the Living Pillar (Georgian Orthodox Church) Mother's Day (Belarus)[38] National Education Day (Poland), formerly Teachers' Day Nyerere Day (Tanzania) Second Revolution Day (Yemen) World Standards Day (International) Defender of Ukraine Day (Ukraine)  
    Observances (click on the day for details)
    Dessert Day
    Be Bald And Free Day
    International Top Spinning Day
    Sight Day
     
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    Just because the items in these classified ads are free doesn’t mean they’re worth it:
    Free: Piano with matching bench seat, very good condition, all keys work probably
    Free: 5 kitchen drawers, all matching naughty pine fronts
    Free: Vain Screening
    Free: rent in exchange for elderly woman
     
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    We all make mistakes. Some 
are just more public than others, 
like these real newspaper typos:
    “Here the bridal couple stood, 
facing the floral setting, and exchanged cows.”
    “It took many rabbits many years to write the Talmud.” 
    “Mrs. ____ fell down stairs at her home this morning, breaking her myhodudududududududosy, and suffered painful injuries.” 
    “A headline in an item in the 
Feb. 15th edition incorrectly stated ‘Stolen Groceries.’ It should have read: ‘Homicide.’” 
     
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    It’s tough enough selling a home nowadays. Don’t make the mistakes that turned off these readers on the City Room blog of The New York Times:
    "It was a good house, well-maintained. But the bed with the person in it was off-putting."
    "The family dog, long departed, was stuffed and standing next to the fireplace. RIP Sparky."
    "The main distraction was dirt. Although there was the tiny child who proudly showed us the refrigerator full of ‘Daddy’s beer’ just outside an upstairs bedroom."
     
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    Taking your kid to go shopping at Walmart
     
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    Texas?
     
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    Free Ranging chickens (three catches per customer max)
     
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    Leprechaun cowboy???????
     
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    Attention, pickup in isle 14!!!!!!!
     
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    My Daily Bread Crumbs 13 Oct

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 93
    October 13th - Holidays and Observances
    (click on the day for details)
    Azerbaijani Railway Day (Azerbaijan) Christian feast day: Blessed Alexandrina of Balasar Daniel and companions, of Ceuta Edward the Confessor (translation) Gerald of Aurillac Blessed Maddalena Panattieri (OP) Theophilus of Antioch October 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Doi taikomatsuri October 13–15 (Shikokuchūō, Ehime, Japan) International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction (international)[22] Paramedics' Day (Poland) Rwagasore Day (Burundi)  
    Observances (click on the day for details)
    No Bra Day
    Train Your Brain Day
    Pet Obesity Awareness Day
    Take Your Parents To Lunch Day
    Emergency Nurses Day
    Bring Your Teddy Bear To Work & School Day
     
    Fun Observances
       International Skeptics  Day
    Are you one of those people who takes everything they hear with a grain of salt? Do you question everything and never accept things at their face value? Then, International Skeptics Day on October 13 is the holiday for you.

    This unofficial holiday is sometimes also celebrated on January 13. Or is it?
    Whether you are skeptical of when the holiday is celebrated or not, we can all agree that the day encourages people to be skeptical and to never accept anything without questioning its veracity.
    Attitude of Doubt
    According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, skepticism is an attitude of doubt towards a particular object or a piece of knowledge, whether it is philosophical, religious or scientific. It is only with this attitude that human society and its understanding of the world around it has been able to evolve and develop - many scientific claims, myths and hoaxes throughout history have been brought to light and debunked due to the hard work of skeptics who refused to stop questioning and doubting. Who knows, without Galileo Galilei's skepticism, for example, we may still be believing that the Sun moves around the Earth?
    How to Celebrate?
    Be skeptical (or sceptical if you live in a country that follows British English) of everything! Don't accept any claims made by family, friends, colleagues or strangers without doing your own research. Is there a mystery that intrigues you? Try solving it! Know of someone who believes in UFOs, the Loch Ness Monster or the Big Foot? Maybe it's time to sit with them and ask them to be skeptical about their claims? Watch TV shows that debunk myths and pseudoscience. We recommend Penn and Teller's show and Mythbusters. Read books written by literary skeptics such as Shakespeare and Herman Melville. Did You Know...
    ...that the opposite of skepticism is trivialism, the notion that everything is true and possible? The word comes from the Latin word, trivialis, meaning commonplace.
     
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    A poodle and a collie were walking down the street. The poodle turned to the collie and complained, "My life is a mess. My owner is mean, my girlfriend is having an affair with a German shepherd, and I'm nervous as a cat."
    "Why don't you go see a psychiatrist?" asked the collie.
    "I can't," replied the poodle. "I'm not allowed on the couch."
     
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    Two campers are hiking in the woods when one is bitten on the rear end by a rattlesnake.
    "I'll go into town for a doctor," the other says. He runs ten miles to a small town and finds the only doctor delivering a baby.
    "I can't leave," the doctor says. "But here's what to do. Take a knife, cut a little X where the bite is, suck out the poison and spit it on the ground."
    The guy runs back to his friend, who is in agony. "What did the doctor say?" the victim cries.
    "He says you're gonna die."
     
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    A pair of cows were talking in the field.
    One says, "Have you heard about the mad cow disease that's going around?"
    "Yeah," the other cow says. "Makes me glad I'm a penguin."
     
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    Short one today,
    sorry
    sandrewn
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    My Daily Bread Crumbs 12 Oct

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 92
    October 12th - Holidays and Observances
    (click on the day for details)
    Christian feast day: Blessed Louis Brisson Edith Cavell and Elizabeth Fry (Church of England) Fiacc Our Lady of the Pillar (Fiestas del Pilar) Our Lady of Aparecida Radim Gaudentius (Czech Republic) Seraphin of Montegranaro Wilfrid of Ripon Carlo Acutis[38] October 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Children's Day (Brazil) Discovery of America by Columbus-related observances (see also October 8😞 Columbus Day (Honduras) Día de la Hispanidad or Fiesta Nacional de España, also Armed Forces Day (Spain) Día de la Raza (El Salvador, Uruguay) Día de la Resistencia Indígena, "Day of Indigenous Resistance" (Venezuela) Día de las Américas (Belize) Día de las Culturas, "Day of the Cultures" (Costa Rica) Día del Respeto a la Diversidad Cultural, "Day of respect for cultural diversity" (Argentina) Discovery Day (The Bahamas, Colombia) Feast for Life of Aleister Crowley, celebrated as "Crowleymas" (Thelema) Fiesta Nacional de España (Spain)[39] Freethought Day Independence Day (Equatorial Guinea), celebrates the independence of Equatorial Guinea from Spain in 1968. International Day Against DRM[40]  
    Observances (click on the day for details)
    Own Business Day
    World Arthritis Day
    Face Your Fears Day
    Pulled Pork Day
     
    Fun Observances (2)
       Old Farmers  Day
    October 12 is Old Farmers Day, a day devoted to old farmers and their farming techniques.

    Agriculture and farming today is largely mechanized and very scientific, but these developments would not have been possible without the wisdom and hard work of old farmers. This day is to give them thanks, to listen to them and to their stories, and to learn from them and their techniques.
    While the origins of the holiday are unknown, Old Farmers Day is celebrated by many as a throwback to sustainable and farm-to-table farming practices of the old days.
    Varied Culture and History
    Farming and agriculture have a long and varied history in every culture. Despite the differences on what is grown, how farming is done and what materials are used, one thing remains common to all agricultural societies - the farmer. Farmers are the lifeline of agriculture - they tend to the agricultural product from the time of sowing to the time it reaches the market. It is because of hardworking farmers around the world, that most of us have food on our tables every day.
    How to Celebrate?
    Learn about old farming techniques. If you own a farm, farm today using old farmers tools. If you have an old farmer in your life, take them out for lunch and listen to their stories and ask for their wisdom. Not a farmer? That shouldn't stop you from celebrating this fun holiday. Visit your local farmer's market and patronize your local farms. Buy only locally grown food and locally raised meat. Get involved in your local farm-to-table movement. Did You Know...
    ...that according to scientists, almost 40% of the Earth's land is used for agricultural purposes?
     
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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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    When a fellow piano tuner was ill, I took over his assignment of tuning a piano in a girls' boardinghouse. While I was at work, several of the girls strolled casually through the room in various states of undress. The climax came when a young lady in startling deshabille appeared to pay the bill.
    As I was writing the receipt, she suddenly gave me a bewildered look, then fled, screaming, "That's not our regular man!"
    Their regular man is blind.  
     
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    A panda walks into a bar, sits down and orders a sandwich. He eats, pulls out a gun and shoots the waiter dead. As the panda stands up to go, the bartender shouts, "Hey! Where are you going? You just shot my waiter and you didn't pay for the food."
    The panda yells back, "Hey, man, I'm a panda. Look it up!"
    The bartender opens his dictionary to panda: "A tree-climbing mammal of Asian origin, characterized by distinct black and white coloring. Eats shoots and leaves."
     
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    Six guys are playing poker. After losing $500 on one hand, Smith clutches his chest and topples over, dead at the table. To decide who's going to tell his wife, his buddies draw straws. Anderson picks the short one.
    "Break it to her gently," they all urge.
    "Leave it to me," he says. When Smith's wife comes to the door, Anderson says, "Your husband just lost $500 playing cards."
    "How much?" the wife yells, eyes blazing. "Tell him to drop dead!"
     
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