Today Japan celebrates the Emperor’s Birthday – a national holiday. Known as ‘Tennou Tanjyobi’, this holiday is celebrated on the birthday of the current emperor and thus changes when a new emperor ascends to the throne. The current emperor, Naruhito, was born on February 23.
Some clever street art:
No good birthdays today so here’s a great video of We Five performing what was really their only hit, a cover of an earlier Ian and Sylvia song.
Today is Foundation Day in Saudi Arabia. The public holiday commemorates the foundation of the first Saudi state in 1727 by Imam Mohammed ibn Saud.
Headline words!
Bada Bing!
I’m in Home Depot and some kid called me an old fart. So if you’re missing your kid, he’s in the red LG dryer in aisle 17.
She said, “I’m done with dating sites. I’m now focusing on pizza delivery guys because at least I know they have a job, a car, and pizza.”
Fauci says nausea and headaches are symptoms of talking to Rand Paul.
My friend asked me the other day if I’ve ever paid for sex. I reminded him that I have children. So yes, I’ve paid dearly for it.
Teacher: “Barron, where’s your homework?”Barron: “My dad flushed it down the toilet.”
Trump Accuses His Ex-Accountants of Using Math.
I just found out that Albert Einstein was a real person. All this time I thought he was a theoretical physicist.
I’m adopting a healthier lifestyle. I parked and walked inside to buy donuts instead of using the drive-thru.
I’m not mean. I’m just too old to pretend I like you.
I can’t wait to retire so I can get up at 6 in the morning and drive around really slow and make everybody late for work.
My life is just a series of WTF moments separated by snacks.
Hats off to the waiter that kept a straight face as my 5yo ordered the vagina for lunch instead of lasagna.
Have we checked all food to see if making it explode makes it into something better? Or did we just stop with popcorn?
No good birthdays today so here are the Mindbenders!
It is, of course, Presidents’ Day in the United States. It is also Father Walter Lini Day in Vanuatu. A former Anglican priest, Father Walter Lini became the first prime minister of the newly independent country of Vanuatu in 1980. This holiday commemorates his death on this day in 1999.
There is a factory in Northern Minnesota that makes the Tickle Me Elmo toys. The toy laughs when you tickle it under the arms.
Well, Lena is hired at The Tickle Me Elmo factory and she reports for her first day promptly at 8:00AM.
The next day at 8:45AM there is a knock at the Personnel Manager’s door. The Foreman throws open the door and begins to rant about the new employee. He complains that she is incredibly slow and the whole line is backing up, putting the entire production line behind schedule.
The Personnel Manager decides he should see this for himself, so the 2 men march down to the factory floor.
When they get there the line is so backed up that there are Tickle Me Elmo’s all over the factory floor and they’re really beginning to pile up. At the end of the line stands Lena surrounded by mountains of Tickle Me Elmo’s. She has a roll of plush red fabric and a huge bag of small marbles.
The 2 men watch in amazement as she cuts a little piece of fabric, wraps it around two marbles, and begins to carefully sew the little package between Elmo’s legs.
The Personnel Manager says to her, barely able to keep a straight face, “I think you misunderstood the instructions I gave you yesterday. Your job is to give Elmo two test tickles.”
This is a wonderful video – take a minute or two to watch, listen and enjoy.
Today is Independence Day in The Gambia and marks independence from Britain on 18 February 1965. The Gambia is the smallest country on mainland Africa.
Been there.
On the road
Today is the birthday, in 1952, of Judy Kay Newton, better known as Juice Newton. She was born in Lakehurst NJ and grew up in Virginia Beach. She recorded many songs that reached the top ten on both the Country and Adult Contemporary charts and several that reached the top ten on the Billboard Hot Hundred. Here’s one.
Today is Independence Day in Kosovo. This day commemorates the unilateral declaration of independence from Serbia on this day in 2008. Kosovo is recognized as an independent state by 103 out of 193 United Nations member states.
Here’s a bike lane. Bikers be sure to use it.
Signzzzz
It’s a good day for this video. You won’t see much like this so enjoy!
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