Humor

29
Aug
2023

DOOZTAY

Today is Slovak National Uprising Day. This public holiday commemorates August 29th 1944, which marked the start of an uprising against the pro-Nazi government of the time.

In 1938, the Munich agreement established the independent Slovak state, led by Jozef Tiso. In June 1944 Tiso declared martial law allowing the German army to occupy the country on August 29th.

Up to that point, there had been limited and sporadic guerrilla resistance operations across Slovakia. To counteract the planned occupation, a formal military plan was put in action by the exiled Czechoslovak government, Slovak partisans and deserters from the Slovak army. Headquartered in central Slovakia, the forces of the uprising consisted of several armoured units as well as part of the Slovak Air Force.

Despite some limited support from the allies, the uprising was crushed by the German forces before the end of October 1944. After the defeat, the remaining forces of the uprising continued with small guerrilla actions until the end of the war.

Combo business…

Bada Bing!!

Running feels great unless you compare it to not running.

I told my suitcase no vacation this year. Now I’m dealing with emotional baggage.

Never try and give an introvert the silent treatment. You will be in their wheelhouse and you will lose.

Sorry I’m late. My alarm didn’t go off because I didn’t set it because I don’t like coming here.

Your inability to grasp science is not a valid argument against it.

Them: You need to listen to your body more. Body: You’re old and you want pizza.

Whenever my wife is upset, I let her color in my tattoos. She just needs a shoulder to crayon.

I watch so many crime programs that when I turn the TV off, I wipe my fingerprints off the remote.

Boss: This is the third time you’ve been late this week. Do you know what that means? Me: It’s Wednesday?

Sometimes people come into your life and they need to stop doing that.

I’m a person who wants to do a lot of things trapped in a body that does not.

Today is the birthday, in 1958, of Michael Jackson singer, songwriter, Jackson 5, The Jacksons, and solo. Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records. The music videos for ‘Beat It’, ‘Billie Jean’, and ‘Thriller’ are credited with breaking down racial barriers and transforming the medium into an art form and promotional tool. His 1982 album Thriller, is the best-selling studio album of all time. Jackson died on 25th June 2009 at the age of 50, after suffering heart failure at his home in Beverly Hills. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2bVIBwpCTA

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Posted by Tom in Humor, Music, sixties and seventies
28
Aug
2023

Last MONDAY in August

Today is the Summer Bank Holiday in England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Gibraltar, St. Helena, Isle of Man and probably some other places.

The Notting Hill Carnival coincides with this day every year. It began as a protest day in 1965 to express anger against bad living conditions by Caribbean immigrants, but it has become a carnival full of fun and entertainment. It is a very popular event and people from all walks of life and from different places participate in it, but it still maintains its Caribbean character.

Today is the birthday, in 1965, of Shania Twain, Canadian singer, (Eilleen Regina Edwards). Her 1997 album ‘Come On Over’, became the best-selling album of all time by a female musician in any genre, and the best-selling country album of all time selling more than 40 million copies worldwide. Twain has won 5 Grammy Awards and 27 BMI Songwriter awards and is sometimes referred to as “The Queen of Country Pop”, she is one of the most commercially successful artists of all time, having sold over 80 million albums. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJL4UGSbeFg


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Posted by Tom in eighties music, Humor, Music
25
Aug
2023

FRIDIDDYDAY!!

Today is the Day of Songun (meaning ‘military-first’. ‘Son’ meaning ‘First’ and ‘Gun’ meaning ‘Military’.), a public holiday in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. It marks Kim Jong-il’s inspection visit to the Seoul Ryu Kyong Su Guards 105th Armored Division of the Korean People’s Army on this day in 1960. This tank division was part of the main advance from Seoul to Taejon (Daejeon) during the Korean War, and the leaders visit to the unit is regarded as the start of the Songun revolutionary leadership by the North Korea government.

Songun, officially ‘Songun Politics’, prioritizes the military in all aspects of Korean society and has boosted the importance of the Korean People’s Army in politics, society and culture.

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Today is the birthday, in 1918, of American composer, pianist, conductor, Leonard Bernstein. His best-known work is the Broadway musical West Side Story, and he conducted the New York Philharmonic aged 25. Bernstein was the recipient of many honors, including seven Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards, sixteen Grammy Awards, including the Lifetime Achievement, and the Kennedy Center Honor. He died on 14th October 1990 age 72. Here he both conducts and plays. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cH2PH0auTUU

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Posted by Tom in classical, Humor, Music
24
Aug
2023

THOR’S DAY

Today is Flag Day in Liberia. It marks the 176th anniversary of the adoption of the Liberian flag in 1847. In July 1847, the Liberian Declaration of Independence was adopted, announcing the independence of Liberia from the United States. Just over a month later, the national flag of Liberia was adopted. The National Flag was designed and produced by a committee of seven ladies led by Mrs Susannah Lewis. These seven women were born in America.

The flag consists of six red stripes and five alternating white stripes, totaling eleven stripes with each representing one of the eleven Signers of the Declaration of Independence of Liberia. The blue field in the upper left corner of a rectangular form with a single white star in the centre of the blue field. The single star represents the freedom that formed the basis of Liberia and should shine forth across the rest of Africa – as Liberia was the only independent state on the continent of Africa at that time.

Ummm…

Today is the birthday, in 1941, of Ernest Wright from Little Anthony and the Imperials who had the 1958 US No.4 single ‘Tears On My Pillow’, which was The Imperials’ first million-seller. The song has been extensively covered, including a No.1 in the UK Singles Chart version by Kylie Minogue in January 1990. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxjQ3M_v7xc

https://www.youtube.com/embed/4wn0Iah33Fs?si=R8dCB9Fep-tPuD3_

Posted by Tom in eighties music, Humor, Music, sixties and seventies
23
Aug
2023

When is WEDNESDAY? Today!!!

Today is the European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism, also known as Black Ribbon Day. It coincides with the date of the signing of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact on August 23, 1939, a non-aggression pact between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany which divided Romania, Poland, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia into Soviet and German spheres of influence.

BADA BING!!!!!

One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor.

Atheism is a non-prophet organization. 

I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, “Where’s the self-help section?” She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose. 

If a mute swears, does his mother wash his hands with soap? 

Is there another word for synonym? 

Isn’t it a bit unnerving that doctors call what they do “practice?” 

What was the best thing before sliced bread?  

Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day. 

Headline… Local man paralyzed after eating 413 chicken nuggets. Me: So the limit is 412?

It was arraigny night in Georgia.

Dang… didn’t even have time to take down my decorations from the Jack Smith indictment.

We all know that one person that is the human version of a migraine.

I’m not saying your perfume is too strong. I’m just saying the canary was alive before you got here.

I’m just here to post stuff that I find funny. If that offends you, just know I find that funny also.

Today is the birthday, in 1942, of Roger Greenaway, singer, songwriter, member of David & Jonathan and the Kestrels. Best known for his songwriting collaborations with Roger Cook: ‘My Baby Loves Lovin’, (White Plains); ‘Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress’, ‘Gasoline Alley Bred’, (The Hollies); ‘You’ve Got Your Troubles’, (The Fortunes); ‘Melting Pot, Good Morning Freedom’ (Blue Mink); and ‘Something’s Gotten Hold of My Heart’ (Gene Pitney) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTcN4Mm4ZDI

Posted by Tom in Humor, Music, sixties and seventies