Today is Unification Day, a public holiday in Bulgaria. This holiday commemorates the unification of Eastern Rumelia and the Principality of Bulgaria on this day in 1885. Bulgaria became part of the Ottoman Empire in 1396. In April 1876, there was a series of uprisings against Ottoman rule in Bulgaria which led to war and Bulgarian independence in March 1878. But a part of Bulgaria was held back in Ottoman control. The Bulgarian Secret Central Revolutionary Committee was formed in February 1885, which organised events and revolts in towns in Eastern Rumelia, designed to assist in the unification process. On September 6th 1885, Bulgaria and Eastern Rumelia declared their unification in the city of Plovdiv.
I wanna be in the movies!
SIGNZZZZZ
Today is the birthday, in 1961, of Pal Waaktaar, guitarist for A-Ha. They were the first Norwegian group to have number one hits in the US and UK. I had forgotten this great song until I found it this morning.
Today is Independence Day in Uzebekistan. Known locally as ‘Mustaqillik Kuni’, this is Uzbekistan’s National Day and marks independence from the Soviet Union on September 1st 1991. Uzbekistan is a land-locked Central Asian nation that has a diverse and rich heritage due to its strategic position on the so-called Silk Road, an ancient trade route between Europe and China.
Political Scandals…
Today is the birthday, in 1943, of Rosalind Ashford, one of the Vandellas.
Today is Constitution Day in Slovakia. In Slovak, this holiday is called ‘Deň Ústavy Slovenskej republiky’ and it commemorates the adoption of the Slovak constitution on September 1st 1992. The establishment of the constitution effectively brought to end the state of Czechoslovakia, leading to the establishment of the Czech and Slovak republics on January 1st 1993.
CLASSIC INSULTS!
We just don’t know how to insult with couth anymore.
1. “He had delusions of adequacy ” Walter Kerr
2. “He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.”- Winston Churchill
3. “I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure. – Clarence Darrow
4. “He has never been known to use a word that might send a reader to the dictionary.”-William Faulkner (about Ernest Hemingway)
5. “Poor Faulkner. Does he really think big emotions come from big words?”- Ernest Hemingway (about William Faulkner)
6. “Thank you for sending me a copy of your book; I’ll waste no time reading it.” – Moses Hadas
7. “I didn’t attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it.” – Mark Twain
8. “He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends.” – Oscar Wilde
9. “I am enclosing two tickets to the first night of my new play; bring a friend, if you have one.” -George Bernard Shaw to Winston Churchill
10. “Cannot possibly attend first night, will attend second… if there is one.” – Winston Churchill, in response
11. “I feel so miserable without you; it’s almost like having you here” – Stephen Bishop
12. “He is a self-made man and worships his creator.” – John Bright
13. “I’ve just learned about his illness. Let’s hope it’s nothing trivial.” – Irvin S. Cobb
14. “He is not only dull himself; he is the cause of dullness in others.” – Samuel Johnson
15. “He is simply a shiver looking for a spine to run up. – Paul Keating
16. “He loves nature in spite of what it did to him.” – Forrest Tucker
17. “Why do you sit there looking like an envelope without any address on it?” – Mark Twain
18. “His mother should have thrown him away and kept the stork.” – Mae West
19. “Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go.” – Oscar Wilde
20. “He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts… for support rather than illumination.” – Andrew Lang (1844-1912)
21. “He has Van Gogh’s ear for music.” – Billy Wilder
22. “I’ve had a perfectly wonderful evening. But I’m afraid this wasn’t it.” – Groucho Marx
23. The exchange between Winston Churchill & Lady Astor: She said, “If you were my husband I’d give you poison.” He said, “If you were my wife, I’d drink it.”
24. “He can compress the most words into the smallest idea of any man I know.” – Abraham Lincoln
25. “There’s nothing wrong with you that reincarnation won’t cure.” — Jack E. Leonard
26. “They never open their mouths without subtracting from the sum of human knowledge.” — Thomas Brackett Reed
27. “He inherited some good instincts from his Quaker forebears, but by diligent hard work, he overcame them.” — James Reston (about Richard Nixon) —Robert L Truesdell
Today is Popular Consultation Day in Timor-Leste, a public holiday. This day commemorates the referendum that took place on this day in 1999, paving the way for independence from Indonesia.
First Date Stories
Bada Bing!
So excited for my kids to return to school so I can spend my free time reading the 50 emails their school sends each day.
Grandpa: The internet used to come in through the phone. It made a terrible noise, like robots screaming. Grandson: Hush Grandpa, take your pills.
Parents, please have a respectable email address you can give teachers. ThicknJuicy69@hotmail.com is not a good look.
Texas & Florida are removing the alphabet from their schools and are now going back to grunting as a form of communication.
I love how a fly will get into your house through a 2mm crack in a window, but can’t find its way out even if you have the side of your house taken off.
I just got ketchup in my eye. Now I have heinzsight.
Store sign…If it’s in stock, we have it!
So apparently RSVPing to a wedding invite with “maybe next time” isn’t a good response.
A man entered the bus with both of his front pockets full of golf balls and sat down next to a beautiful blonde. The puzzled blonde kept looking at him and his bulging pockets. Finally, after many such glances from her, he said: ‘It’s golf balls’. Nevertheless, the blond continued to look at him for a very long time, deeply thinking about what he had said. After several minutes, not being able to contain her curiosity any longer, she asked: ‘Does it hurt as much as tennis elbow?’
Today is the birthday, in 1944, of Charles Colbert from the rock band The American Breed. They had this hit song.
Today is National Heroes Day in the Philippines. It is a day to honour the bravery of all Filipino heroes who struggled for the nation’s freedom, including those who vanished into anonymity. The date chosen is intended to mark the ‘Cry of Pugad Lawin’ in August 1896, which was the first act of insurrection against the Spanish colonisers by the Katipunan, a hitherto secret Filipino revolutionary movement.
Spider Costumes for Dogs!!
Today is the birthday, in 1924, of Dinah Washington. She had this hit in 1959 and a couple more in the early sixties. She died in 1963 of a fatal drug interaction.
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