sixties and seventies

A beautiful THURSDAY here…

Today is Constitution Day, a public holiday in Andorra. Dia de la Constitució commemorates the constitutional referendum that was held in the sixth-smallest nation in Europe on this day in 1993. Since the 13th century, Andorra was ruled jointly by two ‘princes’ – the leader of France and the Spanish Bishop of Urgell. The first Constitution of Andorra, the supreme law of the Principality, was approved by 74.2% of voters in a referendum on March 14th 1993.

Twitter thoughts on money

Bada Bing!

Twenty-eight years ago, Herman James, a Tennessee mountain man, was drafted by the Army. 

On his first day in boot camp, the Army issued him a comb. That afternoon, an Army barber sheared his head. On his second day, the Army issued him a toothbrush. That afternoon, an Army dentist yanked several of his teeth. On his third day, he was issued a jock strap… The Army is still looking for him.

I still think “nonfungible” sounds like it means “cannot be turned into a mushroom”.

I’ve been ordering a cheeseburger and fries at my bank drive-through every week for a year and they STILL don’t think it’s funny.

Have we checked all foods to see if exploding them makes them into something better or did we just stop with corn?

You’re riding a horse full speed, there’s a giraffe beside you, and you’re being chased by a lion. What do you do? Just enjoy the merry-go-round ride.

I’ve always wanted to learn how to swim, but it’s never been more than 30 minutes since my last meal.

Stop crying about your problems on the internet. Bottle them up inside you and disguise them with dark inappropriate humor like a grown up.

My favorite time of year is when all the mosquitoes are dead.

Today is the birthday, in 1932, of Patsy Cline.

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WEDNESDAY after Labor Day! Finally!!

Today is Constitution Day, a public holiday in Fiji. It marks the promulgation of the Fijian Constitution on this day in 2013.

Today is the birthday, in 1947, of Gloria Gaynor.

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feels like FRIDAY!

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.

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First WEDNESDAY in September!

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 the birthday, in 1946, of Barry Gibb.

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If it’s TUESDAY, it must be TUESDAY

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.

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