sixties and seventies

Day of Tues

Today is Martyrs Day in Madagascar. Also known as Commemoration Day or Insurrection Day, this holiday memorializes the thousands who died in the Revolt of 1947 against the French occupation.

Quite the woman!

Bada Bing!

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

WW These aren’t Weight Watcher pills. You’ve been reading them upside down.

I named my new pet llama Dolly.

I haven’t gotten anything done today. I’ve been in the produce department trying to open this stupid plastic bag.

Is it OK to pull the bag of wine out of the box and stab a straw in it like it’s a giant adult Capri Sun? Asking for a friend.

A man was being tailgated by a stressed out woman on a busy street. Suddenly, the light turned yellow just in front of him. He did the right thing, stopping at the crosswalk. 

The tailgating woman hit the roof, and the horn, screaming as she missed her chance to get through the intersection. As she was still in mid-rant, she heard a tap on her window and looked up into the face of a police officer. He took her to the police station where she was placed in a holding cell.

After a couple of hours, the policeman opened the cell door and said, “I’m very sorry for this mistake. You see, I pulled up behind your car while you were blowing your horn, flipping off the guy in front of you, and cussing a blue streak at him. I noticed the ‘What Would Jesus Do?’ bumper sticker, the ‘Follow Me to Sunday School’ bumper sticker, and the chrome-plated Christian fish emblem on the trunk. Naturally, I assumed you had stolen the car!”

Why buy it for $7 when you can make it yourself with $92 of craft supplies?

If you see me talking to myself just move along. I’m self-employed and I’m having a staff meeting.

Extroverts: I haven’t left the house in 3 days. Introverts: You gotta bump that number up. That’s a rookie number.

Just bought a personalized license plate… BAA BAA. For my black jeep.

Today is the birthday, in 1940, of the amazing Astrud Gilberto. She was born in Bahia, Brazil and raised in Rio de Janeiro. She gained international attention in 1963 with her recording of ‘Girl from Ipanema’ which won a Grammy for song of the year. She recorded two tracks on the album ‘Getz/Gilberto’ which featured Stan Getz and her husband, João Gilberto along with Antônio Carlos Jobim. These two tracks were her very first professional recordings and she was paid the standard session fee of $120.

Posted by Tom in Humor, Music, sixties and seventies

Oh no….MONDAY

Saturday was Independence Day in Bangladesh, celebrating the events of March 26, 1971 when Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declared Bangladesh’s independence from Pakistan, which were known at the time as East Pakistan and West Pakistan, respectively.

Ugh…must be Monday

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Where can I get one of those shiny necklaces with "T" on it? That's a cross. Across from where?
He was extremely drunk that day. Not gonna happen again. Maybe.

Blasts from the past!!!

The internet will never take off!
Well, Bitcoin has stabilized at almost exactly $14/coin. I'm tired of waiting for a jump, so I'm taking the loss and getting my cash back
Microsoft employees holding a funeral for the iPhone following the "success" of their Windows phone.
These didn't age well.
Don't mess with MySpace!

Today is the birthday, in 1945, of Chuck Portz, bassist for the Turtles.

Posted by Tom in Humor, Music, sixties and seventies

FRIDAYfridayFRIDAYfridayFRIDAY!!!

Today is Greek Independence Day commemorating the start of the war of Greek independence in 1821.

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Infrastructure work

Today is the birthday, in 1947, of Reginald Kenneth Dwight, better known as Sir Elton John. Elton and Bernie Taupin wrote this song under the pseudonyms Ann Orson and Carte Blanche. Enjoy this fun video.

Posted by Tom in Humor, Music, sixties and seventies

DAY of THURS

Today is Commonwealth Covenant Day in the Northern Marianas Islands. This day commemorates the establishment of a commonwealth union with the USA in 1976.

Salary Negotiation

Today is the birthday, in 1938, of Don Covay, singer and songwriter. He wrote this grammy-winning song for Aretha Franklin.

Posted by Tom in Humor, Music, sixties and seventies

DAY of WEDNES

Today is Day of the Sea in Bolivia – a landlocked country. It commemorates the lost of its coastal province in the War of the Pacific. On March 23, 1879, Chilean forces attacked and defeated some 100 Bolivian and Peruvian soldiers at the Battle of Calama. The Bolivian commander, Eduardo Abaroa was defending a small bridge when the Chileans demanded his surrender. His response was “Que se rinda tu abuela!” which means, “Me, surrender? Tell your grandmother to surrender!” after which he was promptly shot dead.

Not only can he type fast, he can also type many other words.

Here’s a bit of CCR!

Posted by Tom in Humor, Music, sixties and seventies