Today’s holiday is ‘Shout in Villa de Los Santos’. It is a holiday that commemorates the beginning of Panama’s struggle to break free from Spanish rule when a young woman in Villa de Los Santos realized most of the Spanish soldiers had departed to fight in Ecuador and she shouted “Viva la Libertad” and the citizens seized the Spanish barracks igniting the fight for independence.
Life with kids…he has four daughters.
SIGNS!
On this day in 1975, David Bowie was at number one on the singles chart with this classic.
Today is Independence Day in Cambodia commemorating the day Cambodia became independent from France in 1953 under the leadership of Norodom Sihanouk.
Bada Bing!
I’m not saying you’re stupid.I’m just saying you have bad luck when it comes to thinking.
I’m currently working on a diary full of lies.I want my loved ones to read it after I die and go “Wait, WHAT!”
If a prisoner is released early, does it mean he doesn’t complete his
The wife was doing her makeup early morning straight out of bed.Husband: Are you crazy!Wife: Just shut up! I need to unlock my phone. It’s on face recognition feature and it doesn’t recognize me!
I asked her how she spelled Mississippi. She asked the river or the state? I’m never asking Mrs. Sippy anything again.
As we wrap up another Halloween, I’m reminded that whoever determined that a 1-inch candy bar should be called “fun-sized” should really re-evaluate their standards for entertainment.
As you get older, you’ve got to stay positive. For example, the other day I fell down the stairs.Instead of getting upset, I thought, “Wow, that’s the fastest I’ve moved in years!”
Every time you talk to your wife, you should always remind yourself, ‘this conversation will be recorded for training and quality purposes.
Policeman: My dog tells me you’re on drugs.Citizen: You’re the one with the talking dog!
Imagine, if you will, a people so conflicted that they will scream “all lives matter” while simultaneously refusing to wear a mask to protect all those lives that matter.
I shot my first turkey yesterday. Scared the shit out of everyone in the frozen food section.
Today is the birthday, in 1941, of Tom Fogarty. He’s best known as the rhythm guitarist for Credence Clearwater Revival. That’s him on the far left while his brother, John, handles the vocals.
Today is Constitution Day in Tonga, a public holiday commemorating the enactment of the constitution in 1875 by HM King Tupou I.
Juxtaposition…
Today is the birthday,in 1927, of Clara Ann Fowler, better known by her professional name, Patti Page. She was the top-charting female vocalist of the 1950s and sold more than 100 million records. She had 14 million-selling records in the 1950s. Her signature song below was one of the best selling records of the 20th century and was number 1 on the charts for 13 consecutive weeks.
Today’s Holiday. It is, of course, Guy Fawkes day in the UK but there are lots of other holidays including Colón Day in Panama commemorating the day in 1903 when the citizens of Colón stopped the invading Columbian army.
Bar Jokes for English Majors
❧ A dangling participle walks into a bar. Enjoying a cocktail and chatting with the bartender, the evening passes pleasantly.
❧ A bar was walked into by the passive voice.
❧ An oxymoron walked into a bar, and the silence was deafening.
❧ Two quotation marks walk into a “bar.”
❧ A malapropism walks into a bar, looking for all intensive purposes like a wolf in cheap clothing, muttering epitaphs and casting dispersions on his magnificent other, who takes him for granite.
❧ Hyperbole totally rips into this insane bar and absolutely destroys everything.
More to come…
Happy Friday Dance!!!
Today is the birthday, in 1941, of Art Garfunkel. He was born in Forest Hills, Queens. He is best known for his collaboration with Paul Simon and together they had numerous hits. Garfunkel won eight Grammies. Here they are:
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