daily humor

14
Jun
2023

WEDNESDAY (most places)

Today is the Day of Mourning in the Baltic states. In Estonia and Latvia, it is known as the Day of Mourning and Commemoration or Day of Remembrance for Victims of Soviet Terror. In Lithuania, this date is referred to as Mourning and Hope Day. It is marked with solemn ceremonies and demonstrations. On June 14, 1941, 10,000 Estonians, 15,424 Latvians, and 17,600 Lithuanians were deported to various Gulags in the eastern-most territories of the Soviet Union. Mass deportations were also carried out in Western Ukraine and what is now Moldova.

In the summer of 1940, the Soviet Union occupied Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania as a result of the infamous Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact signed between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union on 23 August 1939. The purpose of the deportations of prominent and active persons was to eliminate any possible resistance to Soviet rule. Most never returned.

be careful who you invite to bring dessert

Bada Bing!

I recently got divorced from my wife. We decided to split the house. I got the outside.

I read the expression ‘revenge is a dish best served cold’. Then I read ‘revenge is sweet’. I came to the conclusion that revenge is ice cream.

My neighbor just yelled at her kids so loud that even I brushed my teeth and went to bed.

Mass shootings will now be referred to as “Republican Endorsed Killings”.

Every drag performer in Florida should temporarily change their stage name to Rhonda Santis.

Calling bigotry an opinion is like calling arsenic a flavor.

I’m not saying I’m old and worn out, but I make sure I’m nowhere near the curb on trash day.

As I’ve gotten older, people think I’ve become lazy. The truth is I’m just being more energy-efficient.

Rich people have fancy labels on their clothes. Happy people have pet hair on theirs.

So HBO Max is now just Max. Your move Peacock.

Today is the birthday, in 1945, of English musician, singer, songwriter, composer, and record producer Rod Argent who was a member of The Zombies who had the 1964 UK No.12 single ‘She’s Not There’ and went on to form the band Argent Argent who had the 1972 UK No.5 single ‘Hold Your Head Up’. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2hXBf1DakE

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Posted by Tom in Humor, Music, sixties and seventies
13
Jun
2023

TOOOOOOOSSSSDAY

Today is the Feast of St. Anthony which is celebrated in several countries around the world, most notably Portugal and Spain. Tomorrow is Flag Day in the US. It commemorates the day in 1777 when the Continental Congress approved the design of the US Flag.

Resolved, that the Flag of the thirteen United States shall be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the Union be thirteen stars, white on a blue field, representing a new constellation.

According to legend, in 1776, George Washington commissioned Philadelphia seamstress Betsy Ross to create a flag for the new nation. Scholars, however, credit the flag’s design to Francis Hopkinson, who also designed the Great Seal and first coin of the United States. Even so, Ross most likely met Washington and certainly sewed early American flags in her family’s Philadelphia upholstery shop.

Charmed, I’m sure

Not surprised

Today is the birthday, in 1941, of Marv Tarplin, American guitarist and songwriter, best known as the guitarist for the Miracles from the 1950s through the early 1970s who co-wrote several of their biggest hits, including the 1965 Grammy Hall Of Fame inducted ‘The Tracks of My Tears’. He died aged 70 on 30 Sep 2011. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCwkZrj2VT4

Posted by Tom in Humor, Music, sixties and seventies
12
Jun
2023

Happy MONDAY!!!!!!!

today is Independence Day – a public holiday in the Philippines. Known in the Philippines as ‘Araw ng Kasarinlan’, or ‘Day of Freedom’, this day commemorates the Philippine Declaration of Independence from Spain on June 12th 1898.

Since the middle of the sixteenth century, the Philippines had been part of the Spanish Empire.

A secret group called ”Katipunan’ consisting Philippine activists who wanted independence had been uncovered in 1896. This led to the beginning of the struggle for independence. By 1897, a truce had been signed between the revolutionaries and the Spanish with the leaders of the revolution accepting to be exiled outside the Philippines. In 1898, after attacks on Americans interests in the region by the Spanish during the Spanish-American War, the US gave support to the independence movement, bringing back the rebel leader Emilio Aguinaldo from exile, who rallied local Filipino support.

United against the Spanish with the American forces, over 300 hundred years of Spanish rule was brought to an end when Aguinaldo proclaimed the independence of the Philippines in Kawit, Cavite, on June 12th 1898. Under the Treaty of Paris, Spain agreed to cede the Philippines to the United States for a payment of twenty million dollars.

A year later, some Filipino’s started to feel that all that had happened is that Spanish rule had been replaced by American rule, leading to the Philippine–American War. The result of that was the suppression of Filipino insurrection and ongoing American occupation with limited self-rule. It wasn’t until July 4th 1946 that the islands gained their full independence.

Test that diaper!

Round Tyres

Today is the birthday, in 1944, of Harold Cowart, from John Fred and His Playboy Band who had the 1968 US No.1 & UK No.3 single ‘Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)’ which was a parodic play on the title of The Beatles’ song ‘Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds’. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaWaQBxc0aI

Posted by Tom in Humor, Music, sixties and seventies
09
Jun
2023

FRIDY

Today is the T. T. Bank Holiday on the Isle of Man. The T.T. Bank Holiday holiday takes place on the Isle of Man on the Friday in the first full week of June. The holiday may also be called ‘Senior race day’ as it is observed on the day of the Senior Race in the Isle of Man T.T. race.

The International Isle of Man T.T. (Tourist Trophy) Race is an annual motorcycle sport event that takes place on the Isle of Man, usually over the last week of May and first week of June. The event first took place in 1907. The races take place on the roads on the Isle of Man and are a thrilling spectacle for locals, racing enthusiasts and tourists alike. The Senior TT is the most prestigious event of the festival and takes place on the Friday of race week. The winner is awarded the The Marquis de Mouzilly St. Mars trophy.

Sunday will be the birthday, in 1864, of Richard Strauss. Here is one of his best-known pieces. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Szdziw4tI9o

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Posted by Tom in classical, Humor, Music
08
Jun
2023

THERRSSD-A

Today is Bounty Day on Norfolk Island. The day commemorates the anniversary of the mutiny and arrival of their ancestors from the island of Pitcairn on their ship Morayshire. On June 8, 1856, the Morayshire arrived in Norfolk. This day thus became known as Bounty Day or ‘Anniversary Day’ and the people of Norfolk Island celebrate it every year as a part of their colorful history with a re-enactment of the mutiny along with wreathe-laying, parades, singing of hymns, and a picnic with traditional food.

The Pitcairners are descendants of the English sailors and the Tahitian women who began a new life on Pitcairn Island under the leadership of Fletcher Christian. In 1856, Queen Victoria gave Norfolk Island to the expanding Pitcairn community.

In 1787, Lieutenant William Bligh set sail in the HMS Bounty to Tahiti to gather breadfruit plants for Caribbean slave colonies. A lot of disputes took place during the journey. Finally, Fletcher Christian and some of the crewmembers staged a mutiny. This very mutiny is re-enacted by the people of Norfolk on Bounty Day. The mutineers captured the Bounty and set Lieutenant Bligh and his followers adrift to reach the Dutch East Indies, north of Australia.

The mutineers eventually found the island of Pitcairn by 1790 and they were welcomed by Mr. and Mrs. Stewart, who were settled there. By the 1850s, their population had grown significantly and they needed a larger place to settle. Finally, when the people of Pitcairn asked the British Government for a larger home, Queen Victoria gave them Norfolk Island. And by the time they resettled there, the Pitcairners had already formed their own culture and language, both of which are still alive to this day.

Airport Welcome Signs…

today is the birthday, in 1944, of American singer, songwriter, and guitarist Boz Scaggs, who was a member of The Marksmen with Steve Miller, The Wigs, and as a solo artist had the 1976 US No.3 single ‘Lowdown’, and the 1977 US No.11 and UK No.13 single ‘Lido Shuffle’. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCBVwdS1Mt0

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Posted by Tom in Humor, Music, sixties and seventies