Take it easy — but take it. – Woody Guthrie
TODAY – JANUARY 24th – TUESDAY
24th day of 2012 with 342 to follow.
Holidays for Today:
*Beer Can Appreciation Day
*Compliment Day
*National Peanut Butter Day
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BIRTHDAYS ON THIS DATE:
- 1888 Ernst Heinrich Heinkel, German inventor (1st rocket-powered aircraft)
- 1900 Theodosius Dobzhansky, Ukrainian-born American geneticist and biologist , work in shaping the unifying modern evolutionary synthesis
- 1917 Ernest Borgnine, Hamden, Connecticut, actor (Ice Station Zebra, McHale’s Navy)
- 1920 Jerry Maren, Boston, Massachusetts, actor (The Wizard of Oz )
- 1922 Charles Socarides, Brockton, Massachusetts, psychiatrist, devoted to studying homosexuality
- 1939 Ray Stevens, Clarkdale, Georgia, musician, become known for his novelty songs
- 1941 Neil Diamond, Brooklyn, New York, singer
- 1949 John Belushi, Chicago, Illinois, comedian/actor (SNL, Blues Brothers)
- 1961 Vince Russo, New York City, New York, writer (known for his work in the professional wrestling industry)
- 1967 Mark Kozelek, Massillon, Ohio, singer/songwriter (Red House Painters, Sun Kil Moon)
- 1967 Phil LaMarr, Los Angeles, California, comedian, and voice actor ( MADtv)
- 1967 John Myung, Chicago, Illinois, musician (Dream Theater)
- 1968 Mary Lou Retton, Fairmont, West Virginia, gymnast (Olympics-gold/2 silver/2 bronze-84)
- 1989 Calvin Goldspink, English singer/actor (S Club , (S Club Juniors), (I Dream)
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Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself. – Plutarch
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HISTORICAL HAPPENINGS:
- 1776 Henry Knox arrives at Cambridge, Massachusetts with the artillery that he has transported from Fort Ticonderoga.
- 1826 Mississippi College is founded in Clinton, becoming the first college in the state of Mississippi. (See trivia below)
- 1848 California Gold Rush: James W. Marshall finds gold at Sutter’s Mill near Sacramento.
- 1857 The University of Calcutta is formally founded as the first full-fledged university in south Asia.
- 1916 In Brushaber v. Union Pacific Railroad, the Supreme Court of the United States declares the federal income tax constitutional.
- 1924 Russian city of St Petersburg renamed Leningrad.
- 1935 The first cans of beer are sold in the US (Krueger’s Finest Beer and Krueger’s Cream Ale).
- 1952 Vincent Massey is sworn in as the first Canadian-born Governor-General of Canada.
- 1961 1961 Goldsboro B-52 crash: A bomber carrying two H-bombs breaks up in mid-air over North Carolina. The uranium core of one weapon remains lost.
- 1966 An Air India Boeing 707 jet crashes on Mont Blanc, on the border between France and Italy, killing 117.
- 1972 Japanese Sgt. Shoichi Yokoi is found hiding in a Guam jungle, where he had been since the end of World War II.
- 1977 Massacre of Atocha in Madrid, during the Spanish transition to democracy.
- 1978 Soviet satellite Cosmos 954, with a nuclear reactor onboard, burns up in Earth’s atmosphere, scattering radioactive debris over Canada’s Northwest Territories. Only 1% is recovered.
- 1984 The first Apple Macintosh goes on sale.
- 1986 Voyager 2 passes within 81,500 km (50,680 miles) of Uranus.
- 1993 Turkish journalist and writer Uğur Mumcu is assassinated by a car bomb in Ankara.
- 1996 Polish Premier Jozef Oleksy resigns amid charges that he spied for Moscow.
- 2003 The United States Department of Homeland Security officially begins operation.
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Working on a cruise ship, I was demonstrating to a group of young passengers how the ship manages to stay level at sea. “Do you know what level means?” I asked my 6- to 8- year-old charges.
One boy replied immediately. “A level is something you need to pass in a video game to get to a harder screen.”
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ONE-LINERS: Famous Last Words:
“Of course it’s fireproof!”
“He’s probably just hibernating.”
“What does this button do?”
“It’s probably just a rash.”
“You’re sure the power is off, right?”
“The odds of that happening are a million to one.”
“Pull the pin and count to WHAT?!?”
“WHICH wire was I supposed to cut?”
“I wonder where the mother bear is …”
“I know how to do this; I’ve seen it done on TV.”
“These are the good kind of mushrooms.”
“I’ll hold it and you light the fuse.”
“Let it down slowly.”
“Don’t worry; it’s strong enough to hold both of us.”
“That didn’t taste right.”
“It’s not that much snow.”
“I can make it before the train gets there.”
“Nice doggie.”
“What duck?”
“Hey, y’all! Watch this!!”
“I can do that with my eyes closed.”
“Everyone knows they’re a bunch of nuts. No one will listen to them.”
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pic of the day: Bad Hair Day?
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WARNING! ENTERING THE PUN ZONE!
God is talking to an angel about creating the world. “I just made a 24-hour period,” God explains. “It will be half-light and half-dark, and will keep repeating itself until the end of time.”
“Wow!” says the angel. “What are you going to do next?”
“Well,” God answers, “I think I’ll call it a day.”
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My cat sleeps about 20 hours a day. She has her food prepared for her. She can eat whenever she wants, 24x7x365. Her meals are provided at no cost to her. She visits the doctor once a year for a check-up, and during the year whenever any medical needs arise. For all this she pays nothing, and nothing is required of her. She lives in a nice neighborhood in a house that is much larger than she needs, but she is not required to do any upkeep. If she makes a mess, someone else cleans it up. She has her choice of luxurious places to sleep. She is living like a queen, and has absolutely no expenses or responsibilities whatsoever. All of her costs are picked up by others who go out and earn a living every day.
I was just thinking about all this, and suddenly it hit me: My cat is a Congressman!!
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Two neighbors were talking about work, when one asked, “Say, why did the foreman fire you?”
Replied the second, “Well, you know how a foreman is always standing around and watching others do the work. My foreman got jealous. People started thinking I was the foreman.”
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TODAY IN TRIVIA: Canned vs Bottled Beer
The debate between canned beer and bottled beer did not start until the 1930s. Until the 30s tin cans could not hold beer without exploding. It wasn’t until 1935 that a vinyl liner was invented to prevent the beer from busting that can’s seam. The first beer to use the new canning technology was Krueger’s Finest Beer (1935 The first cans of beer are sold in the US (Krueger’s Finest Beer and Krueger’s Cream Ale ), out of Virginia. It was a huge hit with the public.
Beer in cans spread in popularity to Europe little by little. And all of a sudden, production of canned beer was stopped everywhere during World War II due to rationing. Production of beer in cans resumed after the war, and quickly reached no levels of popularity with the introduction of the flat top can.
Canned beer was more convenience than bottled beer. Because they were smaller than bottles, stackable and didn’t break as easily they were easier to sell.
Every one knows cans are more convenient and easier to transport, but what about the taste? This has been a decade’s long dispute. But It really comes down to personal preference. Some people think that the can gives beer after taste, especially since we switched to using aluminum cans instead of tin. Other beer drinkers think that the bottle does a better job of preserving the flavor and carbonation used in the beer.
Now, I’m giving you the right to choose? Can or Bottle?
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QUIP OF THE DAY: There are never enough “I love yous.” – Lenny Bruce
THAT’S (ALMOST) ALL FOLKS!
Thought for the day. . .
Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead. The consciousness of loving and being loved brings a warmth and richness to life that nothing else can bring. – Oscar Wilde
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