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Subj: HOLIDAYS OF FEB 4 - 10
HERE ARE THE HOLIDAYS OF FEBRUARY 4 - 10:
SUN FEB 4:Sri Lanka Prajathantrika Samajavadi Janajaraya Day
Bean-Throwing Night (Japan)
MON FEB 5:Japanese Martyr's Remembered
Birthday of John Ludvig Runeberg (Finland)
St. Agnes (Italy)
Chama Cha Mapenduzi Day (Tanzania)
TUE FEB 6:New Zealand Day
Mid-Winter's Day
WED FEB 7:Mardi Gras
Grenada Independence Day
THR FEB 8:Boy Scout Day
Narvik Sun Pageant (Norway)
FRI FEB 9:Patron Saint of Toothache Sufferers
Chinese New Year
The Gasparilla Pirate Festival
SAT FEB 10:St. Paul's Shipwreck (Malta)
THIS WEEK IS:Alaskan Iceworm "Winter Wonderland" Festival
National Pay Your Bills Week
FEBRUARY IS:Black History Month
National Childrens Dental Health Month
Potato Lovers Month
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THIS WEEK'S TRIVIA QUESTION:
In what year did the New York Stock Exchange have its first
million-share trading day?
LAST WEEK'S TRIVIA:
How much per hour did Paramount Pictures pay the U.S. Defense
Department for each of the $37 million F-14 jets used in the 1986 Tom Cruise
film "Top Gun"?
ANSWER:$7,600. The total paid to the Defense Department for equipment
and assistance was $1.2 million.
WINNER:Andy Richter - $10,000
WORST ANSWER:Eric Choate - $4.25
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Random Assortment of jokes:
Bob was having trouble getting to sleep at night. He went to see his
doctor, who prescribed some extra-strong sleeping pills.
Sunday night Bob took the pills, slept well and was awake well before he
heard the alarm. He took his time getting to the office, strolled in and said
to his boss: "I didn't have a bit of trouble getting up this morning."
"That's fine," roared the boss, "but where were you Monday and Tuesday?"
A couple of opposing candidates for county office happened to be sitting
next to each other in the local diner. "I always tip waitresses real well and
then ask for them to vote for me," said one.
"Oh, really?" replied the other. "I always tip them a nickel and ask them
to vote for you."
A wealthy matron is so proud of a valuable antique vase that she decides to
have her bedroom painted the same color of the vase. Several painters try to
match the shade, but none comes close enough to satisfy the eccentric woman.
Eventually, a painter approaches who is confident he can mix the proper
color. The woman is pleased with the result and the painter becomes famous.
Years later, he retires and turns the business over to his son. "Dad,"
says the son, "there's something I've got to know. How did you get those wall
to match the vase so perfectly?"
"Son," the father replies,"I painted the vase."
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Taste Test:
Time to get out a pencil and some paper.
The names of many familiar foods contain specific geographic locations. See
how many foods you can match to the places associated with them. Answers
appear at the end of the message.
1. Cheese a. Yorkshire
2. Cream pie b. Kentucky
3. Almonds c. Buffalo
4. Chicken d. Devonshire
5. Pudding e. Boston
6. Burgoo f. Peking
7. Duck g. Brussels
8. Sprouts h. Jerusalem
9. Chicken Wings i. Dover
10. Artichoke j. Seville
11. Orange k. Jordan
12. Cream l. Kiev
13. Sole m. Emmental
A burglar in England chose the wrong place to enrich himself when he broke in
the Brixton (UK) appartment of a retired SAS commando. Ted Millard (72) found
him in the bathroom and whacked the culprit over the head with a duck-shaped
bath brush. The thief fled into the hallway where a powerfully-built friend of
Ted pinned him down until the police arrived.
Blundering hospital-staff in Leeds (UK) have set a new record. They finnally
confirmed heart patient Harry Greaves' appointment for his consult - 21 years
after he died! Harry's 80-year old widow, Hannah, is disgusted with the
hospital. She, herself arthritis stricken, has to wait 18 months for a
consultation. Leeds General Hospital: "We sincerely apologise."
Racing pigeons are soon to be tested on drug use. It is feared that their
owners give the birds cocktails which enhance stamina and enlarge their
muscles. Tests have been banned uptil now for fear of hurting the high-strung
birds with needles. Researchers have developed a way to test droppings and
officials are compiling a list of forbidden substances. A spokesman for the
Royal Pigeon Racing Association said: "It's easy to spot a pigeon on steroids,
but proving it is another matter."
Obscure Word of the Week: CREPUSCULAR
of, relating to, or resembling twilight or active in the twilight.
In England the press and people are overly interested in the mariages,
divorces and affairs of the Royal Family. At last, the long awaited (?)
biography about Elisabeth and Philip is about to be released. Much to our
surprise they are very devoted and loyal to one another. The only dissonant
seems to be that Philip tends to snap at the Queen. He also says that he
thinks she's not very smart. An amazed friend of the family: "She seems to
think that all men are like that, so it doesn't bother her at all."
Bob Bornack's billboard marriage proposal to Terri Ungar in Wood Dale, Ill.,
was accepted ("Teri, Please Marry Me! Love, Bob.") However, the billboard
company reported that ten other women named Teri, who were dating men named
Bob, inquired whether the message was for them-including one Teri who was
dating two men named Bob.
Slama Sidhi Barakas,
Brent
Answers to Taste Test:
1.(m) 2.(e) 3.(k) 4.(l) 5.(a) 6.(b) 7.(f) 8.(g) 9.(c)
10.(h) 11.(j) 12.(d) 13.(i)