Today's Question:
What's the funniest or oddest thing that's ever happened on a date for you or someone you know?
I had braces on my teeth as a teen and so did my boyfriend. So, we were kissing one time and got the braces hooked on each other. My mother had to separate us.
Bonus Question:
Have you ever really counted sheep to get to sleep? Yes
If so, did it work? No
If not, what do you do to get to sleep that you can tell us about?
I got up and read.
Foodie Question:
How do you like your eggs? In an omelet.
What do you want with them? Cheese, mushrooms, onions and black olives.
Just for fun:
What's the weirdest thing you've ever vacuumed or found in the vacuum bag?
A spider that was still alive. EEK!
Today in History:
64 Circus Maximus in Rome caught fire
1374 Francesco Petrarch, author of famous love poems to Laura, died in Veneto, Italy
1674 Netherlands banned books by Hobbes, Spinoza, and Meyer
1848 1st U.S. women's rights convention in Seneca Falls New York
1860 1st railroad reached Kansas
1952 15th modern Olympic games opened in Helsinki, Finland
1961 1st in-flight movie "By Love Possessed," shown on Trans World Airlines
1985 Dam in Fiemme Valley Italy burst killing over 200
1996 26th Olympic games opened in Atlanta, Georgia
2005 John G. Roberts, Jr. nominated to the United States Supreme Court
Today’s Word:
flitch [flich] noun
the side of a hog (or, formerly, some other animal) salted and cured: ex: a flitch of bacon.
Today Is:
Daiquiri Day
Get to Know Your Customers Day
Flitch Day - Since the 1100s a flitch was presented every year at Dunmow, Essex, England to any
married couple who could convince a mock jury of bachelors and maidens that they had lived together
without quarreling for a year and a day.
Because holidays are sadly lacking today, here's a supplement of songs to tide you over.
Some Top Songs for the 19th of July:
1944 I’ll Be Seeing You - Bing Crosby
1952 I’m Yours - Eddie Fisher
1960 I’m Sorry - Brenda Lee
1968 This Guy’s in Love with You - Herb Alpert
1976 Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band
1984 When Doves Cry - Prince