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Bigger Girl was just trying to help. She cleaned out the refrigerator, and decided the mushy onions could go down the garbage disposal instead of into the trash.
The result, of course, is that now we have no kitchen sink, because it is clogged. This happened yesterday, and with the home warranty company this is not an emergency, so we will get a call from a plumber tomorrow to schedule a visit, probably for Tuesday or Wednesday, knowing how all of these things go.
Boudreaux know all about how de plumbers be, an' how much dey cost. He run into Gautreaux, an' Gautreaux be braggin' 'bout how his two younges' boys be doctors.
"So, what be you oldes' boy?" Boudreaux ax.
An' Gautreaux say, "Mais, he be de plumber! How you t'ink we pay for de younger boys to go to medical school?"
Today is:
Alexandra Rose Day -- anniversary of the tradition started by Queen Alexandra on this day in 1912, in which roses and rose emblems were sold in London and the UK, with the money going to smaller charities that are not usually in the national spotlight; also by tradition, the Lord Mayor of London bought the first rose
Alexandra Rose Charities still exists, but uses other forms of fundraising and now supports healthy eating initiatives among lower income mothers and children
America's Kids Day -- US, founded to encourage parents to teach their children the value of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
Armed Forces Day -- Azerbaijan
Barcode/UPC Day -- the first scanner, at Marsh's Supermarket in Troy, Ohio, scanned its first item, a pack of Wrigley's gum at 8:01am this day in 1974
Beautician's Day -- on a couple of websites, while other list other days; if yours puts the "beauty" in beautician, remember her next time you go have your do tended to
Descendent's Day -- on the final Sunday of June each year, an encouragement for all the world's citizens to take an accounting of their activities during the prior year and how those will affect those who come after us
Feast of All Saints -- Orthodox Christian
Gioco Del Ponte -- Pisa, Italy (the Battle of the Bridge or Game of the Bridge, a medieval parade and contest for possession of the bridge)
Handing Back of Tiger-Get-By's Presents -- Fairy Calendar
Holiday for the Shemsu of Heru -- Ancient Egyptian Calendar (date approximate)
Independence Day -- Madagascar[Fetin'ny Fahaleovantena]; Somalia
International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking -- UN
International Day in Support of Victims of Torture -- UN
La Festa Dei Gigli -- Nola, Campagna, Italy (Festival of the Lilies, in honor of St. Paulinus; through tomorrow, with the traditional Ballad of the Lilies on June 28)
Log Cabin Day -- The Log Cabin Society, dedicated to preserving log cabins and the old fashioned ways of life; many places that have historic log cabins plan big events the last Sunday in June to celebrate
Mother's Day -- Kenya
National Canoe Day -- Canada
National Chocolate Pudding Day
Singing on the Mountain -- Grandfather Mountain, Linville, NC, US (traditional and modern gospel music, with local and nationally known artists and speakers)
St. Pelayo's Day (Patron of abandoned people, torture victims; Castro Urdiales, Spain; Torreira, Portugal)
Sunthorn Phu Day -- Thailand (celebration of the country's best-known Royal Poet)
Windjammer Days -- Boothbay Harbor, ME, US (the premier maritime event on the coast of Maine, with something for everyone; through Saturday)
Ziua Tricolorului -- Romania (Flag Day)
Birthdays Today:
Jennette McCurdy, 1992
Jason Schwartzman, 1980
Derek Jeter, 1974
Gretchen Wilson, 1973
Chris O'Donnell, 1970
Paul Thomas Anderson, 1970
Sean P. Hayes, 1970
Harriet Wheeler, 1963
Greg LeMond, 1961
Chris Isaak, 1956
Claudio Abbado, 1933
Eleanor Parker, 1922
Charlotte Zolotow, 1915
"Babe" Didrikson Zaharias, 1914
Colonel Tom Parker, 1909
Peter Lorre, 1904
Pearl S. Buck, 1892
Sir Robert Laird Borden, 1854
Lord Kelvin, 1824
Abner Doubleday, 1819
Arthur Middleton, 1742
Debuting/Premiering Today:
For Your Eyes Only(Film), 1981
"Absurd Person Singular"(Play), 1972
"A Hard Day's Night"(Album, US version, release), 1964
"The Valkyrie"(Opera, WWV 86B), 1870
Today in History:
Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire; General Jovian is proclaimed Emperor by the troops on the battlefield, 363
The legendary Pied Piper leads 130 children out of Hamelin, German, 1284
Richard III is crowned king of England, 1483
Francisco Pizarro is assassinated in Lima, 1541
W. K. Clarkson patents the first bicycle, 1819
The Christian holiday of Christmas is declared a federal holiday in the United States, 1870
The Science Museum in London comes into existence as an independent entity, 1909
The United Nations Charter is signed in San Francisco, 1945
William Shockley files the original patent for the grown junction transistor, the first bipolar junction transistor, 1948
The Berlin Airlift begins, 1948
The Saint Lawrence Seaway opens, opening North America's Great Lakes to ocean-going ships, 1959
The Universal Product Code is scanned for the first time to sell a package of Wrigley's chewing gum at the Marsh Supermarket in Troy, Ohio, 1974
Indira Gandhi establishes emergency rule in India, 1975
The CN Tower, the world's tallest free-standing structure on land, is opened to general public, 1976*
Biologists J. Craig Venter and Francis S. Collins announced that their research groups had mapped the human genome, 2000
Wangdue Phodrang Dzong, the four thousand year-old ridge-top monastery in Bhutan catches fire and is destroyed; no relics were lost in the fire because the monastery was under renovation, 2012
*It is still the tallest in the Western Hemisphere
And they're worth every penny (plumbers) when you need them.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry about your sink. I could see that coming as I was reading along. She won't ever do that again.
ReplyDeleteLove all your jokes and look forward to them every Sunday. This one is no exception.
Have a fabulous Silly Sunday. ☺
We got a garbage disposal last year, and I always forget to use it after 50+ years of tossing stuff in the trash. It would be useful for such a slip up.
ReplyDeleteOh no I hope you get it sorted soon the smell must be awful :-(
ReplyDeleteLOL @ Boudreaux again heheh!
Have a tanfastic Sunday :-)
good one... and good luck!
ReplyDeleteI hate it when the sink gets clogged. My wife tends to put stuff down the sink to clog it more than I do.
ReplyDeleteMy garbage disposal is a pig, he is very efficient and never goes on the blink. I'm sure Boudreaux or Gautreaux would have something funny to say about it. Always love your Sunday giggle.
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