Sunday, October 2, 2022

Subject to Interpretation (Cajun Joke) and Sunday Selections

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Just because Sandee of Comedy Plus is no longer hosting a Silly Sunday blog hop, do not expect me to quit telling Cajun jokes, especially as it has now become a habit.


Yesterday, Uncle J (my children's uncle, my brother) and i were discussing universities, work, and life choices.


Aline be done plannin' go to de university, an' she done be talkin' to her Mère, Clothile, 'bout de advice she done got wit' de college counselor.


"We be talkin' over what to study," Aline say, "an' de counselor say, 'Do what you love and the money will follow.'"


"Don' take dat advice!" Boudreaux done interrupt.  "Dey done tole me de same t'ing, an' mais! ever since, I done been eatin' plenny, drinkin' de muscadine wine, an' takin' naps, an' I ain't done got rich yet!"


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Sunday Selections was started as a way for bloggers to use photos that might otherwise just languish in their files.  The rules have been relaxed, and it is now simply a showcase for your photos, new or old, good or bad, although nothing rude, please.  It was hosted by River, who still participates, and is now hosted by Elephant's Child.       


No theme this week, although many are my attempts to photograph a bee.













A birthday card given to Ms. JAI...

...who is devoutly Roman Catholic.






















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Today is:


Batik Day -- Indonesia (UNESCO designated Indonesian batik as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage)


Buttering-Up Quarter Finals -- Fairy Calendar (I have no idea what this means, but anything to do with butter sounds good.)


Day of Appearance of the Primordial/Eight Great Netjers -- Ancient Egyptian Calendar (date approximate)


Erntedankfest -- Germany (Thanksgiving/Harvest fest, on the first Sunday in October)


Gandhi Jayanti -- India (Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary)


Go for a Stroll After Dinner Night -- because it's healthy


Guardian Angels Day -- recognize and thank your own Guardian Angel

     Feast of Guardian Angels -- Spain (patrons of the police force)


Independence Day -- Guinea(1958)


International African Diaspora Day


International Day of Non-Violence -- UN, in honor of Gandhi's birth anniversary


Mehregan -- Iran (pre-Muslim Zoroastrian festival of Persia to honor Mehr, which means friendship, affection, and love; also called Persian Festival of Autumn)


Name Your Car Day (and i hope you don't have to name it "Old Unreliable")


National Custodial Workers Day -- US


National Fried Scallops Day


Old Man's Day -- Braughing, Herts, England (in honor of a 16th-Century man's escape from premature interment; he left money for a street sweeping and celebration on this day which is still observed)


Phileas Fogg's Wager Day -- he made his famous wager, according to Jules Verne, this day in 1872


St. Leger's Day (a/k/a Leodegar; Patron of blind people, millers; against blindness and sore eyes)


World Communion Sunday -- Christian


World Farm Animals Day



Anniversaries Today:


Redwood National Park is established in CA, US, 1968



Birthdays Today:


Paul Teutul, Jr., 1974

Kelly Ripa, 1970

Lorraine Bracco, 1955

Sting, 1951

Annie Leibovitz, 1949

Donna Karan, 1948

Don McLean, 1945

Rex Reed, 1938

Moses Gunn, 1929

George "Spanky" McFarland, 1928

"Sheriff John" Rovick, 1919

Alex Raymond, 1909

Graham Greene, 1904

Bud Abbot, 1895

Ruth Cheney Streeter, 1895

Groucho Marx, 1890

Cordell Hull, 1871

Mahatma Gandhi, 1869

King Richard III of England, 1452



Debuting/Premiering Today:


"Moon Over Buffalo"(Play), 1995

"Ben Casey"(TV), 1961

"The Twilight Zone"(TV), 1959

"Alfred Hitchcock Presents"(TV), 1955

"The George Gobel Show"(tv), 1954

"The Jimmy Durante Show"(TV), 1954

"Comedy in Music"(Victor Borge one man musical), 1953

Peanuts(Comic strip by Charles Schultz), 1950

"Ah, Wilderness"(Play), 1933

Volkskrant(Dutch newspaper, first edition), 1919



Today in History:


Saladin takes Jerusalem from the Crusaders, 1187

Jacques Cartier discovers Mount Royal (Montreal), 1535

Kazan is conquered by Ivan the Terrible, 1552

Jan Lippershey completes a prototype of the modern reflecting telescope, 1608

George Washington transmits the Bill of Rights to the States for ratification, 1789

The Texas Revolution begins with the Battle of Gonzales against Mexican troops attempting to disarm the people of Gonzales, Texas, and meeting with stiff resistance, 1835

J Osterhoudt patents the tin can with key opener, 1866

John Logie Baird performs the first test of a working television system, 1925

The "Prelature of the Holy Cross and the Work of God", commonly known as Opus Dei, is founded by Saint Josemaría Escrivá, 1928

Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz is first published, 1950

The anthology series The Twilight Zone premieres on CBS television, 1959

Thurgood Marshall is sworn in as the first African-American justice of United States Supreme Court, 1967

NATO backs US military strikes following 9/11, 2001

American Samoa joins the North American Numbering Plan, 2004

NFL plays first regular season game outside United States when the Arizona Cardinals defeat the San Francisco 49ers 31-14 in Mexico City, Mexico, 2005

The parliamentary election in Georgia is determed by the OSCE to be "fair and free", 2012

Veteran broadcaster Vin Scully calls his final LA Dodgers game (7-1 loss in SF) after a record 67 MLB seasons, 2016

US scientists Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael Young are awarded the Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine for Work on the body clock, 2017

A massive oil slick from a pipeline is discovered off California's Orange County coast covering 13 square miles, 2021

7 comments:

  1. I really love that card and it went to a person who will appreciate it to the max. Which is wonderful.
    I also really like your bee captures - and the art that you shared. Thank you.

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  2. A great Cajan tale and some bee-utiful photos!

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  3. We love that tree with the angel and the 21 Nun salute! Pretty flowers too.

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  4. Cute joke. And great photos. XO

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  5. That's a funny joke! Those are terrific photos and I love the 21 Nun salute.

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  6. Fun Cajun joke and great sky photos ~ Xo

    Wishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,

    A ShutterBug Explores,
    aka (A Creative Harbor)

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