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Thread: Birthdays, Anniversaries and Other Significant Dates
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Piglet
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Originally posted by Hedgehog:
December 21 is International Dalek Remembrance Day.
I think that deserves a little commemoration.
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Marvin the Martian
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Today is the anniversary of my escape from the claustrophobic confines of the womb. All shall make merry. On pain of death.
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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To hear is to obey, O Great One.
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Piglet
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Many happy returns, M the M! ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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Sioni Sais
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Originally posted by Marvin the Martian:
Today is the anniversary of my escape from the claustrophobic confines of the womb. All shall make merry. On pain of death.
I read yesterday that December 21st was International Dalek Day. We'd better be careful.
(Otherwise Marvin, have a great birthday! I'll get a bottle of something out and raise one to you.)
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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As I understand these things, which is nowhere near as well as I should, Milad un-Nabi, or the Feast of the the Birth of the Prophet, is staring about now, here though the date given in most calendars is 24th December, which will be a public holiday here. Like many of the major feasts in both Judaism and Christianity in Islam they are taken to start at sunset the previous calendar day.
Of course as Islam uses the Lunar calendar the feasts move forward by about 11 days a year.
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Hedgehog
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December 25. Of course there is a major holiday celebrated on this day....
Pumpkin Pie Day!
Of course, there are those who do not believe in Pumpkin Pie and are offended at the attention it gets. They insist on the use of the more generic "Happy Dessert Day."
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Piglet
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As I'm British, am I allowed to call it "Happy Pudding Day"?
As it happens, I don't like pumpkin pie; I don't often eat puddings anyway, but I'll make an exception tomorrow and have a spot of Christmas pudding.
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Japes
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12 years ago this very day I ventured on board this Ship.
Thank you al for your company on this voyage.
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Piglet
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What Loth said - congratulations Japes!
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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From me, too.
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Sir Kevin
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I'm taking over my favourite Irish-owned pub for my birthday on Saturday!
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Piglet
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Have a good one, Sir K.
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Lothlorien
Ship's Grandma
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quote:
Originally posted by Bibaculus:
Happy Feast of the Circumcision/naming of Jesus/Mary, Mother of God
I will copy this over from Arbitrary Time greetings to Anniversary, Birthday etc thread as this thread seems for New year greetings.
Lothlorien AS host
[ 01. January 2016, 23:21: Message edited by: Lothlorien ]
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Hedgehog
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January is "Hot Tea Month" as well as "Soup Month." I sense a theme...
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Piglet
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As I had my first attempt at making proper pea soup yesterday (v. good - I'll be doing it again), I find that pleasingly appropriate.
When it's as cold as it gets here in January, making soup is the best way of dealing with it.
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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Today is, apparently, I can't take it any more, Day - been there, done that!
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Alan Cresswell
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Isn't that basically everyday?
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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I think that is very true.
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Hedgehog
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January 13 will be Skeptics Day. Or at least so they claim.
On a much more reasonable note, January 13 will also be Rubber Duckie Day! Woo hoo!
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Hedgehog
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For the upcoming few days, January 17 is an interesting one for classic film fans, being the birthday of Noah Beery (1882), Carl Laemmle (1867) and Mack Sennett (1880).
January 18 is Martin Luther King Day in USA, but is also Winnie-the-Pooh Day (being also the birthday of A.A. Milne). One assumes Piglet will celebrate in style.
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Lothlorien
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Piglets eat haycorns to celebrate and Pooh has hunny, epecially for elevenses. That is the proper Pooh and Piglet, not Disney!s idea of them.
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Piglet
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Absolutely, Loth - the Disney Corporation should be collectively shot for the way they messed about, especially with Piglet (as you can understand, I'm rather sensitive about him ...)
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Rossweisse
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Disney's vile concepts of Pooh and the Piglet are a byword and a hissing. If there were ever a case for "The book was better," this is it.
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Huia
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Was it Disney who also butchered Mary Poppins? . Whoever did that should have the fleas from a thousand camels infest his jockstrap. ![[Devil]](graemlins/devil.gif)
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Piglet
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Don't mince your words, Huia dear - say what you mean!
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Hedgehog
Ship's Shortstop
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After giving a nod to Piglet, today is set aside to honor Smudgie:
Penguin Awareness Day!
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Piglet
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Love it! What's not to like about penguins?
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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27 years ago today I started avoiding alcohol, a day at a time - it's worked so far so I'll give it another go tomorrow.
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rolyn
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quote:
Originally posted by Welease Woderwick:
27 years ago today I started avoiding alcohol, a day at a time - it's worked so far so I'll give it another go tomorrow.
That's a great achievement.
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Piglet
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Good on you WW.
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Uncle Pete
Loyaute me lie
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I missed this year's notice re alcohol free because I have so often been physically present when the auspicious day arrives and get my own notification.
Congratulations, my very dear friend. Until next year!
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North East Quine
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It's Burns Night!
Yesterday I was at a multicultural, multifaith event in St Andrews Cathedral, Aberdeen, listening to Burns being sung in Bengali, with Scottish musical accompaniment, and in Scots with Bengali musical accompaniment. Plus "A Man's a Man" sung by a Scouser with a banjo. Burns in a Scouse accent is surprisingly effective.
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Baptist Trainfan
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The late broadcaster Ludovic Kennedy told the story of crossing from Harwich to the Continent with his wife. The ship's captain was a Dutchman who spoke terrible English. On discovering that Kennedy was Scottish he insisted on reciting Burns to them. They cringed and resigned themselves to their fate but, to their great surprise, the captain recited really well.
Afterwards he explained that a lot of the voice sounds in Dutch are much like those found in Scots dialects.
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Baptist Trainfan
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Originally posted by North East Quine:
It's Burns Night!
Not at 10.35am it isn't - although we do plan to kill a haggis later.
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North East Quine
Curious beastie
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My haggis was shot well before dawn, had its fur skinned and feathers plucked before the butcher opened at 7am, I bought it at 10 am and it's in my fridge now.
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Alan Cresswell
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I did the haggis, neeps and tatties last night before taking the children back. Of course, being quite young one who a year ago would eat haggis 'til it came out her ears has declared she doesn't like it (so, cook some sausages as well) and despite it being at least 3 years since I last cooked them neeps apparently I was supposed to know they don't like neeps (so, some frozen peas in the microwave as a quick veg substitute).
Tonight I'll be on my own, but I will raise a wee dram.
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Piglet
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I remembered about it rather too late; I have been known to make the odd haggis and foist same on my unsuspecting friends, but haven't given it a thought this year.
I do, however, raise a metaphorical dram to those of you who'll be celebrating tonight.
Slainte mhor!
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Pigwidgeon
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Happy birthday to Amanda B. Reckondwythe!
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Lothlorien
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Australia Day down here. Congratulations to those who were given Australians of the Year awards last night. Very worthy of the awards and decisions must have been difficult with the calibre of all the finalists. People who have actually done something worthwhile and were not retiring cricket captains or bank CEOs or similar
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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...and it's Republic Day here, too.
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Uncle Pete
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Originally posted by Welease Woderwick:
...and it's Republic Day here, too.
I know it is a little late for India but it is still Republic Day here. So, without further ado:
Ganna Jana Manna
I'd do the Australian one, but I am unsure what it is this year.
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Uncle Pete
Loyaute me lie
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Oops, that was, of course, Gana Jana Mana.
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North East Quine
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I met my husband thirty years ago today. I cannot believe that we are this old. ![[Help]](graemlins/help.gif)
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Huia
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February 6th is Waitangi Dayin Aotearoa/New Zealand. This marks the anniversary of the signing of a treaty between the British Crown and some Maori. It is regarded as our founding document, although hasn't always been honoured as such.
I'm posting today because on the 6th I will be commemorating the day and eating hangi* cooked food which I haven't had since Waitangi Day a few years ago.
* This is a traditional method of cooking food.
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Alan Cresswell
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Originally posted by North East Quine:
I met my husband thirty years ago today. I cannot believe that we are this old.
You've known each other since you were toddlers?
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