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National Chili Day
February 25th, 2012
How do you like your chili? Without beans like the Texans? Con carne, turkey or vegetarian? Perhaps you'd like it mixed into your chocolate dessert. Any way you like it, dig in to that spicy bowl of heaven today, friends. We'll keep a glass of water handy for you.
National Chocolate Covered Nuts Day
February 25th, 2012
A protein-packed part of your daily diet just got more awesome! Douse your almonds, filberts, or cashews with cocoa and you'd have to be nuts to eat anything else today.
Nobody say anything gross about the last one.
National Pistol Patent Day
February 25th, 2012
There probably isn't a long line for pistol patentees at the patent office anymore, not since Samuel Colt and his infamous multi-chamber gun in 1936. So thanks. Mr. Colt, for giving the world another word that just keeps sounding funnier the more we say it. Pistol. Pistol. Pistol.
Like everything else...out sourced!Quote:
Originally Posted by dawg80
Pistol PeteQuote:
Originally Posted by sportdawg
There is a Johnny's in Natchitoches now. The manager there is a super nice guy. They make delicious pizza.Quote:
Originally Posted by sportdawg
What he said.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lotsudo
Yep.....nearly everything we buy is made in China. If they went to war with us...we would have to start making our own stuff and they would have no one to buy their cheap crap.
They said the same thing about Japan in the 1960s and 70s. But the big difference is Mitsubishi, Sony, Nissan/Datsun, Toyota, Panasonic, et al were not making things to compete against Boeing, Lockheed, Northrop-Grumman! China is!Quote:
Originally Posted by 70TECHGRAD
That is what is scary.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lotsudo
I found some New Balance that was Made in USA - may contain imported materials
Amen brother! I work for DoD and am quite aware of it...Quote:
Originally Posted by 70TECHGRAD
We can't use a flash/thumb drive on any computer period or any non approved external device because of the "made in China" factor for obvious reasons.
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Originally Posted by Lotsudo
Yep! A real pain in the neck.
At least we know most of what china military has cause it is last year's US design.
Looks like China is now starting to lose some of its competitive edge as wages rise but not productivity.
National Pistachio Day
February 26th, 2012
Are you a pistachio nut nut? Then we don't need to tell you that this small tree nut comes from places like Greece, Turkey and Afghanistan. And we sure don't need to tell you that they are a fantastic source of antioxidants. Now, can you tell us how to eat the ones with the shells that aren't cracked enough to open without getting ow-ies on our thumbs?
Tell a Fairy Tale Day
February 26th, 2012
Stuck for something to do today? Grab a piece of paper and start with the words "Once upon a time..." Then add some fairies, a gnome and a dragon or two. When you are done, you'll know what to do!
I had a Sonic Chili Dog for lunch and my mom made Chili for dinner. & I am about to eat some leftover chili!Quote:
Originally Posted by sportdawg
Better leave a window open in a few hours.Quote:
Originally Posted by sportdawg
Short Story: once upon a time...they lived happily everafter.Quote:
Originally Posted by sportdawg
A pair of pliers will work.Quote:
Originally Posted by sportdawg
Only 48 days left til the Spring Game. I'm ready for some football!!!!
Shorter story: Once ... They livedQuote:
Originally Posted by 70TECHGRAD
That is about as short as it gets.Quote:
Originally Posted by sportdawg
International Polar Bear Day
February 27th, 2012
Has your polar bear been traveling the world a lot lately? Can't seem to get him in one place long enough to celebrate his birthday? Well we hear he's going to be in town for business, so make sure you throw your international polar bear a party and bake him a cake! He likes white frosting best.
National Kahlua Day
February 27th, 2012
Likely created by the company that makes and sells Kahlua, if you are 21 or older, crack open a bottle today. If you aren't, there's a Kahlua cheesecake right here with your name all over it!
No Brainer Day
February 27th, 2012
A whole day devoted to obvious choices? It's a no brainer.
I think I will have a Kahlua with my Polar Bear friend!Quote:
Originally Posted by sportdawg
St. Leander of Seville
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Feastday: February 27
534 - 600
St. Leander of Seville, Bishop (Feast - February 27th) Leander was born at Cartagena, Spain, of Severianus and Theodora, illustrious for their virtue. St. Isidore and Fulgentius, both bishops were his brothers, and his sister, Florentina, is also numbered among the saints. He became a monk at Seville and then the bishop of the See. He was instrumental in converting the two sons Hermenegild and Reccared of the Arian Visigothic King Leovigild. This action earned him the kings's wrath and exile to Constantinople, where he met and became close friends of the Papal Legate, the future Pope Gregory the Great. It was Leander who suggested that Gregory write the famous commentary on the Book of Job called the Moralia. Once back home, under King Reccared, St. Leander began his life work of propagating Christian orthodoxy against the Arians in Spain. The third local Council of Toledo (over which he presided in 589) decreed the consubstantiality of the three Persons of the Trinity and brought about moral reforms. Leander's unerring wisdom and unflagging dedication let the Visigoths and the Suevi back to the true Faith and obtained the gratitude of Gregory the Great. The saintly bishop also composed an influential Rule for nuns and was the first to introduce the Nicene Creed at Mass. Worn out by his many activities in the cause of Christ, Leander died around 600 and was succeeded in the See of Seville by his brother Isidore. The Spanish Church honors Leander as the Doctor of the Faith.
Happy Birthday Dawgsince65!
twssQuote:
Originally Posted by 70TECHGRAD
We found out recently that if you try to leave a little kid in a graveyard late at night, he'll freak out. Even if you offer to leave him a gun to protect himself. Why? It's because on some instinctual level, all humans know it's just a matter of time until the zombies show up.
I used to be scared of vampires before Hollywood turned them into romantic sissies.Quote:
Originally Posted by cowpoke1977
Zombies, on the other hand, aren't looking for love.
Floral Design Day
Women love receiving flowers. How much more would they love it if you designed the bouquet? We'll leave that to you to find out.
National Public Sleeping Day
February 28th, 2012
Train, bus and desk: three of the best places to fall asleep publicly today. Swimming pools, staff meetings, and construction sites: three places where it's probably best not to celebrate this holiday today.
Anyone else been able to eat at the new Johnny's Pizza House in Addison? I got a couple of take-n-bake ones for the house. They're good, but still no substitute for actually eating there.
Only 46 days left til the Spring Game. I'm ready for some football!!!!
Johnny's is the best anywhere you are!Quote:
Originally Posted by RowdyDawg
Leap Day
February 29th only happens one year our of every four, so you'd better celebrate while you have the opportunity!
I have a friend who (his wife) had 2 sets of twins, born 4 years apart....on 2/29.
March Monthly Celebrations and Observances: National Nutrition Month, Red Cross Month, Social Worker's Month, Women's History Month and Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month and Umbrella Month, Peanut Month, Noodle Month, Mirth Month, Spring Month, Hoops Madness, Poetry Month, Umbrella Month, Red Cross Month, Youth Art Month, Academy Awards Month, Ethics Awareness Month, Help Someone See Month, Social Worker's Month, Women's History Month, National Nutrition Month, Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, Honor Society Awareness Month, Humorists Are Artists Month, International Listening Awareness Month, International Mirth Month, Irish-American Heritage Month, Music in Our Schools Month, National Collision Awareness Month, National Craft Month, National Kite Month, National Nutrition Month, Optimism Month, Play the Recorder Month, Poison Prevention Awareness Month
National Peanut Butter Lover's Day
March 1st, 2012
It's been said that the average child will eat 1,500 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches before he or she graduates from high school. And who knows how much more peanut butter will be smeared on fruit, stuffed into candy bars or licked right off of spoons. Other reasons to love peanut butter besides its taste: it's a source of protein and fiber, it can be used to make homemade birdfeeders, and it helps get bubble gum out of hair, sort of.
March Weekly Observances
*National Cheerleading Week: 1-7
*National Ghostwriters Week: 1-7
*National Write A Letter of Appreciation Week: 1-7
*Universal Human Beings Week: 1-7
March 1
St. David of Wales
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David is the patron saint of Wales and perhaps the most famous of British saints. Ironically, we have little reliable information about him.
It is known that he became a priest, engaged in missionary work and founded many monasteries, including his principal abbey in southwestern Wales. Many stories and legends sprang up about David and his Welsh monks. Their austerity was extreme. They worked in silence without the help of animals to till the soil. Their food was limited to bread, vegetables and water.
In about the year 550, David attended a synod where his eloquence impressed his fellow monks to such a degree that he was elected primate of the region. The episcopal see was moved to Mynyw, where he had his monastery (now called St. David's). He ruled his diocese until he had reached a very old age. His last words to his monks and subjects were: "Be joyful, brothers and sisters. Keep your faith, and do the little things that you have seen and heard with me."
St. David is pictured standing on a mound with a dove on his shoulder. The legend is that once while he was preaching a dove descended to his shoulder and the earth rose to lift him high above the people so that he could be heard. Over 50 churches in South Wales were dedicated to him in pre-Reformation days.
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Were we restricted to hard manual labor and a diet of bread, vegetables and water, most of us would find little reason to rejoice. Yet joy is what David urged on his brothers as he lay dying. Perhaps he could say that to them—and to us—because he lived in and nurtured a constant awareness of God’s nearness. For, as someone once said, “Joy is the infallible sign of God’s presence.” May his intercession bless us with the same awareness!
Patron Saint of:
Poets
Wales
My 2 favorite Saints feastdays are this month: David & Patrick - which happens to be my first & middle names!
labgQuote:
Originally Posted by sportdawg
Only 44 days left til the Spring Game. I'm ready for some football!!!!
National Banana Cream Pie Day
March 2nd, 2012
Perhaps the most popular of the cream pie family, banana cream was even voted the soldiers' favorite dessert in a survey conducted by the US Armed Forces in 1951. This result lead to a top secret study to determine if banana cream pie could be altered to create super human strength in the soldiers who consumed it, but it was quickly decided that it was too comical a dessert to be used for such dubious purposes.
National Old Stuff Day
March 2nd, 2012
Same stuff, different day. If you find that you've grown bored with your routine, today's the time to shake things up. And we don't mean having cereal instead of toast in the morning. We mean real change. Learn to play the tambourine. Start growing your own vegetables. Climb Mount Everest. Well, maybe you don't need to worry about Mount Everest yet. But someday...
This applies to a lot of folks on BB&B :icon_wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by sportdawg
I now have the opinion this thread does not "amble off subject" any more than almost any other thread. The difference being, the "ambling off" on this thread is generally not related to personal attacks, gotchas, etc.
Holy sh*t, Johnny's is in Addison?!?!Quote:
Originally Posted by RowdyDawg
My boy has an 8th grade select league football game this Saturday at Prince of Peace High School just north of there. We WILL eat there this weekend!!!
LOL. You didn't know? You have to keep up better, Derrek.Quote:
Originally Posted by DJDAWG
Is your boy a baseball player, too? I bet he is.
Hi Joey,
No, Josh is just a football player, alot like Gary as a lineman. Gary's boy is more like me, he's playing catcher at Glenbrook.
btw, I have a framed action pic that you took of me, Randy Ray, Anthony Douglas and Raymond Tate running a play for Minden. We were in a power-I, ha ha...bet you'll never see that formation again.
How's Aaron and your family? How's Faith and her family?
I'd ask you about one of Gary's old buddies, guy named Dwayne, but, I see his posts ALL over this board. Hard not to keep up with him. :)
If Pets Had Thumbs Day
You trained your dog how to high five. Now just imagine what he could do with opposable thumbs! He could give you a thumbs up. Or thumb wrestle. Whose got two thumbs and eats out of the garbage? This guy.
National Anthem Day
March 3rd, 2012
You don't need to know all the words to the national anthem to appreciate its history. On this day in 1931, 'The Star Spangled Banner' was adopted as America's national anthem. The lyrics of the song were taken from Francis Scott Key's poem about the battle at Fort McHenry in the war of 1812 and set to the melody of a popular British drinking song. Today 'The Star Spangled Banner' is played to kick off large public events and sports games. So next time you hear it, just try to sing 'Oh say can you see by the dawn's early light,' then chime in again at 'And the rockets' red glare!' Close enough.
National I Want You To Be Happy Day
March 3rd, 2012
It's okay if your immediate response to this request is one of skepticism. 'Why do you want me to be happy? You're not borrowing my car again, if that's what this is about.' We've all gotten used to the what's-in-it-for-me mentality so we don't believe someone would genuinely wish us well without a hidden agenda. But today's different, so go out into the world and aim to make everyone around you crack a smile.
True! Sportdawg and I have tried to make this thread informative as well as a fun thread.Quote:
Originally Posted by OLDBLUE
Only 42 days left til the Spring Game. I'm ready for some football!!!!
Not many people on the site today at 6:00PM.
You should have had your ass outside with the rest of us - beautiful day.Quote:
Originally Posted by 70TECHGRAD
I cut down a rather large tree today that was leaning one way but I was able to fell it in exactly the opposite direction it was leaning, right where I wanted.
Damn good job!!! I wanted to be outside working on my 1980 Camaro Z28; but, my wife wanted me to install a water filter under our kitchen sink. That turned out to be an all day ordeal!Quote:
Originally Posted by RhinoDawg
I love Camaros. I am on my fourth one. I just bought a 91 Z28 1LE a few months ago and need to get to work on it. Focusing on taking the PE in April though. After the PE is done, I can spend some more time on the Camaro.Quote:
Originally Posted by 70TECHGRAD
Good luck on the test :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by detltu
goobers
Hug a GI Day
It's March fourth, so march forth and find yourself a GI to hug. Though try not to bother them if they look busy. They might be trying to save the world or something. And come to think of it, what are you doing on the base? Who gave you clearance?
National Pound Cake Day
March 4th, 2012
So named because one slice weighs one pound will make you gain five. That's not true, though you'd think it judging by the density of this simple cake. Pound cake actually got its name because it was traditionally baked with one pound each of flour, butter, eggs and sugar.
I bought my 1980 Z28 last year. It had been sitting inside a building for the past 6 years and needs to be restored. I'm just now getting around to working on it. I'm installing a horn on it now, so I can get it to pass State inspection.Quote:
Originally Posted by detltu
Only 41 Days til the Spring Game......I'm ready for some kick ass La Tech Bulldawg football!!!
National Cheese Doodle Day
March 5th, 2012
Cheese Doodles have long been America's favorite bright orange snack. First introduced to the world as Cheese Pixies in the 1950s, the total volume of Cheese Doodles produced each year could fill 36 swimming pools. Oddly enough, the Cheese Doodle swimming pool 100 meter relay isn't catching on as well as the snack itself.
National Multiple Personality Day
March 5th, 2012
The world could use more people like you. But since cloning humans hasn't quite taken off yet, we suppose additional versions of you are the next best thing. Take today to get in touch with your good side, your bad side, and every side in between. Happy Multiple Personalities Day to you. And you. And you.
On This Date
By The Associated Press
1770 The Boston Massacre took place as British soldiers, taunted by a crowd of colonists, opened fire, killing five people.
1867 An abortive Fenian uprising against English rule took place in Ireland.
1933 The Nazi Party won 44 percent of the vote in German parliamentary elections, enabling it to join with the Nationalists to gain a slender majority in the Reichstag.
1953 Soviet dictator Josef Stalin died at age 73 after nearly three decades in power.
1963 Country music singer Patsy Cline died in a plane crash near Camden, Tenn., at age 30.
1970 The nuclear non-proliferation treaty went into effect.
1982 Comedian John Belushi was found dead of a drug overdose at age 33.
2001 Vice President Dick Cheney underwent an angioplasty for a partially blocked artery.
2004 Martha Stewart was convicted of obstructing justice and lying to the government about why she'd unloaded her Imclone Systems Inc. stock just before the price plummeted.
This hasn't been a good day historically speaking... Or did you just pick unhappy headlines..?Quote:
Originally Posted by sportdawg
Went with what was there. I look for today's happy things later :DQuote:
Originally Posted by buck_dawg_gold
Today's happy thing.....Quote:
Originally Posted by sportdawg
Only 39 Days til the Spring Game......I'm ready for some kick ass La Tech Bulldawg football!!! :)
Dentist Day
March 6th, 2012
Three cheers for the dentists of the world. Hip hip' Hip hip' {crickets, crickets} Uh, guys? This is where you say hooray. Hey, where are you going? Look, we all get a little nervous about visits to the dentist's office, but without their help our teeth would be a mess. You wouldn't want to give up that gorgeous grin of yours, now would you?
National Frozen Food Day
March 6th, 2012
Much the same way woodland creatures fatten up before hibernation, we too store food for the winter months. Like frozen burritos, crinkle cut french fries and Girl Scout cookies. Yep, we're set 'til spring.
1836 The Alamo fell to Mexican forces.
1857 The Supreme Court ruled in Dred Scott v. Sandford that slaves were not citizens.
1930 Clarence Birdseye started to sell prepackaged frozen food for the first time, in Springfield, Massachusetts.
1957 The former British colonies of Togoland and the Gold Coast united to form independent Ghana.
1981 Walter Cronkite, "the most trusted man in America," retired from the CBS Evening News and was replaced by Dan Rather.
1997 Queen Elizabeth II launched the first royal website.
Today in
Sports History
1973 - Larry Hisle (Minnesota Twins) became baseball's first designated hitter. The spring-training exhibition game was against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
1982 - National Basketball Association history was made when San Antonio beat Milwaukee 171-166 in three overtime periods to set the record for most points by two teams in a game. The record was beaten on December 13, 1983 by the Pistons and the Nuggets when they played to a final score of 186-184
1983 - The United States Football League began its first season of pro football competition.
1997 - Mike Gartner (Phoenix Coyotes) scored his 30th goal of the season. He set a record for scoring 30 goals in a season for the 17th time in his career.
Music History for March 6
1825 - Beethoven's Opus 127: String Quartet No. 12 in E flat major was performed for the first time.
1853 - Giuseppe Verdi's "La Traviata" opera debuted in Venice.
1959 - The Drifters recorded "There Goes My Baby."
1962 - Frank Sinatra recorded his final session for Capitol Records in Hollywood.
1970 - Charles Manson released his album "Lies" to finance his defense against murder charges.
1973 - John Lennon's visa extension was canceled by the New York Office of the Immigration Department. It had been granted only five days before.
1976 - Fleetwood Mac's "Rhiannon" was released.
1976 - EMI Records re-released all 22 British Beatles singles. In addition "Yesterday" was released for the first time on 45 in the U.K.
1977 - "An Evening With Diana Ross" aired on NBC-TV.
1989 - Smokey Robinson's autobiography "Inside My Life" was released.
1998 - Madonna did a rare live interview at MuchMusic's Toronto headquarters.
1999 - George Jones was severely injured in a car accident.
2000 - Foxy Brown crashed her car into a fence in Brooklyn, NY. She was admitted for medical attention and released the next morning. Brown was charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a vehicle by police.
what about troll threads and posters? What if we want them to go away? what then?Quote:
Originally Posted by Tech77
do we simply ignore it?
[QUOTE=baw011;1210325]what about troll threads and posters? What if we want them to go away? what then?
do we simply ignore it?[/QUOTE] Yep.....Don't feed the troll.....that will make the thread go away.
Only 38 Days til the Spring Game......I'm ready for some kick ass La Tech Bulldawg football!!! :) It is getting closer.
BTW.....this thread is NEVER gonna die!!!!
Yeah, I think you're right. Maybe we should play Michigan State in football again.Quote:
Originally Posted by 70TECHGRAD
So... White Helmets?!
Alexander Graham Bell Day
March 7th, 2012
On this day in 1876, Alexander Graham Bell patented the telephone. His marvelous invention would come to revolutionize the communication industry and forever spare us from certain awkward face-to-face conversations. Originally, Bell suggested we all say 'ahoy' when answering the phone, but then Thomas Edison totally ruined everything by changing it to 'hello.' So today in honor of Bell, when you pick up the phone let out a hearty 'ahoy!'
National Cereal Day
March 7th, 2012
The first breakfast cereals were created in the late 19th century as a vegetarian alternative to the typical meat-tastic breakfast of eggs, bacon, sausage and beef. For years cereal enthusiasts were all, 'Hey look over here! You may have a meat trifecta, but we have bran nuggets that have to be soaked in milk overnight!' Not surprisingly, cereal didn't really take off until the brothers Kellogg came up with some more appetizing cereals, beginning in 1877 with granola, then wheat flakes, and finally corn flakes. To this day, cereal is a popular and healthy breakfast choice, unless you happen to favor the marshmallow-coated, chocolate infused, sugar sprinkled variety.
My boys love their "Chucky Larms!"Quote:
Originally Posted by sportdawg
This is how the phone should be answeredQuote:
Originally Posted by sportdawg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDTZCgsZGeA
Why is there a string attached to the phone..?Quote:
Originally Posted by sportdawg
That is an original Alexander Graham Bell phone.Quote:
Originally Posted by buck_dawg_gold
Up to 1.82 posts per day
Bring em on!Quote:
Originally Posted by Tech77
Only 37 Days til the Spring Game......I'm ready for some kick ass La Tech Bulldawg football!!! :) GO DAWGS!!!! JFW!!
National Be Nasty Day
March 8th, 2012
Why put your best foot forward when you could use that foot to kick in the door and show everyone how rotten you can be? Get in your car and do some donuts on your neighbor's front lawn. Run through the aisles of the supermarket and tear everything off the shelves. Show up five minutes late to a meeting and don't even bother making an excuse. Sure, at the end of the day you might not have any friends left, but they were cramping your style anyway.
You could be sitting in jail on your cramped style after all that!Quote:
Originally Posted by sportdawg