Worth reflecting upon ...
Little minds are interested in the extraordinary; great minds in the commonplace
E Hubbard esq.
Friday 25 September 2015
Saturday 19 September 2015
7 becomes 9 when its Chic to say me hearties ......
Well my little fun bus bambinos I am sure you are intrigued by the enigmatic and frankly obscure title of this vignette of obscurity for you to unravel...
I will be gentle with you so here are a few clues ... what is the link?.
Confused? .... the answer is September 19th !
Starting with the old Roman dude ... King Numa Pompilius, (I kid you not!)
September (from Latin septem, "seven") was originally the seventh of ten months on the oldest known Roman calendar, with March (Latin Martius) the first month of the year until perhaps as late as 153 BC. After the calendar reform that added January and February to the beginning of the year, September became the ninth month, but retained its name. It had 29 days until the Julian reform, which added a day....how facinating
Mr Cool himself is 63 years young today. Happy Birthday Mr Rodgers !
Now for my personal favourite .. Captain Jack.
Well I just love the eccentricities of this world and it always makes me feel there is hope for us all when we can celebrate silliness. So did you know that Sept 19th is ...TALK LIKE A PIRATE DAY!
http://www.talklikeapirate.com/piratehome.html
Why do we need an International Talk Like a Pirate Day?
Make no mistake. We do. But it's a little hard to articulate why, especially when you've made the mistake of referring to your wife as a scurvy bilge rat and tried to order her back into the galley.
Talking like a pirate is fun. It's really that simple.
It gives your conversation a swagger, an elán, denied to landlocked lubbers. The best explanation came from a guy at a Cleveland radio station who interviewed us on the 2002 Talk Like a Pirate Day. He told us we were going to be buried by people asking for interviews because it was a "whimsical alternative" to all the serious things that were making the news so depressing.
In other words, silliness is the holiday's best selling point.
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| 7 becomes 9 .... |
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| Mr Chic himself |
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| Captain Jack himself |
Confused? .... the answer is September 19th !
Starting with the old Roman dude ... King Numa Pompilius, (I kid you not!)
September (from Latin septem, "seven") was originally the seventh of ten months on the oldest known Roman calendar, with March (Latin Martius) the first month of the year until perhaps as late as 153 BC. After the calendar reform that added January and February to the beginning of the year, September became the ninth month, but retained its name. It had 29 days until the Julian reform, which added a day....how facinating
Mr Cool himself is 63 years young today. Happy Birthday Mr Rodgers !
Now for my personal favourite .. Captain Jack.
Well I just love the eccentricities of this world and it always makes me feel there is hope for us all when we can celebrate silliness. So did you know that Sept 19th is ...TALK LIKE A PIRATE DAY!
http://www.talklikeapirate.com/piratehome.html
Why do we need an International Talk Like a Pirate Day?
Make no mistake. We do. But it's a little hard to articulate why, especially when you've made the mistake of referring to your wife as a scurvy bilge rat and tried to order her back into the galley.
Talking like a pirate is fun. It's really that simple.
It gives your conversation a swagger, an elán, denied to landlocked lubbers. The best explanation came from a guy at a Cleveland radio station who interviewed us on the 2002 Talk Like a Pirate Day. He told us we were going to be buried by people asking for interviews because it was a "whimsical alternative" to all the serious things that were making the news so depressing.
In other words, silliness is the holiday's best selling point.
Friday 18 September 2015
Wise words
"An expert is someone who knows some of the worst mistakes that can be made in their subject and who manages to avoid them"
W Heisenberg esq
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