February 6th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsFebruary 6th History Highlights1778 – In Paris, the Treaty of Alliance and the Treaty of Amity and Commerce were signed by the United States and France signaling thr official recognition of the United States.1820 – The first 86 African American immigrants departed New York to start a settlement in […]
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January 21 is One-Liners Day“Buffet” is a French word that means “get up and get it yourself.”How does the man in the moon get his hair cut? Eclipse it.Money can’t buy you happiness? Well, check this out, I bought myself a Happy Meal!When life gives you melons, you might be dyslexic.My IQ test results came
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Over 100 Christmas Jokes Where do snowmen keep their money? In a snowbank. What’s the Grinch’s least favorite band? The Who! How is Christmas exactly like your job? You do all the work, and some fat guy in a suit gets all the credit. What does Santa suffer from if he gets stuck in a
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Novelty Songs and Comedy Songs: Funny Hits, Weird Records, Parodies, and Viral MusicNovelty songs and comedy songs have always had their own strange little corner of popular music. Some are parody records. Some are funny story songs. Some are character songs. Some are viral videos. Some are holiday songs. Some are dance crazes. Some are
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Father’s Day & The Big List of Dad JokesAbout Father’s DayFather’s Day was started in 1909 by Sonora Louise Smart Dodd from Spokane, WA to honor her dad, William Smart. Dodd’s mother died during childbirth with her sixth baby, leaving Smart, a Civil War veteran, to raise the kids himself. When Dodd was grown up
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Top 100 Movie Comedies 1. Airplane! (Directed by Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker, 1980) 2. Some Like It Hot (Directed by Billy Wilder, 1959) 3. Groundhog Day (Directed by Harold Ramis, 1993) 4. This Is Spinal Tap (Directed by Rob Reiner, 1984) 5. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Directed by Terry Gilliam
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Conan O’Brien’s press release regarding the Changes in The Tonight ShowJanuary 12, 2010People of Earth:In the last few days, I’ve been getting a lot of sympathy calls, and I want to start by making it clear that no one should waste a second feeling sorry for me. For 17 years, I’ve been getting paid to
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1991 History, Facts, and TriviaIn 1991, the Cold War ended, the Soviet Union dissolved, and a coalition of nations fought a 100-hour ground war that liberated Kuwait. Nirvana released Nevermind and the sound of popular music shifted so quickly that albums recorded the week before sounded like artifacts from another era. Jeffrey Dahmer was arrested.
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1982 Trivia, History, and Fun FactsIn 1982, Michael Jackson released Thriller and changed the music industry’s understanding of what an album could sell. E.T. arrived in theaters and became the highest-grossing film in history. The Commodore 64 made home computing affordable for the first time. Cats opened on Broadway and ran for 18 years. The
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David Niven was Interrupted by Streaker at the 1974 OscarsRobert Opel dashed naked from across from backstage during the 46th Academy Awards ceremony and flashed a peace sign with his fingers as he jogged offstage. David Niven was in the middle of an introduction for Elizabeth Taylor as this, the first televised streak occurred, on
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Samuel L. Clemen’s notice for his next burglarSeptember 9, 1908NOTICE.To the next Burglar.There is nothing but plated ware in this house, now and henceforth. You will find it in that brass thing in the dining-room over in the corner by the basket of kittens. If you want the basket, put the kittens in the brass
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Asa Don Dickinson’s Letter to Mark Twain regarding taking the Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn books out of a children’s libraryNovember 19, 1905DEAR SIR:I happened to be present the other day at a meeting of the children’s librarians of the Brooklyn Public Library. In the course of the meeting it was stated that copies of
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George Bernard Shaw’s Review of a woman at a Don Giovanni performance to the London TimesJuly 3, 1905Sir,The Opera management of Covent Garden regulates the dress of its male patrons. When is it going to do the same to the women?On Saturday night I went to the Opera. I wore the costume imposed on me
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Edgar Wilson ‘Bill’ Nye’s Postmaster resignation letter to US President Chester B. Arthur October 1, 1883 To the President of the United States: Sir.— I beg leave at this time to officially tender my resignation as postmaster at this place, and in due form to deliver the great seal and the key to the front
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Charles Lamb’s letter to Bernard Barton, regarding his cold January 9th, 1824 Dear B.B.- Do you know what it is to succumb under an insurmountable day-mare,- “a whoreson lethargy,” Falstaff calls it, -an indisposition to do anything, or to be anything, -a total deadness and distaste,-a suspension of vitality, -an indifference to locality,- a numb,
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