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[IceWizard]

25 Jan 2017

National Irish Coffee Day



1942 proved a fortuitous year for transatlantic travellers wearied by the cold and damp conditions of an Irish winter. Thanks to the innovative imagination of bartender Joe Sheridan, they were soon to have their cockles delightfully warmed by an almost decadent blend of fine Irish whiskey with the irresistible taste and aroma of freshly brewed coffee. Combined with the subtle sweetness of brown sugar and sipped through the luxurious density of whipped cream, it was a recipe that would become a global hit that needed no specific weather conditions to be enjoyed.

Irish Coffee Day will be celebrated worldwide by the millions of discerning diners who have rounded off countless meals with this enticing and aromatic blend of beverages. Its advent will be just as enthusiastically commemorated by the millions more who need no special occasion to mark the unique marriage of two of the most appreciated tastes ever concocted.


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Opposite Day



Opposite Day is the worst day for not saying anything to the people far away from you. You can’t have fun today, as nothing is allowed and nobody wants to have fun with you. Of course, on Opposite day, all of that means the opposite! It’s the best day to talking to the people close to you, having fun is the absolute most important thing you can do, and everyone is going to want in on it! Opposite Day may be infuriating for some, but it can be the best (worst?) fun you’ll have all year!

History of Opposite Day
Opposite Day is particularly popular among children, who enjoy the kind of absurdity that can happen when everything you say is backwards. This kind of thing can open the mind to some incredibly diverse ways of thinking, and its stimulating trying to keep up with everyone saying the opposite of what they actually mean. The more cynical of us may wonder how this is any different from the rest of the year.

Opposite day requires mental dexterity, a quick wit, and the ability to pick words we may not use every day out of the cobwebbed recesses of our brain. Not only that, but some of the things we may be overheard saying to our friends and coworkers may be nothing short of outrageous! Be careful though, you want to make sure the people you’re talking to know its opposite day, or you may wind up hurting someone’s feelings.

Opposite day has shown up in a lot of different forms of media, from Spongebob Squarepants, where Spongebob uses the nature of the day to try to prevent his neighbors from stopping the sale of his house, to the Grim Adventures of Bill & Mandy where they celebrated the madness of this very special day, and tried to remain sane through it all!

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January 25 Birthdays




Alicia Keys - 36



Etta James - (1938 - 2012)



Virginia Woolf - (1882 - 1941)



Robert Burns - (1759 - 1796)







January 25th


2006: Motley Crue received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for their achievements in music.

1999: The Rolling Stones kicked off their No Security Tour at the Oakland Arena. This was their first arena tour in twenty years.

1992: U2 peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with “Mysterious Ways” which was their fourth top ten single in the U.S.

1991: Paul McCartney recorded his Unplugged concert for MTV, where he performed such Beatles songs as “Here, There and Everywhere” & “And I Love Her” for the first time.

1986: Dire Straits reached number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with “Walk of Life”, their final top ten single in the U.S.

1980: Paul McCartney was released from a Tokyo jail after nine days after being busted with half a pound of marijuana. After his release McCartney flew to Amsterdam.

1975: A year and a half after its initial release, Lynyrd Skynyrd peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with “Free Bird”, which became the band’s anthem.

1971: Jefferson Airplane member gave birth to her first child with bandmate Paul Kantner, a daughter named China Kantner, whom they originally were going to name God.

1963: Janis Joplin performed in San Francisco for the first time at the North Beach coffeehouse.


Birthdays:

Gary Tibbs - Bassist for Roxy Music born in 1958