What’s Your True Passion?, Two Birthdays, Thank You For the Award, Education and Proofreading Is A Dying Art
Well it amazes me that they can get all of this just by month I was born in. So I”m just going to leave it at that. 
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Your True Passion is Art |
 You feel most alive when you are creating or appreciating art. Art truly feeds your soul. You love expressing yourself artistically, and it’s likely that you dabble in many creative activities. Even when you aren’t channeling your inner artist, you enjoy brainstorming and collaborating with others. |
My sister-in-law Jane celebrates here birthday today. WOOT!!! Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday dear Jane. Happy Birthday to you. I hope you have a wonderful day sweet one. Love you lots.
Happy Birthday Jane
Hootin’ Anni at Hootin’ Anni’s birthday is today as well. YEAH!! Hope you have a wonderful birthday my friend. I wish you many many more. HBD!
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Lyn at A Blog In The Rough has awarded me the Happy 101 Blog Award. Thank you so much my dear sweet friend. That is so kind of you. I really appreciate it. Since I have this award already I will direct you to the original post which is HERE so you can see what makes me Happy.
Mahalo Lyn. This means a great deal to me and I so appreciate it.
There is an old Hotel/Pub in Marble Arch, London which used to have gallows adjacent. Prisoners were taken to the gallows (after a fair trial of course) to be hung. The horse drawn dray, carting the prisoner was accompanied by an armed guard, who would stop the dray outside the pub and ask the prisoner if he would like ”ONE LAST DRINK”.
If he said YES it was referred to as “ONE FOR THE ROAD”
If he declined, that prisoner was “ON THE WAGON”
So there you go. More bleeding history.
They used to use urine to tan animal skins, so families used to all pee in a pot & then once a day it was taken & sold to the tannery. If you had to do this to survive you were “Piss Poor”. But worse than that were the really poor folk who couldn’t even afford to buy a pot they “Didn’t have a pot to Piss in” & were the lowest of the low.
The next time you are washing your hands and complain because the water temperature isn’t just how you like it, think about how things used to be. Here are some facts about the 1500s:
Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in May, and they still smelled pretty good by June. However, since they were starting to smell brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the body odour. Hence the custom today of carrying a bouquet when getting married.
Baths consisted of a big tub filled with hot water. The man of the house had the privilege of the nice clean water, then all the other sons and men, then the women and finally the children. Last of all the babies. By then the water was so dirty you could actually lose someone in it. Hence the saying, “Don’t throw the baby out with the Bath water!”
Houses had thatched roofs, thick straw piled high, with no wood underneath. It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the cats and other small animals (mice, bugs) lived in the roof. When it rained it became slippery and sometimes the animals would slip and fall off the roof. Hence the saying “It’s raining cats and dogs.”
There was nothing to stop things from falling into the house. This posed a real problem in the bedroom where bugs and other droppings could mess up your nice clean bed. Hence, a bed with big posts and a sheet hung over the top afforded some protection. That’s how canopy beds came into existence.
The floor was dirt. Only the wealthy had something other than dirt. Hence the saying, “Dirt Poor.” The wealthy had slate floors that would get slippery in the winter when wet, so they spread thresh (straw) on floor to help keep their footing. As the winter wore on, they added more thresh until, when you opened the door, it would all start slipping outside. A piece of wood was placed in the entrance-way. Hence: a thresh hold. (Getting quite an education, aren’t you?)
In those old days, they cooked in the kitchen with a big kettle that always hung over the fire. Every day they lit the fire and added things to the pot. They ate mostly vegetables and did not get much meat. They would eat the stew for dinner, leaving leftovers in the pot to get cold overnight and then start over the next day. Sometimes stew had food in it that had been there for quite a while. Hence the rhyme: ”Peas porridge hot, peas porridge cold, peas porridge in the pot nine days old”.
Sometimes they could obtain pork, which made them feel quite special. When visitors came over, they would hang up their bacon to show off. It was a sign of wealth that a man could, “Bring home the Bacon.” They would cut off a little to share with guests and would all sit around talking and ”Chew the fat”.
Those with money had plates made of pewter. Food with high acid content caused some of the lead to leach onto the food, causing lead poisoning & death. This happened most often with tomatoes, so for the next 400 years or so, tomatoes were considered poisonous.
Bread was divided according to status. Workers got the burnt bottom of the loaf, the family got the middle, and guests got the top, or ”The Upper Crust”.
Lead cups were used to drink ale or whisky. The combination would sometimes knock the imbibers out for a couple of days. Someone walking along the road would take them for dead and prepare them for burial. They were laid out on the kitchen table for a couple of days and the family would gather around and eat and drink and wait and see if they would wake up. Hence the custom of ”Holding a Wake”.
England is old and small and the local folks started running out of places to bury people. So they would dig up coffins and would take the bones to a bone-house, and reuse the grave. When reopening these coffins, 1 out of 25 coffins were found to have scratch marks on the inside and they realized they had been burying people alive. So they would tie a string on the wrist of the corpse, lead it through the coffin and up through the ground and tie it to a bell. Someone would have to sit out in the graveyard all night (the graveyard shift.) to listen for the bell; thus, someone could be, ”Saved by the Bell ” or was considered a ”Dead Ringer”
And that’s the truth…Now, whoever said History was boring ! ! !
So . . . get out there and educate someone! ~~~ Share these facts with a friend like I just did! ! !
This one I caught in the SGV Tribune the other day and called the Editorial Room and asked who wrote this. It took two or three readings before the editor realized that what he was reading was impossible!!! They put in a correction the next day.
I just couldn’t help but sending this along. Too funny.
Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Expert Says
No kidding, really? Ya think?
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Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers
Now that’s taking things a bit far!
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Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over
What a guy!
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Miners Refuse to Work after Death
No-good-for-nothing’ lazy so-and-so’s!
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Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant
See if that works any better than a fair trial!
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War Dims Hope for Peace
I can see where it might have that effect!
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If Strike Isn’t Settled Quickly, It May Last Awhile
Ya think?!
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Cold Wave Linked to Temperatures
Who would have thought!
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Enfield ( London ) Couple Slain; Police Suspect Homicide
They may be on to something here!
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Red Tape Holds Up New Bridges
You mean there’s something stronger than duct tape?
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Man Struck By Lightning:Faces Battery Charge
He probably IS the battery charge!
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New Study of Obesity Looks for Larger Test Group
Weren’t they fat enough?!
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Astronaut Takes Blame for Gas in Spacecraft
That’s what he gets for eating those beans!
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Kids Make Nutritious Snacks
Do they taste like chicken?
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Local High School Dropouts Cut in Half
Chainsaw Massacre all over again!
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Hospitals are Sued by 7 Foot Doctors
Boy, are they ever tall!
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And the winner is….
Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead
Did I read that right?
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Now that you’ve smiled at least once, it’s your turn to spread the stupidity and send this to someone you want to bring a smile to (maybe even a chuckle). We all need a good laugh, at least once a day!
Hey, it’s only my opinion.
A Hui Hou
That was most interesting…’holding a wake’….never knew that! I like little historical tidbits like this. Awesome.
And, my dear Thom, thank you so much for the birthday wishes. And for stopping by to have a piece of my birthday cake!! You know it without me telling you——-
You rock!!
[looks like I have a day in common with your SIL!!]
Indeed I did my friend. I hope your day is so special and yup…you and my SIL who is the bomb share the same day
How cool is that 
HBD!!!
Happy Birthday to Jane and Hootin’ Anni!
Congratulations on the award, you so deserve it.
I loved the history lesson Thom.
Mahalo all the way around my friend. I’m glad you liked the history lesson. I really enjoyed that
Happy Birthday to Jane! Wishing her a lot of joy and blessings as she steps into another year
I just came back from Anni’s blog to wish her a Happy Birthday. She has a lovely new template. I haven’t seen it before. I wish I knew how to design like that.
Congrats on the award. You deserve them all. This is a very refreshing post and educating as well. I always find something enlightening on your blog. Thanks for warming up my heart. xoxoxo
Here is my quiz result:
Your True Passion is Leadership
You feel most alive when you are bringing out the best in people. It brings out the best in you in return.
You love to teach others and guide them. You are very patient. Giving back is important to you.
You want to make the world a better place, and you know you can’t do it alone. You need a team supporting you.
For you, there’s nothing more satisfying than a group of people working toward a common goal. Especially if you’re leading that group.
Thank you my dear sweet friend. It’s always so wonderful to hear from you and you warm my heart as well. I think the quiz was right on with you. Well done my friend
Happy Birthday, Jane!
Happy Birthday, Anni!
I love trivia, Thom!
Dismal
Mahalo my friend for the birthday wishes. Glad you liked the trvia
Thanks for the early morning laugh over here and you’re quite welcome for the award, you’re the best
Glad you enjoyed my friend. And many mahalos to you again. I so appreciate it
Veterinarian takes over never fails to send me roflmao! I thought canopy beds were cool. I slept on one in York and felt special lol… They are really interesting bits of history. Why didn’t our history teacher teach history like this? So Thom, what’s the history of “it’s raining men?”
Happy birthday to Jane and Anni. And oh, the award, thank God I posted it today lol!
My true passion is learning. All true, except the end which I may contradict for sometimes I just feel like I’d rather sleep and eat than think
ROFLMAO!!! Me as well my dear sweet friend. When I get a hold of the Weather Girls you will be the first to know…believe me LOL. You know I have the same passion sleep and eat ROFLMAO!! Thanks for the birthday wishes my friend
My Quiz result was also art !
I am happy not to live at that time I got married in December ! Thanks for the history lesson, lol !
Welcome to the club then LOL. Does the teacher get an Apple for the day? And were talking Mac Book Pro here LOL
Well Darlin’ – ya SHOULD have been born in September – cuz mine fits you perfect! It says:
Your True Passion is Your Family
You feel the most alive when you are with the people you love. It’s really that simple.
You value having family in your life to support you, and you try to support them back as much as you can.
You are a loving and dependable person. And you don’t just stop at your family or friends.
Anyone with a good heart is welcome into your circle, and you will treat them like family too.
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You are just an encyclopedia of knowledge here today! LOL!
Dang..I should have my Darlin’ I love that is your passion and it so fits you. Just call me the world book today LOL
A very happy B-day to your SIL! I’ll have to head over and wish hootin Anni a happy one. Loved reading that history…
Glad you enjoyed this and thanks for the birthday wishes
Wow, that was quite an education! Very cool!
(wonder what important information was cleared out of my head to make room for it though…)
A little long if you ask me. Let’s hope OBO that you lost nothing especially that singing voice
Glad you enjoyed 
Happy Birthday Jane! Love you!!
Thanks Em…Love ya
Happy Happy Birthday to the dearest, sweetest Daughter in Law in the world… how did i get so lucky???? I love you dearly Honey…. xoxoxoxoxxoxo JJ
She is the bomb Ma. And she controls your middle child BEAUTIFULLY!!! LOL Love ya
happy birthday to my sweetest sister-in-law. she is the cutest sweetest most wonderful little lady in the world. Our family could not be luckier to have her in it. HBD Janey we love you. L&R
Thanks sistah…much appreciated and you are so right on about this
Hi Sweetie, congrats on the award and I loved the photo for the contest. I may have to come back slower than I thought will email you. Miss you soo much!
xoxoxoxoxox
Thank you sweetite. I hope you are doing well
xoxoxxo
hahaha! Those headlines are too funny!!! I am still chuckling as I write this. What a way to start the day.
Glad you enjoyed my friend. They were funny I tell ya. Too much.
I enjoy finding stuff like this…always amusing!
Glad you like my friend
these quizes are getting crapier and crapier… pft!
some fascinating historical titbits and hilarious slips of the tongue
ROFLMAO!!! They will pick up soon. There are some that you have to choose more answers coming up LOL. Isn’t it wonderful the slips of the tongue
LOL
Happy Birthday Jane and Anni!!
Whaddayano, I’m passionate about Art too — interesting when we’re born five months apart LOL
The er, “history” is enough to make History teachers all over the world pass out cold, but the headlines were brilliant! Thanks for the laughs!
Isn’t that the truth. We both artsy! You are so right about the teachers. Glad you got a laugh!
Love the headlines!! Definitely the best laugh today! My passion is learning??? There are days when I would seriously argue that one considering there seems to be a lot I’ve never learned!!! Hope your week is going well, Thom!
Sylvia
LOL. Glad you liked the headlines. Once we quit learning we are no good. Have a great day
My true passion is art too!
Happy Birthday to your sister in law!
Many mahalos my friend.
You got my vote for the photo contest. “Your True Passion is Leadership” Heck no! I want to trade with you Thom.
Thank you my friend. I’ll trade with ya.
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Your True Passion is Learning
You feel most alive when you are deeply immersed in a subject. You have many intellectual curiosities.
You are a true lifelong learner. Your learning doesn’t stop outside of school. If anything, you tend to learn more outside of school!
You have many intellectual interests, and you sometimes feel like you have time for them all.
If it were up to you, you would all spend your time reading, studying, discussing, and thinking.
Happy Birthday, Jane! Happy Birthday Anni! I hope it was grand.
I’ve seen both of the articles previously but they were worth realizing again.
Thanks Q Not quite (corrected…thanks Q) the response I thought. LOL
Quiet or quite? Quiet you are not, but you are quite entertaining.
I’m sorry, I was rushed last night. The headlines have have been making the rounds for years, but I still read them every time I come across them.
And the Education one has been around for ages, too. I am actually familiar with the website it came from and used it in my US History class one year when teaching idioms.
My spelling is quite crappy as well. LOL This is more what I thought you would say.
Happy Birthday to Jane and Anni!
I hope some of the ‘proofreaders’ were fired.
Thanks. And we can only hope so. LOL
That was awesome to read about where all of those phrases came from..thanks for sharing!!!
You are most welcome