Friday, June 13, 2008

I've got some nice butter sauce to go with my great Maine TRIVIA QUIZ!

Today is National Open a Window Day, to let in the sounds and smells of spring before it's too late.

Today is Blame Someone Else Day, always on the first Friday the 13th of the year.

Today is National Lobster Day.

Today is Kitchen Klutzes of America Day, honoring those who are dangerous in the kitchen.

Today is Roller Coaster Day, marking the operation of history's first roller coaster on this date in 1884 at Brooklyn's Coney Island in New York. Builder LaMarcus Thompson called his coaster the "Gravity Pleasure Switchback Railway." The 5-cent, 6-mile-an-hour ride was a sensation.


On this day in 1991, an Atlanta firm paid $2.4-million for an original copy of the U.S. Declaration of Independence in New York. A flea market buff had found the document stuffed in the frame of a $4.00 painting.

On this day in 1996, Marine police and bomb disposal experts swung into action when a bomb was reported bobbing around in Hong Kong harbor. Fortunately, the "bomb" turned out to be a giant sausage.

On this day in 2005, in Olathe, Kansas, a 17-year-old student was charged with battery after he threw up on his Spanish teacher. Witnesses told police the boy did it on purpose. A month later the juvenile was convicted and sentenced to four months cleaning up vomit from police cars.

On this day in 2005, in Santa Maria, California, a jury acquitted singer Michael Jackson of charges he molested a 13-year-old cancer survivor at Jackson's Neverland ranch.

And now, some trivia: Before succeeding as a comedian, did Tim Allen work for: (a) a trucking company; (b) an advertising agency; or (c) a medical school?

Good luck :)

3 Comments:

At 11:57 AM, June 13, 2008, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I'll have to go with A on this one. And I want to know more about what happened in Hong Kong - did they blow up the sausage?

 
At 2:34 PM, June 13, 2008, Blogger Kim said...

Finally, a day for klutzes like me!!!!

And I'm going to guess he worked for an ad agency. Or possibly for a coke dealer :)

 
At 11:40 AM, June 14, 2008, Blogger R-dogg said...

Tim Allen used to work for an ad agency!

JD, good guess! And a good question, I'm not sure what the aftermath of the big sausage bomb was: sadly YouTube did not have a video!

Kim, nice work...and how would you know about his coke business? Were you his supplier? ;)

 

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