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January
17th Celebrity Birthdays
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"If you want to be a
holy man, you've got to be committed. When you make a decision
you cannot waver in any way.
You'd never see Gandhi during a hunger strike sneaking into
the kitchen in the middle of the night.
'Gandhi...what are you doing down there?'
'Umm, I thought I heard a prowler...and I was going to hit
him over the head with this big bowl of potato salad.'"
- Jim Carrey (1962)
Muhammed Ali (1942)
Zooey Deschannel (1980)
Shari Lewis (1933-1998)
Shabba Ranks (1966)
James Earl Jones (1931)
Eartha Kitt (1927)
Andy Kaufman (1949-1984)
Nikki Reed (1988)
Betty White (1922)
Kid Rock (1971)
Suzanna Hoffs (1959)
Paul Young (1956)
Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790) |
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January
17th's Daily Joke
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David received a parrot for his birthday. This parrot was
fully grown with a bad attitude and very rude. David tried
hard to change the bird's attitude and was constantly saying
polite words, playing soft music, anything that came to
mind.
Nothing worked. He yelled at the bird, the bird got worse.
He shook the bird and the bird got madder and ruder. Finally,
in a moment of desperation, David put the parrot in the
freezer.
For a few moments he heard the bird squawking, kicking and
screaming and then, suddenly, all was quiet. David was frightened
that he might have actually hurt the bird and quickly opened
the freezer door.
The parrot calmly stepped out onto David's arm and said:
"I'm sorry that I offended you with my behavior and
actions. I ask for your forgiveness. I will try to check
my behavior..."
David was astounded at the bird's change in attitude and
was about to ask what changed him when the parrot continued,
"May I ask what exactly the chicken did?"
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January
17th's Fun Fact
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| Ben Franklin had four beds,
as he believed that warmth sapped his stregnth away. Every
few hours, he moved to a fresh, cooler, bed. |
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January
17th's Other Fun Facts
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► 1929 - Popeye made his 1st appearance, in comic strip
'Thimble Theater'
► 1946 - The United Nations Security Council held its
1st meeting
► 1954 - Jacques Cousteau's 1st network telecast airs
on CBS's 'Omnibus'
► 1984 - The U.S. Supreme Court rules that private use
of home VCRs to tape TV programs for later viewing does not
violate federal copyright laws in a 5-4 decision. |
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