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Friday, July 22, 2022
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TODAY WAS MY
SON’S FOURTH BIRTHDAY PARTY.
City Nicknames
The Steel City –
Pittsburgh
The nickname could well be used for numerous industrial
cities, but Pittsburgh earns it due to its 300-plus steel-related
businesses. This city in Pennsylvania is also known as the City of Bridges (it
has 446 of them).
Thursday, July 21, 2022
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DENTIST:
“WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU FLOSSED?”
Shaking my head. “Dude, you were
there!”
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City Nicknames
The Steel City –
Pittsburgh
The nickname could well be used for numerous industrial
cities, but Pittsburgh earns it due to its 300-plus steel-related
businesses. This city in Pennsylvania is also known as the City of Bridges (it
has 446 of them).
Wednesday, July 20, 2022
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MY GRANDMA
ALWAYS USED TO SAY, “AN APPLE A DAY KEEPS THE DOCTOR AWAY. ”
I don’t know if that’s true, or
just one of Granny’s myths.
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The City of Tigers – Oslo
Tigers in Norway? Well, not quite. The term is said to
have been first used by poet Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson in 1870, when he made
reference to a tiger as an analogy for how edgy the city was.
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MY WIFE SAYS
SHE IS THINKING OF LEAVING ME BECAUSE OF MY OBSESSION WITH POKER.
But I think she’s bluffing.
Links to explore:
https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkgbwm/chinese-woman-fake-russian-history-wikipedia
City Nicknames
The Forbidden City –
Beijing
You might recognize the name from the imperial palace in
the heart of the Chinese capital. Beijing as a whole has been called The
Forbidden City as a result.
Tuesday, July 19, 2022
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PJ of the day:
STUDIES SAY
MOST STABBINGS ARE COMMITTED BY SOMEONE CLOSE TO THE VICTIM.
Within arm’s length, to be
specific.
City Nicknames
The City of Gaudí –
Barcelona
Okay, this one is pretty obvious. Anyone visiting the
city probably won't miss the iconic works of the famous Catalan architect,
Antoni Gaudí (i.e. La Sagrada Familia).
Monday, July 18, 2022
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HOW DO YOU GET A SECRET
MESSAGE OUT OF A CEMETERY?
You decrypt it.
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City Nicknames
The Emerald City – Seattle
This city in the Pacific Northwest earned its nickname in 1982,
following a contest held by the Convention and Visitors Bureau. The surrounding
evergreen forests and the city parks inspired the nickname.
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PJ of the day:
A MAN WALKS INTO A BAR AND
SAYS, “I’M HERE TO DRINK MY TROUBLES AWAY!”
“Well you’ve come to the right place,” says the bartender. “What’ll it
be?”
Sunday, July 17, 2022
City Nicknames
The Pearl of the Adriatic – Dubrovnik
The Croatian city, located on the Dalmatian coast, facing the
Adriatic Sea, is indeed a pearl not to be missed. Listed as a UNESCO World
Heritage Site since 1979, Dubrovnik is a must-visit.