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Alcohol is almost ubiquitous and used for a variety of occasions. Although the customs and the rituals with which alcohol is consumed are as varied as the places they come from, the appeal of alcohol still remains universal. So, if you think Jim Beam is too soft for your palette or have grown sick of [...]
Posted by TopTenz Master on Monday, October 5, 2009 at 12:01 am
Filed under All, Food · Tagged alcohol, alcoholic content, ashanti, breweries, cachaca, caipirinha, culture, distillation, dongdongju, drink, drunk, food, Ireland, irish pub, izakaya, jim beam, Lao Khao, mezcal, ouzo, palinka, palm wine, poitin, pulque, sake, shochu, soju, tej, Thailand, tradition, tsikoudia, tsipouro, whiskey, wine, world
We all know of the traditional holidays like Christmas and Thanksgiving, Easter and St. Patrick’s Day, but did you know there is a special holiday or observance for just about any day or month of the year? Some of these holidays are really funny or just plain bizarre. Decide for yourself.
10. International Talk like a [...]
Posted by TopTenz Master on Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at 6:00 am
Filed under All, Holidays, Humor · Tagged Blame Someone Else Day, Christmas, exhilirating experience, funny, Get a Different Name Day, Go for Broke Day, Have a Bad Day Day, Holidays, Humor, International Moment of Frustration Scream Day, International Panic Day, International Talk like a Pirate Day, IRS, National Inane Answering Message Day, National Sarcastics Month, National Whiners Day, observance, sarcasm, september 19th, talk like a pirate, Thanksgiving, tradition, traditional holidays, wacky holiday
Sometimes we’re so excited to have President’s Day off work that we forget what it’s really about. President’s Day honors George Washington’s and Abraham Lincoln’s birthdays. What follows are some mind-blowing facts about Abraham Lincoln. Hold on to your stovepipe hats…
10. Lincoln under-utilized his pockets
Abraham Lincoln’s actual stovepipe hat
Speaking of top hats, Lincoln’s stovepipe top [...]
Posted by Elizabeth Downing Johnson on Tuesday, February 10, 2009 at 11:07 pm
Filed under History, Holidays, People, Politics · Tagged abraham lincoln, assassination, Christian, edwin booth, George Washington, honest abe, IRS, john wilkes, john wilkes booth, Kennedy, Lincoln, mary todd lincoln, Politics, president, president james madison, presidential assassination, Republican, stovepipe hat, stovepipe hats, tallest president, top hat, top hats, tradition, Washington
Every new year brings about a thoughtful look at the past. And what better way to gain more insight or guilt than to have a few quotes to increase your wisdom for this coming year. So read on and find out what a few bright minds thought about beginning a new year. Here are the [...]
Posted by Elizabeth Downing Johnson on Tuesday, December 30, 2008 at 2:04 am
Filed under All, Humor, Misc, People · Tagged alcohol, America, celebration, criminals, diet, Disney, drunk, Fireworks, Gun, Health, Holidays, Independence, kiss, Mom, mystery, new years, night, quotes, resolutions, sky, stars, tradition, Universe
Who doesn’t love the time-honored tradition of having their child pictured on Santa’s lap? Nothing is more cute than to see little Timmy or Sally smiling brightly on Santa’s lap while sharing their most heart-felt wishes and desires for Christmas morning. Of course, this is the stuff of Hollywood. More often than not, this special [...]
Posted by TopTenz Master on Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at 12:01 am
Filed under All, Bizarre, Holidays, Humor, Photos · Tagged bloody murder, children, Christmas, christmas morning, kid, little timmy, mommy, north pole, saint nick, Sally, Santa, Santa Claus, scared santa, Screaming, screams, strange man, terror, Timmy, tradition
