Bartenders bi-weekly blog – JiuJiu Icebreaker 17th Jan 2019

“24 hours in a day. 24 beers in a case. Coincidence? I think not.” ~ H.L. Mencken

The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?

A lizard walks into a bar pushing a baby in a stroller. “What’s your kid’s

name?” asks the bartender. “Tiny,” says the lizard. “Because he’s my newt.”

January 21, 1976 – The Concorde supersonic jet began passenger service with flights from London to Bahrain and Paris to Rio de Janeiro, cruising at twice the speed of sound (Mach 2) at an altitude up to 60,000 feet.

January 22, 1901 – Queen Victoria of England died after reigning for 64 years, the longest reign in British history, during which England had become the most powerful empire in the world

January 24, 1848 – The California gold rush began with the accidental discovery of the precious metal near Coloma during construction of a Sutter’s sawmill. An announcement by President Polk later in the year caused a national sensation and resulted in a flood of “Forty-niners” seeking wealth.

January 24, 1895 – Hawaii’s monarchy ended as Queen Liliuokalani was forced to abdicate. Hawaii was then annexed by the U.S. And remained a territory until statehood was granted in 1959.

January 26, 1788 – The British established a settlement at Sydney Harbor in Australia as 11 ships with 778 convicts arrived, setting up a penal colony to relieve overcrowded prisons in England.

January 30, 1948 – Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated in New Delhi, India, by a religious fanatic. Gandhi had ended British rule in India through nonviolent resistance. “Non-violence is not a garment to be put on and off at will. Its seat is in the heart, and it must be an inseparable part of our very being,” he had stated in 1926.

1/18/19            National Peking Duck Day                            

1/20/19            Cheese Lovers Day                            

1/20/19            National Disc Jockey Day     

1/21/19            Martin Luther Kings birthday                                                                  

1/25/19            Robert Burns day                               

1/26/19            Australia day                                                  

Feb 5 to 7th     Chinese New Year