01 Aug JiuJiu Icebreaker – GBD Bartenders bi-weekly blog – August 1st 2019
JiuJiu Icebreaker
GBD Bartenders bi-weekly blog
August 1st 2019
Drinking quotes (www.goodreads.com)
Reality is an illusion that occurs due to lack of alcohol. ~ Anonymous
Riddle:- (various sources)
| The person who makes it, has no need of it. The person who buys it, has no use for it. The person who uses it can neither see nor feel it. What is it? |
Joke:- (various sources)
I bought some shoes from a drug dealer. I don’t know what he laced them with, but I’ve been tripping all day.
Cartoon:- (various sources)
Key events in history:- (www.historyplace.com)
August 6th 1945. The first atom bomb to be used as a weapon, “Little Boy” (as was its codename) was dropped on to the flat terrain of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. The bomb vapourised buildings and killed nearly 70,000 people directly but by the end of 1945, nearly 100,000 had died from its protracted effects.
August 14th 1947. Viscount Louis Mountbatten announced the partitioning of the British Indian Empire into India and Pakistan. Pakistan was then declared a separate nation from Britain on the 14 August 1947.
15 August 1947, India became an independent nation.
Upcoming calendar days:- (www.daysoftheyear.com/www.onthisday.com)
12/8/2019 World Elephant Day #WorldElephantDay
16/8/2019 Joke Day
13/8/2019 International Lefthanders Day
Cultural events:-
The Edinburgh Fringe Festival is the largest celebration of arts and culture in the world – the 2017 festival saw more than 53,000 performances of over 3000 shows – and covers everything from theater and comedy, to circus and opera.
When: 2 August 2019 to 26 August 2019
Upcoming Sporting events
Jul 26-Aug 11 Multi-sports Pan American Games. Lima Peru
1-4 Aug Golf – Women’s British Open, Woburn
Aug 1-4 Extreme Sports Summer X Games Minneapolis, USA
Aug 1-5 Cricket The Ashes – England vs Australia
Sun 4th 2019 FA Community Shield: Manchester City vs. Liverpool
Aug. 4: Formula 1 – Hungarian Grand Prix, Budapest
10 August: Rugby – Ireland vs. Italy
11 August: Rugby – England vs. Wales
10 August: Rugby – Australia vs. New Zealand
10 August: Rugby – Argentina vs. South Africa
14-18 Aug Cricket – England v Australia, second Ashes Test, Lord’s
14 August: Football – Uefa Super Cup, Istanbul
Alcohol themed drink days:- https://drinkdays.com
Aug-01 Mead Day
Aug-02 International Beer Day
Aug-03 International Scottish Gin Day First Saturday in August, an international celebration of all things Scottish Gin.
Aug-06 India Pale Ale (IPA) Beer Day
Aug-09 World Baijiu Day
Riddle (answer)
A coffin
Any suggestions for improvements appreciated.
Best
PJ
pj@goldenbaydistillery.com
https://goldenbaydistillery.com/
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