27 Jan JiuJiu Icebreaker – GBD Bartenders monthly blog Feb 2020
Drinking quotes
“24 hours in a day. 24 beers in a case. Coincidence? I think not.” ~ H.L. Mencken
Riddle:-
What has many keys, but can’t open a single door?
Joke:-
A penguin walks into a bar, goes to the counter, and asks the bartender, “Have you seen my brother?” The bartender says, “I don’t know. What does he look like?”
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.”
Key events in history:-
February 2, 1848 – The war between the U.S. and Mexico ended with the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. In exchange for $15 million, the U.S. acquired the areas encompassing parts or all of present day California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, and Texas. The treaty was ratified on March 10, 1848.
February 2, 1990 – In South Africa, the 30-year-old ban on the African National Congress was lifted by President F.W. de Klerk, who also promised to free Nelson Mandela and remove restrictions on political opposition groups.
February 6, 1952 – King George VI of England died. Upon his death, his daughter Princess Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Her actual coronation took place on June 2, 1953.
February 11th – Celebrated in Japan as the founding date of the Japanese nation, which occurred with the accession to the throne of the first Emperor, Jimmu, in 660 BC.
February 14th – Celebrated as (Saint) Valentine’s Day around the world, now one of the most widely observed unofficial holidays in which romantic greeting cards and gifts are exchanged.
February 21, 1965 – Former Black Muslim leader Malcolm X (1925-1965) was shot and killed while delivering a speech in a ballroom in New York City.
February 21, 1972 – President Richard Nixon arrived in China for historic meetings with Chairman Mao Tse-tung and Premier Chou En-lai.
February 22, 1956 – In Montgomery, Alabama, 80 participants in the three-month-old bus boycott voluntarily gave themselves up for arrest after an ultimatum from white city leaders. Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks were among those arrested. Later in 1956, the U.S. Supreme Court mandated desegregation of the buses.
February 24, 1582 – Pope Gregory XIII corrected mistakes on the Julian calendar by dropping 10 days and directing that the day after October 4, 1582 would be October 15th. The Gregorian, or New Style calendar, was then adopted by Catholic countries, followed gradually by Protestant and other nations
February 26, 1848 – The Communist Manifesto pamphlet was published by two young socialists, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. It advocated the abolition of all private property and a system in which workers own all means of production, land, factories and machinery.
Upcoming calendar days:-
Jan 31st End of Dry January
Feb 2nd Ground hog day
Feb 2nd Compliment Day
Feb 4th World Cancer Day
Feb 5th Spouse’s Day
Feb 9th National Pizza Day
Feb 14th Valentine’s Day
Feb 15th Singles Awareness Day
Feb 18th National Drink Wine Day
Feb 22nd National Margarita day
Upcoming Sporting events
2: American football – Super Bowl, Miami
8: Boxing – Kell Brook v Mark DeLuca, Sheffield
8: Mixed martial arts – UFC 247: Jon Jones v Dominick Reyes & Valentina Shevchenko v Katlyn Chookagian
15: Motorsport – Formula E: Mexico City E-Prix
21-8 Mar: Cricket – Women’s T20 World Cup, Australia
22: Boxing – Heavyweight world title fight: Deontay Wilder v Tyson Fury, Las Vegas
22: Rugby league – World Club Challenge: St Helens v Sydney Roosters
29: Football – Women’s Continental League Cup final
29: Motorsport – Formula E: Marrakesh E-Prix
29: Boxing – WBA world super-flyweight title fight: Kal Yafai v Roman Gonzalez; WBC flyweight world title fight: Julio Cesar Martinez v Jay Harris, Frisco, Texas
Riddle (answer)
A piano
Any suggestions for improvements appreciated.
Best
PJ
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