04 Mar Bartenders Monthly Blog Feb 2021 – JiuJiu Icebreaker
Drinking quotes
“There is no bad whisk(e)y. Some whiskies are just better than others”. Raymond Chandler
Riddle:-
What disappears as soon as you say its name?
Joke:-
Man walks into a bar and says to the barman: “Which is the quickest way to the City center?” Barman: “Are you walking or do you have a car ?” Man: “I have a car” Barman:” Ah well then, that´s the quickest way !”
Cartoon:-
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 15, 1989 – Soviet Russia completed its military withdrawal from Afghanistan after nine years of unsuccessful involvement in the civil war between Muslim rebel groups and the Russian-backed Afghan government. Over 15,000 Russian soldiers had been killed in the fighting.
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
Upcoming sporting events:-
Feb 1-11 Football (Soccer) FIFA Club World Cup Qatar
Feb 6-12 Multi-sports Special Olympics World Winter Games Sweden
Feb 6-Mar 20 Rugby Six Nations UK, Ireland, France & Italy
7-Feb Gridiron/Football Super Bowl Tampa, Florida
Feb 8-21 Tennis Australian Open Melbourne, Australia
Feb 9-21 Skiing World Alpine Ski Champs Italy
Feb 23-Mar 7 Skiing (Nordic) Nordic World Ski Championships Germany
Drinking calendar days:-
Feb 18th National Drink Wine Day
Feb 22nd National Margarita day
Riddle (answer)
Silence
Any suggestions for improvements appreciated.
Best
PJ
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