Famous First Words: What is your name, please? ..To Tell The Truth Pilot episode 1956
Cool Yule...all you heathens! Time To Party Like A Celt! Actually, Yule {aka Winter Solstice, Midwinter, Longest Night, and Jól} in on Monday, December 21. Solstice Soiree Pick Up Lines: Hey good looking, what's your sign? What's it's ascendant? What is your planet alignment in Venus during Cancer's revolving around the Fourth House?
..........On every winter's evening.........Patty Gurdy …..The Yule Fiddler
Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction. --13th Amendment Section I
It is a gray Friday morning. The 42°F temperature is made cooler by wind blowing bare branches and sending tall, brown grasses into a frenzy. Watching it out my window makes me feel cold and I have twice risen to put other layers of clothing around my body. The sky is smeared with grays and whites but no sun shines through to cheer the soul or enlighten the world. No birdsong can be heard to lift the mood. But I sit indoors sipping hot creamed coffee and listening to Celtic music softly through my earphones. I even light some incense in hopes it will provide more warmth. A single thin willow leaf spirals its way down to the lawn. Beauty invades even in the barren season.
Hope your weekend brightens your nights, ePistliers.
First Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: A yawn is a silent scream for coffee. --Submitted by INRITH
Thanks for making the longest night of the year longer by explaining why it's the longest night of the year. Solstice Soiree Pick Up Lines: Read any good spell books lately?
..........Love knows no season, love knows no clime.........Johnny Mathis …..Winter Wonderland
Trivia Questions: Happy Birthday To Tell The Truth !
^ Any idea how long the original version ran?
^^ Know who the original host was?
^^^ How about who the original sponsors were?
^^^^ Remember any of the more or less permanent panelists?
^^^^^ What do you know about the current reboot?
Big Hello: Hello – Cebuano (Philippines) https://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/hello.htm
Second Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: Biden's won in Michigan so many times he's legally required to change his name to Ohio State. --Submitted by dr of oh
Fake Library Statistic of the Week: 80% of librarians are more than glad to follow your directions just as soon as they rewrite them https://www.facebook.com/FakeLibStats/?fref=ts
Yule means an end to Iced Coffee and Shaved Legs Season and the beginning of lip balm season. Solstice Soiree Pick Up Lines: Would you like to come over to my place and widdershins?
..........The world's a shining globe.........David Archuleta …..Winter In The Air
Moonbeam: Be friends of everyone. Be enemies of no-one. --Charles Wesley
Naturally Occurring Mandala of the Week: Holly
Next Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: In Star Wars anyone can hop in any spaceship and knows how to fly it. I just spent 20 minutes trying to find the headlights in a rental car. --Submitted by INRITH
Solstice Quote of the Week: In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer. And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there’s something stronger – something better, pushing right back. --Albert Camus
Virus Related Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: Belgium Health Minister puts ban on non-essential sexual activities of 3 persons or greater in indoor areas. --Submitted by sab of ks
Week of the Week: Gluten-free Baking Week (13-19) –What did the German baker say to his customers? Gluten Morgen / The doctor told his gluten free patient to get some bread rest.
Axial Tilt – is the reason for the season. Solstice Soiree Pick Up Lines: Hope you're not tired, you'll be spiral dancing in my dreams all night.
..........The unborn grass lies waiting for its coat to turn to green.........Anne Murray …..Snowbird
^ The series ran 12 years from December 1956 until 1968.
Almanac: It is Friday, December 18, 2020. The moon will be first-quarter on Monday and is in Aquarius. The United Nations has declared this International Migrants Day. It is also Answer The Telephone Like Buddy The Elf Day and Arabic Language Day. In Tunisia they celebrate Revolution Day (1956) and in New Jersey it is Ratification Day (1787). Niger commemorates Republic Day (1958). Because it is the Friday of the second full week of December it is National Ugly Christmas Sweater Day and because it is the third Friday it is Underdog Day.
Among those born on this day were Jakob Hassler (1569), Adriaen Melar (1633), Charles Wesley (1707), Joseph Grimaldi (1779), Wiktor Kazynski (1812), Jakov P. Polonski (1819), Edward MacDowell (1861), Saki (Hector Hugo Munro, 1870), Paul Klee (1879), Ty Cobb (1886), Christopher Fry (1907), Abe Burrows (1910), Alfred Bester (1913), Willy Brandt (1913), Ossie David (1917), Lotti van der Gaag (1923), Michael Moorcock (1939), Kieth Richard (1943), Steve Biko (1946), Leonard Maltin (1950), Ray Liotta (1955), Brad Pitt (1963), Kiefer Sutherland (1966), and Christina Aguilera (1980).
On December eighteenth New Jersey became the third state to ratify the constitution (1787), the first US newspaper in the US appeared (Baltimore Monitor, 1796), the first photograph of the moon was taken (1839), Bruckner's 8th Symphony premiered (1892), Nutcracker Suite premiered (1892), Uruguay joined the United Nations (1945), Japan was admitted to the United Nations (1956), To Tell the Truth debuted (1956), Wonder Woman premiered (1976), Vietnam adopted its constitution (1980), DeForest Kelly got a star in Hollywood (1991), and the tv industry adopted a ratings system (1996).
Night Sky,12/18: Have you ever watched a Sirius-rise? Find an open view right down to the east-southeast horizon, and watch for Sirius to come up about two fists at arm's length below Orion's vertical three-star belt. Sirius rises sometime around 8 pm now depending on your location. http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/sky-at-a-glance/
Max Picture of the Week: This is Max's mom, she just received her Master's in Education. Yeah!!!
Extra Funniest Thing I Read of the Month: If really good-looking people are “eye candy” I guess that puts me somewhere around the “eye broccoli” category. --Submitted by INRITH
This Week: Saturday, December 19 – National Wreaths Across America Day
Sunday, December 20 – Games Day & National Sangria Day & World Day of Prayer and Action for Children
Night Sky, 12/20: Ursids Meteor Shower from 17th - 26th peaks tonight c. 10 per hour. Ursids Meteor Shower 2020 (timeanddate.com)
Monday, December 21 – Winter Solstice & Crossword Puzzle Day & World Peace Day & Yule
Tuesday, December 22 – Be a Lover Of Silence Day
Wednesday, December 23 – Family Roots Day & Festivus & Metric Conversion Day
Night Sky, 12/23: Sirius and Procyon in the balance. Sirius, the Dog Star, sparkles low in the east-southeast after dinnertime. Procyon, the Little Dog Star, shines in the east about two fist-widths at arm's length to Sirius's left.
Thursday, December 24 – Christmas Eve & Eggnog Day
The ancient Greeks ended the year at winter solstice. So, if you are a worshiper of Demeter or Zeus, 2020 may be over in 3 days. Solstice Soiree Pick Up Lines: You sure look familiar, who were you in your last life?
..........oh the change in the water has made it better for me.........Jim Reeves ….,Snow Flake
^^ Bud Collyer was the host for all 464 episodes.
'Nother Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: All these men bitching about wearing a face mask...try wearing a bra for a week in August. --Submitted by ja of ks
Moonbeam: Americans need bullshit the way koala bears need eucalyptus leaves. They've become totally addicted to it. --Michael Moorcock
Late Night Snacks of the Week: Of course (Stephen) Miller thinks there are dead voters because he is a dead voter. Technically, undead – he came into existence when a Charles Adams drawing was struck by lightning. --Seth Meyers / Putin doesn’t sound human, he sounds like a self-checkout at a CVS – ‘Ready for interaction. Pleased to place item in the bag, What a weird phrase – ‘I am ready for interaction and contacts with you?’ Sounds like Mike Pence getting frisky. --Trevor Noah / Biden’s congratulatory message from the Russian leader is “ready for cooperation and contacts with you” should be easy because Russia just hacked all of our contacts”. --Jimmy Kimmel
Ollie's Very Own Picture of the Week: Ollie meets a possible alien.
Pun of the Week: My wife asked why I put up a canopy in our yard with bright lights and funky music. I said now is the winter of our disco tent. --Submitted by msh of ab
Not So Late Night Snacks of the Week: On Tuesday, we got the news that attorneys general from 46 states plus D.C. and Guam have filed an antitrust case against Facebook - although we saw this news on Facebook, so who knows if it's true? So Facebook responded to the lawsuit from 46 states by buying those 46 states. --Maz Jorbani Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me 12/12/20
Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. --13th Amendment Section II
What if Stonehenge was the solstice decorations that your neighbor put up. Solstice Soiree Pick Up Lines: Yes, I'm handfasted, but that's not legal.
..........Dark even in the morning.........Daichi Miura …..Blizzard
^^^ To Tell The Truth was initially sponsored by Anacin and the Helene Curtis company.
Worthless Fact of the Week: Newborn babies pick up their parent’s accent while still in the womb.
Wicked Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: Parachute didn't open? Don't worry, you have the rest of your life to fix it. --Submitted by FNOG
Shameless Self Promotion of the Week: My daughter, Kirsten, and I made the Women's Rights page of the KU Year That Rocked KU (1970) website. Women's Rights · 1970: The Year that Rocked KU · KU Libraries Exhibits We are at the very bottom.
Weird Word of the Week: wabbit – (Scottish) exhausted or slightly unwell Weird And Wonderful Words | Lexico Ziploc® Storage Bags: Wacky Uses
Penultimate Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: I'll believe corporations are people when Texas executes one. --Robert Reich
Wacky Uses for Common Products: Pipe icing on a cake. Fill a pint-size Ziploc Storage Bag with icing, twist the bag to force icing to one corner, seal, and use scissors to snip a small bit off the corner. Squeeze out icing to make polka dots, squiggles, or write names. Use a separate bag for each color.
I miss the part of the year where it doesn't look like bedtime when I get off work at five. Solstice Soiree Pick Up Lines: Draw down the moon here often?
...........Can't it melt away all of our mistakes..........Kanye West …..Coldest Winter
^^^^ The 2 most frequent panelists were Kitty Carlisle (389 episodes) and Tom Poston (322 episodes).
Penultimate Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: Can Illinois sue Kentucky for re-electing Mitch McConnell? Asking for a friend. --Submitted by ns of ks
Science Fiction Joke of the Week: A scientist finally realizes his dream of creating a formula for becoming invisible. Entering the family home, he trips over a mysterious unseeable lump. The mystery quickly unraveled after finding a note left by his less scientific sibling written as follows: Dear Brother, Hope you don’t mind. I’ve borrowed your formula to do some tests of my own. First, I will run through walls! Second...
Actual Science Joke of the Week: A couple of biologists had twins. They named one Jessica and the other Control.
Quote of the Week: One of the things that everybody knows about space travel but never mentions is its aphrodisiac quality. --Alfred Bester
Daughter of Quote of the Week: The beating heart of the university is joy. --Martin Buber
Winter Solstice walks into a bar. “Come here often, the guy sitting next to her asks. “Duh,” she answers, “Once a year.” Solstice Soiree Pick Up Lines: What's a nymph like you doing in a circle like this?
..........Snowball throwing, that's what I'll do.........Irving Berlin …..Snow
^^^^^ The current version of the show began in 2016. It is hosted by Anthony Anderson. One of the panelists was Betty White who appeared in all three versions of the show --the original, a short-lived syndication version hosted by John O'Hurley (2000-2002), and the current show.
Month of the Week: December is National Drunk & Drugged Driving (3D) Prevention Month. --Last night I was out for a few drinks. One thing led to another and I had a few too many pints before progressing on to Tequila. Not a good idea. Knowing I was over the limit, I decided to leave my car at the car park and took a taxi home. On the way home, I passed a police checkpoint on the freeway. The cops were pulling over cars and performing breath tests. Because I was in a taxi, they just waved it past. I arrived home safely and without incident, which was a real surprise as.... I've never driven a taxi before and I am not even sure where I got it from..
Recreating Famous Painting With Anything You Can Find of the Week:
Final Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: I had the rudest, slowest, nastiest cashier today. I guess it's my own fault for using the self checkout lane. --Submitted by INRITH
Today's Peace of History, December 18, 1999: Julia Butterfly Hill descended from her tiny platform 180 feet up in a giant redwood tree (sequoia sempervivens) named "Luna," after perching there for 738 days to protect it from loggers. Luna survived a chainsaw attack in 2001 and still stands.
While doing a general spruce up of Stonehenge before the solstice, workers found a “made in china” stamp on the bottom of one of the cross stones. Solstice Soiree Pick Up Lines: You have the prettiest third eye.
..........Winter rain, now tell me why.........Grateful Dead …..Weather Report
Masthead of the Week: Friday ePistle December 18, 2020, Solstitial ePistle. Long nights, labored laughs, and love Online at: http://fridayepistle.blogspot.com/ Exclusive editor: Christine Smith. 2511 Morningside Dr. Lawrence, KS 66047
Moonbeam: Someone once defined humor as a way to keep from killing yourself. --Abe Burrows
Cost of War:
As of 12/17/20 Military Costs of War since 2001: $3,088,171,284,758.
As of 12/10/20 Military Costs of War since 2001: $3,086,168,882,146.
As of 12/17/20 Homeland Security Costs since 2001: $1,008,067,731,974.
As of 12/10/20 Homeland Security Costs since 2001: $1,006,707,065,631.
As of 12/17/20 Interest on War Debt since 2001: $816,942,364,786.
As of 12/10/20 Interest on War Debt since 2001: $815,231,874,421.
As of 12/17/20 Veterans Care since 2001: $341,305,041,446.
As of 12/10/20 Veterans Care since 2001: $340,916,349,113.
As of 12/17/20 Total Cost of Wars since 2001: $5,254,486,024,819.
As of 12/10/20 Total Cost of Wars since 2001: $5,249,024,999,377.
https://www.nationalpriorities.org/cost-of/
Well for one, the 13th amendment to the constitution of the US which abolished slavery - did not abolish slavery for those convicted of a crime. --Angela Davis
Famous Last Words: reminding you to tell the truth. --Bud Collyer To Tell The Truth sign off
..........Baby, you'll freeze out there.........Ricardo Montalban …..Baby, It's Cold Outside
Winter Solstice walks into a bar at 9 o'clock in the morning. Bartender says, “Long night?”. Solstice Soiree Pick Up Lines: Is that a Yule Log in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?
May Peace keep you warm
And Joy light your night
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