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Republican Elephant Day
On this day in 1874, Thomas Nast used the elephant* to represent the Republican Party in a Harper’s Weekly satirical cartoon.

*The 1874 Nast cartoon featured the first notable appearance of the elephant as a symbol of the Republican party.

Note: Click on image to see Nast’s full original drawing.

Image credit: Wikipedia

Saxophone Day
What do President Bill Clinton, Lisa Simpson, Charlie “Bird” Parker and Branford Marsalis have in common? How about a little “sax” appeal?

Lets all give a little thanks to Adolphe Sax, the inventor of the saxaphone, who was born on this day in 1814.

Bass saxophone by Adolphe Sax, Paris, ca. 1876

More info: History of Saxaphone

National Men Make Dinner Day
Give your wife or girlfriend a break today and whip up something to eat for dinner without any help.

National Chicken Lady Day
We love chicken inspired personalities around here. There’s our personal favorite – Chicken Boy, whose birthday we celebrate every September 1st.

And National Chicken Lady Day brings back fond memories of the Chicken Lady character from the old TV show Kids in the Hall. So today we’ll be celebrating her clucking twistedness.

But the real Chicken Lady honored today is a woman in Florida who helps people learn public speaking through her not-for-profit organization – The Professional Speakers Network. Not as much fun as our Chicken Lady, but still worthy of her own holiday

Visit the Chicken Lady’s website for more info.

Clich Day

…a phrase, expression, or idea that has been overused to the point of losing its intended force or novelty…*

Are you the master of clich s? Today is your day to use all of them. Cram them all in. Remember, it’s not over ’til the fat lady? oh, never mind!

* source: wikipedia – Clich

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