Post by: CigarBanter on January 01, 2020, 12:04:48 AM
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Post by: South Carolina Redfish on January 01, 2020, 05:48:11 AM
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Post by: Travellin Dave on January 01, 2020, 08:28:00 AM
Post by: Travellin Dave on January 01, 2020, 08:42:10 AM
Post by: Travellin Dave on January 01, 2020, 08:43:09 AM
Today’s Highlight in History:
On Jan. 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring that slaves in rebel states shall be “forever free.”
On this date:
In 1785, The Daily Universal Register [–] which later became the Times of London [–] published its first issue.
In 1892, the Ellis Island Immigrant Station in New York formally opened.
In 1953, country singer Hank Williams Sr., 29, was discovered dead in the back seat of his car during a stop in Oak Hill, West Virginia, while he was being driven to a concert date in Canton, Ohio.
In 1959, Fidel Castro and his revolutionaries overthrew Cuban leader Fulgencio Batista, who fled to the Dominican Republic.
In 1975, a jury in Washington found Nixon administration officials John N. Mitchell, H.R. Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman and Robert C. Mardian guilty of charges related to the Watergate cover-up (Mardian’s conviction for conspiracy was later overturned on appeal).
In 1979, the United States and China held celebrations in Washington and Beijing to mark the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
In 1984, the breakup of AT&T took place as the telecommunications giant was divested of its 22 Bell System companies under terms of an antitrust agreement.
In 1993, Czechoslovakia peacefully split into two new countries, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
In 1995, the World Trade Organization (WTO) came into being, replacing the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). Sweden, Finland and Austria joined the European Union.
In 2005, desperate, homeless villagers on the tsunami-ravaged island of Sumatra mobbed American helicopters carrying aid as the U.S. military launched its largest operation in the region since the Vietnam War. Shirley Chisholm, the first black woman elected to the U.S. Congress, died near Daytona Beach, Florida, at age 80.
In 2009, an Israeli warplane dropped a 2,000-pound bomb on the home of one of Hamas’ top five decision-makers, instantly killing him and 18 others. The U.S. formally transferred control of the Green Zone to Iraqi authorities in a pair of ceremonies that also handed back Saddam Hussein’s former palace.
In 2014, the nation’s first legal recreational pot shops opened in Colorado at 8 a.m. Mountain time.
Post by: Travellin Dave on January 01, 2020, 08:44:34 AM
Five years ago: Mario Cuomo, 82, a leading liberal voice who served three terms as governor of New York, died just hours after his son Andrew began his second term as the state’s chief executive. Actress Donna Douglas, who played the buxom tomboy Elly May Clampett on the hit 1960s sitcom “The Beverly Hillbillies,” died in Baton Rouge, Louisana, at age 82.
One year ago: U.S. authorities fired tear gas across the border into Mexico during the early hours of the new year to repel about 150 migrants who tried to breach the border fence in Tijuana. Writing in the Washington Post, newly-elected Republican Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah said President Donald Trump’s conduct was evidence that Trump “has not risen to the mantle of the office.” Urban Meyer finished his coaching career at Ohio State with a 28-23 victory over Washington in the Rose Bowl. Jair Bolsonaro was sworn in as Brazil’s president after rising to power on an anti-corruption and pro-gun agenda.
Post by: Travellin Dave on January 01, 2020, 08:46:53 AM
Documentary maker Frederick Wiseman is 90.
Actor Frank Langella is 82.
Rock singer-musician Country Joe McDonald is 78.
Writer-comedian Don Novello is 77.
Actor Rick Hurst is 74.
Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., is 66.
The former head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, is 64
Rapper Grandmaster Flash is 62.
Actress Renn Woods is 62.
Actress Dedee Pfeiffer is 56.
Country singer Brian Flynn (Flynnville Train) is 54.
Actor Morris Chestnut is 51.
Rhythm and blues singer Tank is 44.
Model Elin Nordegren is 40.
Actor Jonas Armstrong is 39.
Actress Eden Riegel is 39.
Olympic gold medal ice dancer Meryl Davis is 33.
Rock musician Noah Sierota (Echosmith) is 24.
Post by: Travellin Dave on January 01, 2020, 08:47:39 AM
Post by: Travellin Dave on January 01, 2020, 09:01:19 AM
The proper behavior all through the holiday season is to be drunk. This drunkenness culminates on New Year’s Eve, when you get so drunk you kiss the person you’re married to. - P. J. O'Rourke
Today at the gym I asked a girl what her new year’s resolution is, She said “F*** you” so I’m pretty excited for 2020.
"New Year's is a harmless annual institution, of no particular use to anybody save as a scapegoat for promiscuous drunks, and friendly calls and humbug resolutions." - Mark Twain
"New Year's Day now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions. Next week you can begin paving hell with them as usual." - Mark Twain
"Now there are more overweight people in America than average-weight people. So overweight people are now average…which means, you have met your New Year's resolution." - Jay Leno
"Last year’s resolution was to lose 20 pounds by Christmas. Only 30 pounds to go."
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on January 01, 2020, 09:04:55 AM
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on January 01, 2020, 09:10:45 AM
Happy New Year back acha Oy, CarolinaDave and TDog. Hoping for a solid 2020.I'd settle for liquid. Gaseous would suck but be pretty funny for a while.
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on January 01, 2020, 09:16:10 AM
Many people look forward to the New Year for a new start on old habits.
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"Now there are more overweight people in America than average-weight people. So overweight people are now average…which means, you have met your New Year's resolution." - Jay Leno
"Last year’s resolution was to lose 20 pounds by Christmas. Only 30 pounds to go."
Brilliant!
Post by: Travellin Dave on January 01, 2020, 10:46:26 AM
Post by: Threebean on January 01, 2020, 10:50:38 AM
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on January 01, 2020, 10:54:29 AM
Happy New Year BanterBoTL. I'll take this opportunity to say I've enjoyed being part of this little congregation and to thank The Mayor for keeping it going.That's most kind of you, Mark. Happy New Year to you and your family.
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on January 01, 2020, 10:54:41 AM
Hope we get to page 2 today.You did it!
Post by: bluecollar on January 01, 2020, 12:35:01 PM
Happy New Year BanterBoTL. I'll take this opportunity to say I've enjoyed being part of this little congregation and to thank The Mayor for keeping it going.Well put Mr Bean. Good afternoon and Happy New year to all of you.
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on January 01, 2020, 12:43:17 PM
Happy New Year, Rick!Happy New Year BanterBoTL. I'll take this opportunity to say I've enjoyed being part of this little congregation and to thank The Mayor for keeping it going.Well put Mr Bean. Good afternoon and Happy New year to all of you.
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on January 01, 2020, 12:50:39 PM
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on January 01, 2020, 01:25:45 PM
Happy New Year from the First Tugboat of 2020!Very cool. Great way to start the year. Thank you and happy new year, Dave.
Post by: Travellin Dave on January 01, 2020, 03:04:11 PM
Post by: Travellin Dave on January 01, 2020, 03:05:19 PM
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on January 01, 2020, 03:10:06 PM
Gonna have to be rooting against you this weekend Rick. Got to go with my Texans.Your Texans?
Post by: Travellin Dave on January 01, 2020, 04:38:41 PM
Well, they've got Watson and Hopkins...🐅Gonna have to be rooting against you this weekend Rick. Got to go with my Texans.Your Texans?
Post by: bluecollar on January 01, 2020, 05:55:24 PM
Gonna have to be rooting against you this weekend Rick. Got to go with my Texans.This may be the upset of the week. I like this challenge better than the Chiefs who was the other possible matchup. If Buffalo can play sound defense it will be a close game.
Post by: bluecollar on January 01, 2020, 05:57:12 PM
Happy New Year Mr. Bean and Mr. Rick.Happy New year Dave. Nice pics from last night. Hope you got to lay low today. Haha
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on January 01, 2020, 07:16:17 PM
Post by: FloridaDean on January 01, 2020, 07:16:53 PM
been busy. Area Conference Sat-Sun to prepare for. was asked to head one of the workshops. that and my archives commitment.
Post by: FloridaDean on January 01, 2020, 07:17:25 PM
Ok, so who else is heading for work tomorrow?#notme.
Post by: bluecollar on January 01, 2020, 08:15:04 PM
Happy New Years fellow BOTL here at the banter.Happy New year Dean
been busy. Area Conference Sat-Sun to prepare for. was asked to head one of the workshops. that and my archives commitment.
Post by: bluecollar on January 01, 2020, 08:46:20 PM
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Post by: Travellin Dave on January 01, 2020, 08:58:51 PM
Some fine football games today.