(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . New Day Cafe: Wednesday Whimsicals [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.', 'Backgroundurl Avatar_Large', 'Nickname', 'Joined', 'Created_At', 'Story Count', 'N_Stories', 'Comment Count', 'N_Comments', 'Popular Tags'] Date: 2023-04-12 Goooood morning, Newdists! Here, put this on, you look chilly. How about a nice cuppa and a nosh? Maybe tune or two. But no tuna. After all, you can tune a piano, but you can’t tuna fish! x 🏆 Best Of The Best 🏆 Mercury Edition! 🖤 🔥 🎊 pic.twitter.com/TuLXN3X6YK — Johnny Cadillac (@lippyent) April 1, 2023 This is the kind of thing I sit up nights wondering about…. This didn’t seem to attract a lot of attention, but it cracks me up!! In case you wondered, today is: National Only Child Day National Grilled Cheese Day National Big Wind Day I’m not sure what these three things have in common, but I’d be willing to bet…….. On this day in history, and I’m not doing all of them…. 1606 England adopts the Union Flag, replaced in 1801 by current Union Flag, also known as the Union Jack. England adopts the Union Flag, replaced in 1801 by current Union Flag, also known as the Union Jack. 1709 Richard Steele 's British literary and society journal "The Tatler" is first published establishing a new type of journalism featuring essays on contemporary manners. Richard Steele 1858 1st US billiards championship, Michael J Phelan wins in Detroit (Bet our side pocket could take him!) 1st US billiards championship, Michael J Phelan wins in Detroit (Bet our side pocket could take him!) 1861 Fort Sumter in South Carolina is attacked by the Confederacy, beginning the American Civil War (You just can’t trust ‘em!) 1877 Catcher's mask 1st used in a baseball game (Makes you wonder what took them so long!!) Catcher's mask 1st used in a baseball game (Makes you wonder what took them so long!!) 1930 4th Test Cricket WI v England ends in a draw after nine days (I want NO complaints about the 7th inning stretch in baseball!!) 4th Test Cricket WI v England ends in a draw after nine days (I want NO complaints about the 7th inning stretch in baseball!!) 1954 Bill Haley and the Comets record "Rock Around Clock" And finally…..weirdness abounds! 1987 Texaco files for bankruptcy ( An oil company files for bankruptcy. How inept do you have to be?? That’s right up there with trump’s casino filing….THE ODDS ARE ON THE HOUSE SIDE!!! smdh) New Day Cafe Is An Open Thread What would you like to chat about this morning? [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/4/12/2163228/-New-Day-Cafe-Wednesday-Whimsicals Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/