Random Word Generated: Outrageous
Entering some keywords into the Squidoo search engine yields good results as with the word, Outrageous. Others are okay, but it almost looks like Squidoo is scraping the bottom of the barrel with the results it comes up with. So, unfortunately, I do have to reject the occasional word that is generated.
So, the word outrageous yielded some very good results but I felt more drawn to Funny Festivities by quippingqueen. It reminded me of the time I was sitting in a pub in London with a friend, reading this list of weird events that were happening throughout the month. We couldn't really work out why they existed and who created them, and even if anyone really attended or celebrated them but after reading Funny Festivities, perhaps it was a very similar idea but unique to the pub itself.
Either way, I found this squidoo lens to be a fascinating read. It tickled my interest in the weird and wonderful, apart from anything else. But, also proved that no matter how bad the world can be sometimes, there is always someone that is willing to inject a bit of humour into the proceedings or that gives many of us something to look forward to.
By the time, this post is published, everyone should be celebrating the:
'August 18 - FAKE FLOWER RECOGNITION DAY (Time to plant those plastic pots of PVC pansies on the deck to impress your know-it-all in-laws or nosey neighbors.)' - Funny Festivities.
How many times have you gone into a bar or restaurant, seen a beautiful display of flowers in the centre of the table and had a quick check to see if it was real or fake? How many times did they turn out to be real? Only now were ruined because you left a mark on the petals or stalk?
Okay, I have to put my hand up! But, it's hard to tell sometimes, so imagine the fun you could have with your neighbours and the local busy bodies, by totally putting their flower display to shame with huge amounts of fake flowers from the £1 store? From a distance you wouldn't know the difference.
Hell, it made my day, anyway :)
But this squidoo lens is great for putting a smile on your face and a wacky idea into your head because even if the rest of the world doesn't know about these wacky holidays, you can have a huge amount of fun celebrating them.
Visit: Funny Festivities
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ReplyDeleteThat fake flower idea is fun, I may have to try it! I'm also looking forward to the Butter Fingers Appreciation Day when I will really come into my own!
ReplyDeleteIt's interesting to see how these fun holidays have gone from being quirky local events into national and even global ones, in some cases. Talk Like a Pirate Day and NaNoWriMo are just two that come to mind.
Thanks to you and to quippingqueen for making my Wednesday fun!
You can always count on the quipping queen to bring a smile to your day. I would say some of these are outrageous, but pretty funny too. I checked my birthday and it is: Clean Air Appreciation Day (Time to honor those with a compelling need to air their dirty linen in public or engage in a natural urge to break wind in elevators). Love it!
ReplyDeleteNow I have a smile on my face today...this is a great lens and marvy review. My son was actually on the Burnside Bridge in Portland last year when all the naked bike rider's swarmed the bridge for World Naked Bike Ride Day...he thought he'd landed on another planet, lol!
ReplyDeleteOh Carrie this was just laugh out loud funny. Love my birthday...(time to check and see who has the best recipe for mud-pies, or who has tasted the forbidden fruit - earth apples naturally!)
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