20 May 2019

Thanks to Slovenia’s proposition, the UN has proclaimed this as World Bee Day.

This is Victoria Day throughout the land; for 34 million of us, this is the start of summer.

Unicorns live in groups of five or six. 

The US, Russia, France,the UK, China and India all have nuclear subs.
Wasps and yellow jackets are nothing more than wanna-bees.

Drums are classified as membranes, the oldest of all musical instruments.

Today in 1980, 59.56% of Quebeckers said ‘Non’ to independence. 

A newborn baby unicorn is called a sparkle.

One can order sandwiches at 42,000 Subways on six continents; 3,000 here at home.

My neighbour’s wife swallowed a harmonica. Nine months later she gave birth to the Blues.

Romans boiled flamingoes in wine, vinegar, leek coriander, mint, rue and dates.

Diabetic sock puppets cannot wrinkle. 

Balsamic vinegar is made from grape must. 

Today in 1904, Ode to Newfoundland was chosen as the national anthem of the Dominion.

My neighbour put googly eyes on diabetic socks; diabetic sock puppets can't get Medicare.

Cosmic rays are composed of high-energy protons and nuclei. 

Leprosy broke out in New Brunswick in 1822. The leprosarium in Tracadie closed in 1965.

Canada turpentine is made from the resin of balsam trees. 

Alexander the Great washed his hair in saffron to keep it shiny and orange.

It was called The Dark Ages because there were too many knights. 

Food for Thought: You can’t shake hands with a clenched fist. ~Indira Gandhi

For Victoria Day: In my lifetime, Canada’s development as a nation has been remarkable. This vast, rich and varied country has inspired its own and attracted many others by its adherence to certain values. Some are enshrined in law but I should imagine just as many are simply found in the hearts of ordinary Canadians. ~Elizabeth II