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Some historians believe the April Fools' customs began in France, although no one knows for sure.

It may stem from a calendar change in 16th century France -- the moving of New Year's Day from April 1 to January 1 when the Gregorian calendar was adopted.
People who continued to celebrate New Year's Day on April 1st rather than the new date of January 1st were referred to as "April fools" and others played tricks on them
 

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Pinch and a punch first of the month Tara.

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That's not the saying up north Nowhard

It's "suck and a f@$k for the 1st of the month"
 

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That's not the saying up north Nowhard

It's "suck and a f@$k for the 1st of the month"

How Times change Tara, for me that would have been back in the 50's, perhaps we was more polite then, and if our parents had heard us saying that clipped ears all round.

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Yeah the likes of Geordie shore shows are def changing the language of young ones.
 

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Easter Monday! Bank holiday in the UK.
 

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Easter Monday! Bank holiday in the UK.

As long as you don't work for DTY stores, Super Markets, Food industry, my son works his nuts off all over Easter and all this week being a chef, his pub/restaurant goes crazy this time off the year.

Do have fun folks its only an Easter break.

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Today is Aristomenis day, his tomb is 10 minutes walk from my villa go past at least once a day dog walking, if you google Aristomenis tomb your find a picture of it now its posh as it has a corrugated tin roof over it, if you can find a picture of Nestors tomb your see it has a stone dome over it this would have had the same Nestor being a king his was rebuilt.

So who was Aristomenis.

Aristomenes was a Messenian hero of the seventh century BC, of semi-divine origin, who performed incredible exploits while leading his country for many years in resistance to the Spartans. On one occasion an eagle aided his miraculous escape from captivity.

Sorry but that's all I could find on him, but most of this whole area was once all under water, as there is lots of evidence of that, I have sitting next to me an oyster that is around 3 inch's thick and yes very old and it has many layers of shell.

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Norwegian national day
 

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And today is world Gin Day Chin Chin.

Bottoms ups.

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Unfortunately, alcohol is not currently on my diet so have one for me.
 

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Its men's final day in Paris and at the moment Raffa is 2 sets up and 3-1 up in the third, Go Raffa.

Update Raffa is the man with a third set 6-2 win, so he now clocks up another Paris open winner.

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Today is Father's Day, so for those of us who are Father's, have a great day guys.

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Happy Father's Day from daddies that are gone, present and future dads!

You'll never be given a more harder, more rewarding job than moulding a life.
 

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To all of you awesome Fathers and Father figures,
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This hasn’t been a very good Father’s Day so far. Started yesterday with a text from my surgical hospital not to drink 48 hours before my knee replacement surgery. Arrrgh. Guess it slow the emptying of the stomach. So, today is probably the first sober Father’s Day I’ve ever had. Double Arrgh. Then this morning up at 3;30 am I stepped in some dat sh*t going out to the convertible. I didn’t know it. Even butt naked driving with the top down I knew what happen. Then my morning gal calls off. A long Day indeed. Son just stopped by so steaks on the Barbie. Happy Father’s Day all.
 

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71 TODAY, ANOTHER HURDLE PASSED, here's to my next one and as many as I can have, bit like sex then? just want as many as I can get:thumb:

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Hey Nowhard!

Happy birthday. It seems you are catching up to me. In a few years, you will be ahead of me.
 

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Thanks guys, N2B I keep trying, but its like finding the end of the rainbow, it keeps getting away from you.

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