Jun 29, 2024
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fun items for your "summer" backyard
word of the day
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game: pyramid
have you ever wanted to call a consultant in to help you do
something?
do you wear sunglasses every day?
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game: slogan game
do you like "condiment combinations" i.e. mayoracha
nike has shoes that massage your feet!
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fireworks safety
goodbye/fun facts....National Paul Bunyan Day...we fondly remember
the tales of the big blue ox and a mighty lumberjack! Described as
a giant and a lumberjack of unusual skill, Paul Bunyan is one of
the most famous North American folklore heroes. The character of
Paul Bunyan originated in the oral tradition of North American
loggers dating back to the mid-1800s. One Paul Bunyan legend claims
it took five storks to carry him as a newborn....Some believe
Bunyan was based on a French-Canadian logger named Fabian ‘Joe’
Fournier, who moved to Michigan after the American Civil War. He
was strongly built with giant hands and was well above six feet in
height. Paul Bunyan was later popularized by freelance writer and
in a 1916 promotional pamphlet for the Red River Lumber Company who
was looking for a face for the advertising campaign.