4/30/25 - Denim and Saying It Wrong On Purpose

Wednesday 4/30/25

Celebrate:

Adopt a Shelter Pet Day

Bugs Bunny Day

Day of the Child

Denim Day

Hairstyle Appreciation Day

International Guide Dog Day

International Jazz Day

International Noise Awareness Day

National Animal Advocacy Day

National Bubble Tea Day

National Honesty Day

National Military Brats Day

National Mr. Potato Head Day

National Oatmeal Cookie Day

National Raisin Day

Spank Out Day

Stop Food Waste Day

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Today is National Denim Day..but why do we call them jeans?

comes from a French term having to do with fabrics produced in an Italian city.

Your favorite pair of blue jeans can be traced back to the French jean fustian — a term that can be broken down into two parts. Jean refers to the Italian city of Genoa, which was known in the 15th century for producing a popular type of twilled cloth that the French referred to as fustian. So in essence, jean fustian is what the French called a sturdy cotton cloth made in Genoa, Italy.

The singular "jean" first entered English around the mid-15th century, though it referred to the cloth, not a specific type of garment, such as pants.

The plural came about thanks to English-speaking sailors. When sailors arrived at the port city of Genoa, they were introduced to this sturdy, attractive workwear that was often dyed blue with indigo, as was popular at the time. Eventually, the term for this Genoese workwear became anglicized as "jeans."

The modern version of jeans became popular around the mid-19th century, in large part due to Levi Strauss. Originally, these pants were officially known as "waist overalls" — Levi Strauss & Co. notes it wasn’t until the 1960s that the colloquialism "jeans" had a resurgence and became the norm.

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AskReddit today asked "What is your best 'I say it wrong on purpose' example?"

For me..many store names.

Chipotle - Chi-pole-tle

Kohls - Kohlses

Wegmans - Weggies

Weis - "We-is"

Someone said "Mack-Donalds."

There are many things to add "The" to.

Someone said they call it "The Google" . . . mostly to annoy their kids.

Someone else said they like to say, "I'll give it a Goog" before searching.

Extra "S's" or "ses's" at the end of a word are a thing too.

The internets (yes..with an s)

"Deers" when they see more than one deer, instead of just "deer."

"Strategery" . . . inspired by the old "SNL" bit.

"Merlot," WITH the "T" sound . . . so, "mer-lot." I do this at Bath and Body Works for Black Cherry Merlot

Saying "expresso" instead of "espresso."

Pronouncing Arkansas as "R-Kansas."

Pronouncing scissors as "skissors" . . . to be "funny."

"Sangwich" . . . inspired by how their grandpa said it.

Someone said, "I was sick of people correcting me whether I say 'gif' or 'jif.' Whichever I say will be wrong to someone.  So I started calling them 'JEEFS.'"

Some people got silly with it . . . saying stuff like, "I'm living bi-curiously through you" . . . and "self-defecating" instead of "self-deprecating."

"It's not rocket surgery."

"It's all water under the fridge."

 And one kind of got political -  "Gulf of Mexico" (which it will alway be to me!)

See the thread here

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On Saturday night, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas presented Francis Ford Coppola with a lifetime achievement award from the American Film Institute.

During his tribute, Spielberg named what he believes is the greatest American film of all time.  Obviously, it was one of Coppola's:  "The Godfather".

He said, quote, "Many artists can and do take a bow from their work on a page, on a canvas, on a screen, but our applause for you Francis, is from a different kind of audience.

"When we're young, it's our parents we want to make proud, and then it's our friends, and then it's our colleagues, and finally, it's our peers.  But you, sir, are peerless."

He added, quote, "You've inspired a generation of storytellers who want to make you proud of their work, proud of our work, and I always want to make you proud of my work."

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Today’s Useless Fact of the Day - You know you can't drink ocean water..it needs to be desalinated before we can.

Cats can actually survive drinking ocean water. Their kidneys can filter out the salt and use the water for hydration.

Well thanks kidneys....I"M ONLY KIDDING....LOVE YOU!!! NO STONES PLEASE!!!!

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