Healthy Home Newsletter November Volume XVII Issue 11 | Page 5

November 8 th is “Punster Day”
Punsters day is a day to make bad puns, and to encourage
others to do the same. Instead of groaning at puns, which often
happens, the day is to be spent laughing at them, like you would
any other joke.
Puns, also known as paronomasia, are a type of wordplay that
uses similar sounding or looking words, or figurative language, to
create an oftentimes humorous effect. Puns have been around for Interesting Dates
in History
millennia, being used in Sumerian cuneiform, and Egyptian and
Mayan hieroglyphics. Today they are common in jokes and comedy
shows and are often used in literature. Nov.
1, 1512: The ceiling of the Sistine
date
Chapel, painting by Michelangelo, is
shown for the first time.
To celebrate Punster Day, here are some classic groaners --
don't sprain your eyes rolling them! Nov. 5, 1935: The board game
Monopoly is first released.
 A three-legged dog walks into a saloon in the Old West. He
slides up to the bar and announces: "I'm looking for the man
who shot my paw."
 A small boy swallowed some coins and was taken to the
hospital. When his grandmother telephoned to ask how he was,
the nurse said, "No change yet."
 The butcher backed up into the meat grinder and got a little
behind in his work.
 What's the definition of a will? It's a dead giveaway...
 Show me a piano falling down a mineshaft and I'll show you A-
flat minor.
 I wondered why the baseball was getting bigger. Then it hit me.
 A scientist doing an experiment with liquid chemicals was trying
to solve a problem when he fell in and became part of the
solution. Nov. 11, 1834: The Ugly Duckling was
first published by Hans Christian
Andersen.
Thank You!
Thanks to YOU the word is spreading! Thanks to all of my wonderful
clients who graciously refer me to their friends, family, and neighbors!
My business runs on the positive comments and referrals from people
just like you. I couldn’t do this without you! A special thanks to all these
fine folks who referred me last month…
Larry and Gail Tufford, John Fiorino, Paul Steingart, Sylvia
and Bruce Ferbrache, Dale Graca & John and Erna
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Nov. 16, 2001: The first Harry Potter
film, Harry Potter and the
Philosopher’s Stone, is released.
Nov. 21, 1877: The invention of the
phonograph, a machine that can
record sound, is announced by Thomas
Edison.
Nov 30, 1940: Lucille Ball and Desi
Arnaz are married.
Thanks for
All the Kind Words!
I wanted to say thank you!
They were the epitome of
professional.
-Blair Patton