TRIVIA TODAY - Monday, June 18, 2012

Greetings Infomaniacs,

I hope that all the dads out there had a nice Father's Day yesterday! My dad, who is not always on top of things, forgot that yesterday was Father's Day. Last weekend when I asked him what he wanted to do for it, I was met with a blank stare.

"Oh, that's next Sunday?" he inquired.

It turned out that he already made plans to go away for the weekend, so I guess it's a good thing I wasn't on the ball with the planning!

I told him, "Well, we can celebrate the following weekend, but you have to wait that much longer to get your gift."

"Is it something good? Maybe I can reschedule," came his response.

He was just joking of course. He would much rather have cancelled to spend the day with me, not to get his gift. Right? Well, that's what I am telling myself, anyway!

Enjoy!
Melissa

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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "If the new American father feels bewildered and even defeated, let him take comfort from the fact that whatever he does in any fathering situation has a fifty percent chance of being right."

HINT: (1937-), American comedian, actor, author, television producer, educator, musician and activist.


RANDOM TIDBITS
British children have their own version of Santa Claus. Called Father Christmas in the United Kingdom, he traditionally wore a green hooded cloak. But as American culture slowly worked its way across the Atlantic in the 1930s, Father Christmas started wearing the traditional red fur coat associated with the iconic American Santa Claus.

Thirteen-year-old Charles Manson was sent to Father Flanagan's Boys Town in 1947. Within a week of arriving, he and another boy escaped and committed two armed robberies.

According to the American Retail Association, Americans spend about $2 billion less on gifts for Dad on Father's Day than they do for Mom on Mother's Day. However, more collect calls are placed on Father's Day than any other day of the year.

The hymn "Eternal Father" is known in the United States as The Navy Hymn" because it has been sung at each Sunday's Divine Services in Annapolis since 1879. It was Franklin D. Roosevelt's favorite hymn, and the Navy Band played it as John F. Kennedy's body was carried up the stairs of the Capitol to lie in state.

Humorist Ralph Schoenstein has many books to his credit, including the I Hate Preppies Handbook, but one of his most popular publications doesn't even list his name on the cover. Schoenstein was the ghostwriter responsible for Bill Cosby's mega-selling book Fatherhood.

Some historians believe that Father Time is actually based on Cronus, the Titan god of agriculture, who carried a scythe for harvesting purposes. Perhaps it's because of this agricultural connection that Father Time is often depicted as being married to Mother Nature.


VIDEO CLIP
Little Princess - Letter From Daddy
In the Little Princess Shirley Temple Stars as Sara, a young girl who is sent to boarding school after her father goes to war. In this clip Sara receives a letter from her father before her birthday.

Watch It Now: Little Princess - Letter From Daddy


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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "If the new American father feels bewildered and even defeated, let him take comfort from the fact that whatever he does in any fathering situation has a fifty percent chance of being right."

ANSWER: Bill Cosby.

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