Hawaii Primary Election Day
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Eat an Apple Day
HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — Ma‘ema‘e: Cleanliness, to clean PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY — Klin: Clean HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “When one does not clean the side of the poi bowl properly, he is unlikely to wipe his behind clean after defecation.” HAOLE SAYING OF THE DAY — “Never underestimate the power of very stupid people in large groups.” – John Kenneth Galbraith
WEB SURF SPOT OF THE WEEK — A Bliizzard of Lies WEB VIDEO OF THE WEEK — McCain, Stop Lying NETCAST OF THE WEEK — Crooks and Liars GOOD DEED SITE OF THE WEEK — Livestrong.com – Lance Armstrong Foundation
THREAT LEVEL YELLOW: John McClueless recently stated: ”Opening up the health insurance market to more vigorous nationwide competition, as we have done over the last decade in banking, would provide more choices of innovative products less burdened by the worst excesses of state-based regulation.“ Latest Lies >x
September 20, 1927: Rolls of toilet paper sell on Maui, 3 for 25 cents, not a small amount of money in those days. (25 cents then would pay for enough meat for a meal for a family of four.) Toilet paper holds a special place in the domestic history of Maui, and Hawaii. Residents love their toilet paper. During the oil embargo of 1970’s, supplies to the state became scarce, and among the first to disappear off store shelves was, yes toilet paper.
Today, whenever there is a hint of a dock strike, or shipping problem, you can see residents line up at Costco, megapacks of toilet paper hogging most of the room in their carts. The cost? About $14 for 36 rolls, or 39 cents per roll. But don’t let the price deceive you. The price per roll hasn’t gone up, it’s gone down. In today’s currency, a single roll of toilet paper in 1927 would cost a Mauian $1.08.
EVENTS ON THIS DAY — September 20th
1519: Magellan starts the first successful circumnavigation of the world
1884: Equal Rights Party founding convention in San Francisco, nominated female candidates for President, Vice President. (Belva Lockwood for president)
1954: First FORTRAN computer program is run
1962: James Meredith is blocked from entering Mississippi University as its first African American student
1962: Miss’ Governor refuses to admit an African American to the Univ (James Meredith)
1990: Saddam Hussein demands U.S. networks broadcast his message
2001: President George W. Bush names Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge to head the new Office of Homeland Security.
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1519: Magellan starts the first successful circumnavigation of the world
1884: Equal Rights Party founding convention in San Francisco, nominated female candidates for President, Vice President. (Belva Lockwood for president)
1954: First FORTRAN computer program is run
1962: James Meredith is blocked from entering Mississippi University as its first African American student
1962: Miss’ Governor refuses to admit an African American to the Univ (James Meredith)
1990: Saddam Hussein demands U.S. networks broadcast his message
2001: President George W. Bush names Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge to head the new Office of Homeland Security.
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BORN ON THIS DAY — September 20th
-357: Alexander III the Great, emperor
1928: Dr Joyce Brothers, pop psychiatrist
1934: Sophia Loren, Rome, actress
1957: Fran Drescher, actress
1959: Alannah Currie, rocker
1967: Gunnar Nelson, rock singer
1967: Matthew Nelson, rock singer
1982: Yung Joc, rapper
-357: Alexander III the Great, emperor
1928: Dr Joyce Brothers, pop psychiatrist
1934: Sophia Loren, Rome, actress
1957: Fran Drescher, actress
1959: Alannah Currie, rocker
1967: Gunnar Nelson, rock singer
1967: Matthew Nelson, rock singer
1982: Yung Joc, rapper
