In today's House Of Humoronics
Neighborhood Clowns
Smash The Walls
If You Can't Spell Don't Make A Sign
I Do It Like A Boss
Flying South
Today's Inspiration
United Diversity In Christ
The Titanic's chief baker, Charles John Joughin, nonchalantly stepped off the stern of the sinking liner and calmly paddled around until dawn. After he was rescued, he was back at work within days. Experts note that he survived history's greatest maritime disaster by getting completely drunk.
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Red Hat Society Day commemorates the anniversary of the date in 1998 when a group of women gathered for a tea party in Fullerton, California, to wear purple clothing and red hats. They called themselves the Red Hat Society, and thus, April 25 became the founding date of the Red Hat Society, which is now an international social organization. The roots of the Red Hat Society date to 1997, when Sue Ellen Cooper gave her friend a red hat for her 55th birthday, along with a copy of "Warning" by Jenny Joseph. She included the poem — which begins with the line, "when I am an old woman, I shall wear purple with a red hat which doesn't go and doesn't suit me"—as a way to encourage her friend to grow old in a carefree manner. Soon afterward, Cooper gave red hats to more of her friends, and on April 25, 1998, the consequential tea party was held.
At first only women over 50 could join the Red Hat Society, but now all women can. While those 50 and over wear red hats and purple clothing, those under 50 wear pink hats and lavender clothing. There are thousands of members in chapters all around the world. Members wear their hats and outfits, go to luncheons, dinners, and teas, shop, take day trips, see concerts and stage performances, and ride floats in parades. Members are to renew their membership annually, get to know their "sisters," support the cause of reshaping the way women are viewed by culture, and "have the most fun possible." According to the organization," the Red Hat Society is a unique international playgroup for women that promotes our passion of fun, friendship, fitness, the freedom to express ourselves in positive ways, and a dedication to the fulfillment of lifelong dreams, gained all through the power of fun!"
Men are not allowed to join.
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