Monday, January 18, 2021

Me On A Monday - January 18th

 It's Blue Monday!  What ever is Blue Monday you say, well let me explain & no fear I have an antidote!

First the how, the why & the what of Blue Monday.

Blue Monday is the name given to a day in January (typically the third Monday of the month) said by a UK travel company, Sky Travel, to be the most depressing day of the year. The concept was first published in a 2005 press release from the company, which claimed to have calculated the date using an "equation". It takes into account weather conditions and thus only applies to the Northern Hemisphere.

The idea is considered pseudoscience, with its formula derided by scientists as nonsensical.

And now the antidote - Canadian style:








22 comments:

  1. An angel asked God what he was doing.
    "Making Canadians," said he.
    "Aww, they're no nice," said the angel.
    "Oh yeah? Watch this."
    And God dropped the puck.

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    1. I like it! I found some others that made me chuckle but were maybe a little too blue in content for this blog.

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  2. I like the three handwritten signs the best, especially the one leaving instructions for the thief!

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    1. I found some other signs, but I could not verify they were truly Canadian signs. The rhubarb one I have actually seen.

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  3. I think we have Canadian geese on the lake near our house - boy are they noisy! And quite intimidating to the local ducks!
    What fun handwritten signs - I'm pleased the wheelbarrow was returned.

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    1. Canadian geese can be quite vicious & I think they should all be named Sid. I have a sign from a farmer who had planted a hedge of evergreens & that Christmas someone chopped the top of the tree off for a Christmas tree. The farmer posted a huge sign wishing the thief a Merry Christmas of sorts.

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  4. The rhubarb one made me chuckle and ponder the thought that people must steal rhubarb ...

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    1. I know that several of local farmers have a real problem with people wandering on their land for those social distancing walks & take rhubarb as though it was growing wild on public lands.

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  5. A great laugh to start my day! Happy Monday!

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  6. The signs are wonderful! Love the fact that the thief was thanked for returning the wheelbarrow!

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    1. The wheelbarrow sign is from either Nova Scotia or New Brunswick, but it definitely worked.

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  7. Well, these have indeed raised a chuckle here - I like the rhubarb one especially :).

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  8. I shared the box one on Facebook lol Perfect for this week.

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    1. I get a chuckle out of some of the instructions printed on boxes - I wonder is it done to humour us?

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  9. Thank you. This made me smile and we all need something to smile about each day don't you think? I like the geese one best :0)

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    1. Canadian Geese, especially with a nest or young are very aggressive. They have been dubbed Canadian hissing cobra chickens!

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  10. Aren't they actually called Canada Geese? They are found in other countries too.

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    1. Right you are Chris, Canada Geese is their correct name or as I now like to call them Hissing Cobra Chicken.

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  11. I shall be sure to keep out of the way of the Canadian Geese! Canada Geese fly down, here, to overwinter, and I have seen them fly in formation - you can hear them before you see them!

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    1. Yes many still do fly south for the winter & it seems they have become our feathered ambassadors around the world!

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