Who knew? Okay, some of us knew the significance of the code number 4-20 but today’s date 4-20-2010 (or for that matter, 4-20 of any year since 1971 or so) is code for pot, mary jane, wacky tobaccky.
According to the website http://www.snopes.com/language/stories/420.asp it began at San Rafael High School in 1971 when a group of 12 or so “stoners” would meet after school at 4:20 pm to light up. Funny what catches on.
For the record, at San Rafael High, they call themselves the “Bulldawg’s” (a la Las Cruces High) – not the “Stoners.”
Today is also National Goal Buddies Day, a day to celebrate the people who support you as you reach for your goals. Today is National Take a Break to Reset Your Mind Day.
The 101 Number One Song of the Day was recorded by a man who was a hit making machine but his good luck was about to change. Today’s song was his 16th number one song and he was the only artist aside from the Beatles to top the charts for seven consecutive years. But it would be his last number one song for the next seven years. The hits wouldn’t stop altogether but they were beginning to taper off and soon a new release from him was no longer the big event it used to be. But on April 20, 1962 it was number one and a pretty big deal although it was somewhat ironic that his charmed life began to go through a dry spell after the success of a song with the name – Good Luck Charm – It’s Elvis
The 101 Gold Nugget of Knowledge: A British man banned from driving for four years for driving a battery-powered Barbie toy car while drunk admitted he had acted like “a twit.” Paul Hutton, 40, said he found the toy car, designed for 3-to-5-year-olds, abandoned about a year ago. He worked on it at his Jaywick, England, home for about a year with his 17-year-old son. Hutton said he had been drinking while working on the toy and decided to take it for a spin. “The police pulled up and asked if I was all right,” Hutton said. He told them he had a few drinks but felt fine. Hutton was sentenced to a 12-month conditional discharge. His driver’s license was also suspended for three years. The Barbie car runs on a 12-volt battery and has a top speed of about 4 mph.
BTW, that’s not Paul behind the wheel.
Other Stuff:
A slobbering brown and white bulldog named Meatball will serve as the official mascot for the 101st annual Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa. Meatball was crowned the Beautiful Bulldog yesterday at the annual dog pageant. He beat out 49 competitors who came from as far away as South Carolina to compete in the event. As winner, Meatball received a key to the city, a royal cape and crown. He’ll make numerous public appearances at Drake Relays events, which continue through Saturday. The Des Moines dog was accompanied by nearly a dozen people who wore “Team Meatball” shirts. Meatball was clad in a simple blue Drake University shirt, but others sported more outrageous outfits. One dog was dressed in pompoms, another wore a Superman cape, and Butch from Eden Prairie, Minnesota, wore a doggy-sized version of Minnesota Vikings star Adrian Peterson’s jersey. He earned the title of Mr. Congeniality.
That’s Meatball without his Drake University shirt on.
Larry King and Shawn Southwick have reached a two week truce in their divorce battle. “There’s a 50-50 chance this divorce is not happening,” King’s lawyer, Dennis Wasser, tells People. “His focus is on the best interest of his children. It’s not clear to me which way he’s going to turn on this issue.” TMZ reports the two were headed to marriage counseling yesterday. The news comes after Larry and Shawn were seen walking arm-in-arm Sunday at their son’s baseball game in Los Angeles. The couple has been married for 12-and-a-half years.
And finally…where’s common sense - a 13-year old girl in Houston was suspended for three days…for pointing a finger gun at another student. She said she was wearing an NYPD T-shirt at the time…and when class ended, her friend pointing a finger at her. She pointed back…and the teacher caught her.
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