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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsDaily Holidays - January 13
National Peach Melba Day The classic dessert Peach Melba was created for and named after the very slim opera singer Nellie Melba. Heres some food trivia: when Nellie gained weight later in life, the same chef that created Peach Melba created a thin, low-calorie toast for her breakfast enter Melba Toast! https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/peach-melba-day/National Sticker Day is observed annually on January 13. This is a day to celebrate all things stickers, from the custom printing of them to sharing stickers. Every sticker has a story. http://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/latest-posts/
Rubber Duckie Day Start running the bath, its Rubber Duckie Day! Celebrate by taking a rubber duck (or taking a whole load of rubber ducks) in the bath and acting out small, theatrical scenes of your choosing. Why not try Macbeth, or your favourite opera? https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/rubber-duckie-day/
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Daily Holidays - January 13 (Original Post)
Sherman A1
Jan 2016
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bigwillq
(72,790 posts)1. Rubber Duckie!
Wounded Bear
(58,670 posts)2. Not rubber, but my favorite Duckie
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malthaussen
(17,205 posts)4. Possibly my favorite exchange from that show...
... which is full of great exchanges:
Kaitlin: "Who did Ducky look like when he was young?"
Gibbs: "Ilya Kuryakin!"
-- Mal
Wounded Bear
(58,670 posts)5. That show is shameless...
It rips off lines, situations, and characters from classic movies and television all the time.
For some reason, it doesn't bother me much.
femmocrat
(28,394 posts)3. "Rubber Duckie, you're the one!"