Funny Pictures that Amuse Will and Guy
The gods too are fond of a joke. Aristotle
Examples of our July pictures
Our aim is to portray the spirit of each month with our pictures; in a word, July means ‘Tour De France’.
Muppets Tour de France
4th July Rocket – Excellent Video (Worth seeing even when it’s not 4th July)
Dali’s Pictures of July
Church News
The Roman Catholic Holy Spirit Church in Marple, Stockport in the diocese of Shrewsbury published in its April newsletter the following amusing snippets:
New Carpet: There will be a discussion in May as to how we might raise funds for the new carpet. All who wish to do something on the carpet should come forward and do so now.
Baptisms: From now on, the North and South ends of the church will be used.
Dog Steals Bunny’s Identity and His Carrot
Quotes
I don’t like composers who think. It gets in the way of their plagiarism.
Howard Dietz
Imitation is the sincerest form of television.
Fred Allen
Editor: a person employed by a newspaper, whose business it is to separate the wheat from the chaff, and to see that the chaff is printed.
Elbert Hubbard
What do you call an Irishman who sits outside in the summer?
Patty O’ Furniture
July Distinguishing Events
- 1st Canada Day
- 1st Doctor’s Day
- 1st Wife Carrying Championships Finland
- Cycling: Tour de France
- 4th of July – American Independence Day
- 6-14th Running of the Bulls at Pamplona
- Eid ul-Fitr Muslim Festival Ramadan Ends
- 12th Orangeman’s Day Northern Ireland
- 14th July Bastille Day
- 15th July St Swithin’s Day
- Golf: UK Open Starts
- 24th Cousins’ Day
- 27th National Scotch Egg Day
- 29th The inauguration of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris (1836)
See other interesting events that happened in July back down the years.
