Archive for December 10th, 2022

How the Christmas Greeting ‘Mele Kalikimaka’ Came to Be

In 1950, Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters recorded the song "Mele Kalikimaka," which tells us about Christmas in Hawaii. The song instructs us to say the phrase as a Christmas greeting. The term first appeared in prin...

https://www.neatorama.com/2022/12/10/How-the-Christmas-Greeting-Mele-Kalikimaka-Came-to-Be/

Eating Fish and Chips in Whittier, Alaska

Some years ago, we introduced you to Whittier, an isolated town in Alaska in which almost all the population lives in one 14-story building, originally built as an army barracks. Margaret and Dom Varlamos were looking fo...

https://www.neatorama.com/2022/12/10/Eating-Fish-and-Chips-in-Whittier-Alaska/

The Reason Behind the "Please Poke Eyes" Signs

If you're not an angler, you might be surprised to see this kind of gruesome sign near fishing piers. When this one was posted at Reddit, it sparked a bunch of Three Stooges jokes. But a few folks helpfully explained why...

https://www.neatorama.com/2022/12/10/The-Reason-Behind-the-Please-Poke-Eyes-Signs/




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