Daily Holidays - May 28

[Sherman A1]

National Hamburger Day The humble hamburger is a staple of western culture. Burger joints, takeaway food outlets and all-night-eateries serve them up in their millions – with cheese, salad, gherkins and pickles, bacon and sauces. Why not celebrate Hamburger Day by making your own hamburgers? https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/hamburger-day/

Amnesty International Day Amnesty International is probably the most well-known human rights group in the world. The international organisation was founded in 1961 by a British lawyer and works on a number of human rights causes including ending the death penalty, ensuring free trials and for the release of political prisoners and prisoners of conscience. These are people imprisoned for non-legal reasons, such as their religion or ethnicity. At Christmas, Amnesty International organises a greetings card campaign, where supporters send Christmas cards to political prisoners and prisoners of conscience, to remind them that they are not forgotten.

Amnesty International Day is a chance to do your bit by attending a local meeting, making a donation, signing a petition or writing a letter of hope to a prisoner of conscience. Even better, do all of the above! https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/amnesty-international-day/

http://www.famousbirthdays.com/may28.html

[bigwillq]

1. MMM...I love hamburgers!

[Sherman A1]

4. Me too...

Think of going to Rallys today... got a coupon in the mailer this week.

[bigwillq]

8. I had to Google Rallys

We don't have any of those places up here in CT.

[In_The_Wind]

2. It's a perfect day to try out my new grill. I've been craving a hamburger all week.

If it rains, like yesterday, we'll move the grill out front to keep it dry.

[Sherman A1]

3. Excellent!

hope you get dry weather and enjoy!

[pinboy3niner]

5. Props to Amnesty International

[betsuni]

6. Hamburger Day

From James Villas' "American Taste" -- Burger Truth:

"He reaches in the refrigerator, pulls out a fistfull of fresh red meat, shapes it into a fat patty, and throws it on a flat grill ... . After a few minutes he flips it over, and, since I want a cheeseburger with all the trimmings, lays a slice of American cheddar (nothing more fancy, mind you) on top to melt all down the sides. In the meantime, he takes a hot, soft sesame-seed bun out of a bread warmer, smears both sides with gobs of mayonnaise plus a little catsup, and neatly arranges, on the bottom half, one fat cut of Bermuda onion, two slices of real tomato, and two or three leaves of crisp iceberg lettuce. On top of all this he spatulas the burger, adds the top half of the bun, and then, with the palm of his hand, pushes slightly down on his creation so that the meat juices begin saturating the other ingredients. Finally, he tongs a mess of piping hot French fries on the plate, and an unspecified number of sliced sour pickles, and casually plops the miracle on the counter.

"You grasp the corpulent creature with both hands, squeeze hard, and begin gradually, ever so carefully, trying to edge it into your salivating mouth. You close your eyes, chomp down, and ... you're on your way. The meat, cheese, onion, tomato, lettuce, mayonnaise, catsup: each makes its own special contribution to the whole, yet the flavors and textures harmonize almost synesthetically. When your teeth finally meet, all hell breaks loose as the juices start to explode and bits and pieces of garnishment try to go their own way. it's dripping ... all down your chin and through your fingers and across your wrists and onto the plate; red, green, white particles bombarding the countertop and the single, innocent, worthless paper napkin resting in your lap."

[Wounded Bear]

9. Ketchup on a burger?

[femmocrat]

7. Happy Birthday to the wonderful Gladys Knight!

With BB King (1973):

http://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/gladys-knight.html