July 19, 2022 - National Daiquiri Day | National Words With Friends Day

Welcome to July 19th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate friendly competition and cooling off. Today is National Words With Friends Day and I have a few choice words for you guys! Marlo: Don’t say french fries. John: Marlo hates fries! Anna: That is so yesterday’s news! I had my seasoned fries on a Friday and I am just glad Marlo came to his senses. Anyway this game looks really fun, it’s like a scrabble game you can play with your friends in an app form. On National Words With Friends Day enjoy a friendly spar with your favorite nerds. Some drinks are synonymous with tropical vacations, but the daiquiri is named after a small mining town in Santiago de Cuba. During the Spanish American War, workers at a mine in Daiquiri would gather to cool off at the end of a long day’s work. At a place called the Venus bar their American supervisor, Jennings Cox came up with the drink made from rum, lime juice, and sugar. But when Ernest Hemmingway first encountered the daiquiri, he ordered another without the sugar and double the rum. This drink became known as the Papa Doble. While he usually drank whiskey, Hemingway bragged that he could drink 17 daiquiris without getting a hangover. On National Daiquiri Day, celebrate responsibly with the drink that still tastes good at the end of a long, hot day. I’m Anna Devere and I’m Marlo Anderson. Thanks for joining us as we Celebrate Every Day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices