NATIONAL JOE DAY National
Joe Day on March 27th encourages everyone to enjoy a cup of joe with
all your friends named Joe, Jo, Joey, Joseph, and Josephine. While
you're at it, don't forget Joette, Jody, Johanna, Jodie, or any other
variant of the name Joe. If you didn't know it, you could create quite a
few nicknames from this one name. National Joe Day According
to the Social Security Administration, Joseph ranked No. 6 from 1893 to
1899 behind John, William, James, George, and Charles. In 1910, it
moved to No. 5. From 1911 to 2005, it ranked No. 12 or lower. Famous
Joes, Jos, and Jo Anns, populate the world. They fill many roles, too.
So their name does not define them. Just check out the variety of hats
they wear!
Famous Joes: American football player and coach - Joe Montana Politician - Jo Ann Emerson Comedian, musician, and actor - Joe Pesci Politician and lawyer - Joe Biden Musician, singer, dancer -Josephine Baker Theatrical producer, entrepreneur, film producer - Joseph Gordon American football player - Joe Namath Opera singer - Dame Josephine Barstow Formula one endurance driver - Jo Gartner Politician, soldier - Joseph Stalin Songwriter, musician, singer - Joey Ramone Journalist - Jo Coburn Baseball player - Shoeless Joe Jackson Olympic medalist, swimmer - Josephine McKim American football player - Joe Green Actress - Jodie Foster Musician - Joe Jonas Businesswoman, politician - Jo Ann Davis Baseball player, actor - Joe DiMaggio Author - Josephine Cox Musician - Joe Cocker Boxer - Joe Frazier Athlete, sprinter - Joanne Cuddihy Baseball player - Joe Mauer Journalist, author - Josephine Lawrence Press Secretary - Jody Powell Musician - Joe Walsh HOW TO OBSERVE NATIONAL JOE DAY Honor all people with the name "Joe." For the day, change your name to a name of your choice. Everyone changes their name to a version of "Joe" or "Jo" of your choice. Read the science fiction novella Call Me Joe by Poul Anderson. Another way to celebrate the day is by telling stories about friends and family named Joe. NATIONAL JOE DAY HISTORY National
Day Calendar continues to research the origins of this day. In the
meantime, you can call us Joe, and we'll call you Joe, too. It's a great
way to create confusion while avoiding it.
Joe FAQ Q. What is "Joe" short for?
Q. Why is coffee called Joe?
interesting!!
ReplyDeleteYes. Many "Joes".
DeleteAwesome... my mother was a Jo Ann... so, this is her day!
ReplyDeleteFor such a common name, there are no forms of "Joe" in our family for many generations back. 😊
DeleteReally interesting read on this day. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThank you for always reading and leaving nice comments. ☺️
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