What I learned:
- "blah" is barely 100 years old (orig. U.S.) - first attestation (as
noun) 1918, first triple-bla 1924.

- I thought at first this might be a day in honour of an Iggy Pop song
(and album, 1986). But...jeez, there are a lot of songs by that name -
one by Gershwin even!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blah_(disambiguation)

- I would have spelled it "bla (bla (bla))". The French seem to agree:
BLA-BLA or BLA-BLA-BLA 'Verbiage' (Larousse)

Oh! The day?

"...the aim of this day is to increase meaningful communication, to
appreciate the value of everyday conversation, and to foster
achievement." (Huh???)

"It was created in 2006 by Ruth and Thomas Roy of Wellcat Holidays and
Herbs with a very positive set of intentions."

Enough.

Oh, it's also International Haiku Poetry Day (Crystal).

Ar an t-ochtú lá déag de mí Aibreán, scríobh Ross Clark:

> What I learned:
> - "blah" is barely 100 years old (orig. U.S.) - first attestation (as noun)
> 1918, first triple-bla 1924.
>
> - I thought at first this might be a day in honour of an Iggy Pop song (and
> album, 1986). But...jeez, there are a lot of songs by that name -
> one by Gershwin even!
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blah_(disambiguation)
>
> - I would have spelled it "bla (bla (bla))". The French seem to agree:
> BLA-BLA or BLA-BLA-BLA 'Verbiage' (Larousse)
>
> Oh! The day?
>
> "...the aim of this day is to increase meaningful communication, to appreciate
> the value of everyday conversation, and to foster achievement." (Huh???)

Seconded!

> "It was created in 2006 by Ruth and Thomas Roy of Wellcat Holidays and Herbs
> with a very positive set of intentions."
>
> Enough.
>
> Oh, it's also International Haiku Poetry Day (Crystal).

That’s a bit more interesting. I learned just there now that the history of the
export of the verse form is easily findable, and it’s impressive that Japan
successfully exported a verse form as interest in poetry waned outside of
Japan.

--
‘As I sat looking up at the Guinness ad, I could never figure out /
How your man stayed up on the surfboard after fourteen pints of stout’
(C. Moore)