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    <title>topic ⏪  It's... National Backward Day! [Jan 31]  ⏪ in Leisure &amp; Lifestyle</title>
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    <description>&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":fast_reverse_button:"&gt;⏪&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp; !yaD drawkcaB lanoitaN eb tsum tI&amp;nbsp;?siht daer uoy naC&amp;nbsp; &lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":fast_reverse_button:"&gt;⏪&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;January 31st honors everything backward with &lt;STRONG&gt;National Backward Day&lt;/STRONG&gt;. The day provides an opportunity to reverse our ways, our direction or simply our shirt. There are many ways to celebrate this fun day, so just let your imagination be your guide.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day/backward-day-january-31" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;HOW TO OBSERVE NATIONAL BACKWARD DAY&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;FONT size="1 2 3 4 5 6 7"&gt;[source: National Day Calendar]&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":fast_reverse_button:"&gt;⏪&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp; Go out the back door.&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":fast_reverse_button:"&gt;⏪&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp; Have dinner for breakfast and breakfast for dinner.&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":fast_reverse_button:"&gt;⏪&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp; Instead of coming unglued when you're upset, get glued.&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":fast_reverse_button:"&gt;⏪&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp; Add coffee to your milk.&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":fast_reverse_button:"&gt;⏪&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp; Add ice cream to your chocolate.&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":fast_reverse_button:"&gt;⏪&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp; Do your work in reverse order.&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":fast_reverse_button:"&gt;⏪&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp; Say, "Goodbye," instead of "Hello," when answering the phone.&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":fast_reverse_button:"&gt;⏪&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp; Twiddle your pinkies, not your thumbs.&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":fast_reverse_button:"&gt;⏪&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp; Wear your sweatshirt backward.&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":fast_reverse_button:"&gt;⏪&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp; Write your name backward.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;(&lt;FONT size="1 2 3 4 5 6 7"&gt;aka 'Mirror Writing' - Check to see if it's written correctly by holding it up to a mirror)&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":fast_reverse_button:"&gt;⏪&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp; Write an entire sentence backward.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="1 2 3 4 5 6 7"&gt;(aka 'Mirror Writing' - Check to see if it's written correctly by holding it up to a mirror)&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":fast_reverse_button:"&gt;⏪&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp; Run the bases in baseball backward.&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":fast_reverse_button:"&gt;⏪&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp; Watch a movie backward.&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":fast_reverse_button:"&gt;⏪&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp; Read a book starting with the last page.&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":fast_reverse_button:"&gt;⏪&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp; Play a record backward. (sans satanic panic *wink*)&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":fast_reverse_button:"&gt;⏪&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp; You can also explore backward language by reading 5 Backward Ways to Use Words.&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":fast_reverse_button:"&gt;⏪&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp; Do things backward and use #NationalBackwardDay to post on social media.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="4"&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;!llɒ γd bɒʜ ɘmiɈ nυʇ ϱnizɒmA&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="https://youtu.be/g_a3TQ9L9cM?feature=shared" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;This Video is in Reverse.&lt;/A&gt; |&amp;nbsp;&lt;A href="https://youtu.be/D-eDNDfU3oY?feature=shared" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;This Video is not in Reverse&lt;/A&gt;. |&amp;nbsp;&lt;A href="https://youtu.be/SI5-UQKQVIM?feature=shared" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;This Video is not in Reverse - Behind the Scenes&lt;/A&gt;&lt;FONT size="1 2 3 4 5 6 7"&gt;&amp;nbsp; [source: YouTube]&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="1 2 3 4 5 6 7"&gt;&lt;span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="HELLO.jpg" style="width: 999px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.aarp.org/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/88730i20F8483C665CE369/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;amp;px=999" role="button" title="HELLO.jpg" alt="HELLO.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Garfield walking backward.gif" style="width: 720px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.aarp.org/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/88729i5FBA54A7D7DB06F4/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;amp;px=999" role="button" title="Garfield walking backward.gif" alt="Garfield walking backward.gif" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2024 21:54:45 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>KellytheBelly</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2024-01-31T21:54:45Z</dc:date>
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      <title>⏪  It's... National Backward Day! [Jan 31]  ⏪</title>
      <link>https://community.aarp.org/t5/Leisure-Lifestyle/It-s-National-Backward-Day-Jan-31/m-p/2537000#M13795</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":fast_reverse_button:"&gt;⏪&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp; !yaD drawkcaB lanoitaN eb tsum tI&amp;nbsp;?siht daer uoy naC&amp;nbsp; &lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":fast_reverse_button:"&gt;⏪&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;January 31st honors everything backward with &lt;STRONG&gt;National Backward Day&lt;/STRONG&gt;. The day provides an opportunity to reverse our ways, our direction or simply our shirt. There are many ways to celebrate this fun day, so just let your imagination be your guide.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day/backward-day-january-31" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;HOW TO OBSERVE NATIONAL BACKWARD DAY&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;FONT size="1 2 3 4 5 6 7"&gt;[source: National Day Calendar]&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":fast_reverse_button:"&gt;⏪&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp; Go out the back door.&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":fast_reverse_button:"&gt;⏪&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp; Have dinner for breakfast and breakfast for dinner.&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":fast_reverse_button:"&gt;⏪&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp; Instead of coming unglued when you're upset, get glued.&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":fast_reverse_button:"&gt;⏪&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp; Add coffee to your milk.&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":fast_reverse_button:"&gt;⏪&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp; Add ice cream to your chocolate.&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":fast_reverse_button:"&gt;⏪&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp; Do your work in reverse order.&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":fast_reverse_button:"&gt;⏪&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp; Say, "Goodbye," instead of "Hello," when answering the phone.&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":fast_reverse_button:"&gt;⏪&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp; Twiddle your pinkies, not your thumbs.&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":fast_reverse_button:"&gt;⏪&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp; Wear your sweatshirt backward.&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":fast_reverse_button:"&gt;⏪&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp; Write your name backward.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;(&lt;FONT size="1 2 3 4 5 6 7"&gt;aka 'Mirror Writing' - Check to see if it's written correctly by holding it up to a mirror)&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":fast_reverse_button:"&gt;⏪&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp; Write an entire sentence backward.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="1 2 3 4 5 6 7"&gt;(aka 'Mirror Writing' - Check to see if it's written correctly by holding it up to a mirror)&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":fast_reverse_button:"&gt;⏪&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp; Run the bases in baseball backward.&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":fast_reverse_button:"&gt;⏪&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp; Watch a movie backward.&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":fast_reverse_button:"&gt;⏪&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp; Read a book starting with the last page.&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":fast_reverse_button:"&gt;⏪&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp; Play a record backward. (sans satanic panic *wink*)&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":fast_reverse_button:"&gt;⏪&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp; You can also explore backward language by reading 5 Backward Ways to Use Words.&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":fast_reverse_button:"&gt;⏪&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp; Do things backward and use #NationalBackwardDay to post on social media.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="4"&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;!llɒ γd bɒʜ ɘmiɈ nυʇ ϱnizɒmA&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="https://youtu.be/g_a3TQ9L9cM?feature=shared" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;This Video is in Reverse.&lt;/A&gt; |&amp;nbsp;&lt;A href="https://youtu.be/D-eDNDfU3oY?feature=shared" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;This Video is not in Reverse&lt;/A&gt;. |&amp;nbsp;&lt;A href="https://youtu.be/SI5-UQKQVIM?feature=shared" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;This Video is not in Reverse - Behind the Scenes&lt;/A&gt;&lt;FONT size="1 2 3 4 5 6 7"&gt;&amp;nbsp; [source: YouTube]&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="1 2 3 4 5 6 7"&gt;&lt;span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="HELLO.jpg" style="width: 999px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.aarp.org/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/88730i20F8483C665CE369/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;amp;px=999" role="button" title="HELLO.jpg" alt="HELLO.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Garfield walking backward.gif" style="width: 720px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.aarp.org/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/88729i5FBA54A7D7DB06F4/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;amp;px=999" role="button" title="Garfield walking backward.gif" alt="Garfield walking backward.gif" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2024 21:54:45 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.aarp.org/t5/Leisure-Lifestyle/It-s-National-Backward-Day-Jan-31/m-p/2537000#M13795</guid>
      <dc:creator>KellytheBelly</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2024-01-31T21:54:45Z</dc:date>
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