Kiss A Ginger Day- January 12th

By DB
@dgobucks226 (35574)
January 11, 2022 7:42pm CST
Did you know that this Wednesday is National Kiss A Ginger Day! That's right, for all those Redheads who were teased for the color of their hair, here's some good news for you to rejoice in! I will have a couple of Gingers to blow kisses to on this special National Day. My niece who lives in the northeastern U.S., and my good friend, she lives closer, and I just might deliver that kiss in person. It takes a recessive gene found in both parents to be able to produce a red-haired child. Even then, only 1 in 4 children will wind up with ginger colored hair. Most natural-born redheads have brown eyes. Do you know which eye color is associated with the "rarest" red heads? So, who out there is a RED HEAD? Those who use a bottle to get that effect don't count. Can you name any famous redheads? Let's compare lists... Source-
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
12 Jan 22
Two of my brothers, one sister and I are all red-headed. We all have green eyes. My daughter is red-headed and has green eyes. I have no idea what the rarest eye color is for a red-headed person, though.
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bonnie
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
12 Jan 22
probably blue ?
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
12 Jan 22
@bunnybon7 Yes, blue is the rarest, followed by shades of green with brown being the most common eye color.
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bonnie
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
12 Jan 22
@DaddyEvil my granddaughter has green. but can't see in the photo
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (112780)
• El Paso, Texas
12 Jan 22
I would think green eyes would be the rarest or even those with gray eyes. I haven't met a ginger since high school but she had green eyes.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (112780)
• El Paso, Texas
13 Jan 22
Red Skelton.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
12 Jan 22
Blue eyed red-headed people are the rarest ones. In my family, all the red-heads have green eyes.
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DB
@dgobucks226 (35574)
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13 Jan 22
Green followed brown as most common. Coming in at 1% of the world’s population, the blue-eyed ginger is the rarest kind. Can you think of a famous red head?
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bonnie
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
12 Jan 22
I need to try and remember to get on FB and tell my grand daughter. I have one grand daughter with that and one lives here with us. My daughter's common law husband.
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LK2018
@Letranknight2015 (51938)
• Philippines
12 Jan 22
Hello there, I have no idea there's a celebration over there. Well, we don't have gingers over here.
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DB
@dgobucks226 (35574)
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13 Jan 22
Ha, ha... Gingers are rare worldwide compared to other hair colors, thus the celebration. Fun fact: Coming in at 1% of the world’s population, the blue-eyed ginger is the rarest kind. Other Famous Redheads: Prince Harry, Lucille Ball, Queen Elizabeth I.
Anna
@LadyDuck (471355)
• Switzerland
12 Jan 22
Famous red head? Prince Harry and Robert Redford. No red heads in my family, not very common in this part of Switzerland. Well I will kiss the cat of my neighbors, lovely boy!
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DB
@dgobucks226 (35574)
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13 Jan 22
Is the cat a Tabby? I forgot that one. Yes, Redford is red headed And the cartoon strip and movie character "Annie" had red hair.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (471355)
• Switzerland
13 Jan 22
@dgobucks226 I do not know who "Annie" is, the cat in the photo is the ginger cat of my neighbors, Bubi.
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DB
@dgobucks226 (35574)
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15 Jan 22
@LadyDuck Pretty cat! I had two with a similar color. They were brothers. Here is Annie! "It's A Hard Knock Life."
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
12 Jan 22
I have a nephew who’s a natural red head. He has blue eyes.
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
13 Jan 22
@dgobucks226 Some of those I didn’t know had red hair.
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DB
@dgobucks226 (35574)
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13 Jan 22
Fun fact: Coming in at 1% of the world’s population, the blue-eyed ginger is the rarest kind. Yep, he is that rarest of gingers! Other Famous Redheads: Prince Harry, Lucille Ball, Queen Elizabeth I. Winston Churchill, Julianne Moore, Mark Twain.
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DB
@dgobucks226 (35574)
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15 Jan 22
@RubyHawk Yes, Churchill and Twain were two I would not have figured to have red hair.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (180476)
• United States
12 Jan 22
Hmmm, it seems some might object to be called a ginger. Red heads kind of run in my mother's side of the family.
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DB
@dgobucks226 (35574)
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13 Jan 22
Yes, I can see how a sensitive soul might take exception to such an unusual description. I wonder who came up with that term anyway? Wow, any of them blue eyed? Fun fact: Coming in at 1% of the world’s population, the blue-eyed ginger is the rarest kind. Other Famous Redheads: Prince Harry, Lucille Ball, Queen Elizabeth I.
aubrey
@averygirl72 (37845)
• Philippines
13 Jan 22
Interesting to know. I know they are teased but I love those who have reddish hair
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aubrey
@averygirl72 (37845)
• Philippines
13 Jan 22
@dgobucks226 Yeah it's beautiful. Some people here spend a lot of money just to have their hair dyed red
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DB
@dgobucks226 (35574)
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13 Jan 22
I personally think red hair is beautiful. People like to tease those who are unique. Maybe they are jealous? Other Famous Redheads: Prince Harry, Lucille Ball, Queen Elizabeth I. Annie, Ron Howard, Molly Ringwald, Reba McEntire.
DB
@dgobucks226 (35574)
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15 Jan 22
@averygirl72 Right, That's a good point!
Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339591)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Jan 22
We couldn't help noticing the number of redheads in Scotland and Ireland when we were there. Red-headed men in Australia are often nicknamed 'Blue'. Go figure. We named our ginger cat Blue too.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339591)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Jan 22
@dgobucks226 I didn't know Winston Churchill had red hair. I think he was bald in most of the photos I saw of him. Or maybe it was so long ago they only had black and white photography!
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DB
@dgobucks226 (35574)
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15 Jan 22
@JudyEv I found that surprising myself. He must have been a very dashing fellow in his youth!
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DB
@dgobucks226 (35574)
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13 Jan 22
That's a cool name for a cat Yes, very interesting. I wonder if most of the world's red heads reside in the United Kingdom. Fun fact: Coming in at 1% of the world’s population, the blue-eyed ginger is the rarest kind. Other Famous Redheads: Prince Harry, Lucille Ball, Queen Elizabeth I. Winston Churchill, Julianne Moore, Mark Twain.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (178131)
• United States
12 Jan 22
I don't know any redheads. Red Skelton was one. Was Lucille Ball a natural redhead?
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (178131)
• United States
13 Jan 22
@dgobucks226 Ah, yes. Molly Ringwald and Ron Howard. Forgot about them.
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DB
@dgobucks226 (35574)
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15 Jan 22
@LindaOHio Yes, Richie Cunningham and Opie, famous red haired TV characters, lol.
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DB
@dgobucks226 (35574)
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13 Jan 22
You just named two! Good for you I always thought Red Skelton was funny and Red Buttons too. Guess with a first name of red they had to have red hair, lol. Fun fact: Coming in at 1% of the world’s population, the blue-eyed ginger is the rarest kind. Other red heads: George Custer, The Little Mermaid, Shawn White. Annie, Ron Howard, Molly Ringwald, Reba McEntire.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
12 Jan 22
I read a story about Adele. She is a natural redhead. Emma Stone and Ed Sheeran as well come to mind.
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DB
@dgobucks226 (35574)
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13 Jan 22
Oh yes, Emma Stone I knew about. Some good ones there! Fun fact: Coming in at 1% of the world’s population, the blue-eyed ginger is the rarest kind. Other Famous Redheads: Prince Harry, Lucille Ball, Queen Elizabeth I.
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DB
@dgobucks226 (35574)
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15 Jan 22
@CarolDM Yes, you do forget about ones from years ago. Lucille Ball was referred to lovingly as that wacky red head although she was not born with that "I Love Lucy hair color." It was a much lighter shade, lol.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
13 Jan 22
@dgobucks226 Yes I remember the classics, I was thinking the younger ones I guess. Blue eyes are beautiful.
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