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The Daily Dose/April 22, 2025
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™

Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.

Leading off will return. 

Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually. 

The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow lays the hammer down. Today’s Diary. 

One of the lessons we tried to impart here is do not piss your front desk clerk off…We have our ways of extracting revenge…We did so tonite…

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On This Date
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In 1899 – The Oklahoma Land Rush begins, with the towns of Oklahoma City and Guthrie being formed with populations greater than 10,000 by the end of the day. The rush began with the shooting of a gun with 50,000 people lined up at Fort Reno – near Oklahoma City –  to claim land that had been taken from the Indians. Oklahoma would become the 46th state in the Union in 1907. 

In 1994 – Michael Moorer wins the WBA and IBF world heavyweight titles, winning a 12-round majority decision in Las Vegas. Moorer won on two judges’ scorecards, with the third judging the fight a draw. It was the second world heavyweight title for Moorer, who would lose the belt to George Foreman in November. Holyfield retired a few days later after a stay in the hospital, though he would later regain the world heavyweight title. 

In 1978 – The Bee Gees are at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the sixth of eight consecutive weeks with Night Fever. The song also went to #1 in five other countries, including Spain, Ireland, and Great Britain, peaked at #8 on Billboard’s soul chart, and was Billboard’s 2nd-biggest song of the year. It was the third of six consecutive #1 songs for the group, tying a mark established by the Beatles and later broken by Whitney Houston with seven. It was the sixth of nine #1 songs overall for the group. 

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

But upon the stage of life, while conscious claps, let the world hiss! On the contrary, if conscious disapproves, the loudest applause of the world are of little value.
John Adams

Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.

The Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Guardians – then known as the Lake Fronts – are the other teams besides the Chicago White Sox from the 1900 American League still in the league in the same city. 

Today’s Stumper
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How many #1 songs did the Bee Gees have in Great Britain – Answer next time! 

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The Daily Dose/April 21, 2025
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™

Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.

Leading off will return. 

Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually. 

The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow fields a knotty problem at the hotel. Today’s Diary. 

We pursed our lips and considered the matter at length…Had we been standing, we would’ve had our hands on our hips, but it’s tuff to put your hands on your hips when you’re sitting in a desk chair…

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On This Date
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In 1918 – The Red Baron, Capt. Manfred von Richthofen of the German Air Force, the greatest fighting ace of World War I, is killed during air combat in northern France. Von Richthofen had been credited with 80 kills during the war, earning him hero status in Germany and the respect of his enemies. Exactly who fired the shot that pierced von Richthofen in the chest is not known, though it is suspected he died from ground fire and not air fire. 

In 1900 – The Chicago White Sox – then the White Stockings – play their first game, a 5-4 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers in the then-minor American League at Schorling’s Park in Chicago. The White Stockings would finish first in the AL that season, and the following season the American League declared itself a major league. To date, the White Sox have an all-time record of 9,598-9,628-103 and have won three World Series. Schorling’s Park would later be known as Southside Park and was located a couple of blocks south of where the White Sox play now. 

In 1974 – MFSB featuring the Three Degrees are at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 with TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia). It was the first chart single and only Top 40 hit for MFSB and the second of three Top 40 hits for the Three Degrees, and remains the only #1 song for both. The song also went to #1 in Canada, peaked at #22 in Great Britain, was in its only week at #1 on Billboard’s soul chart, and was Billboard’s seventh biggest song of the year. The song also won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Instrumental Performance. 

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.
Albert Einstein

Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.

Three acts – Glenn Miller, Guy Lombardo, and Tommy Dorsey – each had ten #1 songs on Your Hit Parade. 

Today’s Stumper
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What other teams from the 1900 American League are still in the league in the same city? – Answer next time! 

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The Daily Dose/April 20, 2025
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™

The Sunday Bottom 5
A ranking of some things.

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Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually. 

The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow has to unclog a toilet. Today’s Diary. 

We probably should’ve scolded the dad for allowing his kid to stuff toilet paper in there, but we felt sorry for the guy: he had this haggard, generally whimpish air of someone who spent an awful lot of time getting scolded, so we didn’t bother…

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On This Date
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In 2021 – Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is found guilty of murdering Geroge Floyd the previous my after Chauvin knelt on his neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds during an arrest. Chauvin was found guilty of 2nd- and 3rd-degree murder and 2nd-degree manslaughter and was sentenced 22.5 years in prison. He is serving his sentence in Texas and his earliest parole date is in 2035. 

In 2006 – Julio Franco of the New York Mets becomes the oldest person to hit a home run in a major league game in a 7-2 win over the San Diego Padres. Franco was 47 years and 240 days old when he homered in the eighth inning, breaking the record of 46 year, 357 days established by Jack Quinn of the Philadelphia A’s in 1930. The record still stands. 

In 1935 – The era of American charted music begins when Bing Crosby, with Georgie Stoll and His Orchestra’s Soon is the first #1 song on America’s first music chart, the Your Hit Parade radio show survey. Rankings on the chart were based on record and sheet music sales, radio and jukebox plays, and requests to orchestra leaders. It was the first of five #1 songs on this chart for Crosby and remains the only chart appearance anywhere for Stoll. The survey ranked 15 songs. 

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

You yourselves have made these men great by giving them your support, and that is why you have fallen into evil slavery.
Solon

Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.

Clarence DeMar of the US has won the most Boston Marathons, with seven between 1911 and 1930. 

Today’s Stumper
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The Your Hit Parade chart lasted until Billboard’s first pop chart was released in July 1940. What act(s) had the most #1 songs on Your Hit Parade? – Answer next time! 

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The Daily Dose/April 19, 2025
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™

Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.

Leading off will return.  

Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually. 

The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow’s leisurely night at the hospital doesn’t last forever. Today’s Diary. 

At 0530, we actually had to work…Horror of horrors…

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On This Date
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In 1995 – The Alfred P Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City is bombed, killing 168 and injuring 684. The blast destroyed or damaged over 300 other buildings and did an estimated $652 million in damage, about $1.3 billion in today’s dollars. Of the dead, 19 were children under the age of six. Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols were later arrested, tried, and convicted of the bombing, with McVeigh executed in 2001, while Nichols remains in prison. Alfred P Murrah was a federal judge from Oklahoma. 

In 1897 – James McDermott of the US wins the first Boston Marathon in a time of 2 hours, 55 minutes, 10 seconds. Fifteen runners started the race in Ashland, with ten finishing, the final runner in 4 hours and 10 minutes. It remains the oldest annual marathon in the world, and the 2025 Boston Marathon takes place on Monday. 

In 1969 – Glen Campbell is at #1 on Billboard’s country chart – then known as the Hot Country Singles chart – for the first of three consecutive weeks with Galveston. It was the tenth of 46 Top 40 country hits for Campbell, his fourth of 29 Top 10s, and his third of five #1s. The song also went #1 country in Canada, peaked at #14 in Great Britain, and at #4 on the Hot 100. 
 

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

Nothing could be more insulting to me than the concept of civil rights. It means perpetual second-class citizenship for me and my kind.
James Meredith   

Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.

Billboard consolidated their mono and stereo album charts on August 17, 1963. Andy Williams had the first #1, Days of Wine and Roses.  

Today’s Stumper
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What runner has won the most Boston Marathons? – Answer next time! 

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