The Daily Dose/June 24, 2025
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™

Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.

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Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually. 

The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow sees some kids with lousy cannonball form. Today’s Diary.

Key is form and hitting the water with small of your back at just the right angle…

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On This Date
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In 1957 – The US Supreme Court rules in a 6-2 decision that obscenity is not protected by the 1st Amendment. The ruling upheld the conviction of the plaintiff in the case, Samuel Roth, provided a test to determine what constituted obscenity, which loosened current obscenity laws. Roth was currently serving his final of several sentences for distributing pornographic books and died in 1974. 

In 1922 – The National Football League comes into existence when the American Professional Football Association (APFA) renames itself at a league meeting in Cleveland. The AFPA had been formed in 1920 with 14 teams, increased to 21 teams in 1921, and the NFL began with 18 teams with the Chicago Bears and the Green Bay Packers the only teams which remain in the same city. The Chicago Cardinals later moved to St Louis and are now in Phoenix. 

In 2017 – Sam Hunt is at #1 on Billboard’s country chart for the 18th of a then-record 34  consecutive weeks with Body Like a Back Road. The song would break the record of 21 weeks that had been done three times previously, and the record is now 50 weeks by Beebe Rexha and Florida-Georgia Line with Meant to Be in 2017-18. The song also peaked at #6 on the Hot 100, was Billboard’s #1 country song of 2017, it’s 46th-biggest of 2018, and its 2nd-biggest of the decade. It was the fourth and most recent #1 country song for Hunt.   

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

Quality is achieving and reaching for the highest standard as against being satisfied with the sloppy or fraudulent. It is honesty of purpose as against catering to cheap or sensational sentiment. It does not allow compromise with the second rate.
Barbara Tuchman

Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.

1918 was the first the top ten major league career home run hitters all had at leasat 100 career home runs. Since 1971, the top ten have all had at least 500 home runs. 

Today’s Stumper
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What defunct NFL team won the most NFL titles? – Answer next time! 

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The Daily Dose/June 23, 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 denies a late checkout request. Today’s Diary. 

Well, this one guy did not want to take no for an answer, one of those sorts accustomed to overpowering his way to what he wants…Good luck with that when dealing with ol’ Sparrow…

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On This Date
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In  1314 – Scottish troops led by King Robert the Bruce defeat English troops led by King Edward II at the Battle of Bannockburn in central Scotland during the First War of Scottish Independence. Despite the win, and a later victory at Berwick, Edward II did not renounce his claim to Scotland and the war did not end until Edward II was replaced by his son Edward III in 1328. England was so intent on Scottish independence that the Second War of Scottish Independence was fought from 1332-57.

In 1895 – Roger Connor of the St Louis Browns establishes a new major league record for most career home runs in a 9-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Connor’s home run in the bottom of the first was the 123rd of his career, breaking the record of 122 established by Harry Stovey from 1880-93…Connor retired in 1897 with 138 home runs, a mark broken by Babe Ruth in 1921 and now held by Barry Bonds. Connor also retired as the all-time leader in triples. 

In 1979 – Anita Ward is at #1 on Billboard’s soul chart – then known as the Hot Soul Singles chart – for the second of five consecutive weeks with Ring My Bell. The song went to #1 pop in five other countries, including Norway and Great Britain, later spent two weeks at #1 on the Hot 100, and was Billboard’s 2nd-biggest soul song and 9th-biggest pop song of 1979. It was the first of two chart singles for Ward and remains her only Top 40 pop and soul hit.  

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

I have never been truly accustomed to civil society, where all is worry, obligation, duty, and where my natural independence renders me always incapable of the subjections necessary to whoever wishes to live among men.
Jean-Jaques Rousseau 

Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.

The first coach in the NHL era to win multiple Stanley Cup titles was Cecil Hart of the Montreal Canadiens in 1930 and 1931. 

Today’s Stumper
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What was the first year when the top ten major league career home run hitters all had at least 100 career home runs? – Answer next time! 

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