The Daily Dose/March 6, 2024
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™

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Notes from around the human experience.

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Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually. 

The Diary of a Nobody – The weekly Coke order is enormous. Today’s Diary. 

And I know all of you noticed the two cases of Smartwaters…These are high-profit items, they sell well, and it’s about time the hotel started maximizing this…

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In 1933 – President Franklin Roosevelt announces a four-day banking holiday, a move that closed banks for four days in an attempt to restore confidence in them during The Great Depression. The move was followed on March 9 by the passage of the Emergency Banking Act and on March 12 Roosevelt gave his first fireside chat explaining the actions. The moves worked, too, as depositors returned more than half the cash they had withdrawn prior to the holiday. 

In 1984 – Dale Hawerchuck of the Winnipeg Jets establishes a new NHL record for most assists in a period in a 7-3 win over the Los Angeles Kings. Hawerchuck had five assists in the second period to break the record of four which had been done many times previously. The record was tied this past December by Kris Letang of the Edmonton Oilers and still stands. 

In 1976 – The Sylvers are at #1 on Billboard’s soul chart – then known as the Hot Soul Singles chart  – for the only week with Boogie Fever. It was the fifth Top 40 soul hit for the group, their first of two Top 10s, and remains their only #1. The song also went #1 pop in Canada, later spent a week at #1 on the Hot 100, and was Billboard’s 20th-biggest song of the year. The song was co-written by Freddie Perren, who had also written, among other hits, I Will Survive and Shake Your Groove Thing. 

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

But for the chosen, there is no choice.
Saul Bellow
Ravelstein

Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.

Don Williams’ biggest hit on the Billboard Hot 100 was I Believe In You, which spent three weeks at #24 in 1980-81. 

Today’s Stumper
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Who holds the NHL record for most assists in a game with multiple goals scored? – Answer next time!

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The Daily Dose/March 5, 2024
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™

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Notes from around the human experience.

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Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually. 

The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow is missing some food from the hotel’s freezer. Today’s Diary. 

It could entirely be that the person who took them was hungry and didn’t have any other options…We’re out a few bucks, but we’re giving whoever it is the benefit of the doubt…

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In 1770 – Nine British soldiers shoot into an angry mob near the Old State House in Boston, killing five and injuring eight. Eight were arrested and defended at trial by future president of the United States John Adams. Six of the British soldiers were acquitted, with two convicted of the lesser charge of manslaughter and sentenced to branding on the hand. History refers to the incident as the Boston Massacre. 

In 1969 – Phil Esposito of the Boston Bruins establishes a new NHL record for most assists in a season in 2-2 tie with the Detroit Red Wings. Esposito had two assists, giving him 63 on the season, breaking the record of 62 established by Stan Mikita of the Chicago Black Hawks in 1967. The record was broken the following season by Bobby Orr (87), and the mark is now held by Wayne Gretzky with 163 in the 1985-86 season. 

In 1983 – Don Williams is at #1 on Billboard’s country chart- then known as the Hot Country Songs chart – for the only week with If Hollywood Don’t Need You (Honey I Still Do). It was the 27th of 51 Top 40 country hits for Williams, his 24th of 45 Top 10 hits and was his 13th of 17 #1s in a chart career that ran from 1973 until 2013.  The song also went #1 country in Canada and was Billboard’s 23rd-biggest country song of the year. 

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

…for here on earth, there is nothing but falsehood and deceit.
Frederick William I 
King of Prussia

Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.

Joe Frazier’s last fight for the world heavyweight boxing title was on Oct 1, 1975, a 14-round loss to Muhammed Ali in the Philippines. History refers to the fight as the “Thrilla in Manila”. 

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What was Don Williams’ biggest hit on Billboard’s Hot 100? – Answer next time!

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The Daily Dose/March 4, 2024
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™

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Notes from around the human experience.

OH HELL, LET’S DO IT LATER: Last week Idaho tried to execute Thomas Creech, who had spent over 40 years on death row after killing a fellow inmate. At the time, Creech was serving multiple life sentences for murdering others. 

Fly In The Ointment: Creech was wheeled into the death chamber for his 10:00 am lethal injection and the appropriate IV needles were inserted. Death chamber personnel, however, were unable to find a suitable vein anywhere, either because there wasn’t a vein where they were expecting one, or the available one was unsatisfactory. After an hour of futility, the execution was called off and Creech’s death warrant expired at midnight. 

Get Your Official Daily Dose/Gaylon For Congress Policy Right Here: We are against the death penalty because America has executed innocent people. To believe otherwise is folly, and anyone who tries to tell you differently is either 1) lying to you, 2) lying to themselves, or, as likely as not both. 

Oh Yeah: Now, guilt isn’t an issue here. No one, much less Creech, is heralding his innocence. Still though, everyone involved is entitled to better than a botched execution. 

Dry, Technical Matter: Exactly what is going to happen to Creech isn’t clear. We’re not lawyers here, thank god, nor have we ever played one on TV, but it seems to us that trying to execute someone a second time after the state failed in the first attempt, constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.

Also, Idaho hasn’t commented on who made up the death chamber team, so it isn’t known of the problem was with Creech himself or if the those trying to find a vein were incompetent. 

FunFact: Execution by firing squad is also a thing in Idaho, though the state doesn’t have a facility for carrying it out 

The Bottom Line: The death penalty is a fiasco in an America loaded with them. We deserve better than a country that executes innocent people and a country that can’t even carry out an execution. The death penalty must be abolished. 

Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually. 

The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow has some problems with the snowblower. Today’s Diary. 

The problem is we’re not entirely sure what the choke does…

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In 1957 – The S&P 500 stock index is introduced, replacing the S&P 90. The first S&P (for Standard and Poor’s) stock index was published in 1923, and today its listed companies account for about 80% of the market capitalization of US public companies. The S&P 500 closed at 5,137.08 this past Friday, up 40.81, an all-time high. 

In 1968 – Joe Frazier defeats Buster Mathis for the vacant world heavyweight boxing title at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Frazier won on an 11th-round TKO and he would later win the WBC and WBA titles, belts he would hold until losing to George Foreman in 1973.  In 1964, Mathis had defeated Frazier for a spot on the Olympic team, but Mathis injured his hand. He was replaced by Frazier, who won the gold medal. 

In 2017 – Ed Sheeran is at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the first of twelve non-consecutive weeks with Shape of You. The song went to #1 in 34 other countries – including Slovakia, Norway, and Great Britain – peaked at #42 on Billbord’s soul chart, and was Billboard’s #1 song of the year, its 3rd-biggest of the decade, and its 10th-biggest ever in a 2021 survey. It was the first of two #1s for Sheeran. 

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

One who takes for granted the basest motives in one’s fellow men and in oneself…has never gone wrong, not in our time – and it is in our time that one must live, must prosper or perish.
Ernst Weiss
Georg Letham Physician and Murderer

Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.

The NHL record for most 60-goal seasons in a career is five, done twice, by Mike Bossy and Wayne Gretzky. 

Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.

When did Joe Frazier last fight for the world heavyweight boxing title? – Answer next time!

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The Daily Dose/March 2, 2024
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 is under-employed again. Today’s Diary. 

And that was that, a wrap on Sparrow: The VSO years…We didn’t have a whole lot of personal stuff to take home – a cardigan, some spare shoes, some assorted incidentals, tho we did forget to file the February VSO report like we said we would…

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In 1877 – A commission appointed for the purpose declares Republican Rutherford B Hayes the winner of the 1876 presidential election over Democrat Samuel J Tilden. Tilden had won the popular vote by one percentage point but bickering in Congress had prevented either candidate from winning the Electoral College. Congress set up the commission of 15 men, with Democrats ultimately agreeing to Hayes’ election if Reconstruction was abandoned and federal troops withdrawn from the South. 

In 1966 – Bobby Hull of the Chicago Black Hawks becomes the first NHL player to score 50 goals in a season twice in a 5-4 victory over the Detroit Red Wings. Hull scored in the third period to match the feat he had first accomplished in the 1961-62 season. Hull would retire in 1980 with five 50-goal seasons and the record is now 14, done twice, by Mike Bossy and Wayne Gretzky. 

In 1985 – Wham! Featuring George Michael is at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the third and final consecutive week with Careless Whisper. It was the fourth of eight Top 40 hits for the duo, their third of six Top 10 hits, and their second of three #1 songs. The song went to #1 in nine other countries, including Italy and Great Britain, peaked at #8 on Billboard’s soul chart, and was Billboard’s #1 song of the year. 

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

I was educated in good schools – but life was my best teacher.
Ernst Weiss
Georg Letham Physician and Murderer

Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.

Two Pacific Hockey Association teams won the Stanley Cup: the Vancouver Millionaires in 1915 and the Seattle Metropolitans in 1917. 

Today’s Stumper
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Who holds the NHL record for most 60-goal seasons in a career? – Answer next time!

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