The Daily Dose/May 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 issues the first Stupid Guest of the Night Award in a while. Today’s Diary.
He asked that someone for maintenance be dispatched forthwith to his room to get to the bottom of it and he sounded peeved when we told him we were it, tho we told him we’d be happy to come look at it if he wanted…
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 1743 – What today is known as the Celsius temperature scale comes into being when French physicist Jean-Pierre Christin inverts the then-in-use Centigrade scale, which at the time had water boiling at 0° and freezing at 100°. Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius had invented the centigrade scale the year before, though the scale wasn’t named after him until 1948. The Celsius and Fahrenheit scales intersect at minus-40°.
In 1984 – The Edmonton Oilers win the Stanley Cup, defeating the New York Islanders 5-2 in game five to win the series 4 games to 1. It was the first of four consecutive and five overall titles for the Oilers and remains the only runner-up finish for the Islanders, to go with the previous four titles. With the win, the Oilers become the first former WHA team to win the Cup, and they broke the Islanders’ streak of 19 consecutive playoff series wins, an NHL record which still stands.
In 1984 – Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson are at #1 on Billboard’s country chart – then known as the Hot Country Singles chart – for the second and final week with To All The Girls I’ve Loved Before. The song also went #1 country in Canada, peaked at #17 in Great Britain, at #5 on Billboard’s Hot 100, and was their #1 country song of the year. It remains the only #1 country hit for Iglesias and was the ninth of 13 country #1s for Nelson. The song was written by Albert Hammond and Hal David.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
…in a small way, in time, I accomplished my desire.
Capt Joshua Slocum
Sailing Alone Around the World
Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.
The fewest runs scored in a doubleheader by both teams is one, by the Boston Beaneaters and the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sept 4, 1902. Boston won the first game 1-0, and the second game was a 0-0 tie called after nine innings because of darkness.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
What team has won the most consecutive Stanley Cup Finals? – Answer next time!
