The Daily Dose/June 8, 2025
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
The Sunday Bottom 5
A ranking of some things.
1. House Settlement – Settlement between former NCAA athletes and NCAA and five major conferences changes everything and changes nothing because various sources have paid college athletes since the first Harvard/Yale regatta in 1852…The only thing changing is now colleges can legally make the disbursement themselves.
2. House Settlement II – You think college sports are confusing now, wait until this is fully implemented…Shorthanded, it means colleges can now distribute over $20 million to their athletes however they want…Sunday Bottom 5 pollsters “pretty sure” athletes will sooner or later figure out this is nothing more than a salary cap, organize, and collectively bargain a fairer share of the billions they generate.
3. Colorado Rockies – The new 3-hole staple…Rockies quest for worst MLB winning percentage ever (.130, Cleveland Spiders, 1899) takes big hit with first 3-game sweep of 2025…Still though, Rockies become first ML team to ever lose 50 games before winning their tenth and current “win” percentage of .187 would be good for 3rd-best ever if season ended today.
4. Drug Decriminalization – Media gaga over recent confiscation of 13 tons of drugs in Peru, but consider this: if drugs were legalized, or at least decriminalized, then current arch-criminals immediately become vendors selling a product there is strong worldwide demand for…You do this, and violence associated with drugs disappear and cops can work on fighting real crime.
5. Donald Trump Fact Check: – Click here for the latest misinformation from the Liar-in-Chief…Courtesy of the New York Times.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
Read Free Sunday (RFS) is a thing today at The Diary.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow gets his walk in. Today’s Diary.
…it turned out our pace was a strong 3.7 mph, tho it should be noted we ran for two or three stretches…It should also be noted our fastest speed is Dead Slow, so our time probably isn’t effected all that much.
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 1783 – The Laki volcano in Iceland begins and eight-month eruption. The eruption contaminated Iceland’s soil and killed half the cattle population, killed over 9,000 and started a seven-year famine. The eruption also affected European and African weather patterns, resulting in, among other things, poisonous clouds over Europe and a lower Nile River flow, which led to a famine in Egypt the following year.
In 1950 – The St Louis Browns establish new major league records for most runs and most hits allowed in consecutive games in a 29-4 loss to the Boston Red Sox. The Browns established a record of 49 runs allowed, following a 20-4 loss to the Red Sox the previous day, and they gave up 51 hits in the two games. Research into whose records they broke was inconclusive, and the records still stand.
In 2019 – Lil Naz X and Billy Ray Cyrus are at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the ninth of a record 19 consecutive weeks with Old Town Road. The song went to #1 in 18 other countries, including China, Norway, and Great Britain, was in its ninth of a record 20 consecutive weeks at #1 on Billboard’s soul chart, and also peaked at #19 on their country chart until the magazine stopped considering it a country song. It was the first of three #1s for Lil Naz X and remains Cyrus’ only #1 pop hit.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
Are we disposed to be of the number of those who, having eyes, see not, and having ears, hear not…
Patrick Henry
The “give me liberty, or give me death” speech
March 23, 1775m
Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.
In 1964, the Beatles had six #1 songs, the most of any calendar year.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
When did the St Louis Browns move, and where did they move to? – Answer next time!
