The Daily Dose/May 8, 2026
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 plays with a sword. Today’s Diary.
…the other was plainly a training sword so nitwits like ol’ Sparrow don’t go slicing anybody up.
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 1945 – Germany surrenders unconditionally to the Allies, ending World War II in Europe in Berlin. The instrument was signed for Germany by Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel, who would be executed in October 1946 following the Nuremberg trials. The day before, the Germans had signed a surrender document, but that one was not recognized by the Soviet Union.
In 1970 – The New York Knicks win the NBA title, defeating the Los Angeles Lakers 113-91 to win the series four games to three. It was the first of two NBA titles for the Knicks and the eighth of an NBA-record 15 runner-up finishes for the Lakers, to go along with 17 titles. They were the first NBA Finals to be televised nationwide in full, and Willis Reed of the Knicks was named MVP of the series.
In 1993 – Silk is at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the second and final consecutive week with Freak Me. It was the second of eight chart singles for the group, their first of three Top 40 hits, and remains their only Top 10 hit. The song peaked at #46 in Great Britian, had spent eight consecutive weeks at #1 on Billboard’s Hot R&B singles chart, and was Billboard’s 5th-biggest song of the year.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
Every man achieved his own greatness by reaching out beyond himself, and so it is with nations…Only when a nation means something to itself can it mean something to others.
Werner Von Braun
Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.
The first human to fly in space was Yuri Gagarin of the Soviet Union in April 1961.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
Who were the TV announcers for the 1970 NBA Finals? – Answer next time!
