The Daily Dose/September 12, 2026
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes From Around Our Human Experience.
Leading Off will return.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow sees a couple of chicks at the gym. Today’s Diary.
We all but had the gym all to ourselves tonite…Mystery Girl – who looks as if she’s about to drop her kid any minute now – was there, and so was Melissa – without her dufus husband…
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 1940 – A munitions powder plant in Roxbury, New Jersey, explodes, killing 52 people and injuring over 200. The Hercules Powder Plant exploded at 1:30 PM, with 15 buildings destroyed and 25 tons of explosives burned. The cause of the explosion remains unknown, with History unable to decide whether it was an accident or sabotage. Hercules was shut down in 2008 after being sold.
In 1965 – Margaret Court wins the US Open tennis tournament, defeating Billie Jean King 8-6, 7-5, at the West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, New York City. It was the second of five US Open titles for Court and the twelfth of 24 major titles, and was the first of two runner-up finishes for King, to go along with four titles. Court also won the mixed doubles title with Fred Stolle, her 33rd of 64 overall Grand Slam titles, the all-time record.
In 1960 – Cowboy Copas is at #1 on Billboard’s country chart – then known as the Hot C&W Sides chart – for the fourth of twelve consecutive weeks with Alabam. It was his eighth of nine Top 10 country hits for Copas and remains his only #1. The song also peaked at #63 on the Hot 100, and was Billboard’s 3rd-biggest country song of the year. It was the fourth of five #1 country songs that year, the second-lowest total ever on a major Billboard singles chart, with the record being four #1s on the 1954 Billboard country chart.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
Marriage, the last refuge of men unable to fend for themselves.
Garrison Keillor
Leaving Home
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
Monaco has appeared in 34 total Olympics – 22 summer, 12 winter – without winning a medal, the most of any country. The IOC no longer recognizes a bronze medal for architecture won at the 1924 Paris Games.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
What were the two biggest country songs of 1960? – Answer next time!
