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The Daily Dose/May 22, 2024
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™

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Notes from around the human experience. 

CAN WE CALL A SPADE A SPADE, PLEASE?: It’s said the first casualty of war is the truth. True enough probably, and it certainly doesn’t make many appearances once a war is in full swing, either. Witness a statement this week by President Joe Biden, speaking at a Jewish American Heritage Month event at the White House. 

What’s happening in Gaza is not genocide. We reject that. 

Liar, Liar, Pants On Fire: Oh, good gravy. And we thought Donald Trump lies. 

Fly In The Ointment: Of course, it’s genocide. It is certainly no longer war. War is combat fought to gain a military, political, or tactical advantage and defeat an enemy. That is no longer happening in Gaza, where Israel has been naming the score almost since the start. If this were a sporting event, a mercy rule would’ve been invoked ages ago. 

Dry, Technical Matter: Our biggest dictionary defines genocide as:

The deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group. 

I’ll Take Genocide For $500, Alex: This is what is happening now in Gaza. Israel long ago established their military superiority. Now they only want to kill and starve as many Palestinians as possible. This is genocide. 

Don’t Even Start: This is not an endorsement of Hamas, it is merely an indictment of current Israeli strategy. Their October invasion of Israel was itself an atrocity. It was also stupid because they had to have known Israel would establish superiority in fairly short order. 

The Bottom Line: It is possible to criticize Israel and still support them. And we understand that History is littered with attempts to destroy the Jews. For whatever reason, they have been rubbing people the wrong way since the Iron Age. So Hamas should’ve expected what they got. War is war, after all. But Israel has made their point. Their continuing slaughter of civilians constitutes a crime against all of us.  

Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually. 

The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow reinvests in the lottery. Today’s Diary. 

We could no longer bear the thought of our lucky numbers – which any idiot knows are due – coming in and us not being in the game…

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In 1934 – Bonnie Parker, 23, and Clyde Barrow, 25 – bank robbers known to History as Bonnie and Clyde – are shot to death following an ambush in northern Louisiana. Barrow had broken out of prison in January and the pair and had numerous warrants for their arrest outstanding. They had been tracked, rather brilliantly, by a posse led by former Texas Ranger Frank Hamer, who opened fire on their moving vehicle. Both Bonnie and Clyde believed a violent death to be inevitable. 

In 1901 – The Cleveland Blues establish the major league record for the largest deficit overcome with two outs in the 9th inning in a 14-13 win over the Washington Senators. The Blues – now the Cleveland Guardians – scored nine runs with two outs, research into whose record they broke was inconclusive, and the record still stands. The Blues got eight hits, a walk, a hit batter, and a passed ball in the comeback. The all-time record for the largest deficit overcome is twelve runs, done three times. 

In 1981 – Rosanne Cash is at #1 on Billboard’s country chart – then known as the Hot Country Singles chart – for the only week with Seven Year Ache. It was the fourth of 20 consecutive country hits for Cash, her first of 14 Top 10 hits, and her first of ten #1s. The song also went Top 10 country in Canada and peaked at #22 on the Hot 100. The song was written by Cash and produced by Rodney Crowell. 

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

Rules are not made for geniuses.
Will Durant

Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.

Stevie Wonder’s first #1 song was Fingertips, Part II which spent three weeks at #1 on the Hot 100 and six weeks at #1 on the soul chart in 1963. It was also the first live #1 song of the Rock Era. 

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The Daily Dose/May 21, 2024
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 reports the robins haven’t returned to nest at The Shire. Today’s Diary. 

Recall they make their nests on the electrical meter right next to the kitchen door, which is on the carport and is used for everyday access to the cabin…This isn’t a problem at first, but once the little ones hatch, Mom and Dad robin are stalwart sentries (SS), and those keeping score at home will recall anyone approaching the kitchen door got dive bombed…

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In 2017 – The Ringling Brothers & Barnum & Bailey Circus performs their final show, at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, the final acts an equestrian number, followed by a skit and a group performance. The Ringling Brothers first performed in 1884 in Baraboo, Wisconsin, while the Bailey family traces their circus roots back to 1806, and the companies merged in 1919…The first circus in the US – the idea was imported from Great Britain – was performed in 1793. 

1981 – The New York Islanders win the Stanley Cup, defeating the Minnesota North Stars 5-1 in Game 5 of the FInals in Uniondale, New York. It was the second of four Stanley Cup wins – all consecutive – for the Islanders and the first of two runner-up finishes for the North Stars to go with one title after their move to Dallas. The Islanders had defeated the New York Rangers in four games in the semifinals and the North Stars had defeated Calgary in six games in the other semifinal. 

In 1977 – Stevie Wonder is at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the first of three consecutive weeks with Sir Duke. The song also went to #1 in Canada, peaked at #2 in Great Britain, spent a week at #1 on Billboard’s soul chart, and was Billboard’s 18th-biggest song of the year. The song is a tribute to Duke Ellington and also mentions Count Basie, Glenn Miller, Louis Armstrong, and Ella Fitzgerald. It was the fifth of nine #1 pop songs for Wonder and his 13th of 19 #1 soul songs. 

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

The large masses in politics act pretty much as they do in religion. Every doctrine…is a matter of faith…on account of their trust in the apostle.
Unknown

Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.

There are 3 feet, 3.7 inches in one meter.  

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The Daily Dose/May 21, 2024
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 strongly suspects a coworker of violating the 2nd Commandment in Spanish. Today’s Diary. 

He is stunned and mutters something that wasn’t immediately translatable into English but did sound like it invoked a Supreme Being and not in a manner consistent with praise, either.  

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In 1875 – The meter is established as an international standard of measure when 17 nations, including the US – sign the rather dull Meter Treaty in Paris. The actual distance of the meter didn’t change – it was still based on a platinum bar standard established in 1799 – and today is based on the length light travels in a vacuum. The meter was first defined after the French Revolution as “one ten-millionth of the shortest distance from the North Pole to the equator passing through Paris”.

In 1978 – Affirmed, ridden by Steve Cauthen, wins the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Racecourse in Baltimore, defeating Alydar by a nose. Earlier, Affirmed won the Kentucky Derby and would later win the Belmont to become the eleventh Triple Crown winner. These remain the only Triple Crown race wins for Cauthen, who later rode in Europe for many years.

In 2006 – Tool is at #1 on the Billboard 200 album chart for the only week with 10,000 Days. It was the third of six chart albums for the group and their second of three #1s. The album went to #1 in ten other countries, including Greece and Norway, peaked at #4 in Great Britain, and was Billboard’s 31st-biggest album of the year. It produced three singles, including The Pot, which spent four weeks at #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart. 

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.

The last pope to use his baptismal name was Marcellus II in the 16th century. 

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