The Daily Dose/June 9, 2025
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™

Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.

DONALD TRUMP AND THE MANTLE OF IDIOCY: A quote that ran recently in our popular Some Philosophy Crap item reminded us of the Trump Administration. It’s from Benjamin Franklin, one of the more useful humans our species has produced: 

Dirt thrown on a Mud-wall may stick…but it will not long adhere to polish’d Marble. 

Hey, Wait A Minute: Actually, the title Some Philosophy Crap is meant to be funny, something you’d expect from America’s Funniest Guy™. Every selection is thoughtful and deserving of consideration by any thinking person. They are taken from our private stock of quotes acquired over the years. 

Back On Message: This quote has nothing to do with Trump the person, though he remains a lying, ignorant, sexual predator. It has everything to do with his polices: 

None of them stick! None of them are seen through to completion. 

Fly In The Ointment: His tariff plans shift from day to day. His plan to deport 11 million illegals won’t happen. His Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is already tits up, to repurpose a wonder old Navy phrase to describe something dead. A shocking number of his executive orders are being stalled in court. 

Dry, Technical Matter: Our government is accomplishing nothing. We are not being led, we are being force-fed orders from a scatter-brained man who believes, among other things, that the moon is part of Mars and that the Revolution was won by securing British airports. 

The Bottom Line: What were we expecting, though? Little got done in his first term, and he will always have blood on his hands for an incompetent COVID response. Anyone expecting anything more than chaos and blather for this term was high – legally in more and more states – because Trump is a man of zero intellectual or moral substance. America will survive this, but it is going to take years, perhaps a generation or two, for the US to recover from this witlessness. 

Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually. 

The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow has a good day in the sack. Today’s Diary. 

I think we can all consider ol’ Sparrow fully recovered from the exhausting Birmingham trip…

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On This Date
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In 1959 – The US launches the world’s first nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, the USS George Washington (SSBN-598). The ship was commissioned in December and in 1981, after 55 patrols,had her missiles removed to comply with the SALT II treaty, spending her last four years as an attack submarine. She was decommissioned in 1985. Today, the US Navy has 14 ballistic missile submarines, all from the Ohio class. 

In 1968 – Ken Rosewall of Australia wins the French Open, defeating Rod Laver 6-3, 6-1, 2-6, 6-2. It was the second and final French Open title for Rosewall, his fifth of eight Grand Slam titles, and was the only runner-up French Open finish for Laver, to go along with two titles. Earlier in the tournament, Rosewall had won the doubles title with Fred Stolle, and this was the first Grand Slam of the Open Era, where professionals were allowed to compete. 

In 1973 – Johnny Rodriguez is at #1 on Billboard’s country chart – then known as the Hot Country Singles chart – for the only week with You Always Come Back (To Hurting Me). It was the second of 20 Top 10 country hits for Rodriguez and his first of five #1s. The song also went #1 country in Canada and peaked at #86 on the Hot 100. Rodriguez, then 21, was the youngest male solo act to go #1 country, a record now held by Hunter Hayes, who was three weeks younger when Wanted went to #1 in 2012.

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

Almost nothing great has ever been done in the world except by the genius and firmness of a single man combating the prejudices of the multitudes.
Will Durant
The Story of Civilization, Vol. X: Rousseau and Revolution

Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.

The St Louis Browns moved to Baltimore after the 1953 season. 

Today’s Stumper
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Who was the youngest act to hit #1 on the Hot 100? – Answer next time!

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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
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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
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When did the St Louis Browns move, and where did they move to? – Answer next time!

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The Daily Dose/June 7, 2025
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™

Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.

Leading Off will run intermittently for the time being. 

Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually. 

The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow is flummoxed by bird doo-doo on his car door. Today’s Diary. 

I mean, how does a bird get doo-doo on a perpendicular surface???…Specifically, how does that much get on a car door???…Is this another evolutionary step in their quest for world domination???…

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On This Date
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In 1776 – Richard Henry Lee, a representative from Virginia in the 2nd Continental Congress, presents a resolution that the Colonies should be independent from Great Britain. The motion was seconded by John Adams and would be approved by the Congress on July 2, with the Declaration of Independence approved on July 4. History refers to the motion as the Lee Resolution and Lee later served as president of the Congress under the Articles of Confederation and a US Senator. 

In 1936 – The Cleveland Indians establish the American League record for the longest game without striking out in a 5-4, 16-inning loss to the New York Yankees. Yankee pitcher Red Ruffing went the distance, getting the Indians out in nine different ways, none of them on strikes. The mark was tied by the Philadelphia A’s in 1943, and the all-time major league record is 17, done twice, by the New York Giants in 1893 and the Cincinnati Reds in 1920.

In 1969 – The Beatles with Billy Preston are at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the third of five consecutive weeks with Get Back. It was the 17th of a Hot 100 record 20 #1 songs by the group and the first of three #1s for Preston. The song went to #1 in 13 other countries, including New Zealand, Norway, and Great Britain, and was Billboard’s 25th-biggest song of the year. 

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

…he had learned it was better to say nothing for a year than to permit himself a moment’s indiscretion.
Morris West
The Shoes of the Fisherman

Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.

The first non-Frenchwoman to win the French Open was Kea Bouman of the Netherlands. 

Today’s Stumper
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In what calendar year did the Beatles have the most #1 songs? – Answer next time! 

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The Daily Dose/June 3, 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 prepares for his trip. Today’s Diary. 

All right, our trip to Birmingham is tomorrow and we are ready to go…Recall there was some question about the itinerary, but we’ve settled that, with the original plan still in play: we are flying out Tuesday and coming back Thursday…

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On This Date
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In 1965 – Gemini 4, the first multiple-day manned mission by the US, takes off from Cape Kennedy, Florida. Commanded by James McDivitt and piloted by Ed White, the mission spent four days in space and orbited Earth 66 times and included White’s first spacewalk by an American. The crew tried to rendezvous with the rocket that launched it, but failed. McDivitt later commanded Apollo 9, while White died in the Apollo 1 fire. 

In 1929 – Helen Wills wins the French Open, defeating Simonne Mathieu 6-3, 6-4. It was the second of four French Open titles for Wills, her ninth of 19 Grand Slam singles titles and her 19th of a then-record 31 overall Grand Slam titles. It was the first of six runner-up finishes for Mathieu, who would win titles in 1938 and 1939. Wills also had paintings entered in the art competition at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Olympics. 

In 1944 – Bing Crosby is at #1 on Billboard’s National Best Selling Retail Records chart – their first pop singles chart and a predecessor to the Hot 100 – for the fifth and final consecutive week with I Love You. It was the tenth of 13 #1s for Crosby on assorted American pop charts, his fourth of eight on a Billboard chart, and the song also went to #1 on Billboard’s Most Played Juke Box Records chart.  

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

The difference between the possible and the impossible lies in the person’s determination.
Tommy Lasorda

Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.

The first act to have their only Hot 100 hit go to #1 was the Elegants, who took Little Star to #1 in 1958. It was the third #1 song of the Hot 100 era. 

Today’s Stumper
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Who was the first non-Frenchwoman to win the French Open? – Answer next time! 

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