The Daily Dose/September 5, 2022
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 – Some guests notice a bear in the parking lot. Today’s Diary. 

…then two wizards walk outside, leaving ol’ Sparrow to stand there rubbing his forehead like he had one of those tension headaches you used to see on TV while violating the terms of the Second Commandment (Lutheran version) and uttering the full name of the Son of Man – to include a middle initial – which made the brave sorts remaining in the lobby laff…Evidently, the bear had fled, because everyone returned in one piece. 

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On This Date
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In 1781 – The Battle of the Chesapeake is fought in the American Revolution, a battle that did not include the Americans. In the battle, elements of the French Navy held off elements of the Royal Navy, preventing them from reinforcing the Royal Army. This allowed the Americans to prevail in the Seige of Yorktown, which began later in the month and would secure American independence.

In 1960 – Cassius Clay, later known as Muhammed Ali, wins the light heavyweight boxing gold medal at the Rome Summer Olympics. Ali outpointed Zbigniew Pietrzykowski of Poland 5-0, one of three Americans to win boxing gold medals at the Rome Games. Ali was 18 at the time, would later in the year and change his name in 1964, and would win the world heavyweight title three times. 

 In 2020 – Lauren Daigle becomes the second act to have a record spend 100 weeks at #1 on a Billboard chart when You Say is at #1 on the Hot Christian Singles chart for the 100th non-consecutive week. The song would go on to spend a total of 132 weeks at the top, the Billboard all-time, all-chart record for weeks at #1. The only other record to spend at least 100 weeks at #1 on a Billboard chart is Switched on Bach, by Walter Carlos, now Wendy Carlos, which spent 110 non-consecutive weeks at #1 on Billboard’s classical album chart from 1969-72. 

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

…a book is less important for what it says than for what it makes you think.
Louis L’Amour
The Walking Drum

Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.

The only horse to beat Man o’ War was Upset, who beat Man o’ War by a neck at the Sanford Stakes at Saratoga on August 13, 1919. 

Today’s Stumper
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Who were the other Americans to win boxing gold medals at the 1960 Rome Olympics? – Answer next time!

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The Daily Dose/September 4, 2022
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™

The Sunday Bottom 5
A ranking of some things.

1. US Army – New Army program gives new recruits three months of academic/fitness training to square them away…Program needed because Army expected to fall short of recruiting goals this fiscal year as 75% – three-quarters!!! – of potential recruits are either too fat, too dumb, or too morally bereft to qualify for Army service.
2. Oklahoma Executions – Rivalry with Texas continues in death chamber, as Oklahoma has 25 executions scheduled through the end of 2024, almost four times as heathens in Texas do…Of these, twelve (12) condemned men come from county that has had eleven (11) death sentences reversed due to prosecutorial misconduct.
   
3. USA! USA! – The current 3-hole staple…America – far closer to the oblivion that awaits her than the prosperity she once knew – utterly unable to take “no” for an answer anymore…From Trump election deniers to GOP and Democrats circling the wagons to those born as boys wanting to compete as girls to those who treat sports officials like crap, Americans requiring approval and validation for everything now.
   
4. Minor League Baseball – Efforts to unionize minor league baseball players underway, as major league player’s union finally taking an interest in someone’s welfare other than their own…Minor leaguers now in possession of vote authorization cards, which could authorize an election to unionize…Fun Fact: Minor league hockey players have been unionized since 1960s.
5. California Labor Laws – State legislature recently passed law mandating certain protections for fast-food workers…Sunday Bottom 5 pollsters “strongly suspect” they’re in favor of this, but why are these things being mandated by the government???…Why in the hell aren’t unions organizing workers and collectively bargaining these things???

Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually. 

Cheapskates, you made it to Read Free Sunday (RFS) at The Diary. 

The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow is glad he kept his mouth shut. Today’s Diary. 

What happened was this woman, just back from her evening’s revels with her man, rang the bell and when we went out she asked if she could ask when the hot tubs closed…What we wanted to say was, sure, you can ask that and then stop talking, as if waiting for her to ask that…She seemed tired, and not particularly funny besides, so we kept filed one away for future use and told her the hot tubs closed at 2200. 

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On This Date
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In 1998 – Google is founded by Stanford Ph.D. students Larry Page and Sergey Brin. Google went public in 2004, raising $1.67 billion and in 2015 was organized into a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alphabet, Inc. The domain google.com had been registered the year before and its rather simple homepage design came about because neither Page nor Brin had the experience for something for intricate. This past July it was the most visited website on the planet, with 64.59 billion visits. 

In 1920 – The thoroughbred Man ‘o War, ridden by Clarence Kummer, establishes a new world record for running a mile and five-eighths and a modern thoroughbred record for the largest margin of victory at the Lawrence Realization Stakes at Belmont Park. Man o’ War won in a time of 2 minutes, 40 and four-fifths seconds and defeated the only other horse in the race, Hoodwink by 100 lengths, a bit more than a quarter of a mile. Man ‘o War’s record for the distance stood until 1956 when his great-grandson Swaps ran it in 2 minutes, 38 and one-fifth seconds in the Sunset Handicap at Hollywood Park. 

In 1993 – UB40 is at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the seventh and final consecutive week with Can’t Help Falling in Love. It was the fifth and final Top 40 hit for the group, their fourth Top 10 hit, and their second #1 song. The song went to #1 in eleven other countries including Iceland, Finland, and Great Britain, and was Billboard’s 3rd-biggest song of the year. In 1962 a version by Elvis peaked at #2 on the Hot 100. 

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

You have to believe. You have to play brave.
Martin Kaymer

Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.

Mark Spitz established new world records in all seven swimming events he won gold medals at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. 

Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.

What horse beat Man o’ War in his only loss? – Answer next time!

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The Daily Dose/September 3, 2022
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’s new flannel sheets are in. Today’s Diary. 

…and while they won’t be put on the bed for a few weeks, we unzipped the package and ran our hand thru them whoa Nelly, they are suh-weet and we are pleased to report it is going to be some good sleeping this winter. 

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On This Date
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In 1189 – Richard I – known to History as Richard the Lionheart – is crowned King of England succeeding his father Henry II, who had died in July. Richard would spend little time in England, preferring to spend his time on crusades or defending his lands in France and was actually taken captive in 1192 by Leopold of Austria and was ransomed in February 1194. Richard reigned until 1399, dying after an arrow wound turned gangrenous and was succeeded by his brother John. 

In 1972 – US swimmer Mark Spitz establishes a new Olympic record for most gold medals at a single Games and establishes a world record in the 100-meters at the Munich Summer Games. Spitz finished the race in 51.22 seconds to break the record of 51.47 he had established at the US Olympic Trials the month before. The six gold medals at one Games broke the record of five established by Willis Lee of the US in shooting at the 1920 Antwerp Games. The following day Spitz would win his seventh gold medal extending his mark, and the record is now 8, by swimmer Michael Phelps at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games. 

In 1976 – Fleetwood Mac is at #1 on the Billboard 200 album chart for the only week with Fleetwood Mac. The album also peaked at #23 in Great Britain and was Billboard’s 2nd-biggest album of 1976 and its 10th-biggest of 1977. The album marked the first appearance of Lindsay Buckingham and Stevie Nicks with the group and produced three chart singles, including Rhiannon and Say You Love Me, both of which peaked at #11 on the Hot 100. It was the first of four #1 albums for the group. 

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

This species could have been so great, and now everybody just wants a new Salad Shooter or sneakers with lights in them. This is what we’ve settled for.
George Carlin 

Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.

The most runs scored by both teams in a game that went at least 20 innings is 19, when the San Diego Padres defeated the Montreal Expos 11-8 in 21 innings on May 21, 1977. The game was tied 7-7 after nine innings and each got a run in the 12th.

Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.

Of his seven gold medals at the 1972 Munich Olympics, how many events did Mark Spitz establish world records in? – Answer next time!

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The Daily Dose/September 1, 2022
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™

Friends, your Daily Dose will return. Apologies are issued.

Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually. 

The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow really doesn’t want to clean the house. Today’s Diary. 

The problem, tho, was at least a Level I cleaning, and perhaps even a Level II cleaning, was sort of needed, with the kitchen floor so in need of a sweeping that slippers were needed as much for protection as they were for warmth. 

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