The Daily Dose/August 22, 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 offers a guest some options for going to church. Today’s Diary. 

I warned Paula it wasn’t like the traditional churches she’s probably accustomed to and that ol’ Sparrow grew up with…For one, there’s no such thing as your Sunday best there; folks wear whatever they want…Plus, the sanctuary has theater seating instead of pews and there was neither altar nor a pulpit, either…She waved this off, saying she didn’t have goin’ to meeting clothes, anyway, and that it would be good to be in a church on a Sunday morning besides. 

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In 1978 – Congress sends to the several states a constitutional amendment that would give the District of Columbia three votes for president in the electoral college. The amendment gave no role to the district in a contingent election when a president or vice president is elected by the House or Senate because no one received an Electoral College majority. The amendment was not approved by the required 38 states in the seven-year time limit and was not ratified. 

In 1917 – Carson Bigbee of the Pittsburgh Pirates establishes a new major league record for most at-bats in a game in a 6-5, 22-inning loss to the Brooklyn Robins. Bigbee had eleven at-bats in the game and research into whose record he broke was inconclusive. The record still stands, has been tied many times and the nine-inning mark is eight, also done many times. It was the fourth consecutive extra-inning game for the Pirates, which established a new National League record. 

In 1964 – The Supremes are at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the first of two consecutive weeks with Where Did Our Love Go. It was the second Top 40 hit for the group and their first of five consecutive and twelve overall #1 songs. The song also went to #1 in New Zealand and Canada, peaked at #3 in Great Britain, at #1 on Billboard’s soul chart, and was Billboard’s 10th-biggest song of the year. The song was written by Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier.  

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

For Adams, the American Revolution was about opportunity: the opportunity for the people to govern themselves and the opportunity for an individual to achieve whatever his merit could earn.
John Ferling
Setting the World Ablaze: Washington, Adams, Jefferson, and the American Revolution 

Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.

Rollie Fingers broke Hoyt Wilhelm’s career save record with his 245th save in 1980. 

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The Daily Dose/August 21, 2022
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™

The Sunday Bottom 5
A ranking of some things.

1. GOP – As if there were any doubt, Congresswomen Liz Cheney’s defeat if Republican primary cements fact that GOP is firmly in hands of Donald Trump, despite fact Trump is a liar, a sexual predator, and an ignoramus with blood on his hands from an ignorant and inept coronavirus response…Oh, and it turns out he’s a thief now, too. 

2. Deshaun Watson – You know, Deshaun, SB5 pollsters have a solid working knowledge of he said/she said deals, but 22 accusations???…Innoncence is not a reasonable claim here, no matter how firmly you choose to stand on it…Plus, you apologized…You got off easy with a 12-game suspension…Props to your agent, though, for negotiating a contract that will see you lose relatively little money. 

3. USA! USA! – The 3-hole staple…Country still far closer to the oblivion that awaits it than the prosperity, influence it once had because no nation can survive perpeltual war, deep social divide, and an utter lack of national vision – not to mention Donald Trump and his supporters – forever…Sunday Bottom 5 pollsters “strongly suspect” America has until half-century is out to show it can govern itself before someone comes in and does it for us.  

4. The Bottom Ten – The American classic returns this week, as the very worst college and professional teams vie for the ESPN Cup and the Dan Henning Memorial Trophy…Can Florida International and the New York Giants repeat???…Can B-10 pollsters come up with any more lame trophies to issue???…Find out this week as the 2022 Quests for Lousiness (Q4L) begins!!!

5. Fake News – Tired of fake fake news claims???…Click here for a recap of real fake news, things the wizards among us were actually believing…Courtesy of the AP. 

Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually. 

It’s Read Free Sunday (RFS) at The Diary. 

The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow has another great week in the sack. Today’s Diary. 

We’re as happy the 50-hour sleep week remains commonplace as you are. 

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In 1911 – The Mona Lisa, a painting by Leonardo da Vinci, is stolen from the Louvre museum in Paris by an Italian employee named Vincenzo Peruggia. Peruggia kept the painting at his Paris apartment for two years before moving with it to Italy, where he was arrested in 1913 and served six months in prison for the theft. Though now one of the planet’s best-known artworks, the Mona Lisa was not particularly well known outside of the art world – where it was highly regarded – at the time of the theft. 

In 1982 – Rollie Fingers of the Milwaukee Brewers becomes the first major league pitcher to record 300 saves in a 3-2 win over the Seattle Mariners. It was the 28th save of the season for Fingers, who pitched the final two innings, giving up three hits and two runs to save the game for Doc Medich. Fingers retired in 1985 with 341 saves, a mark now good for 15th on the all-time list. Fingers’ mark was broken in 1992 by Jeff Reardon and is now held by Mariano Rivera with 652. 

In 2004 – Terror Squad is at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first of three consecutive weeks with Lean Back. It was the first of two chart singles for the group and remains their only Top 40 hit. The song also peaked at #24 in Great Britain, was its fifth of seven weeks at #1 on Billboard’s soul chart, and was in its second of twelve weeks at #1 on Billboard’s rap chart. Lean Back was Billboard’s 10th-biggest song of the year, it’s 5th-biggest soul song, and it’s #1 rap song of the year.

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

Young man, why wilt though haste so fast? Thy vessel sails the open sea, and the harbor to which I am steering thee is still far off.
Ovid

Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.

Quincy Jones has won 28 Grammy Awards, tied with Beyonce for second all-time behind Georg Solti’s 29. 

Today’s Stumper
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Whose career save mark did Rollie Fingers break? – Answer next time!

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The Daily Dose/August 20, 2022
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 makes his hotel reservations for annual VSO training, and it’s in the same city that has his favorite steakhouse. 

…already ol’ Sparrow has put the over/under on the number times we’ll dine there at 2.5 and the smart money is on the over, frankly.

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In 1986 – Patrick Sherrill, a postal worker in Edmund, Oklahoma, shoots and kills 14 co-workers in the first of several post office shootings in the US. Six others were injured and after his rampage, Sherrill shot himself. Sherrill, a former Marine, was a relief mail carrier who often worked different routes and the day before had been reprimanded by supervisors. It remains the deadliest workplace shooting in US history.

In 1888 – Palmer Presby and TS Tailer establish the record for the longest match at the US Open in a 19-21, 8-6, 6-1, 6-4 Presby opening round win. Research into whose record they broke was inconclusive and the 80 games established a mark that stood until 1966 when a doubles match went 105 games, a mark that was tied in 1967. The longest US Open singles match is 100 games between Franklin Robbins and Donald Dell in 1969 and the longest ever match is 183 games between John Isner and Nicolas Mahut, at Wimbledon in 2010. 

In 1966 – The Lovin’ Spoonful is at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the second of three consecutive weeks with Summer in the City. The song also went to #1 in Canada, peaked at #6 in Great Britain, and was Billboard’s 35th biggest song of the year. It was the fifth of seven Top 10 hits for the group and remains their only #1 song. In 1973 a version by Quincy Jones peaked at #30 on the Adult Contemporary chart and won the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement.  

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

Science is composed of errors, but errors it is right to make, for they lead step by step to the truth.
Jules Verne
Journey to the Center of the Earth

Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.

Eddie Gaedel wore number ⅛ when he made his only major league appearance for the St Louis Brown. 

Today’s Stumper
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How many Grammy Awards has Quincy Jones won? – Answer next time!

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The Daily Dose/August 19, 2022
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 has the latest news from around The Shire. Today’s Diary.

There’s another tree growing in what we used to call the kitchen garden because you can see it from the kitchen window…Longtime readers of this crap may – or they may not – recall there’s an apple tree growing on the left side and on the right side there’s something getting pretty tall that we don’t think is a weed…But we don’t really know…We’ll let it take its course and see if it makes it thru winter. 

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In 1991 – The dissolution of the Soviet Union begins in earnest when some hardline communists get their shorts in a knot and overthrow Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, who is on holiday in Ukraine and discovered the coup when he tried to make a phone call and couldn’t get a dial tone. The coup lasted two days, thanks mainly to resistance led by Russian President Boris Yelstin, and Gorbachev was returned to power. Gorbachev resigned as Soviet president on Dec. 25th and the last vestige of the Soviet Union, its Council of Republics, voted the nation out of existence the following day. 

In 1951 – Eddie Gaedel makes his only major league appearance, pinch-hitting in the second game of a doubleheader, a 6-2 loss to the Detroit Tigers. Batting in the bottom of the first inning for leadoff hitter Frank Saucier, Gaedel was walked on four pitches by pitcher Bob Cain and then was immediately replaced by pinch-runner Jim Delsing. Gaedel, a professional entertainer, was 3 feet, 7 inches tall, had a strike zone about the size of a coffee cup, and remains the shortest player to appear in a major league game. 

In 1967 – The Beatles are at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the only week with All You Need Is Love. It was the 14th of a Billboard Hot 100 record 20 #1 songs for the group, a Hot 100 record that still stands, and was their 19th of 34 Top 10 hits. The song went to #1 in nine other countries, including Norway, West Germany, and Great Britain, and originally appeared on a June international television show. It was released as a non-album single, though it later appeared on the Yellow Submarine album.  

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

The case against Clevenger was open and shut. The only thing missing was something to charge him with.
Joseph Heller
Catch-22

Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.

The umpire who called George Brett out in the Pine Tar Game was Tim McClelland. 

Today’s Stumper
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What uniform number did Eddie Gaedel wear? – Answer next time!

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