The Daily Dose/October 24, 2021
By Gaylon Kent
America’s Funniest Guy™

The Sunday Bottom 5
A ranking of some things from the week that was.

1. Alec Baldwin – Sunday B5 pollsters hardly Mr Firearms, but even they know the first rule when picking up a firearm is presume it’s loaded until you yourself have personally verified otherwise…Had you followed this rule, Hollywood wouldn’t be minus a cinematographer right now. 

2. American Athletic Conference – With major division college conferences changing membership left and right, AAC ensures membership will never, ever change by adding loser colleges – Charlotte, FAU, North Texas, Rice, UAB, UTSA – no one else could ever possibly want.  

3. Donald Trump – The 3-hole staple…Hey Donny, you are still a lying sexual predator who believes 1) the moon is part of Mars and 2) that the Revolution was won by the securing of British airports…A question for Trump fans: which one of these elements continues to earn your support???

4. 2021 World Series – With games starting well past 8pm and lasting well over three (3) hours, kids all over eastern time zone looking forward to nodding off well before 7th-inning stretch…SB5 pollsters “pretty sure” only real question is whether this will be lowest-rated World Series ever or second-lowest rated World Series ever. 

5. President Biden Fact Check – While President Biden doesn’t keep fact-checkers busy 24/7 like President Trump did, he’s holding his own…Click here for the latest presidential missteps, courtesy of the AP.

Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually. 

You know it’s Read Free Sunday (RFS) at The Diary. Don’t even start. 

The Diary of a Nobody – At the hotel, Sparrow takes command of the cash drawer. Today’s Diary. 

Look, there is no reason to have more coins in a tray than there are in a roll, so I took 50 of each and put them in separate baggies and put these in the drawer…Officially, this was done so Tammy will be spared having to count so many coins but let’s be honest here, saving ol’ Sparrow from having to count them again tomorrow was key, too. 

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On This Date
The long march to today. 

In 1929 – The Wall Street Crash of 1929 – which actually began on Sept 4 – continues with the largest single-day sell-off to date, 12.9 million shares, though some late buying by banks to prop the market up worked for a couple of days, staving off disaster until the following week. The Dow had hit an all-time high of 381.2 on Sept 3 and would close at 230.07 on Tuesday, October 29. The Dow would bottom out on July 8, 1932 closing at 41.22 and would not reach 381.2 again until November 23, 1954, 

In 2002 – Patrick Roy of the Colorado Avalanche establishes a new NHL record for most games played by a goalie in a 3-2 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes. Roy played in his 972nd game to break the record established by Terry Sawchuck from 1949-70. Roy would retire after the season with 1,029 games played and the record is now held by Martin Brodeur who played in 1,266 games from 1992-15. Roy’s total is now third on the all-time NHL list, behind Robert Luongo (1,044).

In 1942 – The Billboard soul chart – then known as the Harlem Hit Parade – debuts with Andy Kirk & His Twelve Clouds of Joy at #1 for the only week with Take It and Git. The chart tracked songs that were popular in Harlem jukeboxes and Billboard would debut a best-sellers chart in 1948, an airplay chart in 1955 and its first unified soul chart in 1958. Today the chart is known as the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and the current #1 song is Industry Baby by Lil Naz X and Jack Harlow which is in its eighth non-consecutive week at the top. 

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever. 

He saw only…the gross, unrestricted animal selfishness of human beings, of whom nothing good was expected and desired…
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Uncle Tom’s Cabin

Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.

Brazil, the Soviet Union and the US have won the most men’s Olympic volleyball gold medals with three each, and the Soviet Union has won the most women’s Olympic volleyball gold medals with four. 

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

How many shutouts did Patrick Roy have in his NHL career? – Answer next time!  

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The Daily Dose/October 23, 2021
By Gaylon Kent
America’s Funniest Guy™

Leading Off
Notes from around our human experience. 

Leading Off remains in time out while we work on a project. 

Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually. 

The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow bounces a check. Today’s Diary. 

I had to laff because, Christ, yours truly hadn’t bounced a check since my 20s, when it was a rather common occurrence and yours truly habitually led the league in NSF fees.  

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On This Date
The long march to today. 

In 1973 – President Richard Nixon agrees to surrender subpoenaed audio tapes of his Oval Office conversation to the Senate Watergate Committee. The tapes had first been subpoenaed in July and Nixon only turned them over after evasion and compromise had failed. The taping system had been installed in 1971 and disclosed the previous July by White House aide Alexander Butterfield during testimony before the US Senate. Nixon would hold on to the presidency until August 1974, when he resigned, still the only US president to do so. 

In 1964 – The first gold medals in Olympic volleyball are awarded at the Tokyo Summer Games. Japan won the women’s gold medal, winning the six-team round-robin tournament with a 5-0 record over the 4-1 Soviet Union and the 3-2 Polish team. In the men’s tournament, the Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia both finished 8-1 with the Soviets getting the gold medal based on defeating the Czechs on Oct 18. Beach volleyball became an Olympic sport in 1992. 

In 1976 – Chicago is at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first of two consecutive weeks with If You Leave Me Now. It was the 19th Top 40 hit for the group, their twelfth top 10 hits and their first of three #1 songs and the song also went to #1 in six other countries including South Africa and Great Britain. The song also won Grammy Awards for Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) and for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus. In 1993 a version by Chess peaked at #67 in Germany.

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever. 

For every person who sees, thousands may think. And for the thousands who think, millions may act.
Donald T. Phillips
The Founding Fathers on Leadership

Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.

The prime meridian meets the equator in the Atlantic Ocean, about 400 miles south of Ghana. A weather buoy commonly known as Null Island marks the spot. 

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

What nations have won the most Olympic gold medals in men’s and women’s volleyball? – Answer next time!  

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The Daily Dose/October 22, 2021
By Gaylon Kent
America’s Funniest Guy™

Leading Off
Notes from around our human experience. 

Leading Off remains in time out while we work on a project. 

Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually. 

The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow can’t even be bothered to go out to lunch on his day off. Today’s Diary. 

I don’t know what I needed a day off from, tho…I did – or didn’t do, I can never remember – squat Wednesday and it wasn’t as if the rest of the week was one long chore, either…

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On This Date
The long march to today. 

In 1884 – The Royal Observatory at Greenwich, England is designated the prime longitudinal meridian by the International Meridian Conference, meeting in Washington, DC. The conference designated the meridian “…passing through the centre of the transit instrument at the Observatory of Greenwich” as zero degrees longitude in an attempt to standardize both navigation at sea and international time. 

In 2010 – The Texas Rangers win their first American League pennant, defeating the New York Yankees 6-1 in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series in Arlington, Texas, the Rangers’ first postseason win over the Yankees after losses 1996 and 1998-99. The Rangers had defeated Tampa Bay in five games in an American League Division Series and would lose the World Series to the San Francisco Giants in five games.  

In 1966 – The Supremes are at #1 on Billboard’s album chart – then known as the Top LPs chart – for the first of two consecutive weeks with The Supremes A’ Go-Go. It was the first of three #1 albums for the group and was the first album by an all-girl group to top the Billboard album chart. The album produced two chart singles including the #1 You Can’t Hurry Love and the album also peaked at #15 in Great Britain and was in its first of four non-consecutive weeks at #1 on Billboard’s soul album chart. 

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever. 

Genius does what it must, talent does what it can.
Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.

Chuck Berry had three #1 songs on Billboard’s soul chart: Maybellene (eleven weeks, 1955), School Day (five weeks, 1957) and Sweet Little Sixteen (three weeks, 1958). 

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

Where does the prime meridian meet the equator? – Answer next time!  

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The Daily Dose/October 21, 2021
By Gaylon Kent
America’s Funniest Guy™

Leading Off
Notes from around our human experience. 

Leading Off remains in time out while we work on a project. 

Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually. 

The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow’s getting old and can’t even sit down as long as he used to. Today’s Diary. 

…ol’ Sparrow does an awful lot of sitting and, almost incredibly, this is starting to take its toll!!!…I am not making this up…I can no longer sit forever with impunity: both knees start to whine and, to a lesser extent, the thighs do, too…

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On This Date
The long march to today. 

In 1774 – The first US flag with the word “liberty” on it is adopted in Taunton, Massachusetts. It was a red flag with the British flag in the canton and the words “liberty” and “union” sewn on near the bottom. The original design of the flag is unknown, but the current rendition was adopted as Taunton’s city flag in 1974. It is also the city flag of Weymouth, New Jersey and was flown at the Jan 6 insurrection at the US Capitol. 

In 1980 – The Philadelphia Phillies win their first World Series title, defeating the Kansas City Royals 4-2 in Game 6 at Veterans Stadium. Phillies third baseman Mike Schmidt was named the MVP of the series and this game, with 54.9 million viewers, remains the World Series’ most-watched game. The Phillies had entered the National League in 1883, had lost the World Series in 1950 and 1915 and won another one in 2008.   

In 1972 – Chuck Berry is at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first of two consecutive weeks with My Ding-a-Ling. The song also went to #1 in Ireland, Canada and Great Britian, peaked at #42 on Billboard’s soul chart and was Billboard’s 15th-biggest song of the year. Despite his popularity and influence over the years, this remains Berry’s only #1 pop hit. The song was written by Dave Bartholomew, whose 1952 release did not chart. 

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever. 

Humanity, patient under every cataclysm, renews its hope, takes courage, and builds once more.
Will Durant
The Story of Civilization, Vol II: The Story of Greece

Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.

Stevie Wonder has won 26 Grammy Awards, a figure that includes his 1996 Lifetime Achievement Award. 

Today’s Stumper
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How many #1 soul hits did Chuck Berry have? – Answer next time!  

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The Daily Dose/October 20, 2021
By Gaylon Kent
America’s Funniest Guy™

Leading Off
Notes from around our human experience. 

Leading Off remains in time out while we work on a project. 

Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually. 

The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow does some whining. Today’s Diary. 

Proof that yours truly will whine about absolutely anything can be found in the fact that I whined about 2030 being too late to get a proper morning routine in…

The Bottom Ten/NFL Week 8 – Hardly for the first time, the road to The Dan Henning Trophy – symbolic of NFL Bottom Ten excellence – goes through Detroit.

Queen Elizabeth threatening to revoke Treaty of Paris that ended Revolution unless colonies agree to stop sending lousy teams across pond as four (4) teams that have played in England this year currently have combined 5-17 record.

With NY Jets enjoying week off, Giants able to strut B-10 stuff on own and not part of hilarious Gotham City joint entry …

Jaguar’s owner Genghis Khan again threatening beheadings as defending B-10 champions now just another one (1)-win team that can’t convert on 3rd-down…

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On This Date
The long march to today. 

In 1803 – The United States Senate ratifies the treaty that authorized the Louisiana Purchase by a 20-7 vote. The purchase acquired territory from New Orleans extending northwest that encompassed all or part of what are now 15 states and two Canadian provinces. The territory cost $11.25 million, plus the forgiving of $3.75 million of French debt, about $364 million in today’s money. Even at less than three cents an acre, the US was obliged to borrow the money from Great Britain at 6% interest, a loan that was paid off in 1823 at a total cost of $23 million, 

In 2004 – The Boston Red Sox become the first major league baseball team to erase a three games to none deficit, defeating the New York Yankees 10-3 in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series in New York. The Red Sox matched the feat of the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1942 Stanley Cup Finals and the New York Islanders in the 1975 NHL quarterfinals and the feat has been accomplished twice since in the NHL. The Red Sox would later defeat the St Louis Cardinals in the World Series in four games.

In 1984 – Stevie Wonder is at #1 for the second of three consecutive weeks on Billboard’s Hot 100 and its soul chart – then known as the Hot Black Singles chart – with I Just Called to Say I Love You. The song also went to #1 in 18 other countries, including Zimbabwe, Norway and Great Britain and was Billboard’s 25th-biggest song of the year. It was the eighth of ten #1 pop hits for Wonder and his eleventh of a then-record 20 #1 soul hits. 

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever. 

…if you are not surpassing everything you thought you could be…you are constructing that it is OK to show up every day and not get your desired result.
Wes Watson 

Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.

The two places Napoleon was exiled to were Elba, an island in the Mediterranean Sea and St Helena Island, in the South Atlantic Ocean. He escaped from the first and died on the second. 

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

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