The Bottom Ten is offered with our compliments this season.
The Bottom Ten/NFL Week 12 By Gaylon Kent America’s Funniest Guy
With the Jets, Cowboys and Falcons all resting up for what promises to be the tightest Bottom Ten stretch run in recent memory, the race for The Dan Henning Trophy saw a shakeup at the top spot, with the Jaguars ascending the throne following yet another clutch road loss.
It’s another Bottom Ten showdown weekend, too, as the Jets return to action against the Chargers and Cincinnati “invades” Washington in two (2) games that promise to have the newly-patented Bottom Ten TitleTrak Radar working overtime.
This week’s fiasco as the nags approach the far turn:
The Daily Dose/November 17, 2020 By Gaylon Kent America’s Funniest Guy
Leading Off Notes from around our human experience.
Leading Off continues to enjoy some PTO. It will, eventually, return.
Today At The Site Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody: Sparrow has some early morning customers at the hotel’s sundry stand.
His buddy was hungry and asked if anything was open…I said certainly not, everything closes at 2pm here in the offseason – more so during the Virus Era – and it got a pretty good laff…I then told him the only option at this time was the convenience store across town – about a seven-minute drive this time of night – and then it was my sad duty to inform him the sundry stand was out of Hot Pockets…He thought about it for a few seconds before going to the sundry stand and coming back with some locally made granola, non-GMO potato chips and an Oreo Klondike bar, not too bad under the circumstances.
The Bottom Ten/NCAA Week 12: The race for the ESPNCup – symbolic of Bottom Ten collegiate supremacy – rolls on, with Akron, Vanderbilt and New Mexico occupying the Bottom Ten medal stand.
Editor’s Note: The Bottom Ten is free this season.
2. Vanderbilt (0-6; lost to Kentucky 38-35) Mitigating Factors: Commodore fan(s) nervously sweat this one out as curious, late comeback almost derails B-10 medal stand hopes…Commodores still reeling from turn-of-century decision to merge Athletic, Student Affairs departments as Humanities majors – thinking they were doing extra-credit charity work – secure loss by failing to execute late-game onsides kick. FunFact: Team staffers happy to announce parents can attend final two (2) home games, but were dismayed to find out none of them wanted to come. Next Loss: Florida
Columns, books, shopping lists, clickhere to get in on the laughs. 4Ever & Ever ($8.99) and monthly ($2.99) plans available.
On This Date The long march to today.
In 1800 – The United States Congress holds its first session in Washington, D.C.. Previously, Congress had met in Philadelphia for ten years, while the new capital was being built and before that had met in New York City. Only the Senate’s side of the capitol was completed at the time, a site they shared with the House until a temporary pavilion was erected and used until the House’s wing opened in 1811. The Congress had previously met in Philadelphia in May.
In 1973 – Bobby Orr of the Boston Bruins establishes a new NHL record for most career assists by a defenseman in an 8-0 win over the Detroit Red Wings. Orr had four assists, giving him 456 for his career to break the mark of 452 established by Doug Harvey between 1947-69. Orr would retire in 1978 with 645 assists, a mark now good for 13th on the all-time list for defensemen. The record is now 1,169 assists, by Ray Borque 1979-2001.
In 1958 – The Kingston Trio is at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the only week with Tom Dooley. It was the first of ten Top 40 hits for the group and remains their only #1 song. Due to when it charted, it was only the 28th biggest song of the year, but was Billboard’s seventh biggest of the decade and ranked 198th on Billboard’s 60th Anniversary Hot 100 in 2018. The song went to #1 in four other countries, including Norway, and peaked at #5 in Great Britain and at #9 on Billboard’s soul chart. The song earned the Kingston Trio the Grammy Award for Best Country and Western Performance despite not having appeared on the country chart.
Some Philosophy Crap The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
More likely he had died as he had lived – without ever learning who he really was. Alex Haley Roots: The Saga of an American Family
Answer To The Last Trivia Question It’s not who you know, but what you know.
Dale Earnhardt and Jimmy Johnson are the drivers besides Richard Petty who have won seven NASCAR series titles.
Today’s Stumper Cheaper than Trivia Night at the bar.
Which cities have held at least one meeting of either the first of second Continental Congress, the Congress of the Confederation or the United States Congress? – Answer next time!
Share Gaylon! Go!
Posted in2020|Comments Off on The Daily Dose/Tuesday, November 17, 2020
The Bottom Ten is free to you, our valued reader, in 2020.
The Bottom Ten/NCAA Week 12 By Gaylon Kent America’s Funniest Guy
Veteran Bottom Ten fan(s) everywhere are calling this the tightest race for the ESPNCup ever. It’s so tight that deserving teams like Texas State and UNLV need bye weeks from Louisiana-Monroe and Kansas just to make the survey this week, despite the fact they have one (1) win between them and in other years would be looking at B-10 medal stand berths.
Still tho, the road to Bottom Ten glory continues to run through Akron, as the Zips maintain the top spot after extending their already admirably long, nation’s best losing streak to 19 games.
This week’s mess:
Editor’s Note: With most of the lower level schools not playing this year, the Continental Cup – issued to the team with the longest all-division losing streak in NATO – is not being awarded this year.Continue reading →
Share Gaylon! Go!
Posted in2020|Comments Off on The Bottom Ten/NCAA Week 12
The Daily Dose/November 16, 2020 By Gaylon Kent America’s Funniest Guy
Friends, your Daily Dose is taking the day off. It will return. Sparrow reports for duty, of course, with another entry in The Diary of a Nobody.
Today At The Site Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody: Sparrow has no idea how much some fancy soap at the sundry stand costs.
A conundrum because a bar of handcrafted soap made with water from one of our locally-sourced sacred streams could cost you ten bucks in some incense-infused craft store downtown…I was going to ask how much she wanted to pay but if you’re getting change for laundry at zero-dark-thirty you’re probably tired and not in the mood to play Name Your Price, so I charged her $7 for everything and even threw in a couple of detergent pods we keep in the back office – a $1 value – with my compliments.
Columns, books, shopping lists, clickhere to get in on the laughs. 4Ever & Ever ($8.99) and monthly ($2.99) plans available.
Share Gaylon! Go!
Posted in2020|Comments Off on The Daily Dose/Monday, November 16, 2020
The Daily Dose/November 15, 2020 By Gaylon Kent America’s Funniest Guy
The Sunday Bottom 5 The very best of the very worst of the week that was.
1. GOP – America, get your notebooks out, as Republican Party giving clinic in circling the wagons and grasping at straws as denial of loss to Joe Biden hits fever pitch…Claims of fraud baseless, of course, but GOP bravely not letting facts, tradition get in their way.
2 American Democracy – Ignoring precedents set by Tilden, Nixon, Gore, President Trump ignoring tedious tradition of accepting Electoral College results…America now faced with choice of following History or siding with ignorant billionaire bully accustomed to getting his way.
3. Lauren Daigle – Tied Wendy Carlos’ all-time Billboard chart record for most weeks at #1, as single You Say at top of Hot Christian Singles chart for 110th non-consecutive week…Sunday Bottom 5 pollsters officially “mindful” this is a relatively minor Billboard chart, but remain “pretty sure” it’s still one hell of an accomplishment.
4. College Football – You know guys, with games being postponed or cancelled left and right, it might not be a bad idea to chuck the Nick Saban Invitational playoff and play all bowl games between December 19 and January 1.
5. President Trump Fact Check – Winding down its term as 5-hole staple…Between COVID and denial over election results, America’s Liar-in-Chief in usual form this week…Click here for latest lies courtesy of Associated Press.
Today At The Site Writing worth reading. Usually.
It’s Read Free Sunday. The Diary of a Nobody is on the house today.
I filled up this morning after the hotel and regular readers of this crap know this figure is a bit better than the last reading of 32-something a couple of weeks ago, but still well-below the halcyon days of just a few weeks ago, when we were getting over 38, and once or twice 40 MPG, regularly…I don’t whine, we’ll take the improvement.
Click here to get in on the laughs. 4Ever & Ever ($8.99) and monthly ($2.99) plans available.
On This Date The long march to today.
In 1926 – The NBC radio network debuts on 24 stations throughout the US. Originally a consolidation of radio operations established by AT&T that had been sold to RCA, the first broadcast, carried by stations as far west as Kansas City, featured opera stars of the day as well as humorist Will Rogers. The network’s signature three chimes developed in the early 1930s and NBC hasn’t actually owned NBC Radio for years and the name has been licensed to iHeart Media since 2016.
In 1992 – Richard Petty ends his NASCAR racing career in the Hooters 500 in Atlanta, finishing 39th after leaving the race following a crash on the 95th lap. Petty raced in 1,184 races in his 35-year career, winning seven Daytona 500s. Petty’s last win had come in 1984 and over his career he won 200 races and seven NASCAR series championships, both records that still stand. Petty later won three races as a NASCAR car owner.
In 1980 – Kenny Rogers is at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the first of six consecutive weeks with Lady. The song peaked at #12 in Great Britain and also went to #1 on Billboard’s country chart and peaked at #42 on Billboard’s soul chart, his biggest soul hit. Due to when it charted, Lady was Billboard’s third-biggest hit of 1981, it’s tenth biggest of the decade and ranked 60th on Billboard’s 60th anniversary Hot 100 in 2018. It was the first of two #1 pop hits for Rogers and his eighth of 19 #1 country songs. The song was written and produced by Lionel Richie.
Some Philosophy Crap The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
Great circumstances produce great actors. History is largely concerned with arranging good entrances for people. Heywood Braun
Answer To The Last Trivia Question It’s not who you know, but what you know.
George Halas coached 31 tie games in the NFL, the most of any NFL head coach.
Today’s Stumper Cheaper than Trivia Night at the bar.
Two other drives have seven NASCAR series titles. Who are they? – Answer next time!
Share Gaylon! Go!
Posted in2020|Comments Off on The Daily Dose/Sunday, November 15, 2020
Meet Sparrow, an average man passing an average life…
Saturday, November 14 Amy left a $303 drop in the right drawer for me to take care of at the hotel…This means she took in $303 in cash and didn’t put it in the safe…I don’t know if I would do that with anyone and it really doesn’t have anything to do with trust but everything to do with knowing that I took care of what I’m responsible for by not leaving things – like, say, $300 in cash – for others to take care of.
Boy, the cat was whining left and right for her canned yummies this morning…She knows she gets fed as soon as I wake up on Thursday and Friday mornings – well, after Daddy’s used the can and coffee’s started, of course – and usually she’s really good about letting me sleep, the meowing not starting until I’ve actually gotten out of bed.
Not today…I don’t if it’s the extra darkness or what, but she was on the bed meowing before I had even started stirring…Usually, she’ll just hop up and sit on my back until I get up, but it went on for a good hour or so…One time I told her no and then executed one of my patented rollovers and she trotted out of the bedroom and was quiet for a while and I drifted off to sleep but then I made the mistake of moving slightly and then BOOM there she was, thinking I was getting up and yapping left and right again.
Columns, books, shopping lists, clickhere to get in on the laughs. 4Ever & Ever ($8.99) and monthly ($2.99) plans available.
On This Date The long march to today.
In 1952 – The first regular record chart in Great Britain is published by New Musical Express magazine with Here In My Heart by Al Martino the first #1 song. Over the years, Elvis has the most #1 songs in Great Britain with 21, while Paul McCartney has the most appearances at #1, 25, counting his time with the Beatles, Wings and as a solo act. The biggest song in British chart history is I Believe by Frankie Laine, which spent 18 weeks at #1 in 1953. The official British chart is now published by the Official Charts Company.
In 1993 – Don Shula of the Miami Dolphins establishes a new NFL record for most regular-season and playoff wins in a 19-14 win over the Philadelphia Eagles. It was Shula’s 325 career win, eclipsing the record established by George Halas of the Decatur Staleys/Chicago Staleys/Chicago Bears in four separate stints from 1920-67. Shula retired after the 1995 season with 347 career wins, a record that still stands. Shula also holds the record for most regular-season wins with 328.
In 2020 – Lauren Daigle is at #1 on Billboard’s Hot Christian Singles chart for the 110th non-consecutive week with You Say, tying the record for most weeks at #1 on any Billboard chart. Daigle tied the record set by Wendy Carlos – then known as Walter Carlos – who spent 110 non-consecutive weeks at #1 on Billboard’s Classical Album chart from 1969-72 with Switched-On Bach. You Say first hit #1 on the Christian chart in July 2018 and in March 2019 peaked at #30 on Billboard’s Hot 100.
Some Philosophy Crap The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
Hay had long known it was good politics never to try to have the last word in a dispute; now he had begun to see the wisdom of not trying to have the first word, either. Gore Vidal Empire
Answer To The Last Trivia Question It’s not who you know, but what you know.
The NHL team record for the fastest two goals at the start of a game by a team is 24 seconds, done by the Edmonton Oilers on March 28, 1982 in a 6-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings.
Today’s Stumper Cheaper than Trivia Night at the bar.
What NFL head coach holds the record for the most ties? – Answer next time!
Share Gaylon! Go!
Posted in2020, Uncategorized|Comments Off on The Daily Dose/Saturday, November 14, 2020
