The Daily Dose/March 7, 2021
By Gaylon Kent
America’s Funniest Guy
The Sunday Bottom 5
A ranking of some things.
1. NBA – Hey guys, when 4-on-2 breaks see teams pulling up to shoot a (probably missed) 3-pointer instead of taking the lay-up, your game blows…I’m sorry…Sunday Bottom 5 pollsters “pretty sure” when you get a turnover with numbers you’ve got to take the easy bucket.
2. President Joe Biden – Sunday Bottom 5 pollsters remain “pretty sure” it’s “like, still really great and stuff” to have someone who is not a lying sexual predator who believes the moon is part of Mars in the White House, even if he the usual Democrat who wants to take care of everybody.
3. Lauren Daigle – Might as well just call it the Lauren Daigle #1 position now, as You Say still at top of Hot Christian Singles chart, now for the 119th non-consecutive week, a Billboard all-chart record…Envious Morman Tabernacle Choir, still looking to hit charts, reportedly putting finishing touches on rockabilly version of O! Holy Night to ready by holidays.
4. COVID-19 – Could be on the way out, but it’s pretty resilient, so let’s not let our guard down just yet…While masks not required to read this column, Sunday Bottom 5 pollsters still wearing theirs just for funsies.
5. Former President Trump Fact Check – He’s baaaaack!!!..Click here for all the lies from his first speech since fleeing office…From the AP.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
Of course it’s Read Free Sunday at The Diary. Enjoy.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow’s obliged to square away the sundry stand. Today’s Diary.
The sundry stand was a complete fiasco…There’s a hockey team in-house so, of course, the sodas and ice cream was ransacked and while that’s fairly routine, the storage freezer in the back office was a complete mess…Recall Wednesday we provided a morning meal for our guests because the restaurant was closed and Brandon had gone and dropped over $600 on food.
A lot of it is still left…There are three one-gallon jugs of milk, all unopened, in the back office refrigerator plus enuff yogurt to feed a weekend yoga retreat and there are boxes of juice and milk in the back office coffee room (BOCR).
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On This Date
The long march to today.
In 1914 – Albanian Prince William assumes the throne of the Principality of Albania, which was formed the previous year at the conclusion of the First Balkan War. William’s reign was marked by turbulence and revolt and even a coup attempt plot. William would flee the country in September and would serve in the German army in World War I and while he had hopes of regaining his throne, Williams’s reign ended when Albania was declared a republic in 1925.
In 1954 – The Minneapolis Lakers defeat the Milwaukee Hawks 65-63 in the only NBA game ever played with baskets not 10-feet from the ground. Baskets for the game were 12-feet off the ground, an experiment amid complaints that big men had too easy a time scoring. Some sources cite this game as an exhibition, however the result counted in the standings. The Milwaukee Hawks later moved to St Louis and are now the Atlanta Hawks.
In 1981 – REO Speedwagon is at #1 on the Billboard 200 album chart for the first of 15 non-consecutive weeks with Hi Infidelity. The album produced four Top 40 hits, including the Top 10 hits Take It on the Run (#5, two weeks) and Keep On Loving You (#1, one week). The album also went to #1 in Canada, peaked at #6 in Great Britain, was Billboard’s #1 album of 1981 and it’s 39th-biggest of 1982.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
The secret of happiness is action, the exercise of energy in a way suited to a man’s nature and circumstances.
Will Durant
The Story of Civilization, Vol. II: The Story of Greece
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
Glenallen Hill of the San Francisco Giants was the first National League player to appear as a designated hitter in a regular-season game, on June 12, 1997 against the Texas Rangers.
Today’s Stumper
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