The Daily Dose/March 12, 2024
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 rents a room to a couple. Today’s Diary.
It was funny because they went thru the motions of attempting to act like they’d known each other for longer than two hours…This attempt was as unnecessary as it was unsuccessful because this isn’t our first hotel shift and we know two humans looking to mate when we see them…
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 1088 – Urban II is elected the 159th pope at a meeting of cardinals in Teracina, Italy. Urban, who also reigned over the Papal States, is primarily remembered for what History refers to as The Crusades, a series of Christian conquests, largely in the Muslim world, that he inspired following a 1099 speech at the Council of Clermont. Urban reigned until 1099 when he died in Rome. Urban was opposed by Clement III, who was an antipope from 1080-1100.
In 1956 – Dick Farley of the Syracuse Nationals establishes a new NBA record for the fastest disqualification in a 97-92 win over the St Louis Hawks in a game played in New Haven, Connecticut. Farley fouled out in five minutes and research into whose record Farley broke was inconclusive. The record is now 2 minutes, 43 seconds, by Bubba Wells of the Dallas Mavericks in December 1997.
In 2011 – Lady Gaga is at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the third of six consecutive weeks with Born This Way. It was the eleventh of 25 Top 40 hits for Lady Gaga, her ninth of 17 Top 10s, and her third of five #1s. The song went to #1 in 22 other countries, including Luxembourg, Israel, and Japan, peaked at #3 in Great Britain, and was Billboard’s 22nd-biggest song of the year. It was the 1,000th #1 song on the Hot 100.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
Every living creature on this earth can do something great.
Minnesota Fats
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
Basketball made its first appearance at the Olympics at the 1904 St Louis Games, where it was a demonstration sports. A variety of teams of varying age levels took part in a variety of tournaments.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
What was the first #1 song on Billboard’s Hot 100? – Answer next time!
