The Daily Dose/October 27, 2020
By Gaylon Kent
America’s Funniest Guy
Leading Off
Notes from around our human experience.
Leading Off is taking some PTO. Like fruit flies, it will return.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody: Sparrow watches a Haitian walk in snow for the first time.
I watched him walk outside and there wasn’t any hesitation at all, he walked out from under the Porte-cochere and walked on it a bit before lighting up a smoke…He was hardly dressed for winter – up here, at least, maybe in Haiti – so hopefully he’ll get some warmer stuff.
Backstairs at the Monte Carlo: Gaylon gets promoted.
Made it.
The Bottom Ten/NCAA Week 9: ggggg
3. Kansas (0-5; lost to Kansas State 55-14)
Mitigating Factors: Jayhawks never in this one, as Total Team Effort (TTE) see team trailing 20-0 before defense even gives up a touchdown…With 9th-straight loss, Jayhawks retain Interim Continental Cup – issued to team with longest losing streak amongst teams that have actually played a game…B-10 pollsters “strongly suspect” Jayhawks will lose trophy once MAC begins play this week.
The Light At The End Of The Tunnel Is Bottom Ten Glory: Jayhawks 0-5 for first time since revered 2015 squad won B-10 title by starting, ending season 0-12..
Next Loss: Iowa State
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On This Date
The long march to today.
In 1981 – Soviet diesel submarine S-363 runs aground on a submerged rock in the Baltic Sea off the southern coast of Sweden. While being interrogated, S-363’s captain claimed navigational system failure had caused the submarine to veer off course, though navigating where they required precise handling and could not be gained by happenstance. The submarine was pulled off the rocks and delivered back to the Soviets on November 5.
In 2004 – The Boston Red Sox win their first World Series since 1918, defeating the St Louis Cardinals 3-0 in Game 4. The Red Sox got a run in the first inning and two more in the third and four pitchers combined for a 4-hit shutout. The Red Sox had lost the World Series in 1946, 1967, 1975 and 1986 and this was the first World Series game where a full lunar eclipse was visible.
In 1962 – Bill Anderson is at #1 on Billboard’s country chart – then known as the Hot Country Sides chart – for the first of seven non-consecutive weeks with Mama Sang a Song. It was the first of seven #1 country songs for Anderson, and his fourth of 37 country Top 10 hits and the song also peaked at #89 on the Hot 100. This was the final edition of the Hot Country Sides chart, the survey becoming known as the Hot Country Singles chart the following week.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.
Friedrich Nietzsche
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
It’s not who you know, but what you know.
The first NHL player to have 1,000 points in a career was Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings, who reached the mark in November 1960.
Today’s Stumper
Cheaper than Trivia Night at the bar.
What was Bill Anderson’s biggest hit on the Hot 100? – Answer next time!
