The Daily Dose/October 28, 2020
By Gaylon Kent
America’s Funniest Guy
Leading Off
Notes from around our human experience.
Leading Off is enjoying some PTO.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody: Sparrow has the latest MPG figure for the new ride.
I have some zero clue what the deal is and regular readers of this crap have spotted the trend: the new ride’s MPG is going down harder than a whore with the fleet in.
Editor’s Note: we’ve reached the end of Backstairs at the Monte Carlo. The last entry was yesterday. We hope you enjoyed it. Chapters from Gaylon’s classic novel The Regular Guys will begin shortly.
The Bottom Ten/NFL Week 9: The countdown to 0-16 is on as the Jets (still) set the pace in the quest for The Dan Henning Trophy. The Bottom Ten is with our compliments this year.
1. New York Jets (0-7; lost to Buffalo 18-10) – Jets looking inward this week to see if they have what it takes to harness momentum from 0-7 start into really big road loss to defending Super Bowl champions…Jets 65th NFL team to start season 0-7…Next Loss: at Kansas City
On This Date
The long march to today.
In 1919 – The Volstead Act – legislation to implement the 18th Amendment establishing Prohibition in the US – is ratified when Congress completes overriding President Woodrow Wilson’s veto. The 18th Amendment had been ratified the previous January and the Volstead Act would take effect in January 1920. Both would be nullified with the passage of the 21st Amendment in 1933.
In 1981 – George Frazier of the New York Yankees becomes the first pitcher to lose three games in a non-fixed World Series in a 9-2 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 6. Frazier gave up three runs in the fifth inning and earlier in the series had also lost games three and four. The other pitcher to lose three games in one World Series was Lefty Williams of the Chicago White Sox in 1919, who was part of the Black Sox Scandal and was trying to lose his games.
In 1972 – Chuck Berry is at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the second and final week with My Ding-a-Ling. The song also went to #1 in Ireland, Canada and Great Britain and peaked at #42 on Billboard’s soul chart. It was Berry’s sixth and final Top 10 hit and remains his only #1 song. A rather crude, sophomoric novelty song, the lyrics were written by Dave Bartholemew and with the tune based on a 19th-century folk song called Little Brown Jug.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
Why should a man be in love with his fetters, though of gold?
Francis Bacon
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
It’s not who you know, but what you know.
Country star Bill Anderson’s biggest hit on Billboard’s Hot 100 was Still, which hit #8 in 1963.
Today’s Stumper
Cheaper than Trivia Night at the bar.
How many #1 songs did Chuck Berry have on Billboard’s soul chart? – Answer next time!
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