The Daily Dose/October 31, 2021
By Gaylon Kent
America’s Funniest Guy™
The Sunday Bottom 5
A ranking of some things.
1. Complete Games – Only 50 of them in the big leagues in 2021, as no team had more than three (3) and ten (10) teams didn’t have any at all…It’s been six (6) years since MLB has had at least 100 in a season, 40 years since there were at least 500 and 106 years since there’s been at least 2,000…Saynora to a lost art.
2. World Series Ratings – Good news: Ratings for Game 1 World Series were up significantly from last year’s opener with 10.8 million viewers…Bad news: this was more than enough to make it the second-least watch WS opener ever…Memo to ML office: the average NFL game has roughly 17.3 million viewers.
3. Donald Trump – The 3-hole staple…The former president remains a lying sexual predator who believes 1) the moon is part of Mars; 2) that the Revolution was won by the securing of British airports and 3) – and SB5 pollsters had forgotten this one – that Colorado borders Mexico…A question for Trump supporters: which one of these elements continues to earn your support???…Liar???…Sexual predator???…Dolt???
4. ESPN – Hey guys, SB5 pollsters “pretty sure” your “confirming” a story after somebody beat you to it isn’t really news, so stop reporting it as if it were…Your confirmation adds nothing to anything whatsoever.
5. President Joe Biden Fact Check – While still utterly lacking the falsehood street cred of President Trump – a man who made Nixon look like he was giving sworn testimony – Biden unable to get facts straight on vital issue of train miles traveled as vice president…Click here for the latest from AP.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
Read Freee Sunday (RFS) at The Diary will return.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow talks about employee evaluations. Today’s Diary.
…there is really only one criterion for grading your nite auditor: do they show up on time every nite???…If the answer to that question is yes, end of evaluation; you sign the form and move on to the next hapless employee because you are getting a good nite’s sleep every nite because you don’t have to worry about whether or not your nite auditor is coming in…
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On This Date
The long march to today.
In 1913 – The Lincoln Highway, the first highway across the United States, is dedicated at various sites on the route. Originally the highway was 3,389 miles long, though as segments were improved it would shorten by 240 miles. Though it has been superseded over the years, first by US Route 66 and then the Interstate system, the Lincoln Highway still exists, running from Times Square in New York City to Lincoln Park in San Francisco. Over the years, the highway has passed through more than 700 cities, towns and villages in the US.
In 1908 – The London Summer Olympics come to a close with 2,008 athletes from 22 nations taking part, with Great Britain winning the most gold medals with 56. The Games also marked the fixing of the marathon distance at 26 miles, 385 yards to accommodate starting at Windsor Castle and finishing in front of King Edward VII at White City Stadium. The Games began in April and at 6 months and 4 days remain the longest games in modern Olympic history. The games had originally been scheduled for Rome, but the 1906 eruption of Mt Vesuvius made the Games financially unfeasible for the Italians.
In 1960 – The Drifters are at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the second of three non-consecutive weeks with Save the Last Dance For Me. The song was also in its only week at #1 on Billboard’s soul chart and also went to #1 in New Zealand and South Africa, peaked at #2 in Great Britain and remains their only #1 song. In 1984 a version of the song by Dolly Parton peaked at #4 on Billboard’s country chart, making Save the Last Dance For Me one of the few songs to chart on all three of Billboard’s major singles charts.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
…peacemakers were often more cursed than blessed…compromise always infuriates those who believe in the exclusive justice of their own cause.
David Schoenbrun
Triumph in Paris: The Exploits of Benjamin Franklin
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
The NFL record for most penalty yards in a game is 212, by the Tennessee Titans on October 10, 1999.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
How many hits on a Billboard pop chart did the Drifters have? – Answer next time!
