The Daily Dose/November 13, 2022
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
The Sunday Bottom 5
A ranking of some things.
1. 2022 Midterms – Though not every race decided, Sunday Bottom 5 pollsters “pretty sure” the country will remain standing which was hardly guaranteed earlier in the week…Still, tho, America merely recycles the same people and parties, signaling to themselves and the world they still are not ready to make substantive changes to the way they are governed.
2. Daylight savings time – Bill passed by US Senate would make DST the new standard time, eliminating changing clocks twice a year…(In the House, the bill has been referred to a subcommittee.)…It doesn’t really matter, as time is a human construct anyway…DST had its origins in Europe as an energy conservation measure during World War I.
3. USA! USA! -The three (3)-hole staple…Don’t let the relatively calm midterms fool you: America is still circling the drain…With three-quarters of US kids too fat or dumb to join the Army, and with the country $31.2 trillion in debt, and with perpetual war still a thing, America remains closer to the oblivion awaiting her than the respect and prosperity she once had.
4. Britney Griner – While Sunday Bottom 5 pollsters officially reissue their call to know and respect the laws of foreign countries, it’s difficult not to feel for anyone being sent to a Russian prison camp, and just in time for winter, to boot…Fortunately, as a tall, Black woman, Griner should not stand out and draw undue attention to herself.
5. Jeff Saturday – New Indianapolis Colts head coach has first head coaching gig since running a high school team, but the Colts are done for 2022 anyway and, besides, you never know when genius will strike…However, Sunday Bottom 5 pollsters “pretty sure” the name of Colts’ owner “Irsay” has never been synonymous with “NFL genius” so, like you, SB5 pollsters are taking a wait-and-see attitude.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
It’s Read Free Sunday (RFS) at The Diary. This means today’s entry is on the house.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow has a great week in the sack. Today’s Diary.
8.0 hours for the day and 55.0 hours for the week, both marvelous totals, and regular readers of this crap know that 55.0 hours is only 3.0 hours off our PB for a week.
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 1956 – The way is cleared for the Montgomery Bus Boycott to end when the United States Supreme Court rules that Alabama laws requiring segregated buses are unconstitutional. The boycott had started in December 1955 after Rosa Parks, a black woman, was arrested for not surrendering her seat on a Montgomery bus to a white. (In Montgomery, the first ten rows of seats were reserved for whites, the back ten for blacks, with the middle rows unreserved.) The boycott would officially end in December.
In 1968 – Robbie Irons of the St Louis Blues makes his only NHL appearance and establishes the record for fewest career minutes by a goaltender in a 3-1 victory over the New York Rangers. Irons entered the game early in the first period after Glenn Hall was ejected and, on orders from head coach Scotty Bowman, faked an injury to allow Jacques Plante – who had not dressed for the game – more time to prepare…Irons played 2 minutes and 59 seconds, a mark that was tied by Christian Soucy of the Chicago Blackhawks in the 1993-94 season, and the record is now 7.6 seconds, by Jorge Alves, the equipment manager for the Carolina Hurricanes, in the 2016-17 season.
In 1961 – Jimmy Dean is at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the second of five consecutive weeks with Big, Bad, John. The song also went to #1 in New Zealand, peaked at #2 in Great Britain, and at #1 on Billboard’s country chart. It was the first of seven Top 40 hits for Dean, his first of two Top 10 hits and remains his only #1 pop hit and was his first of two #1 country songs. The song also won the Grammy Award for Best Country and Western Recording.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
We should constantly be reminded of what we owe in return for what we have.
Eleanor Roosevelt
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
The NHL record for the longest undefeated streak is 35 by the 1979-80 Philadelphia Flyers.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
Who holds the NHL record for most minutes played by a goaltender? – Answer next time!
