The Daily Dose/November 17, 2022
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 has a busy day at the veterans service office. Today’s Diary.
While filling out the paperwork we actually had to tell him “Look, please stop talking, I’m working” which had about the same effect as telling a river to reverse course…
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 1970 – US Army Lieutenant William Calley goes on trial on 22 charges of murder in connection with what History refers to as the Mai Lai Massacre, a slaughter of several hundred unarmed Vietnamese by US forces. Calley would be convicted and sentenced to life in prison at hard labor, though three days after his conviction President Nixon released him to house arrest. An order for a new trial was overturned by the Supreme Court, and Calley was paroled after three years. Calley was one of 26 arrested in the massacre, but the only one convicted. Now 79, he was last reported to be living in Atlanta.
In 1883 – Willie Fernie of Scotland defeats Bob Ferguson, also of Scotland, by one stroke in a 36-hole playoff to win the British Open at Musselburgh Links in Scotland. It was the only major title for Fernie and followed three consecutive Open wins by Ferguson. Both regulation play the day before and the playoff consisted of four nine-hole rounds. Fernie earned £8 for the win, about $1,365 in today’s money.
In 1984 – Wham! Is at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first of three consecutive weeks with Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go. It was the second chart single for the group, their first of nine Top 10 hits – a figure which includes Christmas releases in 2020 and 2021 – was their first of three #1 songs. The song went to #1 in nine other countries including Iceland, Norway, and Great Britain, and due its charting primarily in the 1985 survey period, was Billboard’s third-biggest song of 1985.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
If the single man plants himself indomitably on his instincts, and there abide, the huge world will come round to him.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
The NCAA all-division record for the longest winning streak is 55 games, by the Division III Mount Union Purple Raiders from 2000-03.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
Who was the first player not from the United Kingdom to win the British Open? – Answer next time!
