The Daily Dose/January 11, 2024
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 gets a voicemail from a blatherskite. Today’s Diary.
We didn’t really want to call him back without a mental health professional standing by, and got off easy by leaving a message that, fortunately, wasn’t returned…
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 1759 – The first life insurance company in America is formed in Philadelphia, the Corporation for Relief of Poor and Distressed Presbyterian Ministers and of the Poor and Distressed Widows and Children of the Presbyterian Ministers. It traces its origins to an even earlier Presbyterian charity and had written 21 policies by the early 1760s and even loaned the Continental Congress 5,000 pounds during the Revolution. The company was acquired by Nationwide in 2002 and today is part of the Unum Group.
In 1970 – The Kansas City Chiefs win Super Bowl IV, defeating the Minnesota Vikings 23-7 at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans. It was the first of three Super Bowl titles for the Chiefs and the first of four Super Bowl losses for the Vikings. The game marked the final game played by the American Football League, as they merged with the NFL the following season and was the first of three Super Bowls played at Tulane Stadium.
In 1975 – Carl Douglas is at #1 on Billboard’s soul chart – then known as the Hot Soul Singles chart – for the only week with Kung Fu Fighting. It was the first of two soul hits for Douglas and earlier the song had spent two weeks at #1 on the Hot 100 and also went #1 pop in ten other countries, including South Africa and Great Britain. Like some #1 songs, it was originally meant to be the B side of a single.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
…every man is an irritatingly complex contradiction, unique except when part of a crowd.
Will Durant
The Story of Civilization, Vol VI: The Reformation
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
The Cincinnati Bengals are 3-1 in the AFC Championship Game.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
What was Billboard’s biggest soul song of 1975? – Answer next time!
