The Daily Dose/October 10, 2024
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.
HUT, HUT, HIKE: The news didn’t seem entirely believable at first: that Army and Navy could play football twice this season, and in consecutive weeks no less.
We Are Not Making This Up: It’s true, though. Both are in the American Athletic Conference (AAC) now with both teams undefeated and if this nonsense keeps up, they will meet in the AAC championship game, scheduled for December 6 at the home of the highest-seeded team. The following week, the regularly scheduled Army/Navy game – a non-conference affair – will be played in Landover, Maryland.
FunFact: If Army and Navy do make it to the title game, it will only be the seventh time the game has been played on campus: the first four were, and each hosted a game during World War II.
Oh, Jesus H: Most times the game is played in Philadelphia, but it has also been played all along the eastern seaboard, not to mention Chicago and even the Rose Bowl.
Dry, Technical Matter: Navy, of course, leads the series 59-55-7. The teams first met in 1891 – Army’s first game ever – and cheated their way to a 32-16 win. Navy is so good, they once won 14 straight.
The Bottom Line: In a season where Washington and Rutgers played a conference game and where Vanderbilt defeated Alabama, anything can happen, so we’ll keep rooting like the Dickens for this to happen. If it does Navy, of course, will destroy Army both times and probably use the momentum as a propellant for a run to the CFP national championship..
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow is getting ready for winter. Today’s Diary.
When we got home we dove in on an official Winter Pant Inventory (WPI) and we are pleased to report both pairs were right where we’d left them last spring: at the bottom of a pile near the hamper in the bedroom…
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 1973 – Vice President Spiro Agnew resigns after being charged with federal income tax evasion. The charges stemmed from kickbacks Agnew had received while a county official in Maryland and later as governor. He was the second vice president to resign, following John Calhoun in 1832, who left so he could accept a US Senate seat from South Carolina. Gerald Ford would later replace Agnew and Agnew died in 1996 at age 77.
In 1964 – The Tokyo Summer Olympics open, with 5,137 athletes from 93 nations participating. Tokyo had been awarded the 1940 Summer Olympics, but they were taken away after their invasion of China. The Games also marked the first time South Africa was excluded for declining to send a multi-racial team, with South Africa not returning to the Olympics until the 1992 Barcelona Games. They were the first Olympics televised via satellite.
In 1960 – Larry Verne is at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the only week with Mr Custer. The song also peaked at #9 on Billboard’s soul chart, was Billboard’s 42nd-biggest song of the year, and was the first of two chart singles for Verne and remains his only Top 40 hit. The song spent 13 weeks on the chart, seven of them in the Top 10, including three consecutive weeks at #4. Later in the year, a version by Charlie Drake peaked at #12 in Great Britain.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
Cicero…acquitted himself with a degree of competence and integrity that surprised and offended his friends.
Will Durant
The Story of Civilization, Vol III: Caesar to Christ
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
Amtrak was founded in 1971.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
Which nation won the most overall and most gold medals at the 1964 Tokyo Games? – Answer
