The Daily Dose/September 4, 2018
By Gaylon Kent
America’s Funniest Guy
In The News
We’ve always thought the key to recognizing fake news was to trust your instincts. If something doesn’t seem quite right, just like if something sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
So when we heard in the Internets that Aretha Franklin had her wardrobe changed four times during her funeral last week, we found ourselves scratching our heads because this seemed a bit much, even for Ms Franklin’s eight-and-a-half-hour funeral and we were curious enough to do some research and it turned out this story was false. For her funeral, Ms Franklin wore a gold dress, which she was later sent to her grave in.
The tale wasn’t completely inaccurate, though, as during the four days her body was made available for public viewing Ms Franklin wore four different outfits.
The moral of the story: well, one, we will write about anything when we can’t think of anything else and, two, trust your instincts regarding what you see and hear. If something leaves you scratching your head, don’t be afraid to do some research and know for sure.
Today at the Site
Rajib is back in Sparrow’s life on today’s edition of The Diary of a Nobody, back this time as temporary GM at Hotel B…Of course, he is late for work, just like he was during his reign as temporary GM at Hotel A. Also, The Wife is off again, this time for a week to go see her kids.
The Count of Mirabeau, a rather prominent figure in the French Revolution, has The Thought for the Day, a quote about not too much getting in the way of a firm resolve.
And hut, hut hike, it’s Bottom Ten time, as The Bottom Ten/NCAA Week 2 survey moves, with a very special appearance by a once-proud national power. It is, as usual, the funniest Bottom Ten on the planet.
On This Date
In 1972 – The Price is Right, a game show where contestants try to guess the price of items so they can win fabulous prizes, debuts on CBS Television. It is still on the air, the longest-running game show in the history of American TV and its 47the season will begin later this month.
In 1972 – American Mark Spitz becomes the first person to win seven gold medals a single Olympiad. Spitz, teaming with Mike Stamm, Tom Bruce and Jerry Heidenreich, win the 4×100 medley in a world record time 3:48.16.
1971 – Paul and Linda McCartney are at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey. It would spend one week at #1 and while far from McCartney’s biggest hit, it was his first post-Beatles #1 song as a writer and his first gold record as a solo act. The song, which sometimes appears to make little sense, is a compilation of assorted song fragments McCartney had lying around.
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
27 songs hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1966. Four of those songs fell out of the top spot and later returned to #1.
Today’s Stumper
Whose record for most gold medals at a single Olympiad did Mark Spitz break? – Answer next time!
Shameless Plugs
Backstairs at the Monte Carlo: A Vegas Memoir!: Clock in with the graveyard crew at the Monte Carlo Security Department on the glamorous Las Vegas Strip. You’ll meet drunks, reprobates and scoundrels, and those are just the officers! The funniest Vegas memoir ever! Promise!
The Regular Guys: Meet Lenny and Larry, two comedians who team up more or less out of desperation and become the biggest in show business. As funny as you would expect from Gaylon, and poignant, too.
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