The Daily Dose/December 26, 2018
By Gaylon Kent
America’s Funniest Guy
Leading Off
Leading Off is taking the rest of the year off.
Today At The Site
The Diary of a Nobody: It’s Christmas dinner with the Sparrows, as the usual Christmas prime rib is eschewed in favor of ribeye steaks, which Sparrow realizes is not the most radical change in culinary history. Also, he tours some of the remodeled rooms at the hotel and puts the old trash cans to the curb for one last time. new trash service begins the first of the year.
Christmas dinner was marvelous….
The Bottom Ten/NFL Week 18: Hut, hut hike, as the dregs of the NFL continue to battle it out for The Dan Henning Trophy, issued annually to the NFL Bottom Ten champion, This week it’s the Cardinals, Jets and 49ers on the medal stand, but if you think they are the only ones remaining in the hunt for the Bottom Ten title, you are deluding yourself.
6. Jacksonville Jaguars (5-10; defeated Miami 17-7) – Owner Shad Khan threatening to go all “Turkish consulate” on coaching staff as curious win destroys all hopes of first ever B-10 title…With seventh losing season this decade assured, Jaguars might be worst team to never win B-10 title…Next Loss: at Houston
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On This Date
In 1991 – The Soviet Union dissolves, when their highest legislative body, the Supreme Soviet, votes both itself and the Soviet Union out of existence. The end, though formally required, was symbolic. Soviet republics had been declaring their independence for months and the previous day Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev had resigned and the Russian flag had replaced the Soviet flag atop the Kremlin. The Soviet Union had come into existence in 1922.
In 1917 – Harry Cameron of the Toronto Arenas becomes the first defenseman to score four goals in an NHL game as the Arenas – now the Maple Leafs – defeated the Montreal Canadiens 7-5. It was the first game ever between the two teams and just the sixth game in NHL history. The record for Most Goals in a Game by a Defenseman is now 5, held by Ian Turnbull, also of Toronto, who scored five goals on February 2, 1977.
In 1964 – The Beatles are at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the first of three consecutive weeks with I Feel Fine. Written by John Lennon, though credited to his collaboration with Paul McCartney, it was the sixth #1 song of the year for the Beatles, a Billboard pop chart record that still stands. The song spent five weeks at #1 in Great Britain and also went to #1 in Norway, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand and Holland.
Quotebook
Life is being on the wire; everything else is just waiting.
Rick Wallenda
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
The longest game in American professional football history was played on June 30, 1984, when the Los Angeles Express of the United States Football League (USFL) defeated the Michigan Panthers 27-21 in an opening round playoff game. The winning touchdown was scored 3 minutes and 33 seconds into the third overtime period.
Today’s Stumper
Whose record for Most #1 Songs in a Calendar Year did the Beatles break? –Answer next time!
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