The Daily Dose/June 14, 2020
By Gaylon Kent
America’s Funniest Guy
The Sunday Bottom 5
The very best of the very worst of the week that was.
1. George Floyd – Already, Sir, you are far more noteworthy in death than you were in life and a lot of people are working awfully hard to ensure you didn’t die in vain…Others still don’t see the point, though.
2. 2020 Elections – Georgia latest state to muck up an election, as recent primary a complete fiasco, giving US exciting, relevant insight into how upcoming presidential election can, will be screwed up…Sunday Bottom 5 Pollsters “pretty sure” country isn’t going to collapse, but are taking action on what country will invade us first.
3. COVID-19 – Sunday Bottom 5 pollsters wondering, like you might be, what benchmarks need to be reached before planet comes to terms with havoc coronavirus is going wreck on us humans…It isn’t going to go away…Current death rate amongst closed cases down to below 10%, it’s lowest point in three (3) months, though number of new cases still high.
4. Gaylon For US Senate – Halfwit, biennial Libertarian US Senate/congressional candidate has primary for Colorado LP US Senate nomination on June 30…Plans to have friends tip scales by voting through breakthrough Non-Resident Voter Program currently at standstill thanks to bastards in Secretary of State office.
5. President Trump Fact Check – Special law-and-order edition this week, as our Liar-in-Chief continues to issue half-truths, misinformation and lies….Click here for the latest, courtesy of the Associated Press.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody: Sparrow’s plans for his day off are foiled. Today’s Diary.
Boy, ol’ Sparrow was really ready to enjoy a lazy day today, but that did not pan out at all…The plan, after morning project work was done, was to dispatch myself immediately – if not sooner – to the new chair for some reading and once I was there there wasn’t a whole lot else on the to-do list…After busting hump all day on Thursday’s day off, I was looking forward to doing nothing until it was time to go nap before heading in for my shift at the hotel.
My quest was unrewarded…
Backstairs at the Monte Carlo: Gaylon saves Houchins from a beatdown from Jackie.
I get there and Houchins and Jackie are checking out from swing shift and somehow we got to talking about how the rumor concerning Orwad having the hots for Jackie got started. It was a nice, tasty tidbit that had been floating around for a while.
I told Jackie I had no knowledge of how that rumor spread, a blatant lie because Houchins had told me himself and he was standing right there, but I couldn’t very well say that cause Jackie was not only pissed by the rumor, she also goes six foot, 290 and could dismember Houchins – and me, for that matter – at need. Houchins would later thank me for my discretion.
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On This Date
History’s long march to today
In 1966 – The Catholic Church announces the abolition of its List of Prohibited Books. The list had been instituted in 1557 to keep adherents from reading books the church considered heretical, contrary to church teaching or anything they didn’t want members to read. Over the centuries over 4,000 works appeared on the list and the Vatican still reserves the right to ban books it deems “theologically erroneous”. Previously, Catholics had been required to get permission to read books on the list.
In 1963 – Willie Kirkland of the Cleveland Indians ties the major league record for most home runs in extra innings in a 3-2, 19-inning win over the Washington Senators. Kirkland hit two home runs, one in the 11th inning to tie the game 2-2 and the game-winner in the bottom of the 19th and tied the record established by Vern Stephens in 1943. The record still stands and has been equalled on six other occasions.
In 1986 – On My Own by Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald is at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first of three consecutive weeks. The song also went to #1 in Canada, The Netherlands and on Billboard’s soul chart, peaked at #2 in Great Britain and was Billboard’s fourth biggest song of the year. The song remains the only #1 song for LaBelle and McDonald outside of the groups LaBelle and the Doobie Brothers. The song was originally recorded by Dionne Warwick, who never released it and a version by Reba McEntire peaked at #20 on Billboard’s country chart in 1995.
Quotebook
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
Form increases as options decrease…The closer something comes to completion, the harder and more definite it becomes. Our options become fewer, until the full impact of our creation is all that is there. – Deng Ming-Dao, 365 Tao
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
It’s not who you know, but what you know.
6 years, 4 months and 13 days – 2,324 days – elapsed from February 1, 1964, when the Beatles first #1 song (I Want to Hold Your Hand) hit the top until June 13, 1970, when their 20th and final #1 song (The Long and Winding Road) went to #1.
Today’s Stumper
Cheaper than Trivia Night at the bar.
Who was the last author to have books placed on the Vatican’s List of Prohibited Books? – Answer next time!
