The Daily Dose/August 1, 2021
By Gaylon Kent
America’s Funniest Guy
The Sunday Bottom 5
A ranking of some things.
1. COVID Vaccine– America, we’re showing our ignorance by not getting vaccinated…It is not a government plot and it’s safe, effective and free…We’ve been getting vaccinated all our lives so what’s the trouble now???…Your stubbornness is merely going to make America take it in the health and economic shorts again…Thanks guys!!!
2. Southeastern Conference – Overthrow of US government next goal of noted affiliation of college sports teams after acquisition of Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners…Sunday Bottom 5 pollsters “pretty sure” putting Nick Saban in charge would result in entire country vaccinated in two weeks.
3. Lauren Daigle – American singer triumphantly returns home to SB5 3-hole as single ‘You Say’ is back at #1 on Billboard’s Hot Christian Songs chart for 131st non-consecutive week, extending Billboard all-chart record owned since 111th week at #1…Envious Morman Tabernacle Choir’s work on sacred version of ‘Give It To Me Baby’ hits snag after attempts to replace “sweet, funky stuff” with “body and blood of Christ” prove unworkable.
4. Donald Trump Supporters – Demoted to 4-hole after Lauren Daigle’s return, former president remains a lying sexual predator who believes the moon is part of Mars…And that the Revolution was won by the securing of British airports…Sunday Bottom 5 pollsters remain “pretty sure” asking Trump supporters which of these elements continues to solidify their support still reasonable question.
5. Surfing at Olympics – Sport inaccessible to everyone who doesn’t live near a beach makes Olympic debut, including participants from noted hang ten countries like Germany and Israel…With inclusion of skateboarding in Games, Sunday Bottom 5 pollsters considering petitioning IOC for inclusion of bar tabbing as demonstration spot for 2024 Paris Games.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
Yes, it’s Read Free Sunday at The Diary.
The Diary of a Nobody – It’s tedious guest central for Sparrow at the hotel. Today’s Diary.
In the end, he favored us by deigning to take the room, despite the fact there wasn’t a full kitchen and after he left I put it at even money he’d call within five minutes to whine about something and he did, too!!!…I am not making that up…There wasn’t a freezer big enuff to hold the chicken he had brought, nor was there a wine opener…I told him we could keep the chicken for him in a back-office freezer and that we had a wine bottle opener for him.
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On This Date
The long march to today.
In 1966 – Charles Whitman, a 25-year-old student at the University of Texas in Austin, goes on a shooting spree from the tower of the university’s Main Building. Whitman arrived on campus about 11:30 and killed three people on his way to the observation deck, from which he began firing about 20 minutes later, killing 13 more and injuring 31. Whitman would be shot and killed by Austin police officers after 96 minutes of shooting. The final death toll of 18 includes Whitman, an unborn child and a victim who died in 2001 from injuries suffered in the attack. The total does not include his mother and his wife, whom he had killed just after midnight.
In 1941 – Lefty Gomez of the New York Yankees establishes a new major league record for most walks in a shutout in a 9-0 victory of the St Louis Browns. Gomez walked eleven batters to break the record of nine established by Gene Packard of the Cincinnati Reds in 1913. Gomez allowed five hits and the Browns left 15 runners on base. The record still stands and is actually one more walk than the extra-inning record of ten.
In 1987 – Bob Seger is at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the only week with Shakedown. It was the 18th and penultimate Top 40 hit for Seger, his seventh and final top 10 hit and remains his only #1 song. The song also went to #1 in Canada and was Billboard’s ninth-biggest song of the year. The song was from the movie Beverly Hills Cop II and was originally offered to Glen Frey, who came down with laryngitis before the recording session.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
History is idle gossip about a happening whose truth is lost the instant it has taken place.
Gore Vidal
Julian
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
Marit Bjorgen of Norway has won the most Winter Olympic medals, with 15 in cross-country skiing between 2002-18.
Today’s Stumper
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What was Bob Seger’s biggest hit in Great Britain? – Answer next time!
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