The Daily Dose/May 22, 2025
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™

Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.

HERE WE GO AGAIN: President Trump’s go-round with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was a microcosm of everything Trump, with discourtesy, ignorance, and blather once again taking center stage. 

Dry, Technical Matter: President Trump believes the Black South African government is slaughtering whites. This is false, and the president – hardly for the first time – is delusional. But America is OK with that now, as ignorance now sets the pace in this country, with blather and ignorance exactly what America wants. 

Fly In The Ointment: Nobody is telling this man no. No one is saying “you’re wrong” or “this is false” or “this will be bad for the country”. You and me – we the people – are the lesser for it. This is hardly a bulletin, either. It was obvious from the day he announced his candidacy in 2015 that blather, ignorance, and bluster were all he had to offer. 

Fly In The Ointment II: It didn’t matter. The media escorted this nonsense directly into the primaries and the nomination. An American electorate refreshingly open to Trump’s idiocy took it from there, twice handing him the White House. 

The Bottom Line: A hundred years from now, all new people, including Americans if there are any left, will look back at the Trump Era and wonder what in the hell we were thinking, why America tolerated such idiocy and incompetence. The reasons are varied, but we are a partisan, fractured, and bickering mess now, most of us are fat, and we watch several hours of TV a day. America was ripe for an ignorant leader. 

Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually. 

The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow discusses growing his hair out. Today’s Diary. 

…we advised we are not entirely sure if we will continue using that get-rid-of-the-gray shampoo we used last time we had hair, probably 2-3 years ago, or if we are going to surrender to Father Time and let the gray do it’s thing.

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On This Date
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In 1807 – A grand jury in Virginia indicts former vice president Aaron Burr for treason. His trail, presided over by Chief Justice John Marshal, began in August and Burr was later acquitted because the constitutional requirement of either a confession or two witnesses could not be met. Burr then fled to Europe, returning to the US in 1812. He died in New York in 1836 and may be best known for killing Alexander Hamilton in a duel while vice president in 1804. 

In 1930 – Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees establishes a new major league record for the most games hitting three or more home runs in a 20-13 win over the Philadelphia A’s in the second game of a doubleheader. It was the third time Gehrig had hit three home runs in a game, and research into whose record he broke was inconclusive. Gehrig would later hit four home runs in a game, and the record for most three-home-run games is now six, done three times. 

In 1993 – Janet Jackson is at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the second of eight consecutive weeks with That’s the Way Love Goes. It was the 15th of 27 Top 10 hits for Jackson and her sixth of ten #1 pop songs and her eighth of 16 soul number ones. The song also went to #1 in five other countries, including  Greece and the Netherlands, peaked at #2 in Great Britain, and was in its third of four consecutive weeks at #1 on Billboard’s soul chart.  

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

Everyone sees what you seem to be, few know what you really are.
Niccolo Machiavelli
The Prince 

Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.

Billboard’s #1 soul song of 1972 was Let’s Stay Together by Al Green, which spent nine consecutive weeks at #1. 

Today’s Stumper
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Who was the first player to hit three home runs in both major leagues? – Answer next time!

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The Daily Dose/May 20, 2025
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™

Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.

Leading Off will return.

Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually. 

The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow has a good walk. Today’s Diary. 

Recall yesterday’s walk was rained out, and we only did two miles or so the day before, and let me tell you something, that rest did us some good…

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On This Date
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In 1927 – American Charles Lindbergh begins the first solo non-stop trans-Atlantic flight when he takes off from Roosevelt Field on Long Island for Paris in The Spirit of St Louis. Lindbergh took off with 450 lbs of fuel and landed in Paris 33-and-a-half-hours later. The first transatlantic flight had come in 1919 when two British pilots had flown from Newfoundland to Ireland. Roosevelt Field closed in 1951 and is now a shopping mall. 

In 1984 – Larry Holmes and Michael Dokes retain their world heavyweight boxing titles in separate bouts on the same card in Las Vegas. Holmes retained his WBC title with a split decision over Tim Witherspoon, his 15th title defense, while Dokes retained his WBA title with a majority draw, with one judge scoring it for Dokes, while the other two judges ruled it a draw, the first draw in a heavyweight title fight since 1913. 

In 1972 – The Staple Singers are at #1 on Billboard’s soul chart – then known as the Best Selling Soul Singles chart – for the third of four consecutive weeks with I’ll Take You There. It was the fifth of ten Top 40 soul hits for the group, their first of ten Top 10s, and their first of three soul #1s. The song also went #2 soul and #30 pop in Great Britain, later spent a week at #1 on the Hot 100, and was Billboard’s 19th-biggest song of the year. 

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

Distinctions in society will always exist under every just government. Equality of talents, of education, or of wealth cannot be produced by human institutions.
Andrew Jackson 

Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.

The Montreal Canadiens have won the most consecutive Stanley Cup Finals, five, between 1956 and 1960.

Today’s Stumper
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What was Billboard’s #1 soul song of 1972? – Answer next time! 

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The Daily Dose/May 19, 2025
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™

Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.

Leading Off will return.

Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually. 

The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow issues the first Stupid Guest of the Night Award in a while. Today’s Diary. 

He asked that someone for maintenance be dispatched forthwith to his room to get to the bottom of it and he sounded peeved when we told him we were it, tho we told him we’d be happy to come look at it if he wanted…

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On This Date
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In 1743 – What today is known as the Celsius temperature scale comes into being when French physicist Jean-Pierre Christin inverts the then-in-use Centigrade scale, which at the time had water boiling at 0° and freezing at 100°. Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius had invented the centigrade scale the year before, though the scale wasn’t named after him until 1948. The Celsius and Fahrenheit scales intersect at minus-40°. 

In 1984 – The Edmonton Oilers win the Stanley Cup, defeating the New York Islanders 5-2 in game five to win the series 4 games to 1. It was the first of four consecutive and five overall titles for the Oilers and remains the only runner-up finish for the Islanders, to go with the previous four titles. With the win, the Oilers become the first former WHA team to win the Cup, and they broke the Islanders’ streak of 19 consecutive playoff series wins, an NHL record which still stands. 

In 1984 – Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson are at #1 on Billboard’s country chart – then known as the Hot Country Singles chart – for the second and final week with To All The Girls I’ve Loved Before. The song also went #1 country in Canada, peaked at #17 in Great Britain, at #5 on Billboard’s Hot 100, and was their #1 country song of the year. It remains the only #1 country hit for Iglesias and was the ninth of 13 country #1s for Nelson. The song was written by Albert Hammond and Hal David.  

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

…in a small way, in time, I accomplished my desire.
Capt Joshua Slocum
Sailing Alone Around the World

Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.

The fewest runs scored in a doubleheader by both teams is one, by the Boston Beaneaters and the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sept 4, 1902. Boston won the first game 1-0, and the second game was a 0-0 tie called after nine innings because of darkness. 

Today’s Stumper
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What team has won the most consecutive Stanley Cup Finals? – Answer next time! 

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The Daily Dose/May 18, 2025
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™

The Sunday Bottom 5
A ranking of some things.

 1. War! War! War! – Israel’s genocide in Gaza continues, with further attacks on refugee camps and private residences, all while starving the area…Russian/Ukraine War rolls on, too, with hot new Russian offensive planned, though Sunday Bottom 5 pollsters “pretty sure” this remains a war that nobody needed and only Vladimir Putin wanted. 

2. Donald Trump and the Mantle of Idiocy – From free Air Force One – a gift from Qatar – that will need billions of dollars to rebuild from the ground up to bickering with Bruce Springsteen and Walmart, America continues to be witlessly led off the top of Trump’s head….Sunday Bottom 5 pollsters “strongly suspect” we’ll survive Trump Era, but boy, complete lack of leadership will take years to recover from. 

3. Pope Shoeless Joe I – The new, interim 3-hole staple…Pope’s beloved Chicago White Sox a lusty 4-5 following his election, as Roman curia works on special encyclical designed to get team berth in 2025 baseball playoffs…White Sox send special delegation from equipment staff to Rome to get blessings on latest shipments of bats, baseball, and jock straps. 

4. Mexican Navy – Aichiwawa!!!…Tall ship on international goodwill tour crashes into Brooklyn Bridge, killing at least two people and snapping ship’s masts…Investigation ongoing, but early signs point to a special Shots y Pinata party on ship’s bridge that failed to notice ship drifting to the right a little. 

Donald Trump Fact Check: – Click here for a check on claims made by President Trump on prescription drug prices…Courtesy of the AP.

Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually. 

The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow deals with adults hell-bent on enjoying themselves. Today’s Diary. 

…regular readers of this crap know that “no fun allowed after hours” is my motto, and we came very close to waddling over there and looking at them crossly with our hands on our hips.

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On This Date
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In 1969 – Apollo 10, – commanded by Thomas Stafford, with John Young and Gene Cernan – launches from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mission was a test run prior to Apollo 11’s lunar landing and exploration in July, and the mission went off without major glitches and on the way home, the command module flew at 24,791 mph, the fastest speed ever traveled by humans. To prevent the astronauts from attempting a lunar landing, the LM had only carried half the fuel required for landing and ascent. 

In 1929 – The Brooklyn Robins and the Philadelphia Phillies establish a new major league record for most runs in a doubleheader in a 20-16 Brooklyn win and an 8-6 Philadelphia win. Research into whose record the 50 combined runs broke was inconclusive, and the record is now 54 by the Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Athletics in 1939. Both games were played in less than five hours and used a combined eleven pitchers. 

In 1985 – Kool & the Gang is at #1 on Billboard’s soul chart – then known as the Hot Black Singles chart – for the only week with Fresh. The song also went #11 pop in Great Britain, went to #1 on Billboard’s dance chart, peaked at #9 on the Hot 100, was Billboard’s 15th-biggest soul song of the year, and its 89th-biggest pop song. It was the eighth of nine #1 soul songs for the group.  

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

It would be four more years before I could even begin to understand that the known landscape must be abandoned again and again and again.
James Chace
What We Had

Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.

The first #1 on the first Billboard album chart was The King Cole Trio by the King Cole Trio  on March 24, 1945. It spent three consecutive weeks at the top. 

Today’s Stumper
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What is the major league record for fewest runs in a doubleheader? – Answer next time! 

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