The Daily Dose/December 10, 2021
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around our human experience.
Leading Off is running intermittently for the time being.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow gets a new trash can. Today’s Diary.
If the cat is able to knock this one down and make a mess, then I’ll just go ahead and sign the house over to her.
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On This Date
The long march to today.
Due to time constraints, today’s On This Date features items from the past two years. Apologies are issued.
In 1936 – King Edward VIII of Great Britain announces his intention to abdicate the throne so he can marry his American girlfriend, Wallis Simpson, who was once divorced and then in the process of divorcing her second husband. It took effect the following day when Parliament passed an act authorizing the abdication, which Edward then gave his royal assent to. Edward was succeeded by his brother Albert, who reigned as George VI. Edward and Simpson married the following year and the throne is now occupied by Elizabeth II.
In 1972 – Quarterback Jim Hart and receiver Bobby Moore – now known as Ahmad Rashad – of the St Louis Cardinals establish a new NFL record for the longest non-scoring pass play, a 98-yard pass in a 24-14 win over the Los Angeles Rams. Moore caught Hart’s pass at the Cardinals’ 40-yard-line and was tackled by Al Clark at the one-yard line. The record still stands.
In 1977 – Dolly Parton is at #1 on Billboard’s country chart – then known as the Hot Country Singles chart – for the second of five consecutive weeks with Here You Come Again. It was Parton’s sixth of 22 #1 country hits and her twelfth of 39 Top 10 country hits. The song also peaked at #3 on Billboard’s Hot 100 and was Billboard’s second-biggest country song and the 60th biggest pop hit of 1978. The song was written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
For Confucius, true wisdom is to know the extent of what you don’t know quite as well as you know what you do know.
Gore Vidal
Creation
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
Archie Griffin, a running back from Ohio State, is the only player to win the Heisman Trophy twice, in 1974 and 1975.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
Who did Edward VIII of Great Britain succeed as monarch? – Answer next time!
