The Daily Dose/August 2, 2021
By Gaylon Kent
America’s Funniest Guy
Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.
Leading Off is running intermittently for the rest of the summer.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow’s test of which creamers get the most use at the hotel is completed. Today’s Diary.
In the creamer usage field test (CUFT), the results weren’t even close…In fact, the only real race is the one, still going on, for second place because French vanilla is the runaway winner in the CUFT…Recall last week we had the unprecedented, planets-in-alignment occurrence of all three creamer boxes being replaced at the same time in the back coffee room, a splendid opportunity to get some official results.
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On This Date
The long march to today.
In 216 BC – The Carthaginians, led by Hannibal and outnumbered by over 30,000 men, defeat the Romans in the Battle of Cannae in the Second Punic War in southeastern Italy. Despite his inferior numbers, Hannibal was able to surround the Romans and all but annihilate them, the Roman death toll of over 48,000 remaining one of the largest single-day death totals in the history of battle. The Second Punic War would last until 201 BC and result in a Roman victory.
In 1980 – Teofilo Stevenson of Cuba becomes the first boxer to win three Olympic gold medals in one division at the Moscow Summer Olympics. Stevenson defeated Pyotr Zayev of the Soviet Union 4-1 to add to the gold medals won in 1972 and 1976. Stevenson was not allowed to compete at either the 1984 or 1988 Olympics due to Cuba’s boycott, but he would go on to win the gold medal at the 1986 world championships. Stevenson died in 2012 at age 60.
In 1967 – The Beatles are at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the only week with All You Need Is Love, the 14th of a Hot 100 record 20 #1 songs for the group. The song also went to #1 in nine other countries including Norway and Great Britain – where it was in its third and final week at the top – and was Billboard’s 30th biggest song of the year. Though credited to both John Lennon and Paul McCartney, the song was written by Lennon.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
No man ever followed his genius till it misled him.
Henry David Thoreau
Walden
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
Bob Seger’s biggest hit in Great Britain was We’ve Got Tonight, which peaked at #41 in 1978.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
How many world heavyweight boxing champions were also Olympic gold medalists? – Answer next time!
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