The Daily Dose/December 12, 2021
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
The Sunday Bottom 5
A ranking of some things.
The Sunday Bottom 5 will return.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
Yes, it is Read Free Sunday (RFS) at The Diary.
The Diary of a Nobody – The hotel has its Christmas party. Today’s Diary.
This is really the only time yours truly regrets being the nite auditor: the hotel provides rooms and ground transportation to and from and it’s a great opportunity to get smashed on free company booze with utter impunity…Unless you’re reporting for duty later that night…In that case, you have a modest amount of champagne and that’s it.
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On This Date
The long march to today.
In 1985 – Arrow Air Flight 1285 – a DC-8 charter carrying US troops from Egypt to Fort Campbell, Kentucky, crashes after take off from Gander, New Foundland. All 256 occupants, including 236 members of the US Army’s 101st Airborne Division, were killed. An investigation by Canadian authorities concluded that ice on the wings caused the crash, a finding that was not believed by some. The crash remains Canada’s worst air disaster and the US Army’s deadliest peacetime air disaster.
In 1937 – The Washington Redskins defeat the Chicago Bears 28-21 in the NFL Championship Game at Wrigley Field in Chicago. The Bears led 21-14 at the end of the third quarter, but the Redskins got two touchdown passes from quarterback Sammy Baugh to win it. The Redskins would also win the NFL title in 1947 and would later win three Super Bowls. Each Washington player received $225 for the win, about $4,250 in today’s money. The winner’s share for the most recent Super Bowl was $130,000.
In 1981 – Earth, Wind & Fire is at #1 on Billboard’s soul chart – then known as the Hot Soul Singles chart – for the third of eight consecutive weeks with Let’s Groove. It was the seventh of eight #1 soul songs for the group and their 15th of 20 Top 10 soul hits. The song also peaked at #3 on the Hot 100 and in Great Britain and was Billboard’s 2nd-biggest soul song of 1982.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
One thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of warning.
James Russell Lowell
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
Before becoming an astronaut, Harrison Schmitt was a geologist.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
In what city were the Washington Redskins founded? – Answer next time!
