The Daily Dose/February 7, 2021
By Gaylon Kent
America’s Funniest Guy
The Sunday Bottom 5
A ranking of some things.
1. Super Bowl LV – This isn’t even going to be close…Combine Mr Super Bowl, still going strong at 105, and the fact an old Navy buddy’s son plays for the Buccaneers and it’s no contest, Tampa Bay in a rout, 73-10.
2. Super Bowl LV – The defending champions and the best young quarterback in a generation???…You’ve got to be kidding, Super Bowl LV isn’t going to be close, with the Chiefs becoming the eighth team to win consecutive Super Bowls 49-2.
3. Lauren Daigle – After 116 non-consecutive weeks at #1 – a Billboard all-chart record – hit single You Say drops to runner-up spot this week on Hot Christian Singles chart, the fourth time it is dropped out of the #1 slot…Daigle shows Christian grace, surrendering top spot so some loser song that’s been on the chart for 46 weeks can say it, too, has been to #1.
4. Ex-Presidential Intel Briefings – Biden Administration has decided not to give former President Trump customary intel briefings…Sunday Bottom 5 pollsters concur and remain “pretty sure” they wouldn’t give Trump a briefing on their fave McDonalds breakfast sandwich, much less sensitive intelligence information.
5. Fake News Spot Check – With President Biden stubbornly sticking to facts, newly out-of-work fact-checkers spike US unemployment rate to 73%…Click here for a look at fake news some amongst us actually believed…From the AP.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
It’s Read Free Sunday. Enjoy today’s Diary entry with Sparrow’s compliments.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow just misses out on a 50-hour sleep week. Today’s Diary.
Now, this only 30 minutes shy of a 50-hour sleep week and regular readers of this crap know those aren’t passed out with the rations, but there was no temptation to fudge the figures, the integrity of the Sleep Log is too important.
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On This Date
The long march to today.
In 1894 – The Cripple Creek miners’ strike begins in central Colorado. The strike was a response to a January attempt by mine owners to implement a ten-hour workday without a corresponding raise. The strike lasted for five months and resulted in a union victory and the strike remains the only time – in response to owners forming their own force – a state militia has been brought in to support striking workers.
In 1970 – The NBA expands to 17 teams, announcing the addition of the Buffalo Braves, the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Portland Trailblazers. The teams would begin play later in the year, with the NBA expanding the Eastern and Western conference into two divisions. Portland finished with the most wins, 29 and today Portland and Cleveland are still in the same cities, while the Braves moved to San Diego in 1978 and today are the Los Angeles Clippers.
In 1976 – Paul Simon is at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first of three consecutive weeks with 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover. It was the ninth of 13 Top 40 solo hits for Simon, his fifth of nine Top 10 hits and remains his only #1 solo hit, which followed three #1s with Art Garfunkel. The song also peaked at #23 in Great Britain and was Billboard’s 8th biggest song of the year.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
What dies is only our human meaning…Once we understand who that someone is, death no longer bothers us. Nor does time.
Deng Ming-Dao
365 Tao
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
The command module pilot for Apollo 14 was Stuart Roosa.
Today’s Stumper
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Which is the only team to win consecutive Super Bowls twice? – Answer next time!
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