The Daily Dose/August 19, 2021
By Gaylon Kent
America’s Funniest Guy
Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.
Leading Off is running intermittently for the time being as work on one of our tedious, ubiquitous projects continues.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow declines to open the hot tub early for a guest. Today’s Diary.
– I’m sorry, sir, the pools and hot tub open at 0830.
– Can’t you let me in???
His tone was dismissive, as if dipwads like me violate company policy on his behalf as a matter of course.
– I’m afraid not, sir…I’m sorry.
– Can you call someone?Oh, Jesus, H, someone else needing to be appeased…I could, I suppose…I have three separate phones at my disposal and I could call the f*cking Pentagon on the matter, but there’s no reason to trouble them because ol’ Sparrow’s bringing the tablets down from Mount Sinai on this one: no admittance.
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On This Date
The long march to today.
In 1812 – The USS Constitution defeats the British ship HMS Guerriere off the coast of Nova Scotia in the War of 1812. The victory was so decisive that Americans removed the British crewmen and burned the ship and though made of wood Constitution’s hull proved so strong during this battle it earned the nickname Old Ironsides. Still in commissioned service to the United States, Constitution is currently homeported in Boston and remains the oldest ship in the world still afloat.
In 1900 – Cricket makes its only appearance in the Olympics, with Great Britain defeating France by 158 runs in Paris. Teams from Belgium and the Netherlands withdrew and the British team was a local team touring France while the French team was mainly British expatriates. Cricket was scheduled at both the 1896 and 1904 Summer Games but was canceled each time due to a lack of competing nations. The match was originally considered part of the Paris World’s Fair and wasn’t officially recognized as an Olympic event until 1912.
In 1978 – The Commodores are at #1 on both Billboard’s Hot 100 and its soul chart for the second and final consecutive week with Three Times a Lady. It was the seventh of 17 Top 40 hits for the group and their first of two #1 songs. The song also went to #1 in four other countries including Ireland and Great Britain and was Billboard’s 10th-biggest song of the year. The song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
Indifference to evil makes evil stronger.
Elie Wiesel
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
The British and German commanders on August 18, 1940 – known to History as the Hardest Day – were Royal Air Force General Hugh Dowding and german Reichsmarchall Hermann Goring
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
Who won the 1979 Grammy Award Best Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group? – Answer next time!
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