The Daily Dose/November 25, 2022
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.
Leading Off will return.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow spends the holiday with family. Today’s Diary.
I did scold Uncle Rudy – who’s retired LAPD – for talking to his granddaughters in plain English over the walkie-talkies and not using 10 codes, but he pointed out R and K are 11 and 7 respectively and that adherence to standard police/security radio protocols might be a bit much to ask.
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 1783 – The British Army evacuates Manhattan, three months after the signing of the Treaty of Paris ended the American Revolution. The British had occupied the area since 1776 after defeating the Americans at the Battle of Long Island. The British took with them over 3,000 former slaves who had entered British service and General George Washington’s entry into Manhattan was delayed somewhat due to difficulties in lowering the last British flag because the British had greased the flagpole.
In 2018 – Philip Rivers of the Los Angeles Chargers establishes a new NFL record for most consecutive pass completions in a game in a 45-10 win over the Arizona Cardinals. Rivers completed 25 consecutive passes to break the record of 22 that had been done twice previously and the mark was tied later in the season by Nick Foles of the Philadelphia Eagles. Rivers also tied the mark for most consecutive passes completed overall which had been established by Ryan Tannehill of the Miami Dolphins over two games in 2015.
In 1978 – Donna Summer is at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the third and final consecutive week with MacArthur Park. The song also went to #1 in Canada, peaked at #5 in Great Britain, and also peaked at #8 on Billboard’s soul chart and at #1 on its disco chart. Versions of the song by Richard Harris (#2, 1968), the Four Tops (#38, 1971), and Waylon Jennings and the Kimberlys (#93, 1969) also hit the Hot 100 and it was the first of four #1 pop songs for Summer and her fourth of 14 Top 10 hits.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
…there are many who confine themselves to criticism of the way others do what they themselves dare not even attempt…these are marks, not…of superiority but of weakness. They mark the men…who seek…to hide from others and from themselves their own weakness. The role is easy…
Theodore Roosevelt
The Man in the Arena speech
4/23/1910
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
Germany has won the most silver and bronze medals in the men’s 100 meter races at the Olympics without winning a gold medal with three, a silver and two bronze.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
Of the four versions of MacArthur Park to hit the Hot 100, which one won a Grammy Award? – Answer next time!
