The Daily Dose/July 18, 2022
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.
EXTRA, EXTRA, READ ALL ABOUT IT: The headline made us laugh. Well chuckle, at least:
Biden Says He Confronted Saudi Prince Over Khashoggi.
The headline, of course, refers to Saudi involvement in the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. It made us laugh because President Biden is hardly dealing from a position of power here; the Saudis did it and got away with it and no hapless US president is going to do anything about it.
Nothing But The Truth: Let’s be honest, President Biden is in Saudi Arabia to grovel for more oil, so perhaps us Americans can pay a few cents less per gallon. The Saudis know this, of course, and all they had to do was, diplomatically, of course, tell him “so what?”
FunFact: While Biden said he blamed the Saudi crown prince – the de facto ruler of the country – for the 2018 death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, accounts of this differ, with Saudi officials say Biden didn’t really take the crown prince to task.
Fly In The Ointment: It doesn’t really matter. The Saudis aren’t the only ones who realize the American Century is long gone – the Chinese, the Russians, your aunt in Reno know it, too – and that America is no longer a hindrance to anyone looking to consolidate and maximize wealth and power.
Dry, Technical Matter: The Saudis have, rather brilliantly, brazened their through the whole Khashoggi affair. They conducted show trials that were closed to outside observers and there are reports some Saudis have been convicted and sentenced in the matter, but no names have been released. Turkey has even thrown up its hands and given up hope ordering in April, almost unbelievably, that their trial be transferred to Saudi Arabia
The Bottom Line: Could you imagine Ronald Reagan or JFK or almost any other American president visiting Saudi Arabia under these circumstances? We can’t, either. But Biden is in a box because he can’t tell us American to take our medicine because Americans – collectively fat, not to mention morally and intellectually bereft after three generations of five hours of TV every day – don’t want to take their medicine nowadays, we only want lower gas prices, dammit.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow has lunch at the small town’s new restaurant. Today’s Diary.
our patty melt was tasty enuff, but it ran into the age-old problem of patty melts everywhere since time immemorial: the patty was not as big as the bread…This left half the sandwich with a full amount of patty, and the other half with only a couple of bites…(There’s probably be a Nobel Prize in it for the person who solves this problem.)…
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 1984 – James Huberty opens fire at a Mcdonald’s restaurant in San Ysidro, California, on the Mexican border, south of San Diego, killing 20 and injuring 19. It was the deadliest mass shooting in American history at the time, though it only ranks as the eighth now, down a notch from its last appearance in this feature three years ago. The incident began a little before 4 pm and ended at 5:17 pm when Huberty was shot by a police sniper.
In 1891 – The longest scoreless game in the history of professional baseball is played when the Fargo Red Stockings and Grand Forks Black Stockings of the Red River Valley League play to a 25-inning, 0-0 tie in Devil’s Lake, North Dakota. Pitchers William Gibbs of Grand Forks and George Raymer of Fargo both pitched complete games, though neither got credit for a shutout because neither team won. The game took 4 hours and 10 minutes, was the second game of a doubleheader, and was only called because both teams needed to catch a train.
In 1986 – Genesis is at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the only week with Invisible Touch. It was the 13th of 17 chart singles for the group, their second of seven Top 10 hits, and remains their only #1 song. The song also peaked at #15 in their native Great Britain, went to #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart, and was Billboard’s 54th-biggest song of the year. The song was written by the group, and co-produced by the group and Hugh Padgham.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
And now he saw by the heap of shavings still fresh at his feet, that, for him, and his work, the former lapse of time had been an illusion.
Henry David Thoreau
Walden
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
Joe DiMaggio batted .408 during his 56-game hitting streak.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
How many #1 songs has Genesis had in their native Great Britain? – Answer next time!
