The Daily Dose/June 6, 2022
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.
Leading off remains in time-out. It will return, though we are not sure when.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow is back to giving the cat a full can of her treasured yummies. Today’s Diary.
She still won’t eat all of it tho, at least until she’s verified whether or not Daddy’s going to make something to eat or not…Only when Daddy has retired to the chair for some reading – or gone strait to bed – will the cat return and finish her yummies.
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On This Date
History’s long march.
In 1942 – The United States Navy sinks four Japanese aircraft carriers and a cruiser at the Battle of Midway in the North Pacific Ocean. The battle had started on June 4 and ended the following day with a decisive American victory that weakened the Japanese Navy for the rest of the war while most American losses were later replaced.. The battle took place about 1,100 miles northwest of Hawaii and the Japanese surrendered to the Americans in August 1945.
In 1939 – The New York Giants establish a new major league record for most home runs in an inning in a 17-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds at the Polo Grounds in New York City. The Giants hit five home runs in the fourth inning off of two Cincinnati pitchers – all with two out – and research into whose record they broke was inconclusive. The mark has been tied several times since, most recently by the Houston Astros this past May.
In 1981 – Razzy Bailey is at #1 on Billboard’s country chart – then known as the Hot Country Singles chart – for the only week with Friends. It was the third of four consecutive and five #1 country hits overall for Bailey in a chart career that last from 1966-91. The B side, Anywhere There’s a Jukebox also charted and the record is considered a double-sided hit. In 1984 Bailey took a version of Knock On Wood to #29 on the country chart, making the song one of the few songs to chart on Billboard’s pop, soul, and country charts.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
The soil, it appears, is suited to the seed…
Henry David Thoreau
Walden
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
Nolan Ryan’s career batting average was .110, with two home runs and 36 RBIs.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
What team holds the major league record for most home runs in a game? – Answer next time!
