The Daily Dose/October 23, 2022
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
The Sunday Bottom 5
A ranking of some things.
1. Liz Truss – A conservative in name and a libertarian at heart, will now have the shortest tenure ever of a British prime minister…Tax cuts generally get economies moving, but only cutting taxes for the rich was the wrong policy at the wrong time when working-class Britons are wondering how they are going to pay their heating bills this winter.
2. New York Yankees – Anytime evil Yankees – especially when managed by the whiny Aaron Boone – are losing the American League Championship Series three (3) games to none, life is (very) good…Sunday Bottom 5 pollsters triumphantly noting this would/will be their fifth ALCS loss since their most recent AL pennant in 2009.
3. USA! USA! – The current 3-hole staple…75 percent of kids are now too fat, stupid, or drug-addled to join Army…Citizens still earning marksmanship ribbons at record pace in America…Entire country circling wagons, unable to face any viewpoint not in step with their own…America remains far closer to the oblivion that awaits her than the prosperity she once knew, with Sunday Bottom 5 pollsters “pretty sure” America has until half-century is out to show it can govern itself before someone comes in and does it for us.
4. Donald Trump – The former 3-hole staple, triumphantly returns to survey…Us humans tend to reap what we sow, and when you sow hatred, ignorance, and discord you shouldn’t die of shock when the commission investigating the insurrection you instigated sends you a subpoena inviting you to discuss matters.
5. Fake News – Click here to read news that some of the wizards around us were believing this week. Courtesy of AP.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow manages to get a workout in. Today’s Diary entry is on the house, thanks to the good folks at Read Free Sunday (RFS).
We know ourselves well enuff to know that more sleep probably wasn’t coming, tho, so we got up and were out the door in pretty good time and on the gym floor at 1915, ready to see what strength was there for us.
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 1942 – The Battle of Guadalcanal on the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific between US and Japanese forces begins. American forces had landed on the island in August and the first Japanese attempts to take the island began later in the month. The Battle of Guadalcanal lasted three days and resulted in an American victory. The US repulsed Japanese attempts to reinforce the island in a November naval battle and Japan had its remaining forces evacuated by February 1943.
In 1886 – The St Louis Browns of the American Association defeat the Chicago White Stockings – now the Cubs – of the National League 4-3 in ten innings to win the World Series four games to two. The Browns got three runs in the eighth to tie the game and won it on a wild pitch in the tenth. The Browns moved to the National League in 1892 and became the Cardinals in 1900.
In 1965 – The Toys are at #1 on the Cashbox Top 100 – one of several sources of American charted music over the years – for their only week with A Lover’s Concerto. It was the first of two chart singles for the Toys and remains their biggest hit. The song also went to #1 in Canada, peaked at #5 in Great Britain, and later peaked at #2 on Billboard’s Hot 100 and at #4 on their soul chart. The melody was based on the 18th-century keyboard piece Minuet in G major by German composer Christian Petzold that for many years was attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
Beneath Jackson’s warmth and passionate attachments lay a coldheartedness essential to any great leader.
Jon Meachem
American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
Billboard’s #1 song for 1988 was Faith by George Michael, which spent four weeks at #1.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
Which team(s) won the most 19th-century World Series? – Answer next time!
