The Daily Dose/October 30, 2022
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
The Sunday Bottom 5
A ranking of some things.
1. World Series I – Thanks guys for making us – or, more accurately, those who still care – wait five (5) days for the World Series to start…Sunday Bottom 5 pollsters “pretty sure” this was a great way to kill interest in every place other than Houston and Philadelphia.
2. World Series II – Baseball fan(s) everywhere anxiously waiting to see which will get more viewers, This Week in Australian Rules Football or Game 1 of the World Series…The 2021 Series averaged only 11.7 million viewers, which was actually up from the 2020’s all-time low of 9.7 million viewers….This means 320 million Americans – about 96 percent – didn’t watch the World Series last year…In 1976, roughly 20 percent of US watched the World Series.
3. USA! USA! – The 3-hole staple…The midterms are coming up with lawsuits already well underway for a country that can no longer hold proper elections…There will come a time – probably before this half-century is out – when America will no longer be able to govern herself and someone will come in and do it for us.
4. World Series III – Baseball’s lost hold on US transcending all demographics as 2022 World Series the first since 1950 without an American-born Black on either roster.
5. The Man in the Iron Mask by Josephine Wilkenson – One heck of a read shows that noted prisoner wasn’t related to King Louis XIV and that shows no one of consequence went missing when prisoner was arrested…He was a valet – likely to a French aristocrat – who knew some things Louis didn’t want blabbed…Mask – alternately described as iron, steel, and velvet – wasn’t worn all the time, either…Dull, technical types will appreciate in-depth look at 17th-century French penology in action.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
Indeed, it’s Read Free Sunday (RFS) at The Diary.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow debates whether or not to go to the gym. Today’s Diary.
We told ourselves we were weary but then we told ourselves we’re not taking world-class pre- and post-workout supplements so we could execute better Sparrow Rollovers (SROs) in the sack…
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 1270 – The Eighth (and penultimate) Crusade ends with the Treaty of Tunis, agreed to by Charles of Anjou and Hafsid Sultan Muhammed I al-Mustansire. There was little actual fighting in this Crusade, as King Louis IX of France died shortly after arriving in Tunisia. Louis had also started the Seventh Crusade (1248-1254) which ended with his capture by the Muslims. The Crusades, an attempt by assorted Europeans to reclaim the Holy Land from the Muslims, began in 1095 and ended in 1291.
In 1871 – The Athletics of Philadelphia win the first National Association (NA) pennant – the first professional baseball title in the US – defeating the Chicago White Stockings 4-1. The Athletics finished the season with a 21-7 record, finishing two games ahead of both the White Stockings and the Boston Red Stockings. The NA suffered from teams leaving during the season and some not making certain road trips and their marks are not included in the major league record book. The Red Stockings, now the Atlanta Braves, are the only NA team that has played every year since 1871.
In 2004 – Usher and Alicia Keys are at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first of six consecutive weeks with My Boo. The song also went to #1 in Canada, peaked at #5 in Great Britain, was in its second of three consecutive weeks at #1 on Billboard’s soul chart, was Billboard’s 24th-biggest hit of 2004, its 54th-biggest of 2005, and won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group. It was the seventh of eight #1 songs for Usher and the second of four #1s for Keys.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
The wide world is all about you: you can fence yourselves in, but you cannot for ever fence it out.
J.R.R Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
The NFL record for the highest rushing average in a career is 7.0 yards per carry, by Michael Vick from 2001-2014.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
Which pitcher led the National Association in wins in 1871? – Answer next time!
