The Daily Dose/November 3, 2022
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around our human experience.
Leading Off will return.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow tries to unlock a door that isn’t actually locked. Today’s Diary.
In fact, we can’t even get the key in the lock and we say f*ck this noise, stare at it crossly with our hands on our hips for a few seconds, and defer the matter until later…
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 361 – Roman Emperor Constantius II dies of a fever in what was then the Roman province of Cilicia and what is now southern Turkey. Constantius had assumed the throne after the death of his father in 337 and consolidated power after massacring his father-in-law, an uncle, and several cousins. He spent most of his reign involved in both border and civil wars and his only daughter, Flavia Maxima Constantina, was born posthumously. He was succeeded by his cousin Julian.
In 1969 – The New Orleans Saints and the St Louis Cardinals establish a new NFL record for most touchdown passes in a game in a 51-42 Saints victory. Billy Kilmer of the Saints and Charlie Johnson of the Cardinals each threw six touchdown passes and the twelve combined touchdown passes broke the record of eleven which had been done twice previously and the record is now 13, done by the Saints and the New York Giants in 2015.
In 1990 – Vanilla Ice is at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the only week with Ice Ice Baby. It was the first of four chart singles for Vanilla Ice, his first of two Top 40 hits, and remains his only #1 song. The song went to #1 in six other countries including the Netherlands, Zimbabwe, and Great Britain, and peaked at #6 on Billboard’s soul chart. The song was originally released as the B side to the single Play That Funky Music, which would peak at #4 on the Hot 100 the following February.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
“Men are unfathomable, aren’t they?”
I agreed. Actually, I have found men quite fathomable. They look entirely to their own interest.
Gore Vidal
Creation
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
The longest papal election in history was the one that elected Gregory X. It lasted from November 1268 until September 1271. It lasted so long that three cardinals died and one resigned.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
What is Vanilla Ice’s real name? – Answer next time!
