The Daily Dose/March 8, 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 has some shocking news from the recent Creamer Challenges. Today’s Diary.
The big news – and it’s really big – is the results of all five Creamer Challenges have been thrown out!!!…
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On This Date
History’s long march.
In 1844 – The Althing, the parliament of Iceland, is authorized to meet again after 44 years. Iceland was then a dependency of Denmark and the legislature had been suspended by royal decree since 1800. Elections were held the following year and the new parliament first met on July 1, 1845, The Althing first met in 930 AD and remains the world’s oldest surviving parliament. The Althing has been unicameral since 1991 – and has been both bi- and tricameral over the centuries -and currently has 63 members.
In 1971 – The Milwaukee Bucks tie the NBA record for most consecutive wins in a 104-99 win over the Seattle Supersonics. It was the 20th consecutive win for the Bucks, who tied the mark established by the Washington Captiols between March and December 1948. The Bucks lost their next game and finished the season with 66 wins, defeating the Baltimore Bullets for the NBA title. The record was broken the following season when the Los Angeles Lakers won 33 consecutive games, a record that still stands.
In 1975 – Bob Dylan is at #1 on the Billboard 200 album chart for the second and final consecutive week with Blood on the Tracks. It was the second of five #1 albums for Dylan and the album produced one chart single, Tangled Up In Blue, which peaked at #31 on the Hot 100. The album also went to #1 in New Zealand and Canada and peaked at #4 in Great Britain.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
I believed in what I did so much, I couldn’t believe there were people who couldn’t hear it.
Barry Manilow
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
The only nation besides the Soviet Union to win the world hockey championship between 1963 and 1986 was Czechoslovakia, which won in 1972, 1976, 1977, and 1985.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
How many Top 40 hits has Bob Dylan had on the Hot 100? – Answer next time!
