The Daily Dose/September 21, 2022
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.
Leading off is in time-out for the moment.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow goes out to dinner and sees some people he knows. Today’s Diary.
Dave has been mentioned here before: he is one of the biggest guys you’ll ever see that doesn’t need help getting around…He’s so big his gut hangs below his 17XL t-shirt and you could see it hanging out even as he sat at the bar…We’d run into him regularly at the old diner and it’s never been entirely clear what he does with himself when he’s not in an eating environment.
The Bottom Ten/NFL Week 4 – The race for The Dan Henning Trophy – symbolic of NFL Bottom Ten supremacy – rolls on.
Offense in top form, producing kicks on first eight (8) drives, before pleading exhaustion and turning ball over on downs for final two (2) drives…
Raiders make 2022 B-10 debut with type of momentum-setting loss that generally leads straight to B-10 glory,
Falcons would be ranked higher, except B-10 pollsters “pretty sure” road loss to defending Super Bowl champions by B-10 medal stand aspirant should’ve been “like, a lot bigger and stuff”…
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On This Date
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In 1792 – In the French Revolution, the National Convention – a legislature created by revolutionaries the month before – abolishes the French monarchy and created the French First Republic. King Louis XVI had actually been arrested in August and stripped of all titles and honors and was now known as Citizen Louis Capet. Citizen Louis Capet was convicted of treason and executed the following January. The French First Republic lasted until Napoleon was proclaimed emperor in 1804.
In 1985 – Michael Spinks wins the IBF heavyweight boxing title, defeating champion Larry Holmes in a unanimous decision at the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas. Spinks would defend the title three times before being stripped by the IBF for refusing to fight Tony Tucker, while Holmes would go 0-for-5 in future title fights. Previously, Spinks had held the light heavyweight title for two years and won the middleweight gold medal at the 1976 Montreal Summer Olympics.
In 1974 – Barry White is at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the only week with Can’t Get Enough of Your Love. It was the third of five Top 10 hits for White as a solo act, and remains his only #1, totals that do not include the #1 Loves Theme by the Love Unlimited Orchestra, which he led. The song also went Top 5 in Canada, peaked at #8 in Great Britain, and was in its third and final week at #1 on Billboard’s soul chart.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
Everything is sweetened by risk.
Alexander Smith
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
The first person to lead the National League in home runs was Geroge Hall of the Philadelphia Athletics with five. The Athletics were expelled from the National League after the season.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
How many US boxers won gold medals at the 1976 Montreal Summer Olympics? – Answer next time!
