The Daily Dose/December 28, 2023
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.
Leading Off will return.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
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The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow listens to a woman yap. Today’s Diary.
Nobody yaps like Mexican women…We have street cred here…Russian and Jewish women come close, tho…
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 1972 – The last military draft in the US comes to an end. Conscription for the Vietnam War had begun in 1969 with a draft lottery and the final 300 or so draftees scheduled to report on this date weren’t able to because federal officers were closed for a day mourning following the death of former president Harry Truman. In January, the US would announce a return to an all-volunteer armed force though draft lotteries would continue through 1975.
In 1918 – Georges Vezina of the Montreal Canadiens becomes first goalie to record an assist in an NHL game in a 6-3 win over the Toronto Arenas. The assist came after teammate Newsy Lalonde got the puck after Vezina made a save and took it the length of the ice and scored a goal. Since then, 423 NHL goalies have recorded assists, including 27 who have recorded at least 20.
In 1991 – Brooks & Dunn is at #1 on Billboard’s country chart – then known as the Hot Country Singles and Tracks chart – for the second and final week with My Next Broken Heart. It was the second of 52 country hits for the duo, 42 of which made the Top 10 and 21 of those went to #1. It was from the album Brand New Man, which peaked at #3 on Billboard’s country album chart. The song also went #3 country in Canada.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
SEALs are five minutes braver than anyone else.
Anonymous Navy SEAL
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
The most recent posthumous #1 song on Billboard’s Hot 100 was XXXTentacion. He was 20 when he was shot to death on June 18, 2018 and his song Sad went to #1 on June 30.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
Who holds the NHL record for most career assists by a goalie? – Answer next time!
