The Daily Dose/June 23, 2024
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
The Sunday Bottom 5
A ranking of some things.
1. Israel/Hamas War – Israeli Army creating more memories by killing children waiting for aid after previous attacks had already ruined their lives…Might as well finish the job, I guess…Israel long ago gained tactical, military advantage, and current slaughter of innocent women and children constitutes planet’s latest geonocide.
2. Biden/Trump Debates – Official SB5 sportsbook putting over/under on Alzheimer’s moments for both candidates at 13.5…America deserves better than candidates with an average age of 79.5 years, but America can’t be bothered to demand better right now…We’re too well-entertained and well-fed.
3. USA! USA! – The 3-hole staple…Seven decades of TV being focal of American life coming home to roost, with US scheduled to collapse thanks to ignorance and perpetual war before this half-century is out…Americans now prefer to be told what we want to hear rather than what we need to hear, now preferring appeasement to accomplishment.
4. Los Angeles Lakers – Once proud organization scrambling now, reduced to hiring articulate, basketball geek with zero (0) head coaching experience…Team grasping at straws now, with last five (5) head coaches each getting fired after two years…SB5 pollsters strongly suspect J.J. Reddick will not break that trend.
5. Fact Focus – Click here for a summary of some things that some people believed, though they really shouldn’t have…Courtesy of the AP.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
Indeed, it is Read Free Sunday at The Diary.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow can’t get into the gym. Today’s Diary.
This is our first workout since getting our new phone Friday, so, needless to say, the app wasn’t set up yet…We go to do that and we’re told they sent us an email with instructions on how to do that…Boo for that because email hadn’t been set up, either…
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 1611 – Mariner Henry Hudson, his son, and others are set adrift in a boat in Hudson Bay following a mutiny on the Discovery. Problems had begun when the ice melted in the spring and Hudson wanted to press on with the voyage, while most of his crew wanted to go home. The mutineers were arrested when they returned to England, and while some went to trial, no one was punished, and the Hudson party was never heard from again.
In 1922 – Walter Hagen becomes the first American to win the British Open, shooting a final round 72 to defeat Jim Barnes and George Duncan by a stroke. It was the first of four British Open titles for Hagen and his third of twelve majors. Hagen earned £75 for the win, about $2,100 in today’s money. The tournament was held at the Royal St George’s Golf Club in Kent, England, it’s fifth of 15 Opens, the last in 2011.
In 1962 – George Jones is at #1 on Billboard’s country chart – then known as the Hot C&W Sides chart – for the sixth and final consecutive week with She Thinks I Still Care. Later in 1962, Connie Francis peaked at #57 on the Hot 100 with the song and in 1974, Anne Murray went #1 country with it. It was the third of 13 #1 country hits for Jones, who has said initially he did not want to record the song.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
The ox must plow the furrow, the nightingale must sing, the dolphin must swim, and I must fight.
Frederick the Great
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
The leading money winner in the history of the Senior PGA tour is Bernhard Langer, with $35,964,414.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
How many hits on the Hot 100 did George Jones have in his career? – Answer next time!
