The Daily Dose/March 24, 2024
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
The Sunday Bottom 5
A ranking of some things.
The Sunday Bottom 5 will return.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
Cheapskates rejoice! Read Free Sunday (RFS) returns.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow For Congress is a thing. Today’s Diary.
…in the end ol’ Sparrow trounced [None of the Above] 32-3, meaning three democracy lovers preferred no one on the ballot to yours truly…Oh well, you’re not going to please everybody.
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 1765 – The British Parliament passes the Quartering Act of 1765, which states that legislatures in the colonies are obliged to pay for the quartering of British troops posted to the Colonies. Resentment over it was the basis of the 3rd Amendment to the Constitution. The least-cited amendment, it has been the subject of only one court case over the centuries, 1982’s Engblom v. Carey, where a US Circuit Court held that National Guard troops could be quartered in dorms while acting as prison workers during a strike.
In 1980 – The Louisville Cardinals win the NCAA basketball championship, defeating the UCLA Bruins 59-54 in Indianapolis. It was the first of three NCAA titles for the Cardinals and was the second of two runner-up finishes for UCLA, with the NCAA later vacating both results. The Iowa Hawkeyes and the Purdue Boilermakers also made the Final Four, and this was the first NCAA tournament where a conference could have an unlimited number of at-large teams.
In 1984 – Alabama is at #1 on Billboard’s country chart – then known as the Hot Country Singles chart – for the only week with Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler). It was the fifth of twelve consecutive #1 country hits and 33 overall for the group, and only a Christmas song that peaked at #35 prevented it from being the twelfth of 21 consecutive #1s. The song also went #1 country in Canada and was written by Dave Loggins.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
The American dream is not about money. It is about using your abilities and being the best you can be.
Congressman J.C. Watts
Republican National Convention
August 13, 1996
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
The Colorado Rockies began as the Kansas City Scouts in 1974 and became the New Jersey Devils in 1982.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
What was Alabama’s biggest hit on Billboard’s Hot 100? – Answer next time!
