The Daily Dose/August 16, 2020
By Gaylon Kent
America’s Funniest Guy
The Sunday Bottom 5
The very best of the very worst of the week that was.
1. President Donald Trump – Proclaimed this week that 1917-19 Spanish flu pandemic helped end World War II…Hardly surprising, though, as this is same man who believes the moon is part of Mars…79 days until election where American will herald to the world – and themselves – whether they are content with driving their country into the ground or whether they will demand better.
2. President Donald Trump – Still showing no leadership whatsoever, hardly a bulletin because he’s not a leader he’s an ignorant bully, but we knew that when we elected him…79 days until election where American will herald to the world – and themselves – whether they are content with driving their country into the ground or whether they will demand better.
3. Mail-In Voting – Useful tool of democracy taking beating lately, as distrust of post office – either feigned or real – is at all-time high…Sunday Bottom 5 pollsters, though, remain “pretty sure” that voters can avoid post office altogether by dropping off ballots at designated county sites.
4. USA! USA! – Sunday Bottom 5 pollsters as thrilled as you are NBA, NHL, MLB will decide champions this year but let’s be honest, there is no point to playing games without fans in attendance…It is merely a TV spectacle, an opportunity to sell us cars and beer.
5. President Trump Fact Check – The 5-hole staple, click here for the very latest from America’s Liar-in-Chief.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
Sunday Funday!
Read today’s entries from The Diary of a Nobody and Backstairs at the Monte Carlo with our compliments today.
The Diary of a Nobody: Sparrow gets a good day’s rest. Today’s Diary.
In was up about 1230 to use the can and thought, f*ck, here we go again, the same crap as last Saturday, but I heroically crawled back in the sack and, in time, was asleep again and seemingly five minutes later a dream ended and BOOM it was 1800.
The downside was I missed prime rib night at the new restaurant…I rather enjoyed it last week and could have made it tonight, I suppose, but prime rib night is not as important as workout and walk.
Backstairs at the Monte Carlo: Gaylon masquerades as a first responder.
Look, I am not a doctor, nor do I play one on tee-vee. I have some first aid training and some common sense, but that’s about it; the sight of me bursting through your hotel room door with your girlfriend rather inert should not set your spirits soaring.
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Criminals, Courtesans and Constables: Friends, entries will resume Monday.
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On This Date
History’s long march to today.
In 1930 – The first sound, color cartoon, Fiddlesticks, is released. It was produced and animated by Ub Iwerks, his first cartoon since leaving Walt Disney Studios. The star was Flip the Frog who might not have had the staying power of Mickey Mouse – who Iwerks created with Walt Disney – but still appeared in over three dozen features.
In 1890 – Bill Phillips of the Pittsburgh Alleghenys – now the Pirates – becomes the first major league pitcher to allow two grand slam home runs in a game and an inning in an 18-5 loss to the Chicago Colts, now the Cubs. Phillips allowed grand slams to Tom Burns and Malachi Kittredge in the fifth inning. The two grand slams in a game mark has been equaled many times, but Chan Ho Park of the Los Angeles Dodgers is the only pitcher in major league history to give up two grand slams in an inning, both to Fernando Tatis of the St Louis Cardinals, in 1999.
In 1975 – Freddie Fender is at #1 on Billboard’s country chart – then known as the Hot Country Singles chart – for the second and final consecutive week with Wasted Days and Wasted Nights. Fender had originally written and recorded the song in 1959, but the song’s release was postponed after Fender was convicted of marijuana possession. The song also peaked at #8 Billboard’s Hot 100 and spent a then-record 12 weeks at #1 on New Zealand’s pop chart. The song was Fender’s second of four #1 country hits, and his second of four Top 40 pop hits.
Quotebook
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
Talent is nothing but long patience. – Gustave Flaubert
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
It’s not who you know, but what you know.
The first country to defeat the United States in Olympic basketball was the Soviet Union, which defeated the US in the gold medal game 51-50. The US had won its first 63 Olympic basketball games.
Today’s Stumper
Cheaper than Trivia Night at the bar.
What was Freddie Fender’s given name? – Answer next time!
