Daily Dose/June 21, 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. Garrett Rolfe – Former Atlanta police officer facing felony murder charges in his shooting death of Rayshard Brooks…He is probably celebrating, knowing it will difficult at best to prove for prosecutors to prove he was committing another felony when he shot Brooks, as Georgia state law requires for a felony murder conviction.
2. Juneteenth – It was very gracious of Texas to free its slaves two-and-a-half years after the Emancipation Proclamation, though Sunday Bottom 5 pollsters “pretty sure” late is better than never…It didn’t actually end slavery, either, as those zanies in Kentucky and Delaware legally held their fellow humans in bondage until the 13th Amendment was ratified in December 1865.
3. American Sports – Guys, if you want to keep as many people COVID-free as possible, don’t play…Take the financial hit like real working people have…There are TV dollars at stake, of course, but they’ll return and all the bubbles and fanless games will take resources away from places they are really needed.
4. Marco Rubio – Now we know which senator is going to be the NCAA’s shill in their quest to screw college athletes even more…Some say college sports will collapse without federal, pro-NCAA legislation and we say fabulous, no one deserves it more…The NCAA is pimp, whore and john simultaneously and complete collapse will do them good.
5. President Trump Fact Check – The 5-hole staple, click here for the latest lies and misinformation from our Liar-in-Chief…Includes special Vice President Mike Pence tidbit.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody: Sparrow actually gets invited to a party. Today’s Diary.
Anyway, he invited me to a BBQ later in the afternoon, which was mighty neighborly of him, and I told him I usually get a nap in on Saturdays because I have the hotel at 2300, but if I was up I would certainly stop by.
This goes against generations of Sparrow tradition, which dictates DO NOT KNOW YOUR NEIGHBORS but I’m already on friendly terms with Zack across the street, so what the hell…As it was, I was technically up later in the afternoon, but I was reading and already starting to nod off, preparatory to my pre-shift nap, so I didn’t stop by.
Backstairs at the Monte Carlo: X-Ray and Gaylon are dispatched to deal with a reported nosebleed.
The husband wanted paramedics not because of his wife’s nosebleed, but because there is blood whenever she sneezes, which evidently is fairly often, judging by all the red Kleenex lying around.
I wanted to tell her well, stop sneezing then, but instead, I ask some questions and find out she’s diabetic with high blood pressure though she otherwise feels (and looks) strong. She seems content with my diagnosis, especially when we factored in the dry desert air, but the husband wants paramedics called, and, if you’re a guest at Monte Carlo and want paramedics called we are going to call paramedics for you, no charge, either, unless they transport you to the hospital, in which case you get the broom handle.
Friends,
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On This Date
History’s long march to today
In 1788 – The United States Constitution is ratified, with New Hampshire becoming the ninth of the 13 states to approve the new governing document. The United States would begin governance under the Constitution the following March 4th, though neither house of Congress had a quorum and George Washington was not inaugurated president until April 30. The Constitution replaced the Articles of Confederation, which had been in force since 1777.
In 1970 – Cesar Guitierrez of the Detroit Tigers becomes the second major league player to have 7 hits in 7 at-bats in a 9-8, 12-inning win over the Cleveland Indians, joining Wilbert Robinson, who had done so in a nine-inning game in 1892 for the Baltimore Orioles of the National League. Rennie Stennett also accomplished the feat in 1975 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, also in a nine-inning game, and the totals remain a record for the most hits in a game without recording an out. Guitierrez’s seven hits represent a bit more than five percent of his career hit total of 128 and his batting average jumped from .218 to .249
In 1975 – The Captain and Tennille are at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the first of four consecutive weeks with Love Will Keep Us Together. It was the first chart single for the duo, their first of seven Top 10 hits and their first of two #1 songs (Do That To Me One More Time, one week, 1980). The song also went to #1 in Canada and Australia, peaked at 32 in Great Britain and was Billboard’s biggest song of the year.
Quotebook
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, 8/13/96
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
It’s not who you know, but what you know.
The first country act replace themself at #1 on Billboard’s country chart was Al Dexter, when So Long Pal was replaced by Too Late To Worry, Too Blue To Cry in 1944.
Today’s Stumper
Cheaper than Trivia Night at the bar.
Who holds the major league record for most hits in a game? – Answer next time!
