The Daily Dose/May 23, 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. American Sports – Sunday Bottom 5 pollsters “pretty sure” they don’t what the deal is with playing games in empty arenas, stadiums…The whole reason pro and college sports exist are because people are willing to pay their way in to see them…Without paying customers, televised sports are mere reality shows.
2. USA! USA! – Great job getting the barbers back to work, at least here in Colorado, but can we get waiters and waitresses back to work, too???…Sunday Bottom 5 pollsters “pretty sure” more people will die, but we’re tired of ordering to go and eating in a nearby parking lot.
3. COVID 19 Death Rates – Worldwide: 0.0000441%…US 0.000298% Taiwan: 0.000000294%…Worldwide death rate amongst closed cases at 13%, down from 22% in April.
4. Fake News – Quickly turning into another Sunday Bottom 5 regular, click here to read some things people actually believed this week.
5. President Trump Fact Check – The Liar-in-Chief strikes again…In its usual spot in the 5-hole, click here for more lies and misinformation from the Trump Administration, courtesy of the Associated Press.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody: Sparrow does some oh-dark-thirty home repair. Today’s Diary.
I broke and then fixed the heater this morning.
I was up at more or less the usual Saturday time (see Sleep Log below) and I put some coffee and fed the cat and started in on project work and then I noticed it started getting a little chilly…The cat and I, of course, have a “No Discomfort” policy here at The Shire so I went to turn the heater on to take the chill off and nothing…
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On This Date
History’s long march to today
In 1958 – United Press International is formed when the United Press and International News Service are merged. UPI would be a force in journalism for most of the 20th century, though it no longer has a reported in the White House and is only a fraction as large and as important as it used to be. UPI was the first wire service to offer news to radio (1935) and at its peak serviced over 6,000 outlets and remains known for famously scooping the Associated Press when John F Kennedy was assassinated in 1963.
In 1964 – A new major league baseball record is established when seven teams are shut out in both leagues. The culprits are the Twins, White Sox, Yankees, Mets, Phillies, Cardinals, and Giants and the odds were improved as there were no less than five doubleheaders played on this Sunday afternoon. The record was broken on June 4, 1972, when there were eight shutouts in the big leagues.
In 1975 – Jessie Colter is at #1 on Billboard’s country chart – then known as the Hot Country Singles chart – for the only week with I’m Not Lisa. It was the first of seven country chart singles for Colter, the first of three Top 10 hits and remains her only #1 song. Colter was born Miriam Johnson and she was married to Waylon Jennings from 1969 until his death in 2002 and before that was married to singer and guitarist Duane Eddy. The song also peaked at #4 on Billboard’s Hot 100, her only Top 40 pop hit.
Quotebook
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
Humility will give you the power to do the job honestly. – Sonny Bono, 12/5/97
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
It’s not who you know, but what you know.
The second-largest municipal library in the world is the Shanghai Library.
Today’s Stumper
Cheaper than Trivia Night at the bar.
What major league team holds the record for being shutout the most times in a season? – Answer next time!
