The Daily Dose/October 25, 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. World Series TV Ratings – Continuing to go down harder than whore with fleet in, as Games 1 and 2 were the least-watched Fall Classic games ever, with less than 3% of country bothering to tune in…You can say this and you can say that, but the non-stop home runs and strikeouts has made the game unwatchable.
2. Election 2020 – You might think someone who believes the moon is part of Mars and the Revolution was won because the Continental Army secured British airports – like, say, President Trump – would not be a candidate for reelection as president of the United States, but you’d be wrong.
3. Laruen Daigle – The new 3-hole staple, either until she breaks the all-time Billboard record for most weeks at #1 (110 weeks, Wendy Carlos, Switched-On Bach, Classical Album chart) or it becomes apparent she won’t…Her single You Say now in its 107th non-consecutive week at #1 on Hot Christian Songs chart.
4. NASA Space Probe Nobody Can Pronounce – Sunday Bottom 5 pollsters “pretty sure” OSIRIS-REx landing on asteroid and collecting samples is “like, dude, way cool and stuff” though official Sunday Bottom 5 policy states America could have had humans on Mars in the 1980s had we felt like it…The mighty continue to fall.
5. President Trump Fact Check – The 5-hole staple, Trump saying the coronavirus is going away highlights this week’s lies. Click here to read the latest. From the Associated Press.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody: Sparrow explains hotel policy on the half-off breakfast voucher.
Why it’s one per room is not clear, it’s merely the way it is and while regular readers of this crap know my powers as night auditor are sweeping, they are not all-encompassing and yours truly is not in a position to change this because Rule 3 of the night audit racket – behind show up on time every night and don’t give those bastards on day shift a reason to wonder what you are doing – is don’t cost the company money…I am, of course, authorized to wing it, tho, so I told the gent a second coupon for 140 would be issued today, but this would be for today, only, tomorrow they’d have to share one.
Backstairs at the Monte Carlo: A couple of naval officers present themsevles for admittance to the brew pub.
One was a Lieutenant (junior grade) and we chatted about his current assignment and I told him when he was still playing with tug boats in the bathtub I was a quartermaster on the USS Blueback, (SS-581 Diesel Boats Forever, goddammit). Being a naval officer, even an airedale, he knew it was a submarine and he said wow, those were some pretty cramped quarters and I shrugged manfully and said you got used to it.
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On This Date
The long march to today.
In 1760 – George III ascends the thrones of Great Britain and Ireland, following the death of his father, George II. Though George III would oversee the defeat of France in the Seven Years War and, with other nations, at the Battle of Waterloo, and he lost the American colonies in the American Revolution. His 81-years and reign of 60 years were both records for British monarchs at the time though both marks are now held by the current monarch, Elizabeth II. Two sons, George IV and William IV would later serve as British kings.
In 2011 – Canada wins its first-ever international baseball tournament, defeating the United States 2-1 in the gold medal game at the Pan American Games at Guadalajara, Mexico. Canada finished the tournament with a 4-1 record, their only loss came to Cuba in pool play. For the US, it was the third of four consecutive silver medals at the Pan American Games and Canada’s win broke a streak of ten straight gold medals won by Cuba. Canada would repeat as Pan American Games champion in 2015.
Editor’s Note: In our effort not to repeat entries, we will be featuring #1 songs from Billboard’s album chart from time to time.
In 1975 – Windsong by John Denver is at #1 on Billboard’s album chart – then as now known as the Billboard 200 – for the second and final week. It was the second of three #1 albums for Denver and the album yielded four Top 40 hits, I’m Sorry (#1) Calypso (#2), I’m Sorry (#13) and Looking For Space (#29). The album also went to #1 in Australia and also went to #1 on Billboard’s country album chart.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
An ambitious man is a man who wants other people to think he is great. The Judge knows he is great and doesn’t care what other people think.
Robert Penn Warren
All The King’s Men
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
It’s not who you know, but what you know.
Daniel Carlson of Auburn is the highest scorer in NCAA football history amongst players who had at least one touchdown, one field goal and one kicked point after try. Carlson – a kicker who had one touchdown – scored 480 points for Auburn from 2014-17, good for 6th on the all-time list.
Today’s Stumper
Cheaper than Trivia Night at the bar.
Which was the last American city to host the Pan American Games? – Answer next time!
