Briefly.
Just when I think I have all my ducks in a row, one of the fluffy, little f*ckers wanders off and gets into some shit.
Trivia #1: On October 13, 1967, the first American Basketball Association (ABA) game is played with Oakland Oaks beating Anaheim Amigos 132-129. What two “things” were introduced in the game, one still used today in the NBA, one is not. Name the two.
Trivia #2: In 1976, David Bowie originally wrote “Golden Years” for whom? – Steve Wonder, Elvis Presley, Rod Stewart, Diana Ross, Paul Simon, Donna Summer
Trivia #3: What do Adolfus Hitler, Saddam Hussein, Osama bin Laden and Charles Manson all have in common?
Go away: Hamas
On this day: October 13, 1978, US President Jimmy Carter answers callers’ questions on National Public Radio. Ha, imagine that nowadays!
October 13, 1985, during the NLCS, Cardinals’ rookie Vince Coleman is injured stretching before the game as his left leg is caught in Busch Stadium’s automated tarpaulin.
October 13, 2016, American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan is awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature
October 13, 1987, West Indies scores 4-360 in 50 overs in Cricket World Cup vs. Sri Lanka
WTF: See above. 50 overs?!?!
Your Boston Bruins are undefeated.
Well, no Red Sox to root for and no Yankees to root against. Dodgers, see ya! I’m rooting now against Houston and for the Phillies.
This week’s sign of the apocalypse: Israel has warned the 1.1 million people living in the north of Gaza to evacuate the area within 24 hours as a “humanitarian step in order to minimize civilian casualties” ahead of the military’s response to Hamas’ terrorist attacks. Telling people to move south of the river makes the directions clear and understandable for everybody, regardless of if they have a map or not. Reportedly, Hamas is preventing Palestinians from evacuating the area.
Just not cut out for teaching: A Missouri high school teacher who was placed on leave after district officials found out she had an OnlyFans account has resigned and turned to her pornography career full-time.
Check out tomorrow’s annular solar eclipse, beginning in Oregon at 9:13 a.m. PST and from 11:30 a.m. until 1:15 p.m. EST, where roughly 20% of the sun will be obscured by the moon.
Leaves are fallin’ all around, time I was on my way…
Useless information supposed to fire my imagination: Boarderie, a cheese and charcuterie board assembly and shipping company based in West Palm Beach, assembled a record-breaking charcuterie board which measured 20 by 14 feet and was assembled by 40 Boarderie staff members.
You can catch Game 3 of the WNBA Finals on Sunday. Who knew the playoffs had even started?
In 2021, Simone Biles became the first woman to land the Yurchenko double pike vault at an international competition, ensuring that it will now be named the Biles II in her honor, and she just became the most decorated male or female gymnast ever, surpassing Belarusian Vitaly Scherbo’s record of 33 overall medals across both the Olympics and the world championships. You go, girl!
Stop complaining: You don’t live on the Gaza Strip. (What is going there is insane!)
Well, if you were a Patriots’ fan in the 70’s, we’ve come full circle. Hold on because it’s going to be a long ride.
Article I’ll skip: Prince William reveals one thing Kate Middleton does at home that makes him sweat.
R.I.P. Rudolph Isley (84) – Founding member of the Isley Brothers, the R&B band founded alongside his brothers, Ronald, Vernon and O’Kelly. The Isley Brothers were inducted into the Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame in 1992. The band also received the Grammy lifetime achievement award in 2014.
Good news: A Pennsylvania boy was rescued from a grain bin Monday afternoon after he was found almost entirely buried in corn.
Trivia #1 answer: On October 13, 1967, the first American Basketball Association (ABA) game is played with Oakland Oaks beating Anaheim Amigos 132-129. What two “things” were introduced in the game, one still used today in the NBA, one is not. Name the two. – A red, white and blue ball and the 3-point field goal.
Trivia #2 answer: In 1976, David Bowie originally wrote “Golden Years” for whom? – Steve Wonder, Elvis Presley, Rod Stewart, Diana Ross, Paul Simon, Donna Summer – Elvis Presley
Trivia #3: What do Adolfus Hitler, Saddam Hussein, Osama bin Laden and Charles Manson all have in common? – As with the lore of Friday the 13th (today) and unlucky things associated with the number 13, some claim you are doomed if your name has 13 letters, as with this group.
Always be yourself… unless you can be a unicorn… then always be a unicorn.
Be careful out there. (It’s a jungle!)
Happy National No Bra Day! (Let ‘em fly, baby!)
“I want you to know
I said, I want to know right now, yeah
You been good to me baby
Better than I been to myself, hey, hey
And if you ever leave me
I don’t want nobody else, hey, hey
I said I want you to know, hey
I said I want you to know right now, hey, hey
You know you make me wanna (Shout, whoo) hey, yeah”
– The Isley Bothers
Double Bonus Tune:
Ed's Head On Friday 