Briefly.
I grew up thinking my Dad was always irritated for no reason. Now look at me, Always Irritated Jr.
Trivia #1: In 2004, Ichiro Suzuki finished the season with 262 hits, still the most ever. Places 2-9 happened in the years between 1911-1930. What player is at #10 with 242 hits in 2001.
Trivia #2: What is ‘Hg’ in the periodic table?
Trivia #3: Who has the most passing yards in a single game in the NFL? – Tom Brady Nick Foles, Kurt Warner, Dan Fouts, Ken O’Brien, Brett Favre
On this date: October 17, 415, Jewish autonomy in Palestine ended by the Romans and Raban Gamliel forced from office
October 17, 1814, London Beer Flood: A burst vat at Meux & Company Brewery floods city streets with over 300,000 gallons of porter ale, killing eight, with a possible ninth later from alcohol poisoning
October 17, 1816, 1st British Open Men’s Golf, Prestwick GC: Willie Park Sr. wins the inaugural event by two strokes over fellow Scot Tom Morris Sr.
October 17, 1933, Albert Enistein arrives in US as a refugee from Nazi Germany
October 17, 1956, Chess “Game of the Century”: 13-year-old Bobby Fischer defeats 1953 U.S. Champion Donald Byrne in the Rosenwald Memorial Tournament at the Marshall Chess Club in New York City
October 17, 1972, Chuck Berry’s “My Ding-a-Ling,” is #1
October 17, 1979, Mother Theresa of Calcutta awarded Nobel Peace Prize
October 17, 2003, Pinnacle is fitted on the roof of Taipei 101, a 101-floor skyscraper in Taipei, allowing it to surpass the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur by 50 meters (165 feet) to become the world’s tallest high-rise (Really)
October 17, 2020, Chicago is declared the “rattiest city” in America for the sixth year in a row by pest control service Orkin (That streak is up to 10)
Go away: LeBron James, out with a sciatica issue. Who else remembers Larry Bird lying on his back to stretch it out during breaks in a game only to go back in. Hang it up.
Article I’ll skip: Jennifer Lopez admits she’s never felt truly loved, exes weren’t ‘capable’
Not all construction work is enjoyable. For example, drilling a hole is boring, but fastening pieces of metal together is riveting.
Useless information supposed to fire my imagination: Farmers’ Almanac predictions for the Northeast winter generally indicate above-normal temperatures and below-normal precipitation, but with some significant snow expected in late December and late February.
They said it: “Money comes and goes, but legacy? That’s something you build with your heart. I’m here to give everything I’ve got to Boston, because this city gave me more than I could ever ask for. This jersey means more than any paycheck.” – The Red Sox’ Trevor Story
This week’s sign of the apocalypse: OpenAI will soon lower restrictions on the content ChatGPT can produce, allowing the service to create “erotica” if users wish.
A pun enters a room and kills ten people. Pun in, ten dead.
Don’t be that guy. Let the person cross the street in front of you. Jeez.
Trivia #1 answer: In 2004, Ichiro Suzuki finished the season with 262 hits, still the most ever. Places 2-9 happened in the years between 1911-1930. What player is at #10 with 242 hits in 2001. – Ichiro Suzuki
Trivia #2 answer: What is ‘Hg’ in the periodic table? – Mercury
Trivia #3 answer: Who has the most passing yards in a single game in the NFL? – Tom Brady Nick Foles, Kurt Warner, Dan Fouts, Ken O’Brien, Brett Favre – Kurt Warner (546 in 2000)
Don’t give up, don’t ever give up.
Be careful out there. (It’s a jungle!)
Happy National Mulligan Day! (Now, we all know golfers who celebrate this throughout the year, don’t we?)
The world needs more tee boxes and less X-boxes.
“Well it’s all right, riding around in the breeze
Well it’s all right, if you live the life you please
Well it’s all right, doing the best you can
Well it’s all right, as long as you lend a hand”
The Traveling Wilburys (End of the Line)
Bonus!
Chuck Berry (My Ding-a-Ling)
Ed's Head On Friday 