The Daily Teaser …

You know, I’ll confess, I’m slightly overwhelmed …

Well …

Maybe overwhelmed is the wrong term.

I’ve a bit of choice in what to mention.

I do know that I’ve spotted a couple of bits in the news I want to mention.

First off … ?

The BBC news channel just mentioned a speech David Cameron’s planning to give: mostly claiming that multiculturalism has failed.

I’m inherently suspicious of his motives.

He’s a conservative, what did you expect me to be?

Throw in the fact he’s been using the phrase ‘Muscular Liberalism’ in the text … ?

I’m thinking he’s up to something that I’m not going to like.

On top of that … ?

I also saw this piece, while I was floating around the Beeb’s site: seems today is ‘Save Our Libraries’ Day.

Do me — and your local library — a favour, would you … ?

Pop in and borrow a book, would you … ?

Oh, could you take back this, while you’re at it … ? Ta!

Shall we move on … ?

Shall we … ?

Yes, lets: before I start telling you about the ’Net Piracy case …

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Yesterday’s Teaser was relatively quiet. But it did see Debbi — bless ’er! — putting in her answers, and bagging 5 out of 5.

Lets see how she — and you, and possibly the rest of the gang, if they’re around — do with today’s questions: there they are, along with the ‘How To’, License and video …

Q1) 5th February, 1996, saw tomato purée made from genetically modified tomatoes become the first food made from GM ingredients go on sale: name either of the two supermarkets that stocked it …

Q2) February 5th, 1944, saw the birth of musician, Al Kooper: in addition to being a member of Bob Dylan’s studio band, and for being a founder member of Blood, Sweat and Tears: which children’s TV show did he provide music for … ?

Q3) 5th February, 1998, saw the birth of Sreelakshmi Suresh, one of the youngest what on Earth … ?

Q4) 5th February, 1900, saw Britain and the USA sign a treaty about which waterway?

Q5) And finally … 5th February, 1958, saw the US Air Force lose what: a plane, a hydrogen bomb or several thousand tons of paperwork … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 4th February, 1987, saw the death of which rather extravagant pianist … ?

A1) Wladziu Valentino Liberace: better known more simply as Liberace.

Q2) 4th February, 1974, saw Patty Hearst kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army. Hearst’s kidnapping is considered a classic example of what: Stockholm Syndrome, Droitwich Disorder or Carolina Complex … ?

Q2) Stockholm Syndrome.

Q3) 4th February, 2004, saw who officially open Facebook … ?

A3) Mark Zuckerberg.

Q4) 4th February, 1859, saw the discovery of the Codex Sinaiticus: in which African country?

A4) Egypt.

Q5) And finally … 4th February, 1794, saw slavery abolished in which country … ?

A5) France.

Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll catch you later … !

Just as a final quick point: the Newsreader has just announced that there’s been an explosion at an oil-pipeline near the Egyptian/Israeli border.

I have a nasty feeling that the situation there is just about to escalate …

God help the people of Egypt, if extremists do start to get going.

God help all of us …