Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 14-8-2017

You know, there are time … when I wonder if the World Wide Web is joking.

Seriously.

I was wondering about, yesterday morning: whilst typing up the Left Hander’s Day post.

And searched for biblical quotes about left handedness: thinking something about the people of Beth-thingy smiting their enemies in Jeroba-do-dah, using their left hands, would look suitably impressive.

I found this page: advising people to stop being left handed on pain of being sent to hell.

http://www.landoverbaptist.net/showthread.php?t=49703

I’m seriously damned … 

… if I know whether whoever posted the bloody thing is joking.

I’m left handed myself.

I’d imagine that most women, anyone gay, anyone of an Afro-Carribean background, spotting something like that?

Wouldn’t be sure, either.

And, like me?

Would be feeling vaguely offended: serious or otherwise.

~≈‰≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Olga* and Debbi† putting in their answers: with both scoring 10 out of ten.

Let’s see how everyone does with today’s questions, shall we?

Here they are, along with the How To, License and video … 

Q1) The USA re-opened it embassy: on 4th August, 2015.   An embassy, where?

Q2) More to the point, that embassy’s in which city?

Q3) The UK’s Marine Broadcasting Offences Act went into force: on 14th August, 1967.   What did it ban: pirate radio, pirate video, or Keanu Reeve’s English accent?

Q4) The first car number plates were introduced on 14th August, 1893.   In which European country?

Q5) Finally … Rainey Bethea died on 14th August, 1936.   He was the last person in the USA to be publicly what?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1) 13th August is International Left hander’s Day.   You’re slightly more likely to be a southpaw if you’re what: male or female?

A1) Male.

Q2) David Bowie was left handed.   What was the name of the last album he released: during his lifetime?

A2) Blackstar.

Q3) Biblical figure, Ehud, was noted for being left handed.   He crops up in which book of the Bible: Genesis, Leviticus or Judges?

A3) Judges.

Q4) Barry Hawkins, Jimmy White and Mark Williams are all left handed.   And all play what?

A4) Snooker.

Q5) If you’re a left leaning politician, you’re said to be what: left wing, right wing or centrist?

A5) Left wing.

Q6) Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya are a left leaning party from which European country?

A6) Spain.

Q7) The GNU General Public License, along side the Creative Commons Share-Alike license are what kind of license?

A7) Copyleft.

Q8) What’s the naval term for the left side: port or starboard?

A8) Port.

Q9) More to the point, what colour light is supposed to be on that side?

A9) Red.

Q10) Finally … which left handed Star Wars star was born in Oakland, California, in 1951?

A10) Mark Hamill.

Here’s a song by Buddy Greco … 

And a thought …

“I don’t like grand restaurants or kowtowing waiters. I don’t need that kind of attention and I don’t want it.”

Danielle Steel, August 14, 1947.

Today’s questions will her answered in tomorrow’s Teaser.

Have a good day.

*        Cheers, Olga: and welcome back aboard!   (Yesterday went well, I think: at least, everyone at work knows what the day was!)

†        Blimey, schizophrenic … ?   I’ve know one or two people with the condition, over the years, Debbi: it’s not the easiest of things!