22nd August, 2025.
Yeah!
It’s Friday!
And payday!
Frankly?
I’m going to be busily shopping: on the one day of the month I can afford to hire a taxi.
It’s the one day I can justify doing it, as I have the money to hire one: and a reason I can justify hiring a cab.
Heavy shopping, so you know.
Heigh … ho!
Let’s move on.
Yesterday’s Teaser saw Olga*, Mum†, Irene‡ and Debbi§ putting in their answers: with Olga, Irene and Debbi scoring five out of five, and Mum on four.
Let’s see how everyone does with today’s questions, shall we?
Q1) James Corden was born on 22nd August, 1978. He plays Smithy in which series?Q2) Jomo Kenyatta died on 22nd August, 1978. He’d been a founding father of which African nation … ?Q3) Match of the Day was first broadcast on 22nd August, 1964. The show is usually broadcast on which British TV channel: BBC1, BBC2, ITV, Channel Four or Channel Five?Q4) The Cadillac car company was founded on 22nd August, 1902. It’s currently owned by whom: Ford, General Motors or Tesla?Q5) Finally … ? Henri Cartier-Bresson was born on 22nd August, 1908. He was a famous what: bassoonist, photographer or fantasy writer?
Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 21st August is Youth Day. Where: Malaysia, Morocco or Nigeria?A1) Morocco.Q2) Vincenzo Perugina stole a famous painting on 21st August, 1911. Which painting: Munch’s The Scream, Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa or Picasso’s Guernica?A2) Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa.Q3) 21st August saw NASA lose contact with the Mars Observer spacecraft. 21st August of which year: 1993, 1995 or 1997?A3) 1993.Q4) Peter Buxton was born on 21st August, 1978. He plays what: Rugby League, Rugby Union or Beach Rugby?Q5) Finally … ? Kelis was born on 21st August, 1979. What was the name of her debut album: Kaleidoscope, Wanderland or Tasty?A5) Kaleidoscope.
Here’s a thought …
“Above all, be human!”Henri Cartier-Bresson, 22 August 1908 – 3 August 2004.
And a song¶ …
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Is it me, or is the driver vaguely familiar?
The next ten question set is on Monday: it’s about Nottinghamshire.
Comments will be published, tomorrow morning.
Today’s questions will be answered in tomorrow’s Teaser.
Decisions about scores are final.
Thank you for coming: have a good day.
* As far as I know, Olga¹? ‘Football’ was a generic term: various public schools all had games called football, and none of them were the same. Rugby was just the version played at Rugby School. The Webb Ellis trophy, the one handed out in the Rugby Union World Cup, is named after the Rugby School boy who’s supposed to have invented the game. (Association football was supposed to unify the rules, and give working class kids a game they could play.)
The Eton Wall Game’s another code played in a public school: apparently, and until 2022, no-one scored since 1955!
Oh … the phone call clarified a few things. Apparently, the earliest I can expect an ADHD assessment is in July, 2026 … … … … …
† Hello, Mum!
‡ Morning, Irene: well done for getting 5/5.
§ It’s an interesting episode, Debbi²: I should have the review done by tomorrow! Assuming I don’t take long with the shopping!
¶ The song was originally by Katrina and the Waves: and about being out of work. The UB40 mentioned in the song is where the reggae band gets its name: and the name of an attendance card unemployed people had to carry. (I had the booklet version: rather than the one pictured.)
¹ If I recall correctly, Olga? Rugby union was the amateur version, and had fifteen team members. League was the professional version, with thirteen in a team. But I’m probably telling you something you already know: given you lived in Penistone … !
² In case your following Olga and I’s conversation about rugby, Debbi? Rugby Union’s usually played in southern England, League’s played in the north. I believe there’s parallels in Gridiron football …
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Thanks, Paul, that was useful. I will never understand why they bother with such minute differences between types of sport, that to the untrained eye look exactly the same, but... My parents (or were, because my Dad isn't around any more) Roman Catholic, but never were too bothered by religion. Although, when Franco was in charge, the whole of Spain was supposed to be Catholic, so there was no conversation about religion whatsoever. I remember a girl and her family in school that were Jehova's Witnesses, but that was about it. So I was fascinated by the many variations one can find in protestant religions, although I can't say I know what these differences are. My friend, Iman, is Orthodox from the Egyptian Coptic Church, that is supposed to be different from Russian and Greek Orthodox. I remember an English couple she knew quite well, trying to find out, from her, what the differences between the three Orthodox religion varieties were, but she had no answers. Then, they came to her wedding, in Alexandria, and one of the days before the wedding, we went to visit some of the monasteries one can find in the desert between Alexandria and Cairo (that is very beautiful, and it rained when we were visiting), and they asked one of the monks, who spoke English. Believe me, they got a pretty detailed answer! I'm not sure if they followed it or not, though.
I'm sorry to hear about the long delay for the assessment. I am sure I mentioned that one of my bosses in my last job in psychiatry, apart from working as a forensic psychiatrist, also did sessions in a clinic that did assessments for Asperger's Syndrome, and although it was a specialised service, and got referrals from all over the UK (it was, and I assume still is, in Sheffield), the waiting list was pretty impressive. The assessment was pretty detailed, and before the visit they send questionnaires that needed to be completed, not only by the person, but also by the parents if they were still around. It was for adults as well. I worked with him for a few months, and we saw many people, although some didn't fulfil the criteria for Asperger's. If they did, they got signposted to other services and they had pretty good knowledge of what was available in different areas.
Ah, rugby. I see. Kind of geographically divided. :)
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Do you have a bank holiday this weekend? Thought i saw something on Twitter about that.