Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 21-10-2025 — You’re Making Me Dizzy

21st October, 2025: Dizzy Gillespie.

Ye gods, but I’m looking forward to payday!

I’m ever so slowly running out of milk.

So … ?   As I don’t get paid until Thursday?

I’ve just left a message with a local food bank, one that delivers.

Hopefully, they’ll be able to help … !

~≈🍞≈~

Which reminds me … it seems that AWS, Amazon’s cloud service, seems to be back online after an outage.

An outage that affected quite a lot of banks.

Including, I believe, mine: or, at least, it affected my bank’s owners.

It seems to be back online, now.

But this sort of thing is a worry.

Hopefully, one I won’t be affected by.

I’d hate to see my money get in late!

~≈🍞≈~

Let’s move on.


Yesterday’s Teaser saw Olga*, Mum† and Debbi‡ putting in their answers: with Olga and Debbi scoring five out of five, and Mum on four.



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

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

Q1)        Dizzy Gillespie was born on 21st October.   Of which year: 1915, 1917 or 1919?

Q2)        He played a form of jazz.   Called what: Bebop, Cool jazz or Free jazz?

Q3)        In the 1940s, Gillespie worked with Charlie Parker.   Parker played what: upright bass, guitar or saxophone?

Q4)        Gillespie played a famously bent what?

Q5)        Finally … ?   Gillespie has been described as the ‘sound of’ what: surprise, success or supper?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1)        The US Senate approved the Louisiana Purchase.   On 20th October of which year: 1801, 1802 or 1803?
A1)        1803.

Q2)        Acquiring the land had been a goal of which US president: John Adams, Thomas Jefferson or James Madison?
A2)        Thomas Jefferson.

Q3)        The Purchase saw the US buying North American land: from what’s now which European country?
A3)        France.

Q4)        The land purchased had been part of New … where?
A4)        New France.

Q5)        Finally … ?   The Purchase included the parts of Louisiana, west of what: the Amazon, the Thames or the Mississippi?
A5)        The Mississippi.

Here’s a thought …

“They’re not particular whether you're playing a flat 5th or a ruptured 129th as long as they can dance.”
Attributed to Dizzy Gillespie.

And an album …



The next ten question set is on Friday: it’s about Zambia.

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

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Thank you for coming: have a good day.

*        That trunk’s how much … ?   Olga, that’s about £82, 000!   For a suitcase!   The old Intel MacPro tower only cost £55, 000/€63, 000, at the most!   Bloody hell!   Give me five minutes to peel myself off the ceiling, please, Olga!

        At any rate … ?   I’ve just looked at the Louis Vuitton site: I see what you mean about having to phone them for a quote: the various categories all had — and only had — a ‘Create a Unique’ piece option.   There’s an old saying I’m reminded of: “If you have to ask the price, you can’t afford it.”   That seems very applicable§ … 

        I can remember some of the discussions we had at college, back in the day.   There were quite a few anti-fur people who were against buying them: and a lot of pro-fur folk generally felt buying a new coat was only acceptable if you bought an ethically sourced one.   But there was also a lot of discussion about inheriting one: the anti-fur crowd had a mix of opinions, the pro crowd had no problems.   (I got the impression that — properly treated — fur coats could last a few generations: we’re back to Sam Vimes’ boots, there.)

†        Hello, Mum!   (It was New France, Mum, not the First French Republic!)

‡        Journalism AND history, Debbi … ?   You know, I’m surprised you haven’t come across Horribly Histories, as yet: that might just be up your street!

        You have to give the late President Carter for trying, Debbi.   It seems a shame that — X years later — people are still trying to sort out the mess.   The wars between the Diskworld’s Trolls and Dwarves is mild by comparison¶.

§        I walked through the process of personalising one of their wheelie suitcases, Olga: with just my initials.   The photo has the cost … 

¶        I’m almost at the end of the Penguin Classic version of Night Watch, Debbi.   That is still one hell of a read …