Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 4-4-2024 — Senegal.

4th April, 2024: Senegal.

Right … it’s officially official.

It’s Thursday!

Which means … ?

That yesterday was Wednesday: a day I found that Audible are doing a new, audio, version of Orwell’s Nineteen-Eighty-Four.

And learnt that there was a recent, Russian, version: directed by Diana Ringo.

I have to admit, I did try watching that, last night.

But have to admit to stopping half way through.

Partly?

The thing was just a little too strange for my tastes: it’s versions of the Two-Minute-Hate, for example, was very different.

Granted: it’s a good looking thing.

But … ?

It’s strangeness, and the fact it owes its character names, and a couple of story points, to Yevgeny Zamyatin’s We*, was something I found both off-putting, and distracting.

Alongside that … ?   I don’t know who translated the text from the original Russian, but the subtitles were … not good.   I’m not familiar with Russian: but am familiar with Orwell’s original novel.

And … ?   The acting was something I found rather stilted.

Combine that with the tiredness I was feeling from the pain killers I’m on … ?

Meant I gave up on Ringo’s 1984, half way through.

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 26-5-2023 — Orwell.

26th June, 2023: Orwell.

Right … it’s officially the day after I’ve had a haircut.

OK: that makes money tight.

But … ?

It does leave me feeling a little less sweaty.

It’s possibly well timed.

We’re due to be warm, today.

Now … 

If I can leave you with my most recent review, we’ll move on … 

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 8th June, 2022.

8th June, 2022.

Yes: today’s the day I get a phone call from my physiotherapist … and have a hygienist appointment.

And it’s rainy … or, at least, it’s been raining, and is threatening drizzle: at the very least.

Which means just one thing.

I’m going to be wearing a hat!

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Oh, before I forget … ?

Can we get my nephew’s latest masterpiece a million views?

He’s feeling ambitious … so made a really short video … 

If it’s any help?   It’s really short … !

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 8-6-2016

Hmmm … 

You may or may not no the UK’s holding a referendum, in a couple of week’s from today.

Basically?   The question is whether we in the UK should remain in the EU.

As part of that, the government has been encouraging people to register to vote: whether by posting in their registration, or by doing it online.

By the dealing, last night.

You can practically SEE the problems, can’t you?

The site had huge problems, last night: as many tried to register, at the last minute.

Lord KNOWS what’s going to happen as a result of that.

But that could have been avoided, I think … 

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The Daily Teaser — 21-1-2013: Mr Orwell

Hmmm … 

That’s going to make things interesting … 

If you’re in the UK — or the same bit of it as me — you’ve probably noticed the weather.

It’d be hard not to … !   At any rate, I have to be in Basildon, today, for the Work Programme I’m on.

Given we’ve only had more snow since I took this photo, on Saturday.

Hmmm … 

I’ll see if I can fill something in later, for you: let’s move on, shall we?

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi putting in her answers: along with bagging 6 out of 6, she also managed to be very flattering*!

Let’s see how she — and you — do with today’s rather literary questions, shall we?

Here they are, along with the ‘How To’, license and video … 

Q1) 21st January, 1950, saw the death of writer, George Orwell: what was his birth name … ?

Q2) Orwell did lots of work on 1984, his last published novel, on which Hebridean island … ?

Q3) 1984 notoriously features a torture chamber called Room 101: where IS the real-world Room 101 … ?

Q4) Which of his novels features Napoleon, Snowball and Boxer … ?

Q5) How many of Orwell’s poem’s have been published, over the years: 13, 17 or 19 … ?

Q6) Which well known, left wing, magazine did Orwell write for … ?

Q7) In which war did Orwell take part … ?

Q8) More to the point, what was the name of the novel he wrote about that war … ?

Q9) Burmese Days is loosely based on Orwell’s days as a policeman in Burma: Burma is also called what … ?

Q10) And FINALLY … in his essay, A Nice Cup Of Tea, he insisted on the use of what: teabags, teapots or urns … ?

And here’s yesterday’s Presidential questions and answers …

Q1) 20th January, 1977, saw the inauguration of President Jimmy Carter: what product did he earn money farming … ?

A1) Peanuts.   (He’s also the only US president to have lived in public housing.)

Q2) More to the point, was he the 38th, 39th or 40th President … ?

A2) The 39th.

Q3) EQUALLY to the point: who was inaugurated as US President on 20th January, 2009 … ?

A3) President Barack Obama.

Q4) 20th January, 1945, saw who inaugurated as US president … ?

A4) Franklin Delano Roosevelt.   (One oif the few US Presidents to die in office … of natural causes.)

Q5) Was that for his fourth, fifth or sixth term … ?

A5) Fourth.

Q6) And finally … 20th January, 1961, saw John F. Kennedy inaugurated as US President.   Was he the first Catholic, Mormon or Muslim President … ?

A6) Catholic.

I’ll leave you with this tune from The Eurhythmics: well, it does match the theme.

And with this quote from the Man, himself …

“Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all rules and sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence: in other words it is war minus the shooting.”

George Orwell

Enjoy the day, folks … 

*        Oh, bless you for saying so … !   Oh … Enjoy today’s Teaser: there’s a theme … !