Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 2-12-2025 — Slavery

2nd December, 2025: Slavery.

Right … my computer’s on-board speaking clock has just told me it’s 8·15.

Which mean’s it’s been some forty-five minutes since I got a call on my landline: from +491-7597572769

From what a Google search tells me, it’s a number in Germany.

With a caller — at the other end — claiming to be from BT, and who wanted to help block problems … by altering the settings on my mobile phone … 

It was a scam: after all, how many times do BT phone you … especially at that time of the morning … ?

What made this different?

Was that the scammer had an East European accent: rather than the more usual Indian accents I’ve heard from other scammers.

Hey … ho … !

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In other news … ?

I’ve finally finished my review of this year’s version of Frankenstein.

Whether the review’s fair is a whole other matter!

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 21-5-2020: Slavery

21st May, 2020

Yes: it is, in theory, payday tomorrow.

The system’s automated: so hopefully it’ll go through this little in the way of problems.

Although it’s always something I worry about.

Saying that … ?

I may just have enough cash, after my bills are paid, and shopping’s done, to treat myself to a book or two.

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Talking of which … ?

I’ve been cataloguing my books collection over the past few weeks.

And found I’d forgotten I had the first edition of The Making Of Doctor Who: first published in 1972!

It’s possibly not worth much: but it’s nice to know I have it.

Even if it does say the Doctor’s real name is ∂³∑𝔁².

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The Daily Teaser — 29-8-2013: Slavery

You’ve got to love Who Do You Think You Are, you really do.

I’m just catching up with last night’s episode: all about The Apprentice advisor, Nick Hewer.

It’s interesting stuff: it turns out Hewer’s grandfather, Oswald Jamison, was a devout Catholic, who married Hewer’s grandmother, Jeannie, an equally devout protestant.

Which would’ve raised eyebrows.

Jamison THEN went on to represent the Falls Road area of Belfast: and ended up as High Sheriff of Belfast … !

The mind boggles … !

While that’s going on … ?

Let’s move on … !!

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi* putting in her answers: along with letting me she felt I should be writing for cash, she ALSO bagged three out of five.

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

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

Q1) 29th August saw Britain abolish slavery: in which year … ?

Q2) The relevant act abolished slavery throughout the British Empire: with three exceptions.   Name one of those exceptions.

Q3) William Wilberforce was one of the prime movers of the British Anti-slavery movement.   Who played him in the 2006 film, Amazing Grace … ?

Q4) In which year did the UK ban the slave trade: 1806, 1807 or 1808 … ?

Q5) Finally … In which year of the 1990s was the Slavery Abolition Act finally repealed … ?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 28th August, 1994, saw thousands of shops open in England and Wales: after opening on which day was legalised … ?

A1) Sunday.

Q2) More to the point, name any of the three chain stores who — according to the BBC — opened branches that day …

A2) Marks and Spencer, House of Fraser and Waitrose.

Q3) 28th August, 1789, saw William Herschel discover the moon, Enceladus.   Enceladus is a moon of which planet … ?

A3) Saturn.

Q4) 28th August, 1998, saw which country attempt to make the Qur’an it’s supreme law … ?

A4) Pakistan.

Q5) Finally … 28th August, 1953, saw which country’s first commercial TV station begin broadcasting … ?

A5) Japan’s.

Enjoy those.

I’ll leave you with this thought from poet, William Cowper …

“We have no slaves at home – Then why abroad? Slaves cannot breathe in England; if their lungs receive our air, that moment they are free.”

William Cowper.

And, as it was written by reformed slave ship captain, the Reverend John Newton, this song … 

Have a good day

*        I’ll be honest, Debbi, I do keep thinking  I should have a word with the other local paper, see if they need a brain teaser …