Oh, heck, that’s …
A strange one, to say the least …
Now, I’m sure I’ve mentioned, a time or two, that I’ll get a song or two, float around my head.
Saying that …?
There WAS an article about the way human memory and the internet interact.
Which possibly explains why I managed to look up the video for the song I’m talking about on YouTube.
The song … ?
Was an old sketch from Not The Nine O’Clock News, called Nice Video, Shame About the Song.
Either way … ?
Well, either way, and despite the fact I’m thinking Griff Rhys-Jones’ singing is flatter than a flat thing on a very flat day, I’m also thinking the song itself, isn’t that bad.
The show did manage to hit a point or two, after all …
Lets get moving on, shall we … ? Yes, lets …
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Yesterday’s Teaser saw both Alexandra and Debbi putting in comments: Alexandra broadly agreeing with me on a point I’d made, and Debbi scoring 5 out of 5.
Lets see how everyone does with today’s questions, shall we? Here they are, along with the ‘How To’, License and video …
Q1) 27th July, 1955, saw the end of the post-WW2 Allied occupation of where … ?Q2) 27th July, 1694, saw the Bank of England issued its founding Royal Charter: in which year was it nationalised … ?Q3) 27th July, 1549, saw the a ship carrying which missionary reach Japan … ?Q4) 27th July, 1940, saw the first screening of a cartoon to feature Bugs Bunny: who provided the voice of Bugs, for many years … ?Q5) And finally … 27th July, 2003, saw the death of Hollywood legend, Bob Hope: how old was he, at the time … ?
And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 26th July, 1936, saw Axis powers jointly decide to intervene in the Spanish Civil War: name either of the two informal members of the Axis, at the time …A1) Germany and Italy.Q2) 26th July, 1953, saw Arizona’s governor — John Howard Pyle — order a raid on the town of Short Creek: what was he cracking down on?Q2) Polygamy.Q3) 26th July, 1887, saw the publication of Unua Libro: which language does this describe … ?A3) Esperanto.Q4) 26th July, 1952, saw the death of Eva Perón: who first played her in the 1978 West End musical, Evita … ?A4) Elaine Paige.Q5) And finally … 26th July, 1963, saw the launch of the world’s first geosynchronous satellite, the Syncom 2: who popularised the of geosynchronous satellites, in a 1945 magazine article … ?A5) Arthur C. Clarke.
Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll catch you later …
1 comment:
1. Austria
2. 1946
3. Francis Xavier
4. Mel Blanc
5. 100
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