The Daily Teaser — 17-8-2011

You know, I’ve GOT to admit, I think this is where giving up smoking is starting to bite, it really is … !

Mostly on the basis that, right at the moment … ?

Right at the moment, I’ve got the words of my GP’s Practise Nurse in mind: basically, she told me at the start of this, I’d probably be coughing up a lot of junk, where my lungs were slowly clearing out some 26 years worth of goo.

I think that’s starting to sink in.

They feel a bit iffy, lets put it that way.

And as for my throat … ?

Well …

Lets just I think Debbi’s brought a bear back from her Portland holiday, which has sneaked over to the UK, JUST so it can use my mouth as a toilet …

Lets move on, shall we … ?

Before Lyn and Kaiju say something … !

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Talking of Lyn, Kaiju and Debbi … ?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Lyn, Kaiju and Debbi all putting in their answers: with all three scoring 6 out of 6, it also saw Kaiju doing his usual sterling job, in telling us about Emperor Puyi, and Debbi commenting about how slow her computer was*.

Lets see how they — and you — do with today’s questions, shall we? Here they are, along with the ‘How To’, License and video …

Q1) 17th August, 1952, saw the founding of NA: what does ‘NA’ stand for … ?

Q2) It, like AA, CA, and GA, use how many steps … ?

Q3) 17th August, 1998, saw which US president admit to an affair … ?

Q4) 17th August, 1786, saw the birth of which noted US frontiersman … ?

Q5) 17th August, 1908, saw the world’s first animated cartoon: in which city … ?

Q6) What was it called … ?

Q7) And finally … 17th August, 1943, saw the first Quebec Conference, between Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and William Lyon Mackenzie King: which country was King the PM of … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 16th August, 1977, saw the death of Elvis Presley: what was his first UK №1?

A1) All Shook Up.

Q2) 16th August, 1945, saw Puyi, last emperor of China. Where had the Japanese declared him emperor of, during WW2 … ?

Q2) Japanese Manchuria: Manchuko, as it was known.

Q3) 16th August, 1952, saw floods devastate which North Devon village … ?

A3) Lynmouth.

Q4) 16th August, 1930, saw the release of the first sound cartoon in Technicolour: what was it called … ?

A4) Fiddlesticks.

Q5) And finally … 16th August, 1949, saw the birth of the drummer who’s the only other long-term member — along with Iggy ‘Car Insurance’ Pop himself — of The Stooges: what’s his name?

A5) Scott “Rock Action” Asheton.

Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll catch you later …

After leaving you with a cartoon …

* You know I could be commenting, there, Debbi, except I know Kaiju will raise at least one eyebrow! But at any rate … ? I’ve a little utility called Snow Leopard Cache Cleaner, which is designed to just clean out some of the gunk that builds up in me Mac. I don’t know if Kaiju or Lyn use something similar for their versions of Windoze, but … … … … …