The Daily Teaser — 3-10-2012

Oooh, dear … 

I’ve got to admit, I’ve just had this morning’s press conference on, from the relevant Welsh police force, about the disappearance of 5 year old April Jones.

And trust, I had to think, there, in order to not write the word ‘death’.

At any rate, they’ve had the conference:mostly to thank everyone for their help … 

Bur to basically announce they’ve not found the little girl.

Can I be frank … ?

I’ve a nasty feeling they’re not looking for April.

They’re looking for April’s body … 

Let’s move on, shall we … ?

Yes, let’s … 

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Yesterday’s Peanuts flavoured Teaser saw Debbi* putting in her answers: along with admitting both herself and fellow baseball mavens felt this years World Series would be between the Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles, also bagged 7 out of 7.

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

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

Q1) 3rd October, 1952, saw the rationing of what, in the UK, finish … ?

Q2) More to the point, the first companies to import that substance into the UK included various Chinese Hongs … and who else … ?

Q3) Moving on … 3rd October, 1990, saw the reunification of Germany: what was East Germany known, until that reunification … ?

Q4) 3rd October, 1908, saw who move Russian newspaper, Pravda to Vienna?

Q5) 3rd October, 1957, saw Howl and Other Poems ruled not obscene.   Who wrote Howl and Other Poems … ?

Q6) And finally … 3rd October, 1957, saw the birth of which English DJ … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 2nd October, 1950, saw the debut of the Peanuts cartoon strip: who wrote Peanuts … ?

A1) Charles M Schulz.

Q2) More to the point, what did that cartoonist’s middle initial stand for … ?

A2) Monroe.

Q3) Even MORE to the point: which Peanut’s character has a name based on a Norwegian term of endearment … ?

A3) Snoopy: seemingly, it’s derived from the Norwegian word, snuppa.

Q4) Equally to the point, that character’s best friend is a little yellow … what … ?

A4) Bird: we’re talking about Woodstock, obviously.

Q5) What’s the name of the only Afro-American Peanuts character … ?

A5) Franklin.

Q6) Name any of the Van Pelt children in the strip … 

A6) Linus, Lucy and Rerun.

Q7) And FINALLY … which Peanuts character always refers to Charlie Brown as ‘Chuck’ … ?

A7) Patricia Peppermint Patty Reichart.

Enjoy those, everyone.

As it’s Scissor Sisters frontman Jake Shears birthday today … ?

I’ll leave you with I Can’t Decide … 

And the alternative version … 

And with this quote from Thomas Wolfe …

“Life isn't boring, people are small and let life escape them.” From Look Homeward, Angel buy 

Thomas Wolfe, October 3, 1900 – September 15, 1938

*        Correct me if I’m wrong, Debbiº, but that would be something of a first for the Nats, wouldn’t … ?   (And I’m trying to avoid mentioning that Baltimore seems to have a baseball team named after a biscuit.   Oh, no, wait, hang on … … )

º        Oh, Debbi, very trivial point, here.   It seems Sir Anthony Hopkins — the actor — has won a share in this year’s Classical Brit Best Album award: apparently, he’s written a Waltz that’s on the album in question.   I’ve just got this mental image of him turning up at the award ceremony in full Hannibal Lecture costume, and wearing a polite smile …