Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 3-9-2016: We’re Shopping

Right … 

Remember, yesterday, I was fuming about my (lack of) hours, at work?

Thankfully?

I’ve got them sorted.   After having a quiet word with my boss.

As you can imagine?

I think a fuming member of staff made an impression.

~≈†≈~

Oh … 

Just as a thought … ?

Is anyone out there good at building robots?   Heavy engineering, Arduino board programming, what have you … ?

Myself, and a friend at work, are thinking it could be fun to … you know … build a robot, and enter it on Robot Wars.

If any one has a skill, pots of cash, and a workshop they want to contribute … ?

They’d be WELCOME … !

~≈†≈~

But let’s move on, shall we?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi* putting in her answers: scoring five out of five in the process.

Let’s see how everyone does with today’s themed questions, shall we?

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

Q1) 3rd September saw the founding of which online retailers: Ebay, Amazon or Alibaba?

Q2) In which year?

Q3) The site was originally called what: Action Web, Auction Web or Retail Web?

Q4) The company was founded in which US state?

Q5) Finally … Which country went on sale on the site: in October of 2008?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 2nd August, 1455, saw the birth of John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg.   As Elector of Brandenburg, he’d’ve elected whom: the Tsar of all the Russias, the Holy Roman Emperor or Kaiser?

A1) Holy Roman Emperor.

Q2) Henry Hudson discovered what we now call Hudson’s Bay: on 2nd September, 1610.   The Bay is on the coast of which country?

A2) Canada.

Q3) Germany began its occupation of where: on 2nd September, 1914?

A3) Luxembourg.

Q4) Which country was re-admitted to the Commonwealth: on 2nd September, 1989?

A4) Pakistan.

Q5) Finally … 2nd September, 1921, saw the birth of journalist and broadcaster, Alan Whicker.   Which TV series did he present for many years?

A5) Whicker’s World

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I’ll leave you with this thought …

“I’ve purged myself of worldly goods; half my stuff is either being sold or going to charity. I need to go shopping.”

Christy Leigh Stewart.

And this tune … 

Have a good day: and don’t spend too much!

*        Very good point, Debbi!   Actually?   My stomach was playing up, last night: so I spent it in bed, with an online radio station.   And a copy of Le Guin’s The Tombs of Atuan.   The writing is just outright gorgeous … !