Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 14th April, 2018

14th April, 2018.

Right … 

It’s a Saturday: obviously.

Anyone looking at the calendar would be able to tell you that.

It’s also 14th April.

Again, the calendar would be helpful, there.

There’s also … been Allied airstrikes against selected targets in Syria.

Complete with an announcement from President Trump.

I’m …

Not sure I approve.

The three governments involved have kept things to an — apparent — minimum: by limiting strikes to alleged chemical weapons sites.

And?

Personally?

I don’t like the fact we’ve done this: just on general principles.

Nor do I like the fact we’ve done this with no apparent mandate from the United Nations.

And, while I can understand — indeed, approve of — the UK’s expelling Russian diplomats, post Salisbury, I can’t approve the fact that a British government is acting — on this — under US government instructions.

What’s more?   I think the President’s language — at least in the video announcement, above — to be very emotive.

Too emotive for this situation.

However?

What’s done is done …

I, personally?   Can only hope airstrikes don’t lead to further involvement.

~≈§≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Olga* and Debbi† putting in their answers: with both scoring five out of five.

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

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

Q1) 14th April is the feast day of Saint Bénézet.   He’s the patron saint of what: brick layers, bridge builders or carpenters?

Q2) He’s ALSO the patron saint of which French town?

Q3) Yusufu Lule was named as president: on 14th April, 1979.   Of which African nation?

Q4) 14th April is Dhivaehi Language Day: on the island nation it’s spoken on.   What IS that nation?

Q5) Finally … 14th April, 1968, saw student protests end in violence, where: East Berlin, West Berlin or Paris?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) The USA dropped the world’s largest non-nuclear weapon: on 13th April, 2017.   On a province in which country?
A1) Afghanistan.   (The bomb in question — the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast — has ALSO been nicknamed the Mother of all Bombs.)

Q2) 13th April, 1919, saw the birth of actor, Howard Keel.   Who did he play, in Dallas?
A2) Clayton Farlow.

Q3) 13th April saw the sixth attack committed by the suspected Cambridge Rapist.   In which year of the 1970s?
A3) 1975.

Q4) During the American Civil War, which side occupied Raleigh in North Carolina: on 13th April, 1865?
A4) The Union side.

Q5) Finally … ?   The then leader of the Labour Party resigned: on 13th April, 1992.   Who was that leader?
A5) Neil Kinnock.

Here’s a thoughtª …

“It was great being brought up in a Glasgow working-class tenement. It wasn’t miserable, and it wasn’t poverty stricken. It felt very safe, full of delights.”
Peter Capaldi, born 14 April 1958.

And a song …

Today’s questions will be answered in tomorrow’s Teaser.


Have a good day.





*        Yeah: World War Two could have been very different if the Allies had intervened, Olga‡.   I always had the feeling Spain didn’t take part, as it had just been through a disastrous Civil War.   But always wondered about its participation.   I’ve added that book to my shopping list, by the way.   It’s one for later, but looks interesting.   (Did you ever hear of a British comic book character called Judge Dredd?   The character was co-created by a Spainish artist, Carlos Sanchez Ezquerra, who took a lot of the initial look of the character post-Civil War Phalangist Spain.)

†        That it is, Debbi^.   Although, right now?   He seems to have taken measures.   I can’t help but think he’s knocked the election investigation down the headlines.   (Same over here: Salisbury’s a LOT further down the headlines …)

‡        Hmmm … thinking about it, and this is a very simplistic view, I know … but had we officially intervened against Franco’s regime, I think it may have delayed WW2: just so the Allies had a chance to rebuild their forces ….  (As an extra thought?   For me, it’s bad enough we’re taking action … but worse that we’re doing it: seemingly at US behest.)

^        Totally off beam, here, Debbi, but’s there’s inserted bits in today’s Teaser video …

ª        Cue the video …