Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 8th December, 2018.

8th December, 2018.

Yep: it’s officially getting dark outside.

A result, obviously, of the clocks going back a few weeks ago.

Personally … ?

I know this will possibly sound odd, but I kind of like it when it’s both cool, and dark in the morning.

Call me romantic … !

~≈§≈~

Oh, just so everyone knows … ?

The notorious O2 outage is now, officially, over.

Thankfully …

All that’s needed now?

Is some form of explanation.   Apparently, the hardware that went down, did so because a security certificate — the document that verifies a given site, or piece of kit, is who or what it says it is — had expired.

They’d gone past their sell by dates, in other words.

Nice to know someone’s on the ball.

All I have to do, now?

Is wait for the compensation to turn up.

~≈§≈~

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) Which of Beethoven’s Symphonies debuted on 8th December, 1813?

Q2) Japan’s IKAROS spacecraft passed Venus: on 8th December, 2010.   The craft was powered by what: a nuclear generator, solar sails or coal?

Q3) President Franklin D. Roosevelt made a speech on 8th December, 1941: describing the day before — 7th December — as a day that will live in … what?

Q4) The House of Lords voted on 8th December, 1983.   To allow what into the House: women, TV cameras or cleaners?

Q5) A noted heavy metal band performed in Antartica on 8th December, 2013: becoming the first band of any kind to have played on all seven continents.   Which heavy metal band … ?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) Bassist, Greg Lake, died on 7th December, 2016.   What was the name of his 1975 Christmas hit?
A1) I Believe in Father Christmas.

Q2) The first US state to ratify the US constitution, did so on 7th December, 1787.   Which state was it … ?

A2) Delaware.

Q3) 7th December, 1995, saw the Galileo spacecraft arrive at its destination.   Which planet was that … ?

A3) Jupiter.

Q4) 7th December, 1732, saw what open in Covent Garden?

A4) The Royal Opera House.

Q5) Finally … 7th December, 1989, saw the birth of American sportsman, Kyle Hendricks.   What sport does he play: rugby union, golf or baseball?

A5) Baseball.

Here’s a thought …

“Don’t worry, the operation won’t take long and you’ll feel much better in the morning.”

Jim Morrison, December 8, 1943 – July 3, 1971.

And one of my favourite Doors‡ tunes …

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

Have a good day.

*        I can’t believe I missed the message you sent, Olga!   I’m usually the first person to watch out for stuff like that!   And I know what you mean about childhood illness.   Mind you, Jude’s always seemed to be disgusting healthy!   Yeah: Ericsson have been involved in the phone business for a while: I had one of their 628’s, many moons ago: good little phone although it’s not as powerful as my old Sony.   Technology, eh?   (Yep, the Chief Financial Officer’s been arrested: in Canada.   Seemingly, the US want to extradite her.   Shame: given the outage, yesterday, O2 should maybe hire her!)

†        Yea: we have found a wandering Olga, Debbi.   We can possibly found a New Religious Movement on the back of that … !   At any rate … ?   Glad you like the song!   I just had to go with The Wasp‡, today: it’s possibly one of my favourite Doors tunes … !

‡        It’s possibly one of the most menacing tunes going … !