Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 9-2-2020: Joe Pesci

9th February, 2020.

Yep: if you watch the introduction video — the one immediately above these opening lines ⇧ — you’ll know I’ve included some footage from out side my building.

Yep.

My part of the world looks like it’s getting visited by Storm Ciara.

Actually?

It’s not a question of ‘looks like,’ I think.

I’m indoor, in my front room, busily typing … 

And can hear the wind blowing.

Scary … ?

No.

I don’t think it’s going to be blowing trees over: not around here.

But that won’t necessarily stop me worrying about it … !

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Whoah … !

Whoah, whoah, whoah, WHOAH!

Do you know what a kernel panic is?

It’s where a computer running a Unix based operating system — like macOS, for example — shuts down because of some sort of software conflict.

And the last time I saw one was a few years ago: under Lion … but mostly under Tiger.

Well … until a few minutes ago.

I got one happening right in from of me.

Out of the proverbial blue.

How I fix what caused it?

I don’t know.

But it looks like there’s a few of them doing the rounds: on Catalina, specifically.

Which, given the issues I’ve with Catalina?

That doesn’t leave me surprised.

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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) 9th February saw the birth of actor Joe Pesci.   In which year?

Q2) His first film was in 1976.   What was it called?

Q3) He plays Tommy DeVito: in which film?

Q4) In which film does Jo Pesci play cousin Vinny?

Q5) Finally?   Pesci appears as Russell Bufalino: in 2019’s The Irishman.   Who distributed The Irishman?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 8th February, 1915, saw the premiere of the film, The Birth of a Nation.   The Birth of a Nation presented which fascist group as heroes?
A1) The Ku Klux Klan, or KKK.

Q2) The Queen was proclaimed as queen: of 8th February, 1952.   She was declared, Queen, head of the commonwealth: and defender of the what?
A2) Faith.

Q3) 8th February, 1879, saw Sandford Fleming propose Universal Standard … what?
A3) Universal Standard time.

Q4) The first part of the Revised Standard Version of the Bible was released: on 8th February, 1946.   Which language is it in?
A4) English.

Q5) Finally … ?   A crew of astronauts returned to Earth on 8th February, 1974.   Which space station had they been on?
A5) Skylab.

Here’s a thought …

“I remember being asked do you think we should shoot in black and white or in color. And I said black and white without any hesitation.”
Joe Pesci.

And an LP …

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

Have a good day.

*        Chests, eh, Olga‡?   😈   I’m saying nothing!   Mind you, my mum’s just as bad when Patrick McGoohan gets a mention.   At any rate … ?   I’ve managed to track down copies of Groundhog Day and Spartacus.   We’ll have to see how things go …

†        It should be interesting to see what they do with them, Debbi‡.   Especially when you consider that episode 8, the first one they turn up in, is set in the Villa Diodati.   You know … that Villa Diodati: the one with Byron, Shelley, Shelly and Polidori … ?   Things could get interesting … !

‡        Today’s Teaser video … ?   Has a twist at the end …