13th September, 2020.
It’s official: I’ve got up with another earworm.
Yep!
21 Seconds, by the So Solid Crew.
Which, it has to be said, is still a bloody good tune.
I have to admit, though: I’ve got this bad habit — following the silly nicknames given to the Spice Girls — of giving various band members as a silly nicknames.
I’ve been thinking of the Bangles as Happy Bangle, Sad Bangle, Pouty Bangle and Wiggly Bangle for years, for example.
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| Wiggly Bangle |
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| Sad Bangle |
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| Pouty Bangle |
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| Happy Bangle |
With the end result?
Megaman’s now officially Hat Solid …
Um …
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| Hat Solid |
~≈¥≈~
As a final quick though?
I’m looking for to pay day.
I can just about afford a copy of Fury From the Deep, the missing Patrick Troughton Dr Who story to be re-animated.
It get’s released, tomorrow: so I’ll have a bit of a wait.
The sooner I get it, the happier I’ll be.
~≈¥≈~
Let’s move on, shall we?
Yesterday’s Teaser saw Trevor*, Olga† and Debbi‡ putting in their answers: with all three scoring five out of five.
Let’s see how everyone does with today’s questions, shall we?
Q1) Which country left the Warsaw Pact organisation: on 13th September, 1968?
Q2) 13th September is the feast day of Saint Marcellinus of Carthage. The historical city was in what’s now where: Africa, Europe or North America?
Q3) Ögedei Khan was named as Great Khan: on 13th September, 1229. He was the third son of which Mongol leader?
Q4) 13th September, 1609, saw Henry Hudson find which river?
Q5) Finally … ? 13th September, 1860, saw the birth of General John J. Pershing. During WW1, he commanded US forces on what: the Eastern Front, Western Front or the Ottoman Empire?
Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) The African city of Salisbury was founded: on 12th August, 1890. What’s it now called?A1) Harare.
Q2) More to the point, it’s now the capital of which African nation?A2) Zimbabwe.
Q3) That country was annexed by the UK: on 12th September, 1923. What was it then called?A3) Southern Rhodesia.
Q4) Which African ruler was deposed: on 12th September, 1974?
Q5) The African and Malagasy Union was formed on 12th September, 1961. The member nations had what as a common tongue: French, Spanish or English?A5) French.
Here’s a thought …
“I want to see all of my people and speak to them so that we may forever be friends.”General John J. Pershing, September 13, 1860 – July 15, 1948.
And a song …
Today’s questions will be answered in tomorrow’s Teaser.
Have a good day.
* Morning, Trevor. Oh, I managed to sign up for YouGov …
† Oh, unpaid … ? I’ve seen a few job offerings, like that. If we don’t have the savings, it’s not worth our while. I get the odd intern post sent to me: and they’re pretty much the same. They always look like a helpful start … but, of course, they’re equally unpaid.
Good luck for Tuesday! (Why that’s put the Mike Flowers version of Wonderwall in my head, I don’t know!)
‡ Oh, now that’s a shame, Debbi! That would’ve been interesting to see! At ANY rate … ? Fury from the Deep’s out on Monday: the old Patrick Troughton episode? That could be an interesting watch!
Q1) Albania
ReplyDeleteQ2) Africa
Q3) Genghis Khan
Q4) The Hudson River (it must have had a name before he arrived there, wouldn’t you say?)
Q5) The Western Front
Oh, the job I was talking about was paid, but all the preparation wasn't, it sounded very elaborate, then you had to use their CAT (computer-assisted translation) tool that it sounds as if it is a disaster, and although they supposedly paid you per hour, that also depended on them approving or not of your work. And they did not provide a clear description of the job either (it seems from the feedback that you might be asked to translate today, to do corrections tomorrow, and they don't even stick to one of the languages you know. A friend of mine did a similar job, but in that case unpaid, translating into Arabic, because it was for a human rights organisation, but she got fed-up because they might give the same piece to translate to several people, and you might be in the middle of translating something and somebody else might be changing what you are doing, or you might reserve time to do something and when you get there, they've already given it to somebody else. In any case...
Your comment about earworms and songs has made me think. I'm trying to think of some audio materials to talk about professions with my student, for one of her lessons. I'll check in the usual websites, but I wondered if you might know of a song, not too complicated, that might suit the topic. (Children songs would also work, of course. That's one of the problems. Growing up in Spain I'm not that familiar with children's songs, although I've heard a few over the years). Thanks, Paul.
1 Albania
ReplyDeleteA2 Africa
A3 Genghis Khan
A4 The Hudson River (plus many local native names and also Rio San Antonio )
A5 Western Front
If you used the link I sent you to sign up for YouGov I will get bonus points later. Some of the surveys are short and some time you get an extra one at the end.
My first 2 £50’s were actual cheques but the last 2 or 3 have been bank transfers straight into your bank account.
Yes, that looks pretty cool.
ReplyDeleteBTW, Rick says "So how come the Mandalorian never played his mandolin?" Ha ha! Yes, that's a corny joke! :-D
1. Albania
2. Africa
3. Genghis Khan
4. the Hudson River
5. the Western Front
1 East Germany
ReplyDelete2 Africa
3 Genghis Khan
4 Hudson
5 Western Front