Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 28-11-2020: Blake

28th November, 2020.

Yes: I’m officially going to be waiting … 

Until at least Monday.

Remember that my landlord’s have loaned me a laptop, so I can do a course?

And that I need the user or admin password, so I can install some software … ?

Well … I’ve emailed my landlord’s Digital futures team: or, at least, the rep who’s dealing with my case … 

Now all I have to do … ?

Is wait for them to contact me … 

I’m inpatient: I hate waiting!

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For those of you who didn’t know?

I’ve now got a great big pot.

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That was yesterday: where it was getting used to boil my teatowels.

Granted, they’ve not turned out perfect … but they are better than they were.

At least, they turned out well enough that I’ve got the pot on the stove, again.

So I can boil wash my socks, and bedsheets.

At this rate … ?   My underwear could be next … 

Now … would live streaming that be a good idea … ?

Cue the music … !

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Let’s move on, shall we? Yesterday’s Teaser saw Olga*, Trevor†, Mum‡, Debbi^ and Edithª putting in their answers: with Trevor, Olga, and Debbi scoring five out of five, Mum on four, and Edith on two.

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

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

Q1)        28th November saw the birth of writer and artist, William Blake.   In which year: 1757, 1758 or 1759? 

Q2)        Blake’s seen as a key figure in the what age: Classic Age, Baroque Age or Romantic Age?

Q3)        Blake was apprenticed to James Basire, in his youth.   In other words he was training to be a what: poet, artist or engraver?

Q4)        The Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed in the Sun is a painting by Blake.   It’s mentioned in Thomas Harris’ Red Dragon: the first book to feature which cannibal?

Q5)        Finally … ?   Blake’s best known poem, The Tyger, was published in which collection: Songs of Innocence and of Experience, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell or Milton?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1)        27th November is Lancashire Day.   The county is on which coast of England: East or West?

A1)        West.

Q2)        Lancashire’s administrative centre is Preston.   What’s the county town: Lancaster, Liverpool or Manchester?

A2)        Lancaster.

Q3)        According to Wikipedia, Lancashire was first mentioned in 1168.   But formally made a shire, when: 1184, 1183 or 1182?

A3)        1182.

Q4)        Old Trafford is home to Lancashire’s what: technology industry, cricket team or county hall?

A4)        Cricket team.   (I’m no sports fan.   But, from the little I know, the county level cricket sides are Cricket’s equivalent — roughly — to English Football’s Premier League, Spain’s La Liga, Baseball’s Major Leagues or the Indian Premier League, India’s top Twenty20 cricket league.   It’s the top national level of the English game, in other words.   The ground shares its name with Old Trafford, Manchester United’s home ground.)

Q5)        Finally … ?   Fisherman’s Friend are made in Fleetwood, Lancashire.   They’re what: biscuits, lozenges or apple pies?

A5)        Lozenges.

Here’s a thought …

“To Generalize is to be an Idiot.”

William Blake.

And, given it’s based on an old Blake poem … ?

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

Feel free to share today’s video Teaser.

Just as a hypothetical last question? Am I the only person thinking William Blake’s portrait make him not look like an artist?

Have a good day.

*        I know one of the big chain’s has gone down, over here, Olga: Arcadia, the one fronted by Philip Green?   I don’t know that I’m entirely surprised.   I get the impression their online offering got started fairly late on: and that’s vital these days.   It’s their staff I feel sorry for!   But you’re right, the smaller businesses are really having a rough time.

Hmmm … I think I’ve had the same sort of offer from at least one Chinese company.   I turned it down … exactly for that reason: I had to pay cash, up front.   On my money?   Well, I was privately thinking they could send me a free one, then get me to review it.

Good Good luck with the lessons, by the way: it sounds like hard work!

†        Well, you learn something new, everyday, Trevor!   About the answer for yesterday’s fourth question?   Is that a good(ish) summary of county level cricket?

‡        Hello, Mum!

^        It’d be interesting To see, Debbi: although pitching it at a TV company might be an idea … !   Oh … I just clocked this going past on Facebook …

Oh, and then there’s this clip from Spitting Image … 

ª        I can’t disagree there, Edith!   Saying that?   What really annoys me is companies in the UK having Black Friday sales: a big US sales day after a US holiday … that we con’t celebrate in the UK!   It’s silly! Oh, I’ve pointed Debbi at this link, about the filming of Dr Who, series 13.   It looks like someone’s getting redesigned.

Oh, have you heard of the Radio Times, Edith?   It’s a TV listings magazine, here in the UK.   There’s a new Dalek design …