Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 1st May, 2021.

1st May, 2021.

You know … you can TELL we’re getting close to Election Day.

The date’s getting nearer to 6th May.

And I’m getting increasingly annoyed.

By the amount of leaflets coming through my door.

I’ve had one Conservative one: while I wouldn’t vote for them, the local candidate’s friendly enough to take my request — to not put them through my letter box — to heart.

The local Liberal Democrats, on the other hand?

I asked they’re representative if they could pass on the message: to not post at my address.

That, frankly, didn’t work: as I had another leaflet from them yesterday.

I’ve complained: after all, having volunteered for them, I know they have — or had — a list of addresses in the area who didn’t want literature.

Frankly?   Let’s just say I got at least one rather dismissive reply, from local Councillor, Karen Chilvers.

I’m glad I’m voting Green.

That — and her presence on the planning committee that screwed up the local mobile phone mast — means I’ve made aa good decision.

~≈🗳≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Olga*, Trevor†, Mum‡, Edith^ and Debbiª putting in their answers: with Olga, Trevor and Debbi, scoring five out of five, Edith on four, and Mum on three.

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

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

Q1)        1st May is May Day. It’s also what in the USA: Law Day, Cheese Day or Banana Day?

Q2)        May Day, 1851, saw Queen Victoria open the Great Exhibition.   Where: Buckingham Palace, Alexandra Palace or the Crystal Palace?

Q3)        May Day will see many in England dancing around a Maypole.   This usually involves the pole getting wrapped in what: ribbons, denim or hessian?

Q4)        May Day, 1967, saw Priscilla Beaulieu get married to whom?

Q5)        Finally … ?   May Day, 2002, saw the release of OpenOffice 1.0.   It’s what sort of software: open source or closed source?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        30th April is International Jazz Day.   Who’s supposed to have come up with the idea: Herbie Hancock, Jamie Cullum or Thelonious Monk?

A1)        Herbie Hancock.

Q2)        In a military operation?   30th April, 1943, saw the HMS Seraph send a dead body to the shores of Spain: in an attempt to plant false invasion plans for Nazi Germany.   In what was called Operation what: Mincemeat, Sausage or Burger?

A2)        Operation Mincemeat.   (The operation is a central part of Tiempo de espías, an episode of El Ministerio del Tiempo.)

Q3)        The first President to the USA took the oath of office: on 30th April, 1789.   Who was that first president?

A3)        George Washington.

Q4)        30th April, 1985, saw the birth of actress and model, Gal Gadot.   She plays Diana Prince in a well known series of films.   Diana Prince is better known how?

A4)        Wonder Woman.   (Sometime, though, the old ones are the best.)

Q5)        Finally … ?   30th April, 2019, saw the death of seven foot three, actor, Peter Mayhew.   Who did he play in the Star Wars movies?

A5)        Chewbacca.

Here’s a thought … 

“May Day is a public holiday usually celebrated on 1 May or the first Monday of May.   It is an ancient festival of spring and a current traditional spring holiday in many European cultures.”

From the Wikipedia article on May Day.

And a folk song …

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

Feel free to share today’s video Teaser.

Have a good day.

*        I’ve got distinct memories of it, Olga.   Or, at least, of Amelia, in a boat, wondering what on Earth inspired the English to eat mincemeat!   I’m going to have to bookmark Singin’ in the Rain, as well.   Weird old thing, though: YouTube’s just thrown this at me: complete with Gene Kelly on skates … with jugglers dressed as Marcel Marceau, and dancing waitresses!   Studio 54 it isn’t … !

†        I know what you mean, Trevor: I could do with one, myself.   Talking of Lynda Carter …

‡        Hello, Mum!   (It was Wonder Woman, Mum!)

^        I’ll have add it to my watch list, Edith: which is about as long as Debbi’s To Be Read list!   Did you look at the Xanadu video I showed Olga?   It’s very odd, seeing Gene Kelly on roller skates!

ª        There’s a few, I think, Debbi!   Did I ever mention a Discworld book called Mort?   It’s about happens when Death takes an apprentice.   The story doing the rounds?   Is that, when Sir Terry tried selling it to Hollywood, it stiffed … because the Disney producers wanted to take Death out of the story …