Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 22-5-2021: Sir Arthur

22nd May, 2021.

Right … I’ve news … mixed, but mostly positive news.

I had a colonoscopy, yesterday, at Basildon Hospital.

Which was fun.

The good news?   Is that I have nothing more serious than piles and a couple of polyps* on my colon.

Which, I’m told, are something along the lines of warts: and something that would normally be removed, as they can turn cancerous.

Thankfully, the ones I have, haven’t.

Normally … ?

Mine would’ve been removed on the day.

But weren’t.

As the laxatives — gosh, they were fun! — I’d had on Thursday didn’t … um … clear everything … !

I’m going to have to repeat the process.

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Just as an extra thought about the colonoscopy?

I have to admit to being nervous about it, yesterday.

I was, after all, getting a camera put somewhere where cameras don’t usually go.

But thankfully?   I was given a sedative: “to help me relax.”

I couldn’t help but notice was Fentanyl: the drug that’s contributing much to the US opioid crisis.

I’ll happily admit, I’m trying not to worry about that.

But am definitely noticing the aftereffects of the stuff.

No wonder they tell you not to drive: they’re mild, as far as I can see.

But they’re not necessarily nice … 

~≈💊≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?

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

Let’s see how they, and you, does with today’s questions, shall we?

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

Q1)        22nd May saw the birth of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.   In which year of the 1850s?

Q2)        He studied what, at the University of Edinburgh: physics, medicine or music?

Q3)        He first wrote about Holmes and Watson in which story: A Study in Scarlet, The Sign of the Four, The Hound of the Baskervilles or The Valley of Fear?

Q4)        Sir Arthur’s J. Habakuk Jephson’s Statement was about which famously abandoned ship?

Q5)        Finally?   Bob Hoskins, John Rhys Davies and Bruce Boxleitner have all played a Conan Doyle character: called Professor who?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        21st May, 1966, saw Henry Cooper lose to Muhammed Ali.   The match was at which football club’s ground: Tottenham’s, West Ham’s or Arsenal’s?

A1)        Arsenal’s.

Q2)        21st May is International Tea Day.   The shrub tea is made from has its origins, where: China, Arabia or South Africa?

A2)        China.

Q3)        Charles Lindbergh completed the world’s first solo, transatlantic flight: on 21st May, 1927.   When he landed at an airfield, where: London, Paris or New York?

A3)        Paris.   (He started the flight, in New York, the day before.)

Q4)        The first woman to complete a solo, transatlantic flight, did so on 21st May, 1932, when she landed in Northern Ireland.   Who was she?

A4)        Amelia Earhart.   (She landed outside the city of Londonderry: also known as Derry. The dispute over the city’s name is notorious.)

Q5)        Finally … ?   21st May, 2017, saw the last performance of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. That last show took place in the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum.   In other words, in which US state: New York, Connecticut or Rhode Island?

A5)        New York.

Here’s a thought … 

“What can we know?   What are we all?   Poor silly half-brained things peering out at the infinite, with the aspirations of angels and the instincts of beasts.”

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

And an interview …

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

Feel free to share today’s video Teaser.

Have a good day.

*        Cheers, Olga!   I’ve got to repeat the process, at some point: but thankfully, it’s not serious!   (Are you familiar with fentanyl?   Thus far, it’s the worst part of the procedure.)

†        Is Oldchurch still open, Trevor?   I’ve had all mine at Basildon: I’m thankful this one was JUST at the other end.   You’re not the first person to mention the one in the mouth is worse.

Now … what DID they give you as a sedative … ?

‡        Hello, Mum!

^        I know what you mean about fuzzy, Debbi: the sedative I got given hasn’t totally worn off, yet!   (I’ve got to repeat the process, in a couple of weeks time: but thankfully, it’s not as serious as it could be.)

ª        Cheers for saying that, Edith.   I’ve got to repeat it: but, thankfully, it’s nothing serious!   Oh, did you know the Eurovision Song Contest, tonight?   I couldn’t ever tell you what the UK’s entry’s like!   But the Russian entry for last year’s cancelled contest was fun!