Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 15th August, 2021

15th August, 2021.

I’m right, aren’t I … ?   Words can be funny.

I’ll be honest: I saw Black Widow, last night.

And I’m in the process of writing the review of it.

It, and the video version, be published, tonight.

But I have to admit, I got stuck for a word.

Bad?   Duff?   Ropey?

None of them seemed to fit.

I’ve settled — for now — on the Newspeak word, ungood.

It seems to work, for me.

~≈👁≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Olga*, Trevor†, Mum‡ and Debbi^ putting in their answers: with all four 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)        15th August saw India become independent from the UK: in which year of the 1940s?

Q2)        In the Roman Catholic Church, 15th August is the Feast of the Assumption of whom: the Virgin Mary, Mary Magdalen or Saint Elizabeth?

Q3)        15th August marks the founding of the South American city of Asunción.   The city’s in which South American country: Paraguay, Brazil or Argentina?

Q4)        15th August is the first Day of the Bon festival.   The Festival is a Buddhist one, marked where: China, Japan or Cambodia?

Q5)        Finally?   15th August, 1856, saw the birth of politician, Keir Hardy. He was from which of the UK’s home nations: Scotland, Wales, England or Northern Ireland?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        14th August, 1040, saw Duncan 1st of Scotland killed in battle: by forces loyal to MacBeth.   Duncan had been known as Duncan the what: Duncan the Bald, Diseased or Fat?

A1)        Duncan the Diseased.   The Gaelic nickname — An t-Ilgarach — can also be translated as the Sick.

Q2)        The Falkland Islands were first sighted: on 14th August, 1592.   The Islands are some three hundred miles from the coast of where: Argentina, Chile or Peru?

A2)        Argentina.

Q3)        14th August, 1947, saw where become independent from the UK: India, Pakistan or Bangladesh?

A3)        Pakistan.

Q4)        Midnight on 14th August, 1967, saw the Marine, &c., Broadcasting (Offences) Act 1967 become law in the UK.   It made sending what to the UK, illegal: pirate radio broadcasts, mobile phone signals or mobile internet signals?

A4)        Pirate radio broadcasts.

Q5)        Finally … ?   Cartoonist, Gary Larson, was born on 14th August, 1950.   He created which cartoon strip: Judge Dredd, Peanuts or The Far Side?

A5)        The Far Side.

Here’s a thought … 

“Half the people in Hollywood are dying to be discovered and the other half are afraid they will be.”

Ethel Barrymore, August 15, 1879 – June 18, 1959.

And a song …

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

Feel free to share today’s video Teaser.

Have a good day.

*        My condolences on your loss, Olga, however belated!

        At ANY rate … ?   I think The Young Ones usually appeals to teenage boys … or any one who likes slapstick.   If you’ve got a thing for Coward, The Young Ones isn’t necessarily for you … !   Pointless trivia, though: Christopher Ryan — Mike — later turns up in Dr Who, as a Sontaran general.

†        I’ll be honest with you, Trevor, I’ve gone nowhere near it: the casting’s just plain wrong.   They’ve shifted most of Carrot’s backstory to Cheery, removed Fred and Nobby, and defanged Carcer.   (The original Carcer always reminded me of several of the nastier idiots who’d visit the Hutton and the Essex Arms.)

        Frankly?   Troll Bridge is a better representation of Sir Terry’s work: and far closer to the original text.   Hopefully, the makers will also do Theatre of Cruelty.

        As a final thought, my cousin and her family are all Pratchett's fans: and tried watching it.   By the time episode one had finished, Lynette was mowing the lawn, and her husband had fallen asleep … 

‡        Hello, Mum!

^        I’ll be honest, Debbiªº, I’d love to see the originals: of course I would.   But, in many cases, they’re impossible to find.   The animations, themselves, aren’t perfect: but are very well made.

ª        Web of Fear get’s re-released tomorrow, Debbi: complete with a re-animated third episode.   The last five episodes had been missing for years: until a specialist private detective found the remaining ones in Nigeria.   All the remaining episodes, I should stress.   By the time the detective got them to the UK … ?   Episode three — the first Dr Who episode with Colonel Lethbridge-Stewart — had gone missing in transit!   If Sam’s got spare time … ?

º        From what I can gather, Debbi?   It’s more likely the missing Patrick Troughton episodes are going to be reanimated than the missing Hartnell ones.   The Hartnell ones are older: so it’s less likely there’s surviving audio recordings.