16th August, 2022.
Yes: it’s officially official!
We’ve had rain!
Rain that lasted over night.
OK: there’s flood warnings in part of the UK … but here in Brentwood?
We have lovely dampness!
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JUST as a thought … ?
Videos are available.
You know that, didn’t you?
To be more specific?
I’ve done another unboxing video … and Jude’s done the next episode of his series of FIFA videos.
Can we get likes on those … ?
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I try and follow the news: just in case something interesting crops up.
Something has.
It seems the Government is introducing legislation: that means those of us on certain benefits can ask an Internet Service Provider to check that we are eligible for the social tariffs they offer.
It’s something I know BT already does: as I’ve taken advantage of it, myself.
But?
Legislating — or, at least, regulating — for it?
In a way that means ISPs have to check, rather that claimants have to prove?
Means that — hopefully — more people will be able to get online.
Let’s move on, shall we?
Yesterday’s Teaser saw Olga*, Mum† and Debbi‡ putting in their answers: with Olga and Debbi scoring ten out of ten, and Mum on seven.
Let’s see how everyone does with today’s questions, shall we?
Q1) 16th August is the feast day of Saint Roch. He’s the patron saint of whom: grave diggers, carpenters or barracudas?Q2) 16th August is Restoration Day: in the Dominican Republic. The Republic shares the island of Hispaniola : with which Voodoo-ridden country?Q3) The HMS Queen Mary was completed on 16th August, 1913. The ship was a what: battlecruiser, aircraft carrier or corvette?Q4) Cyprus gained its independence from the UK: on 16th August, 1960. It’s in which sea: the Arabian Sea, Mediterranean Sea or Gulf of Aden?Q5) Finally … ? The August Complex Fire start on 16th August, 2020. In which US state: California, Florida or Utah?
Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 15th August is Independence Day in India. It marks its independence from where: the UK, France or Spain?A1) The UK.Q2) In which of the 1940s?A2) 1947.Q3) It became a republic in which year of the 1950s?A3) 1950.Q4) Who’s India’s head of state: the Queen of the UK, the President of India or the Theocrat of Pan Tang?A4) The President of India. The current president is Droupadi Murmu.Q5) The country is a federal republic. It’s made up of twenty-eight states, and how man Union territories: eight, nine or ten?A5) Eight.Q6) What’s India’s capital: New Delhi, Mumbai or Bhopal?A6) New Delhi.Q7) More to the point, what’s India’s currency: the dollar, rupee or schilling?A7) The rupee.Q8) Bollywood is part of the Indian cinema industry. It’s based in Mumbai, and is in which language: Gujarati, Hindi or Urdu?A8) Hindi.Q9) There are two official languages in India. Name one of them.A9) Hindi or English.Q10) Finally … ? Former East India Company official, Robert Lindsay, is supposed to the first person in the UK to mention which very Indian thing: tea, curry or chutney?A10) Curry.
Here’s a thought …
“Let it be understood, in the first place, that a science fiction story must be an exposition of a scientific theme and it must be also a story.”Hugo Gernsbeck, August 16, 1884 – August 19, 1967.
And a song …
Today’s questions will be answered in tomorrow’s Teaser.
Decisions about scores are final.
Thank you for coming: have a good day.
* It basically come down to the screw thread, Olga: most screws and jar lids are set up for right hand use. I believe the only ones that don’t are the screws on left hand bicycle pedals.
Oh … Wikipedia tells me Matilda was named as an Imperial Vicar! I thought that meant she’d conduction services: but apparently not. It turns out it was a senior administrator in the Holy Roman Empire! I’d imagine that could cause a bit of confusion!
Oh, we had rain, yesterday … …
† Hello, Mum!
‡ I know EXACTLY what you mean, Debbi!
Oh, did I play you this … ?
Q1) Grave diggers (My father’s name was Ubaldo, but he and one of his cousins, Alfonso, always went everywhere together and did everything together, and it seems that there was a married couple in the hamlet where they were from that did the same, called Roque and Magdalena, and as a result, they became Roque and Magdalena. So my father was an honorary Roch, and I’ve always like the name, but didn’t know about the grave digging connection).
ReplyDeleteQ2) Haiti
Q3) A battlecruiser
Q4) The Mediterranean Sea
Q5) California. Things aren’t very good there at the moment either. And looking worse by the minute here as well.
Here we have yellow warnings for thunderstorms and rain, although not until midnight (so, tomorrow) for about 24 hours. I hope they get it right.
About Matilda... It seems the local legend is that the Pope agreed with her that she could say mass if she consecrated (and build, evidently) 100 churches, and she did! Of course, what happened with the mass, I don't know, but she was highly regarded, that is true. (According to the author of the book, there are quite a few biographies about her, and even a novel, unsurprisingly, and it seems that she was also quite interested in esoteric matters, but I guess it's quite complicated to find reliable information about that, as much was lost and destroyed, especially regarding women's role).
1 Gravediggers
ReplyDelete2 Haiti
3 Battlecruiser
4 Mediterrnean
5 Florida
I know I've heard that one before. So very Tom Baker! :)
ReplyDelete1. grave diggers
2. Haiti
3. battlecruiser
4. Mediterranean Sea
5. California