Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 29th May 2023.

29th May, 2023.

Yes: it’s Bank Holiday Monday.

Again.

Which means … not a lot, actually … 

I’ll pick up a loaf, locally: rather than in the High Street, for example.

And … ?

I’ll probably watch watch a TV show.

We’ll see.

~≈ 🍞 ≈~

Talking of which … ?

A few days ago. the Daily Telegraph announce the government was working with various supermarkets: to try and introduce voluntary price caps for various foods.

Today … ?

A pice form the BBC tells us that many retailers arguing that such a move won’t make much in the way of a difference.

To paraphrase Mandy Rice-Davies?

“They would say that, wouldn’t they … ?”

At any rate … ?

I tend to buy some my local supermarket’s own brand stuff: the cheaper ones.

But — voluntary, or otherwise — would welcome a cap.

In the words of one company’s strap-line?

Every little helps!

~≈ 🍞 ≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?


Yesterday’s Teaser saw Olga* and Debbi† putting in their answers: with both 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)        Rhode Island joined the USA on 29th May, 1790.   The island the state takes its name from, was originally called what: Aquidneck Island, Abugfoot Island or Asealflipper Island?

Q2)        According to the UN?   29th May is International Day of United Nations what: health workers, peacekeepers or boat builders?

Q3)        29th May, 1453, saw the Byzantine Empire fall.   When which city was captured by the Ottomans: Constantinople, Rome or Athens?

Q4)        The One World Observatory opened: on 29th May, 2015.   It’s in One World Trade Centre, in which US city: New York, Chicago or San Francisco?

Q5)        Finally … ?   The St. Roch arrived in Nova Scotia: on 29th May, 1950.   It was the first ship to circumnavigate where: North America, North and South America or South America?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        28th May is the feast day of Saint Bernard of Menthon.   He’s got a what named after him: cat, dog or hamster?

A1)        Dog.

Q2)        28th May marks the Downfall of the Derg.   It’s a public holiday in which African nation … ?

A2)        Ethiopia.

Q3)        The Sierra Club — an environmentalist group — was founded on 28th May, 1892.   In which US city: San Francisco, Los Angeles or San Remo?

A3)        San Francisco.

Q4)        A coup d’état started: on 28th May, 1926.   Where: Spain, Portugal or Italy?

A4)        Portugal.

Q5)        Finally … ?   28th May, 1987, saw Mathias Rust land a plane in a famous Moscow landmark.  Which landmark: Red Square, Lubyanka Square or Gorky Park?

A5)        Red Square.

Here’s a thought … 

“Briefly, you can only find truth with logic if you have already found truth without it.”

G. K. Chesterton, 29 May 1874 – 14 June 1936.

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.

*        You’re right, Olga, it would.   Did you ever read Is That It?, Bob Geldof’s autobiography?   He tells of meeting Mengistu, the Derg’s leader: and of calling the dictator the worst word in the English language.   Sir Bob’s possibly lucky to get out alive: Mengistu didn’t speak English!

        It sounds like drug licensing is … murky.   I can still remember an old Jewish friend of mine, telling me about how kosher rules were made by most countries individual Jewish communities: but heavily influenced by the main ones in Israel.   Apparently, Coke being declared kosher was … convoluted.   Medical licensing sounds just as bad.

        You I always keep — almost — mixing up pilates, and Pontius Pilate.   That could be awkward, at the gym!

†        I can imagine, Debbi!   (I’ve got Columbia’s bit of the Time Warp going through my head as we speak!)