Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 5th June, 2023.

5th June, 2023.

Arrrgh … 

It’s Monday morning, and I’m up early: to go to my weight management class.

Provisionally … ?

I think I’ve lost something.

But here’s hoping.

At any rate … ?

When you want to get out early … ?

That’s not the time for YouTube to play Silly Buggers!

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Moving on, briefly: and with an awareness of the time?

I’m out of work: and claiming benefits.

So?

Take an interest in news about the benefits system.

Including anything about a proposed Basic Income system.

It is — so you know — an benefit that’s not means tested, and at a level guaranteed to keep people above the poverty level.

It sounds good: but I’ve always felt that some of the schemes proposed are … possibly impractical.

At any rate … ?

According to a BBC report?   It seems that a think tank called Autonomy are to run a small scale — very small scale, some thirty people big — pilot: and are seeking financial backing for it.

The BBC’s piece give very little in further detail: beyond the fact the scheme is supposed to pay some £1, 600 a month.

An amount that I’d find useable.

Quite what the practicalities of the scheme would be?

After all, there’s extra funds available to those of us on Universal Credit, and not on others: and if we’re on UC, we can claim free prescriptions, and various forms of medical treatment.

Whether those thirty people could claim those, is a whole other matter.

Either way?

I can only hope this project gets the backing it needs: and can produce useful results.

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Let’s move on, shall we?


Yesterday’s Teaser saw Olga*, Mum† and Debbi‡ putting in their answers: with everyone scoring four 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)        5th June, 1829, saw the HMS Pickle capture the slave ship, Voladora.   Whilst both were off the coast of where: Cuba, Chile or Jamaica?

Q2)        5th June is World Environment Day.   For 2023, the organisers are trying to get us to beat what: killer smog, plastic pollution or CFCs?

Q3)        Tethys’ Festival was performed: on 5th June, 1610.   The masque was performed to celebrate Prince Henry’s investiture: as Prince of where?

Q4)        The DSV Alvin was commissioned: on 5th June, 1964.   DSV, in this case, stands for Deep-Submergence what?

Q5)        Finally … ?   Sportsman, Alfie Turcotte, was born on 5th June, 1965.   He plays what: baseball, American Football or ice hockey?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        4th June saw JVC introduce VHS cassettes and machines: at that year’s Consumer Electronic Show.   In which year of the 1970s?

A1)        1977.

Q2)        VHS stands for Video Home what?

A2)        Video Home System.

Q3)        VHS was used to record what: music, TV shows or radio shows?

A3)        TV shows.

Q4)        Those recordings were what: analogue or digital?

A4)        Analogue.   (The Wikipedia article uses the US spelling: I’ve used the UK spelling.)

Q5)        Finally … ?   VHS was a type of cassette. That contained what: plastic tape, ribbon or paper?

A5)        Plastic tape.

Here’s a thought … 

“Those who can dig in their garden will have a better chance than the rest.   I’ll be all right; I’ve got a few veg.”

Margaret Drabble, born 5th June, 1939.

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.

*        15, I think, Olga: apparently, Schofield visited the drama school the person was at.

        You know, I’ve still got a pile of VHS tapes in my airing cupboard: and, yes, I’ve got no VHS machine, either.   I’ve seen those TV/VHS combinations: they’re very rare, these days.   One former neighbour had a VHS/DVD combinations: one that could record to DVD, as well.   They spent a fortune on blank DVDs, transferring films from old tapes.

†        Hello, Mum!

‡        Yep: an ironic symbol, Debbi.   Why it was ironic, I don’t know.   Penny farthings always struck me as mildly sarcastic … 

        That he could!   Remember “The Chimes of Big Ben”?   The scene where 6 and Nadia are talking outside his place?   The director really wanted Him to give her a peck on the cheek: but McGoohan wasn’t having it.   He was a fairly devout Catholic.