26th February, 2024.
Right … Shal-a-mal-a-bing-bong … ?
I’m up early: for my weight management course.
And wondering one thing.
Earworms, right?
We know what earworms are.
They’re songs that are stuck in our heads.
What’s the equivalent for a phrase?
The reason I ask … ?
Is that I’ve woken up with the phrase ‘Shal-a-mal-a-bing-bong’ banging through my head: after seeing Florence Pugh being interviewed … and confessing she though of Dune Pt 2 costar, Timothée Chalamet, as Timothée Chala Mala Bing Bong.
Beyond calling it an ‘adab’ — which Herbert’s original Dune novel defines as “… the demanding memory that comes upon you of itself”*— I don’t know what to call that.
I may have to turn it into a song …
Let’s move on, shall we?
Yesterday’s Teaser saw Olga†, Mum‡ and Debbi§ putting in their answers: with everyone 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) 26th February is Saviours’ Day. For whom: the Church of Scientology, the Nation of Islam or the Church of the SubGenius?Q2) 26th February, 1966, saw the launch of the AS 201. The launch was of the first what: space shuttle, X1 plane or Saturn rocket?Q3) According to scholars, the Nabonassar Era started on 26th February, 747BC: and is used as a reference date for many periods of history. Nabonassar was a king of where: Babylon, Assyria or the Ptolemaic Empire?Q4) 26th February, 2008, saw the New York Philharmonic play its first concert, where: Vietnam, Laos or North Korea?Q5) Finally … ? The Articles of Confederation were signed on 26th February, 1778. By which US state: Connecticut, Georgia, New Hampshire or Pennsylvania?
Q1) George Harrison was born on 25th February, 1943. He was a member of which iconic 1960s band?Q2) He generally played what for the band: lead guitar, bass or drums?Q3) Ravi Shankar taught George to play what: sitar, mandolin or trombone?A3) Sitar.Q4) 1971 saw George organising a charity concert. For which country: Bangladesh, Ethiopia or Taiwan?A4) Bangladesh. (If I recall Bob Geldof’s biography, correctly? Geldof got a lot of useful advice about charity concerts from Harrison: on how to organise one, I should add.)Q5) Finally … ? George provided funding for which Monty Python movie: Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Monty Python’s Life of Brian or Monty Python’s Meaning of Life??
Here’s a thought …
“Behold, then, a new religion, a new society; upon this twofold foundation there must inevitably spring up a new poetry.”And some music …
Victor Hugo, 26 February 1802 – 22 May 1885.
Today’s questions will be answered in tomorrow’s Teaser.
Decisions about scores are final.
Thank you for coming: have a good day.
* That’s from the ‘Terminology’ section, p586, of my New English Library edition.
† Oh, that he was, Olga! I know he took a deep interest in Hindu spirituality, as well. He donated one off his homes to the Hare Krishna movement: and produced their version of the Hara Krishna mantra. That’s got to be one of the odder singles to hit the charts!
Hmmm … Just as a thought on the app? Can your slideshow app — PowerPoint, Presentations, what have you — export stuff as movies? That may be useful: for making cheap bits of animation. (That’s how I make the opening few seconds of each Teaser video.)
I’m getting some interest for the laptop: although I think it’s going to take a while. I did have one person, interested, yesterday morning. I got mildly suspicious when they asked — specifically — for the email I use with my PayPal account: rather than the link or username. Apparently? ‘We have a PayPal business account that can’t use them’. About an hour or two after they contacted me? Their messages had vanished: as had their FB account. I’ve changed my PayPay password: and two factor authentication on.
‡ Hello, Mum!
§ That’s perfectly OK, Debbi! Although, mentioning ‘drag’? Mentioning drag now means I’ve got “20th Century Fox” floating around my head: as WELL as ‘Shal-a-mal-a-bing-bong’.
1 Nation of Islam
ReplyDelete2 Saturn
3 Babylon
4 North Korea
5 New Hampshire
Q1) the Nation of Islam
ReplyDeleteQ2) Saturn rocket
Q3) Babylon
Q4) North Korea
Q5) Georgia
Oh, wow, that sounds fishy, for sure. Oh, here a post by Pete (the one I sometimes get you mixed up with) about a pretty elaborate and nasty scam that came his way. He'd just lost his beloved dog, so he wasn't at the top of his game...
https://beetleypete.com/2024/02/21/the-darker-side-of-scams/
When I was reading about George Harrison there was a mention of a trial for plagiarism (well, I think they said he had copied the melody of one of his songs from another tune), and although he claimed that he was not aware that he knew the song, and they accepted it might have been his subconscious, he still had to pay. It made me think of the issue with el Ministerio. There have been many cases where two people have come up with a similar or the same idea at the same time (or around the same time) but here the timing doesn't work so well. We shall see.
FYI, George was always my sister's favorite Beatle. I also liked him a lot, but it was John that really got my attention. I loved his sarcasm. And his weird writing. :)
ReplyDelete1. the Nation of Islam
2. Saturn rocket
3. Babylon
4. North Korea
5. Georgia