31st May, 2024.
It’s Friday!
Which means … I’m going to be finishing a review of Star Trek Discovery’s last ever episode, tonight.
So … ?
I’ll have it added to my list of series five reviews, later.
Feel free to leave a comment!
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You probably know there’s a general election due to take place in the UK: on 4th July of this year.
You’re possibly also aware that — if you have a criminal record — you’re generally not allowed to stand as a Member of Parliament.
I get the impression that similar restrictions apply in other countries.
Bar one.
The USA.
It’s something I found out, this morning: when news reached the UK, that Donald Trump had been convicted of various charges related to hush-money payments to a porn actress called Stormy Daniels.
As far as I can tell?
The USA is the only country on the planet where a convicted criminal, someone who’s shown themselves happy to break laws, can stand for office.
And — potentially — break laws in whilst in office.
You couldn’t make it up!
Let’s move on, shall we?
Yesterday’s Teaser saw Olga*, Mum† and Debbi‡ putting in their answers: with Olga and Debbi scoring five out of five, and Mum on four.
Let’s see how everyone does with today’s questions, shall we?
Q1) 1998 QE2 made its closest approach to Earth: on 31st May, 2013. What is 1998 QE2: a meteor, an asteroid or a comet?Q2) More to the point? Does 1998 QE2 have a moon: yes, or no?Q3) 31st May, 2024, is a Friday. When was the day, last a Friday: 2019, 2018 or 2017?Q4) The Black Wall Street Massacre started: on 31st May, 1921. In which Oklahoma City: Oklahoma City, Tulsa or Norman?Q5) Finally … ? An according to the UN? 31st May is World No what Day?
Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 30th May is the International Day of the Potato. According to who: the United Nations, European Union or the Communist Party of North America?Q2) The potato’s technical name is the Solanum what: tuberosum, tubular or tubercular?A2) Solanum tuberosum.Q3) The potato is a what: tuber, flower or leaf?A3) A tuber.Q4) According to Wikipedia? Early potatoes was cultivated where: Loch Ness, Lake Titicaca or the Mediterranean?Q5) Finally … ? Tattie scones are traditionally made and eaten, where: England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland?A5) Scotland.
Here’s a thought …
“There’s only one way to have a happy marriage and as soon as I learn what it is I’ll get married again.”Clint Eastwood, born May 31, 1930.
A song …
And an earworm …
Today’s questions will be answered in tomorrow’s Teaser.
Decisions about scores are final.
Thank you for coming: have a good day.
* Oh, and talking of Catalonia … ? I notice the Spanish government’s finally passed an amnesty bill for the various Catalan nationalists involved with the Referendum. Including Carles Puigdemont§. Whether he comes back from Belgium is a whole other matter.
Subtitled or not, Olga: La Trinca look like they have their tongues very firmly in their cheeks. The censors must’ve missed that! And is it me, or does the chap in the middle look like Gary Davies?
† Hello, Mum!
‡ Oh, it’a not a video game, Debbi: it’s a tabletop, pen-and-paper, role playing game: a bit like Dungeons and Dragons. Whether it’s terrifying all depends on the Games Master!
Oh, well, Tattie¶ scones! But if you’re going to cover Scottish food, don’t forget that the deep fried Mars bar, and chicken tikka marsala, were invented in Scotland.
The handy bit about the game? Were some of the alternative settings the book suggested. Edo period Japan, fantasy, horror, urban fantasy — Number 2 as an MIT-educated wizard sounds interesting — hard-boiled, what have you. There’s possibly a Western, somewhere!
§ I’m mildly impressed with myself, Olga: I managed to spell his name correctly.
¶ Autocorrect thought I was talking about Pattie scones, there, Debbi!
3 comments:
1 Asteroid
2 Yes
3 2018
4 Tulsa
5 No Tabbaco Day
Q1) an asteroid
Q2) Yes
Q3) 2019
Q4) Tulsa
Q5) Tobacco
Well done on the Puigdemont front. (Puig is quite a common Catalan surname. I guess, from the meaning, his family must have been called Puig and lived in the mountains at some point). And I think you are right about the Trinca singer. They had some wonderfully hilarious songs, and sadly, many of them are still as relevant as they were then (they had one about water contamination, another about the problems with French farmers that regularly would block Spanish lorries...)
Yes, the law has been passed, but many judges aren't happy, and are already saying that it won't cover everything Puigdemont is accused of. Some of the politicians exiled were saying that they hoped to be back at some point between the end of June and the end of July, but the law still has to appear officially in the bulletin and the judges have to say what they think. The bigger issue (and it's been going on for over 5 years now) is that the Consejo del Poder Judicial (the group of judges that oversee all the new nominations of judges at all levels) which is supposed to be renovated regularly, hasn't been for the last five years, because the party and power and the opposition, who are supposed to agree, don't. The right party is blocking it, because at the moment they have more judges than the socialist party, and although even Europe has got involved and have warned them a lot of times, nothing is happening. And, of course, the ones who apply the laws and decide on jurisprudence are the judges, so... The right is always bringing up the constitution, but although that renewal is mandated in the constitution, they don't seem particularly inclined to follow that part of it...
That is really interesting about the game. I used to play Battleship with my Dad on paper when we took the train to Boston to visit his mother.
1. an asteroid
2. yes
3. 2019
4. Tulsa
5. tobacco
Hmm. Maybe I should check that out. Could be fun. :)
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