Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 16th July 2024.

16th July, 2024.

Yay … it’s Tuesday … !

And … ?

I’ve just had a look at my new diabetes meds: so I can look up how to use them on YouTube.

It turns out the pens are similar to the Ozempic pens I’ve used.

Only with a screw thread.

The Ozempic pen has a twist button.

By contrast?

The Mounjaro pen has a screw thread style of button.

A slightly fiddly one: if, like me, you’re left handed.

Unscrewing it means the lettering’s upside down.

OK, I should be used to this sort of thing by now*: I’ve been left handed all my life.

But … ?

You’d think people would notice, wouldn’t you … ?

~≈🔩≈~

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?

Here they are, along with the How To, License and video.

Q1)        16th July is the feast day of Saint Helier.   He’s the patron saint of where: Jersey, Mann or the Isle of Wight?

Q2)        16th July, 1982, saw the birth of Carli Lloyd.   She played what: football, rugby league or ice hockey?

Q3)        Europe’s first banknotes were issued on 16th July, 1661.   In which European country?

Q4)        A World War Two era conference took place, between Churchill, Stalin and Truman: on 16th July, 1945.   Where: Potsdam, Yalta or Cyprus?

Q5)        Finally … ?   Footballer, Gareth Bale, was born on 16th July, 1989.   At one point, he was the youngest player to play for whom: England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland or Northern Ireland?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        15th July is Hampshire Day.   What’s the county town of Hampshire: Portsmouth, Southampton or Winchester?

A1)        Winchester.

Q2)        Which US state is named after Hampshire?

A2)        New Hampshire.

Q3)        Southampton is in Hampshire.   It has the world’s oldest surviving what: castle, bowling green or radio transmitter?

A3)        Bowling green.

Q4)        Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley lived in Hampshire for many years.   He was the 1st Duke of where?

A4)        1st Duke of Wellington.   (Yes: that Duke of Wellington!   The man who said: “The French system of conscription brings together a fair sample of all classes; ours is composed of the scum of the earth — the mere scum of the earth.”)

Q5)        Finally … ?   How frequently is the Hampshire Chronicle published: daily, weekly or monthly?

A5)        Weekly.

Here’s a thought …

“If I’ve learned anything in my career, it’s that nothing worthwhile in life comes easy. That’s just the way it is.”

Carli Lloyd, born 16th July, 1982.

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.

*        I’ve said this before, and will no doubt say this again.   I don’t unscrew the lids from jars.   I unscrew the jars from lids.

†        The meeting went well, Olga: I’ve actually lost weight, again.   Although I think that might be because of the situation on Thursday night!

        At any rate … ?   You Mum sounds like a tough woman!   And like she’s in a big hospital!   (I’m due to visit Basildon Hospital, next month: that’s a big one, as well!   It took me twenty minutes to get from the entrance to the departments I need to get to.)

‡        Hello Mum!

§        Feel free to spread the joke around, Debbi: it sounds like America could do with it!

        Unfortunately, Debbi, I think the shooting’s made him a shoo-in for the job.   He’s also been quoted — a couple of times — saying that’s it’s a miracle he’s still here, that it’s God’s will he survived.   I can understand that … but I really don’t like the idea of a politician invoking God in the middle of an election, for what ever reason.

        I think someone’s written against it …

“When religion and politics travel in the same cart, the riders believe nothing can stand in their way.”   

Dune, Frank Herbert.