Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 8th August 2024.

8th August, 2024.

It’s official: it’s Thursday!

And, frankly?

My internal organs seem to be calming down!

I’m thankful!

And farting a lot less!

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A few days ago, I reported a huge pile of rubbish: that had been piled up over the road from my flat.

It was cleared up, a couple of days later.

By, I assumed, Brentwood Council.

At least, I assumed the unmarked van the cleared it was from Brentwood Council.

Until I checked my emails: and found the one from the council that said “We’re taking no action: the rubbish is on private land.”

There’s an old saying: that says your left hand should not know what your right hand is doing.

By the look of things … ?

Brentwood Council is trying to practise that!

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Let’s move on.


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)        8th August, 1945, say the signing of the London Charter: the Charter that set up the Nuremberg Trials.   The Charter was signed by representatives from the UK, USA, USSR and where: France, Spain or Germany?

Q2)        Nuremberg, itself, is where: France, Spain or Germany?

Q3)        Hostage, John McCarthy, was released on 8th August, 1991.   He’d been held hostage by terrorists, where: Syria, Lebanon or Israel?

Q4)        8th August, 2022, saw the FBI raid whose home: Donald Trump’s, Joe Biden’s or Kamala Harris’s?

Q5)        8th August is the feast day of Saint Mary Mackillop.   She’s the patron saint of the archdiocese of where: Brisbane, Melbourne or Perth?

Q6)        Finally … ?   8th August is International Cat Day.   Which ‘M’ is a slang term for a cat?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1)        7th August is the feast day of Saint Donatus of Arezzo.   He’s the patron saint of whom: butchers, bakers, or candlestick makers?
A1)        Bakers.

Q2)        The STS-85 mission launched on 7th August, 1997.   In which Space Shuttle?
A2)        The Discovery.

Q3)        7th August, 1876, saw the birth of Margaretha MacLeod.   She was better known as which spy?
A3)        Mata Hari.

Q4)        Singer, Bruce Dickinson, was born on 7th August, 1958 and best known as the lead singer of Iron Maiden.   He’s also a noted, amateur what: fencer, plumber or electrician?
A4)        Fencer: as in someone who fences.

Q5)        Finally … ?   Actor, Cirroc Lofton was born on 7th August, 1978.   He played Jake Sisko.   In which series: Doctor Who, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine or The X-Files?
A5)        Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

Here’s a thought …

“It seems clear that the present quantum mechanics is not in its final form.”
Paul Dirac, 8 August 1902 – 20 October 1984.

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.

*        Dickinson’s a qualified pilot, as well, Olga: and has flown the band’s cargo airliner on a couple of Iron Maiden tours.   Oh, and he re-enacts WW1 aeroplane battles!   You’re right: how he finds the time, I’ll never know!

        Yes, they’ve given me a report: which will get forwarded to a consultant, who’ll do the relevant tests.   I’m keeping my fingers crossed, there, but they will hopefully be clear!   There was no mention of a sedative on it, though!   Either way: I’m taking it easy.   Bar writing that monster Dungeons and Dragons set, yesterday, and Jude sitting, today!

†        Hello, Mum!   (Oh, Mum, there’s a fifteen question set on the 23rd August: about Dungeons and Dragons.)

‡        I was for my first one, Debbi.   Well … seriously stoned, I should say, and very detached.   And definitely woozy.   About the only, possible, upside?   Was that I was very aware of the image from the camera: it was being passed to a screen the surgeon could use to direct the thing.

        Oh, apparently the farts are where they have to introduce air into our guts, so the camera can move around.   Olga mentioned, yesterday, that it’s called insufflation.   It’s something to mention at parties!

        Oh, sorry about the fifteen question set on the 23rd, Debbi.   In my defence, Dungeons and Dragons is quite an influential thing: and I’ve tried keeping the answers short.