Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 3rd October 2024.

3rd October, 2024.

It’s official: it’s Thursday.

And I still have no payment from the Department of Work and Pensions.

This time last week, I was the plaintiff — defendant? — in a tribunal to determine if I was eligible for Personal Independence Payment.

A tribunal that went my way.

And — if I’ve understood the dates, correctly — will involve a large back payment,

Which would be appreciated: it would allow me to get some new furniture, furniture I feel would help ease my chronic joint pain.

But … ?

As of half an hour ago, there’s nothing in my account.

And … ?

According to the call centre agent I spoke to, yesterday, at the DWP?

That payment could take ‘a few weeks’.

And that I’d probably have to wait for another letter.

Do you ever get the feeling this is going to take a while … ?

~≈💷≈~

Let’s move on.


Yesterday’s Teaser saw Olga*, Mum† and Debbi‡ putting in their answers: with Olga and Debbi scoring six out of six, and Mum on 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)        Vercingetorix surrendered on 3rd October, 52BC.   To a force led by whom: Julius Caesar, Octavius Caesar or Tiberius Caesar?

Q2)        Vercingetorix led a tribe called the Averni.   The Averni were what: Gauls, Hispanians or Judeans?

Q3)        3rd October is the (Jesuit) feast day of Saint Francis Borgia.   He’s a patron saint of where: Spain, Portugal or France?

Q4)        The 3 October Festival takes on 3rd October: in the city of Leiden.   Where is Leiden: the Netherlands, Austria or Belgium?

Q5)        Finally … ?   Boris 3rd acceded the throne: on 3rd October, 1918.   The throne of where: Albania, Bulgaria or Croatia?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        2nd October is Batik Day. Where: the Philippines, Indonesia or Vanuatu?

A1)        Indonesia.

Q2)        Batik is a type of what: rice, potato or cloth?

A2)        Cloth.

Q3)        2nd October in the UN sponsored International Day of Non-violence.   The date was picked in honour of whom: Martin Luther King, M. K. Gandhi or Josef Stalin?

A3)        M. K. Gandhi.

Q4)        Lene Nystrøm was born on 2nd October, 1973.   She’s the lead singer of which Scandinavian band: Roxette, Aqua or Ace of Base?

A4)        Aqua.

Q5)        Trevor Brooking was born on 2nd October, 1948.   He made five-hundred and twenty-eight appearances for which Premiership side … ?

A5)        West Ham United.

Q6)        Finally … ?   Jamal Khashoggi was killed on 2nd October, 2018. He’d been a Journalist for which US newspaper?

A6)        The Washington Post.

Here’s a thought …

“Perhaps this is our strange and haunting paradox in America — that we are fixed and certain only when we are in movement.”

From Book 1, Chapter Five of You Can’t Go Home Again, by Thomas Wolfe, October 3, 1900 – September 15, 1938.

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 think, Olga, you’re going to hear me complaining about the money: until it turns up.   Lord knows how long that’s going to take, I don’t know!

        I know what you mean about new specs, too.   They do take a while, don’t they … ?   (Screwless?   That I have to see!)

†        Hello, Mum!

‡        I hope they are, Debbi: that’s why I picked those frames.   I think I’m going to have to update my thumbnails … 

        The handy thing about Behold the Man, Debbi?   Is it’s a book-sized book: rather than a breeze block/cinder block!

§        I forgot to mention I have Phillip Glass’s Candyman¶ Suite on in the background.   ‘Haunting’, and ‘mournful’ are possibly the words.

¶        Tony Todd, as the film’s titular character … ?   Was, and is, extremely powerful.