Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 24th June 2025.

24th June, 2025.

Right … I really need to sort out my TV license!

I got paid, yesterday: and, of course, tried paying off my bills: including the license.

For some reason, though … ?

The card wasn’t accepted: in neither of the shops I tried.

Why?

I have no idea.

I can pay online: and have ordered a new card.

But it was very frustrating, not to be able to pay it.

~≈📺≈~

Talking of TV?

I managed to catch the first episode of the TV series, Wednesday.

I think I preferred Angelic Huston and Raúl Juliá as Morticia and Gomez: although Catherine Zeta-Jones and Luis Guzmán are very good in the roles.

And Guzmán is closer to the original strip in terms of his looks.

The series also sees Christina Ricci — who played Wednesday in the 1990s movies — in a minor role.

Jenna Ortega as the title character, though?

Is very impressive.

And vaguely reminds me of Jerry Ryan’s portrayal of Seven of Nine*, from Star Trek: Voyager.

They both drop breeze-block one liners into a conversation … and steal all the laughs along the way.

~≈🧛🏽‍♀️≈~

Just as a positive thought … ?

I was at my weight management meeting, yesterday: and … ?

Found my weight has gone down by 1.6 kilos: wiping out the 600 gram gains of the previous two weeks.

I’ve not hit my 95 kilos target: but am down to 100kilos.

That’s a good thing!

~≈⚖️≈~

Let’s move on.


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 unthemed question set, shall we?

Here it is, along with the How To, License and video.

Q1)        24th June, 1979, saw the birth of actress and comedian, Mindy Kaling.   She played Kelly Kapoor in the US version of which British series: The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, The Office or The Young Ones?

Q2)        Minka Kelly was born on 24th June, 1980.   She played Sarah Hill in which 2020 film: Doolittle, She’s In Portland or The Burnt Orange Heresy?

Q3)        Footballer, Darwin Núñez, was born on 24th June, 1999.   He currently plays for which premiership side?

Q4)        24 June, 1314, saw the last day of the Battle of Bannockburn.   The battle took place in which of the UK’s home nations: England, Scotland or Wales?

Q5)        Finally … ?   The Fors Fortuna festival was held in Rome on 24th June.   The goddess it celebrated, Fortuna, was a personification of what: luck, death, war or the harvest?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        23rd June is Victory Day.   Where: Estonia, Latvia or Lithuania?

A1)        Estonia.

Q2)        The Bonfires of Saint John finish on the 24th June.   The festival takes place in which Spanish city: Alicante, Barcelona or Cádiz?

A2)        Alicante.

Q3)        23rd June, AD229, saw Sun Quan declare himself Emperor of Eastern Wu. Eastern Wu is now part of which Asian nation … ?

A3)        China.

Q4)        What’s now the US Government Publishing Office was established by Congress: on 23rd June, 1860.   Its HQ is in which US city: Chicago, New York or Washington DC?

A4)        Washington DC.

Q5)        Finally … ?   The SS United States was launched on 23rd June.   Of which year of the 1950s?

A5)        1951.

Here’s a thought …

“Does the call of duty find no response in you until reinforced [ … ] by the call of compulsion?”

Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, 24 June 1850 – 5 June 1916.

And a song …

The next ten question set is on Thursday: it’s about Harry Potter.

Comments will be published, tomorrow morning.

Today’s questions will be answered in tomorrow’s Teaser.

Decisions about scores are final.

Thank you for coming: have a good day.

*        I forgot someone.   If you’re going to mention funny lines in Star Trek, you have to mention Worf, as played by Michael Dorn.   He had some of the best lines, and possibly served as the model for Seven of Nine.

†        My lord, but those pastries look good, Olga!   But they’d probably put my glucose levels through the roof!   (I’m still waiting got the last set of results, so you know!)

        Yeah: I believe the Terry Pratchett documentary got the same criticism, from the same sort of groups.   But it also got a Scottish BAFTA …

        The Spanish legislation sounds deeply complicated, Olga, it really does.   But then, given safeguards are needed?   That complexity is a requirement!

‡        Hello, Mum!

§        It must be, Debbi.   I do know he’s declared a ceasefire in what he calls the ‘Twelve Day War’.   In the hours since then … ?   The head of the Israeli army has said that Iran’s violated the thing, and will be retaliating.   ‘Ceasefire¶’ is a whore of a word … 

¶        I don’t know where I read it, Debbi: but I read, somewhere, that the CIA never used the words ‘peace’, ‘truce’ or ‘ceasefire’ in their internal documents.   They used the phrase ‘permanent pre-hostilities’.