12th September, 2025: Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Right … it’s now officially Friday … and?
I’ve been toying with Image Playground, as it’s been tweaked*.
Feeding in photos of myself, and of Bobby the Cat, and appropriately silly prompts … ?
Gets these …
That second one looks nothing like me … but at leasts the potato looks like a potato, and Bobby looks like Bobby …
~≈🌅≈~
I’ve got the Today Programme on, again: and keep thinking it would make a good subject for a question set.
Possibly at another time, though!
However?
They’ve floated a news piece that caught my eyes: and probably grabbed the attention of spy-fiction fans across the planet.
Apparently?
MI6, Britain’s intelligence agency, is to launch a recruitment website called ‘Silent Courier’: on the dark web, the section of the World Wide Web hidden from regular browsers.
I really don’t want to be a spy: I doubt I’d be good at it.
But … ? That wouldn’t stop me trying to find that site, given the chance … !
~≈🕵🏻♂️≈~
Let’s move on.
Yesterday’s Teaser saw Mum† and Debbi‡ putting in their answers: with Debbi scoring five out of five and Mum on three.
The day also saw Olga§ leaving us a message.
Let’s see how everyone does with today’s questions, shall we?
Q1) 19th September is Independence Day in Saint Kitts and Nevis. Its Independence from where: the UK, France or the Netherlands?Q2) 19th September is Independence Day in Saint Kitts and Nevis. It became independent in which year of the 1980s?Q3) What’s the country’s currency: the West Caribbean Pound, the East Caribbean Dollar or the North Caribbean Schilling?Q4) The country’s capital is Basseterre. It’s on which island: Saint Kitts or Nevis?Q5) Finally … ? Who’s the country’s head of state: the US President, the UK’s monarch or the German Chancellor?
Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 18th September is International Equal what Day: Equal Pay Day, Equal Rights Day or Equal Marriage Day?A1) International Equal Pay Day.Q2) Anna Netrebko was born on 18th September, 1971. The opera singer is a what: a soprano, mezzo-soprano or contralto?Q3) 18th September is the feast day of Saint Constantius. He’s traditionally depicted as a what: soldier, sailor or butcher?Q4) Juan de la Cierva crossed the English Channel on 18th September, 1928. He was the first person to do so in a what: boat, hovercraft or autogyro?Q5) Finally … ? 18th September, 1990, saw Liechtenstein join what: the United Nations, European Union or the African Union?A5) The United Nations, or UN.
Here’s a thought …
“With 261 square kilometres (101 sq mi) of territory, and roughly 48,000 inhabitants, it is the smallest sovereign state in the Western Hemisphere … ”From the Wikipedia entry on the country.
And a national anthem …
The next ten question set is on 21st September, the International Day of Peace.
Your 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.
* Oh … Have a Terry Pratchett advert …
† Hello, Mum!
‡ OK, Olga: I hope the day goes well! Don’t forget the posh outfit at the awards ceremony!
§ Actually, the Saint Constantius question was serious, Debbi. Or serious-ish … ! I think a lot of saints of his era were bishops, abbots or abbesses: on top of everything else … !
Have a good time at the conference: don’t go a*se over t*t in the shower!
1 UK
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3 East Carribean Dollar
4 Saint Kitts
5 UK Monarch
Q1) the UK
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Q3) the East Caribbean Dollar
Q4) Saint Kitts
Q5) the UK’s monarch
Thanks, Paul. The outfit wasn't very posh, but I'll share some pics when the article appears. (Although I was the MC, more or less, the director of the radio station and the photographer, who is his partner, were there as well, recording the event and doing pics, so I'm sure there will be an article coming up).
I like the pics, although, as you say, the likeness is not very good for you. Mind you, I think the potato is fabulous. Bobby is not bat at all.
I remember one of the students I had at Sussex University when I was a TA (I had her two years in a row, in different courses) who told us she had applied for MI5, in her case, and one of the issues was that they contacted everybody around her to make sure there was nobody suspicious or whatever. They never contacted me, and although I didn't know her that well, she was a good student. She always went to class and turned up the work in time, and she did quite well. She was reliable, that I guess is a good thing. I wonder if she ended up working for them or not, as I left Sussex when I finished my PhD and never saw her again.
As they were final year students, sometimes they'd ask us for references, although I don't think I wrote many, because I was only a TA. My friend, Christelle, when we were in the US, at Mount Holyoke, was teaching French for the year she was there, and many of her students asked her for references and recommendations. She hated it, and I ended up telling her what to write, based on the information she gave me. They seemed happy with the result, so...
No worries, Paul. This conference is right in Columbia. A 20-minute drive from home, at worst. :)
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2. 1983
3. the East Caribbean Dollar
4. Saint Kitts
5. the UK's monarch
BTW, I read my flash fiction inspired by Terry Pratchett.
It went over really well! I wish you could have heard me! :)
Hey! Maybe I'll do a live reading on YouTube or something. That would be different! :)
I'll give that some thought.
Before I read, I asked, "Any Terry Pratchett fans here?" Many a hand shot up! Lovely sight!