Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 2nd October 2025.

2nd October, 2025.

Right … 

It’s officially Thursday.

And … ?

It’s going to be a quiet day with little to do.

Bar picking up some bits from the pharmacists.

Test strips for the blood sugar monitor I’ve got.

With Christmas coming up … ?

I’m reminded of something my Aunty Bella used to do, at this time of year.

She use to collect empty pots: empty film roll pots, the ones you’d keep still camera film, in … and fill them with pound coins she could give away as Christmas gifts.

She’s usually wrap them in Christmas paper: so the pots would resemble crackers.

The things would usually only have £10 or so in them: depending on what coins she put in.

But they were handy amounts of cash, amounts that could, if nothing else, be used to do some light shopping.

They were stocking fillers, in other words.

What struck me, the last time I was in the chemists?

Was that the pots that held the test strips were a similar size to the film roll pots.

And that Christmas is closer than we imagine.

Thank you, Aunty Bella … 

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 1-10-2025 — International Day of the Older Persons

1st October, 2025: the International Day of the Older Persons.

Right, then: it’s officially official.

It’s Wednesday!

But you knew that: you can see the calendar as well as I can!

That’s possibly beside the point.

It’s Wednesday, 1st October, which means it’s the national day of China.

We might have to eat pancake rolls.

It’s also my sister, Ruth’s, birthday.

Hopefully, Jude’s got his mother a card … !

And lastly … ?

I’ve got a meeting with my Job Centre case worker.

Hopefully, that will be productive: and possibly sort out an issue or two.

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I have to admit, I’ve turned the radio — or, at least, the TV that’s playing Radio 4 — off.

It’s party conference season: so the Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, was on.

Banging on about ‘British values’: one of the most meaningless phrases in the political handbook.

After all, he’s accused the Reform party of having racist policies: then, today, used the phrase ‘British values’ … 

Which could easily, and historically, remind us British values includes beating up brown people: and selling opium to the Chinese!

Politicians can do lots of good for the UK.

But political language … ?

When George Orwell wrote “Politics and the English Language”, when he invented the word, “duckspeak”, he had a point.

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 30-9-2025 — Thunderbirds. (Ten Questions)

30th September, 2025: Thunderbirds.

It’s official: I’ve lost weight!

I was at my weekly weight management class — meeting? group? — yesterday: I go every Monday, so you know.

And … ?

I’ve lost one hundred grams.

About three ounces, if you want it in Imperial.

OK: that’s not as much as last week’s loss.

But … ?

It’s nice to know there’s an ongoing trend!

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 29-9-2025 — The Prisoner (Ten Questions)

29th September, 2025: The Prisoner.

It’s Monday morning.

And, of course, I’m up early: to get to my weight management meeting.

Hopefully?

I will have lost some weight.

I was under one hundred kilos, last week: so it would be nice if I’ve lost more, this week.

Here’s hoping.

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Something I know … ?

Is that one of my X followers is always happy to tell me what the weather’s like in her part of the world: including when she’s got fog.

I’m mildly jealous, as we’ve not had fog, here, for a couple of years.

Until this morning, that is.

I know it’s chilly out … but I always think the fog makes my street look romantic … !

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It seems that the people of Switzerland have had a referendum on digital ID.

And … ?

Narrowly voted in favour of their government’s proposed scheme.

Well done, them.

They’ve voted for a digital ID scheme that’s voluntary: unlike the scheme proposed by Sir Keir Starmer.

If someone could point out that a voluntary ID scheme seems popular, that could be a big hint for the PM.

Make the scheme voluntary, Sir Keir: you’ll have less problems getting it through the House of Commons … 

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 28th September 2025.

28th September, 2025.

It’s officially: England’s (ladies) rugby team have won the World Cup.

I’m no fan of the game: but it’s nice to see it happen,

I have just one minor question.

Was it Rugby League, or Rugby Union?

Like I say, I’m not a fan … !

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OK, I’m possibly a lot of things.

Including mildly bored on a Sunday morning.

But … ?

I’m interested enough in current affairs: at least, interested enough to keep an eye on the petition against the Prime Minister’s Digital ID scheme.

When I put my name to it, yesterday?

It was hovering around the 1, 600, 000 mark.

As I write?

It’s at the 2, 100, 000 mark.

Given the House of Commons has to debate these things, if they get 10, 000 signatures?

It’s getting debated.

Whether the proposal goes through, or fails, is a whole other matter.

But at least a debate is guaranteed.

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