Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 15th May, 2022.

15th May, 2022.

Yes, it is, isn’t it?

It’s nice for Ukraine that they won Eurovision, last night: with the rousing Stephania.

Good for them.

The UK … ?   Actually came second.

No that I’ve actually heard the song: I turned it off after a few seconds

At any rate, well done to both of them.

And to the Spanish entry: apparently, they’ve caused the sort of scandal you only get at Eurovision.

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At any rate … ?

I wasn’t actually watching the contest.

Partly because Ukraine’s win seemed to be a foregone conclusion.

But partly?   Because I was making another video review.

Here’s what I thought of All In … 

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 15th May, 2020.

15th May, 2020.

It’s official the case … 

I’ve finished reading a book.

Ian Fleming’s Live and Let Die: the second of his James Bond novels, and the one that features Mr Big* as the villain.

The thing sees Bond trying to foil Mr Big’s gold smuggling operation: gold coin smuggled out of the Caribbean in fish tanks holding poisonous fish.

It’s a good little thriller: although I have to admit, I don’t know that’s it’s aged as well as it could.

The word ‘negro’ cropped up in places where I’d’ve expected to see something else, something more relevant to the scene: ‘thug,’ say, ‘musician,’ or ‘boatman.’

Something a little more relevant to the context, and a little less inflammatory!

‘Negro’ is, I think, an ugly word: and, at least, mildly insulting to any of Fleming’s black readers.

Possibly the book could be edited a little, to cater to a modern audience: I really couldn’t tell you.

It’s interesting … but … 

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The Daily Teaser — 15-5-2015: Updated

Right , here we are, again: up nice and early — HA! — ready to rock and roll!

Or, in my case, write a post up for your entertainment: whilst a documentary about comets — one I taped last, night — plays in the background.

What’s caught my attention, there … ?   Is the simple fact I’ve — sort of — showed my age, there: in telling you I’d taped a show.

What I’d actually done, of course, was record the show as a digital video stream, to a USB stick.

Isn’t it amazing, though?   The way words can both change … 

And stay the same … !

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