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Showing posts with label Shere Hite. Show all posts

Friday, 2 November 2018

Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 2nd November, 2018.

2nd November, 2018.


Yep: Apple have finally and released an updated Mac mini.

At bloody last!   And WAY too long after my birthday for my comfort!

It’s rather good: bar the solid state drive size — 128 gigabytes on the baseline model — and an a slightly more powerful video card?

An it looks like you can rev up the RAM, yourself: although I could be wrong*.

It’s actually a better specced machine than my 2017 iMac!

I might just start saving up … !

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Thursday, 2 November 2017

Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 2nd November, 2017.

Oh, right … 

That was the initial appointment … 

I have to confess, I had a dentist’s appointment, yesterday: on the way to getting a tooth extracted.

The tooth’s still there: but I have to head back, to get the thing extracted.

The appointment, next week?   Lasts an hour.

That’s when the pliers come out, I think.

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The fact that, in all this?

I managed to catch more episodes of Freak Show, last night?

Is practically incidental.

Saying that?   The younger members of the ensemble are doing their usual good jobs in their respective roles, Michael Chiklis† is surprising us with his choice of jobs, Finn Wittrock is slowing turning into Norman Bates …  

But, as ever, it’s Kathy Bates, Angela Bassett and Jessica Lange that steal the show …

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Friday, 2 November 2012

The Daily Teaser — 2-11-2012

Hmmm … 

It’s Friday, isn’t … ?   Yes, it is.

Which means I’ll have the Friday question set up, later.

Oh … 

And have to go job hunting in the mean-time.

Hmmm … 

That’s … How to phrase this … going slowly, frankly.

That I can (sort of) cope with: after all I can always find something to do, even if it is just doing the laundry, or cleaning the floor, again.

But, my word … Banging my head against a brick wall would be more painful … But at least I’d get some sleep out of it … !

Let’s get moving on, shall we?

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi putting in her answers: along with admitting she was mildly worried about her nephew*, in Brooklyn, she’s also bagged 5 out of 5.

Let’s see how she — and you — do with today’s questions, shall we?   Here they are, along with the ‘How To’, License and video … 

Q1) 2nd November, 1936, saw the BBC establish the BBC Television Service: what was this renamed, in 1964 … ?
Q2) More to the point, in which year did BBC2 start broadcasting … ?
Q3) Moving on … 2nd November, 1889, saw two states admitted to the USA: name either.
Q4) 2nd November, 1930, saw Haile Selassie named as Emperor of Ethiopia.   In which year of the 1970s was he removed from the throne … ?
Q5) As a minor point: Haile Selassie’s dynasty claimed descent from which Old Testament figure … ?
Q6) And finally … 2nd November, 2000, saw the resignation of Chris Woodhead.   As the British government inspector of what: schools, prisons or hospitals … ?
And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 1st November is the Day Of The Dead, in Mexico: is it a Mexican public holiday … ?
A1) Yes.
Q2) 1st November, 1993, saw the treaty that founded the European Union come into effect.   Which Dutch city was that treaty signed in … ?
A2) Maastricht.
Q3) 1st November, 1928, saw a Turkish law go into force, that saw Turkey replace the Arabic Alphabet … with what … ?
A3) The Turkish alphabet: a modified version of the Latin alphabet.
Q4) 1st November, 1512, saw the ceiling of what shown to the public for the first time … ?
A4) The Sistine Chapel.
Q5) And finally … 1st November, 1800, saw President John Adams move into where … ?
A5) The Executive Mansion: or White House, as it’s better known.
Enjoy those, everyone.

I’ll leave you with this thought from sexologist, Shere Hite …
“I'm suggesting we call sex something else, and it should include everything from kissing to sitting close together”Shere Hite, born November 2, 1942
And, given it’s also k d lang’s birthday, I’ll ALSO leave you with the what I still think is the best love song ever written … !

























*        I’ll be honest, Debbi, I’m just thankful we don’t get storms like Sandy, here in the UK.   And that all we have to worry about with Jude, is where he’s put his favourite toy carº … !

º        He like’s cars, Debbi.   Red ones, funnily.   Remind me to … ahh … borrow a picture of Mrs Peel, as and when … !