Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 24-1-2024 — The Death of Winston Churchill.

24th January, 2025: Sir Winston Churchill.

You know … it’s a Friday … 

You’d worked that out!

And?

Frankly, the country’s being hit by Storm Éowyn: with Red weather warnings for Scotland, Northern England, and the island of Ireland.

I’m glad I don’t live in those parts of the UK.

But very aware it’s looking breezy out!

Being careful out is going to be a good idea!

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As a minor point … ?

I notice the storm is called Éowyn.

Why?

I don’t know.

But I’m wondering if it’s named for Éowyn: one of the few female characters in Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings.

It’s a shame they didn’t think of calling it ‘Gandalf’.

Naming a storm after a fictional character occasionally referred to as Stormcrow seems appropriate.

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 30th November 2022.

30th November, 2022.

Yes: it’s Wednesday.

And?

Elon’s at it, again!

He’s officially announced that restrictions on COVID Misinformation, on Twitter … have been lifted: or, at least, seriously eased.

A week ago: on 23rd November, this year.

Frankly?

I get the impression that’s going to bite in the proverbial.

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Sadly?

My nephew’s over, later.

Sad … ?   As one of his pet rabbits, Donnie, has died.

OK, that’s only a minor blip in world events.

But?

He’s eleven, remember: he’s devastated.

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As a last, slightly more cheerful thing?

I’ve finished my written and video reviews of episode four of The Abominable Snowmen.

I hope you enjoy them … 

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 4-8-2020: Give Me a Glass of Champagne!

4th August, 2020.

Right … 

I think we can safely say I’ve finished the next article for PhoenixFM.

Once I’ve got a little polishing done … ?

I’ll send it off, and see if it gets accepted.

Here’s hoping it does.

I’ve got an idea for another, already.

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You possibly watch the technology news, don’t you … ?

If you do, you’ll noticed the fuss around Chinese video sharing site, TikTok.

There’s security concerns: that are serious enough for President Trump to want to ban TikTok’s use in the US.

I might possibly join, given that.

At ANY rate?   From what I can see the main concern — according to US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo — is that TikTok is passing on “facial recognition patterns, addresses, phone numbers and contacts” to Beijing.

Where it’s HQ is.

From the very little I know?

That’s exactly to sort of information US tech companies — Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft — send to their HQs … to sell to advertisers.

I don’t see Trump banning them.

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 31-7-2020: Rum, Sodomy and the Lash

31st July, 2020.

Yes, Rollason Way had … an adventure … !

Rampaging aliens swept down the street, destroying cars, making mad, passionate, lingering love to innocent cats, and general causing havoc.

Whilst the Inquisition leapt out on people, interrogating them about their sofas, and vikings raided freezers.

On a more serious note?

We had a power cut.

Which didn’t last long, but, still … inconvenient … !

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What didn’t help, from point of view?   Was being unable to phone UK Power Networks, who makes sure the power network doesn’t fall over.

Yes: O2’s STILL not providing us with a signal … as, according to the email they sent me last night, the tower’s been decommissioned … 

And won’t be back in operation until October.

Personally?

I’m disgusted.

And, frankly, grateful that the local press were interested enough to want to talk to me.

Lord knows when that story will run, if or when it will.

But I’d love to read it … 

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The fact my dental appointment’s been moved to 11:40 … ?

Is a relatively minor point …

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 3-9-2019: WW2 — The Anniversary

3rd September, 2019.

Now that’s a sad thing to see.

Terrance Dicks,  the former Dr Who writer, and script editor, has died at the age of eighty-four.

Having had a long career in TV: writing for many serials.

He also did something else, too.

He novelised many Dr Who episodes for Target Books, back in the day.

And got a lot of people my age, reading.

I know: I was one of them.

The first book I bought was Doctor Who and the Loch Ness Monster: his print version of Terror of the Zygons.

What CAN I tell you?

Except that Dicks will be much missed.

RIP, Terrance.

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Oh, I think I’ve solved a mystery.

Or, at least, had it solved for me.

If you recall, I mentioned in yesterday’s Teaser, that there were a lot of police cars on my street: and a police forensic’s van.

It turns out the Gazette’s found out what’s happening.

It seems that — after a concern for welfare report — a man has been found dead in his flat.

That’s another sad thing to here.

I’m just wondering who that was.

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 1-9-2018: World War 2, Again.

1st September, 2018.

It’s got to be said … 

“Hello!”

Which is possibly the most pointless thing to say!

At any rate, it’s Saturday.

And, of course, I’m up early: to make sure I can get to work on time.

Oy … Vey!

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