The Daily Teaser — 5-12-2012

Now, that’s thing … I’ve actually woken up on time … 

Without actually having set my alarm.

Which is sort of a miracle given it’s ME we’re taking about, here … !

Still … 

I DO know I had something of an interesting day, though.

I’ve actually managed to bag an interview, next Tuesday.   Here’s hoping I manage to figure out how to bloody well GET there … !

Let’s get a move on, shall we … ?

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Yesterday’s teaser saw Debbi putting in her answers: along with bagging 5 out of 6º, she ALSO let us know she’s cutting back on the amount of blogs she writing*, to get started on another title … !

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) 5th December, 1945, saw the disappearance of Flight 19, in the Bermuda Triangle.   In which year were claims first made about the Triangle made: 1949, 1950 or 1951 … ?

Q2) 5th December, 1977, saw President Anwar al-Sadat break Egyptian ties with four countries: name any one of them … ?

Q3) More to the point, this was in response to those countries forming an alliance with whom … ?

Q4) Moving on … 5th December, 2005, saw the Civil Partnership come into force in the UK.   In which year was this announced in the Queen’s Speech … ?

Q5) And finally … 5th December, 1766, saw which auctioneer maker his first sale: John Sotheby or James Christie … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 4th December, 1937, saw the first publication of The Dandy, the world’s third longest running comic.   Name either of the two older comics.   A1) Detective Comics or il Giomalino.

Q2) More to the point … what was The Dandy one of the first comics to use … ?   A2) Speech bubbles.

Q3) Name either of The Dandy’s longest running strips … ?   A3) Korky the Cat and Desperate Dan.

Q4) Who is The Dandy’s publisher: Marvel, DC Thompson or DC … ?   A4) DC Thompson.

Q5) Which of The Dandy’s character’s lives at 29, Acacia Avenue … ?   A5) Eric Wimp: better known, of course, as Bananaman.

Q6) And finally … the comic’s publisher will release the last edition in which year … ?   A6) 2012: 75 years after it’s first publication.

Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll catch you later.

AFTER I’ve left you with this quote from Chinese General, Lin Biao …

“In the final analysis, the whole cause of world revolution hinges on the revolutionary struggles of the Asian, African and Latin American people who make up the overwhelming majority of the world's population”

Lin Biao, December 5, 1907– September 13, 1971

And with THIS tune from birthday boy, J. J. Cale … 

*        I don’t blame you, Debbi: your shoes, I’d probably be doing the same thing … !   (And , yes, thank you!   A mention would be great … ! :D )

º        Actually, Debbi … ONE of those old comics is Italian: I think that’ll please Rick … !

The Dark Knight Rises: Hmmm …

3/12/2012.

You know, I’ll happily confess, I’ve started this post with the date: as I’m intent on STARTING this particular post at something of a late hour on a Monday night.

With, frankly, the intention of finishing it off, tomorrow.

And with the EXTRA intention … of something else that’s ACTUALLY slipped my mind, at this point.

Oh, Yes!

The intention of making sure I’d tell you of how impressed I was — comparatively — with a film I’ve rented from iTunes, tonight.

Frankly … ?   I’m willing to bet you’ve had a good guess at what the film actually is.

The 2012 film that is the Christopher directed The Dark Knight Rises.

I’m possibly impressed with this … 

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4/12/2012.

And please note I say possibly.   But let me try and explain the film to you.

Set some eight years after The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises opens with a charity event run by the Wayne Foundation: one that the man himself doesn’t attend, as he’s been in seclusion for quite some time.

After both the death of Harvey Dent, AND pulling out of a Wayne Enterprises deal into clean fusion energy, on learning the reactor could’ve been used as a weapon.

That changes.

As a valuable necklace is stolen from a safe owned by Bruce … by a cat burglar called Selina Kyle.

A cat burglar who then sells Bruce’s lifted fingerprints to a Wayne business rival, called John Dagget: a rival who’s hired the terrorist, Bane, to do a lot of dirty work for him.

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Hmmm … 

Which is actually simplifying the plot by quite a hell of a lot … 

The Dark Knight Rises is a rich piece of work: possibly too rich for me, although it is a beautifully made piece of work.   Frankly, I think Nolan and co are incapable of making a bad Batman movie.

Personally, though … ?

Personally, I have to admit, I found this a stunner, but not as much of a stunner as The Dark Knight, although that could be just well be Heath Ledger’s death leaving its mark.

Whatever … 

I’ll leaves you seeing stars …

The Dark Knight Rises   

★★★☆

The Dandy Teaser — 4-12-2012

Bleaugh … 

I THINK coming down with a cold … again … !

Yuck … !

I HATE having two in the space of a couple of months, I really do … 

Still … 

At least I can show you this image of my nephew, Jude: who’s definitely learnt to walk: oh … and worked out where key’s go.

Bless ’im … !

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But let’s move on, shall we?

Yesterday’s teaser saw Debbi* putting in her answers: and, along with telling us about  the speech she gave in Richmond, over the weekend, she ALSO managed to bag 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) 4th December, 1937, saw the first publication of The Dandy, the world’s third longest running comic.   Name either of the two older comics.

Q2) More to the point … what was The Dandy one of the first comics to use … ?

Q3) Name either of The Dandy’s longest running strips … ?

Q4) Who is The Dandy’s publisher: Marvel, DC Thompson or DC … ?

Q5) Which of The Dandy’s character’s lives at 29, Acacia Avenue … ?

Q6) And finally … the comic’s publisher will release the last edition in which year … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 3rd December saw Louis Washkansky become the first person to receive a heart transplant: in which year was this … ?

A1) 1967.

Q2) More to the point … in which country was this … ?

A2) South Africa.

Q3) What was the name of the doctor who performed the procedure … ?

A3) Dr Dr Christiaan Neethling Barnard..

Q4) At the time of his death in 2009, Tony Huesman was the world’s longest surviving transplant patient.   For how many years did he live, after his operation: 31, 32 or 33 years … ?

A4) 31 years.

Q5) And finally … noted transplant patient, Kelly Perkins famously does what, to promote organ donation … ?

A5) Mountaineering.

Enjoy those, everyone.

I’ll leave you with this quote from Dandy character, Korky the Cat …

“Ho-Ho, Now I know.   It’s ‘D’ for ‘Dandy’ day”

Korky the Cat, from the cover of the Decimalisation Day edition of The Dandy.

And this tune from Adam and the Ants: Adam Ant himself, of course, being a Dandy highwayman‡… 

*        You know, Debbi, I can tell when you’ve had a good day: the scores go up … ! :D

‡        Cheap Puns and wordplay, available from … !

The Daily Teaser — 3-12-2012: The Organ Donor Teaser

Now, there’s a thing … !

I’ve just had a kernel panic!

Usually, that’s the OS X equivalent of the Blue Screen of Death.

The cause is usually various software or hardware problems: although LORD knows what’s triggered this one.

And I’ll be frank … It’s the first one I’ve seen in about 8 years: which isn’t bad going, all told.

Let’s get moving on, shall we?

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi — who’s back from Richmond — putting in her answers: along with bagging 4 out of 5, she also let us know she’ll be updating us about that trip*.

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) 3rd December saw Louis Washkansky become the first person to receive a heart transplant: in which year was this … ?

Q2) More to the point … in which country was this … ?

Q3) What was the name of the doctor who performed the procedure … ?

Q4) At the time of his death in 2009, Tony Huesman was the world’s longest surviving transplant patient.   For how many years did he live, after his operation: 31, 32 or 33 years … ?

Q5) And finally … noted transplant patient, Kelly Perkins famously does what, to promote organ donation … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 2nd December, 2001, saw which company file for bankruptcy … ?

A1) Enron.

Q2) More to the point, in which Texan city was it based … ?

A2) Houston.

Q3) Two years earlier, 2nd December, 1999, saw what — within the UK — take power … ?

A3) The Northern Ireland Executive.

Q4) 2nd December, 1954, saw the US Senate censure who, for conduct unbecoming a senator … ?

A4) Joseph McCarthy.

Q5) And FINALLY … 2nd December, 1939, saw the opening of which New York airport … ?

A5) LaGuardia.

Enjoy those, everyone.

I’ll leave you with this very appropriate tune from Madness … 

And this quote from a rather well known doctor …

“The prime goal is to alleviate suffering, and not to prolong life. And if your treatment does not alleviate suffering, but only prolongs life, that treatment should be stopped.”

Dr Christiaan Barnard.

Enjoy today … 

*        I’m REALLY going to have to see about updating my RSS reader, Debbi: I’m going to be keeping an eye open for that … ! :D

†        As I tweeted, yesterday, it was only last night I realised that today’s Teaser video is about organ transplants … And opens with the line ‘Dinner IS PREPARED’.   The mind boggles … 

The Daily Teaser — 2-12-2012

Oh … 

I’ve got to admit, I’ve got the BBC’s News channels on, at the mo: mostly where I can’t be bothered to turn over, as yet.

And, although I’m not usually a sports fan, I do like to try and keep an eye on the snooker.

The UK Championship’s on at the mo.   And two time winner, Ding Junhui has been knocked out in the first round … !

If I’m any judge, though … ?   China’s finest will be back for that title, and a go at the World championship, next year.

Let’s move on, shall we?

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw Mr Strict putting in his answers: AND bagging five out of 5.

Let’s see how he — and you — do with today’s questions, shall we?

Here they are, along with the ‘How To’, License and video … 

Q1) 2nd December, 2001, saw which company file for bankruptcy … ?

Q2) More to the point, in which Texan city was it based … ?

Q3) Two years earlier, 2nd December, 1999, saw what — within the UK — take power … ?

Q4) 2nd December, 1954, saw the US Senate censure who, for conduct unbecoming a senator … ?

Q5) And FINALLY … 2nd December, 1939, saw the opening of which New York airport … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 1st December is World AIDS Day: what is AIDS an acronym for … ?   A1) Acquired Immuno-deficiency Syndrome.

Q2) What’s the name of the virus that causes AIDS … ?   A2) HIV: or Human Immunodeficiency Virus, if you want it in full.   (Which is an unfortunate way of phrasing it, now I look at it … )

Q3) What’s the most frequent form of AIDS infection: mother-to-child, contaminated body fluids or sexual infection.   A3) Sexual infection.

Q4) In which year of the 1960s was the first confirmed case of AIDS … ?   A4) Believe it or not, in 1969.

Q5) And finally … in which year did Rock Hudson die as a result of AIDS … ?   A5) 1985.

Enjoy those, everyone.

I’ll leave you with this quote from the late Marty Feldman …

“Hookers have to deliver on their promise... unlike politicians.”

Marty Feldman  8 July 1934 – 2 December 1982

And, as a nod to Naughty by Nature frontman, Trench, I give you OPP … 

Have a good day … !