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New Zealand is to move to ban smoking by progressively raising the age it is allowed, and by reducing the nicotine level in tobacco. Good luck with that, it is now 14 months without any tobacco for me.

1. The penis of a blue whale is how long/
2. The gestation period for a giraffe is how kong?
3. The Beatles and Elvis were number one in the UK Charts for how many weeks?
4. How high is Brown Willy?
5. When was the first first Ford car produced?
6. What is the difference in miles between the road and crow flies difference between Cardiff and Weston-super-Mare?
7. How many bricks were used to build Battersea Power Station?
8. How high is Nelson’s Column?
9. Which animal has the largest penis proportional to body length?
10. For how many years has England been ruled by a King William?
11. What does the word unguent mean?
12. How many years were dinosaurs on earth?
13. World record for eating 40 chicken McNuggets is?
14. How many many monarchies are there in Europe?
15. How many native British Trees are there?
16. The oldest European Monarchy is?
17. If you had a florin, a farthing, a half crown, a guinea and two shillings and sixpence – how much would you have in todays money?

Did Johnson arrange for DoE’s demise to divert attention from the Brexit debacle that is descending into horror. The Northern Ireland Secretary did not get there until Thursday. This is not going to disappear anytime soon.

Weather is not great – not warm, showers. plants doing OK though

1721 this lady inoculated her 3 year old son with smallpox (following the tradition used in Turkey). Another example of the male history in this country. PS- It worked and was used on many others. Edward Jenner was not born until 1749.

Well that was a shock this morning! Doing the papers we were chatting about the rise in Covid round here. I had noticed someone going into the shop without a mask. As he came out in my discussion I said that the rise might be due to people not wearing masks and becoming more relaxed about the restrictions. Next I knew I was being threatened by this guy who said he was exempt (no problem then?) and should knock my fucking head off for making a sarky remark.

So I went to a supermarket for the first time for over a year (ignoring 2 click and collect). Not too busy, everyone wearing a mask and old like me! Social distancing good. So maybe in another couple of months! I stocked up on odd things like razors, sardines (why are they so expensive in the local shop?), shampoo, and rather a lot of other stuff! I was surprised to see a queue at the fish counter – I know it is Friday, but did not know anyone cared about that anymore!

I did not watch the prat show on TV last night. Whilst I think she is rather pretty and he seems ok, it is odd that a 2nd or 3rd rate American actress and upper class nob can be so interesting to at least 2 nations! Nottinghill Part 2.

It is interesting that a bunch of obscure people known as the firm, or institution, can hold such sway over a technologically savvy country in the 21st century! All this would be totally irrelevant were it not for the race issue. Yet again we are seeing how racism and sexism are still undermining much of `British Society. Whilst the press seem to be able to write forever on this topic I have not much else to say. Whether they stay in USA or not, whether the heir apparent talks to them on the phone is basically irrelevant and boring!.

OK, this is a bit random! But cutting up an orange yesterday I wondered why children and adults playing football always had a quarter of orange at half-time. Whilst certainly good for you I could not see a quarter of an orange doing much to enhance performance! The internet suggested that colds were more prevalent in winter, but I think the clue is more to do with the date of introduction – 1950’s – post-rationing? Even then it still seems a little strange? Why not a piece of chocolate or piece of a banana?

It would be a big surprise as I very rarely participate. But if I did I would buy a farm and rent out most of the fields leaving an old barn or three! Convert these into. craft workshops, have a small cafe like the one in Wells selling whole food stuff (I have not got anything against meat – and would have to pop to the garage at Middle Taphouse for the occasional pasty!). A field or two with orchards, and a kitchen garden and a flower/wildflower meadow. A couple of ponds and maybe a classroom attached to the cafe (multi-use) for about 20. A shop would sell from the craft workshop and maybe others nearby.