The Simple Things - 04.2020

Pet’s Corner. Tweet us a picture

of your #dogsinblankets or

#catsonmats @simplethingsmag

Dan, 9, tri-breed. As nominated

by Jane Alexander

CODENAMES

BOARD GAME

QUICK FIRE OF THE MONTH

QUIZ

1 In 1698, the first

recorded April’s Fool,

people at the Tower

of London hoped to see

what being washed?

2 What worldwide event

celebrates its 50th

anniversary on the

22nd of the month?

3 Which Anglo-Saxon

goddess probably lent

her name to Easter?

4 What was Agatha

Christie’s first novel,

released in 1920?

5 April O’Neill hangs

out with which cartoon

characters?

Go head to head in this

team game to be the first

to determine where all your

agents are on the board.

‘Spies’ have to master the

careful use of one-word

clues – and being able

to gauge your fellow

teammates – all the

while avoiding rival agents

and the deadly assassin.

£17, argos.co.uk

DOGS IN

•BLANKETS•

Zeus, 8. As nominated

by Deborah Hunt

The story of songs

SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT BY NIRVANA (1991)‘Men just can’t help acting on

Impulse’ – if Kurt Cobain had been British, chances are one of the most defining songs of an era might have been

inspired by that cheesy bit of 90s advertising. Because he was American, he went for Teen Spirit – another deodorant

marketed for teenage girls. Not that he knew it at the time. The lyric directly came from a spot of graffiti that

Kathleen Hanna, the lead singer of another Seattle band, Bikini Kill, drunkenly scrawled across his wall: ‘Kurt smells

like Teen Spirit’. Kurt said that he didn’t realise the deodorant link for a while –even after the single was released

–rather he took it as a statement of rebellion. Just as millions of teenagers have done since. We’re none the wiser

as to what ‘Teen Spirit’ actually smells like – possibly less sickly than Impulse Vanilla Kisses spray, we hope.

CATS ON

•MATS•

(answers over page*)

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of your#dogsinblanketsor

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Dan,9,tri-breed.Asnominated
byJaneAlexander

CODENAMES

BOARD GAME

QUICK FIRE OF THE MONTH

QUIZ

1 In 1698,thefirst

recordedApril’sFool,

peopleat theTower

of Londonhopedto see

whatbeingwashed?

2 Whatworldwideevent

celebratesits50th

anniversaryonthe

22ndof themonth?

3 WhichAnglo-Saxon

goddessprobablylent

hernameto Easter?

4 WhatwasAgatha

Christie’sfirstnovel,

releasedin 1920?

5 AprilO’Neillhangs

outwithwhichcartoon

characters?

Go head to head in this

team game to be the first

to determine where all your

agents are on the board.

‘Spies’ have to master the

careful use of one-word

clues – and being able

to gauge your fellow

teammates – all the

while avoiding rival agents

and the deadly assassin.

£17, argos.co.uk

DOGS IN

•BLANKETS•

Zeus,8.Asnominated

byDeborahHunt

The story of songs

SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT BY NIRVANA (1991)‘Men just can’t help acting on

Impulse’ – if Kurt Cobain had been British, chances are one of the most defining songs of an era might have been

inspired by that cheesy bit of 90s advertising. Because he was American, he went for Teen Spirit – another deodorant

marketed for teenage girls. Not that he knew it at the time. The lyric directly came from a spot of graffiti that

Kathleen Hanna, the lead singer of another Seattle band, Bikini Kill, drunkenly scrawled across his wall: ‘Kurt smells

like Teen Spirit’. Kurt said that he didn’t realise the deodorant link for a while –even after the single was released

–rather he took it as a statement of rebellion. Just as millions of teenagers have done since. We’re none the wiser

as to what ‘Teen Spirit’ actually smells like – possibly less sickly than Impulse Vanilla Kisses spray, we hope.

CATS ON

•MATS•

(answers over page*)