Hi Jack
Spot on! The exact opposite as you say it's the longest day & shortest night here.
You posting that puzzle is really funny & spooky. I spotted that film when I was looking for something else & had planned to use it myself & then didn't for some reason but I can't remember what it was now
Anyway the answer to your bonus question is that it's set in 1931. It sounds very sad so I'm not sure I'd want to watch it. My viewing in the last few weeks (apart from Morse, Midsomer & Poirot) has included Nine to Five, Johnny English, Paddington & Naked Gun. I've been watching Agatha Raisin which is enjoyable nonsense. I've read the books by M C Beaton & the lady in the TV programme is far more glamorous than she is described in the book & her hair is the wrong colour
Still you can't have everything
I found a joke for you. It's a bit naff but it tickled me. I think it might be a bit of a variation on one I've used before
A guy walks into a New York bar pushing a small suitcase on wheels.
He takes a seat at the bar and then he begins to open the suitcase carefully.
With the suitcase open, he takes out the tiniest piano you’ve ever seen and places it on the bar. The bartender watches him, a little puzzled.
The guy then reaches back into the suitcase and takes out a tiny man. This little man is no taller than ten inches high and the guy then seats him at the tiny piano.
The tiny man then begins to play a piece by Chopin on the piano in a way that is both enchanting and absolutely beautiful.
The bartender walks up the guy and says “Gee, where did you get the tiny pianist? He’s brilliant.“
The guy puts his hand back into his suitcase again and pulls out an old magic lamp, which he then hands to the bartender.
He says to the bartender, “Here, rub this and make a wish.“
The bartender says, “Are you serious?”
The guy says, “Sure, go ahead.”
So the bartender rubs the lamp and says “I wish for a million bucks!“
There is a loud ‘poof’ sound before a million ducks start marching into the bar.
The bartender looks at the man and says, “Buddy, I think your magic lamp is broken.“
The guy looks at him, smiles then says, “Tell me something I don’t know. You don’t really think I asked for a 10 inch pianist do you?“
I'll leave you with a small random assortment. Lunchtime thank heavens