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March 19

1943 Major League Baseball spring training

1943 Major League Baseball season and Spring training both say that teams were required to do their spring training north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River. Were the St Louis teams required to play east of the Mississippi, since they played their games on the western side of the river? According to this page, the Cardinals decided to go to Cairo, Illinois; I can't figure out where the Browns trained that year. Nyttend (talk) 18:04, 19 March 2013 (UTC)

According to this,[1] it was Cape Girardeau, Missouri, which is on the Mississippi and is about 25 miles closer to St. Louis than Cairo is. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 22:37, 19 March 2013 (UTC)

And the National League list.[2] It's clear that several teams weren't "north of the Ohio" either. I think the main point was to keep them close to their home cities. The Senators trained at College Park, which was "south" of the Ohio, or at least the Mason-Dixon line, but was only about 10 miles from Griffith Stadium. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 22:44, 19 March 2013 (UTC)

What's the English name of this Disney character?

What's the English name of this Disney character? He's a plainclothes police officer, like Detective Casey. However, he was invented later. This character is a bumbling police detective just like Casey, but unlike him, always dresses in a cowboy-style outfit, complete with a stetson and a bolo tie. In Finnish he is called "Reino Murske". JIP | Talk 18:27, 19 March 2013 (UTC)

What film(s) is he from? - filelakeshoe (t / c) 18:46, 19 March 2013 (UTC)

No films, he is from the Mickey Mouse comics. JIP | Talk 19:14, 19 March 2013 (UTC)

He doesn't appear to be dressed as you describe (at least always), but this page says that "Reino Murske" is a Finnish name for a character elsewhere known as Rock Sassi. Is that the guy you mean? Deor (talk) 20:16, 19 March 2013 (UTC)

USS Enterprise vs. USS Enterprise

As per Memory Alpha, the USS Enterprise NCC-1701-E is listed as having the following dimensions:

Length - 2248 ft Beam - 820 ft Height - 290 ft Crew complement - aprox. 800

In contrast, the USS Enterprise CVN 65 (Wikipedia article) is listed with the following dimensions:

Length - 1123 ft Beam - 257 ft (at its widest) Crew Complement - approx. 5500 (http://www.militaryfactory.com/ships/detail.asp?ship_id=USS-Enterprise-CVN65)

My question is: given the larger size of the Enterprise E, why is there such a smaller size crew on it as compared to the CVN 65?

99.250.103.117 (talk) 19:06, 19 March 2013 (UTC)

24th Century technology is probably more efficient and automated, plus a lack of fighter aircraft and the crews required to maintain and fly them. AlexiusHoratius 19:14, 19 March 2013 (UTC)

No need of kitchen staff either. I think the only waitress aboard the Enterprise is Guinan and a couple of assistants. – Kerαunoςcopia^◁_galaxies 19:35, 19 March 2013 (UTC)

The Star Trek version is mostly empty space (pun intended) between the saucer section and engine nacelles., etc. Meanwhile an aircraft carrier is a huge container full of people. Dismas|^(talk) 20:11, 19 March 2013 (UTC)

Good point. Volume of livable space is the relevant measure, not linear dimensions. --jpgordon^{::==( o )} 05:17, 20 March 2013 (UTC)

Thanks to replicators and droids taking care of the menial jobs that computers have long since replaced humans for, there isn't much of a need for as much crew. Thanks to this, every crewmember has a personal living quarters the size of the carrier's Captain's, if not bigger. Luxury by the 24th century would make million-dollar Prevost motorhomes look as spartan as Tata Nanos. --70.179.161.230 (talk) 06:19, 20 March 2013 (UTC)

Plus one of them is made up and thus doesn't have to have any sense or reason behind any element of it?!!!! gazhiley 09:45, 20 March 2013 (UTC)

Droids? Other than Data (Star Trek) and Lore, where were those critters? I don't recall even seeing a roomba. Clarityfiend (talk) 10:15, 20 March 2013 (UTC)

I'm not sure about the Enterprise-E, but the Enterprise-D has a lot of cargo bays, shuttle hangars, Sickbay, Ten-Forward, several holodecks, an arboretum, and presumably huge spaces for computer storage, impulse engines, phaser banks and torpedo tubes. And that's just the saucer section, because the rest of it is mostly engines. There were more people on 1701-D, apparently, since dialogue occasionally says that there are about 1000 people on it. And as mentioned, since it's not real, they can make it look however they want, without it needing to make much logical sense... Adam Bishop (talk) 10:45, 20 March 2013 (UTC)

There was a STNG episode where the Enterprise filled the entire universe. StuRat (talk) 06:40, 21 March 2013 (UTC)

"As long as she thinks she is alive, she is alive." Evanh2008 ^{(talk|contribs)} 10:39, 21 March 2013 (UTC)

March 20

Song to identify (moved from Humanities desk)

I'm having trouble identifying a song, likely due to my lack of clues. It's sung in English, male lead singer (voice not particularly high nor deep), with backing vocals of multiple female (possibly female and male) voices. The refrain is him singing "But it's alright" and the ladies replying with "oh no" or "whoah no" (or similar). The song is at least 25 years old and was likely on mainstream radio quite a bit for me to have still remembered it. There's a ton of possibilities on It's Alright, but the only one with a noted date of the right vintage (not sung by Dylan, whom I'd remember) is It's All Right by The Impressions and it's not really similar in any way to that; this had a driving beat to it, probably electric guitars. Also, there's of course no guarantee that the title of the piece was anything like it's alright. It's not the song by Huey Lewis either. I'm almost positive it was used in an anti-drug film that was shown around high schools back in the 80s. I'm from Ontario, but I don't have any reason to think it wasn't a standard radio song elsewhere in Canada or the rest of North America. Googling is not helping, so I'm stuck with a three second earworm here... any help? Matt Deres (talk) 00:14, 20 March 2013 (UTC)

[3]. Bus stop (talk) 00:22, 20 March 2013 (UTC)

Elvis is one possibility. I can think of several songs with the line "It's all right": "Garden Party" by Rick Nelson; "End of the Line" by the Traveling Wilburys; "Jumpin' Jack Flash" by the Stones, "Well All Right" by Buddy Holly, etc. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 00:37, 20 March 2013 (UTC)

It's not The King, nor the Stones, nor the Wilburys. It's not old enough sounding for Nelson or Holly. I'm thinking this is more like straightforward 1970s/80s rock. Matt Deres (talk) 03:45, 20 March 2013 (UTC)

Blind Faith - Well Alright Bus stop (talk) 04:00, 20 March 2013 (UTC)

Nope. When it first started up, I thought we might have had a winner, but no dice. I appreciate the effort, though. Matt Deres (talk) 21:20, 20 March 2013 (UTC)

• If it's not Joe Cocker Feelin Alright it should be. μηδείς (talk) 04:12, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

• YES! That's it! Thank you very much! Matt Deres (talk) 12:48, 23 March 2013 (UTC)

Help me find this X-Files episode: Mulder wakes up 50 times after he's blown up in a bank heist.

Everytime he's killed when the bank robber blows himself up when the SWAT team is about to storm in, Mulder wakes up to the same leaking waterbed, to a phone call by his landlord about said leak.

Link that episode, please.

Also, what is that theory / phenomenon called where someone who dies "before their time" wakes up the same day and keeps repeating this death-induced loop until they somehow dodge the bullet and/or manage to prevent the tragedy from occurring to them?

Moreover, do any soldiers deployed to current or past theaters of war, report this kind of deja-vu where they feel the same as Mulder: As if they woke up the same day numerous times after getting shot or blown up by the enemy, until they figured out how to avoid that fate? There MUST be articles about this kind of paranormal mental event. --70.179.161.230 (talk) 06:14, 20 March 2013 (UTC)

I don't know if there is a name for it (since it is something that happens in fiction but probably not in real life), but the X-Files episode is called "Monday". Adam Bishop (talk) 10:37, 20 March 2013 (UTC)

Nancy Wake

Did Nancy Wake write an autobiography detailing her service in World War 2? If so, is it currently available? If not, then what other biographical sources about her would you recommend? The part that I'm interested in most of all is her service in the war. Thanks in advance! 24.23.196.85 (talk) 06:32, 20 March 2013 (UTC)

Uuh, in the article you have linked above, it states "In 1985, Wake published her autobiography, The White Mouse. The book became a bestseller and has been reprinted many times." This confirms it includes the war years. It does appear to be out of print, however. Clarityfiend (talk) 10:09, 20 March 2013 (UTC)

Thanks! So, I'll just have to start looking in used-book stores and hope I find it -- or, if I can't, then I'll have to settle for getting a book about her by someone else. Still, this is a lot better than nothing. 24.23.196.85 (talk) 00:11, 21 March 2013 (UTC)

If you don't need to own a copy, check with your local library. If there isn't a copy there, Interlibrary loan should get you one pretty quickly. 38.111.64.107 (talk) 12:06, 21 March 2013 (UTC)

Label Industrial Rock/Metal

Hi, I am searching for a strong European independent label which is well-known for good industrial rock, dark ambient, metal. Could someone help me out? Thank you very much. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.247.117.226 (talk) 10:42, 20 March 2013 (UTC)

Wikipedia has a List of industrial metal bands, you could go through those bands and find which labels produce their albums. --Jayron32 15:16, 20 March 2013 (UTC)

You could take a look at Cold Spring. They do a lot of interesting stuff in that area. --Michig (talk) 22:11, 20 March 2013 (UTC)

Thanks! I have seen it already on the list. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.247.117.220 (talk) 11:47, 21 March 2013 (UTC)

Sirius Satellite Radio Bangladeshi radio stations

How do I find Bangladeshi radio stations that are available on Sirius Satellite Radio?--Donmust90 (talk) 17:26, 20 March 2013 (UTC)Donmust90 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Donmust90 (talk • contribs) 17:25, 20 March 2013 (UTC)

I don't know that there are any. List of Sirius Satellite Radio stations does not show any. --Jayron32 20:42, 20 March 2013 (UTC)

March 21

Statistic of bridge bids

In contract bridge, there are 35 possible bids, from 1♣ to 7NT). There are certainly statistics about the relative frequency which bids are finally played, but I failed to find any yet. (of course the lowest and highest bids are played rarely and those "in the middle" more frequently, but I'd like to know that more in detail. Further analysis including success rate will also help.). --KnightMove (talk) 03:54, 21 March 2013 (UTC)

house location on Long Island

I've been trying to find the supposed Growing Pains house on Long Island. Does one like it exist? If yes, where?142.255.103.121 (talk) 05:28, 21 March 2013 (UTC)

I forget, did they show the exterior of a house in the opening or closing credits ? I don't recall ever seeing an exterior shot in the show proper, so it was probably all shot in the studio. If they did need an exterior shot, that could have been taken anywhere, not necessarily where the show was set. StuRat (talk) 06:22, 21 March 2013 (UTC)

It was used in the opening credits. During the closing credits of the episode when Carol's boyfriend, Sandy, dies, the house exterior at night was shown. Could the house be in Huntington?142.255.103.121 (talk) 13:53, 21 March 2013 (UTC)

This guy states "The house shown in the Growing Pains opening credits is actually on the WB backlot from what I understand, and was re purposed for Gilmore Girls." Clarityfiend (talk) 06:28, 21 March 2013 (UTC)

And here's confirmation: "Warner Bros. Studios VIP Tours Photo: Seavers' house from Growing Pains" (3400 Riverside Dr., Burbank). Clarityfiend (talk) 06:35, 21 March 2013 (UTC)

Could it be a private residence?142.255.103.121 (talk) 13:56, 21 March 2013 (UTC)

Not unless you have a very generous definition of "private". 3400 Riverside Dr. appears to be the address of the Warner Bros. lot, with tours "continuously Mon-Sat 8:15am – 4:00pm".[4] Clarityfiend (talk) 22:32, 21 March 2013 (UTC)

I hope these can help; [5] and [6].142.255.103.121 (talk) 03:34, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

Robert Plant attended Trebas Institute?

Someone told me they saw an ad in the metro today for the school that featured his name and picture listing him as a graduate, but when I went to the school's wiki page as well as their website, he's not listed as one of their notable alumni. Yet on the homepage there's this: "Robert Plant with recording engineer and Trebas graduate, MICHAEL PIERSANTE "The information I received at Trebas Institute changed my life. It's largely responsible for the eight Grammy® awards I received including Record of the Year and Album of the Year for recording Raising Sand by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss."

So I'm confused here. Did he or didn't he attend the school? And if he didn't then why are there ads publicly stating false information about him? --70.55.108.19 (talk) 06:27, 21 March 2013 (UTC)

Read it more carefully. Mike Piersante is the Trebas graduate and eight-time Grammy Award winner. Clarityfiend (talk) 07:19, 21 March 2013 (UTC)

Thst's what I thought, but the wording is muddled enough to have left me in doubt. Thanks. 70.55.108.19 (talk) 08:00, 21 March 2013 (UTC)

R&B soul music

can you explain what R&B soul music is — Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.225.108.241 (talk) 16:52, 21 March 2013 (UTC)

We don't have an article with that specific title, and a google search only comes up with "R&B [and/or] Soul", so it doesn't seem to be a definite genre in its own right. Rhythm and blues, Contemporary R&B, Soul music, and Hip hop soul should cover the subject, though. Tevildo (talk) 19:54, 21 March 2013 (UTC)

Rhythm and blues was given that name in the late 1940s. Soul music - which drew on gospel music as well as rock and roll - emerged as a development of R&B in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Ghmyrtle (talk) 10:00, 24 March 2013 (UTC)

March 22

My Little Pony Friendship is Magic Comic

Is it true that this comic book series is for adults and not for kids?184.20.209.241 (talk) 01:42, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

Our article says its for all ages. My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (comic book) RudolfRed (talk) 03:07, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

Breaking Bad and Homeland (TV series): More like them?

I am currently finishing the second season of Homeland and am of the opinion that Breaking Bad, which I just finished, is one of the best TV shows ever. Is there a way I can input these two shows and get recommendations of other shows I might like? (After I finished Breaking Bad I looked up "Top Ten TV Show" lists and got the recommendation for Homeland, but a lot if irrelevant crap...) Thanks. μηδείς (talk) 03:30, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

Dear μηδείς: for someone who is so eager to hat questions that cannot be answered without a reference, what are you asking for exactly? A reference that indicates that people who like Breaking Bad and Homeland must invariably like Series X? Best regards, Orange Suede Sofa (talk) 03:34, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

I asked, "Is there a way I can input these two shows and get recommendations of other shows I might like?"--like Pandora for music maybe? (IF I knew the answer I would not be asking the question.) But I am not averse to other types of suggestions, assuming they link to an article or ref. I really have to thank you for your carefully assuming good faith. Cheers! μηδείς (talk) 03:52, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

You are welcome! I know of several services like this for books and music (as you have pointed out), but I've often wondered if the body of work of high-quality televison is so small in comparison that we must rely on personal recommendations. If there's a good algorithmic recommendaton engine for television, I'd be interested as well. Regards, Orange Suede Sofa (talk) 03:57, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

Netflix provides a similar "tell us your preferences" service, but it is not that good, and I dropped their service when they raised their rates. Even then, assuming I added Six Feet Under, Breaking Bad, and Homeland (three of my favorites of the last decade) I'd probably get back Dexter, which I found repulsive. μηδείς (talk) 04:07, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

You could try tastekid or jinni - tastekid seemed to come up with what I would think are better suggestions based on your preferences: In particular, The Killing (Danish TV series) and The Newsroom (U.S. TV series) are excellent. - Cucumber Mike (talk) 11:11, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

Those suggestions at taste kid seem spot on. I'm going to watch The Killing tonight. Thanks. μηδείς (talk) 15:34, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

Excellent. I can't recommend The Killing highly enough - although be warned that once you watch the first episode you will be compelled to watch the whole series straight through. Oh, and for the sake of your sanity, stay well away from The Killing (U.S. TV series) - 'pale imitation' would be a vast compliment.

If you enjoy The Killing, check out Borgen (TV series): once BBC Four had given British viewers a love of subtitled Danish TV, they introduced us to this dramatised version of Danish coalition politics. It's much more interesting than it sounds! Another of the 'Saturday night foreign detective series' we've been treated to by Auntie Beeb (in the slot pioneered by Wallander (Swedish TV series)) is Inspector Montalbano (TV series), a particular guilty pleasure of mine. The implication of the series appears to be that Italian police can solve any crime just by wearing sunglasses, driving fast with clouds of tyre smoke, waving their arms around, and eating lots of seafood and pasta. The stories aren't always up to much, but the scenery and the food are almost pornographic... - Cucumber Mike (talk) 15:48, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

Yes, thanks, I do know better than to watch American remakes, lol. I'll post a review. μηδείς (talk) 16:12, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

My Little Pony and Pokemon

Is Pokemon Adventures darker then the My Little Pony Friendship is Magic Comics?184.20.209.241 (talk) 04:05, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

Strange Cartoon

I remember once when I was a small child watching a video my family had recorded from television over another VHS tape and at the end of the recording there was something from what was originally on the tape. It was a part of a strange black and white cartoon in which several characters went into a cave, found a monster, and began taking photographs of it, causing it to wake up and attack them. Unfortunately we lost the tape. Any ideas on what cartoon it was? Bakmoon (talk) 10:39, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

Rocky Graziano

Hello, Does anybody know if Rocky visited the U.K. specifically Manchester in the late 1950's? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.194.114.146 (talk) 11:01, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

Listening to Japanese radio outside of Japan online

Is there a way to listen to Japanese radio outside of Japan, preferably online? As in the actual, mainstream ones, not internet radio stations. There is something called Radiko but it only seems to work within Japan. Are there alternatives? Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 12:13, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

The national TV and radio broadcaster appears to be NHK. Their website is here [7] but I can't read Japanese so I don't know if that website includes streaming radio or not. They have a basic English-language website here [8] but I didn't see any mention of streaming radio. List of radio stations in Japan may be of assistance. --Viennese Waltz 15:31, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

TuneIn appears to have a wide range of Japanese stations, including all the NHK stations. You can listen on a PC (in a web browser), or through their iOS or Android apps. They may employ geoblocking, in which case you won't be able to listen to it outside Japan. - Cucumber Mike (talk) 15:39, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

Songs written by Robin Gibbs

I am trying to find a Robin Gibbs song for my sister that includes the lyrics " and the world cried" This is the only bit of information I have as I do not know the title. Your help will be greatly appreciated. Alan Bradfor§17:21, 22 March 2013 (UTC)86.153.114.255 (talk)ad

Robin sings lead on the Bee Gees' "I Started a Joke", of which the first line is "I started a joke, which started the whole world crying". Might that be it? Deor (talk) 17:37, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

That was Robin Gibb. Same person? -- Jack of Oz ^[Talk] 18:51, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

I was assuming that the OP meant Robin Gibb, yes. If there's a singer named Robin Gibbs, I offer my sincerest apologies. Deor (talk) 19:04, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

What's the middle name of Craig Perry?

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The producer of the Final Destination movies? 186.130.73.11 (talk) 18:13, 22 March 2013 (UTC) The poster of this question hails from Argentina. μηδείς (talk) 19:03, 22 March 2013 (UTC) Yes and? 186.130.73.11 (talk) 19:30, 22 March 2013 (UTC) The Final Destination wiki and IMDb don't know, and I can't even find websites for Zide/Perry Entertainment or Practical Pictures Inc. Clarityfiend (talk) 22:22, 22 March 2013 (UTC) I hope he doesn't use the same firm to make wigs for his actors that made the one he's wearing in that photo... Tevildo (talk) 00:07, 23 March 2013 (UTC) see user:186.130.74.219

Bones and Booth

Why, despite being a couple since the end of Season 6 and now living together in a house they bought, do the the two lead characters in Bones (TV series) still refer to each other as "Bones" and "Booth", even when in private? Astronaut (talk) 19:47, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

Because they want to. No wait, because the people who write the script of the show want them to. Yeah, that's probably it. --Jayron32 19:57, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

So, is there any evidence of that being a deliberate decision by the writers, perhaps to keep viewer familarity with established characters? Or are you just guessing that that is the case? Astronaut (talk) 20:53, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

No, the writers is the term for the people who give the dialogue that the characters speak. So, if you want to know why the characters say the words they do, its because the writers have given them those words to speak (using writers broadly; there are also directors and producers and showrunners etc. involved in the process of creating a TV show, I'm including all of them in this as well). I'm not sure that this is the sort of thing that requires much evidence; do you have any reason to believe that the words got spoken for some other reason than that? --Jayron32 22:04, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

Unless the actors are ad-libbing, there's no question that it's a deliberate decision by the writers. To find out why, the OP would probably have to contact the writers and the see if they feel like answering the question. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 22:44, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

There's always a snarky response or two when an OP asks a question like this. The real question being asked is clearly whether there is an in-show reason for this particular behaviour. --Viennese Waltz 06:01, 23 March 2013 (UTC)

If there is, then the OP should be able to figure it out by studying the show carefully and/or by finding a website that discusses the matter. If not, then it's as Jayron and others indicate: The writers just felt like doing it that way. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 08:48, 23 March 2013 (UTC)

To piggy back on Bugs answer (and to respond to the fact that my response has been called "snarky"), Wikipedia Reference Desks are for providing someone with factual answers to questions. It is not technically possible to explain the motivation of fictional characters. My answer sufficiently provided the technical details for how and why words are spoken in a work of televised fiction. Unless the creative team behind the production have specifically been asked and answered this very specific question regarding character behavior and its motivations, there is absolutely no way we can answer it here. We could sit here and idly speculate about why we personally believe the characters act that way. We don't do that here. There's a place where they do that, it's called the rest of the Internet. Otherwise, my answer was perfect in that it provided the best answer we could give (the technical details behind how characters speak the words they do in a TV show) and did not run afoul of our long-standing and universally agreed upon principles regarding the purpose of these ref desks. --Jayron32 19:35, 23 March 2013 (UTC)

It is indeed possible to explain the motivation of fictional characters, if that motivation has been explained elsewhere in the fictional universe of the show. The two fictional characters being asked about here, for example, might have said to each other at some point in the show that they were only ever going to call each other by their surnames. I'm not saying that ever happened, but if it did, it would be the correct answer to this question. And as for "finding a website that discusses the matter", isn't that what we're here for? --Viennese Waltz 21:25, 23 March 2013 (UTC)

There's nothing inherently wrong with asking a question like the OP's, it's just that if someone here knows an obscure detail about an obscure show, it's a matter of chance; whereas if the OP seeks out internet forums or other sources in which everyone is well-acquainted with the show, he's much likelier to get either an answer or at least some useful theories. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 21:59, 23 March 2013 (UTC)

Yes, but if such internet forums exist, it's our job to tell the OP about them. --Viennese Waltz 22:09, 23 March 2013 (UTC)

No one here is stopping you from doing just that. --Jayron32 01:56, 24 March 2013 (UTC)

• Long running series with multiple writers usually have a guidebook that provide facts and continuity items and other guidelines for writers to refer to. The exact phrase used for that type of manual escapes me, but I am sure we have an article on it. μηδείς (talk) 15:29, 23 March 2013 (UTC)

  The job of dealing with continuity from a writing perspective devolves to the script supervisor. I know about the concept of which you speak; authors, TV shows, and movies maintain (for lack of a better word) continuity scripts or background scripts or things like that which allow them to avoid continuity errors or plot holes. I can't find the link at Wikipedia, but the thing does exist and per WP:WHAAOE, it seems likely that Wikipedia maintains an article about it. --Jayron32 19:35, 23 March 2013 (UTC)

I've come across the term "Series Bible" used for this, which on Wikipedia gives a redirect to Bible (writing). {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 90.197.66.100 (talk) 20:09, 23 March 2013 (UTC)

Yes! Bible is it. μηδείς (talk) 20:48, 23 March 2013 (UTC)

Since no one here can point me to a suitable source, I'll drop a vague plan I had to add something about this to the character's articles. However, thanks to Viennese Waltz, perhaps I'll seek out a fan forum to satisfy my own curiosity or maybe someone there can point me to an online version of the series "bible". Astronaut (talk) 10:39, 24 March 2013 (UTC)

The show does have a bible. Beyond "why are the characters called what they are called" it is not clear what else you are looking for. μηδείς (talk) 21:50, 24 March 2013 (UTC)

It is uncommon in Western culture for a married couple to refer to each other by their last names, hence "Booth" is something of an anomaly, however Bones' character is such that maintaining this non-intimate name would be natural for her. "Bones" on the other hand is a group nickname, and it is reasonably common for such names to be maintained into a long-term relationship or marriage. Rich Farmbrough, 04:53, 25 March 2013 (UTC).

March 23

house location in Mill Valley

I was watching this video [9] and saw a nice Victorian house. Is there really one located in Mill Valley?142.255.103.121 (talk) 06:58, 23 March 2013 (UTC)

There could very well be, though verifying the exact location of that specific house may be difficult. Mill Valley, California (which is what I assume you're referring to) is a community with a population of over 13,000 people. As such, there's likely at least 2000-3000 (more or less) single family homes in that community; and many American cities and towns have a wide variety of home architecture. If you want to know specifically about that one house, and you've got enough time to search for it, Google Street View is your best shot; finding it would require you search the entire community by brute force (literally, "walking" around the entire community with Google Street View). --Jayron32 19:26, 23 March 2013 (UTC)

Our article Too Close for Comfort does say that a new opening for the third season was filmed in Marin County. Rojomoke (talk) 19:44, 23 March 2013 (UTC)

Really, REALLY old British song

Quite a while ago, while browsing at the library, I've come across a sheet-music "broadside" of a really old British song (by "really old" I mean from about the time of the Hundred Year War), which AFAIR was called "The Legend of Normandy"; the song was about a mythical castle in Normandy garrisoned by the ghosts of its French defenders, but the only line I remember is the one that repeats as the very last line of each verse, "He will ring the bell" (referring to the sentry on the battlements). Also, after carefully reading the notes, I concluded that its melody probably sounds either like this (minus verses 2 and 4), or (less likely) like that. However, I was unable to find any recordings of this song, and I couldn't find the old broadside ever again despite all my efforts. Anyone else heard of this song? 24.23.196.85 (talk) 19:44, 23 March 2013 (UTC)

Narrative, secular music from the middle ages are generally called Ballads (the modern usage of the word to refer to a slow love song is an innovation and a usage unrelated to the original meaning of the term). Traditional English music has been categorized by the Roud Folk Song Index, so that may help you in your search. I've not worked with that index, but there may be ways to narrow your search using era, subject, or form of the song. --Jayron32 20:05, 23 March 2013 (UTC)

Thanks, I'll try the index. BTW, in the country music scene, they still use the term "ballad" in its original sense (as in, e.g. "The Ballad of Paul Revere", or "The Ballad of the Alamo"). 24.23.196.85 (talk) 04:33, 25 March 2013 (UTC)

Clannad singing Beethoven???

Is it true what I've heard, that this hit song for Clannad was actually one of Beethoven's earliest works? Or is it just an urban legend? 24.23.196.85 (talk) 19:57, 23 March 2013 (UTC)

It didn't ring any bells with me, but it's possible. -- Jack of Oz ^[Talk] 20:17, 23 March 2013 (UTC)

Obscure game somewhere in the Eastern US

A while back (6 months?) on an NPR program called It's Only A Game, I heard a piece about a game that's played in some neighborhood of some Eastern US city. It's really only popular in that area and they have sort of a yearly block party dedicated to playing a tournament of the game. I'd like to remember what the name of the game is but I can't and I can't think of what city it's played in. I want to say either Baltimore, Maryland or either Pittsburgh or Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The name of the game is something a bit silly sounding like Piddly or Purdy or something along those lines. I remember the sound of it have a double-T or double-D in the middle followed by a long E as in the examples in the last sentence. And it's played, from what I remember, a bit like bocce. Except in this game you have a wooden stick that is whittled down to just a few inches long and the goal is for it to land on, or as close as possible, a line drawn on the pavement some number of feet down the street.

Thanks for any help, Dismas|^(talk) 23:36, 23 March 2013 (UTC)

Never mind. I found it. It's called Dainty and is played in Schnitzelburg, Louisville. Dismas|^(talk) 23:50, 23 March 2013 (UTC)

We have an article on a remarkably similar game, which is called Tip-cat in England, the pointy stick being the "cat". Perhaps somebody could add its Germano-American relative to the article? Alansplodge (talk) 15:28, 24 March 2013 (UTC)

Other similar English games are Nipsy (played in and around Barnsley, South Yorkshire) and Knur-and-spell, all games which have been claimed as the precursor of cricket. --TammyMoet (talk) 17:28, 24 March 2013 (UTC)

Yes, we have an article on knurr and spell which is closer to the southern game of bat and trap than to tip-cat. Alansplodge (talk) 02:12, 25 March 2013 (UTC)

Resolved

March 24

Recording football matches and other television programs from my satellite box to store on computer's hard drive.

What devices would I need for doing this? Nicholasprado (talk) 02:31, 24 March 2013 (UTC)

MythTV supports some set-top boxes. Or you can capture the video out with a Video capture card RudolfRed (talk) 04:07, 24 March 2013 (UTC)

When my Sky+ HD box brokedown a couple of months ago, I looked into a way of copying what I had recorded onto my PC (so I could then copy the recordings onto a new box). Using Google, I found various software for doing this, but I'm not sure how much was actually able to play the recordings on the PC - that wasn't a feature I was looking for. All involved removing the Sky box's hard drive and connecting it to your PC with a USB cable. That sounds simple, but it involved taking the box apart.

If the objective is simply to get some recorded football on your computer, a video capture card is just what you need connected to the SCART or RF ports on the back of the satellite box. However, if the objective is to watch live Premiership football while travelling or working in Europe, there are better ways. For example, many bars in major cities will show live games with English language commentary and you'll get a much better atmosphere than watching last weeks game huddled over your laptop in a hotel room. Astronaut (talk) 12:27, 24 March 2013 (UTC)

Chameleon song

I think I have heard a "Chameleon song" somewhere. Its refrain goes something like this:

Chama-chama-chama-chama-chamelee-ee-on... you come and go... you come and go..."

Which song is this? JIP | Talk 21:09, 24 March 2013 (UTC)

Karma Chameleon, by Culture Club. Tevildo (talk) 21:17, 24 March 2013 (UTC)

Boy George, I think you've got it ! StuRat (talk) 21:46, 24 March 2013 (UTC)

Anyone who knows this is showing their age. Anyone who doesn't know it is also showing their age. -- Jack of Oz ^[Talk] 21:36, 24 March 2013 (UTC)

A fairly precise age-test joke - "What's the difference between Babylon Zoo and Manchester United? United will still be playing Giggs in 1997." Tevildo (talk) 21:58, 24 March 2013 (UTC)

Must be regional... --Onorem♠Dil 00:54, 25 March 2013 (UTC)

Darn. Now I have an earworm. Tum te tum te tum te tumty tumty tum te tum ... Gandalf61 (talk) 13:13, 25 March 2013 (UTC)

Just a friendly reminder, this could have been found with Google quite easily. I searched for "come and go" lyrics and the first page was filled with links to "Karma Chameleon" references. Dismas|^(talk) 04:49, 25 March 2013 (UTC)

are these movies fascist movies

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Are action movies about brutal crime-fighters--such as Dirty Harry, Death Wish (film), Robocop and Elite Squad--fascist movies. Dont take the the question too literally. i dont mean were they produced by a fascist nation or by a member of a fascist politcal party. i just mean do they really promote an authoritarian right-wing viewpoint.--There goes the internet (talk) 22:07, 24 March 2013 (UTC) All of them are about removing dangerous people from the streets. How does that qualify as "fascism"? And they weren't produced by political parties, but by businessmen in the movie industry. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 00:14, 25 March 2013 (UTC) read the second and third sentences of my question. i know they weren't made by literal fascists. but every right wink iron fisted regime, from the militaristas in south america and the Nazis removed what they demeed to be "dangerous people" from the streets. it's the methods you use to remove these undersirables, and the reasoning behind it, that makes you a fascist in the colloquial sense. with that in mind, could these movies be considered fascist?--There goes the internet (talk) 01:11, 25 March 2013 (UTC) This explains why some of those movies could be called fascist. Dirty Harry was called fascist by multiple film reviewers upon release; while not correct according to many definitions, this essay explains why the term was applied. I haven't seen Elite Squad, but I don't think that either Death Wish (a revenge fantasy) or RoboCop (an anti-fascist parable) have the same elements that Dirty Harry had to evoke that response. Regards, Orange Suede Sofa (talk) 00:58, 25 March 2013 (UTC) Thank you this is a helpful answer. I will read the reviews that you linked to about Dirty Harry. You know maybe I was thinking about Robocop *2* where Robocop is turned into a wimp because he is reprogrammed with all this liberal touchy-feely directives and he is not able to stop crime because he is no longer brutal and violent. Likewise, I was thinking Death Wish might be "fascist" because it saying our current system is too soft on the undesirables and they can only be rooted out with an iron fist. if the government did its job (to deal harshly and swiftly with people), we wouldnt need people like Charles Bronson to come after them.--There goes the internet (talk) 01:11, 25 March 2013 (UTC) These movies are basically just westerns in modern clothes. Are westerns "fascist"? ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 01:44, 25 March 2013 (UTC) Riefenstahl’s portrait of them [the Nuba] is consistent with some of the larger themes of Nazi ideology: the contrast between the clean and the impure, the incorruptible and the defiled, the physical and the mental, the joyful and the critical. A principal accusation against the Jews within Nazi Germany was that they were urban, intellectual, bearers of a destructive, corrupting “critical spirit.” (The book bonfire of May, 1933, was launched with Goebbels’s cry: “The age of extreme Jewish intellectualism has now ended, and the success of the German revolution has again given the right of way to the German spirit.” And when Goebbels officially forbade art criticism in November, 1936, it was for having “typically Jewish traits of character”: putting the head over the heart, the individual over the community, intellect over feeling.) Now it is “civilization” itself that is the defiler. What is distinctive about the fascist version of the old idea of the Noble Savage is its contempt for all that is reflective, critical, and pluralistic. In Riefenstahl’s casebook of primitive virtue, it is hardly the intricacy and subtlety of primitive myth, social organization, or thinking that are being extolled. She is especially enthusiastic about the ways the Nuba are exalted and unified by the physical ordeals of their wrestling matches, in which the “heaving and straining” Nuba men, “huge muscles bulging,” throw one another to the ground—fighting not for material prizes but “for the renewal of sacred vitality of the tribe.” [10] Gzuckier (talk) 03:30, 25 March 2013 (UTC) I think I read that article a long time ago about the nubian movie by that lady. but i think they're talking about *literal* fascism when they criticize riefenstahl. can this also be applied to the action moves i mentions.--There goes the internet (talk) 04:29, 25 March 2013 (UTC) This is not an internet forum. Please engage in debate elsewhere. μηδείς (talk) 03:35, 25 March 2013 (UTC) Note that the second Dirty Harry film, Magnum Force, shows the dangers of the police operating outside the law. For another movie with a similar message, see The Star Chamber. StuRat (talk) 04:21, 25 March 2013 (UTC) See Fascism#Tenets for the definition of the term. The bottom line is, one of the necessary (but not sufficient) conditions for a movie (book, computer game, website, etc.) to be defined as "fascist" is that it must openly declare a belief in the intrinic, biological superiority of some ethnicities over others -- in other words, if it's not openly racist, it can't be fascist! 24.23.196.85 (talk) 04:30, 25 March 2013 (UTC)

March 25

How come there are no actors listed at the San Diego comic con website? Venustar84 (talk) 03:06, 25 March 2013 (UTC)

you have promised before not to ask questions that require psychic abilities to answer
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How come there are no actors listed at the San Diego comic con website? Venustar84 (talk) 03:06, 25 March 2013 (UTC)

Billie Holliday, Patsy Cline, Mama Cass, Janis Joplin, Karen Carpenter, Whitney Houston, Amy Winehouse

Billie Holliday, Patsy Cline, Mama Cass, Janis Joplin, Karen Carpenter, Whitney Houston, Amy Winehouse. Is there some notable reasoned argument for the common premature passing of such artists? Thanks. μηδείς (talk) 04:17, 25 March 2013 (UTC)

they did a lot of drug.--There goes the internet (talk) 04:18, 25 March 2013 (UTC)

and you hat other people's questions that clearly don't have a specific referenced answer. wtf... --Onorem♠Dil 04:19, 25 March 2013 (UTC)

it's called being passive aggressive. if others aren't going to be punished for what he views as trolling, he wants to ask silly questions too.--There goes the internet (talk) 04:21, 25 March 2013 (UTC)

Go away TGTI. You're not helping either. --Onorem♠Dil 04:22, 25 March 2013 (UTC)

I am asking for notable commentary, not bullshit. Thanks. μηδείς (talk) 04:29, 25 March 2013 (UTC)

People die. These people died within 15-20 years of total age. What reason do you think there is a connection? --Onorem♠Dil 04:32, 25 March 2013 (UTC)

Drugs/alcohol may have been a factor in several of those (Holiday, Joplin, Houston, Winehouse) with eating disorders behind another couple (Cass, Carpenter). Then we have the small plane getting Patsy Kline. For the drugs and eating disorders, the pressures of performing and sudden success may have played a roll. Small planes are just plain dangerous, if you fly them constantly from concert to concert, in all sorts of weather. So, if those women all chose to become librarians, they might all still be alive (maybe not Billie Holiday, who was born in 1915).

Also note that this is by no means limited to females. On the male side, we have the premature deaths of Glenn Miller, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, The Big Bopper, Jim Croce, Elvis, Andy Gibb, and Kurt Cobain, just to name a few. Planes seem to have killed proportionally more of them, though. StuRat (talk) 04:34, 25 March 2013 (UTC)

• The answer, Medeis, is the Texas sharpshooter fallacy. I can find a) seven names of female singers who did not die young and b) the names of seven other people who did. The fact that those seven female singers died young doesn't mean anything. --Jayron32 04:38, 25 March 2013 (UTC)

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U mean like Miley Cyrus, Ethel Merman, Michelle Shocked, Reba McIntyre, Courtney Love, Nina Simone and Susanna Hoffs — Preceding unsigned comment added by There goes the internet (talk • contribs) 04:42, 25 March 2013 (UTC)

house location in Oakland

I was watching this video [11]. At the end of it, I saw a nice house. Is there really one like it in Oakland, California?142.255.103.121 (talk) 05:35, 25 March 2013 (UTC)

Oakland is a large city. It is very likely there is a similar house of this type there. Remember the answer you got when you asked a similar question about a different house? Follow those instructions again. --Jayron32 12:22, 25 March 2013 (UTC)

KISSING song and copyright

Hi, I'm doing research on the web, trying to find out who wrote the KISSING song ... first comes love, then comes marriage, ... I found your info on the playground song. Nicholas Knudde wrote the song. I need to know, and can't find info anywhere, when Mr. Nicholas Knudde wrote this playground song. This is a matter of public domain. I'm creating a card, and I want to play off the words. I want to make sure that this song was published before 1923, which makes it public domain. Can you please help me find the answer ASAP?! Thanks, Nancy 98.144.76.129 (talk) 16:38, 25 March 2013 (UTC)

Added header -- 71.35.100.68 (talk) 17:12, 25 March 2013 (UTC)

Note: I've removed the mention of Nicholas Knudde from the Playground song article, as it was unsourced and probably vandalism. With regard to the OP's question, apparently this chilsren's rhyme didn't receive much notice until the 1960s (though I certainly recall its use during my playground days in the late '50s, often as a jump-rope chant), but I suspect that, like many such things, it's of indeterminate authorship and therefore not subject to copyright. Deor (talk) 18:20, 25 March 2013 (UTC)