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April 7

hit songs sharing titles

Somewhere I have seen a list of titles that belong to two (or more) hit songs; e.g., "Cherish" by the Association and "Cherish" by Madonna. Was it on Wikipedia? (Does WHAAOE apply?) I have not come up with the right keywords. —Tamfang (talk) 05:42, 7 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I see it not in Category:Lists of songs, and if I did later stumble upon it, I would probably nominate it for extermination. Having the same title seems to me to be a listable offense. Clarityfiend (talk) 05:58, 7 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Tamfang. When I run the search term "different songs with the same title" through Google News and Google Books, I find quite a few hits, many of them quite solid at first glance. The news sources seem to focus on the broad category, while the book sources seem to focus on individual titles. Cullen328 (talk) 06:12, 7 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Cherish § Music lists seven songs by that title. Quite a few films also share their titles, and likewise for books (Introduction to Algebra^[1]). I cannot quite imagine source material covering any of this other than anecdotally. --Lambiam 07:05, 7 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Some song titles are quite common like Stay#Songs, Breathe (song), You (disambiguation)#Songs, Runaway#Songs, Angel (disambiguation)#Songs, and the possible record Hold On#Songs. I haven't seen a general Wikipedia page about it. PrimeHunter (talk) 13:44, 7 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It's not songs but when it comes to common titles of works, nothing will beat List of television episodes titled Pilot. PrimeHunter (talk) 13:46, 7 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Possibly the list I saw was not a standalone page but a section of a page on Billboard #1 (or top ten) hits. —Tamfang (talk) 17:51, 7 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The two Cherishes are mashed-up together in a song listed in List of mashup songs, and two or three others on that list are pairs of songs with the same title. Card Zero (talk) 06:54, 8 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Harry the Lizard

In the TV show Death in Paradise there is a character called Harry, who is a lizard. He lives in the beach shack where the detective inspector characters are put up.

When you watch the entire run, you get the impression that in the early series, Harry was played by a real lizard: I imagine a very patient camera operator filmed his movements for hours on end so that they could use, in the final edit, whatever behaviour they needed. Then in later series, Harry is probably a CG lizard.

My questions are: is Harry a recognisable species of lizard? (I guess he must be if my guess is right that he was played by a real one.) If so which species? Then, has that changed: i.e. am I right that he has gone CGI and if so is he still intended to be a real-world species of lizard or is he just generic-green-lizard?

Finally, the question which prompted me to come to the reference desk: how long do those lizards generally live? Could Harry have lived around the various DIs for well over a decade? Or is their lifespan much shorter?

I won't actually cross-post at the science ref desk, but I might put a link there because this isn't entirely an entertainment related question. AndyJones (talk) 13:02, 7 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It might not be accurate, but https://deathinparadise.fandom.com/wiki/Harry#:~:text=First%20Episode&text=Harry%20appears%20since%201%3A1,was%20startled%20to%20see%20him. --Onorem (talk) 13:04, 7 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. If they are correct that makes Harry an anolis marmoratus. Our article doesn't actually say anything about lifespan. That article suggests he is CGI too but doesn't confirm whether Harry was played by a live lizard in early series. AndyJones (talk) 14:47, 7 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

To create a believable result in line with the narrative by splicing in shots of a real lizard (not on a green screen – the lizard is green!) is not impossible but would have required not only patiently shooting many hours of footage, but also a lot of sophisticated CGI manipulation (getting the lighting, shadows and such right), more work than using full CGI from the start. --Lambiam 06:23, 8 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I have wondered if it's possible that initially Harry was a real lizard who did an unscripted walk-on part, and the other actors simply adlibbed in response. This was successful, so he stayed. HiLo48 (talk) 00:22, 8 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

April 8

Any Day Now

What is the name of the song played at the end of the series Any Day Now S3 E1 Nope? 2603:6010:B601:15A3:D4BD:A156:36D9:FEB2 (talk) 14:29, 8 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It's not coming up when I Shazam it, which means it was composed and performed specially for the episode. The lyric is given in the "Quotes" section of the episode's IMDB entry. The same IMDB entry says that the music for the episode was written by one Susan Marder, about whom we do not have an article. She has a website but it hasn't been updated since 2019. She has a few songs on Spotify and YouTube, but the song at the end of "Nope" isn't one of them. --Viennese Waltz 11:15, 9 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

April 12

Jokes

I dimley recall an interview with a stand-up comic that claimed there are only "n" jokes. I think n was about 7. I can't find the list but obviously some jokes use are more complex combinations of the 7. Some I remember in no particular order.

1. Puns 2. Comedy 3. Tradgedy 4. Shaggy dog And so on. He also asserted that any joke can be adapted to suit local conditions. Like the "what do you get if you cross an octopus with..." Ring any bells? 41.246.130.33 (talk) 18:32, 12 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not a standup comic, but maybe try Christopher Booker's take? MinorProphet (talk) 19:21, 12 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia lists 67 types of joke if I've counted correctly. Shantavira|^{feed me} 08:15, 13 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Scott Dikkers claims there are 11 types of joke in this article]. As the founder and long-time editor of The Onion, he probably understands the concept of the joke pretty well. --Jayron 32 11:54, 13 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

April 13

Why don't football (soccer) players leave the field in a stretcher anymore?

Check out this perplexing story today. A football (soccer) player is carried by TWO teammates off the field before leaving in a stretcher.[2] This epitomizes a trend no doubt others have noticed. Even players with no hopes of returning to play will limp and struggle to leave the field instead of being comfortably and safely carried off. Why? 68.174.155.22 (talk) 21:54, 13 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The article you linked indicates he was taken from the sidelines to the clubhouse on a stretcher. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 22:20, 13 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Pay attention, please. The question was about how he got to the sidelines. --174.89.12.187 (talk) 23:15, 13 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

You seem much less stupid than I am, so how about you try to answer the OP's question? ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 23:50, 13 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

You think it was faster for him to be transferred to a stretcher off the field instead of being taken straight from the field to the dressing room? 68.174.155.22 (talk) 01:20, 14 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The article you linked indicates he was helped off the field by teammates, not "limping and struggling" by himself. Also, your core premise is that they used to bring stretchers onto the field, yes? But how do you know that your core premise is accurate? And maybe they've calculated that helping someone to the sideline is faster than bringing a stretcher out, in general, so they can resume play as soon as possible. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 23:56, 13 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The question is this. It used to be the case that injured players were carried off on a stretcher – comfortably and safely. This practice has become highly unusual. What occasioned this change? --Lambiam 02:45, 14 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

How much extra time did that add to a match? ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 04:40, 14 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

There's a FIFA Treatment of Injuries Guidance document (undated; a pdf document, so I can't link to it) which states that:

"After stopping play for a serious injury or when recognising the need for medical attention to a player the Referee authorises up to two medical representatives to enter the field of play to assess the injury only and arrange for the player’s safe and swift removal from the field of play"
"The stretcher-bearers should enter the field of play only after receiving a signal from the referee."

...

"As soon as the Referee has authorised the doctors to enter the field, the player must leave the field, either on the stretcher or on foot."

So there's apparently no rule that says they can't be stretchered off. Clarityfiend (talk) 12:31, 14 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

And indeed they sometimes are, as this long-time European soccer watcher occasionally sees.

That said, the procedures have somewhat altered in recent years, because sports injury treatment protocols, as in many sports, have become more rigorous. Where once a couple of random bods would run on with two poles and a piece of canvas, dump the player on said equipment, and run off (occasionally dropping the player halfway), now trained medical staff will carefully assess the player in situ and provide any immediately required treatment, and then ensure they are removed carefully and appropriately. Stretchers are now much more elaborate, being often made of several plastic components that can be fitted together around the player, offering a variety of support modes for various injuries, and requiring 4 lifters: a motorised conveyance may also be brought onfield to transport it. A player still needing a stretcher after several minutes of on-field attention will likely have a fairly serious injury, which is thankfully rare.

As for an uninjured player limping off by themself; the player will know to what extent they can move without worsening thier injury, and may want to enable play to continue as quickly as possibly because, for example, their team is behind and needs as much time as possible (with their fresh substitute on the field) to try to equalise, or is playing well and may lose its 'flow' if too long delayed. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 90.213.18.208 (talk) 18:49, 14 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

April 14

I have a question about the DC tv show called Doom Patrol

Has the tv show Doom Patrol ended? Because it says on it's Wikipedia article that it's original release is from February 15, 2019 to present. Does that mean there's still more episodes of this show to be released? 2001:569:58BE:D400:CF4:3324:B4E3:4847 (talk) 00:22, 14 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Evidently, Doom Patrol was cancelled. As of Jan. 26 2023, there were still episodes to be released, so maybe its still "present".: [3] --136.56.52.157 (talk) 03:06, 14 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Or, and this is also possible, the Wikipedia article could be wrong. Wikipedia articles only become right when 1) a person 2) notices a mistake and 3) fixes the mistake. I will note that you are a person, and that you have noticed the mistake. If you just did the third thing as well, the Wikipedia article would no longer be wrong. --Jayron 32 15:40, 14 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

This person thought about that, but didn't make a change since the source stated: The release date for the second half has not yet been revealed. --136.56.52.157 (talk) 16:52, 14 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Well, there you go. Problem solved. --Jayron 32 17:53, 14 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Who would have made this?

Who would have made/drew this cover art (or i assume other external promotional art if such exists) for the snes game Verne World?

It is the first image here (boxart) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verne_World 31.143.90.142 (talk) 10:22, 14 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

If you can find a copy, it appears This book has articles about numerous cover art from Super Famicom games and that one appears to be in it. --Jayron 32 13:23, 14 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! 178.240.172.196 (talk) 18:47, 14 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

What is the difference between Historical Accuracy and Historical Authenticity?

What is the difference between historical accuracy and historical authenticity in films? 95.144.204.68 (talk) 17:29, 14 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure either term has a precise enough definition for there to be a distinction. Accuracy means "conformity to truth" while Authentic means "worthy of acceptance or belief as conforming to or based on fact" If there's a difference, it's certainly so slight as to be not worth discussing. The overlap in meaning between the terms is surely greater than any distinction, and I can't really think of a situation where one would be true and not the other. There may be contexts where one or the other is more appropriate, but not because they have different meaning, merely because they hold slightly different idiomatic usages. --Jayron 32 17:49, 14 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

So there's not much of a difference then. 95.144.204.68 (talk) 18:36, 14 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

"Historical accuracy" is usually about real historical events like what happened, who were there, what did they say and do. For films, "historical authenticity" is often more about whether the setting is realistic regarding things like language (often ignored), clothing, technology (e.g. weapons), architecture, general behaviour, and daily life and society. PrimeHunter (talk) 20:15, 14 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. One could be a subset of the other. Historical inaccuracy could be setting Lincoln's Gettysburg Address in 1776. Historical inauthenticity could be setting the Gettysburg Address in 1863 but showing Lincoln taking Air Force One to the location of the speech. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 20:42, 14 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It's known that Lincoln travelled by train and didn't have an airplane so Air Force One would lack both historical accuracy and historical authenticity. An unknown worker driving his car there to help set up chairs would be about lack of historical authenticity. The automobile had been invented at the time but it's completely unrealistic that a random worker would have one. PrimeHunter (talk) 21:38, 14 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I wonder if any critic or journal has nominated the "least historically authentic film of all time"? {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 90.213.18.208 (talk) 00:18, 15 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]