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August 19

Character?!

I've recently played the game of Dungeon-Siege II;The Broken World.In the game, at last the Azunite Scholar appears to be a Dark Wizard and tells that the Player(Azunai) and he maintains the cosmic balance and they can not defeat one another. But is the Dark Wizard Zaramoth himself? If not, who is he then?117.201.98.78 (talk) 05:26, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

Might want to try GameFAQs or /v/ Avnas Ishtaroth _{drop me a line} 03:44, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

Peanuts Classics Comics

My newspaper prints Peanuts classics strips that are different from the ones at snoopy.com. The ones in my paper seem to be from a later date. Is there any way I can view this series of strips on the internet. I seem to remember seeing them along side the other ones somewhere before, but now I can only find the older series online. Asmeurer (talk ♬ contribs) 05:30, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

What is the date given in the first box of the series your paper is publishing (Sunday might appear in the bottom box)? Omahapubliclibrary (talk) 20:03, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

I don't know the month and day (that date is of the print date), but it does say ©1995. Asmeurer (talk ♬ contribs) 20:38, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

Olympic medals

I don't follow the Olympics much ... so this may sound like a naive question. Thanks in advance for any input. I believe that certain events allow ties, while others do not. Is that correct? When there is indeed a tie (say, for gold) ... do they "skip" silver ... and the next person gets bronze? And what if there are, say, three ties for gold? Do they "skip" silver and bronze altogether?

Say that 2 people tie for gold. Are the medals awards like this?

• rank 1 = person A = Gold (tie)
• rank 1 = person B = Gold (tie)
• (no rank 2 due to tie)
• rank 3 = person C = Silver
• rank 4 = person D = Bronze

Or are the medals awards like this?

• rank 1 = person A = Gold (tie)
• rank 1 = person B = Gold (tie)
• (no rank 2 due to tie) ... thus, no Silver
• rank 3 = person C = Bronze

Thanks. (Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 14:38, 19 August 2008 (UTC))

Yes some sports do not allow ties (gymnastics, twice already). Other require them for bronze (judo, wrestling - both semi-final losers get bronze) In other cases, ties can occur (swimming, athletics, etc.) 2008 Summer Olympics medal table notes that there was a tie for silver in the women's 100m run and no bronze was awarded. Rmhermen (talk) 15:54, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

In the case of a two-way tie for first place, two golds are awarded and a bronze. If you think about it, it makes sense: if person A and person B both score, say, 9.5 in some judged sport, and person C scores 9.3, and no one else except person A + B scored better than person C, than person C is the third-best competitor in the sport, and therefore deserves the bronze. Based off of that thought, only three medals are awared for any event except for a tie for third place. Does all that make sense?--El aprendelenguas (talk) 20:25, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

Yes, thanks ... that all makes sense ... I just didn't know exactly how much "sense" the Olympic committee officials used in these decisions ... thanks ... (Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 20:06, 20 August 2008 (UTC))

Q: What about a four-way tie for first? Or two firsts and two "seconds"? Has anything like that ever happened? Zain Ebrahim (talk) 08:33, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

Thanks to all for the input ... much appreciated ... (Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 11:00, 22 August 2008 (UTC))

Question relating to the film "The Mummy : Tomb of the dragon emperor"

This question relates to one particular scene in the film. the scene i am reffering to is the scene when ming and his undead army do battle with Emperor Han and his terracotta army.

At one point in the battle, Emperor Han shapeshifts and takes down one of the aero-planes brought into battle by the characters "Mad dog" and "Jonathan".

What is the creature that emperor Han shapeshifts into when he takes down the aero-plane?

I believe that the creature he shapeshift into is a mythical creature known as a "behemoth". Can anyone comfirm this? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sjb123321 (talk • contribs) 15:27, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

See our article for the debate over what a behemoth is. Hippo, dino, big ox? Rmhermen (talk) 15:47, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

Thankyou for your advice,it is much appreciated.Although, i am already fully aware that there are many different opinions on the idea of what a behemoth may be. Wheter or not the creature existed, and what animal it could be is not of great interest to me at the moment.

But for the record i believe the behemoth is a creature of great strength and power. As referenced in the book of Job 40:15-24, it is supposedly the greates most powerful animal to have ever lived. I cant support my opinions with any evidence except for what i have read on wikipedia. Specifically in this article. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behemoth.

However,as i said that is not the issue for me.I was simply wondering weather or not the creature Emperor Han shapeshifts into is supposed to be percieved as a behemoth. Did the writers of the film specify the creature as "Behemoth"?

Again, all help and advice is appriciated! Thankyou. Sjb123321 (talk) 16:57, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

Medals in different Olympic disciplines

Which athletes have obtained medals in different Olympic disciplines? I know some sources quote only two athletes, but I don't think I believe it. I am aware of Women: Rebecca Romero, Roswitha Krause and men Paulo Radmilovic. Anyone else? -- SGBailey (talk) 16:40, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

This question was asked yesterday on Misc. I don't know if the answers there are complete yet. Algebraist 16:44, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

Women's Gymnastics

I enjoy watching women's gymnastics but this Olymipics I'm just plain confused. I get the new scoring system well enough but what has left me confused are the scores some of the athletes are getting. The NBC (United States) seemed to think that the Chinese athletes recieved scores that were too high for a few of their preformances. Even to my untrained eye a couple of these performaces seemed to be more shaky than those of other top competators (US and others). Am I just being swayed by the NBC commentators (as well as mine and their biases) or was there truly something odd about the judging of some of the apparatuses in women's gymnastics? 70.165.110.211 (talk) 19:14, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

Everyone is subject to biases, but there is some unbiased truth to what they say. First, the judges on the floor cannot be representatives of a country that has a competitor in the event. In other words, if there is a Chinese competitor, there cannot be a Chinese judge. This leaves judges from countries that don't produce many world-class gymnasts, and these judges might not be as experienced to give correct scores and recognize all deductions. Second, the judges are unconsciously subject to the crowd's reaction. If the mostly Chinese crowd cheers loudly after a Chinese gymnast performs, the judges might be slightly convinced that the routine was better than it was. Finally, it is a subjective sport, and even though there are concrete rules for deductions, a "mistake" to some judges might not look as bad to other judges. As for Nastia Liukin's tiebreak situation specifically, in my opinion the tiebreaking rules are just an afterthought to quickly resolve a tie, regardless of how nonsensical or unfair they are.--El aprendelenguas (talk) 20:16, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

Vault indiviual is one of the judgings that I don't understand. 70.165.110.211 (talk) 20:50, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

The tiebreak rules weren't an afterthought, as they were programmed into the scoring computer, and it came up with the results immediately after the scores were announced. Corvus cornix_talk 21:03, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

You can read Vault_(gymnastics)#Olympics-level_scoring. It explains a little bit about how the vault is scored specifically.--El aprendelenguas (talk) 22:45, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

The question doesn't sway toward how it is grade but rather how it was graded (as in for certain athletes) during the Olympics. The balance beam was another on the NBC commentators talked about. One of them even went as far as to declare a performance as "too high" 98.161.19.104 (talk) 08:31, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

Flagbearers in 2004 olympics

According to 2008 Summer Olympics national flag bearers, Greece is the first flag bearer and the host nation is the last, according to tradition. So what happened in the 2004 Athens games? There doesn't seem to be a 2004 Summer Olympics national flag bearers article. Asmeurer (talk ♬ contribs) 20:51, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

Looking at some videos on YouTube, it seems like someone led the parade by carrying the Greek flag, but the entire Greek team didn't come out until the end. The first actual team that marched in the parade was St. Lucia. (The videos are probably copvios, so I won't link to them, but if you search for "Athens 2004 Parade of Nations Part 1" and "Athens 2004 Parade of Nations Part 13", you'll find what you need. Zagalejo^^^ 21:44, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

See 2004_Olympics#Opening_Ceremony. According to the article: "On this occasion, in observance of the tradition that the delegation of Greece opens the parade and the host nation closes it, the Greek flag bearer opened the parade and all the Greek delegation closed it." So that basically means that Zagalejo is correct. bibliomaniac15 21:49, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

Yup - I remember this from the time, and the discussion of it at Flags of the World. St. Lucia was next because of its rendering in Greek, BTW (Agia Lucia?) Grutness...wha? 01:01, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

Special Weighted Olympic ranking

I'm sure I've seen something like this before, but I can't track it down. I'm looking for a ranking of NOCs by their overall Olympic Games "success" since 1896, where success at any one Games is calculated not just by the number of medals they won, but also takes into account factors such as:

• the population of the country at the time
• the number of different events they contested
• the number of "competitors"
  • a team in a team event is counted as 1 competitor, but individual members of that team who competed in non-team events would be separately counted; and
  • a person who competed in multiple individual events is counted as many times as necessary
• some arbitrary differential weighting for gold, silver and bronze medals.

This could result in countries that sent small teams (Kyrgyzstan, East Timor etc) being very high in the ranking if they only contested 2 events, but won gold medals in both of them.

And then they average the individual scores for all the relevant Games and get an overall ranking for that country. Some countries would have only a few scores to average, others would have many. NOCs that have only come into existence since 1896 would not be disadavantaged over those that existed in 1896. Countries that didn't send a team to any particular Games (eg. USA, 1980) are not disadvantaged over those that did.

Anyone know of such a ranking? -- JackofOz (talk) 23:47, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

I don't, and I'd think any such formula (while a very interesting concept) would be difficult to develop. How much weight would you give each component? In addition, host countries are "expected" to compete in all events, or almost all events--host countries might well have skewed scores as a result. If you find any such thing, I'd be interested in how they made these decisions. Oh, and Jack--you might want to retitle the question? I saw the heading and assumed you were interested in the Special Olympics. User:Jwrosenzweig editing as 71.231.197.110 (talk) 01:34, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

It has been developed, because I've read something very similar to this, but as I say I'm unable to track it down. There is the "host country effect", but that only applies that particular year (if it applies at all - it certainly didn't apply to Canada in 1976). Regardless of why a country wins medals, they nevertheless won those medals, and this would all go into the mix to come up with a long-term score. -- JackofOz (talk) 02:23, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

Well, how about a simple ranking where the number of medals is divided by the country's population? Has someone been calculating that for the current Olympics, for instance? --Anonymous, 05:02 UTC, August 20/08.

I've certainly thought about that; it would make quite a change to the rankings (my country would probably come out near the top for the 2008 Games and some others, although countries with much smaller population than ours, who've won some medals, might pip us at the post - NZ for example). Also, a country that wins 10 silver and 5 bronze medals but no golds is placed way down the standard rankings; whereas a country that has only 2 golds and no other medals is much higher up. Which makes the current system really meaningless for this sort of comparison. If I were only interested in the current Games, that would be one thing, but I want to see the long-term picture, and that introduces complexities. Not all countries have competed in all Games, and some countries have only come into existence relatively recently. Not all countries who do compete regularly, compete in the same set of events, or that set varies from one Olympiad to the next. The method of comparison that I've seen takes all these variations into account, and gives a long-term score that says something meaningful about each country's general Olympic prowess when compared with other countries' scores. The method could also be used to compare a single country's ranking over time and see when they've done well and done not so well (which would be a more useful measurement than just looking at raw tallies of medals). It would obviously take a lot of work to come up with this, and I don't know how they'd do the stats for the early years, when a lot of the detailed information we have available now wasn't recorded, or it's been lost. I'm sure very different results would be produced depending on the arbitrary values assigned to gold, silver and bronze medals, so they'd obviously have to be carefully worked out to ensure my country comes out on top.  :) -- JackofOz (talk) 05:47, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

The channel four website has a table of weighted (3 2 1) medals divided by population and GDP. Oz comes 6th and 30th by those measures. While I'm here, I'll note that you haven't mentioned one of the obvious obstacles to medal tables being a direct measure of olympic prowess: the fact that some sports have many events (and hence many medals available), while others, not obviously less important, have few. May I suggest a weighting system that gives much weight to swimming and little to cycling? Algebraist 08:46, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

Thank you, that's getting close to what I'm after. I did consider GDP but forgot to mention it; although "human rights" is a bit contentious. I'm obviously chuffed that Oz comes out on top in the "Table of Tables", but I doubt there's any validity in simply adding the rankings from the other tables to arrive at this. I'd like to see something like this over the long term, not just for 2008. I'd never consider any event to be less or more important than any other event, which is why all Gold medals are equal in status. Some countries are better at some sports than others; some countries only compete in the sports they think they have any chance of winning a medal in. Some countries might only be interested in butterfly and backstroke, but not the other swimming events. So I don't see that weighting sports is of any use. In my schema, all events are of equal weight, because all countries are entitled to at least try to qualify for all events, even if they don't get to compete in those events at the actual Games. And the number of events within a particular sport can change from year to year, which makes weighting problematical in any event. -- JackofOz (talk) 23:50, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

FWIW, in terms of "medals by population" yes, NZ is doing well, but IIRC Jamaica is on top of the heap for 2008 as the moment. Grutness...wha? 02:12, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

August 20

Music in commercial

There's a current Chevrolet commercial being played quite a lot, at least during NBC's broadcast of the Olympics, which I've been glued to for two weeks. The commercial's theme is progress, and shows a gas station back in the 1920 or so being rebuilt and/or remodeled multiple times in faux time-lapse photography up through modern times. I was just situating you with that description; my question is, what is the striking music being played in the background, and what is the major instrument? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.107.9.159 (talk) 01:54, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

The Adtunes.com forum says it's called 'disappear' and is by a company called Amber Music. [1] -LambaJan (talk) 17:38, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

Name that tune...

Can anyone name the tune used at the start of episodes of The Rissington Podcast. I'm sure Google has the answer, but I've no idea what to type in! Thanks. 86.156.77.34 (talk) 02:46, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

I think you could just ask them. --Kjoonlee 08:47, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

tv guide

This person made the longest/most appearances in tv guide . Who is it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.49.74.2 (talk) 06:55, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

According to wikipedia i found that it says it's Lucille Ball with 39 times but that's not the answer. So anybody who knows who it is please assist. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.49.87.92 (talk) 08:22, 20 August 2008 (UTC) Most sources claim she graced the cover 34 times —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.49.87.92 (talk) 08:26, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

Which tv guid are you talking about? Captain picard's bald head (talk) 10:10, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

TV GUIDE Magazine dummy ..Search it on Wikipedia and u'll see it. the front cover —Preceding unsigned comment added by 196.1.26.35 (talk) 22:55, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

A few guesses come to mind because they were (or still are) on Television for so many years, but I wonder if any of these could be on TV Guide's cover more times than Lucille Ball's 34: Johnny Carson, Ed Sullivan, Tom Brokaw, Mike Wallace, Dan Rather. I have another guess - Barbara Walters, especially if we count all the covers with more than one face on them. —Preceding unsigned comment added by T lX$W7x05h^ (talk • contribs) 00:16, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

Windsurfing/Boardsailing/RS:X

I have seen this Olympics event being referred to by these three names, what's the difference between them? F (talk) 08:15, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

Windsurfing and boardsailing seem to be two names for one thing. RS:X is the name of the specific class rules used in this Olympics. Our information on it is oddly in the article for the Neil Pryde company. Rmhermen (talk) 14:08, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

weird evening gloves without the 'glove'- arm warmers?

hey up y'all, watched the 400m womans final, what was the american runner wearing on her arms and what purpose do they serve? and why do some of the runners (the aussies mostly, sori jack) wear shades (at night races) just looking cool, avoiding camera flash, wha?Perry-mankster (talk) 10:04, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

It supposedly aids her aerodynamically. Corvus cornix_talk 21:05, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

Yet another Olympics question.

I'm sure I heard on TV a few weeks ago that paint balling was going to be a demonstration sport at the Olympics (maybe not this year but soon), but I can't find any mention of it anywhere. Did I imagine it? Has the sport applied to be included?144.137.206.217 (talk) 10:30, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

According to this, demonstration sports are no longer permitted. Algebraist 10:38, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

That's right, just shatter the dreams of me and my synchronized-haggis-juggling teammates. 2012 looks suddenly very bleak. Karenjc 18:00, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

It's even more sad considering that a group did try to get Black Pudding Throwing into the Olympics. Maybe we'll have to wait for Chess boxing to become pro. Nanonic (talk) 18:06, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

Benji Hughes

The following is from NPR but I'd like to find out more about Benji Hughes

Hailing from Charlotte, North Carolina, Benji Hughes is a much hyped tripped out semi-sensitive modern singer/songwriter with a penchant for partying signed to New West Records by Peter Jesperson. In late July 2008 New West released an ambitious double-cd A Love Extreme. His bad boys of beard-o appearance and songwriting and sound reference post rock faves like The Flaming Lips and Beck, yet respect the classic 70’s stoner folk rock lineages of Jackson Browne and Harry Nilsson and other similar sounding corduroy canyon denizens. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.92.192.128 (talk) 11:34, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

The best you can do is google him. He hasn't done anything yet to warrant an article on wikipedia. Fribbler (talk) 13:08, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

Music venues in Washington DC

I'm spending a few days in Washington DC next month and am hoping to catch some live music in the evenings. I'm hoping folks who know the city can recommend some good venues for rock and/or jazz. So far I've found the 9:30 Club, the Velvet Lounge and the Black Cat. Any more? Many thanks, --Richardrj ^{talk email} 15:33, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

You might check the Washington Post's Arts and Living section -- not just for locales, but for who's playing. — OtherDave (talk) 10:39, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

Since you didn't mention any jazz venues, here are a few to check out: Blues Alley, Bohemian Caverns, Twins Jazz, & HR-57. Best advice is to check local listings and find performances you're interested in. The Washington City Paper is a weekly with pretty comprehensive music listings. —D. Monack ^talk 01:52, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

Nissan Commercial Song

What's the name of the song in the new Nissan commercial? It's a sort of guitar instrumental with a bass drum backbeat. It's not Stevie Ray Vaughn's 'Pride and Joy' either. Can someone help me out? Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.134.130.201 (talk) 16:53, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

Which new Nissan commercial? The one for the Rogue features Pressure Drop as covered by The Clash. The one for the Murano features 'Home' by Great Northern. The one for the Maxima features 'Join Together' by The Who. -LambaJan (talk) 17:53, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

It's the Nissan Bottom Line commercial. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.134.130.201 (talk) 04:57, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

'Hoops' by the Chemical Brothers? -LambaJan (talk) 03:30, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

August 21

Gooper blooper

Can someone show me or tell me where I can find a picture of Gooper Blooper in Super Princess Peach and Mario Hoops 3 on 3? Or at least one of them?--76.176.122.19 (talk) 01:24, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

Google images. Keep in mind they're probably all copyright violations.--El aprendelenguas (talk) 22:53, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

Films

What, if any, are the correct film industry terms to indicate: (a) a black-and-white film?; (b) a color film?; and (c) a film that contains both black-and-white and color portions (like The Wizard of Oz or Schindler's List)? Also, what, if any, are the correct film industry terms to indicate: (d) silent films? and (e) non-silent / talking films? Are there any "correct" film industry terms used to describe such films ... or are there just these common layman terms used? Thanks. (Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 06:14, 21 August 2008 (UTC))

This glossary of film-terms seems quite comprehensive. Most of the terms are exactly what you would expect them to be. However, I can't seem to find the term for a b&w/colour mix (a la wizard of oz). Fribbler (talk) 11:02, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

That link was extremely helpful ... thanks! I had never seen that link before. (Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 15:07, 21 August 2008 (UTC))

For something like The Wizard of Oz, I'm at a loss for how it would be classified apart from being a color film (with black-and-white scenes for artistic purposes). A great many films use such a technique; are they all to be considered some sort of mixed-chroma hybrid? Or are all such artistic choices on par for film classification? — Lomn 13:18, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

I see your point. But, then, what would you classify Schindler's List as? The film is essentially completely b-&-w ... and there are tiny splashes of color mixed throughout the story. (All of the action is in b-&-w, except they have a little girl character who always wears a pink color coat.) It would seem silly to call this a color film with b-&-w scenes. And perhaps equally silly to call it a b-&-w film with color scenes. So, I was assuming there might be some industry term for the mix ...? (Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 15:07, 21 August 2008 (UTC))

Schindler's List is referred to in the article Selective color, however it's not clear if that's an industry term. And as long as we're throwing out examples of b&w / color films, I have to mention The Women. --LarryMac | Talk 15:23, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

Thanks to all for your input ... I appreciate it ... Thank you! (Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 11:02, 22 August 2008 (UTC))

Underage at Olympics

The Chinese caused quite a controversy when it seems as though 3 of their women gymnasts are underage for qualifying for the Olympics (you have to at least turn 16 during the year of the Olympics). If that's true, how come British diver Tom Daley qualified and competed for the Olympics if he's only 14? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cap'n Louise Redbeard (talk • contribs) 12:26, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

Rules for sports in the Olympics, including things like age limits, are set by each sport's international federation so they may be different across different sports. - Eron^Talk 12:30, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

Right. The 16 thing is for gymnastics only. Note also that Michael Phelps, presently 23, competed in the Sydney games at 15. — Lomn 13:03, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

An additional point of information, Nadia Comăneci was only 14 when she became the first female gymnast to receive a perfect 10 score at the 1976 Montreal games. The age limit has changed since then. --LarryMac | Talk 20:10, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

Pokemon

Is Pokemon for all ages; what I'm asking primarily is do any of you who are at least 14 play the video games still? 68.50.107.144 (talk) 13:38, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

No, Pokemon is for babies. Anyone over the age of eight that plays Pokemon should be ridiculed to the point of crying. Squirtle, squirt! --Endlessdan 14:39, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

Haha, no, Pokémon is not for babies. In fact, there's so much reading required that there's no way a baby could get much enjoyment out of it. Granted, the game has some childish themes, but for those who really enjoyed playing the games when the were younger (like myself), picking up a Pokémon game again brings back good memories. In other words, adults can play Pokémon, too.--El aprendelenguas (talk) 19:51, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

I still play Pokémon: the main games anyway, not the spinoffs. Adults can definitely enjoy it, it's just another RPG. And then there's the entire metagame to consider, which is incredibly complex to the point that if you want to get anywhere in online play you'll have to know what a 31IV 252DEF/252SA Special Sweeper Blissey@Leftovers is and how to get one. Avnas Ishtaroth _{drop me a line} 01:39, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

For all ages, certainly, if your wondering about content then it is definitely a clean game. Childish it is though, the story lacks the depth that the gameplay has and cute pokemons hardly make up for the lack of game, character and story development. Im 16 and i have friends who play, they enjoy the actual "collecting" of pokemon and the battling aspect (Diamond and Pearl allow you to trade and fight with people on a global scale.)

Well it is aimed at a certain demographic for sure, but I doubt Nintendo care how old you are as long as you pay. I don't play the games anymore but I sometimes play Super Smash Bros on Project 64. JessicaThunderbolt 19:45, 29 August 2008 (UTC)

Kevin Smith

Back in 2001, Kevin Smith had a promotion on his View Askew website where if a person went to see Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back on the opening night and the following Saturday, he would send them a personally autographed pic. The proof that needed to be submitted was the movie goers ticket stubs. A few months after continuous stalling, he stated he would instead send everyone t-shirts. This never happened. Whatever happened to this? Was there any kind of resolution? Having moved several times since my request was sent in and being a former Kevin Smith fan (he's just unfunny now), I have not kept up with Smith since around that time.--Endlessdan 14:55, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

derpa derpa

who likes britney spears —Preceding unsigned comment added by Toffee22 (talk • contribs) 16:12, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

who likes britney spears

Toffee22 (talk) 16:12, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

Yes. -LambaJan (talk) 16:44, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

We should ask him. Fribbler (talk) 16:51, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

Shortstop. Corvus cornix_talk 20:03, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

Lucille ball

how many times did lucille ball appear on the cover of tv guide .According to wikipedia it's 39 times .But according to google search it's 34 times. HELP —Preceding unsigned comment added by 196.1.26.35 (talk) 22:35, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

The statistic on Wikipedia of 39 is fortunately cited, to TV Guide's website. Check it out here. I'd say TV Guide is an expert on their own product, and that website seems to have an exhaustive collection of every cover she's been on. If you look at the pictures, though, you'll notice on some covers, she isn't "spotlighted"; there's just a smaller picture of her on the cover. Perhaps this is the reason for the two different statistics you found.--El aprendelenguas (talk) 22:49, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

August 22

Virtual Console

Why hasn't Super Mario Kart been released or announced for the Virtual Console? It's one of the most popular Nintendo games. Yet pretty much every Nintendo game more popular than it has been released/announced. 124.181.254.143 (talk) 04:51, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

It could be because Mario Kart 64 has been made available (I've heard it said that SMK has aged badly), though really I don't know. Fribbler (talk) 12:51, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

There are A LOT of games people would like to see re-released on Virtual Console, but Nintendo isn't very quick in making more games available now that their library is pretty large (I think they re-release one or two every Monday and that's all), and with the new WiiWare games they're pushing, Virtual Console may expand at an even slower pace. Because of that and what Fribbler said, don't get your hopes up.--El aprendelenguas (talk) 19:30, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

olympics

why do brazil write first name and nick name on uniform,not last name ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 218.5.84.167 (talk) 05:45, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

I think because they want to invite something new and more people know who is ronaldinho than Moreira. ;-) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Atacamadesert12 (talk • contribs) 10:05, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

It's not just Brazil/Brazilians that do this, it's quite widespread throughout football. Sometimes it's due to space constraints, sometimes due to player preference and sometimes for pure marketability. It's easier to have Cristiane on the back of a shirt than de Souza Silva in the same way that Mido is a catchier name than Hossam Hussein Abdelhamid. Nanonic (talk) 11:00, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

re: space constraints, remember that "a typical Portuguese name is composed of one or two given names, and two family names", a good reason to look for something shorter. 194.171.56.13 (talk) 18:59, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

SONG TITLE

Hi, maybe it's not the best place to ask this question, but I don't know where to get this answer. Does somebody know the titles of those two songs: AAAGEAGECAGAAAGEAGEDCD (feels like Chris Rea or M. Knopfler) and EDCGEGA (this song appears in one of vh1 (in Europe) "commercial" after it's written The heroes of rock, I think (there are also Enter Sandman and Livin' on a Prayer in this commercial))? I'm searching for those titles for so long now and I would be really happy if someone knows them. Thank you so much! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Atacamadesert12 (talk • contribs) 09:59, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

I'm no expert, but I don't think anyone's got a chance of identifying a song just from a given series of chords. You might need to be more specific. --Richardrj ^{talk email} 10:25, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

That are not chords. I wrote just names of notes. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.77.182.61 (talk) 10:37, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

Oh right, sorry. That might make a difference. I don't know why I thought they were chords. Anyway, here is a fun website that allows you to play tunes on a virtual piano. You can even type a tune into it and search on that melody line. Someone might be able to identify them from that. --Richardrj ^{talk email} 10:46, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

Dear Richardrj, I can't find words to tell you how helpful are you. Thank you, I'll try it. Thank you so, so much. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Atacamadesert12 (talk • contribs) 10:59, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

This is a major major long shot, but the first one isn't All Summer Long (Kid Rock song), is it? Sounds a tiny tiny bit similar and it's apparently been the #1 single in the UK. If it's not, thank goodness it's not. =P --Wirbelwindヴィルヴェルヴィント (talk) 05:53, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

No, it's not. I don't like Kid Rock's song, too. It must be little older, I think. And both of them are played by guitar. Thank you anyway. I hope I'll get the answer... Keep on your help, please. Thank you! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Atacamadesert12 (talk • contribs) 10:02, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

If you still haven't found it can you tell some of the lyrics or the rhythm? That might help. -LambaJan (talk) 13:37, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

I can't remember the lyrics of the first song and I have never heard the lyrics of the second song (I know just some seconds from the commercial). But how can I add the rhytm? Ok, the first song sounds optimistic and the second one is like hard rock, I think... —Preceding unsigned comment added by Atacamadesert12 (talk • contribs) 19:04, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

That site is fantastic fun. I put in the notes for the first tune and it came out with "Hip to Be Square" by Huey Lewis. Now I doubt that's right, but it'd be a laugh if it was! --WORM | MЯOW 13:33, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

Hi! I took a look on youtube, but it's not the right song. thank you for your help anyway. Now I know one new, interesting song more. Song that i am searching for sounds like it is played by Chris Rea or Mark Knopfler. Thank you everyone who is trying to help me! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Atacamadesert12 (talk • contribs) 20:32, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

If you can read this, please, play it (first song):a'4. a'8 a'8 g'8 e'4 a'4. g'8 e'4 c4 a'4. g'2 a'4 a'8 a'8 g'8 e'4 a'4 g'8 e'4 d'8 c'2 d'4. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Atacamadesert12 (talk • contribs) 20:42, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

And for the second song (repeat some times): e4 d8 c8 a'4 e'4 g'4 a'4 Letters are names of notes and the numbers by tell you how "long" they are. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Atacamadesert12 (talk • contribs) 20:51, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

The second one almost sounds like 'Money' by Pink Floyd. I can't place the first at all. What ad was it in? -LambaJan (talk) 03:57, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for your help again. I know Pink Floyd's song but I'm not searching for this one. It's faster. It appears in VH1 ad. It starts with the song Enter Sandman (Metallica) and continues with Livin' on a Prayer (Bon Jovi). I think there are some other songs in but I don't know them. Well, this ad shows different rock artists and when it's coming to the end it's written The Heros of Rock. After that the song I am searching for starts to play. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Atacamadesert12 (talk • contribs) 05:46, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

Any ideas? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Atacamadesert12 (talk • contribs) 12:31, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

Most watched TV channel/station

I'm not sure that this question actually belongs on the entertainment desk, but I'll give it a try: Is there any reliable, independent documentation as to what station or channel such as BBC or Al Jazeera has the largest worldwide audience? Asav (talk) 12:29, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

http://www.rateitall.com/t-10985-most-watched-tv-channels.aspx —Preceding unsigned comment added by Atacamadesert12 (talk • contribs) 13:47, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

I don't know, but my guess would be CCTV-1. Alex Middleton (talk) 00:16, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, Alex. That would be my guess as well. But I'm looking for some sort of (reliable) documentation. Would you know of any? Asav (talk) 18:09, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

August 23

Olympic Football/Argentina

A question regarding Argentina's jerseys. The national emblem is not displayed on the team's jerseys, although you can see the outlines as if they're being worn inside-out. Any possible reason for this? I've seen no other side without the emblem visible, so this can't be a FIFA thing or an IOC thing. Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.235.67.132 (talk) 05:49, 23 August 2008 (UTC) Bold text

This was asked a few days ago (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Entertainment#AFA) ny156uk (talk) 09:08, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. I should have looked. My bad. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.235.67.132 (talk) 00:49, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

Flushed Away page mystery part 2#

Right, I know why the part about the sequel was taken off but I wan't to know where the information came from in the first place. If somebody could contact the users who put any sequel information and ask them for a web url or direction then I will be very grateful. Ritaslilsis (talk) 08:21, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

Flushed Away Again was created by User:Wtooher. --—— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk - 12:45, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

ESPN highlights

Why can't ESPN use Olympic highlights, having to settle for images instead? I read this somewhere, but I forgot. 68.50.107.144 (talk) 11:42, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

NBC is the only legitimate source for Olympics coverage, per their contract with the IOC. Corvus cornix_talk 17:49, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

In the USA...... -- SGBailey (talk) 22:15, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

Is ESPN shown outside of the US? Corvus cornix_talk 06:35, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

Yes. See the list near the end of ESPN. /85.194.44.18 (talk) 09:33, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

Neopets: Adam Powell's (neopets founder) birthday

When is Adam's birthday?Intelligent9876522-Version 9-WITHOUT the Artifical Intelligence! (talk) 17:42, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

According to this, it's the 20th of December. Fribbler (talk) 17:50, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

Songs about/with references to mental illness?

Hi. I'm making a mix CD about insanity and I want some good songs about mental illness. I already have some of the obvious stuff like the Talking Heads' Psycho Killer; the Eels' My Descent into Madness; Siouxsie and the Banshees' Christine, Happy House and Suburban Relapse; and Emily Haines' Doctor Blind but there seems to be a dearth of songs like this on my hard drive. I don't want songs that just say things like "I'm going crazy" (and Gnarls Barkley's Crazy is out) but stuff with references to madness, paranoia, hallucinations, or just with a general feeling of insanity are good. Songs in the post-punk/new wave, goth rock, trip hop and electronic genres would be especially appreciated. Thanks! 99.245.92.47 (talk) 18:34, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

They're Coming to Take Me Away Ha-Haaa! by Napoleon XIV is an all-time classic. APL (talk) 18:37, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

Wuthering Heights (song). Algebraist 18:38, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

Flagpole Sitta should be on that list. Nanonic (talk) 18:55, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

Much of Pink Floyd's albums The Dark Side of the Moon (particularly "Brain Damage") and The Wall explore themes of mental illness. Someoneinmyheadbutit'snotme (talk) 19:03, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

What about Led Zeppelin's Whole Lotta Love? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Atacamadesert12 (talk • contribs) 19:08, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

More suggestions than you could ever want are made on my favourite music blog here. The editor's job is to whittle all the suggestions down to a final top ten, which is here. --Richardrj ^{talk email} 19:17, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

Here are a few (some already mentioned):

• Napoleon XIV – "They're Coming to Take Me Away Ha-Haaa!" ← This one must be included!
• Radiohead – "Climbing Up the Walls" / "Paranoid Android"
• Green Day – "Basket Case"
• Harvey Danger – "Flagpole Sitta"
• Nirvana – "Lithium"
• Pink Floyd – "Brain Damage"
• Pixies – "Where Is My Mind?"
• Sonic Youth – "Schizophrenia"
• The Kinks – "Acute Schizophrenia Paranoia Blues"
• Ramones – "Teenage Lobotomy"
• Joy Division – "She's Lost Control"
• Patti Smith Group – "Ain't It Strange"
• Dresden Dolls – "Half Jack"
• The Beach Boys – "Hang on to Your Ego"

— Twas Now ( talk • contribs • e-mail ) 19:48, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, everyone! I was actually considering Half Jack but I think the Dresden Dolls are too teenage, and She's Lost Control is already on my list. Lithium, Where is My Mind and Wuthering Heights are great suggestions, though, and I'm lokoing into some of the ones I haven't heard. Keep 'em coming if you can think of them! :) 99.245.92.47 (talk) 21:48, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

Don't overlook the folk and country-western genres.

• Dr. Freud
• Cigarettes, Whiskey, and Wild Wild Women (they'll drive you crazy, they'll drive you insane)
• (and, reaching a bit) Alice's Restaurant (there's a psychiatrist in it)

— OtherDave (talk) 01:30, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

How about I'd Rather Have a Bottle in Front of Me (Than a Frontal Lobotomy) - Randy Hanzlick APL (talk) 03:00, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

I'm Going Slightly Mad certainly belongs on the CD. --Dr Dima (talk) 04:13, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

Black Sabbath: Paranoid. Rolling Stones: 19th Nervous Breakdown. Kinks: Acute Schizophrenia Paranoia Blues. Karenjc 14:56, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

Oh, and Cypress Hill's Insane in the Brain, of course. -- Captain Disdain (talk) 11:19, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

Does Unwell count? Zain Ebrahim (talk) 14:43, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

I have always been fond of "Narcolepsy" by Third Eye Blind...cheers, 10draftsdeep (talk) 19:40, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

I Don't Like Mondays --jpgordon^∇∆∇∆ 15:17, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

I'm surprised no one mentioned Institutionalized by Suicidal Tendencies -- Mad031683 (talk) 17:29, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

Maybe Sinead O'Connor: I Am Stretched On Your Grave? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Atacamadesert12 (talk • contribs) 21:47, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

slide whistle

Is it possible to change the embouchure while playing a slide whistle to make different notes (pitches) like a trombone?24.65.69.8 (talk) 22:58, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

That wouldn't be done by changing the embouchure, which really doesn't really play much a part in whistle performance (if air isn't leaking out the sides, it's good), but by simply changing the air pressure. A pennywhistle can easily get two octaves by the untrained and upwards of three by the experienced. I don't see how it's any different for a slide whistle. I would suspect though that you would only be jumping octaves, and the volume would be significantly different between the different registers. So, not quite like a trombone. -LambaJan (talk) 04:06, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

August 24

Reed Instruments

Is it possible to have an odd number of reeds in any instrument? So, (for example), the oboe,the bassoon, and the double basson are double reed instruments, so can we like a 3 reed (triple), or, 5 reed instrument (quintuple)?24.70.95.204 (talk) 00:44, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

One is an odd number, but I'm figuring you already know about single reeds. — OtherDave (talk) 01:33, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

I guess we're not counting bagpipes? --jpgordon^∇∆∇∆ 05:03, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

For the Highland bagpipes, the chanter has a double reed; the three drones each have a single reed. That does give you five reeds in all, though perhaps not what the OP meant. Also, the reeds in the pipes are enclosed, not played directly by mouth as on a clarinet. — OtherDave (talk) 02:42, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

Yes, you are completely right dave, infact, I would consider those three reed instruments, not triple reed instruments.24.65.69.8 (talk) 03:56, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

August 25

Why are snooker and pool not Olympic sports?

Question as topic. Is there any particular reason, or is it just a case that the ruling bodies of the sports have never applied to the IOC? --Kurt Shaped Box (talk) 00:52, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

I don't know the answer, but it raises an interesting issue. While there's an overlap, there's still a distinction between a game and a sport, and, despite the name, the IOC admits sports rather than games. Otherwise, there might be be Olympic chess and Olympic scrabble. It's line-ball but I'd classify snooker and pool as games rather than sports; I'm sure others would disagree. -- JackofOz (talk) 01:05, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

I actually once spoke to someone in the pub who thought that chess should be an Olympic sport, FWIW. --Kurt Shaped Box (talk) 01:10, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

• In recent years there was some serious lobbying to have bridge made an Olympic sport. It failed. Bridge players' opinions varied between "would have been good publicity for the game" and "ridiculous idea that got the result it deserved". --Anonymous, 03:37 UTC, August 25, 2008.

The IOC does recognize "billiards sports"... see here. -- kainaw™ 02:15, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

The real question is why they do have ping-pong and badminton. I don't care how much skill it takes, if it's not physical it's not a sport. I think there is a bit of a gray area but it's really much smaller than all this muddying-up with non-sports is trying to make it. -LambaJan (talk) 04:13, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

How are ping pong or badminton not physical? Do you mean body-body contact between opponents? This definition of "sport" ends up excluding most Olympic events, like swimming, equestrian, diving, athletics, etc. — Twas Now ( talk • contribs • e-mail ) 04:19, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

(ec) Not physical? I'd have said those 2 were quite physical; maybe not as much as marathon running, but a lot more than bridge or pool. -- JackofOz (talk) 04:21, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

I don't mean body contact because any sort of race (except for maybe competitive walking) would certainly meet my definition of physical. I figured it was pretty easy to figure out what I meant but if I have to define it I guess I'd say a sport is physical if, skill in execution aside, you cannot win without the proper physical training/bodytype. That is, if everyone has perfect form, the winner is the one with the most beneficial body characteristics (by training, birth or both). Frankly, I think it's an insult to swimmers, runners, football players and others when table-tennis players receive the same medals and ceremonies as real athletes. I'm not taking anything away from the competitors, I'm sure they put a lot into it, just like go players, but that doesn't make it a sport. -LambaJan (talk) 15:52, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

LambaJan, what is the distinction that does not make table-tennis players real athletes? The surely need to be fit, and have very quick reactions, talent at controlling spin and flight of the ball etc. These are all characteristics that can come from birth, training or both, though they are not visible through oversized overarms or calves. By your thinking, what is the distinction between tennis and table-tennis? Or is tennis out too, by virtue of what? I'm assuming that baseball and softball would be right out by your standards, or you have some serious explaining to do. /Coffeeshivers (talk) 16:06, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

What about Archery? APL (talk) 17:14, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

I'm amazed that you're unsure whether competitive walking is physical or not. Stunned. -- JackofOz (talk) 22:19, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

@Kurt Shaped Box: There have been serious moves to get chess into the Olympics in the past. I believe two sticking points have been the IOC's insistence that new events be fully gender-segregated and the IOC's policy on drugs. While we're having a discussion, I'd say it's not a sport if there isn't direct interaction between competitors. All doing the same thing separately (even at the same time) and the best individual performance winning doesn't count. Thus athletics, swimming, diving, rowing, gymnastics and so on are out. The Olympics should admit that it is not just a sporting event but rather a more general celebration of human physical prowess. Algebraist 11:49, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

Maybe I'm reading this wrong - but are you suggesting that there is an issue with performance-enhancing drugs in *chess*? ;)

Personally, I'd quite like to see horse racing and some form of motorsports in the Olympics. I know that they've been making a case for darts to be included over the past few years too... --Kurt Shaped Box (talk) 13:36, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

Yes, many chess players use caffeine and other stimulants while playing, not to mention cannabis to come down afterward and for general recreation. The IOC has a rule against sports involving motor propulsion, though that could be changed of course. Algebraist 13:50, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

'Other stimulants' too? Are these guys speeding at the board, or something? Man, I never knew that the world of chess was so rock'n'roll... --Kurt Shaped Box (talk) 17:18, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

In that case, you might be interested in the benevolent Buddhist chess-dictator. Algebraist 18:13, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

Bowling was an exhibition sport at one Olympics, I think it was Seoul, but it never made it on the full docket. Corvus cornix_talk 18:01, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

Mega Man X9

Is Capcom will produce Mega Man X9?Aquitania (talk) 04:47, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

I would assume so. Why not? Avnas Ishtaroth _{drop me a line} 05:20, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

Maximum number of competitors and medals at the Olympics

Hi

I was just curious about what the maximum possible number of competitors an NOC could theoretically have, as well as how many gold, silver and bronze medals they could earn, presuming every athlete won a medal.213.123.199.183 (talk) 09:27, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

Eva Mendes' nipple slip

I heard there was a Eva Mendes' nipple slip on French television but was her "nipple" shown? -- JSH-alive ^(talk)_(cntrbtns)^{(mail me)} 11:43, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

No. Type "Eva Mendes Slip" into google image search and you'll see many copies of the screenshot. -- kainaw™ 14:11, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

buying from amazon

Hi, I've been thinking about getting dvd's from amazon.com, and I'm curious about the cheap prices on some items. I was looking at Kal Ho Naa Ho, for example, and amazon sells for over $50, but then there is an extra list which has copies from about $5, apparently from other suppliers. Does anyone know why there are these other really cheap versions, and are they likely to be of good quality? Furthermore, I live in Australia, so is it easy to specify the PAL region (4 in my case) or do people sometimes end up getting the wrong version? I know I could ask Amazon these questions, but I'm more interested in actual customer experience. Thanks, It's been emotional (talk) 17:24, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

You won't get region 4 DVDs from Amazon.com unless it specifically says that in the advert. However, the suppliers that sell through Amazon are supposed to sell genuine DVDs, although some of them might be second hand. That should all be spelled out in the product description, including the region. You can check the customers' star rating of the suppliers by clicking on their name. Personally, I've never had any problems ordering stuff thru Amazon (as opposed to eBay). If you can get stuff within Australia, however, it can save a lot of hassle further down the line if the good aren't quite what you want. You might be able to tweak your DVD player so that it becomes region free. There are websites that tell you how to do this.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 18:11, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

Run Baby Run

I recently heard a song on the radio, artist and title unknown. Mostly all I can remember is the chorus "Run baby, run", sung by a male. As far as I can tell it's not "Run Baby Run" by Garbage or "Run Baby Run" by Sheryl Crow, as those are both sung by girls. The song itself (the tone, that is) is lighter than the Garbage song, and sounds similar to Good Charlotte. Does anybody know what I'm talking about? Hpfreak26 (talk) 18:36, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

Roy Orbison, perhaps? Or Jason Upton? — Twas Now ( talk • contribs • e-mail ) 19:41, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

"Check Yes Juliet" by we the kings has the type of chorus you describe (It's also a really awesome song-Emma Hordika (talk) 20:38, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

Eureka! That's exactly what I'm looking for. Thanks a bunch. Hpfreak26 (talk) 20:55, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

musical mysteries to solve

In 1981, KFRC in San Francisco played two songs. In one song, the chorus was, 'It's gonna be an all night dance.' In the other, the chorus sounded like, 'Baby at your host, baby.' In 1982 KFRC played two more songs. In one song the chorus was, 'and I'll show you my girl. (Show you my girl).' In the other, with a little country flair, the chorus sounded like something of baseball. Also in 1982, there was The Reddings rendition of, "Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay," and the Wolf rendition of, "Papa Was A Rolling Stone." (I can't seem to find them anywhere on YouTube). In that same year, there was a San Francisco Bay Area mix rendition of, "Planet Rock (song)," by Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force. The tune mentions rocks from many San Francisco Bay Area cities to the Planet Rock. There was also a tribute to Don Rose sung to the melody of, "Mickey (song)," by Toni Basil. If those mysteries can be solved, that would be fantastic.72.229.139.13 (talk) 03:31, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

Name of this hentaithing

Clips like http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZITHtVFqm4 is often found on YouTube but I don't know the name of the hentai anime. -- JSH-alive ^(talk)_(cntrbtns)^{(mail me)} 07:02, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

Colors of Uniforms of Athletes from Australia and the Netherlands

Why are the uniforms of Australian athletes green and yellow, and those of the the Netherlands orange? Others generally follow the colors of their national flags.

125.5.34.139 (talk) 07:16, 26 August 2008 (UTC) Peter Barot

We've had this question just recently. Australian sporting teams have worn green and gold since early 1900s; that article speculates that the colours are related to Australia's floral emblem, the Golden Wattle. New Zealand, also, makes little use of the red/white/blue in their flag and has used black and silver/white since late 19th C. (Perhaps this is to make a distinction from the Home Nations, from which they each took the red/white/blue flag). The Dutch colours come from William of Orange. You'll find other exceptions to the "flag colours" tradition at National colours. Gwinva (talk) 07:52, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

This came up recently for The Aussies see the responses...(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Entertainment/2008_August_13#Australian_Olympic_attire) - - As for the Netherlands they have this (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_national_football_team#Strip) within the national football team article and presumably the same holds true for the olympic team. 194.221.133.226 (talk) 07:54, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

Minor correction. The NZ flag is exclusively red, white and blue, but the sporting colours are black and white. -- JackofOz (talk) 08:13, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

Thank you Jack for explaining to everyone else what I knew I meant! (And apologies for my poor prose.) NZ's official flag colours are red white and blue (although there is the unofficial Silver fern flag), but the national colours are black and white. This extends beyond sporting contexts; for example, the military make use the silver fern on black insignia (random aside: the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry's vehicles do as well). There have been calls to integrate the black and white (silver fern) colours into the official flag: the refdesk's own User:Grutness has designed one alternative. Gwinva (talk) 08:34, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

Olympics record holders

• What Olympian holds the most total medals in the most sports? (In other words, for example, ... John Smith won 15 medals and they were distributed among 5 different sports.)
• What Olympian holds the most gold medals in the most sports?
• What Olympian holds the most total medals from winning in both Winter and Summer games?
• What Olympian holds the most gold medals from winning in both Winter and Summer games?

Thanks. (Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 15:34, 26 August 2008 (UTC))

I have no ready-made answers, but List of multiple Olympic medalists and Category:Dual Olympics medalists may be good places to start. Both may very well be incomplete, though. -- Jao (talk) 15:47, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

I'll note that your questions aren't immediately clear. For instance, "most total medals in most total sports" -- which "most"? Most medals, any number of sports? Most medals, at least two sports? Most sports, at least one medal? I assume the latter two questions mean "with at least one medal won in each of Winter and Summer", but that's not specifically stated, either. — Lomn 20:30, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

Assuming you mean "most medals total, regardless of the number of sports", and not "medals in the most total sports":

• Larissa Latynina — 18 medals total
• Michael Phelps — 14 gold medals total
• Clara Hughes and Christa Luding — 5 medals total (at least 1 each in Winter and in Summer)
• Eddie Eagan, — 2 gold medals (1 in each Winter and Summer)

— Twas Now ( talk • contribs • e-mail ) 22:00, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

Paper Mario

Is the Paper Mario series considered canon? If it is why is Mario made out of paper? Is it just the graphics? And how come at the begining of Super Paper Mario, everthing is 2-D when the Mario Brothers haven't entered the 2-D dimension--76.176.122.19 (talk) 22:06, 26 August 2008 (UTC)