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September 25

cat in The Wizard of Oz

I noticed a Siamese cat towards the end of The Wizard of Oz. Did the cat have a name?24.90.204.234 (talk) 00:30, 25 September 2010 (UTC)

It's never mentioned in the original book. Dismas|^(talk) 00:42, 25 September 2010 (UTC)

Apparently not - and according to IMDb, neither did the lady who was holding it. Helen Seamon, the actress, was uncredited in the final movie and listed simply as "Woman with Cat" at IMDb and elsewhere. Matt Deres (talk) 19:45, 26 September 2010 (UTC) ps Here is her IMDb page; she doesn't seem to have credited for any of her movie roles! Matt Deres (talk) 19:47, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

juniper lee dvd

Can someone tell me which is more likely for juniper lee dvds: volume dvds with select episodes or season sets. Either way, it is a good show for dvd, and mike mires as Monroe is a hit. If it is volumes, can someone give me examples of the episodes on the volumes? I want to know what to expect. ps: sorry if i am annoying. 204.112.104.172 (talk) 17:09, 25 September 2010 (UTC)

i'm being persistent. please answer this. if it runs out of time, i will ask again. this way you will have lots of time to figure it out. do answer asap. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.112.104.172 (talk) 22:33, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

Prog rock lyrics question

The song in question contains the words "Who do you think you are?" repeated over and over again by a deep voice, in a rising rhythmic setting. After 4 repetitions a counter melody is sung by a tenor voice, which starts "I really...". The title is not in the lyrics. The group is someone like Gong but I don't think it is them, it's the same era (about 1974 ish). I've tried Googling the lyrics but to no avail, mainly because the phrase is the title of so many pop songs. Can anyone help? --TammyMoet (talk) 18:27, 25 September 2010 (UTC)

Could it be the title song from If I Could Do It All Over Again, I'd Do It All Over You by Caravan? Richard Sinclair being the deep voice. ---Sluzzelin talk 18:40, 25 September 2010 (UTC)

I've come to the conclusion it probably is that one. There's a playlist for the radio station it was on and it's the only thing I can see that might match. Many thanks! --TammyMoet (talk) 08:50, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

Oddly, youtube features a number of songs from that album, but not that particular one! I couldn't find any samples on amazon or other cd sellers either. Youtube does, however, have a 1969 live recording of Caravan (apparently with Frank Zappa sitting in on guitar) from the Actuel Festival in Amougies. After having listened to it, I'm pretty sure it's your song (and you will undoubtably recognize it by its odd meter in 7/4). ---Sluzzelin talk 15:24, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

I don't know if it is 7/4 - I thought it was 7 and a half or 15/4! Wondrous strange time sig anyway. Yes that's the one. --TammyMoet (talk) 16:40, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

the who —Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.89.16.154 (talk) 09:19, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

No. --TammyMoet (talk) 11:31, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

Original/Sample for Hyori's song Highlight.

There is this song 'Highlight' by Korean artist Hyori. This song was admitted by the artists' label to be plagiarized by its composer Bahnus who also plagiarized another 6 songs on the artists' album. All the originals are known only the original for 'highlight' is still unknown. There is a big chance that the rap parts in this song are not plagiarized. There are also some reasons to believe that the original song might be Norwegian. Do you know the original/sample? Here you can listen to the song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rpMPLz1ZCY --Intouchwithbertj (talk) 19:45, 25 September 2010 (UTC)

Saturday evening TV in the UK

Why is saturday evening tv always rubbish in the UK? Do those who decide these things believe that everyone goes out on saturday evening except for retards? 92.24.182.184 (talk) 22:05, 25 September 2010 (UTC)

Though i don't live in the UK, i can say this. I don't go out on saturday evenings and i am not a retard. If they do think that, that's a stereotype that they should reconsider. perfectly good people stay home on saturday nights and feel just dandy about it, that doesn't mean they are retards. It's similar to what a good deal of cartoons portray teens as. girls are often chear leaders or members of a chear squad, and if they aren't, they are dorks or lame. Or how boys are often portrayed as aphleits, and if they arn't on a team or a coach, they're lame freaks. neither of that is true, perfectly good and cool girls are not chear leaders, and perfectly good boys are not aphleits, but that doesn't mean they are lame, freakish, or uncool in any other way. Also, just because a show portrays someone as a sertain something, that doesn't mean that the show writers and directors think that all people are like that, they are just putting their view of "Cool" and "Lame" into their creations. hope that helps. 204.112.104.172 (talk) 22:31, 25 September 2010 (UTC)

I suspect it's because it's filled with Talent Shows and family entertainment, rather than shows you considered good (i'm with you - tv on a Saturday in England is shocking). Back in the day it use to be a big night for movie premieres but with all the talent shows they seem to be less of a 'main' feature...plus with the proliferation of dvds and downloads I guess the audience pull of a movie premiere isn't the same these days (it used to be when I was young if you didn't see the film in the cinema you'd pretty much have to wait for it to be on tv). In terms of the comedy shows they seem to be setup on a Thursday/Friday night format as they often appeal to people in their late-teens/twenties who might be expected to be out on a weekend night (not because they're cool just because primarily the busy nights in terms of bars, restaurants, theatres and pretty much everything else entertainment wise are weekend nights). ny156uk (talk) 23:58, 25 September 2010 (UTC)

True, i do think it is true what i said above. Sometimes, shows are based off of common stereotypes. 204.112.104.172 (talk) 00:06, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

It isn't any better in the US. The networks just show reruns. Everard Proudfoot (talk) 04:58, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

See Friday night death slot (which also addresses Saturday). -- Mwalcoff (talk) 05:18, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

That must be the most unusual spelling of "athlete" I've ever seen, up there. Adam Bishop (talk) 06:15, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

Lol, I was holding back on commenting on that, but isn't it just? The scary thing is, it makes complete sense, doesn't it? TomorrowTime (talk) 06:46, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

Depends what you want to watch. I watched a truly groundbreaking programme on the history of an English village from the Iron Age to the Norman Conquest, followed by Stephen Hawking on time travel. I'd have paid to watch either of those, to be honest. I don't think any "retard" would be able to comprehend either of those two shows, do you? --TammyMoet (talk) 08:54, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

I looked at yesterdays schedule. I could not find or see the history thing, as I only get the big-four terrestial channels. I watched two minutes of Hawkings a week or two ago, and it seemed designed for ten year olds, just a lot of platitudes spoken very slowly. I wish Patrick Moore was on earlier when I would watch. One of the main things that contributes to the tedium of saturday evening tv is the lack of something like Newsnight. I have asked a question about the vocabulary on tv on the Language Desk. 92.15.16.83 (talk) 10:50, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

In that case you need to get Freeview somehow, because The Sky at Night is on at 7.30 pm the first Monday in every month! BBC4 is the channel for those of us who have some brain cells. You must be one of the very, very few TV watchers in the UK who don't even have Channel 5! The brand new world awaits you! --TammyMoet (talk) 16:37, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

Guys, leave my spelling out of this. will you? just because spelling is your strong point doesn't mean it's mine. anyway, shows do sometimes create an oppinion on something, particularly older shows that influenced the older comunity, much of which is creating the shows. even 20 year olds can be influenced by those shows when they are younger. Maybe the creaters of the saturday night shows saw shows that portrayed cool and sane people as going out ot the bar on a saturday evening, and retards and lame people as staying home. like i said above, just because a show portrays people who stay home as retards, that doesn't make it any bit more true. PS: forget my spelling mistakes. not fare! 204.112.104.172 (talk) 11:59, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

You need to find a way of receiving Digital TV soon; they're switching the analogue system off in 2012[1]. Alansplodge (talk) 22:20, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

The signal is too bad here to get freeview. I hope it improves after analogue switch off. With cr*p tv, not being able to watch it is a good thing. I was just thinking that the reason history programmes are so popular is because they are more intelligent than other programmes. Those who make these decisions apparantly have not woken up to the fact that the population is more educated and more intelligent than in the past. 92.29.116.227 (talk) 10:35, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

Have you actually tried to get Freeview? I ask because, if you go to their website and type in our postcode, you get told that the Freeview reception is too bad. We didn't take that at face value, and borrowed a friend's box to see if it actually did work, and it works perfectly. Maybe worth a try? --81.157.70.123 (talk) 12:57, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

With the exception of a few premium/niche channels on cable, It's pretty much exactly the same here In Canada and the US when it comes to the major network content on Saturday night. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.167.165.2 (talk) 08:50, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

If you really can't get Freeview, try Freesat instead. Warofdreams talk 15:49, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

I want to have a life, not be a couch potato. 92.15.9.254 (talk) 12:28, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

Then why worry about what's on tv?! gazhiley.co.uk 12:11, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

Because having a busy life is often physically or mentally tiring, and even I sometimes want to physically rest in front of a tv for a while, especially in the late evening. I probably watch five hours or less tv a week on average. 92.28.254.154 (talk) 19:58, 2 October 2010 (UTC)

If you want a less sedentary lifestyle, then join the Ymca or some other fitness club. 70.241.27.2 (talk) 14:45, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

Or get a static bicycle with a dynamo that powers the TV. 92.29.117.59 (talk) 17:47, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

The short answer is, schedulers want high ratings. Saturday night TV is traditionally, and still mostly, watched by families with children and older people. It therefore makes sense for schedulers to put something on that these people will want to watch. It also makes sense to put 'event' programmes on Saturday night, as most people who want to watch them will then watch them. It also allows for parties or gatherings of people, watching a programme together. Saturday nights are 'family viewing' nights: hence Doctor Who, Merlin, Harry Hill, Ant and Dec, and talent shows. These are programmes that children and parents and grandparents can all enjoy and discuss together. Luckily, freeview channels allow for other demographics without getting in the way of mainstream programming: get the other BBC channels, and you'll be happy. 109.155.37.180 (talk) 11:56, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

September 26

fictional news channel

I was watching a video on YouTube. The video was of breaking news regarding Oceanic Airlines Flight 815. The supposed source was American News Channel. By any chance is that news channel fictional, as well?24.90.204.234 (talk) 06:24, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

It sounds fake considering Oceanic 815 was the flight in the TV series Lost. Can you provide a link to the video that you were watching? Dismas|^(talk) 07:06, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

Single-season MLB win record

In Major League Baseball, what team holds the record for most wins in a single season? -- Bk314159 (Talk to me and find out what I've done) 14:01, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

The 2001 Seattle Mariners tied the record set by the 1906 Chicago Cubs with 116 wins. --Onorem♠Dil 14:09, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

And see what the Cubs got for that? No more World Series in over a century (I was reading a book set in something like 2060, with a Cubs fan, who said, "Hey any team can have a bad couple of centuries.") Everard Proudfoot (talk) 20:29, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

The 1998 New York Yankees won 125 games, if you include the post-season. 114-48 in the regular season, 3-0 in the Division Series, 4-2 in the AL Championship Series, and 4-0 in the World Series. Matt Deres (talk) 00:22, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

Highest decorated actor

I was curious, can anyone think of a candidate for the most military decorated actor? I don't know if there have been any Medal of Honor or Victoria Cross-winning actors or actresses. S.G.^(GH) _ping! 14:16, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

Audie Murphy comes to mind. --Onorem♠Dil 14:20, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

Ah yes. Perhaps I'll mask my idiocy by refining my question to include only Victoria Cross recipients. :D S.G.^(GH) _ping! 14:39, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

This claims that Frederick George Coppins acted in the 1930 film Journey's End, and this newspaper article (near the bottom) states he was in the classic All Quiet on the Western Front, but he's not listed in IMDb, TCM, or AMG. A Fred Coppins is listed under All Quiet in Princeton University Library's Film Stills Collection (p. 16). Clarityfiend (talk) 00:39, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

The IMDB biographies section has the words "Victoria Cross" appearing under 15 people. Of these 5 are incidental mentions and 10 are actual Victoria Cross winners. Several of them appeared in movies as themselves and several of them are listed because they wrote books that movies were based on, or because they received "thanks" in the movie's credits, but none of them did any acting. They are:

• William George Barker
• Billy Bishop
• Bernard Freyberg
• Emile Gauvreau
• Guy Gibson
• Cecil Merritt
• William Reid
• Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
• Ernest Alvia Smith
• J.G. Smyth

--Anonymous, 19:47 UTC, September 28, 2010.

Have to disagree with you there. Billy Bishop played himself in Captains of the Clouds, but he was acting (James Cagney did not fly over his head in real life). Also scratch Emile Gauvreau; IMDb says his father won the VC. Clarityfiend (talk) 23:48, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

--Sorry about Gauvreau; I guess I read the bio item too fast. As to Bishop, whether "himself" appearances count as acting is a matter of interpretation. --Anonymous, 00:40 UTC, September 29, 2010.

He was reacting to a fictional incident (annoyed bush pilot buzzing the airfield while he was delivering a scripted speech). Clarityfiend (talk) 01:45, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

Jimmy Stewart received a number of decorations, but nothing so exalted as the Medal of Honor. Deor (talk) 12:27, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

There were suggestions that George Formby received the Order of Lenin, but it might have been a piece of soviet propoganda. Discussion here and here. Astronaut (talk) 11:18, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

zula patrol cast

can someone clear up who the cast of the zula patrol is. Either answer here or put the voice cast under the voice cast section i put in the zula patrol. PS: in the section voice cast, you see the name catherine thompson. I am not sure of the person's actual name, but i know she voices catherine (or katherine) in the life and times of juniper lee episode 'it's the great pumpkin juniper lee'. She voices Earth in the zula patrol. it's things like this that i need help with. I don't want to lead people in the wrong direction. 204.112.104.172 (talk) 21:47, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

The article at Wikipedia already lists the voice actors for most of the main characters, its right there in parentheses after each. For minor parts, such as characters which appear only for a few minutes in a single episode, then you probably don't need to get into that level of detail in the article. IMDB unfortunately does not list the voice actors for the series, neither does the show's website or QUBO's website. Sorry. --Jayron32 04:56, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

September 28

guest stars on 3 majic schoolbus episodes

Can someone please tell me the guest stars and who they play for the following majic schoolbus episodes: Rocks and roles www.gamequarium.org/cgi-bin/search/linfo.cgi?id=9686 Goes on air video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5640429987096235161# and in the haunted house www.youtube.com/watch?v=evqQNEDSeqY&feature=related Note: also say who voices the producer in this one as well as the guest stars, as it is a diferent voice (unless it is the same person who voices cornelia) thanks. 204.112.104.172 (talk) 00:19, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

For "Goes On Air", here's the credits list:

Lily Tomlin

Malcolm Jamal Warner

Tara Meyer

Daniel DeSanto

Meia Filar

Andre Ottley-Lorant

Don Dickinson

Ruby Smith-Merovitz

Erica Luttrell

Stuart Stone

Danny Tamberelli

Lisa Yamanaka

Blake McGrath

Kerry Duff

It occurs to me that if you directly contact Nelvana you could probably get a lot of detailed information about the voice talent. Comet Tuttle (talk) 20:21, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

i wish i could, but i am still learning e-mail. what about the other two episodes: rocks and roles and in the haunted house? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.112.104.172 (talk) 22:17, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

In in the haunted house, the person who answers the phone is a female character. can you please check the credits for it and tell me who voices her? the ghostly one that has the following quote at the end : Girl "there is no such thing as ghosts" person i'm wondering who voices her:"sertainly not" (maniacle echoing laugh) 204.112.104.172 (talk) 00:56, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

For "In the Haunted House", here's the credits list:

Starring: Lily Tomlin

Special Guest Star: Carol Channing

Voice talent: Max Beckford, Stuart Stone, Lisa Yamanaka, Susan Blu, Katie Coristine, Tara meyer, Amos Crawley, Daniel DeSanto, Maia Filar, Erica Luttrell

Sorry, the credits don't list the roles played by the different actors. Comet Tuttle (talk) 18:47, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

Unfortunately that video clip you pointed to for "Rocks and Rolls" cuts off before it shows any credits. Comet Tuttle (talk) 19:09, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

thanks anyway. I think it might be carol channing, the person who does the laugh sounds old, and carol channing is old. thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.112.104.172 (talk) 21:42, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

Can you help identify these people

Someone sent me a link to this page (one photo is arguably NSFW) of celebrity portraits. I'm rather embarrassed at how few I can identify. #3 is Viggo Mortensen, #5 is Mickey Rourke, #8 is Michael Stipe, #9 is Sean Combs, #10 is Katie Holmes, #12 is David Boreanaz, #14 is Ice Cube, #15 is the cast of True Blood, and #16 and #17 appear to be the same guy (but I don't know who he is). That leaves #1,2,4,6,7,11,13 (is that Gabrielle Union?), and Mr 16/17. Can anyone help me identify these folks? Thanks. 87.115.186.139 (talk) 00:29, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

I think #1 is Emily Blunt. -- Finlay McWalter ☻ Talk 00:44, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

Absolutely her. —Kevin Myers 04:08, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

The glasses are throwing me off but I think that #7 might be Hugh Jackman. Dismas|^(talk) 00:46, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

I think #11 is Britney Spears. -- Finlay McWalter ☻ Talk 01:18, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

I think the man in #13 is Stuart Townsend. He and Gabrielle Union appeared together in Night Stalker (TV series). -- Finlay McWalter ☻ Talk 01:29, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

Just curious, but which photo did you consider possibly Not Safe For Work? Number 4, with the painting in the background? Or 6, where you can make out the nipples through her dress? Or something else I'm missing? Buddy431 (talk) 03:35, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

Here is the photographer's CV, and it has a LONG list of celebrities he has photographed. #2 looks a lot like Waylon Jennings, or maybe his son Shooter Jennings. Or maybe not. --Jayron32 03:57, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

Looks like Vincent Gallo to me, though I wouldn't put money on it. —Kevin Myers 04:08, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

TinEye suggests that #11 is Ashley Scott. There are more photos of her at her IMDb entry. Dismas|^(talk) 04:06, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

By the way, many of the same images are posted here and that site definitely has some that are NSFW. Still the same photographer and all. I'm not linking you to anything hardcore or p0rn. You might want to contact the maintainer of that blog. They'd probably have a better idea of who everyone is. Dismas|^(talk) 04:11, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

1. 16/17 is a baseball player. At least, he's wearing baseball pants and standing in a baseball stadium. --Jayron32 04:19, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

Thanks to the list provided by Jayron, it's easier to narrow some of them down. #4 is Linda Perry; never would have figured that one out without a list. —Kevin Myers 04:21, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

Working from that same list, looks like #6 may be Lena Headey. —Kevin Myers 04:29, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

According to a friend of mine who pays more attention to baseball than I do, the last person is Kyle Farnsworth. KF appears on the CV posted earlier and my friend did a Google image search and found a number of pics of KF's tattoos that are the same as those in the pictures. Here is a sample pic with tattoos slightly visible. Dismas|^(talk) 07:03, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

Is this 1964 film has DVD or VCD?

I'm searching for VCD/DVD of "Island of the Blue Dolphins (1964)". Please help if the disc exists. Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 218.188.16.142 (talk) 02:45, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

Amazon has it as a VHS tape only Rojomoke (talk) 07:07, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

I know, but I need VCD/DVD. Thanks!

Help

Please tell about any good website that has good incest stories, there are lot of them, but which is the most good, generally I would love desi stories, thanks

email : <email removed>, pls don't remove email. its impotant . I dont care for spam etc. 124.253.135.137 (talk) 02:59, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

You email was removed. You were told at the top of the page that it would be. If you type "incest stories" into Google, you will find some. --Jayron32 03:45, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

Maybe at there's a site called literotica or something like that... I don't know much about that at all. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.241.27.2 (talk) 15:06, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

70.241 is right about Literotica; there's also Asstr. Neither of them specialise in incest, but it's possible to search them to find what you want. Vimescarrot (talk) 20:03, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

Reality shows

i would like to know where a majority of reality shows are filmed —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.166.86.1 (talk) 14:16, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

There's not really an easy answer for that. Survivor was in a different place each season. As was The Real World. If you're talking about things like Fear Factor then that would be in Los Angeles. But these are just the American reality shows and don't represent a global sample. Dismas|^(talk) 14:53, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

Frum

What is frumvideo if frum means religious for Judaism -- isn't this against the rules? 156.111.41.62 (talk) 20:34, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

Against what rules? Is the link being posted in a Wikipedia article somewhere? If it is, then I imagine it would be (probably wp:SPAM). Buddy431 (talk) 21:44, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

I think the OP was referring to the rules of Judaism -- and yes, public nudity, pornography and indiscretion is at least rabbinically if not biblically prohibited from the Jewish perspective. Perhaps the name is meant to be ironic. DRosenbach ^{(Talk | Contribs)} 00:11, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

I'm not following the link, but could it have anything to do with John Frum? --TammyMoet (talk) 10:35, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

September 29

Japanese film？

What is 黎明前夕最黑暗04 in English? THis is a chinese transcription of a Japanese film. I found it at http://video.baidu.com/v?word=%C0%E8%C3%F7%C7%B0%CF%A6&ct=301989888&rn=20&pn=0&db=0&s=0&fbl=1024 . Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.92.78.167 (talk) 01:29, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

The Japanese title (I'm assuming you mean this video) is "いちばん暗いのは夜明け前", Ichiban kurainoha yoake mae, "It's darkest right before sunrise". According to the the ja.wiki article, it's a dorama that's been aired on TV Tokyo from July to September 2005. Not sure about an English title, but you could try searching the English internets using the transcription of the title for more info. TomorrowTime (talk) 07:25, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

Oh, one more thing, the 04 in the title you gave just means it's the fourth episode. TomorrowTime (talk) 07:26, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

Disney buying Pixar

When Disney bought Pixar for some $7B, where does the money go? I mean to say, if the people who were Pixar remained, they didn't really give anything up, so they were bought out so they could continue doing what they were doing before...and now Disney gets the proceeds? Perhaps I'm just overthinking this, but it just seems strange that the head of Pixar remain when they are bought out. DRosenbach ^{(Talk | Contribs)} 04:41, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

In a corporate merger of this type, what gets bought is the stock of one company by the cash of another company. Typically what happens is that the stockholders of the acquired company are compensated by either stock in the merged company, cash payments, or some combination thereof. It should be noted that this merger was essentially Pixar forcing Disney to buy it, and then to place the major stakeholders of Pixar into very high positions in the new, merged company. Post-merger, Steve Jobs became the largest single shareholder of Disney, and John Lasseter became the Chief Creative Officer of Disney. Disney was the larger company, pre-merger, so technically it bought Pixar, but it was Pixar who initiated the move and Pixar who ultimately "won". CNBC has a done a semi-regular series of documentaries (the name of the series escapes me) on major American corporations and their history (Like Coca Cola, WalMart, etc). If you can find the one they did on Pixar, it really explains how it grew and eventually took over Disney. --Jayron32 05:01, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

Here is the CNBC program I referenced. Oddly enough, though I had seen it some months ago, it aired most recently last night. --Jayron32 05:04, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

Such things do happen and sometimes it's even stranger. The company I used to work for was acquired by a much smaller (but cash-rich) competitor for $4.6 billion. Our CEO became CEO of the merged company and got a big boost in his pay and share portfolio, but for the rest of us nothing much happened. During the inevitable Q&A session with the CEO, I asked if the smaller competitor had paid a lot for the 'privilege' of merging with the market leader in the industry; he said that could be another interpretation of the acquisition. Astronaut (talk) 10:40, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

To reiterate something that can stand to be stressed : The money doesn't go to the company being bought, the money goes to the people who own the company being bought. (That is : The buyers pay the sellers.)

In a publicly traded company this is complicated and involves buying a whole bunch of stock like Jayron explained, government approval, and who knows what else. APL (talk) 19:35, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

Cool rock song

The other day, I heard some older, likely 80's, rock song on the radio, and I think the lyrics were "Snorting whiskey/drinkin' cocaine". This alone would probably identify who it is, but who sings it, and what's it really called? 75.73.225.224 (talk) 11:32, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

Pat Travers' "Snortin' Whiskey". -- Finlay McWalter ☻ Talk 11:39, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

Damn you Finlay, beat me to it! DuncanHill (talk) 11:41, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

Name of song

Ok this is probably gonna be a hard one. Im looking for a song (electronic dance or something like that really upbeat) but all I know about it is this:

• Its a woman singing; I dont think its inna but I guess its the same sort of style
• The lyrics start with "I am _ _ _" where that last part is a word (or maybe more than 1 word) but definitly 3 syllables
• And then the only other lyrics I can remember I think are "tell me what you want (want)"

Anyone? --81.23.48.100 (talk) 18:41, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

Wannabe (song)? Staecker (talk) 23:43, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

Nope that's not it --81.23.48.100 (talk) 18:02, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

Any vague idea of age? I'm assuming if it's dance it will be 90's onwards, but there are earlier styles that could losely fit your description... Did you hear it recently or one that's just on your mind? gazhiley.co.uk 12:22, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

Peta Todd

In series 15, episode 1 of Top Gear, Peta Todd is referred to as "Peta 23 from Essex". Why? What's the joke here? Dismas|^(talk) 21:28, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

That form of description is often used on Page Three. Rojomoke (talk) 22:51, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

Oh! 23 is her age!! Got it. Thanks, Dismas|^(talk) 23:22, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

Also (for any Americans puzzled by this) see Essex girl and Essex#Cultural references.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 08:15, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

I oten wonder if Top Gear's American guest stars understand who or what they've just beaten (or lost to). Vimescarrot (talk) 09:04, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

World television

Worldwide, what is the most watched television channel? Procrastinatus (talk) 23:51, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

CCTV-1, due to China's huge population. Xinwen Lianbo draws daily audiences upwards of 130 million, and the CCTV New Year's Gala is reported to draw 700 million viewers or more. For comparison, the most watched program in a Western country, CBS' coverage of Super Bowl XLIV, was seen by an average of 106.5 million people. Xenon54 (talk) 00:27, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

September 30

unvarified cyberchase episodes

Can you please varify if episodes 806 and 807 (the note and snowing in the winter) are real episodes? they sound logical and rational enough, but i am not sure. please varify if the episodes are real or made up, thanks so much. 204.112.104.172 (talk) 00:36, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

Name this song (by intervals)?

Alright, so I'm trying to find out the name of this song, figured I couldn't go to Yahoo! Answers to try to get anyone to answer if I ask in intervals, I guess you can't find any music theory guys there that would answer promptly... but anyway.

It's a popular song, I'm sure I've heard it on the radio once or twice, but not often (Lite FM New York to be exact). Don't remember the lyrics. At the end of the chorus, there are two consecutive descending minor thirds that both start from the same initial note. This "two minor thirds" thing repeats twice to end the chorus.

Any takers? Yes? No? Come on. I broke my perpetual WikiBreak to come ask this here. ♠ 02:00, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

give me some lyrics 204.112.104.172 (talk) 02:57, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

Unfortunately, you'll have to give a little more than just that. Can you give information about the genre? Artist? Male or female singer? Electronic or acoustic? Fast or slow? The more details available, the easier it will be to narrow it down for you, and two minor thirds isn't terribly specific since it is an extremely common interval. 143.226.42.152 (talk) 23:22, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

Finally, someone talking sense. Female singer, not that fast (I estimate at 4/4 time, approx. 90 bpm maybe), don't remember the background instruments, but definitely not electronic-styles. The minor thirds thing stands out cause it's sorta vocalized or something. That's all I got. ♠ 00:21, 2 October 2010 (UTC)

Is There A Club Penguin Money Maker That Only Takes 5 Seconds For As Many Coins As You Want?

I reeeeeeeeealy need a Club Penguin money maker so that i can get coins more fast. I have tried about five of them, and that all take 15 minutes for 1000 coins!!! Please give me some ideas for some very very fast money makers, and respond fast!!!!!!

]: ~coolpapa —Preceding unsigned comment added by Coolmaymay (talk • contribs) 03:40, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

At a guess, no. Club Penguin, like other online game communities, works to maintain a virtual economy. That economy appears to be a key part of how the company makes money, and so a feature that drives them out of business is unlikely to exist. — Lomn 15:03, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

Yup, anything like what you suggested would be very bad for heir online business. Just be patient, and earn through other, more sportsmanlike, ways. Otherwise, you might cause, if nothing else, inflation. 70.241.27.2 (talk) 20:42, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

Another possibility: software that creates more money could be considered cheating. Sometimes, players who appear to be cheating through the use of outside software can find their accounts banned. I'm looking at Club Penguin's Terms of Use and while I can't find anything specifically discussing third-party software, that doesn't mean things couldn't be interpreted to say that outside software is not allowed. --McDoobAU93 21:58, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

Ficticious locations in multiple media

Hudson University is a fake university in New York City alluded to frequently in the Law & Order franchise, and used in other shows as well. Are there examples of other places like this? Grsz¹¹ 14:57, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

The Miskatonic River is a famous example, with "Miskatonic" being further appropriated by other writers over the years. Our article on fictional locations and our list of fictional locations may also be useful, though I'm not aware of the right keyword for this particular phenomenon. — Lomn 15:05, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

Yes, there are probably thousands. Consider a place like Gotham City, which has been shown in countless TV episodes, movies, cartoons, books and comics. Likewise Metropolis, Krypton, and other comic-book places. 221B Baker Street, Sherlock Holmes' house has a decent article - as does Atlantis. Matt Deres (talk) 16:40, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

Not exactly a place, but the Acme Corporation and 555 (telephone number) have also been widely used in various media. 10draftsdeep (talk) 16:44, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

See also Carcosa. Everard Proudfoot (talk) 22:35, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

Not a place, but Oceanic Airlines. I remember seeing a list of places or people or things mentioned by various TV shows that all led back to St. Elsewhere, so the theory was that there is a specific television universe that exists inside that kid's snowglobe... Adam Bishop (talk) 23:43, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

For which see St. Elsewhere#In-jokes, puns and crossovers. DuncanHill (talk) 23:51, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

And for more see Tommy Westphall#The Tommy Westphall Universe Hypothesis. DuncanHill (talk) 23:54, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

Moving further away from places, the Wold Newton family seem to have been involved in an astonishing amount of fiction. DuncanHill (talk) 23:56, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

Arkham has grown well beyond the bounds of HP Lovecraft stories. --Jayron32 03:58, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

Petticoat Junction and Green Acres were set in the same group of fictional towns (Hooterville, Pixley, Crabwell Corners, and Stankwell Falls), and The Beverly Hillbillies also sometimes borrowed characters and locations from these shows. -- Jack of Oz ... speak! ... 21:21, 2 October 2010 (UTC)

We mustn't forget Trumptonshire. DuncanHill (talk) 08:37, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

movie I saw ages ago and can't remember the title of

I saw a movie a long time ago, maybe up to ten years ago, but can't remember anything like the title or the producer. Can anyone help? Here are some details:

I think the story focused on a marathon team (an asian team)of four

the leader of the group wasn't going to be doing their next/biggest race for whatever reason (injured, girlfriend trouble, sick, etc.)

the team was wondering what to do, but one of them spots a (african?) guy running (barefoot?)through the street really fast, or fast enough for them anyway

the (african? I'll say he is for now) guy either doesn't talk or very rarely, I think he doesn't at all

there are these 7 other guys (arab? middle eastern maybe?) wearing these white coifs or somehthing on their heads that dangle down to around their shoulders, with a black band or something around the top of their heads

at some point during the actual race, these other guys are in a trailer on the race course, with the entrance(s) surrounded by a whole bunch of marathon teams

I think there is at least one fight scene in the movie, though I might be mistaken...

at one point the african guy is thought to be dead by his teammates (I think they learn he is not and are happy)

the african guy climbs up a small cliff in a forest at one point, I think, using the grave marker left by a teammate with a prayer (the asian teamates of his didn't climb down after him), to get back onto the race track.

the leader of the group of seven rides a one/two seater motorbike or something with a baby panda (I think) beside him, the crowds part, and he's facing a large group of police/army guys, who promptly arrest him and take him over to his six, also handcuffed buddies

Thanks in advance! Jds500 (talk) 22:39, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

Peter Gunn

Anyone know any sites where I can (legally) hear the original Peter Gunn theme? DuncanHill (talk) 22:55, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

That will depend on where you are. The original (Mancini) version is available on Grooveshark. -- Finlay McWalter ☻ Talk 22:57, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

And on Spotify. -- Finlay McWalter ☻ Talk 22:59, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

Thanks, Grooveshark worked :) I read the article on Spotify and didn't have a clue what it was on about, so didn't try that. DuncanHill (talk) 23:15, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

Spotify is much the same as Grooveshark (same stuff, same stuff missing, mostly), except you download a Windows program and run that, rather than it being (like Grooveshark) a Flash applet that runs inside your browser. When used on mobile platforms like Android and iPhone they're pretty much identical. -- Finlay McWalter ☻ Talk 23:27, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

Thanks - so Grooveshark is easier to start. You're talking to a man for whom a mobile platform is a great big hunk of engineering that mosies around the North Sea. DuncanHill (talk) 23:37, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

October 1

CALM act

The Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act passed Congress, telling the FCC to keep TV commercials from being louder than the program. But as I understand it, the FCC can regulate only channels that broadcast over the airwaves, whereas today almost all TV is not broadcast that way. Does this apply to cable channels? Bubba73 ^{You talkin' to me?} 03:03, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

The FCC does regulate cable as well. See Federal Communications Commission, where it states "The FCC was established by the Communications Act of 1934 as the successor to the Federal Radio Commission and is charged with regulating all non-federal government use of the radio spectrum (including radio and television broadcasting), and all interstate telecommunications (wire, satellite and cable) as well as all international communications that originate or terminate in the United States." Now, the FCC has different standards for broadcast, free cable, and pay cable stations, but it does regulate all of them. --Jayron32 03:41, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

Thanks, I thought that it had to be broadcast over public airwaves to be under FCC jurisdiction. Bubba73 ^{You talkin' to me?} 03:48, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

Resolved

(edit conflict)In response to the original question, yes, it applies to cable as well. Dismas|^(talk) 03:52, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

The commercials that the local cable company inserts are extremely loud compared to the program - much louder than even regular commercials. Bubba73 ^{You talkin' to me?} 04:30, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

What date did Tony Curtis die?

This has been bouncing between 29th and 30th September on his article. Is there any irrefutable source? - 220.101 talk^\Contribs 05:12, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

None of the sources I have found indicate the exact time of death, one notes that he "died in his sleep" without giving a date. This is so recent, that my suggestion is to wait a week or so, and wait for the official obits to start showing up in reputable newspapers, like the New York Times or some such. They usually publish an exact date. Its been so soon, that you aren't going to find much yet. --Jayron32 05:33, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

Thanks Jayron32. I actually found this: htt p://wwwDOTexaminerDOTcom/celebrity-headlines-in-las-vegas/tony-curtis-devoted-local-patron-of-arts-and-animals-has-died , which says:

"Curtis passed away at his Henderson home at 9.30 p.m. last night"

making it Wednesday night. BBC concurs, [2] (though says "2125 local time"). First ref. also answers another point that has been changing, the location of his home: Henderson, Nevada. Many thanks! - 220.101 talk^\Contribs 06:13, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

juniper lee dvd with clairification

If a company was to release some select episodes volumes of juniper lee, can you please give me an example of what episodes would be on them? i only need like 3-5 items, thanks. thanks. 204.112.104.172 (talk) 16:20, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

As no one has responded to your questions so far, it's very unlikely that anyone here knows any more about this show than you do yourself. We have no special insight into the minds of the producers as to what they might issue on DVD, if indeed they release anything.

Having said that, this shows the episodes that have won or been nominated for awards. They might be the ones that are considered first for DVD release. Rojomoke (talk) 18:36, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

power plant worker voice on wordgirl

I recently watched the wordgirl episode 'that's entertainment' The powerplant worker has a tara strong and a maria bamford feel to her voice. who is it more likely to be that voices her, Maria bamford or Tara Strong? she's also in the episode 'becky's birthday' which is on youtube. 204.112.104.172 (talk) 20:05, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

IMDb credits Maria Bamford. Rojomoke (talk) 20:29, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

My friend says that she does lots of roles on the show, if she does, she's ausom, tallented, and has a spot in my new movie: room 203. 204.112.104.172 (talk) 20:59, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

Downfall - painting of surprised looking fat bloke

Just watching Downfall, and just after Eva Braun finishes writing a letter to her sister, she walks into a room where there is a painting of a surprised looking fat bloke in a powdered wig on the wall, seeming to look back at her. Anyone know who he is? DuncanHill (talk) 21:10, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

It's OK, I worked it out, I searched for "surprised looking fat bloke" + "Germany" and got Frederick the Great. DuncanHill (talk) 21:41, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

See also Miracle of the House of Brandenburg for the significance of the painting in that scene. meltBanana 00:09, 2 October 2010 (UTC)

The Bunker by James P. O'Donnell identifies this as an oil by Anton Graff, which Hitler bought in 1934 and carted around everywhere (google books link). Indeed, was it this picture? If so, the text on that image's article suggest it now hangs in the Charlottenburg Palace. -- Finlay McWalter ☻ Talk 00:24, 2 October 2010 (UTC)

And Geniewahn: Hitler und die Kunst by Birgit Schwarz says Hitler paid 34,000 Marks for it (google books link. You'd think for that money he'd have got a happier picture. -- Finlay McWalter ☻ Talk 00:36, 2 October 2010 (UTC)

Good stuff, thanks for the links and further info. Hadn't heard ot the "Miracle of the House of Brandenburg" before, that explains the picture's significance in the film rather well. Yes, it was the Graft portrait. DuncanHill (talk) 08:49, 2 October 2010 (UTC)

what are the episodes on the wordgirl dvds?

Can someone please give me the episodes of their dvds with their numbers, i.e: 204 b great granny may? (don't know if great granny may is on any of them, just an example) I would like to fill in the episodes of the dvds on your article to help expand it. thanks for helping. 204.112.104.172 (talk) 22:09, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

Here's the list from Netflix for Tricks and Treats:

1. Tobey's Tricks & Treats
2. Becky and the Bard
3. Lunch Lady Chuck
4. A Vote for Becky
5. Class Act
6. Villain School
7. Tobey's Masterpiece
8. Who Wants Candy?

They don't list the episodes for the Earth Day title. And I have no idea the episode numbers of each of those episodes (e.g. 204b) Dismas|^(talk) 23:31, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

October 2

Ayumi Hamasaki

This is not a question, but I'm wishing Ayumi Hamasaki a happy 32nd birthday after being the article of the day here in Wikipedia's main page! みんな空の下 (トーク | I wanna chAngE!) 00:18, 2 October 2010 (UTC)

Amerian Pie

Does anyone happen to know to which actual persons Don McLean refers as "them good ol' boys drinking whiskey and rye" in his classic song American Pie? Wikipedia's article on the song doesn't say. I am of the opinion it was either The Crickets or Bill Haley and the Comets. Thank you.--Jeanne Boleyn (talk) 10:08, 2 October 2010 (UTC)

Don McLean may know - but he has made it clear that not all of the lyrics have clear meaning. In this case, the "good ol' boys" were singing "this'll be the day that I die." The entire song is based on McLean's reaction to Buddy Holly's death. One of his popular songs contained "that'll the day that I die." McLean changed "that" to "this". There is not much reason to assume that the people singing along are anything more than other Buddy Holly fans. -- kainaw™ 15:02, 2 October 2010 (UTC)

There has been a large amount of time and effort invested in interpreting that song. If websites like this and this don't have anything, you'd have to think it's pretty much not known. Years ago, there was a website that purported to be the minutes of an American Pie interpretation society called APHID (American Pie Historical Interpretative Digest), which I can't seem to find, but which should give some indication of how intensively this has been looked at. Matt Deres (talk) 16:58, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

Tracking down a song from a TV episode

I am trying to identify a song played during the episode "The Gold Violin" of Mad Men (season 2, episode 7). The song, a jazz number, is played during scene when Ken Cosgrove goes to dinner at the house of Salvatore Romano. Peremptory googling turned up nothing; any suggestions? 83.70.239.179 (talk) 12:10, 2 October 2010 (UTC)

Britney Spears Circus Tour - Perez Hilton

During the intro for the Britney Spears Circus Tour Perez Hilton can be seen with both British and American flags on his hat. Can anybody tell me why the British flag is there too? Brit is quarter British if IRCC, could that be something to do with it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.60.235.111 (talk) 15:23, 2 October 2010 (UTC)

what kind of movie scene would use a sound effect like this

what type of movie scene would use the type of background sounds in the following clip: www.audiosparx.com/sa/summary/play.cfm/sound_iid.196732 Notice the printer and ripping papers (sounds like taking poasters down) Thanks. 204.112.104.172 (talk) 01:18 pm Central Canada Time, 2 October 2010 (UTC)

That is the sound of the original zig-zag folded printer paper being divided into parts. It may have been used in any office scene of the 1970s / 1980s (including a police station, as the linked clip states). --Cookatoo.ergo.ZooM (talk) 21:13, 2 October 2010 (UTC)

Arn't those printers obsolete? I do hear them in hospitles and airports, but i don't hear them around like i did when i was a kid, and i was born in 92. 204.112.104.172 (talk) 21:30, 2 October 2010 (UTC)

I haven't listened to the sound but it sounds like you're referring to dot matrix printers. Dismas|^(talk) 23:42, 2 October 2010 (UTC)

Check out the sound, i think that's what it's called. are they obsolete? because i only gear them like i said in hospitals and airports? Can someone provide me to a link from audiospark with a dot matrix? i'm not sure what this is, so i can't say for sure. 204.112.104.172 (talk) 00:12, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

Okay, it's a dot matrix printer. The file description even includes those words. Here is a link to a dot matrix printer at that site. And no, they're not obsolete. As the article states, they are used at many ATMs and various other point of sale locations. My local auto parts store still uses one of them for the shop's sales receipts. Dismas|^(talk) 00:39, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

I guess where i live, they are only found at the airport and hospitle, allthough i haven't been at every building here where i live, so they could be in ones i haven't been to. Are there movie scenes with them in it? because the origional question is what type of scene would the sounds in the link i gave the desk be in? because i would like to ask a company to include those sounds in my "room 203" movie. yes, there is an office, the ghost hunter's office, where all their meetings take place, and where their equipment is. 204.112.104.172 (talk) 00:58, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

Dot matrix printers and continuous-feed fanfold paper are regularly used at all bridge tournaments I go to. I suspect they're either been found to travel better or else it's because they can print on wider paper than today's typical office printers. However, I have never seen a movie with a bridge tournament scene in it. --Anonymous, 04:42 UTC, October 3, 2010.

The dot matrix printer and continuous feed paper is a bit old fashioned, but not nearly as noticeable as that guy singing "Doot Doo Doo Doo!" at about 1:05.

Seems like this would be perfect if you were doing a scene about an office in the 1980s with an annoying guy who likes to sing while he's walking down the hall. APL (talk) 07:49, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

That guy makes me laugh. Maybe his singing would be a funny sound for the background sounds at the ghost hunters office, and my movie takes place in 1997, because that's when Nissae Isen was born. Pluss, there arn't any more good haunted movies that take place then anyway. 204.112.104.172 (talk) 14:41, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

Dot matrix printer are still widely used in any area that requires the use of carbonless copy paper, such as waybills, proof of delivery slips, and shipping invoices. Hospitals and airports use them similarly, but you'll find them at several points of almost any commercial supply chain, including distribution centers. Matt Deres (talk) 17:13, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

Ok, so i guess i only find them in the local hospital and airport in my home town, they're probibly in lots of places in citties, right? I don't know if any movies have them in it, will mine be the first? And would a ghost hunter's hq be a good place for them? Especially in 1997? I need my movie to at least make sense, so i don't lose the viewers. 204.112.104.172 (talk) 18:01, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

October 3

What's the status?

Hi Wikipedia,

I had a number of questions about Andrea Martin, of Second City Fame. I meet a lady who looked a lot like her last year in St. Paul, Minnesota, over off of Highway 280 and University Avenue. She was working as a counselor at Quality Career Services and her relationship was remarkably similar to one of Andrea's characters. I'm referring to the nervous office worker who gets manipulated by all of her coworkers until she eventually commits suicide. Then the police come in and arrest everyone in the office for conspiracy.

My question was in the movie "Black Christmas", did Martin's character get injured? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.202.236.2 (talk) 01:35, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

According to our article, she is "mortally stabbed by a falling icicle". Adam Bishop (talk) 11:23, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

ATTENTION HALO PLAYERS: How do I win the Lone Wolf scenario on Halo: Reach?

It seems that no matter how hard I try, I always seem to lose on the Lone Wolf scene, and therefore, the "loser's end cutscene" begins to play.

What tactics should I use in order to win the Lone Wolf? --70.179.178.5 (talk) 04:33, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

funny animal writers

Does anyone remember, more clearly than I do, a short slice of life story in Critters or some similar magazine, featuring two Jewish writers – I'm thinking Howard Chaykin and Harlan Ellison, but no guarantees – as funny animals? —Tamfang (talk) 12:37, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

Highest ranked actor

Following on from my previous question about the most decorated actor

original question
The following discussion has been closed. Please do not modify it.
I was curious, can anyone think of a candidate for the most military decorated actor? I don't know if there have been any Medal of Honor or Victoria Cross-winning actors or actresses. S.G.(GH) ping! 14:16, 26 September 2010 (UTC) Audie Murphy comes to mind. --Onorem♠Dil 14:20, 26 September 2010 (UTC) Ah yes. Perhaps I'll mask my idiocy by refining my question to include only Victoria Cross recipients. :D S.G.(GH) ping! 14:39, 26 September 2010 (UTC) This claims that Frederick George Coppins acted in the 1930 film Journey's End, and this newspaper article (near the bottom) states he was in the classic All Quiet on the Western Front, but he's not listed in IMDb, TCM, or AMG. A Fred Coppins is listed under All Quiet in Princeton University Library's Film Stills Collection (p. 16). Clarityfiend (talk) 00:39, 27 September 2010 (UTC) The IMDB biographies section has the words "Victoria Cross" appearing under 15 people. Of these 5 are incidental mentions and 10 are actual Victoria Cross winners. Several of them appeared in movies as themselves and several of them are listed because they wrote books that movies were based on, or because they received "thanks" in the movie's credits, but none of them did any acting. They are: William George Barker Billy Bishop Bernard Freyberg Emile Gauvreau Guy Gibson Cecil Merritt William Reid Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts Ernest Alvia Smith J.G. Smyth --Anonymous, 19:47 UTC, September 28, 2010. Have to disagree with you there. Billy Bishop played himself in Captains of the Clouds, but he was acting (James Cagney did not fly over his head in real life). Also scratch Emile Gauvreau; IMDb says his father won the VC. Clarityfiend (talk) 23:48, 28 September 2010 (UTC) --Sorry about Gauvreau; I guess I read the bio item too fast. As to Bishop, whether "himself" appearances count as acting is a matter of interpretation. --Anonymous, 00:40 UTC, September 29, 2010. He was reacting to a fictional incident (annoyed bush pilot buzzing the airfield while he was delivering a scripted speech). Clarityfiend (talk) 01:45, 29 September 2010 (UTC) Jimmy Stewart received a number of decorations, but nothing so exalted as the Medal of Honor. Deor (talk) 12:27, 27 September 2010 (UTC) There were suggestions that George Formby received the Order of Lenin, but it might have been a piece of soviet propoganda. Discussion here and here. Astronaut (talk) 11:18, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

I am wondering, would James Stewart be the highest-ranked military figure-turned serious actor or actress? S.G.^(GH) _ping! 15:09, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

I was googling names of famous military people who were actors and found this page which may of interest to you if you haven't already seen it. -- kainaw™ 15:17, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

Jimmy Stewart was an actor before as well as after WWII, so he's not really an example of a "miltary figure turned serious actor". He was, rather, an actor who served with distinction in the military. Deor (talk) 19:25, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

Peter J. Ortiz looks like a good candidate: a highly-decorated U.S. Marine major (later promoted to colonel) before turning to acting. However, he didn't take it seriously. Clarityfiend (talk) 20:47, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

name of actress in idiocracy

What is the name of the actress in the Stars and Stripes outfit in the rehabilitation scene in Idiocracy? She's seated next to President Camacho, to the viewer's left, and appears elsewhere as part of his entourage. I've looked up the cast details, but nothing's terribly clear. Thanks, 202.89.166.179 (talk) 16:09, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

I don't have my copy of Idiocracy to hand, but do you perhaps mean Sara Rue (img)? -- Finlay McWalter ☻ Talk 16:32, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

most hit singles for a musician

This is currently listed as Sir Paul McCartney . I believe this should be James Jamerson who played on the majority of motown records .

Would appreciate your thoughts on this as is quite an achivement when you look at the discography.

http://www.philbrodieband.com/muso_james_jamerson.htm

http://www.ricksuchow.com/press-group-224.html

Kind Regards

Mr Joel Bower —Preceding unsigned comment added by Andolini657 (talk • contribs) 17:12, 3 October 2010 (UTC) I have slightly reformatted your question to remove those weird boxes. Matt Deres (talk) 17:14, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

I don't know which list you are referring to. Usually these lists feature the recording artists under whose name the hit was marketed, or categories such as singer or songwriter. See for example our list of Billboard Hot 100 chart achievements and milestones where Paul McCartney leads the list of "songwriters with the most number-one hits". It also depends on which charts you are looking at, and whether you only count number-one hits, or top 10 or top 40 or top 100 etc. Sadly, these lists rarely include studio musicians. I'd love to see such a list. I don't know whether James Jamerson would top it, but he certainly deserves all the credit he never got. And then some. ---Sluzzelin talk 17:40, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

Another bassist who would rank high on any list is Carol Kaye. Ghmyrtle (talk) 17:57, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

iris

The song iris by the googo dolls. Why is it called iris, when the word isn't even mentioned in the song? where does Iris come in? Why didn't they include that word in the lyrics? what's with that? 204.112.104.172 (talk) 20:12, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

The song was written for the movie City of Angels, and concerns an angel who falls in love with a human woman and gives up his immortality in order to be with her. I have found postings on a couple of forums suggesting that the title is a reference to Iris the rainbow-goddess and mythological messenger of the gods, since the angel himself is such a messenger. Sounds plausible, but I have no reliable source to confirm it. Karenjc 20:42, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

The article on Iris DeMent states that she was the inspiration. Unreferenced. ---Sluzzelin talk 20:50, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

Macross, Gundams, and Armslaves

I want to know what a Virtual Fighter's cockpit (usually) looks like, how it is (usually) controlled, and where it is typically located; same thing with a Mobile Suit and an Armslave. Thanks. 64.75.158.193 (talk) 21:49, 3 October 2010 (UTC)