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September 3

Technical Death Metal Song Structures?

Whats a common/most used one? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.82.153.174 (talk) 03:56, 3 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

From what I've heard (which is actually the predecessor of death metal, such as COC, MDC, and Danzig), it is rather simplistic 3-chord songs. If you give the chords the labels A, B, and C, the songs use each chord for four beats as ABABABCC and repeat. At some point, the more creative bands will throw in a bridge. Others just run through the repeated 8-measure sequence and stop. Of course, there will be many examples of different structures. This is just what I heard as the most common. If you are interested in hard rock/metal music with more creativity, try Metallica. It may sound too wimpy for you, but you can analyse the structure of their songs and get a feel for what makes them popular. -- kainaw ™ 13:16, 3 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Intro, verse, chorus, verse, chrus, intro/interlude/solo/ chorus verse, outro —Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.115.175.247 (talk) 14:53, 3 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

^ Not funny. Avnas Ishtaroth _{drop me a line} 01:09, 4 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

well in the current tech death scene there's pretty much two positions:

1) a structured song with intro, verse, chorus, solo/breakdown and then some sort of mix of the previous sections to end it 2) have as little or as randomized structure as possible.

case in point listen to Cannibal Corpse's Hammer Smashed Face as compared to Between the Buried and Me's Aesthetic

I know some won't think BTBAM is tech death but they are tech without a doubt and have death influences. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.155.80.115 (talk) 19:12, 5 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Name of game

I can't remember a name of a computer game I used to play as a kid. You were this bug or frog thing and had to jump from lily pad to lily pad as they got smaller and smaller. I believe the game was is another language (like Russian or something). And I’m pretty sure it was shareware. Any ideas? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.202.144.223 (talk) 04:16, 3 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Frogger? Corvus cornix_talk 04:17, 3 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the fast response... but no. not frogger. it had an odd name. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.202.144.223 (talk) 04:25, 3 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You posed this question at the Miscellaneous desk. Please do not cross-post questions. Many people who monitor the RefDesk monitor many (or all) of the RefDesk pages. Adding the question to more than one desk will only result in having to look around in more places for your answer, with only slightly more exposure. — Twas Now ( talk • contribs • e-mail ) 10:38, 3 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I've answered over in Miscellaneous. Deor (talk) 11:48, 3 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

how do i get metalmorph in yu-gi-oh! duelist of the roses?

question

i need it for it my red eyes

--119.95.129.204 (talk) 11:54, 3 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Click here --Endless dan 14:44, 3 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel

At the very start of the song, it goes, 'Ya say' several times before saying the line 'Ya say one for the trouble, two for the time, c'mon girls, let's rock that-' before cutting into a whistle. What I want to know is, where that first bit is from. Does anyone know, 'cos I'm stumped. If I quite obviously missed something in the article, I shall delete this. Thank you for your time.--Editor510 ^{drop us a line, mate} 18:38, 3 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

UPDATE:Nope, nothing there. Someone please tell me!--Editor510 ^{drop us a line, mate} 18:50, 3 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

What, the "one for the trouble" bit? That'd be a reference to Blue Suede Shoes, which begins with ""Well, it's one for the money, two for the show, three to get ready, now go, cat, go!" (Or "man", instead of "cat", but hey, if Elvis sings "cat", I'm gonna go with "cat", 'cause you don't mess with the King.) -- Captain Disdain (talk) 08:36, 4 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

OK, the closest I can find is 'Spoonie Gee - The Spoonin' rap' wich starts with these lyrics (or very close). This is an early hip hop tune from about 79 from before he was with the Treacherous Three. I can only imagine that by the time Flash did his 'Adventures' this phrase and others like it (One for the treble, two for the bass, etc.) had already appeared on various tunes. Good Luck!

It's Spoonie Gee Monster Rap feat. The Sequence.

Athletes and Gambling

Are professional athletes allowed to bet on events they're involved with? Say, a boxer betting that he'll win a particular fight? Obviously betting that you'll lose would reek of fixing the match, but are they allowed to bet the other way? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.33.70.60 (talk) 20:32, 3 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I can't find anything around the law online (though didn't spend too long) but I understand that professional footballers are not allowed to bet on events that they could influence. I suspect this will be the same for all sporting events that have bookmakers taking odds on. I guess such a thing would be similar to insider trading is - whereby the individual is privy to 'insider' information. I don't think Insider betting is a real term but perhaps something like that would be an apt description for the (potentially) unfair advantage a sportsman would have on betting on the outcome (positive or negative) of an event they are competing in/able to influence. ny156uk (talk) 21:49, 3 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Also just found this news item (http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20000421/ai_n14305729) that is a reference to a footballer Steve Claridge who was fined for betting on his own team winning a game. As the article suggests - it seems this isn't uncommon, but that it isn't allowed by the authorities that regulate the sport. ny156uk (talk) 21:53, 3 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

An athlete could deliberately perform poorly in prior events in order to increase the betting odds. Basketball players could (and have) shaved points and still win their games. Clarityfiend (talk) 07:19, 4 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Nylon strings on a Steel-string guitar

Hi everyone ! one of my steel-string guitar strings just snapped , as I have a set of nylon strings at home , is it possible to use em on my guitar ? please help me , I prefer to ask before trying , Thanks :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Unhalium (talk • contribs) 22:49, 3 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You probably shouldn't. Steel and nylon strings produce different tension on the neck, so you might warp it if you change from one to the other. Maybe one string won't do anything, but in that case you'll probably just snap the nylon string pretty quickly. Adam Bishop (talk) 07:30, 4 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think the tension difference from one single string will do serious damage to the neck (especially since nylon strings work at a lower tension than steel strings); however, a nylon string will sound (and feel) totally out of place on an otherwise steel-string guitar. If it's possible at all to finger a chord (fingering and changing chords has lots to do with muscle memory, and the one thick, soft string in between the others will very probably throw your fingers completely off balance), it will sound very weird and mushy. Plus, I'm not even sure you can fit a nylon string through a steel-string machinehead, let alone fix it in place (and if it's an electric guitar you're talking about, a nylon string will simply not sound at all). -- Ferkelparade π 08:00, 4 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Considering that, as Ferkel mentioned, they have less tension, it wouldn't be a structural problem for you to string up your entire guitar with them. I'm however also skeptical that they'd fit in the nut and I have no idea how you'd tie them off at the bridge. Assuming the scale is similar, which it probably is, you wouldn't damage the strings, and you'd get a decently loud enough sound. If scale is significantly longer on your steel string guitar then keep it tuned down a half step with the nylon strings. Never ever put steel strings on a nylon string guitar. Ever. But as far as this goes, I think it's possible but I'd also advise against it just because it's a waste of time and strings, and it won't have the best result. Just go out and get some more of the right strings. - Lamba jan 16:16, 4 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I've done it before; it sounds terrible. The main difference is that classical guitars and steel-string guitars have different geometry, particularly the distance between the strings and fretboard. The steel strings change pitch much more when they're bent that far down, and everything sounds out-of-tune. (I may have gotten the details backwards, but the concept is firm: Don't bother!) jeffjon (talk) 18:38, 11 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Deal or no Deal

What are the top prizes on the Zimbabwaen and Romanian versions of Deal or no Deal? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.42.214.138 (talk) 23:49, 3 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

For the original Romanian version see Da sau nu, the latest version accepti sau nu has a top prize of 100,000 lei. For the Zimbabwean version see Saka Kana Aa Saka. Nanonic (talk) 00:49, 4 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

September 4

Instant Star

Today, an instant star episode aired, and in one scene, two guys are bludgeoning each other with possibly inflated caveperson clubs. Then I think the mother pays the daughter (old Canadian, i think it's that bird series) $100 I presume for a bet that the mother lost. All four of these people were sitting together at the same table at the same time, the females in the center. I think they were in a restaurant. Does anyone know of a link, or the male actors names, or the episode name or episode number and season?68.148.157.170 (talk) 19:40, 4 September 2008 (UTC)68.148.157.170 (talk) 19:48, 4 September 2008 (UTC)23:11, 4 September 2008 (UTC)68.148.157.170 (talk)[reply]

If you happen to remember the featured song, you might find the title in the List of Instant Star episodes. However, the individual episode titles on that page seem to end up redirected back to the list, so you'd have to probably go to one of the external site linked at the bottom of the page, e.g. IMDB or tv.com, to get further episode and/or cast details. --LarryMac | Talk 20:24, 4 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

So Why Is Music?

The Basis of Harmony by Frederick J. Horwood (http://picasaweb.google.com/iooiioioo/UntitledAlbum#5242061082341869026) is a very famous book notable for being a requisite text book in the upper grades of music theory for Piano Royal Conservatory of Music Piano Music Theory Degrees and for the Piano level degrees (you may take the Performing exam and get a performing certificate but still not get the grade certificate without taking the Music Theory exam).

Here is a page of the contents and the first page of the first chapter of the book; here are the first 3 sentences:

Harmony is the art of writing successive chords for voices or instruments in such a way that the music produced is acceptable to the ear. Elementary harmony is the basis of all good music, and should be written for four voices: soprano, alto, tenor and bass. The student of harmony should know all the major and minor scales with their key signatures; the chromatic scale; also intervals and their inversions.

The Royal Conservatory of Music is a extremely well respected music institution. There is one paradox here: many different musics of Celtic and East Asian, for example, ancestry does not fit in these criteria. For example, some Celtic music is based on the pentatonic scale, as well as East Asian music. Pythagorean tuning is another issue that can not fit into Major and minor keys, the basis of Babylonian music, for starters. Exactly why is the Royal Conservatory taking this side of the football field? Why exactly is harmony most aesthetically pleasing in Dorian mode, in a dodecatonic and heptatonic scales? Why are there only Major and minor, when

Major = whole tone (W), W, semitone (S), W, W, W, S
harmonic minor = W, S, W, W, S, W + S, W
melodic minor
- going up = W, S, W, W, W, W, S
- going down = W, W, S, W, W, S, W

, and so obviously, there are a unlimited combination of scales (for example, in Arabic music, quartertones are used). So either these scales are notable, ~~are~~or music is arbitrary, elitist, and self centered.68.148.157.170 (talk) 22:57, 4 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not entirely arbitrary. Part learned but part mathematical. I found Daniel Levitin's This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession a good read on the subject. Rmhermen (talk) 01:42, 5 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No, not arbitrary, but maybe elitist and certainly western-centric. Rather simplistic as well. The best way to understand scales is in terms of how they're related to the overtone series. Pretty much all of the traditional scales of the east and west are drawn from it. As far as harmony, many types of eastern music are much more melodic oriented and harmony comes from drones or parts of melodies that overlap for various reasons. That's why the Arabs have quarter tones and half scales that they put together in various ways. Often times the result of eastern music is rich beautiful harmonies, but the tradition of harmonic analysis is much more ~~narrow minded and hidebound~~ developed in the west. - Lamba jan 02:26, 5 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Tangential suggestion for further reading: This is Your Brain on Music. --- OtherDave (talk) 11:49, 5 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I like my coffee like the devil

"I like my coffee like the devil: black as sin and sweet as hell." I'm trying to figure out where this quote comes from, as it just re-entered my head today. Is it from a Neil Gaiman book, perhaps? Any help would be appreciated. - Lunar Jesters _(talk) 23:12, 4 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The original quote I've seen attributed to Charles Maurice de Talleyrand

"” Black as the devil, hot as hell, pure as an angel, sweet as love “[1]

Then people have invented variations on the theme like "Drink it hot as love and sweet as hell." [2]

Hope this helps, maybe your version was from Good Omens or something? Sticky Parkin 01:40, 5 September 2008 (UTC) thanks ! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Unhalium (talk • contribs) 17:12, 6 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

September 5

Song identification

What is this song? Dismas|^(talk) 02:10, 5 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds like AC/DC's It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll) -- at least some parts of it are definitely from that. What do you think? -- Captain Disdain (talk) 13:22, 5 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds a bit like it, yeah. Dismas|^(talk) 19:19, 5 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Looking for an old cartoon

I remember watching an old cartoon when I was young, I think it was by the same people that made Looney Toons (though not positive, but the art seemed that style). The beginning was based in what I thought was WWI, there's men fighting in what I remember to be No Man's land wearing gas masks. I forgot if they showed the battle, but I remember the last man dying by sinking into the mud.

But then it goes from the dark, depressing battlefield to a destroyed town. There, all these woodland animals gather and read a book (the Bible if I remember right)... from there, I draw a blank. I have not been able to get any clues as to this cartoons name or see anything on YouTube. Anyone know of it, the name, or even a link to a YouTube video of it if you know one? I'd truly appreciate it.

96.226.220.218 (talk) 03:21, 5 September 2008 (UTC) Dave[reply]

Sounds like Peace on Earth. Poechalkdust (talk) 06:46, 5 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

comparison of the effectiveness between the television and internet as mass media?

In terms of acessbility,content,censorship,credibility,popularity,and entertainment value.Im a mass comm student,Plss help me with those question. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nkds21 (talk • contribs) 05:19, 5 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Please do not post on more than one desk. You can find answers to your question at the Misc. desk. Gwinva (talk) 08:08, 5 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Song in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham

Hi, in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, after "Say Shava Shava" there is a scene where Yash and Nandini (the parents) sing to each other. Anjali butts in when Yash can't remember the lyrics. I've heard this comes from a famous movie, but I don't know what it is. Can somebody help me, please? Thanks. --Kjoonlee 06:07, 5 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The lyrics go something like:

Ey. Kya bol ti du / Ey. Kya me bo lu / Sun / Suna / Atikya thimnala / Kya karo akemekendara

--Kjoonlee 06:12, 5 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Song advertising show on BBC3

I heard a song yesterday on BBC1 advertising a new BB3 comedy show (came on straight after Comedy Connections) and can't remember what it is called. The problem is it's really not got words in the section they played - just someone singing something like "oh-way-oh-way-oh-oh-oh-oh oh-way-ohhh-ohh" in a kinda of fast-paced way, and perhaps there is a word in there but if so couldn't understand it. Not much to go from but...any ideas? 194.221.133.226 (talk) 11:12, 5 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

According to this, it's Into the Night by Nickelback. -- JackofOz (talk) 23:31, 5 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Try Away From Here by The Enemy. FreeMorpheme (talk) 23:55, 5 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

PS Nickelback suck ;) —Preceding unsigned comment added by FreeMorpheme (talk • contribs) 23:56, 5 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Please try to curb your desire to express an opinion on this desk - no matter how accurate that opinion may be ;) Grutness...wha? 23:37, 6 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

September 6

Virtual Console

If there are Master System and Mega Drive games on the Virtual Console, why aren't there Saturn or Dreamcast games? 124.181.254.143 (talk) 05:09, 6 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Only a guess, but the games offered by Virtual Console are older games like SNES, N64 and Mega Drive of which the ROMs are only a few megabytes in size at most. Saturn and Dreamcast games on the other hand come on CD and DVDs and are much much larger in size, so are more difficult to download. Also, the Wii probably isn't powerful enough to emulate those games. JessicaThunderbolt 13:25, 6 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Explanation

Lamba jan, can you explain what you meant by your response in the middle of this? Thank you.68.148.157.170 (talk) 07:05, 6 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sure... What part do you not get? The part about relative keys, or the part about comfortable keys to play in, or some other part? - Lamba jan 20:10, 6 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Simple Phone Issue.

I have a Motorola Razr V3. I have a 10 second mp3 music sample that I can change into any format that I would like to use as a ring tone. So far people tell me the only way to get it on my phone is to email it, and save the attachment, but whenever I email, it shows up without the attachment.

Is there any way to text message my phone from my computer with the attached music? It works phone to phone with mp3s, is it possible to go computer to phone? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.210.104.79 (talk) 07:27, 6 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It seems you can send an MMS message in Outlook 2007: [3] Fribbler (talk) 12:36, 6 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Some computers have Bluetooth capabilities (though not many), which could send the file to your phone. The Razr also comes with a USB cord, and you could use that to make a connection to your phone (though personally I don't have that much luck with Plug-and-Play).--El aprendelenguas (talk) 18:38, 6 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

m17wap.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.115.175.247 (talk) 13:17, 8 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Naruto: the anime

I was watching episodes of Naruto online, and I'm currently on episode 187, which is part of a long string of fillers. Does anyone know roughly how many more fillers there are before the storyline picks up again? btw, I sometimes forget to check here, so could you please post your answers on my talk page? Thanks. --Ninjawolf (talk) 19:20, 6 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

September 7

Name of this piece of surf music?

Hey, can anyone identify the name of the surf music that starts playing at 1:10 on this video ('John McCain - Reformed Maverick' from the Daily Show)? I've heard it several times before. If you also know the name of that first music in the video as well, please let me know. Thanks! — Kieff | Talk 01:57, 7 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Argh! I can't view it! ("In Canada, Comedy Central videos are available on The Comedy Network.") I couldn't find it at their website, though—the most recent Daily Show is 4 Sept. I may try tomorrow. — Twas Now ( talk • contribs • e-mail ) 10:31, 7 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

How to Load Images of Objects in the Correct Ways on Wikipedia

My favorite things include dimples, feet, arches, hands, shoes, cxties from the Upper Midwest extended eastward into Mid Atlantic and Miss Americas.

What are appropriate or unsuitable images to bring under this Wikipedia regarding these objects? Atkinson 10:18, 7 September 2008 (UTC)

This is more of a help desk question, but here is info about using images on Wikipedia. Fribbler (talk) 19:53, 7 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

who played on this song

who played bass guitar on chaka khans (i feel for you ) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.142.163.144 (talk) 13:14, 7 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

According to I Feel for You (album), it's Reggie Griffin. --jpgordon^∇∆∇∆ 15:09, 7 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

First car chase

What was the very first car chase in a film? (Artical says Bullitt included first "modern" chase.) --S.dedalus (talk) 20:58, 7 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Just before that, the article says "car chases on film were staged as early as the motor vehicle itself", but I have a feeling that isn't quite true. — Twas Now ( talk • contribs • e-mail ) 01:25, 8 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Indeed, but there has to be a “first” doesn’t there. What was the very first film? Was it of a car chase? Haha --S.dedalus (talk) 03:45, 8 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It's all semantics. What does "modern" mean? What was modern in 1968 wouldn't be modern in 2001. I suppose if you divide the entire cinematic era into modern and pre-modern, you have to draw the dividing line somewhere. Would 1968 be that line? I kinda doubt it, somehow. And what does "first film" mean? The first feature film (not that such terminology existed back then) is usually reckoned as The Story of the Kelly Gang (1906; Australia). Did it have a car chase sequence? I've never seen it and am never likely to, but again I doubt it. -- JackofOz (talk) 04:17, 8 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This claims it was in the 1903 Runaway Match. This car chase database says it could be. Clarityfiend (talk) 04:36, 8 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It is certain that there was a "first chase on film", but that doesn't mean that anybody alive has an answer. It could have easily been a penny-arcade film (you put in a penny and watched a very short film - which could have been a car chase). Those things did not survive. The films were low quality and deteriorated. The people who produced it weren't into movies, they were just making a quick buck (or penny, in this case). So, a few years after the fact, nobody would really remember that little strip of film with a car chase on it. -- kainaw ™ 12:25, 8 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

First episode of Guiding Light

I want to listen to the first radio episode of Giuding Light, which was presumably first broadcast in 1937. Is there some way I could hear it online? Thanks. --Ye Olde Luke (talk) 22:18, 7 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

As in "online... for free"? Or simply online? Dismas|^(talk) 03:08, 8 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well, you can get the more recent episodes online for free. --Ye Olde Luke (talk) 22:17, 8 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

September 8

Can somebody help me work out the chords to this song?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Sft7TsFOYY ^That right there.

I'm an actor and I would really like to use the above song to audition for urinetown, and chords would come in incredibly handy in helping me to learn it. As far as I know, there is no sheet music in existence for that film.

Also, just for fun, if you could help me out with this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9czEZR5ysY I would also be eternally grateful. Thank you so much, and I apologize for being a bother. Kenjibeast (talk) 01:04, 8 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Wouldn't we be violating copyrights by giving you the chords? If buying the sheetmusic puts you out of your way too much then start by figuring out the bassline and get your key and probable chords from there. After that do a listen for things that are different between your version and the original and fix them. Since it's jazzy watch out for tritone substitution and expect main chords to be fleshed out by relative chords between them and look for classic jazz cadences like ii-V-I. - Lamba jan 03:14, 8 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

That's strange, I was always under the impression that chord progressions fell under fair use. The reason I don't purchase sheet music is because it literally doesn't exist, and moreover, I have an awful ear for jazz progressions. That being said, thank you for the advice, and I've tried to contact Mr. Randy Newman via email to see if he has anything to say regarding the matter. Kenjibeast (talk) 03:26, 8 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hmmm... I'm no expert in copyright law, which is why I phrased that remark as a question. If someone who knows something about this says it's ok I'll help you with the first one but not both because the semester is starting to pick up steam. What's your deadline? - Lamba jan 03:33, 8 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The melody is copyrighted, not the chord progression. Tons of songs share identical chord progressions but sound significantly different from one another. — Twas Now ( talk • contribs • e-mail ) 06:44, 8 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for that information Twas Now. Lamba, if you choose to work one out, there's no real set deadline in the least, I would just be overjoyed to have either either one of them. Kenjibeast (talk) 18:31, 8 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Rap song with Harry Truman

What is the title of this rap song? It includes the words "Harry Truman", then says either "bugs" or "buzz", then says "bitches coming with me" (or "bitch is coming with me"). A google search has been fruitless. It may be Snoop Doggy Dogg. Wiwaxia (talk) 02:09, 8 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

DMCA Expires?

Will the Digital Millenium Copyright Act ever expire, or will it continue to irritate us until kingdom come? Several sites i've went to say that it will expire, while others say it is permanent. I need a straight answer. Thanks. 31306D696E6E69636B6D (talk) 16:46, 8 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Criss Angel: Exposed!

Is there a website that exposes how Criss Angel (or David Blaine) do their tricks? --Endless dan and his problem 17:08, 8 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

celebrity marriage

which celebrities hold the record for number of marriages?206.53.144.189 (talk) 18:57, 8 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Liz Taylor is notable for being married many times. I dunno if its the most though. --Endless dan and his problem 19:16, 8 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Some people have become "celebrities" solely because they've been married many times. Tommy Manville became better known than he might otherwise have been, because of his propensity to marry and marry and marry, in total 13 times to 11 women. But if you're talking about present-day celebrities, I have no idea. -- JackofOz (talk) 20:11, 8 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

One Mohammed Bello Abubakar was in the news lately for having 86 wives. Algebraist 23:13, 8 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

September 9

Movie Name

This is a silly question. When I was a kid (1980s) I used to see a movie at the rental store whose cover showed a horse wearing a suit and (I believe) sitting at a desk. This was not a cartoon. Any idea what this movie was called or, better yet, could anyone provide a link to the cover? Many thanks. GreatManTheory (talk) 02:29, 9 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

What is the phrase "The orange ones are poison" from?

It seems to have originated from the internet in the form of lolcats, but is it from a tv show or game?