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September 20

Cartoon movie with a snake and his adventures through the world...

Last night I was at the First Avenue in Minneapolis (Ratatat concert) and before each concert they play random movies on the screens as people wait. There was this movie that seemed oddly familiar... this green snake eats some apples and offers this forbidden fruit to adam and eve and eventually he's watching a bunch of TVs and they offer him sex and drugs and whatever and he gets all dizzy and overwhelmed... it was quite trippy. Dunno where I've seen it either. Also completely unrelated, what's that album where the cover art is a black & white photo taken underwater of a girl in a dress who is mostly submerged except for her face? Thanks a lot, media wizards! NIRVANA2764 (talk) 19:10, 20 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Concerns about Loony Tunes cartoons as food?

Did anyone, at the time they were made, find it a little gross that characters like Bugs Bunny could be chased down to become food on occasion, while exhibiting human characteristics of talking, walking, etc.? I'll admit, maybe it's me, but I always found it rather grotesque to have Bugs in a pot cracking jokes with Wile E. Coyote ("I'd stay for lunch, but I'm kind of tied up right now.") I mean, he's still...hmmm, anthropomorphic I guess. I know I wouldn't dream of cooking and eating something that was talking to me! (And it never seems to bother people trying to get Daffy Duck.) Or, didn't anyone ever have probmes with the concept? Maybe most people who are neurotypical can see the cartoons and never bat an eye; I guess it's the talking and walking like people aspect that makes me turn away. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.244.187.155 (talk) 23:40, 20 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sure numerous people had or have a problem with it -- you can pick just about anything and be fairly certain that someone is going to have a problem with it -- but beyond that, I doubt you're going to get meaningful answers to a question like this. -- Captain Disdain (talk) 23:49, 20 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yep, there were people who found the concept of Pokemon evolution grossly offensive at the time. Go figure... --Kurt Shaped Box (talk) 23:54, 20 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Um...it was a cartoon with comical situations. None of the characters actually get eaten. --mboverload @ 00:05, 21 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CarnivoreConfusion Avnas Ishtaroth _{drop me a line} 05:47, 21 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

A particularly odd bit is in Paying the Piper (1949): the Pied Piper (Porky Pig) is taunted by a cat with "Your sister smokes corn silks!" to which he replies, "No, she works in a butcher shop and smokes hams." She's presumably a pig .... —Tamfang (talk) 07:09, 21 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

September 21

Whats this song?

I heard this song on the radio today and one of the lyrics I remember was something like "can we be crazy for a few more years". It was a male voice and didn't sound like an old song. What is it? --124.254.77.148 (talk) 05:30, 21 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

A Google search for that exact phrase suggests it was Thank You (For Loving Me at My Worst), by The Whitlams. Zagalejo^^^ 07:53, 21 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yup thats it. Thanks. I dunno why google was failing me before. --124.254.77.148 (talk) 08:44, 21 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

September 22

"Rooks" by Shearwater

Anyone understands what the song is about? I don't get it... --Dr Dima (talk) 03:06, 22 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

BTW I found a couple of versions of the song on YouTube, here. Thanks in advance. --Dr Dima (talk) 07:46, 22 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

By 'rook' they're talking about the bird, not the chess piece. I didn't work to untangle every metaphor, but it pretty much seems like it's about how mankind is encroaching on the birds, and this is probably a synecdoche meant to extend to all of nature. The birds (nature) are waiting for mankind to fall (become extinct or at least much less of a burden) so that things can be back to how they used to be in the good ol' days before they got killed by flying into our laundry or buildings or just because we want to eat them. - Lamba jan 21:01, 22 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Your interpretation makes sense. Thanks! Now that I have read your reply, I see that there is actually a really nice conflation or double allusion in the song: "the falconer awakes to the sound of the bells. Overhead and southbound they are leaving his life" - southbound as migration and southbound as death (see Guardian of the South). Very nice. Thanks again! --Dr Dima (talk) 06:16, 23 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Playing PS1/PS2 games on PS3

I am considering getting a PS3 soon. But when I read the PS3 article, it says here that the newer models in production can only play old games with emulation software. What does that mean? Do I have to use a boot disc? Does it come with this software? Also, are the older out-of-production systems that play PS1/PS2 games without the required emulation software rare? As in, can I find them used easily from places like Game Stop or EBay without having to pay a premium? --Endless dan and his problem 13:13, 22 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Someone will certainly clarify for you but the emulation software should be available through Sony's online interface (Sony Home?). There won't be a boot-disc, it'll be entirely hard-drive based emulation with your PS1/PS2 game in the disc-drive. 194.221.133.226 (talk) 13:59, 22 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Just so I'm straight, with the newer model PS3s, I just put in the PS1/PS2 game and the appropriate emulator will be downloaded? --Endless dan and his problem 14:15, 22 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The emulator is in the PS3 when you purchase it. You just put in your old game and hope that the programmers didn't do anything outside of Sony's rules of proper programming. If they did, the game may not work properly. Of course, everyone will blame Sony for the game's failure, not the programmers who failed to write their program correctly. A problem you may have is that the PS3 does not have any of those memory card ports. If you want to load saved games off your PS2 memory cards, you have to buy a USB adapter for them. -- kainaw ™ 12:27, 23 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I have one of the PS3's with software emulation. You just pop in the disk and it goes. The only game I own that doesn't work with it is "Gitaroo Man".

Be sure to check the Ps3#Retail_configurations chart before you buy. Some PS3s don't have any backwards computability at all.

(As an aside, most add-on hardware like the PS2 Guitar Hero controller will not work with the PS3.) APL (talk) 13:54, 23 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The Spanish language version of Achy Breaky Heart

Wasn't there a Spanish language version of Achy Breaky Heart? Ericthebrainiac (talk) 14:09, 22 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, by Caballo Dorado. An MP3 can be purchased from Amazon.com. Google would have given you an answer more quickly. --LarryMac | Talk 14:27, 22 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I haven't heard the version mentioned by LarryMac. I do have, however, a version by Coyote Dax, on disco Estrella vol. 4. It's listed as "No rompas mi corazon (dance remix)". The lyrics go "No rompas más mi pobre corazón. Estas pegando justo entiéndelo. Si quiebras poco más mi pobre corazón, me harás mil pedazos quiérelo." (Over and over again). After hearing it a zillion times a summer some years ago, I think I prefer this version by "Weird Al" Yankovic. --NorwegianBlue^talk 21:54, 23 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

MINOR COUNTIES CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIP STATISTICS

Whowever writes about the Minor Counties of English Cricket for Wikipedia clearly has access to the final tables for each Minor Counties Championship season, 1895 onwards.

I have been trying to get hold of these for years. I have been told that the only way to find them is to go through every copy of Wisden from then till now, but I am overseas and therefore cannot visit a county club to do this.

Does anyone have these tables? If so can they make them available to me or the public?

Rumwold Leigh Tbilisi, Georgia —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.232.49.207 (talk) 21:48, 22 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

CricketArchive has a record of all of them, I think. If you search (in your browser, hit ctrl + f or your equivalent) on this page for "Minor counties championship" (without the "s, obviously) it has the results of every single season (with gaps for the two world wars) back to 1895. Not all of them have points tables or statistics, but these pages are present from the 1910 season onwards, which I hope should be good enough. Hope this helps! :) Regards, AllynJ (talk | contribs) 22:31, 22 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

September 23

Golf club rental in Bangkok

Hi. I'll be golfing around Bangkok for 4 days. Rather than hire a different set of clubs each day at a different course, I'd like to find one set that I can hire from a shop in Central Bkk, and play them all 4 days. I know there are many golf retail outlets in Thaniya Plaza, but haven't been able to find a website or shop name that indicates golf rentals. Can anyone guide me to some clubs? Thanks if you can help. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.101.134.43 (talk) 10:13, 23 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

1980s water wave machines?

Does anyone remember those late 70s/early 80s wave machines? It was blue oil and clear water in a long (12"?) narrow (2"?) rectangular lucite box which sat on a slowly rocking mechanism. Some models had a light built-in. It simulated ocean waves -- like a different take on lava lamps. What were those called? Is there a Wiki entry on them? --70.167.58.6 (talk) 17:23, 23 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

According to our article Lava lamp, they (at least the ones manufactured by the company that made Lava Lites) were sold as the Wave Machine—redlinked, so I assume we have no article on them. You can see a rather oddball fluorescent model in action here. Deor (talk) 18:40, 23 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You can still buy them. They aren't gone. Every time I go into a Spencer's Gifts in a mall, they have one. This is in the US, your milage may vary. Dismas|^(talk) 21:20, 23 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Album with b&w cover art of a girl in a white dress mostly submerged underwater

What's that album where the cover art is a black & white photo taken underwater of a girl in a white dress who is mostly submerged except for her face? I recall seeing it in a few "best cover art" lists and things. Can't recall what it is now. Thanks NIRVANA2764 (talk) 20:24, 23 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Is it possibly 'Where the Wild Roses Grow' By Nick Cave & Kylie Minogue: [1] —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.202.144.223 (talk) 22:18, 23 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This is frustrating. I know a lot of famous album covers, but I don't recognise this one from the description. If it's taken underwater, and the girl's face is not submerged, then presumably that means her face is not shown? It doesn't sound like the Cave/Kylie, anyway. --Richardrj ^talk ^email 15:04, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Right, her face is not being shown. All of her body except for her face is underwater, so you can't see her face in the pic. Just most of her body underwater. It's a pretty eerie image. Almost as eerie as the thought of Nick Cave collaborating With Kylie Minogue (which sadly is not the album I'm thinking of) NIRVANA2764 (talk) 16:33, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds like you're referring to this image, which is used in at least two album covers.-Tomdobb (talk) 16:45, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

NCAAF rule loophole

I vaguely remember watching a college football game last year that went to overtime (alternating possession). The offense threw an interception, and the defense (prior to INT) was running back the ball for a game-ending touchdown, but the player was brought down by his facemask. The referee threw the flag, but if I remember correctly, the penalty could not be assessed. All that happened was the drive was over and the (once) defense gained possession of the ball at the 25th yard line. Is this a rule loophole? I imagine it's not a big deal with the NCAA rules committee because it's such an uncommon circumstance, but is it true that after an INT in overtime, the (once) offense can commit any foul to bring down the player who made the INT without a penalty? Thanks!--El aprendelenguas (talk) 22:04, 23 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

According to NCAA rules "Distance penalties against either team are declined by rule in extra periods (Exceptions: Penalties for flagrant personal fouls, dead-ball fouls and live-ball fouls treated as dead-ball fouls are enforced on the succeeding play)" (source, page 66). The question remains whether facemask penalties are live-ball fouls that are treated as dead-ball fouls. I cannot find a good source for that issue in that document but surely it is there. Assuming they aren't treated as dead-ball fouls then that is an interesting loophole.--droptone (talk) 11:53, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

That was last year's Tennessee-Kentucky game, and as a UT fan, I was incensed -- and as somebody who gripes about bad rules anyway, only slightly less incensed. In this case it went above and beyond the rules loophole laid out above, though -- the foul occured at the end of the second possession of an OT period. Note that the rulebook fails to even address such a situation in their Examples, all of which are concerned with the first OT possession. Because the foul ended an entire overtime period, the whole thing was wiped. What really irks me is that the correct solution is arbitrarily closed by the very rule that ought to fix it (Rule 3, Section 2, Article 3 on p. 67): "A period shall be extended until a down (other than a try), free from live-ball fouls not penalized as dead-ball fouls, has been played." 3-2-3's normal provision is that the game can't end on a defensive penalty (as was the case here); rather, the offense is awarded an untimed down -- which, with the 15 yards from the penalty, would have put Tennessee in field goal range. However, the above rule notes that such a penalty is "declined" (rather than "not enforced") and 3-2-3 requires that the triggering penalty be "accepted" (rather than "called" or some other neutral language). The requirements between the two rules are written sufficiently that droptone's question of how live-ball fouls are treated is irrelevant: if treated live, they must be declined (and so do not trigger the provisions of 3-2-3) and if treated dead, they don't apply to 3-2-3 to begin with. — Lomn 13:27, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I saw the play El refers to above and thought the same thing. Coaches can tell their players, "If the other team intercepts the ball, do whatever you have to do to stop him from scoring -- trip him, throw your helmet at him, shoot him -- they can't penalize you." This clearly seems to be a major loophole in the rules. -- Mwalcoff (talk) 23:21, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

LF articles concerning Amphimbians in the artic circle

Do any amphimbians live in the artic circle? have not found any so far. Thank you for help! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.91.188.121 (talk) 23:52, 23 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You might do better to ask this on the science desk, but (to my surprise) yes, “Wood frogs can freeze solid, and they’ve been seen as far north as the south slope of the Brooks Range,” according to this.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 11:00, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The Wood Frog is indeed one such amphibian. Its distribution map is here. The range for the entire order Anura (frogs and toads) is here. Two other candidates from this order are the Common Frog (range map here) and the Common Toad (range map here). The order Caudata (salamanders and newts) has a range that comes close to the Arctic circle (see here) but I don't know if any species crosses the line. Thylacoleo (talk) 02:05, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Here we go, the salamander in question would be the Siberian salamander, range map here - it's a pretty close call. Thylacoleo (talk) 02:36, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

September 24

"It's alright"

Does anyone know the name of a song which has the hook "it's alright" ? The last syllable has an upward inflection . The singer sounds a bit like Bob Dylan , a quite rough voice . Cheers . —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.5.198.130 (talk) 19:11, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Don't Think Twice, It's All Right-Tomdobb (talk) 19:20, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Also check out End of the Line by the The Traveling Wilburys...Bob Dylan was actually in the band ~~and sang on that track.~~ cheers, 10draftsdeep (talk) 19:56, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

oops, I guess according to our article he didn't actually sing on this one! cheers, 10draftsdeep (talk) 20:00, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The chorus of U2's "Mysterious ways" repeats "Its alright ...its alright ... alright", with an inflexion that resembles what you describe. -- Finlay McWalter | Talk 21:54, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Alright by Supergrass you are thinking of. --Richardrj ^talk ^email 05:36, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

desprate houswives

so now I'm watchin despreate housewifes and the one who got cancer and wore a wig, she had 3 suns but now she only has 2, so I'm wondring what hapenned to the other one? Lilyfan87 (talk) 21:22, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

According to the article on Desperate Housewives, the character in question is Lynette Scavo. The article on that character explicitly states that all three sons (Porter, Preston & Parker) appear in the season four finale (in a five year flash-forward, no less!), so presumably the third son's absence in the episodes you're currently watching has no particular significance beyond him not being relevant to the plot at the time. Thylacoleo (talk) 01:00, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

September 25

Cliff in Armour of God

Hi all, Does anyone know the name of the cliff (or where it is) that Jackie Chan jumps off at the end of Armour of God? Thanks. - Akamad (talk) 02:24, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sarah Connor (singer)

Is she well-known in the English-speaking world, or rather not? --KnightMove (talk) 11:29, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

FWIW I've never heard of her, but then I would be hard-pressed to name any German pop singers. I'm pleased to see that she's won three Golden Ottos(!).--Shantavira|^{feed me} 12:10, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No, she is not. --Richardrj ^talk ^email 12:36, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It's amazing that she finds time for a singing career in the midst of fighting off all those robots. Adam Bishop (talk) 16:16, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Fame is a good protection. They'll have to come up with a pretty slick cover-up to knock her off with all the press around. - Lamba jan 16:22, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

She had a couple of minor hits in the UK five or six years ago. - fchd (talk) 19:26, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Children's television programmes.

There used to be a children's programme out in the late 80's early 90's. There a creature who loved to grow in his greenhouse. A lady friend would come to visit him, weekly. They would plant a special seed inside a tree, with an owl who would watch over. When the plant was ready, the owl would hoot. 3 questions or riddles would have to be answered before they could remove the strange plant. Could you please tell me what this show was called??

Thank you

Georgina —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.33.71.188 (talk) 16:43, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Greenclaws. --LarryMac | Talk 17:33, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Three questions about THX 1138

What came first, the THX that makes the weird NEEEEEEEARRRRRRRNNNNNN on every Lucas film or this movie?
WTH is a mindlock?
in the sequence when his eyes roll back, what is he building, which he melts with the radiation thingy?

Thanks. Man I love REFDESK.--Editor510 ^{drop us a line, mate} 19:54, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

1) Movie came first. 2) Mindlock is just that, a locking of the mind. I cannot remember exactly how it was to have worked. Sound maybe? 3) Droids of some sort, they look a lot like C3PO though. Remember kids, drug avoidance is a crime. 161.222.160.8 (talk) 22:11, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

What song is this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syBY8qX4VmQ --hello, i'm a member | talk to me! 23:55, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

September 26

Looking for Movie Mentioning Endocrine System

I am interested in knowing of any films that mention the endocrine system in detail. I am looking for something mainstream, not like a documentary or a teacher film. Does anybody know of a film that mentions the endocrine system? BioYu-Gi! (talk) 12:27, 26 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Good jokes for a speech

I have to give a speech to a collected audience of the Great and Good. I need a few jokes to tell them - I am looking for a shaggy dog story or three to keep them enthralled. I don't mind using filth, referring to sex, death or any other taboos - I want them to remember me as the foul mouthed scotsman I am. Any recommendations? Redsolidarch (talk) 15:28, 26 September 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Redsolidarch (talk • contribs) [reply]

Song

Hi, does anybody know this song? Click on this link http://www.downloads.nl/results/mp3/1/serpentine and than chose the first one (Serpentine-Serpentine, that is 1.55 long)? Thank you so much!