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March 13

three point basketball stats NCAA

Have there been statistically fewer thee-pointers made this year in NCAA ball due to the new distance rule? Wrad (talk) 04:58, 13 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'll try to hunt down hard numbers, but if I remember the figures that have been presented during the various games I've watched, the raw number is down (but not significantly, in fact the announcers claimed there wasn't any real difference between years) and the percentage made is up.--droptone (talk) 11:52, 13 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Song title

What's the song that goes duh duh duh, dee dee duh duh duh, woo hoo, woo hoo? Clarityfiend (talk) 05:49, 13 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Is it, Song 2 by Blur? - Eron^Talk 06:05, 13 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

No. It's quick lyrics sung by a woman(?), with 2 woo hoo's for a chorus. Clarityfiend (talk) 06:45, 13 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Can you name a genre, time period, or tempo? Are they high-pitche woo hoo's? --Fullobeans (talk) 06:51, 13 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

And it's not Woo Hoo? Nanonic (talk) 06:57, 13 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Is it the one from Kill Bill? Woo Hoo by the 5,6,7,8s? 194.221.133.226 (talk) 11:46, 13 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

No, it had words (other than woo hoo). Clarityfiend (talk) 23:17, 13 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I think I found it (or at least something close to it): "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree". Woo hoo! Clarityfiend (talk) 04:49, 14 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Rolling numbers, rock and rolling, got my Kiss records out

In the song Surrender by the band Cheap Trick, the final two lines are "When I woke up, Mom and Dad are rolling on the couch / Rolling numbers, rock and rolling, got my Kiss records out".[1] Who has the Kiss records out, the protagonist or the protagonist's parents? I had previously interpreted it to mean that it was the protagonist who had the records out in an act of rebellion (and perhaps to cover up the sound of the protagonist's parents having sex). Our article says it was the parents who were listening to Kiss (but I'm not sure how reliable the source is). Which interpretation is correct? A Quest For Knowledge (talk) 13:10, 13 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I think it's pretty clear from the context of the whole song that the parents have taken out their son's (the singer's) Kiss records and are partying to them. Which is in keeping with the whole theme of the song: the son had been thinking his parents were squares, and then discovers all sorts of interesting things about them that portray them as real people to whom the teenaged son can relate, and not stereotypical "parents". Some of the original lyrics, included in a bonus version on the cd re-release, make that even clearer. --Xuxl (talk) 13:56, 13 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. IIRC, one of the band members said that they picked Kiss because it was the "lamest" band that they could think of. This comment makes more sense in light of your comments. A Quest For Knowledge (talk) 13:16, 20 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Movie about man that gets promoted by incompetance

I once saw a part of a movie where this guy was getting promoted and promoted and promoted the more inept and incompetant he was at his job, while his one co-worker was constantly demoted until they finally put him in a dark corner in the basement. Any ideas? Rfwoolf (talk) 15:26, 13 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Googling has turned up Office Space which might have been the film. Any other similar movies? Googling also turned up the Peter Principle. Rfwoolf (talk) 15:40, 13 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It also sounds a bit like the musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (also a film), though the hero of that isn't exactly incompetent. AndrewWTaylor (talk) 17:34, 13 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'd say it was Office Space. Peter gets promoted while Michael and Samir get laid off. Milton is the name of the character that gets moved down to the basement. I'd tell you why he got moved to the basement if it wouldn't spoil a joke. Dismas|^(talk) 18:30, 13 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'd concur with that. The whole theme of Office Space is that people are given jobs or kept around companies not because of their usefulness to the company or their productivity, but for entirely unrelated and sometimes incomprensible reasons. After all, even before Peter intentionally tries to sabotage his own job, he is certainly more expendable than Michael and Samir. Arguably, as Micheal and Samir, being programmers, actually produce a product for the company, they would be the LEAST expendable members of the company. However, Peter appears to have a meaningless paper-pushing type job that involves mainly filing meaningless reports over and over. When the company needs to cut costs, rather than eliminating redundant jobs (like Peter's 5 bosses) or incompetent employees (like Peter), they instead get rid of the most important and productive jobs, those of the programmers. It's an allegory of sadly how real companies make economic decisions, and is somewhat interesting given the current state of our economy, as companies continue to lay off workers while executives take large bonuses and huge salaries... --Jayron32.talk.contribs 22:08, 13 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Shadowrun TCG

Is the card game of shadowrun still played? Also where are cards of this game usually sold? Neon6419 (talk) 18:46, 13 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

ask on here http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2123 --Sonjaaa (talk) 21:37, 13 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

the burning ambition of early diuretics

what's it really mean? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.128.217.168 (talk) 22:25, 13 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Why don't you ask The Pipettes? It's their song. Who then was a gentleman? (talk) 05:33, 14 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hannah Montana Season 2

Will Hannah Montana Season 2 ever be released on DVD? If so, then when? Bowei Huang (talk) 23:31, 13 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

There is no reason to assume that it will not be released on DVD. The first season was released right before Christmas so kids could beg for it for Christmas presents. There is no reason to assume the second season will not be released in the same way. -- kainaw ™ 03:45, 14 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

What year will it be released? Bowei Huang (talk) 01:12, 16 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Are you assuming that the season 2 DVD will not be released one year after the season 1 DVD? I do not see a reason to make such an assumption. -- kainaw ™ 02:44, 16 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

March 14

glitches in shanty town on wifi in 007 quantum of solace

over the past few days while playing on wifi i have encountered a few players that i think may be using glitches but i dont know for sher. the main thing that they are doing is apearing in buildings that have no doors. is this this suposed to be in the game or is it a glitch and how do they do it thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.236.182.168 (talk) 03:39, 14 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Fatal Fury

Is the ending of the first Fatal Fury game considered to be canon? If it's not canon, why it says "August 13th, 1992, Geese Howard dies in the hospital 3 hours after falling from a high rise. The prologue of the newborn legend..."? David Pro (talk) 14:10, 14 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Even though the ending of the first Fatal Fury game states that Geese died during the fall, Geese does appear in the revised version of Fatal Fury 2, Fatal Fury Special, where it is revealed that he survived his fall at the end of the first game. The final appearance of Geese in the Fatal Fury storyline was in Real Bout Fatal Fury, as the game's ending with Terry Bogard or Andy Bogard depicts the character's demise at the hands of either brother by falling off the roof of his tower. 200.50.33.140 (talk) 14:36, 18 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Porn actress Audrey Bitoni - fake breasts

I am almost certain her breasts are fake... why? It just makes me want to facepalm. If she naturally has small breasts then she should just go with that instead of looking fake. So does she have implants or not? I'm guessing yet, but... I need you to let me know--Noppalsch (talk) 14:22, 14 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

"I need you to let me know" - Why?! Why would anyone need to know this, other than her flight insurance company?! Gazhiley (talk) 23:57, 15 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Presumably he has a strong interest in the matter. Sure, it's kinda stupid, but, well, most areas of enthusiasm are kinda stupid. That said, well... I admit that I think the question of "why would she have fake breasts" is a little stupid. Why does anyone get breast enlargement surgery? Self-esteem issues, increased earning potential, because it's what a lot of guys like, because she just likes big breasts... It's impossible to know exactly why without an actual statement from her, of course but you can pretty much guess the category.

In any case, two minutes with Google's image search tells me that yeah, those are implants. In general, when someone has breasts that look like firm balloons, they came from a plastic surgeon, but more spefically, there are telltale scars. (In that image, the breast mostly hidden under the hair clearly has received a lot less Photoshop attention than the other one, and thus the scar is very visible.) -- Captain Disdain (talk) 03:14, 16 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

"because it's what a lot of guys like"{{fact}} Is there actually any evidence to support that? My anecdotal evidence would suggest otherwise. --Tango (talk) 12:24, 16 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

What, big tits? Uh, seriously, I'm not even going to hunt up a reference for this, any more than I would for "apple pie is a popular pie" or "farts smell bad"...

...or, wait, do you mean breast implants, rather than big breasts? (For the record, I meant the latter, not specifically the former.) A lot of guys don't like breast implants, that's true -- I'm not a fan of the classic plastic porn humanoid look myself -- but there is a world of difference between, oh, reasonably and tastefully enlarged breasts that look reasonably or even completely natural, and the kind of ridiculous balloons Bitoni sports. Furthermore, the success and enduring popularity of people like Jenna Jameson, Carmen Electra or Pamela Anderson, to name a few, would indicate to me that if the breasts are big, that's indeed enough for a lot of guys. (Note that I'm not even saying "most guys" -- if you want to succeed as a sex symbol, you certainly don't need to appeal to most guys. Appealing to a lot of them will do just fine.) -- Captain Disdain (talk) 17:43, 16 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I mean natural or otherwise. In my opinion, and I don't think I'm alone in this, breasts being in proportion to the rest of the body is far more important than their absolute size. --Tango (talk) 17:46, 16 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, I wouldn't dream of claiming that you're alone. But there's no single ideal body type out there, and... ehh. No. I'm not even going to go into that. I mean, do you honestly need a source to tell you that a lot of guys really, really like big breasts? Because I really would've thought that was kind of obvious. -- Captain Disdain (talk) 18:09, 16 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

In Breast and chest size: Ideals and stereotypes through the 1990s, Stacey Tantleff-Dunn reports:

"Previous findings suggest that women tend to perceive their breasts as smaller than their ideal breast size and a great deal smaller than the size they perceive as preferred by men (Thompson & Tantleff, 1992). Although men do prefer a relatively large breast size that is larger than women's ideal (Singh & Young, 1995; Thompson & Tantleff, 1992), women overestimate the breast size preferred by men (Thompson & Tantleff, 1992). Women are accurate, however, in their prediction of men's preference for a figure consisting of large breasts with a small waist and narrow hips (Furnham et al., 1990; Singh & Young, 1995). Although this shape is idealized, men's preference for a larger breast size appears to be independent of waist and hip size, thus validating the notion that men selectively attend to this body site (Furnham et al., 1990)." [2]

Might help answer the original question and Tango's. ---Sluzzelin talk 11:51, 17 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Doesn't this question and the subsequent discussion violate WP:BLP? Who then was a gentleman? (talk) 20:14, 17 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Which episode?

I remember watching an episode of Criss Angel's Mindfreak in which he met up with a family who just got out of or into their car on dark parking lot. He took two of the kids aside to act as the audience, let the others close their eyes and floated the girl in front of them. The scene ended with the audience kids trying to convince the parents of what happened. The girl felt something but didn't believe she floated. Does anyone know what episode this effect came from? Does anyone know of a website that conveniently lists all the tricks from each episode for easy reference so I don't have to go through all the episodes to find the one trick? - 87.211.75.45 (talk) 16:33, 14 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I remember that episode but do not recall the title. You can try searching A&E's Criss Angel episode guide here : [3] or his official website here : [4]. Both sites offer videos. cheers, 10draftsdeep (talk) 13:43, 17 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

March 15

Pie in Scarborough

Does anyone know anywhere I can get good pie on the cheap in Scarborough, Ontario? Preferably northern Scarborough/Malvern. 70.30.140.101 (talk) 02:27, 15 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Which? Scarborough and Malvern are some distance apart. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.151.212.201 (talk) 17:43, 15 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

He said Ontario. (And the best place for pie is Fran's but that's downtown.) Adam Bishop (talk) 20:59, 15 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

March 16

Remember "The river flows west"?

Please could anybody give me details of a British TV series I watched in about 1965? It was called - I'm pretty sure - something like "The river flows west". I've been unable to trace its existence - so even if somebody remembers it, I'd be grateful for that, and what else of it they remember.

One scene which remains from my then-young mind is that of a goodie being disposed of by being attached to concrete, and droppped through a trap-dor into the river (which I'm fairly sure was the Thames).

Thanks in advance for any links or memories you can share. Trafford09 (talk) 16:08, 16 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Google reveals that there was a 1962 6-episode BBC miniseries titled 'The River Flows East'. This has the benefit of being the direction in which the Thames flows. IMDb has a cast list which will hopefully allow you to check if this is what you're after. Algebraist 16:18, 16 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Lol - East - yes, that would be better :) Thx for that - I'll follow up the links. Trafford09 (talk) 16:23, 16 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Well, interesting - it seems it was perhaps the first-written piece by Terence Dudley (long-departed, but it says he went on to write 7 episodes for Dr. Who in the early 1980s). Any ideas how possible it might be to see an electronic script of the series, or obtain it in printed form? I'm assuming a video version of it would be nigh-on impossible for me to acquire? Trafford09 (talk) 16:54, 16 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

If Google's providing nothing, asking the BBC might be worth a try. Even if they don't keep such ancient material, they might know someone who does. Algebraist 17:11, 16 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Jean Luc Godard

moved from Miscellaneous

i am writing an essay concerning the achievements of godard's films breathless, bande a part and alphaville, in relation to how these film helped revolutionise the cinematic ideas of film style and film storytelling. what would be some good books i could use to start my research with? 122.107.91.219 (talk) 13:29, 16 March 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.107.91.219 (talk) 13:28, 16 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know, but when you write your essay, you'll get better marks if you capitalise proper nouns (like Godard, and the names of his films, for instance); and any word that starts a sentence; and I. -- JackofOz (talk) 04:24, 17 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Well, some places to start: Our article on Jean-Luc Godard has over a dozen book references, and most of them seem to have Godard's name directly in the title. I would start with those. Many are likely availible at a decent university library, or through interlibrary loan if your library does not have them directly. Our article on the French New Wave has a few more books, which are likely to cover Godard, given his central place in the movement. here is a Google Books search for Godard, which returns several books about him and about his films. here is a Google Scholar search of the same, which contains links to peer-reviewed journals and other research journals which contain references to Godard. If you can't find enough in these 4 places to start you on your way, I don't know what else you could use... --Jayron32.talk.contribs 06:01, 17 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'd suggest the book collecting interviews, as Godard always gave great interviews. Note several Godard interviews are on YouTube. Pepso2 (talk) 21:13, 17 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

buying america(2009 movie)

Do any of u know where I can buy the movie America(2009 movie)--Derick chapman (talk) 22:01, 16 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I suggest FYE, they usually have a large selection of any type of movie. If you are looking for a digital copy, try Itunes T-95 (talk) 02:09, 17 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It's unlikely it's even been released yet, as it just aired on February 28. If and when it is released, it should be available through all the usual places, Amazon, Target, Wal-Mart, iTunes, etc. Tomdobb (talk) 12:59, 17 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hat

Where is it possible to get this hat in Canada, or online where it will ship to Canada?96.53.149.117 (talk) 22:19, 16 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This page is from a store in Alberta, I'm guessing they'll ship to anywhere in Canada. It looks like they have the hat you want near the bottom of the page. AlexiusHoratius 22:26, 16 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

March 17

Blue Magic (song)

For an extended period of time on Itunes, the song was not available. I just bought it today, but before that, Itunes told me that I could not bought the digital copy in the U.S., even though it was on "display" to be bought. I was just wondering if this was an Itunes only thing, or if it was that Jay-Z did not allow digital copies of that particular song to be sold in the U.S. Thanks The Reader who Writes (talk) 00:12, 17 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Can someone find a video of this commercial?

This might seem like a strange request but I've been obsessing over the actress in this commercial for so long. It is a deodorant commercial for either Speed Stick or Gilette. It may have been Old Spice but it is definately not an Axe commercial.

If I recall correctly the commercial plays out like this:

A young man enters the room and tosses his shirt onto the bed. He heads to the shower. His brunette girlfriend appears and asks " Where'd you go?". He replies from the shower " I went running". Bizarrely, the girlfriend picks up his shirt from the bed and sniffs it. She exclaims " Andrew, it's dry and it doesn't even smell bad!"

A silly commercial and even sillier to obsess over it but the actress who played the girlfriend was stunning. Does anyone know where I can find said commercial? Or maybe just confirmation that what I saw was real and I am not crazy? I've tried finding this commercial on Youtube, Google, everything. No success.

Thanks

99.250.8.214 (talk) 01:37, 17 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

That's a real ad, although I don't remember what it was for; I do remember that the original language was probably not English, because the actors' mouths don't match the words, the English is obviously overdubbed, and it is spoken much faster than a normal conversation. I always thought that was weird. Adam Bishop (talk) 01:44, 17 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm, apparently it was for Gillette, but it doesn't seem to be available online anywhere. Adam Bishop (talk) 14:14, 18 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Song In Family Guy

What was the song that played in the episode Peterotica when Peter was on line at movies with Lois' father and the scene of the picnic movie played? What was the song that played when renee zellwegger started eating the ants? 24.90.87.56 (talk) 02:50, 17 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

"Roll to Me" by Del Amitri. AlexiusHoratius 23:22, 17 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Cybersix comic book

How many chapters were there in the first French volume of the comic Cybersix? I found a website that has scans of seven chapters, but I would rather just buy the book if that's not the whole thing. 99.245.16.164 (talk) 05:47, 17 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Localisation in car adverts

I appreciate that car manufacturers can see the economy in shooting one advert in a great location, then showing that advert in many countries. But why do they go to the bother of localising the advert for the country where it is shown? For example, Vauxhall shoot an advert in the US (desert landscape, yellow line down the centre of the road, so definitely not the UK), yet when the advert is shown here in the UK, the car has a UK style number plate, the driver is sitting on the right and the car is driven on the left side of the road. Another manufacturer (Ford?) shot their advert in what appears to be the Italian alps, yet when shown in the UK they also used a UK style number plate, the driver was sitting on the right and the car was driven on the left side of the road. Astronaut (talk) 14:47, 17 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I suppose they think that people are more willing to buy a product they believe to be locally produced. So, they will try to trick people into thinking that, with varying success. One particularly silly example here was a network TV station that superimposed pics of local landmarks into their advertising, to convince us it was really a local station. I doubt if anyone was fooled by that clumsy attempt. In your examples, they probably just took a mirror image and added a UK plate. They could also have taken the trouble to change the color of the line down the road, but changing the landscape would rather eliminate the whole point of the shot, from "this is a car that can get you across a desert or mountain range" to "this car is only good for a trip to the corner chemist's". StuRat (talk) 17:48, 17 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Usually the purpose of car advertising is to boost car sales, so they look at ways of doing this with maximum effect. Therefore they want people that are relatable to the viewers (this is in fact always the case with international casting - when they shoot international commercials in South Africa they always case people that "look" like they are from the country where the ad will be shown). There's also the nationalist element - people want products that are "for" them, maybe even designed for them. So they don't want to see cars driving on the wrong side of the road. Furthermore their competition (other car companies) already have ads on TV that have been localised - so they're obligated to do it. If there's any dialog, they'll usually redub the dialog in the country where it's being aired - I see this quite often where I see an international product - but different voices (not even different languages!). So localisation is very important in advertising, because they want the ad to have as much impact possible - no distractions about accents, races, locations, etc - we want to talk to YOU, YOU living THERE. Rfwoolf (talk) 20:48, 17 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

If they're concerned about wanting the car to be driving on the appropriate side of the road, why do they never give a tinker's cuss about drivers who pull out from a kerb needing to look, give way, indicate, and only then proceed? That never happens in ads, but any driver who drives this way in real life will sooner or later be struck by an oncoming car, and could wind up just as dead as if they drove on the wrong side of the road. (Maybe the market they're aiming for is "too cool" to bother with such "trivialities", and they want to be relatable.) -- JackofOz (talk) 21:00, 17 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

They don't sell Vauxhalls in the U.S., so they would have had to import it from the UK for the ad. -- Mwalcoff (talk) 23:23, 17 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

As a buyer you need to be able to 'imagine' yourself owning the car. That's much easier if the driving-layout is as expected. The scenery is merely a setting to create an 'idea'. It's not literal. 194.221.133.226 (talk) 10:53, 18 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Minnesota Golden Gophers Basketball

Does anyone know which TV network will show the NCAA Tournament game between Texas and Minnesota? I can't find reference to it on Big 10 Network or ESPN. Thanks! EdwinHJ | Talk 22:26, 17 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

CBS will be showing it, according to their schedule and the Star Tribune. AlexiusHoratius 22:51, 17 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Correct. CBS airs all games (besides tonight's play in) in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. Coverage is determined on a regional basis and often switches away from less exciting games even if that is the regional game. A complete schedule is here. If the game isn't airing in your area or CBS moves to a different game there's always March Madness On Demand, which I haven't used in years, but it seems to be a good option. Tomdobb (talk) 23:45, 17 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Any large sports bar worth the name will be showing as many games as possible. If you go to one and ask the manager to put the game up for you, assuming you can't get it at home, they will oblige you if they can. Who then was a gentleman? (talk) 18:58, 18 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

March 18

Hancock 2

is it coming? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.70.143.193 (talk) 00:20, 18 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

According to the Hancock article, they're considering it. --Whip it! ^{Now whip it good!} 04:50, 18 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

An Old Song

There was an old somewhat hip hop song with the lyrics "Cause that's the way it is" with a number of singers in the song. Maybe it had lyrics like "Round round" and "Check it". Who is the artist and what is the name of the song?96.53.149.117 (talk) 04:34, 18 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds like 'It's like that'. Lanfear's Bane | t 09:28, 18 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It is, thanks.96.53.149.117 (talk) 10:58, 18 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hair colour stereotypes

What are the stereotypes of blonde, brunette and redheaded women in TV and movies and who are some examples of characters for each? --124.254.77.148 (talk) 05:54, 18 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I find that the stereotypes (when being used) are usually:

Blonde - pretty and dumb
Redhead - (often but not always) geek and/or slightly ditzy/quirky
Brunette - (often but not always) intelligent, powerful etc.

Example characters:

Blonde - Marilyn Monroe in her movies
Redhead - Isla Fisher in Wedding Crashers (bad example but mental block)
Brunette - where to start, pretty much anyone - the brunette in Sex and the City?

194.221.133.226 (talk) 10:50, 18 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I would suggest that another redhead stereotype is a quick temper, such as Reba in Reba or Molly Weasley in Harry Potter. Cherry Red Toenails (talk) 01:45, 19 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Or Axl Rose. And he's a real-life person. --Whip it! ^{Now whip it good!} 06:50, 19 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

A couple more stereotypers:

Black hair - Goth and/or depressing, as in Joan Baez.
Green, purple, pink, etc. (dyed hair) - A nut. StuRat (talk) 16:08, 19 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Guess I'm a nut then!

Hair Show lyrics

What are the lyrics to the song "Let's Leave" from Hair Show? Subliminable (talk) 06:31, 18 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Abnormal psych movies?

I've just got done watching Awakenings and I'm feeling a craving for more like it. So can anyone recommend to me some very well-researched and accurate movies portraying mental or neurological illness? I'm already picking up Rain Man and Memento (both of which, I understand, aren't perfect, but I'm told a great deal of thought and research was put into each) and I'd like some other suggestions. Documentaries are fine too. Accuracy and research is paramount here -- I'm something of a stickler for details, both in terms of the science and overall plot. 99.245.16.164 (talk) 07:48, 18 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

See List of films featuring mental illness and Mental illness in films. Neither of those lists has Iris, a haunting biographical drama about Iris Murdoch and Alzheimer's. Titles of note: End of the Road (1970, adapted from the John Barth novel), One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Roman Polanski's Repulsion, Shine, David Cronenberg's Spider (easily the best dramatic depiction of schizophrenia), The Story of Adele H. (obsession) and Polanski's The Tenant (adapted from the novel by Roland Topor). As I recall, Polanski wrote Repulsion, showed it to a psychologist who said he had it all wrong, did research into mental disorders and then rewrote the screenplay. As for documentaries, try Jupiter's Wife (1995). Pepso2 (talk) 09:27, 18 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You might want to try Donnie Darko too. Not quite the same I know, but you might enjoy it. Lanfear's Bane | t 09:31, 18 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I recall reading a newspaper article quoting some shrink that the best depictions of amnesiacs in film were in the aforementioned Memento and Finding Nemo. I'm not sure it's quite what you're looking for, and Dori's memory loss is somewhat played for laughs, but it's apparently an accurate depiction. Matt Deres (talk) 13:04, 18 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Away From Her has a sad depiction of Alzheimers. Adam Bishop (talk) 14:05, 18 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Russell Crowe won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in A Beautiful Mind, which was an interesting (if a bit dramatic) portrayal of schizophrenia. Livewireo (talk) 21:05, 18 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Fear Strikes Out, for those that take their mental illness with a dose of sports, is a pretty decent film. --Jayron32.talk.contribs 02:20, 19 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Pyscho always seemed to do a good job of making us understand and sympathize with Norman Bates, even though he was a murderer. StuRat (talk) 16:01, 19 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

New Zealand

Australia has Triple J Hottest 100 Vol. x. Does New Zealand have any sort of compilation cds?96.53.149.117 (talk) 10:34, 18 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

March 19

Cover of a song by Mouth and Macneal

I'm looking for a recent, fast-tempo, dance-music version of the song, How do you do, by Mouth and Macneal. There exist several songs by this title, ironically the one by Cascada is not a cover of the one I'm referring to. The vocalist is a female, i think, it could have been merely altered. Thanks Wikipedia! - ΖαππερΝαππερ ^Babel_Alexandria 15:39, 19 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

nm.... I found it... it's a sampling by Party Animals. - ΖαππερΝαππερ ^Babel_Alexandria 15:47, 19 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

amusement

What is the funniest joke you know?65.167.146.130 (talk) 15:44, 19 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Each person will be different. If you're looking for jokes, try this —Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.80.240.66 (talk) 15:53, 19 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Descartes walks into a cafe.

The waiter says: Will you be having coffee this morning, Monsieur Descartes.

Descartes replies: I think not.

And disappears. David in DC (talk) 15:56, 19 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

We have an article on Funniest Joke in the World. I could tell you it, but then I'd have to... no actually I wouldn't. DJ Clayworth (talk) 16:00, 19 March 2009 (UTC) ...and also, possibly more helpfully, World's funniest joke. DJ Clayworth (talk) 16:26, 19 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

What's the title of this movie?

An astronaut blasts off from Earth, intending to travel along Earth's orbit and return six weeks later. However, the trip lasts for only three weeks. When the astronaut returns he is accused of chickening out and turning his spaceship around. It turns out there is a doppelganger of Earth on the far side of the sun. I think this film dates back to the 1950's. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.36.209.121 (talk) 18:55, 19 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You were close: Doppelgänger, released in the U.S. as Journey to the Far Side of the Sun. --—— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk - 19:13, 19 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]