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April 15

(probably Indian) music ID request

An Indian school recently performed a rather innovative dance using 'Hello Kitty' umbrellas to the accompaniment of this rather wonderful piece of music. Can anybody help me identify it, or identify a CD with it on? Thanks! (Clip from my video of the dance.) ╟─TreasuryTag►without portfolio─╢ 12:04, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

MLB

I am resarching 1932 World Series, GAme 3, 5th inning when Babe Ruth hit his, "CALLED SHOT."

I am looking for the exact time when this historic event happened. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.91.152.114 (talk) 16:23, 15 April 2011 (UTC)

You mean the exact hour and minute? Well, let's start with 1932 World Series and see where it goes from there. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 16:29, 15 April 2011 (UTC)

Here's the batter-by-batter account of the game:[1] The "called shot" came in the top of the 5th inning, approaching the halfway point of the game in terms of innings. Game time was 131 minutes, so one might surmise that Ruth's second homer of the day might have happened about 60 or 65 minutes into the game. One question would be, What was the game's starting time? We'll see. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 16:33, 15 April 2011 (UTC)

In this frame from the film,[2] you can see that the shadows have extended to just behind the dirt circle around the home plate area. If you knew the sunrise and sunset times for that date, you could probably estimate the time of that moment. OR, you could track down some contemporary newspapers and see what time the game was supposed to start. I was kind of assuming 1:00, which I saw somewhere is where Game 1 (in New York) was scheduled. But that doesn't prove anything about Game 3 in Chicago. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 22:36, 15 April 2011 (UTC)

Google News Archive says it started at 1:30 p.m. Central Standard Time. Interestingly, the wire-service recap of the game I saw made no mention of Ruth calling his shot. -- Mwalcoff (talk) 23:47, 15 April 2011 (UTC)

That would suggest the homer came a little after 2:30. The "called shot" was a legend that was picked up on later, so wire reports on that day probably wouldn't have said anything except that Ruth and Gehrig each homered twice. Do you have a link to that item? ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 00:02, 16 April 2011 (UTC)

Here you go. As the article Babe Ruth's called shot says, the only game story that said Ruth called his shot was that in the New York World-Telegram. -- Mwalcoff (talk) 02:18, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

Awesome. They don't write stories like that anymore. Vivid word-pictures. Interestingly, the article also makes no mention at all of the bench-jockeying that was going on, a fact which was central to the "called shot" story. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 16:49, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

April 16

dragnet

my name is fred,in the early tv show of the 50s,dragnet,they used a term RNI,can someone please tell me what RNI means I can not find an answer some one has to know,you can send me you answer at my e-mail of [redacted] if some one knows what this means can you please tell me it is driving me nuts I cant figure it out and can not find an answer,thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fwoodru1 (talk • contribs) 13:37, 16 April 2011 (UTC)

Possibly they were actually saying "R and I", which could mean "Records and Identification". ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 14:01, 16 April 2011 (UTC)

You probably don't want your email address permanently published here. —Tamfang (talk) 17:22, 16 April 2011 (UTC)

I have listened to a few of the radio episodes - and it is definitely "R and I", as Bugs suggested above. According to this web page, which has a 1954 article from Time magazine, it is Records and Identification. FlowerpotmaN·(t) 15:06, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

April 17

NHL's 1929 New York Americans

Who's the black guy in this picture? -- Mwalcoff (talk) 02:54, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

His name appears to be Deckett; does that help? —Tamfang (talk) 04:12, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

Interesting question, as the first black player in the NHL was Willie O'Ree, in the 1950s. The guy in the pic appears to be part of the front office, not a player. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 07:05, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

Are you saying that an American hockey team had a black executive before it had a black player? Still, he isn't a player, since he doesn't appear on the roster of either the 1928–29 New York Americans season or the 1929–30 New York Americans season. Maybe a team manager or assisstant coach? Trainer? Tis a good question, and I would be interested to find out... --Jayron32 01:06, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

Don't know if he's an executive, but he is wearing a suit and tie and posing with them as if he belongs there, so he must have been well-known at the time. However, google is not turning anything up. It's difficult to read the name. It's unfortunate that the uploadeder didn't upload a full-sized version. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 07:44, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

I'm wondering if he's not a celebrity of another sort. In the 1920's, there were sports where a black man was accepted (Boxing, for one), or perhaps a singer or other entertainer. The picture is obviously not the full team picture (compare to rosters), it's not even the full roster of regular players, so this may have been a photo op with a local New York celebrity of some sort, who had no other connection to hockey... --Jayron32 12:58, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

Could well be - a photo op for all concerned. Looks vaguely like Jack Johnson, but too small. I'm sure the answer is out there somewhere. :) ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 16:01, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

The well-dressed black man is not wearing skates. With skates he would be just as tall as the other men in the picture, most of whom seem to be reasonably big guys, big enough to be heavyweight boxers. So this could be Jack Johnson. Timothy Horrigan (talk) 19:11, 23 August 2013 (UTC)

At least we know that the white guy in street clothes at the right end (also not identified) is the coach, Tommy Gorman. The user listed as having uploaded the photo is still active, so I've asked him about it. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 17:12, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

In the lower right the photo identifies that it was taken in Portland, Oregon. The Americans toured the Pacific Coast Hockey League and played two games against the Portland Buckaroos that year. Looking at papers from the time, they took a nine-man roster which included the listed players plus Bullet Joe Simpson who is presumably the owner of the shoulder beside Gorman. The caption is also wrong, the Amerks weren't the runners up in the NHL in '28-'29 -- they finished second to Montreal in the Canadian Division, fourth overall and lost to the Rangers in the first round of the playoffs. --JGGardiner (talk) 18:13, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

Just for the sake of completeness, I did some searches at www.hockeydb.com, which contains nearly complete rosters for just about any pro league for the past century. There is no contemporary player named "Duckett" "Deckett" "Buckett" or "Beckett" which is the best I can make out the name for. There is also no similarly named player to have appeared on the Buckaroos roster, see [3]. So he isn't from that team. Maybe he was some other employee of the team; a porter or some other assistant perhaps? --Jayron32 05:07, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

I note that the archive search page for this picture -- here -- simply omits the name of the black gentleman but lists all the others. --jpgordon^{::==( o )} 18:49, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

name of the movie

I watched this movie quite long time ago (in the late 1990s or most probably early 2000s). Plot revolves around the relationship between a wife and husband. The wife's boss asked her (most probably inside an airplane as far I remember) to sleep with him, which she accepted. Later the wife admitted to her husband that she slept with her boss. After she told him that she was approached by her boss, the husband tells: "What did you say?" and repeating the question again and again, and the wife replies that she accepted the offer. The husband then expresses sorrow.

In a later scene, the husband accidentally hit the wife and laments, and the wife says I love you. --Voulgdoerle (talk) 04:17, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

You wouldn't be mis-remembering Indecent Proposal, would you? Dismas|^(talk) 05:21, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

No, it is not Indecent Proposal, I'm sure. The movie I saw had a scene where the husband accidentally hit the wife and then laments and the wife says I love you. I clearly remember this scene. --Voulgdoerle (talk) 11:16, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

Exes and Ohs

Does anyone know where I can stream season 2 of Exes and Ohs online? It's a LGBT Canadian showhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exes_and_ohs: Thank you! Neptunekh2 (talk) 06:19, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

SUB TITLE SEARCH

Looking for subtitles for Teen Mom 2 Episodes 101-109, a series on MTV. I have searched for 5 days to no avail. Please help me with a link. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.212.12.10 (talk) 10:45, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

Yet another film title request - PLEASE.

Sorry guys - I know I keep doing this to you . . .

The USA has a problem with an Irish terrorist and they release another well known terrorist (star of the film) from jail to help them. Within the first few hours of his realease, he has a guy (a hairdresser?) backwards over the roof railings and is using him to negotiate better terms.

I thought this was Donald Sutherland - then maybe Sean Connery; but I can't find the film in either of their filmographies.

Can you help please?

Gurumaister (talk) 11:24, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

Possibly The Jackal (1997 film)? If not then a browse through the films listed in Category:Films about the Irish Republican Army and List of films featuring the Irish Republican Army might give you the answer you're looking for. --Viennese Waltz 11:47, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

Thanks Viennese - it definitely is not The Jackal - but it may be worth my looking through films on the IRA. If anyone else recognises the film - I will be grateful for a hint. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gurumaister (talk • contribs) 11:50, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

I remember the hairdresser over a railing bit quite clearly from The Rock (film), which stars Sean Connery (and Nicholas Cage). It's possible you're combining fractured memories of two or more movies together though. The Masked Booby (talk) 07:04, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

except it an FBI director over the railings whilst the protagonist was getting a hair cut.... but yeah, great film.Worm^TT · (talk) 11:15, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

That's it Guys - you've got it!! Thanks so much; I am very grateful. Gurumaister (talk) 14:54, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

Without a Trace Season 3 Episode 4

In Episode 4, did the mother get arrested? In Episode 4, should the mother get punished? (JulieBenson123 (talk) 19:44, 17 April 2011 (UTC)).

Don Henley's "Boys Of Summer"

The Wikipedia article on Boys of Summer makes no mention of Dylan Thomas' famous poem by the same name ("Boys of Summer) and carries some of the same themes as Don Henley's poem. Is there any information to suggest that Dylan Thomas' poem had any influence on Henley's lyrics? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.41.249.239 (talk) 21:17, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

He may have taken the title from the 1972 book by Roger Kahn, which does take its title from the Dylan Thomas poem which is quoted in the book's opening paragraphs. Ghmyrtle (talk) 07:56, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

Also referenced in Ray Bradbury's Dandelion Wine (1957): "They passed like cloud shadows downhill... the boys of summer, running." Pepso2 (talk) 12:21, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

April 18

Magic teddies

I had a piece of cellophane stick to my hand the other day, and had problems throwing it away because it kept moving to different parts of my skin. As a result of this someone was telling me about something called magic teddies, apparently teddy bears made of cellophane which a person could buy and which would stick to their hand and move around. I'm guessing they were a novelty item or something like that. Does anyone remember these and can you tell me more about them? 86.135.224.82 (talk) 12:32, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

Yes I remember a "magic fish" like this: the idea was you put it on the palm of your hand, and it would curl up and roll over. According to the packet it came in, the way it did this denoted particular character traits. Most people, I recall, came out as "fickle". A load of rubbish of course. Is this the sort of thing? --TammyMoet (talk) 16:09, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

See [4] for the fish. Nanonic (talk) 16:33, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

Nifty toy. I predict that the students who correctly determine the cause of its behavior will have good promise for a career in the sciences. :) (Likewise for the mexican jumping bean.) ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 21:00, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

I got one in a Christmas cracker recently (a fish, not a bear). I was probably fickle too. Alansplodge (talk) 22:02, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

Thanks to everyone who's replied. It sounds like a similar thing to what was described to me, but I'm not sure if they were used to predict a person's future. I think the trick with the magic teddy was that it would cling to your hand and you could move it from finger to finger, or hand to hand, etc. 81.151.54.202 (talk) 17:53, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

Evil Doers with cat on the lap

Greetings! Is Blofeld the first (male) Evil-Doer with a cat on a lap? Is this an original "invention" by Fleming or is it based on an older story? Any story behind the story? (as dictators prefer dogs - they obey! - is this dictator-cat-thing an "over-construction" - as many situations in James Bond? Curious to know... Grey Geezer 213.169.161.199 (talk) 14:34, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

Although it doesn't mention the origin, TVTropes has an interesting article about this at RightHandCat. I don't think this was an purely an invention of Fleming's however - The Corpse in the Waxworks by John Dickson Carr features a villain with a white cat, and it was published first in 1932. ^Avic_ennasis @ 15:09, 14 Nisan 5771 / 18 April 2011 (UTC)

According to this site Blofeld had no cat in Fleming's novels. Seems he wasn't bald either. I don't know, if you can't trust Bond films to tell you the truth what can you trust? --Antiquary (talk) 17:52, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

You mean I can't construct a gun from a cigarette lighter, a cigarette case, a cuff link, and a pen? Lies!

Indeed, several sites state the cat was a movie-only pet. :) Good find! ^Avic_ennasis @ 18:58, 14 Nisan 5771 / 18 April 2011 (UTC)

Great answers! Thanks a lot! We also found the (cheek-padded) Godfather who had a lap cat. But Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu beats all (in your article the words Catholicism, Cathedral and Catechism are mentioned but not his love for Cats.. Grey Geezer 213.169.161.199 (talk) 06:20, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

In 1947, Roy Crane introduced in his Buz Sawyer comic strip a criminal spy named Harry Sparrow who was drawn with a "pearl-gray Persian cat" on his lap. Pepso2 (talk) 22:34, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

Was "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" used in a Peanuts special?

I haven't succeeded in finding a source, so everything I'm saying here is original research and can't be added to the article, but here's what I know.

A few months ago, I heard what has to be Vince Guaraldi's version of "Cast Your Fate to the Wind". I noticed something then that I didn't hear today when Jeff Rollins said the Sounds Orchestral version had been played.

At the earlier time, I recognized the music that Snoopy was dancing to in one of the Peanuts specials. Specifically, Snoopy is dancing wildly as Schroeder plays the song, and the other kids stop dancing, and Schroeder stopes playing the piano. Eventually, Snoopy stops dancing and realizes everyone is staring at him, and he slinks off, embarrassed. This music is not in the Sounds Orchestral version and has Guaraldi's distinctive style.Vchimpanzee · talk · contributions · 18:31, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

I've only seen a few of the early Peanuts specials. This one,[5] at about the 4:35 mark is from A Charlie Brown Christmas, which somewhat fits your description, seems like part of the riff from "Linus and Lucy". But you might be describing a later film that maybe elaborated on this idea? In the video I cited, this is the rare version in which the entire show was performed on the ceiling. Somewhere, Fred Astaire is snickering. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 18:55, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

I have slow Internet at home, so I can't watch a video, but I'll look at it tomorrow. I knew people would say it was "Linus and Lucy", but I'm pretty sure the music I heard isn't there.Vchimpanzee · talk · contributions · 19:19, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

In ACBC, the entire group dances to Schroeder's fast-playing of "Linus and Lucy", two or three times. Later, when Schroeder is playing and Lucy is trying in her clumsy way to get friendly with him, Schroeder starts playing a slower number and Snoopy dances to it. Schroeder stops, leaving Snoopy dancing in silence for a few seconds. Then he stops, gets red-faced, and slinks away, as close to the floor as a snake would be. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 19:23, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

Someone with a better musical ear than mine could go to about 1:55 mark of this "Linus and Lucy" youtube audio,[6] and compare them. I think Schroeder plays the last part of that little segment, stopping just before he would resume the main tune of "Linus and Lucy". But as I said, there could be later specials where this same idea was re-used and elaborated upon. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 19:31, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

I didn't have any sound where I am today, but I'll try another computer tomorrow. I guess there weren't any other kids, and it appears Snoopy was doing exactly what I said.Vchimpanzee · talk · contributions · 14:50, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

No, that wasn't the music.Vchimpanzee · talk · contributions · 13:17, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

April 19

MyPyramid ad carpet-bombing - who pays who?

It seems like for much of the past year, every cable channel in the U.S. runs a block of ads every hour under the Ad Council umbrella. These include public service announcements about baby carseats, alcoholism, and MyPyramid. The MyPyramid ads are particularly striking to me because they have a clip from a Disney movie about Pinnochio, and a little bit of useless advice about "every food group, every day" (e.g. oils, red meat, and milk every day). Here's a basic news announcement about them,^[7] but nothing revealing.

• Now obviously the Disney clip is copyrighted, so to start with, is the ad campaign paying Disney royalties, or is Disney paying the ad campaign?

• Several government agencies are credited. How much government money is going into this campaign?

• If government money is going in, is this a quid pro quo for something? I should say that I recall when the campaign started, it seemed to me that the media news went from being harshly biased against Obama to being more neutral, but certainly I don't have a dataset to prove such. Wnt (talk) 04:53, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

According to Disney's page on corporate giving... "In 2010, Disney contributed more than $85 million in in-kind donations, including creative resources, public service airtime and other program or event costs ... By donating airtime, creative services and our characters, Disney can provide information, raise awareness and encourage participation for a number of important causes." These important causes include "...how to live a healthy lifestyle with the food pyramid..." which specifically uses Pinocchio.

Such in-kind donations are probably good publicity for Disney and probably saves the US government some of the costs associated with a public health campaign. Astronaut (talk) 11:02, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

The Ad Council website provides information on how the campaigns are funded[8]. An evil cabal of socialists pays for the adverts as an attempt to destabilise America and promote pro-Obama messages. The TV stations donate airtime to the Ad Council; the Ad Council receives some funding from government for specific campaigns, but this money doesn't go to the TV stations that show the ads. --Colapeninsula (talk) 11:41, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

Catherine Everest

Does anyone happen to know the maiden name of Catherine Everest? She is an actress and the producer of the film Innocent, and the wife of Timothy Everest. The information is needed for the Timothy Everest article. Thank you.--Jeanne Boleyn (talk) 07:15, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

No luck I'm afraid. From this, she seems to be Catherine A. Everest, and he seems to be Timothy C. Everest - but probably not sufficiently reliable to be of use. Ghmyrtle (talk) 22:51, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

NRL on TV in Singapore

Does any network in Singapore screen the National Rugby League championship (from Australia). And if so, how many games are screened a week, and how many are live? Ballchef (talk) 09:45, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

The National Rugby League claims that Australia Network does, but looking at their schedules at [9], it seems they only have AFL and V8 Supercars. /Coffeeshivers (talk) 17:20, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

What is Styla's real name?

Just a quick question, I would be grateful if you could answer it for me!? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pineapple Head0000 (talk • contribs) 13:01, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

Styla who? Google search results include a musician called "Styla J" (no mention in Wikipedia). Is that the one? PrimeHunter (talk) 13:45, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

I presume the OP means Stylah. Our article does not indicate his real name. --Jayron32 14:35, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

Discogs says K. Rhouila, and this and this suggest his first name is Karim. Ghmyrtle (talk) 14:55, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

Muzic

Are there any songs with a similar opening/ending sequence as these two songs?

Also, I keep on hearing about people who somehow managed to store their game data from Nintendo DS catridges onto their computers. Is this even possible? If so, what equippment or port drives do you think may have been used? 72.235.230.227 (talk) 14:29, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

Game of Thrones backgrounder

I'd like to get some background information on the universe and characters of Game of Thrones, but I am wary of searching for it for fear of spoilers. Is there a site that covers only history and events set before "Winter is Coming", that won't spoil future revelations? Skomorokh 14:33, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

You might try reading the first few chapters of the first volume (also called A Game of Thrones) of the A Song of Ice and Fire series of novels - by George R. R. Martin - on which it is based, but given the likely discrepancies between the different medias' versions, avoiding all spoilers might be difficult. The article on the overall series linked above also mentions some supplementary stories and other material, of which the Tales of Dunk and Egg, set 90 years before A Game of Thrones, might answer some of your needs. For the general tone, you could consult one of the more realistic (i.e. bloodier) accounts of The Wars of the Roses, which provided some of Martin's inspiration for the series. Personally, I find the whole series so complicated and event-dense that spoilers might not be an issue, there's a fair chance that, immersed in the story, you won't remember them anyway. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 90.197.66.111 (talk) 16:55, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

That '70s Show Theme Song

I know the most commonly used song is In the Street by Cheap Trick, but in a few earlier episodes (may have even been the first season), there is a different more Twisted Sister/Led Zeppelin-y type version of the song. I've searched all of YouTube and Google (or so I think), and I can't find it. Please help me satisfy this nagging problem? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.181.202.2 (talk) 21:09, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

That '70s Show#Theme song says that the version used in the first season was performed by Todd Griffin. Deor (talk) 23:27, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

Any idea where I can listen to it? I've looked even with Griffin's name involved and still can't find it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.181.202.2 (talk) 02:08, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

I prefer not to link to copyright violations, but what the hell [10]. Deor (talk) 02:24, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

Oddly enough, this isn't the version I was looking for. I found a short clip of it here, and they are extremely close, but not quite. Any chance of finding the full version of the one I linked? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.54.46.191 (talk) 01:25, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Probably no more chance than you have, especially since I never watched the show. Frankly, in a quick comparison I can't hear the difference you're alleging (except for a difference in clarity no doubt attributable to the difference in audio sources). Somewhere among the comments for the version I linked is one (purporting to be) by Todd Griffin himself, claiming that it's his version. Deor (talk) 11:12, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Billon Dollar Bubble for class????

Who do I contact to get a copy of Billion Dollar Bubble, BBC, 1978, to show my students?

Gary Zeune, CPA —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.88.62.35 (talk) 22:07, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

There's a contact link on this page at the BBC web site. Since the page deals with using BBC materials in classes, I would think that they would know best. Also, your local library may have a copy of the program to lend. Dismas|^(talk) 23:20, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

April 20

Those?

Referencing Clara Bow's title as the "It girl", Dorothy Parker famously remarked, "It, hell; she had Those." But looking at this photo for example, I'm not seeing battleship class turrets a la Marilyn Monroe or Mae West. I know that size preferences have fluctuated over the years, but still. What else could Parker have been referring to? Clarityfiend (talk) 03:25, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

Witty retorts needn't be based in actual fact to be funny or understood. Or, as you note, Clara Bow could have just had the right tits, whatever the right tits are for the time. --Jayron32 04:05, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

Get your head out of your trousers! "Those" were her eyes! --TammyMoet (talk) 10:48, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

Or out of someone else's trousers.  :) -- Jack of Oz [your turn] 10:52, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

Clara Bow kept her tits in her trousers? --Jayron32 12:18, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

No, her eyes. Pay attention! —Tamfang (talk) 19:15, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

Having your eyes in your trousers is pretty weird too. Reminds me of the scene in King, Queen, Knave where the luscious* Gina Lollobrigida expressed dismay that her interlocutor (John Moulder Brown, I think; it's been a long time) kept his skin in a bag. (* Yes, even I cannot contain my lust. Theoretically.)-- Jack of Oz [your turn] 21:47, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

Anybody have a New Yorker subscription by any chance? I'm really curious to see the quote's context, but it's not available to the great unwashed. Clarityfiend (talk) 00:31, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Clarityfiend's link is revealing. Parker's remark was made in a review of Elinor Glyn's novel It, in which it refers to a form of personal magnetism. Parker wrote of the character, Ava Cleveland: "Ava was young and slender and proud. And she had It. It, hell; she had Those." Clara Bow starred in the movie adaptation of It, which had a different plot and characters; Bow's character was named Betty Lou Spence. Parker's review did not mention Bow or the movie, even though the movie came out months before Parker's review was published. John M Baker (talk) 16:00, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Aah! That makes sense. Thanks. Clarityfiend (talk) 20:49, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Marc Cohn's Silver Thunderbird

Resolved

Hello, Friends! Short and sweet: Does anyone know (or maybe someone wants to venture a guess) which generation of the Ford Thunderbird does Marc Cohn most likely refer to in his track Silver Thunderbird? The album is from 1991. Thanks! --Ouro (blah blah) 05:54, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

Let's look at the clues in the song:

Great big fins and painted steel ... it looked just like the Batmobile ... all of that chrome

This means it can't be later than third generation, since after that the car lost its fins. The third generation doesn't seem to have "great big" fins, either. Which one looks most like the Batmobile (the original TV series batmobile, presumably)? Probably not the first generation, because it didn't have double headlights.

My old man ... got up every morning, while I was still asleep, but I remember the sound of him shuffling around

So the star of the song is apparently a father. He might not want a two-seater. My guess is therefore second generation. This would also be the new model around the year Marc Cohn was born, if the song is autobiographical - which it apparently is, according to an interview with Q magazine, snippets of which are quoted here: [11] the car was bought "when he was two or three years old" and his dad was "working a seven-day week and not able to support his family". So it could have been one of the brand new third generation, but a second-hand second generation seems more likely.  Card Zero  (talk) 16:11, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Card Zero, I actually don't know what to say. I probably could have searched this out myself... but I didn't, for some reason or other (it's been hard for me to concentrate this week, I'll grant that). Looking at images of 2nd and 3rd generation Thunderbirds I am inclined to concur with your conclusion that it most probably was a second-hand 2nd generation model. The words 'thank you' are definitely not able to contain the actual awe at the analysis you had performed. I am stunned speechless, so to speak, in the most positive of ways. If you celebrate Easter, I hope these days will be joyous for you. However, if you don't, simply-- all the best. --Ouro (blah blah) 05:35, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

Tom Petty

He has a song in which the corresponding video features a guy playing guitar alongside him who bears a frightening resemblance to the Queen guitarist Brian May, but I'm quite positive it's not really him. Does anyone know what that song is? Thanks in advance. 173.2.165.251 (talk) 07:49, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

This thread suggests it is Mike Campbell, in the song "I Won't Back Down". Ghmyrtle (talk) 08:42, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

I'll confirm that it is 99% certain to be Campbell. Campbell has been Petty's lead guitarist for his whole professional life, and though the physical similarities between Campbell and May is pretty close, close enough to be confusing at times, it is undoubtedly Mike Campbell in any video of a Tom Petty song, and not May, who I don't know ever worked with Petty. Campbell was a founding member of Mudcrutch, which was the band that evolved into the Heartbreakers, and is also the lead guitarist on many works Petty appears on, even those outside of the Heartbreakers, including Full Moon Fever (ostensibly a Petty solo album) and the duet tracks between Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty on Bella Donna. --Jayron32 12:29, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

Coca-Cola advert research

I am trying to find out the name or find a video of two particular Coca-Cola adverts--doing some research of emotional connection to the Coke brand. I believe both of the ads are from the 2000s "Life tastes good" series, but the first one might be "Always Coca-Cola".

1. The ad shows a boy playing football in an Arab/Middle Eastern setting
2. A bride gets ready on her wedding day, she is nervous but then her flower girl (?) gives her a Coke and she feels better.

Any clues, leads or links would be much appreciated. Cheers. I have a reference question (talk) 20:16, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

April 21

The Onion: U.N. Evicted From Headquarters

U.N. Evicted From Headquarters

What's the joke here? Usually something like this works by role reversal, playing up the discordance of associating something with its apotheosis, but I don't get why the U.N. HQ is particularly vulnerable to a homeless/messiness joke. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.70.226.85 (talk) 11:21, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

I think the gag is just "The UN is ostensibly an important world governing body, but really they're powerless and nobody pays attention to them." Wouldn't it be funny if we took that one step farther an made them completely poor and forgotten? Well, apparently not, but it was worth a try.

I think the messiness stuff just goes along with extreme poverty and eviction in the big city. APL (talk) 14:07, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Super Injunction

Can you please tell me the names of people who have taken out super injunctions? Jeremy Wordsworth (talk) 12:02, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Wonderfully ironic question... ╟─TreasuryTag►UK EYES ONLY─╢ 12:04, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

• Fred Goodwin ref
• John Terry ref
• Howard Donald ref
• Trafigura ref

-- Finlay McWalter ☻ Talk 13:42, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

• Tiger Woods, Colin Montgomerie [12]. (John Daly is said to have sought one too). Nanonic (talk) 18:12, 21 April 2011 (UTC)
• Wayne Rooney --TammyMoet (talk) 18:32, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

So let me get this straight. A judge issues an injunction, but doesn't want anyone to KNOW that he's issued an injunction, so he follows that up by issuing a super-injunction against reporting the injunction itself. When does the recursion end? What protects the super-injunction? Is this something like double-secret probation? --Jayron32 20:04, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Well the next stage up seems to be a contra mundum which applies to everyone, not just the press. Nanonic (talk) 20:17, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

We could tell you, but we'd have to kill you. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 90.197.66.111 (talk) 23:32, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

baseball question about earned runs

In major league baseball, who has given up the most earned runs before recording his first out of a season (by the team not him individually)? Doesn't matter if the pitcher was a starter or a relief. Googlemeister (talk) 18:58, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

So what you're asking for is which pitcher has the longest streak of having an undefined Earned Run Average, being that he keeps acruing the top half of the fraction, but never manages to produce a non-zero number for the bottom half? An interesting sabermetric/mathematical conundrum to be sure... The question may be answerable, but not likely by anyone who isn't an employee of Elias Sports Bureau, since you'd need access to the game logs for all of MLB history, and the wherewithal and time to cull through them, collect the data, analyze it, and produce the necessary list of such pitchers. I have no idea if anyone has done so yet, but its not a trivial task, which is why all of the major TV networks employ Elias to do it for them... --Jayron32 19:59, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Actually, I am looking for the highest ERA a pitcher has ever had to start off his season that is a real number, and only post 1901. Googlemeister (talk) 20:19, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Well, same difference, because once he records his first out, he would go from having the most runs with an undefined ERA to the highest ERA to start a season. Of course, you never said he had to record an out. Such a pitcher could simply have allowed the most runs by your criteria, and still never record an out for the season... Which would leave him with an undefined ERA... --Jayron32 20:36, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

One lead: Andy Larkin has the worst ERA for any pitcher with a minimum of 100 IPs. Perhaps he hold the record you seek as well... --Jayron32 20:41, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Worst ERA (10.64) for a pitcher w/ a minimum 50 innings, as of 2009: Roy Halladay![13]

This might be do-able at the Baseball Reference Play Index. -- Mwalcoff (talk) 23:28, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Using the Play Index's Pitcher Streak Finder, I found there have been four pitchers who had outings in which they gave up at least 10 earned runs in 3 or fewer innings of work in their first game of the season since 1919. I'm not a subscriber to BR, so I don't see the names of those pitchers. But if you are, you may be able to look at the gamelogs and see if any of those pitchers (or any other pitchers who had terrible first-game outings) gave up most of their runs before recording a second out. -- Mwalcoff (talk) 23:33, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Joe Cleary has a lifetime ERA of 189.00 (7 earned runs in one-third of an inning)[14]. Jeff Ridgway matched that in 2007, but pitched in other years. Google books says Bill Wight started the 1956 season with a 216.00 ERA (8 runs in one-third of an inning), sonething confirmed by B-Ref's game logs! 9 runs in one-third inning would be a 243.00 ERA. I haven't found evidence of a major leaguer ever reaching that exalted level, but I'.ve found this article [15] about a minor leaguer who achieved this in 2009 ! --Xuxl (talk) 13:17, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

producer merrie howard star trek the next generation

I may possibly be related to merrie howard.Some time ago i wrote to the star trek fan club in colorado.Six months later i got a letter from a writer of the next generation.He told me to contact her at paramount studios.I did but my letter came back.Is there someway to get in touch with her.I clicked to read her bio on this site and it was empty.Is there possibly a fan club for merrie that i could possibly get some info.Thank you Bev 06australia (talk) 20:22, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Paramount Pictures is at 323-956-5000. Since you have the writer's name, ask the operator to connect you to the writer. If the writer does not have an office there, ask for the writer's contact information. If I were you, I wouldn't tell the story about the fan club or writing the letter; just tell them the writer contacted you about something, and you need to get in contact with him or her. Comet Tuttle (talk) 22:00, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Memory Alpha, the Star Trek wikia, has a page about here here, and her IMDb page is here. That shows her latest activity as being a producer on ABC's The Whole Truth (TV series). There's every reason to believe she has nothing to do with Paramount now; ST:TNG hasn't been in production there for 17 years. -- Finlay McWalter ☻ Talk 22:29, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

learning the mellophone

I have before may to start learing the mellophone(brass instrament) okay...so could anyone help me understand parts of the instrament or the notes you play on it? I havent gotten it yetso tell me what does it sound like? what are the notes?  :)

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Mofuis (talk • contribs) 21:48, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

A look at the article Mellophone may be a good start. HiLo48 (talk) 21:55, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

April 22

Jyada horsepower wells fargo ad

I saw a billboard a while back for Wells Fargo that said "Jyada Horsepower for you vyapaar" Is this some sort of gibberish or is it in Hinglish or something? It was in Fremont, California and there is a huge Desi population. It was for Wells Fargo Business Services Packages.Thisbites (talk) 00:38, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

Could they mean the Dodge Viper ? It has horsepower and sounds something like "vyapaar". StuRat (talk) 03:59, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

See http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100522164308AAFRkXm Corvus cornix_talk 22:38, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

Atlas Shrugged (film)

So, what happened with the Atlas Shrugged film? I'm not looking for box office numbers or anything like that (though that stuff might be interesting), but rather individual opinions about the film From the most well-educated forum around, I might add. Anyway, a local film club is sponsoring and screening it for a "select audience" (We're members of the regional film society). Both my wife and I have read the book- and the Fountainhead- and "appreciated" them. I am curious how closely the film follows the book, and if it is worth taking time out of a Friday night to go see (for free, I should add). Quinn ^CLOUDY 01:08, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

This is NOT the forum to discuss opinions of films. Please re-read the big gray box at the top of the page. --Jayron32 01:18, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

Jeeze, fine. I'll take it to AICN or some such. I see now that this forum is for academic questions only. Thanks, Quinn ^CLOUDY 01:31, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

I must have "spaced" the big gray box when I asked this question. Quinn ^CLOUDY 01:39, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

Not sure if it is the right place, just curious how many wikipedians watched this film. --Douploas1254 (talk) 14:38, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

It's not the right place as this is not a forum. We try to find published references for people and, failing that, use a bit of personal knowledge to answer factual questions. Since we only have less than one percent of the total number of Wikipedians who even read this page, we wouldn't even be able to give you a statistically significant guess. Dismas|^(talk) 19:26, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

Boomerang programs

When is "Dennis the Menace" relaunching it's return? Because if I recall, it said it's gonna re-launch back on June 6 Monday @ 9:00 p.m. that's the day after my birthday. Am I right? I've been waiting for an answer for months since I created my 1st user and I still got no answer or response. — Preceding unsigned comment added by TPIRfan6587 (talk • contribs) 21:40, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

I can't find any evidence of any series with that title since 1998: [16]. By now, they would need a new "Dennis". There have been a couple movies since then, though. There was the live action movie, "A Dennis the Menace Chrsitmas", in 2007, [17], and the cartoon "Dennis the Menace in Cruise Control", in 2002 [18]. Do you mean a live action or cartoon version ? Which TV network are you talking about ? Where did you get your info that it was returning ? StuRat (talk) 22:03, 22 April 2011 (UTC)