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June 5

Donald Dusck's address

What's the name where Donald Duck lives? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.205.36.93 (talk) 09:59, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

Donald Duck is an imaginary character. Problem solved.... :/ Tailsic - this time, this place, that word. Enough said. (talk) 22:31, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

Duckburg 195.35.160.133 (talk) 14:55, 10 June 2008 (UTC)Martin.

game movies

how can one record a movie on xbox live and put it on youtube? also, on cod4, how can someone get it so their screen is blank to be a cameraman? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.101.1.186 (talk) 02:43, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

Would running the output of your Xbox via a DVD recorder enable you to record Xbox Live game action while playing on your TV? If so, then you could rip the resulting DVD to your PC and upload it from there. However, you might well be breaching copyright by doing this. Astronaut (talk) 11:24, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

A popular way to record video/gameplay/movies from an XBox 360 (or any console for that matter) is to use a GameBridge. The company that manufactured them (Adaptec) is no longer doing so, so you'll most likely want to check EBay or a similar auction site for this and other recorders of the same genre. [1] is an example of a high-quality video from Rock Band. --tennisman 05:28, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

ragdoll physics

is there going to be ragdoll physics in the game "skate it" for the wii? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 119.95.128.206 (talk) 02:48, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

Old cartoon I can't remember

I'm trying to remember the name of an old cartoon that I used to watch... The problem is that was really obscure and I'm pretty sure it was a special, a short, or a mini series. From what I can remember it was re-telling old fairy tales and the style reminded me of "Squiggle-vision" although it wasn't necessarily that. I am almost positive it was on the Disney Channel, but if it wasn't it was that or Nickelodeon. It was animals not humans. It aired in the 90's some time, and I was so young I can't remember much. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.233.60.132 (talk) 04:02, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

Maybe it's listed in List of animated television series? It's arranged by decade so that might help you narrow it down. Somno (talk) 06:23, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

That description could fit many 90's cartoons, especially if it's a special episode you're referring to. But my best guess would be the 'U.S. acres' segments of the Garfield and friends show, where they did a lot of that. Kreachure (talk) 13:58, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

What anime series is this??

I have watched only about 7 minutes of this series, and I want to know what the series is called. It features a pink haired singer (male) falling for another (older) blond singer (also male). There's one episode in which the blond kisses the pink-haired one in an elevator. Anyone recognize this series?? Aanusha Ghosh (talk) 12:20, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

See List of LGBT characters in film, radio, and TV fiction and Ctrl+F "anime". There are quite a few instances of Anime characters in that list. Zain Ebrahim (talk) 08:28, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

Gravitation? - the anime series has (recently?) been dubbed into English for distribution in the USA by Right Stuf International. Here is a link to their official Gravitation homepage, which includes a video trailer. Astronaut (talk) 11:33, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

It is Gravitation! Thanks so much!!! Aanusha Ghosh (talk) 12:20, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

Strawberry letter 23

Where could I find the track of this song where the beginning of the song is "Shalom my love" instead of "Hello my love" ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.4.238.111 (talk) 10:52, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

Fly by night?

I used to watch a cartoon that had Balloo from the jungle book, who ran a delivery company, that I think was called Fly by night. Does any one know what this was called.

TaleSpin-- Mad031683 (talk) 16:23, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/#

I was wondering if there are other sites that allow you to download free music. I don't want those websites that ask for your email. And please provide a complete and full list, thanks!68.148.164.166 (talk) 16:39, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

The answer, is yes there is other sites, that give out "free" music. However I am not sure if we can list links to them as they may potentially be a form of Copyright infringement. NanohaA'sYuri^{Talk, My master} 23:24, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

Corollary to Sturgeon's Law

Sturgeon's Law states that 90% of everything is crap. Can it be inferred from this that 10% of everything is not crap? (This would be useful to know, e.g., when picking through novels or CDs in a bargain bin.) NeonMerlin 19:10, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

I would say that given the possibility that the law holds true and in the context of CD shopping, one must consider that not all "crap" is equal. In that, not every CD in that 90% category will be of the same "crap" quality. Some will be worse than others. Some will have no good songs, some will have one, etc. Which leads us to define the credentials for the 10%..a CD in which every or almost every song is superior? Interesting thoughts..I may just go CD shopping and grab 10 random discs without looking....I'll let you know. :) 10draftsdeep (talk) 19:17, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

I've noticed that 90% of TV shows are crap and 90% of the remaining 10% are also crap. Maybe the same sort of thing works in CDs? Matt Deres (talk) 20:11, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

Logically it can be inferred the remaining 10% are not crap, or else Sturgeon's law is an underestimate. Except of course the "law" is just an adage, not a law of nature, and the actual reality depends on how you want to define crap, and what particular data set you are considering. Further, keep in mind an overall statistical distribution doesn't cause any individual case to be more or less likely to be crap -- so if you've picked out nine crappy CDs in the bargain bin, the tenth isn't sure to be a good listen. Just like if you flip a coin and get heads nine times, it would seem unlikely you'd get heads ten times in a row, but in fact there's still a 50% probability you'd get heads. Fletcher (talk) 20:55, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

With CDs, it could be that 90% of the albums are crap and that 90% of the tracks on the non-crap albums are also crap. And 90% of the non-crap tracks are... Matt Deres (talk) 00:38, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

Name the song

On the radio a few days ago they played a song which I can't remember the words to except for "On earth I can't do shit with out the man f***ing with it". What song is this and by who? Thanks. 79.76.253.101 (talk) 20:14, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

The song is "Heaven Is A Halfpipe" by OPM D0762 (talk) 20:20, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

James Bond movie tagline

Anybody knows from which James Bond film is the following tagline:

• Has James Bond finally met his match? David Pro (talk) 21:17, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

That would be, I believe, the rather terrible A View to a Kill. Look at the poster. 83.250.202.36 (talk) 22:51, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

A question of realism in Tintin...

Like pretty much every boy who grew up in Europe in the latter half of the 20th century, I was a huge fan of Tintin. I've read all of them, several times. Two of my favourite albums were The Secret of the Unicorn and Red Rackham's Treasure, which centers around the search for a sunken ship that (supposedly) contains a huge treasure from the pirate Red Rackham. They did find the ship, but unfortunately there was no huge treasure there. However, it did contain many, many bottles of Jamaican Rum which Captain Haddock merrily drank, and got completely pissed from (he drunkenly dove of the ship headfirst without putting on his helmet, for instance, with hilarious consequences).

Here's my question: wouldn't 250 year old rum that's been stored at the bottom of the sea be pretty much undrinkable? I mean, come on! It was something I accepted without question as a child, but adulthood has sadly disillusioned me to many of the wonders of the world, and I fear the drinking habits of Captain Haddock is next in line. What the deal here? 83.250.202.36 (talk) 22:47, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

Assuming the bottle was not crushed to nothing by the very high pressure at the bottom, of the sea, it would probably not be drinkable due to some physics thingy (not sure the specific name for that). NanohaA'sYuri^{Talk, My master} 23:31, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

Billions of blue blistering barnacles, you call that a question!!! Just kidding. But it's more of a science/chemistry question than an entertainment one. I don't know what would happen to the rum, but keep in mind an alcoholic like Haddock may have a more... liberal definition of "drinkable." --Fletcher (talk) 00:20, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

Well, old wine is supposed to be kept cool and dark, and the bottles rotated occasionally to prevent the top of the cork from drying out. There certainly are places on the bottom of the sea which are constantly cool and dark, and being submerged in water would keep the cork from drying out. The glass could certainly last 250 years (provided it wasn't crushed), but I'd be concerned about the cork. I could imagine various aquatic organisms eating away at it until it no longer sealed the bottle. I suppose we could solve this problem by assuming the bottles were in a dead zone, where no such organisms live. StuRat (talk) 03:05, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

They weren't in a dead zone. There are fish and other aquatic animals swimming around the shipwreck. Ilikefood (talk) 21:06, 6 June 2008 (UTC)