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October 10

Re the NFL, why is the week off called the "bye" week?

Yes I searched, found nothing. I could understand "by" as in "we're passing this week by". But why "bye"? And yes my team has one this week. --Thedoorhinge (talk) 04:38, 10 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Bye (sports) has what you are looking for. Bielle (talk) 04:53, 10 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not quite getting the etymology still, but muchas gracias for this info. --Thedoorhinge (talk) 04:58, 10 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm, the etymology seems to be, after consulting three "real" dictionaries, based on "bye" being a variation of "by", and used in the sense of "pass". Cricket seems to have been the first sport to have used the term for a run that scores after passing the batsman untouched. My Compton's Encyclopedic Dictionary says there are card games that use "by" or "bye" to mean "pass"; it doesn't name the games, though. All in all, this is not an entirely satisfactory answer. Perhaps others will have better references. Bielle (talk) 05:07, 10 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Great work B, thanks! --Thedoorhinge (talk) 05:41, 10 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

This link at the Online Etymological Dictionary dates this use of bye to 1883 but I don't have an OED available to look it up properly — the Language desk may snare more answerers that are in the know. Comet Tuttle (talk) 07:06, 10 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It's also not a completely off-base question, since the term "bye" seems to be exclusive to the NFL. In college football, the term used is "open" week. Not sure why the difference in usage between the two very similar sports... --Jayron32 04:33, 11 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

So it was... somewhat off-base? Why? --Thedoorhinge (talk) 07:43, 16 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It's not exclusive to the NFL. In many sports where there is a knock-out tournament with an odd number of teams, the term "bye" is used frequently to indicate a team is skipping a round. For example, if there were three teams in a knock-out, Team A would play Team B first, with Team C receiving a bye into the final game. — Michael J 13:34, 11 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

does this cd with a track list exist?

Is there a cd with the following track list?

1: Haven't you heard - Fac 15 Featuring Cathi Ogden (Eric's Believe in the Magic Mix)
2: Don't You Worry - Club 4 Life featuring Lorraine Brown (12" Club Mix)
3: My Life - Chanel Haji & Emanuel Vocal Mix
4: Tell me - Grooveland (club mix)
5: Watchin - Freemasons featuring Amanda Wilson (origional mix)
6: Say say say - Hightack (origional mix)
7: Be My Friend - Scape Feat. D empress (Ian Carey Remix)
8: Just the way - Simmonds and Christopher (Rockefeller remix)
9: White Horse - Wonderland Avenue (Original Mix)
10: In My Head - Bionic Phunk (ATFC's Timmys in My Head Mix)
11: Golden Sun - Asle (Seamus Haji & Paul Emanuel Remix)
12: Right Before My Eyes - Southside Hustlers
13: Time to Turn Around - Jerry Ropero and Denis The Menace featuring Francesco Diaz (DTM and JR Club mix)
14: Sos - A'Studio (Tocadisco remix)
15: Love Sensation 06 - Eddie Thoneick featuring Kurd Maverick (Eddie Thoneicks sensation mix)
16: Sugar - Armond Van Helden (Paperfaces remix)
17: ain't Nobody - Southpaw featuring Emma Ellis
18: Live For One Day - Natural High (Morjac Remix)
19: Need You Now - Soul central (Deep Josh remix)
20: One Man - The S&M Project Feat. Sam Noon & Pav Thomas Gold Remix
21: Electro retro - Chris Lake

if it doesn't exist, something is fore sure, it should. Does this track list exist for a real cd yet? 204.112.104.172 (talk) 07:17, 10 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It would help if you told us why you thought such a CD might exist. I'm sure you're not just wasting our time by posting a list of your top 21 favourites, but if you heard or read of such a compilation somewhere, it would help us track it down. Thanks. Rojomoke (talk) 08:50, 10 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I heard it at a mall in Abotsford B.C. when i was visiting, i was hanging out in that area. It is a constent mix by the way. I'm wondering if that is a mix from 2006 or if it was just something that was played on a radio. I also heard that exact same order on CBC Galaxie danceclubbin a few times between 2007 and 2009.204.112.104.172 (talk) 17:03, 10 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It could be something from Ministry of Sound. -Craftye (talk) 01:56, 11 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I just spent the last few hours looking, and i can't find any ministry of sound albums with that track list. All i can say is that i've definately heard it in the mall in Abbotsford B.C., and i've also heard it a couple times on CBC's Galaxie Dance. I cannot remember exactly when, but i did hear it in those places. Can someone provide a link to that cd if it exists? thanks. 204.112.104.172 (talk) 17:14, 11 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It could be an mc mario, Chris Jones, Dj Nuffstuff or a hed kandy compilation, what do you guys think. look at the songs, notice how there is quite a few funky house songs, a few electro and one disco house song. 204.112.104.172 (talk) 03:23, 16 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Which mall?199.126.224.245 (talk) 00:18, 18 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

font titles

I'm trying to figure out these two particular font styles. One was used for both credits of Diff'rent Strokes. The other was used for the opening credits of Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels. Does anybody know which font styles I'm talking about?24.90.204.234 (talk) 13:32, 10 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know either of those two, but if you have examples of them handy, there are a number of online font identification websites. Usually they either take a picture of the font, or ask a series of questions about the font (serif/sans serif, style of descender on j, ligatures, etc.) and then give you a list of possibilities. They're relatively good for common fonts, but may miss out on rare or bespoke ones. Examples of such websites include Identifont, WhatTheFont and WhatFontis. -- 174.24.199.14 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 17:38, 10 October 2010 (UTC).[reply]

This YouTube clip of Diff'rent Strokes has a credit, "Directed By GERREN KEITH", in its last few frames. It looked familiar to me; I used WhatTheFont and its third choice was: Cooper Black! I agree. Comet Tuttle (talk) 17:58, 11 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. If you look on Amazon.com for Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels, you might find on the DVD packaging another font style I'm trying to identify. Do you know what that one is? Plus, I'm also looking for the font style used in the closing credits of The Dukes of Hazzard. Do you know what that font style is? Please let me know. Thank you.24.90.204.234 (talk) 05:52, 12 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Looking for original quote from "The Money Pit" by Don Rosa

Hello everyone! I'm looking for an original quote From the comic The Money Pit by Don Rosa, first published in Donald Duck Adventures #1 June 1990 by Gladstone (US), Story Code KD 01-90, page 4, Panel 3. Scrooge McDuck stands on a pile of money rising his left arm, pointing upwards to his left. He is surrounded by Huey, Dewey and Louie, one of them is giving thumbs up. I just have the German translation, but I need the original. The retranslation is: “I collect what has value to me, not for others! That's the difference!”. Has anybody an english issue or reprint to post the original text? Best thanks in advance, --Geist, der stets verneint (talk) 14:20, 10 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Already Done. Just got mail from a collector". Thank you anyways. --Geist, der stets verneint (talk) 14:22, 10 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]