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June 17

Try a Little Tenderness

I'm trying to find the name of a play with the song Try a Little Tenderness included part way through.

I recall the setting is a housing estate. The main characters young - maybe early twenties. Two young men and two young women find themselves in a derelict building. Very despondent. They are standing around something. I think one or both lads sing the lyrics. Very moving. Especially as the girls have little in their lives.

Any idea of the name of the drama? Must be at least 15-20 years ago. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mel65000 (talk • contribs) 13:33, 17 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The Commitments maybe? --jjron (talk) 14:48, 17 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Road by Jim Cartwright Juliankaufman (talk) 15:54, 20 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Name of a background song

Hi, what is the name of the song playing in this video: youtube Thanks! פרפטואום מובילה (talk) 22:53, 17 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

"Powerhouse"—note that the use in the Visa commercial is mentioned in the article. Deor (talk) 13:58, 18 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

A staple of assembly-line situations in Warner cartoons. :) ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 00:29, 19 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

June 18

Contacting a actress

Does Jennifer Gould the voice of Sailor Saturn in English dub of Sailor Moon have a fan-page with a fan-mail address? I want a way to contact besides imdbpro. Thanks! Neptunekh2 (talk) 02:34, 18 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

You've asked this same question three times already. You got a crush on her or something? 67.169.177.176 (talk) 05:55, 18 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

H'mm. Persistent attempts to inappropriately contact celebrities, with a bias toward children's programmes. Not this chap or this one, are we? Britmax (talk) 00:15, 19 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Doesn't seem like it -- the user page says the account belongs to a Canadian gal by the name of Tina, who says she's an adult and straight but not narrow. I was thinkin' more along the lines of, perhaps one of the above pieces of info might not be as accurate as she herself thinks... 67.169.177.176 (talk) 05:37, 19 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

...or tells us. I think you might be on to something there. Britmax (talk) 08:52, 20 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, maybe she's hidin' somethin'. On the other hand, it might just be a case of her not being entirely honest with her own self, and nothing more than that. 67.169.177.176 (talk) 10:45, 20 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

TV SERIES "HUSTLE"

I would like to know which actress played the role of Veronica Powell in episode 21 [series 4] of Hustle. thanks Brian. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mooseboris (talk • contribs) 09:32, 18 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

According to IMDB, Patricia Hodge. Tevildo (talk) 11:51, 18 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Lady Gaga

Which member of the nobility is Lady Gaga married to, or a daughter of? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.128.101.6 (talk) 17:34, 18 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

A relative of James Earl Jones and Charlie Duke, I think. NOTE: The OP is endeavouring to be amusing about Ms Germanotta's stage name - see Lady#British and Irish usage Tevildo (talk) 17:58, 18 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

(ec) Count Basie? "Lady Gaga" is a stage name. Like "Count" Basie, she's an American, and Americans don't have their own nobility or titles of nobility - the U.S. Constitution actually forbids the government from granting them. Since there's no legal meaning, Americans are pretty much free to call themselves whatever noble title they want. To the U.S. legal system, calling herself "Lady Gaga" is practically no different then calling herself "Lynda Gaga". That's not to say she may or may not run into legal problems when she tours overseas. (Although I'm not aware of any country that regulates titles of nobility so heavily that she would be likely to have a problem.) -- 174.31.219.218 (talk) 18:04, 18 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, there are no laws restricting the use of titles in the UK either (except where used for the purposes of fraud). Take Katie Price's child, Princess, for example. --Tango (talk) 23:39, 18 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

In Austria, it's not legal to (officially) change your name so as to imply you're an aristocrat - see this article (on one of my favourite websites). Tevildo (talk) 23:57, 18 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps she is secretly a granddaughter of Duke Ellington? Or maybe even King Oliver? :-D 67.169.177.176 (talk) 22:05, 18 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Nat King Cole came to mind. Googlemeister (talk) 20:29, 20 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Applying the British method of determining titles, I would guess that she isn't the daughter of a nobleman, because then she would use her first name as part of her style ("Lady Stefani Gaga"). --Metropolitan90 (talk) 17:35, 19 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Dame Edna, an Australian, seems to to have gained her elevation to damehood after Australia abolished Imperial honours. HiLo48 (talk) 17:44, 19 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, from what I can find, Dame Edna Everage became a dame in 1974 (as seen in that year's film Barry McKenzie Holds His Own), and Australia didn't abolish imperial honours until 1975. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 17:57, 19 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It was way later than that. 1975 was when the Order of Australia was instituted, and the then federal government of Gough Whitlam made appointments thereafter only under that order (not that it had much time left between February and November when it was dismissed). But the next government of Malcolm Fraser (1975-83) not only resumed Imperial honours, it also added the category of Knight and Dame to the Order of Australia, something that was anathema to the Labor Party that had created the Order. Bob Hawke took over from Fraser and he had Knights and Dames removed from the Order of Australia, and stopped recommending Imperial honours once more. All this time the conservative state governments had continued recommending Imperial honours uninterrupted. It wasn't until early in Paul Keating's premiership (1991-96) that it was generally agreed that no Australian government would ever again recommend Imperial honours. But that still didn't stop Australians from being awarded such honours by other governments, mainly the UK government, such as Robert May, who was made a knight in 1996 and a peer in 2001; and less than 2 weeks ago an Australian, David Higgins, was knighted by the UK government. And of course, the Queen continues to knight people without advice (or objection) from any government, as certain orders are within what's called "her personal gift". According to Living Australian knights and dames, at least 3 Australian damehoods and 5 Australian knighthoods under Imperial honours have been created since the Keating agreement of the early 1990s. And that doesn't include all the other honours that don't come with titles. -- Jack of Oz ^{[your turn]} 20:28, 19 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Screaming Lord Sutch is a great example of this. --Dweller (talk) 10:26, 23 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

"Super 8" Stars Fan Mail Addresses

I just got a poster that I'm planning on getting signed by the stars of the film but I can't find any fan mail addresses can anyone help? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.176.137.161 (talk) 19:34, 18 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Before you go sending off your poster, make sure that you will get it back. I'm not an autograph collector, though I do have a few on baseball cards, it's my understanding that celebrities won't always accept responsibility for returning random items that they are sent to be autographed. As far as I understand it, most just send out signed 8x10 promotional photos, if even that. Dismas|^(talk) 23:55, 18 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Including return postage and labels might help, but it's best to find out before trying. A good place to start would be the studio website and any authorized personal websites the actors might have. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 00:22, 19 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

You've probably got better chances by visiting a premiere or press event where they are present. -- 194.60.106.17 (talk) 06:50, 20 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

song on the radio?

what song is this? it had the lyrics:

"carry on my way-ward son, there'll be rest when you're done, lay your head down to rest, don't you cry no more"

thanks! 69.154.180.133 (talk) 23:25, 18 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

That's Carry On Wayward Son by Kansas (band). You might have heard their other big hit, Dust in the Wind. StuRat (talk) 23:32, 18 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The Album is Point of Know Return, one of the first I ever owned, and you'll quite like it if you liked "Carry On". μηδείς (talk) 22:51, 19 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

"Lay your weary head to rest." is the line though. I can't read it without hearing the rhythm and the lack of a syllable is jarring. 75.41.110.200 (talk) 13:54, 20 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

June 19

Wayne Gretzky held pointless

The great one played a lot of games and certainly accumulated a lot of points. How many NHL games did he play were he did not even achieve a single point?24.89.210.71 (talk) 11:53, 19 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

You might also want to try searching for how many games he did score in and subtracting that from the total number of games.μηδείς (talk) 21:45, 19 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

This place claims "266 games without any points, 397 games with only one point, 365 games with two points, 242 games with three points, 121 games with four points, 67 games with five points, 20 games with six points and 7 games with seven points", and a partridge in a pear tree. This place agrees with the 266, and adds that "he was held without a goal in 848 games and without an assist 443 times."Clarityfiend (talk) 22:46, 19 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

An average of 1.91 ppg. Googlemeister (talk) 20:28, 20 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Past dominating performances in golf tournaments

Is there a webpage out there with a compilation of the final standings charts for some of the past record-breaking performances in tournaments past? Thanks. Imagine Reason (talk) 21:26, 19 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Here's a place to start. Clarityfiend (talk) 01:58, 20 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

June 20

Location/name of the bridge in final scene of Les Miserables (film version with Liam Neeson)?

I want to know the name/location of the bridge in the final scene (credits rolling) of the Les Miserables film (Liam Neeson version). I have searched Google and Wikipedia but could not find the answer. Some sites suggest the film was shot in Czech republic. However, perhaps the bridge is in Paris? Thank you for any help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.85.86.66 (talk) 01:43, 20 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Could you please link to a clip of the final scene? I (or someone else) might be able to ID the bridge by its appearance. 67.169.177.176 (talk) 10:42, 20 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The IMDB page for this film has a short note of thanks to 'the people of Kutná Hora' which is indeed a town in the Czech Republic. Richard Avery (talk) 07:27, 21 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Is this the one? (I Googled "Kutná Hora bridge"). Alansplodge (talk) 12:09, 21 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Me again. After a bit more Googling it seems that the bridge in the picture that I linked to is actually Charles Bridge in Prague. There doesn't seem to be a large river in Kutná Hora. There's a small stream called the Vrchlise[1] but that yields precisely zero hits on Google, even with an advanced search in Czech. I suspect that it's not going to have a notable bridge. Alansplodge (talk) 12:23, 21 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Tv / movie / comic idea. How to present it?

If a rank amateur with no previous experience with the entertainment industry felt they had a good idea for a movie or TV show etc how would they go about getting some interest from media companies? Brad (talk) 11:54, 20 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I hate to disappoint you, but the answer likely is "you can't". The chance of being successful at getting your idea ready for public consumption, via traditional media channels, is literally about as good as winning the lottery. Your best option is to publish and distribute it yourself via the tubez, and hope that it gets enough hits to be noticed; be aware that there is a lot of noise out there (other people doing exactly what you are) so it is very hard to get noticed. --Jayron32 12:00, 20 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

As Jayron mentions, it's going to be very hard. If it's just "an idea", (e.g. "imagine we do Survivor, but in an office park!") it'll be close to impossible. Networks hear 5 second pitches like that all the time - ideas are cheap, it's the execution that's the tricky part. If you are serious about getting your idea made, you'll need to do more - draft scripts, executive summaries, etc. I really don't know what all is needed, and it likely depends on who you're going to be pitching it too. Your first step in the traditional route would probably be engaging the services of a literary agent who works with the media you're targeting (note I said first step, not easy step). Two notes: even if you are in Nebraska, the agent should be in New York or LA, as it's more important that a decent agent have in-person meetings with producers than in-person meetings with you. Secondly, be *extremely* wary of an agent who wants to charge you - it's almost certainly a scam. Legitimate agents make their money when they sell your script/idea. This means that even getting an agent will be hard, as they won't waste time on you unless you can convince them you have a chance of success. - If you want to go the non-traditional route, I'll second Jayron's suggestion of producing a low-budget version yourself, and putting it out on the internet. As mentioned, execution is the hard part, so if you show your idea can be made into something halfway decent that other people like, it's more likely to get picked up. -- 174.31.219.218 (talk) 15:01, 20 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with using YouTube and the like to present one scene. It's sure to look rather amateurish, but that doesn't much matter for comedy. Some of the funniest shows look rather amateurish, like South Park and Robot Chicken. Tell all your friends and family to take a look. If it's funny, they are likely to tell their friends, and so on, until word-of-mouth spreads to Hollywood, and you start getting calls. Be sure to post ways they can contact you. You might want to just give a web address, though, as otherwise you might get too many annoying calls from fans. StuRat (talk) 21:31, 20 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Write it as a play or novel, and hope that its a hit and gets adapted. Or publish it online and hope it gets a following. 92.24.177.159 (talk) 10:29, 22 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Martial arts

In martial arts films they often have a master take on many opponents at once, and beat them all. I assume that beating the dozens of opponents shown would never happen in real life, but just how many competent martial artists have been defeated at once by a master ? (I realize that "at once" is subjective, as with more than, say, a half-dozen, some would have to wait their turn, as they couldn't all physically reach the master at once. However, I suspect that the record is more like 2 or 3, so this limitation hopefully won't apply.) StuRat (talk) 21:22, 20 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It's not too uncommon to read about one person, not even necessarily a martial artist, fighting off three or even four attackers [2], [3], [4], etc. Often times, muggers will target people who they don't expect to fight back, so if they do fight back, they may be scared off (conversely, they may pull out guns and shoot the victim too [5], so no guarantees). It depends on your definition of "beating" an opponent, I suppose. Is scaring off a group of attackers (because they thought you were an easy target, and you weren't) considered "beating" them, or do they all have to be unconscious on the ground? You must define your terms carefully before you can receive a valid answer. Buddy431 (talk) 01:00, 21 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

My guess is that Sturat wants to know if real life has ever had fights mirroring those in martial arts movies. "Beating" I would take to mean "beating up" with all opponents knocked out as you put it. Kinda off-topic, I know, but this makes me think of the Ghurka who fought off 30 Taliban... 69.154.182.24 (talk) 03:32, 21 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

He used weapons and a machine gun tripod, not martial arts. Clarityfiend (talk) 04:28, 21 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

By "made me think of" I meant that it only reminded me of Acting Sgt. Pun, not that it was actually something like Sturat was looking for. 69.154.182.24 (talk) 05:28, 21 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Does the person being attacked have to fight his assailants with just his bare hands, or can he use impact/bladed weapons too (e.g. baseball bat, dagger, katana, nunchaku, socket wrench, etc.)? 67.169.177.176 (talk) 05:15, 21 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Typically the "master" won't use any weapons besides his/her own body. If anything, the other people ganging up on the "master" will be armed...69.154.182.24 (talk) 05:28, 21 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I can't give you a definitive answer as to the record number of enemies a "master" had defeated barehanded in real life, but having quite a bit of experience at hand-to-hand combat, I can give you the following "rules of thumb" as to what is reasonable in a real-life fight: One can defeat up to three (or maybe four) unarmed, relatively inexperienced attackers of about the same size only if the guy being attacked is an expert martial artist; alternatively, a martial arts expert can defeat one attacker who has a bladed weapon and/or is much bigger than the defender; or one attacker with the same level of experience; or, one can defeat an attacker who has a stick and an additional unarmed attacker. As for an attacker with a firearm, an unarmed martial artist can only defend himself if the attacker puts the gun within 0.7x his armlength. Any fight with more attackers than that is probably staged. FWIW 67.169.177.176 (talk) 05:56, 21 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Good answer. I had guessed at 2-3 competent opponents, and you said 3-4 inexperienced opponents, which sounds like somewhat less than "competent", so we're probably right in line with our estimates. StuRat (talk) 08:16, 21 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

One competent opponent, or two at the very most. Three or more can beat even a world champion to a bloody pulp. 67.169.177.176 (talk) 11:17, 21 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Let me also ask a follow-up: The same films will also show a one-on-one fight go back and forth, with one person winning, then the other, sometimes several times. I assume that's BS and pretty much the eventual winner is going to take control of the fight right from the start. Is this correct ? StuRat (talk) 08:20, 21 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Not necessarily; if they have a similar amount of experience, it could go back and forth once or twice (assuming both fighters have good defense skills and block almost all of each other's attacks). What is BS is when the fight drags on for several minutes -- with the amount of damage the fighters inflict on each other with each blow they land, one or the other will get knocked out cold pretty fast. 67.169.177.176 (talk) 11:17, 21 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I can assume then, that you're unfamiliar with mixed-martial arts? I would never confuse an MMA sporting event with a real-life fight, but it's no lie that fights can and do go on for several minutes. Under Pride Fighting rules (which allowed more vicious and/or dangerous strikes than in the UFC), the first round went for ten minutes and it was certainly nothing unusual for the fights to go three rounds (ten minutes plus five plus five, though there are obviously breaks between rounds). Matt Deres (talk) 17:12, 21 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

That's right, I'm a karate blackbelt but I don't have much interest in MMA. (I prob'ly wouldn't do so well in MMA anyway -- my big strength is distance fighting, while MMA is more about close-in/floor fighting.) From what you said, though, it's possible for a fight to go on for an extended period of time if and only if each of the fighters is tough enough to absorb any blow the other one lands. However, from what I know about MMA, punching and/or kicking attacks are mostly used only in the initial part of the round, while most of the rest of the round involves the fighters wrestling on the floor and trying to choke each other. If the whole fight involved only punching and kicking strikes, I doubt it could have gone on for ten whole minutes. 67.169.177.176 (talk) 20:48, 21 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

On the contrary, plenty of fights stay on the feet for a significant portion of the time. Or even consider sports such as muay thai or the lower weight classes of American boxing (the big guys tend to just lean on each other too much...) where they're essentially on their feet the entire time. While it's obviously true that the extended fights can only go on if and only if both fighters can withstand what the other is dealing out, it's sometimes crazy how much damage a person can apparently suffer and still continue effectively. In UFC 116, for example, Brock Lesnar was basically pummeled continuously by one of the strongest punchers in the world (Shane Carwin) for five solid minutes and then came back to win the fight in the second round due to Carwin gassing himself out in the first round. Or consider the most recent UFC contest where Joey Beltran and Aaron Rosa beat on each other in the most extraordinary fashion for most of the three round fight, essentially landing haymaker after haymaker on each other's skulls and exchanged a friendly high five afterwards to celebrate the enjoyable experience. :-) Matt Deres (talk) 01:00, 22 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Ignoring regulated fighting, a quote from hand-to-hand combat training in boot camp may be relevant: "If your fight lasts longer than 10 seconds, you don't know what you're doing." The big difference is that in regulated fighting the purpose is to win. In war, the purpose is to kill. -- kainaw ™ 01:09, 22 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Military hand to hand combat generally involves weapons. Googlemeister (talk) 13:47, 22 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I've seen people clean house a couple of times before, but it's usually against a bunch of inexperienced (and intoxicated) people, and it never (both times I saw it) ended up with a bunch of unconscious people sprawled out across the area. Usually one or two of the leaders getting stunned or knocked out will suffice against a small group (4-5ish) of toughs.129.128.216.107 (talk) 17:27, 21 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

June 21

Famous person/character who goes by Kev?

Hey everyone, I'm a crossword puzzle constructor, and I'm looking around for any famous people or notable literary/TV/movie characters who go by Kev, as opposed to Kevin. The best I could come up with the guy from "The Wonder Years." Anybody know someone more current? Thanks a bunch, Fbv65edel — t — c // 03:26, 21 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Best I can scrounge up are Kevin "Big Kev" Rebecchi, an Australian soap opera character (tagged for notability), and, depending on how loosely you define "literary" and "notable", Kev F. Sutherland. Clarityfiend (talk) 04:38, 21 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think the kid in The Wonder Years was ever known particularly as Kev rather than Kevin. --Viennese Waltz 07:35, 21 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yes he was (or possible by both), as I instantly thought of him when I read the title of this Q. StuRat (talk) 08:09, 21 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Kev was just used as a diminutive; as I remember it he was 'officially' called Kevin, such as in almost all cases by his parents and even Winnie, with Kev used sometimes by his best friend and to a lesser extent his brother (when he wasn't calling him butthead). --jjron (talk) 13:41, 22 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

If there was no stipulation about it being a person, you could use a clue about KeVs. Dismas|^(talk) 08:16, 21 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia articles on "Kev"s are listed here. Warofdreams talk 11:02, 21 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

A google search for +Kev will also throw up several results (the plus means it only matches the exact word).[6] --Colapeninsula (talk) 15:47, 21 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Backing up a bit, it seems that for a crossword answer any famous Kevin would be appropriate so long as you abbr. the clue. — Lomn 15:00, 22 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Most crossword outlets, certainly not the NYT, would accept Kev as an abbr. for Kevin. I don't think I've ever seen a clue like "Actor Bacon: Abbr.", since Kev is a nickname more than an abbreviation. But thanks for your help everyone, I'm probably going to have to wind up doing something like "Unit of energy that's also a man's name" or something lame like that. :/ Most of these Kevs aren't notable enough for crosswords. Fbv65edel — t — c // 19:29, 23 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

If you mention Kev to me, as an Aussie, I immediately think of Kev Golsby (an Australian actor) or Kev Kavanagh (The Aunty Jack Show). The Wonder Years wouldn't even be on the horizon. --TrogWoolley (talk) 15:53, 22 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Ooh ooh ooh whoa!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGU_4-5RaxU&NR=1 (1:17)

Why did that guy bite that piece of coiled cable? -- Toytoy (talk) 16:58, 21 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It is a standard handset cable. He is strumming it to make the background "boing" sound. -- kainaw ™ 17:19, 21 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

For those that want to know, it's at about the 1:20 mark in the video. Dismas|^(talk) 19:39, 21 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

More on Kainaw's correct explanation. He is holding the cable taught with his teeth and left hand and "plucking" it with his right hand to simulate the sound made by the bass guitar, perhaps simulating the effect of a gutbucket. That is, he is pretending to play along with the bass guitar. In reality, he is making no sound at all. He's just being weird. --Jayron32 19:45, 21 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

There are a few other similar instances of slight self-mockery in the video - Debbie's momentary expression when swirling her scarf expressively; one of the others pretending to use a mirror ball as an actual mirror. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 90.201.110.203 (talk) 00:58, 22 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

StarCraft Bible

Where I can download StarCraft Bible for free?--46.205.51.189 (talk) 20:00, 21 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Zerg Amalgamated Church maybe? Googlemeister (talk) 21:18, 21 June 2011 (UTC) [reply]

The StarCraft Bible is not a free product. It costs money. If you don't know how to steal stuff off the internet, this isn't the place to ask. --Daniel 15:08, 22 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

This reminds me of the old joke, "If you don't have a Bible, just steal a Gideon Bible from the next motel you stay at." ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 21:33, 22 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Or, you know, just ask your friendly neighborhood Gideons International member for a bible, who, given their mission, will probably be happy to give you a free bible. You won't even have to pay the price of a hotel room for the priveledge of obtaining a copy. It's kind of stupid to steal something that's free anyways. Buddy431 (talk) 00:17, 23 June 2011 (UTC) [reply]

That would require asking someone's permission. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 01:07, 23 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

And it's easier to ask for forgiveness than it is to get permission, right? ^Avic_ennasis @ 08:52, 21 Sivan 5771 / 23 June 2011 (UTC)

June 22

Arcade game about collecting fast food

I remember playing an old arcade game in which the player must collect junk food and avoid healthy food. For the longest time, I thought it was Fast Food or Burger Time, but after watching videos of those games, it's not them. The game I'm thinking of was not like Pac Man or Donkey Kong. Does anyone remember this classic? Thanks 70.101.46.217 (talk) 18:09, 22 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It might be Fast Food Hero. ---Sluzzelin talk 18:49, 22 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

What Detroit skyscrapers appear in Eminem's Super Bowl commercial?

There are two really attractive skyscrapers in the commercial where a Chrysler is driven through Detroit. Someone who lives there and has seen the commercial would surely recognize them.Vchimpanzee · talk · contributions · 20:30, 22 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The biggest and most recognizable skyscraper in Detroit is the Renaissance Center, so I bet that's one of them. StuRat (talk) 20:36, 22 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Michael Palin sketch

Reading something today reminded me of a UK comedy sketch from about 30 (but not 40) years ago - Michael Palin (and I'm fairly sure it _was_ Michael Palin, or someone of very similar appearance) gave a monologue dressed as a policeman, including the lines "[We're up against lots of things today (or words to that effect)] ... a laser beam aimed right down the top of my helmet from a satellite 200 miles in orbit..." "When I see a baby now, I put it in a plastic bag and send it off to Forensics!" "People say I'm mad, you know - friends, strangers, doctors, psychiatrists, experts in the field of mental health..." It wasn't a Python sketch, that much I'm certain of. Can anyone identify the show? And, if by any chance there's a copy available anywhere... Tevildo (talk) 23:55, 22 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

This makes me think of the Secret Policeman's Ball, but I don't know if Palin did anything like that there (although both he and John Cleese were involved, at least). Adam Bishop (talk) 09:48, 23 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

June 23

WWE

Is WWE is an entertainment Program??? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Abrothers03 (talk • contribs) 07:16, 23 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

There isn't a definitive answer to this. WWE programs says that WWE appears worldwide on both sports channels and entertainment channels, and it seems to have elements of both genres. (TV programs are classified into genre for various purposes - e.g. in program guides, by which department of the TV station is responsible for them, by what channel they're on, by how they're packaged for advertisers - but there isn't a universal or national authority that decides.) --Colapeninsula (talk) 09:07, 23 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The answer is that it is "sports entertainment", which is how it markets itself. What that means is that the event is very athletically strenuous on the participants, but just about everything surrounding the match is scripted. It is scripted in two ways; first the "story lines" that go on outside of the matches, including the characters, their backgrounds, and the way they interact is a scripted story. Secondly, the matches themselves are heavily scripted. The wrestlers may "ad lib" in certain areas of the match, but the outcome is predetermined, as are major events within the match (like when one wrestler hits the other with a chair, or whatever). --Jayron32 12:37, 23 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Broadly speaking, even if it wasn't scripted, it would still be entertainment, as the purpose of the presentation is to entertain people. Besides, the 'e' in WWE used to stand for 'entertainment'. Mingmingla (talk) 19:16, 23 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

How much might a current songwriter earn in residuals for a childrens song Like "its a Small World" of that type of repetitive nature freelance?

I do realize that that particular song was gifted, so perhaps " This is the Song that never ends" would be a better example? [email redacted] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.243.212.98 (talk) 07:37, 23 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I haven't found an answer to your question as yet, but I have removed your email address. Any answer we do find, we'll put here. --some jerk on the Internet (talk) 12:49, 23 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Lyric from Jock-a-mo

I was wondering what one of the words for the last verse of James Crawford's song 'Jock-a-mo' is?.. It begins

"Oh iko, iko, Iko, iko, un day. I'm having my ??? on a Mardi Gras day. Jock-a mo fee na-né."

It sounds like he says 'having my part/party/fun on Mardi Gras day'

But I just can't figure it out and any help would be muchly appreciated... Thankyou 217.129.152.83 (talk) 12:10, 23 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I can't find those lyrics in any of my searches, the best I can find is this document which describes at least three seperate versions of the song. The lyrics are usually some varient of "Hey now, hey now/iko iko anday/jockamo feena andan day/jockamo feenanday" The third line doesn't contain any recognizable English as you indicate, which would seem to me that you maybe misheard it. --Jayron32 12:33, 23 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Of course, we have an article, Iko Iko. Adam Bishop (talk) 13:10, 23 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, the problem is there aren't any videos or clips floating around the internet of James Crawford singing the song or even any sites that properly display the lyrics to the original version.. The only place I found where I could listen to it was one of those internet radio sites.. I think it was grooveshark. There are a lot of covers of the song but the lyrics to Crawford's original version is the one I can't find.. Once again, thanks for any help 217.129.152.83 (talk) 18:24, 23 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Footnote 14 in the Iko Iko article has some interesting information and further links that might be useful, although I can't check them myself at this time. --LarryMac | Talk 18:50, 23 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]