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May 10

Best place to stand at a Roxette concert

I know I've left this till late, but I'm going to see Roxette for the first time tonight. I've got Golden Circle tickets and very much intend to be right in front. What I wanted to know is, what's the best place to stand (left-to-right) in relation to the stage? For example, at a Bryan Adams concert you would ALWAYS stand right of centre, just between Bryan and Keith Scott as he spends most of his time on that side of stage, plus you get to see Keith's amazing guitar work. Is there any similar best spot for Roxette or should I just stand front and centre? Do Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle move around much on stage much? Zunaid 08:25, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

According to our article on her Marie is blind on the right side, so they probably don't move around much. Per would probably stand to her left (to your right in the auditorium as you are facing them) so she can see what he is doing. A note on the practicalities of performing with a disability, you weren't expecting that, no? Britmax (talk) 08:45, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

Thanks, that helps a bit (and no I was not expecting that!). I'm at work now, but if anyone has YouTube access and can check out a recent concert of theirs I'd REALLY appreciate it. I don't want to end up on the "wrong" side of stage away from the action. Especially standing right in front, you might end up watching everything sideways. Can someone please confirm for me that Per actually stands on Marie's left (audience's right)? Thanks. Zunaid 09:41, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

So anyway, they were awesome, as expected :) Managed to get right to the front up against the barricade. Slightly right of centre, under Per Gessle's nose. Turns out dead-centre would have been better. Note to future concert-goers: Per and Marie stand so close it makes no difference standing right-of-centre. It's actually better to be dead-centre as the lead guitarist plays on Marie's right (audience's left) and has some significant riffs during many of the songs; best to stay in the middle so you're not too far from where he spends most of his time. Cheers! Zunaid 22:10, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

You know, I've never considered that standing slightly left of centre or slightly right of centre would make much difference. So long as I'm not right at the back or waaaay off to one side, I don't really mind where I am. Astronaut (talk) 11:10, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

I find standing next to the sound guy is usually the best. 129.128.216.107 (talk) 18:22, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

"Dosvidanija Ciao Adieu"?

What does "Dosvidanija Ciao Adieu" means in KMFDM's old song Adios?-88.112.115.158 (talk) 16:33, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

"Goodbye" in different languages (russian, italian and french), I think. Like "Adios".Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 17:10, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

Except that 'goodbye' in Russian is 2 words: do svidaniya (or -ija if you prefer). -- Jack of Oz 01:25, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

May 11

Quote from Growing Pains

There's an episode of Growing Pains which I think is set during Halloween. Somewhere towards the end of the episode Carol is sitting in a car together with someone dressed as the Grim Reaper. She asks him what he does for a living. What is his reply?

The reason I'm wondering is because, when I saw this as a kid, my English proficiency wasn't what it is today. According to the Swedish subtitles, his reply was koppleri (which is the Swedish word for "procuring"). I've always suspected this was a gross mistranslation on the part of whoever did the Swedish subtitles. It doesn't seem like the kind of thing they'd have in an otherwise pretty family-friendly series. I've been unable to find out what he actually said, and it's been bugging me for decades. Gabbe (talk) 15:45, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

A search turned up this plot summary:

Growing Pains, "Happy Halloween" Part 1 & 2, Season 6 - 1990

The Seavers spend a rainy Halloween night telling ghost stories. Meanwhile, at a party, daughter Carol gets a ride home from a guy in a Grim Reaper costume. Is he just a guy or is he the real thing?

Perhaps the character simply said he reaps? --Bavi H (talk) 02:47, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

Possibly, but then why on Earth would the Swedish translator chose the word koppleri as a translation for "reaps"? Gabbe (talk) 09:03, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

This seems like the most sensible answer here- "procuring" would be a passable substitute for "reaping" in some contexts. Obviously this ruins the joke. Staecker (talk) 12:24, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

"Procuring" has a much broader meaning than you seem to think. See Wiktionary:procure, first def. In this case, it sounds like he is implying that he is a buyer, while he really is the Grim Reaper, and thus his business is procuring souls. StuRat (talk) 08:11, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

The English word "procuring" has a wider sense, yes, but the Swedish word koppleri doesn't. The Swedish word is only used in relation to prostitution. Let's say, however, that the Reaper had said "procurement" and that the dialogue had went as follows:

—What's your line of business?

—Procurement...

What would be the witticism here? I know Growing Pains wasn't exactly a laugh riot all the time, but I remember a laugh track tacked on to whatever he replied. If he said "procuring" or "procurement", I don't get it. There doesn't appear to be any joke whatsoever. I suspect the actual English line was something completely unrelated to the word "procuring". Gabbe (talk) 09:03, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

Maybe the Swedish translator used the wrong interpretation of "procuring". It's not exactly witty, but if it was said the right way it could get a laugh. Ghmyrtle (talk) 10:10, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

I found the second part of the 2-part show, but not the first part. It is very likely that the reaper said he was in "receiving" or "procurement". Those are two common jobs that people in the United States have. The joke is that when a person says they are in receiving or procurement, they don't mean anything sinister. When the reaper says it, the girl doesn't know that he means that he is procuring souls. -- kainaw™ 13:12, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

Maybe the Swedish translator had been to the UK where "procuring" without any additional information is nearly always (I would say) taken to mean these criminal offences. Alansplodge (talk) 21:44, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

May 12

Premier League Snooker 2011/2012

In the page titled: "Snooker season 2011/2012", it shows the timetable for the upcoming snooker events. The page says the Premier league will start on 08/18 and end on the 11/27. I was wondering if you could tell me if any broadcast television station pans to televise it, and would the broadcasts be live?

Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.215.143.147 (talk) 15:25, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

My first thought was Eurosport, who do televise snooker tournaments, but it appears they only do the major ones around the world. However, it wouldn't surprise me to see Premier League Snooker turn up on Eurosport 2. I also looked at ESPN but couldn't find snooker on their list of sports. --TammyMoet (talk) 19:18, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

CTV and Global TV archives

By any chance does CTV and Global TV have their own website which contains video archives from the past like CBC does? I want to see if their view is different or the same? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.95.104.16 (talk) 17:09, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

CTV has a video site but it's mostly for current news clips (and other shows). Global has a similar site. Adam Bishop (talk) 08:05, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Facebook Artist Page Photographs

Dear Editors,

If I get a personal image from the artist's public "facebook artist page," would that be an infringement of the copyright policy?

Thank You. (Csunstudent123 (talk) 23:19, 12 May 2011 (UTC))

most likely yes. The owner of the copyright on the photo does not automatically relinquish the copyright on it just because they publish it to Facebook. The only way you can be sure that an photograph you upload to Misplaced Pages is free from copyright problems is if you pushed the button on the camera yourself. All other photographs may be ok to use in some instances, but the rules for doing so are convoluted and difficult for new users to navigate, so unless you are sure, assume you cannot use it at Misplaced Pages until you are sure you fully understand all of the parts of Misplaced Pages's image use policy. --Jayron32 23:36, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

May 13

Un-matchable record in sports

Is there a notable record (or records) in sports (I'm thinking the major ones, not badmitton and darts, etc) that is generally considered by experts as "unbreakable." BUT not because the feat was so incredible by an individual or team that it could never be repeated...I am looking more so for records that were set prior to rule changes, like an increase in the number of games played per season, or a change in equipment standards. I am very interested in the way the evolution or sports rules and technology has affected the statistics from the "Golden Ages" into the "Modern Era", and would be curious if there is an article that covers this. Thanks! Quinn 01:12, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Perhaps records on injuries and deaths might be "unbreakable", due to increased safety equipment. In American football, for example, the improved helmet and pads have reduced injuries considerably. StuRat (talk) 01:23, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Some ideas:

• Any of Cy Young's pitching longevity records. There is absolutely no way, given the way that pitchers in baseball are used today under the way the game is played, that anyone ever will break these records, until the heat-death of the universe. He has 749 complete games. Even the best starting pitchers in todays game will rarely get more than a handful each year, maybe 100 in a career today would be the most you'd expect to see, under the modern game, it would be Hurculean for a pitcher to get more than 100 in a career. For an example, Roger Clemens, who had a 23-year career as a starting pitcher, had 118 complete games. Take a look at List of Major League Baseball leaders in career wins, and see how far Cy Young is ahead of everyone else. Young has 511, the active player closest to him is Jamie Moyer with 267, and he's 48 years old, and not on a major league roster this year. After Moyer is 44-year old Tim Wakefield with 193 wins. The most wins for a player under 40 years old is Liván Hernández, who has 166 wins at age 36.
• Dwight Evans once hit a home run on the very first pitch of the very first game of the Major League baseball season; not just his team's first game, but the very first game played that season (1986) making it a literally unbreakable record (earliest home run of the season), it could only be tied.
• Wayne Gretzky's scoring record is likely unbreakable as well, if only for the distance between him and second place. If Gretzky had never scored a goal, he would STILL be the all-time points leader on assists only; that is he has more assists than every other player in history has assists and goals together. Technically, however, these could be broken by a similarly skilled player, I suppose. After all, people thought Lou Gehrig's consecutive games streak would never be broken. Cal Ripken eventually did it. That being said...
• Cal Ripken's consecutive games streak. 2632 games in a row. The only active players with more than 200 games in are Matt Kemp and Ichiro Suzuki. Both of them would have to keep their streaks going for over 15 more seasons to match Cal. Possible, but unlikely.
• Otto Graham played in 10 consecutive league championship games for the Cleveland Browns of the 1940's and 1950's. He won for AAFC championships from 1946-1949, and 3 of the next 6 NFL championships. Similarly...
• Bill Russell won 11 championship rings as a player. No active player in any sport has more than 5, if I am counting correctly.
• John Wooden's UCLA Bruins basketball teams won seven NCAA championships in a row. Since Wooden, only two teams (1991-1992 Duke and 2006-2007 Florida) have even won 2 in a row.

I'm sure others will come up with more. --Jayron32 02:09, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Of the records listed above, I think only Cy Young's really qualifies under the guidelines set out by the questioner. Another example: City College of New York won both the NCAA basketball tournament and NIT in the same year, 1950, something that would be impossible today because the tournaments take place at the same time. -- Mwalcoff (talk) 02:16, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Wooden's 7 NCAA titles in a row are quite more difficult given the way the NCAA tournament is structured. In 1973, the field had 25 teams, and his Bruins only had to win 3 games (with a bye, or 4 without) to win in all of that streak. Today, the field has 68 teams, and there's serious talk of expanding it to 96 teams. Under those numbers, a team needs to win a minimum of 6 games, or seven if they don't get the first round bye. Winning 7 tournaments in a row would be impossible given the way that the best college basketball players bail for the NBA after their freshman year. You just can't keep a team together like that. Likewise, Dewey Evans "earliest HR of the season" record is literally unbreakable... --Jayron32 02:22, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

How about Grover Cleveland Alexander's 16 shutouts in 1916? Nowadays, even complete games are rare since managers like to keep pitchers' pitch counts down. In 1879, Will White threw 75 complete games in a 79-game season. -- Mwalcoff (talk) 02:28, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Agreed, MLB pitching records from the dead ball era are all universally unbreakable. The only meaningful breakable pitching records are probably saves, earned run average, and strikeouts, along with some of the more esoteric sabrmetric stats like WHIP. Any record depening on either games pitched or innings pitched, in either a season or a career, is untouchable. --Jayron32 02:33, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

I don't think anybody's going to top Johnny Vander Meer's back-to-back no hitters anytime soon. Clarityfiend (talk) 03:01, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

In football, it's hard to see anyone matching Night Train Lane's 1.17 interceptions per game in 1952, since quarterbacks throw far fewer picks nowadays. On the other end, George Blanda threw 42 interceptions in 14 games in 1962. No coach today would allow a QB that wayward to keep playing. The Oakland Raiders had 681 rushing attempts in 1977. With rule changes since then to encourage passing, no team comes close to that total. -- Mwalcoff (talk) 02:36, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

We haven't touched on hockey yet. In 1928-29, a goalie by the name of George Hainsworth gave up 43 goals in 44 games and had 22 shutouts. The way the game is played now, a goals-against average twice that high is considered great. -- Mwalcoff (talk) 02:40, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

We touched on hockey. I mentioned #99 in my list above. --Jayron32 02:54, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Regarding records rendered unbreakable by rules changes, the record for longest boxing match would fit. Matches are now limited to a strict number of rounds, but they didn't used to be. A 1909 Joe Jeanette - Sam McVey fight went 49 rounds and is considered a contender for the longest boxing match since 1900. --Jayron32 02:44, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

If you go back even further to the days of bareknuckle boxing, we find that "The record for the longest bareknuckle fight is listed as 6 hours and 15 minutes for a match between James Kelly and Jack Smith in Melbourne, Australia, on October 19, 1856".--TammyMoet (talk) 15:14, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Another one I thought of: Sammy Baugh's 1943 season, when he led the NFL in three key stats: passing yards, interceptions (as a defender), and punting average. Such a "triple crown" is impossible given how NFL players are platooned as either "offensive", "defensive", or "special team" players. --Jayron32 02:48, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

The 1932 Chicago Bears had seven wins, one loss and six ties, including three in a row. With overtime and higher scoring, ties are now very rare in the NFL. Obviously, any tie-game record from baseball, hockey or college football is unbreakable. -- Mwalcoff (talk) 02:49, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

True. What about the 1940 NFL Championship Game score of 73-0. I literally cannot see another NFL game coming close to being that lopsided. Any game that out-of-control and the leading team would just start running out the clock at halftime. --Jayron32 02:50, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Thinking more about Hockey, not sure if it is a record, but my favorite quirky Hockey fact is that Ken Dryden won the Conn Smythe Trophy the year before he won the Calder Memorial Trophy. Winning the Playoff MVP the year before you win Rookie of the Year is likely an unrepeatable feat... --Jayron32 02:58, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

For basketball, Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game? Or his streak of 7 games in a row with over 50 points? Or his record of zero ejections? Or maybe Oscar Robertson's 1961-1962 season triple-double? --Jayron32 03:02, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Lots of "firsts" can never be broken, like "first black player on a major league team". StuRat (talk) 03:52, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Moving away from North America, in Test cricket, Don Bradman's batting average has to crack a mention. His is 99.94. Next best is 61.53, with the next eight squeezed in between that and 57.78. So it seems that the nature of the game leads "normal" humans to max out at around 60, while Bradman was 60% better. As for changes in rules and conditions, there's no doubt that grounds are better now than when Bradman played, and they are smaller, because all games are now played with ropes well inside the fence as the boundary line. So he did it tough. HiLo48 (talk) 05:05, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Lovers of true adrenalin-fuelled excitement would have enjoyed the "timeless Test" between South Africa and England in 1939, which extended over 9 playing days (the longest Test match ever), and ended in a draw because the England players had to get the boat home. Matches now are generally compressed into between three and five days (but still often end in a draw). Ghmyrtle (talk) 07:20, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

How about the guy who scored all 272 points in a basketball game in Sweden? Adam Bishop (talk) 08:03, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

As far as soccer goes, the record held by Marc Burrows for the fastest ever goal (2.0 seconds) will take some beating. —BETTIA—  10:05, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

The article on Alfred Bergman mentions his unbreakable record, a 105-yard return in American football - possible on a 110-yard field, but not any more. Incidentally, has anyone linked list of Major League Baseball records considered unbreakable? Warofdreams talk 12:01, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Alfred Bergman's record was broken recently several times. In 2005 Nathan Vasher returned a missed field goal 108 yards, a figure matched by Devin Hester in 2006 and again by Ellis Hobbs in 2007 (who made his return on a kickoff rather than missed field goal). Those aren't even the record. The absolute unbreakable (but still tie-able) record for any length play in American Football belongs to Antonio Cromartie who returned a missed field goal 109 yards in 2007. The field, by the way, has been 120 yards for over a century. The ten-yard end-zones give 100 yards of neutral turf, meaning the longest play from scrimmage is 99 yards (since you cannot take a play from scrimmage in your own end-zone and you can't go any further, officially, than the opponents goal line). However, the longest play on a return possible (of a punt, kick-off, interception, fumble, or missed field goal) is 109 yards, since you can return a ball out of your own endzone. The 99-yard play from scrimage has been done in the NFL by Tony Dorsett in 1983. Information on these at List_of_National_Football_League_records_(individual)#Miscellaneous. --Jayron32 06:14, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

Bergman's record cannot be broken in college football, since the NCAA records all end zone-to-end zone returns as 100 yards. -- Mwalcoff (talk) 01:30, 15 May 2011 (UTC)

No shit? I stand corrected then. --Jayron32 01:35, 15 May 2011 (UTC)

I don't see in the park home run records being broken, since in the early days of baseball, most fields were significantly larger then they are today. The Polo Grounds was 483 ft to center field for example, while the longest I can think of today is 434 feet for the FL Marlins. Googlemeister (talk) 13:25, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Longest tennis match records are interesting: you'd think the adoption of tie-breaks would mean matches would be shorter, but according to that page, the longest game ever was Isner–Mahut match at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships. Only the "Most games in a doubles match" record stands from the pre-tie-break era. Probably even before tie breaks, human endurance placed a limit, and there is today probably more of a tendency to suspend matches and resume the following day rather than play to the death. --Colapeninsula (talk) 14:37, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Gary Linekar has the impressive feat of having played some 500 games for club and country and never once received a yellow (or direct red) card. Whilst possible to be matched (and who knows maybe someone out there already has) it's highly unlikely a modern pro would be able to achieve this. ny156uk (talk) 23:18, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

I think this is the case in javelin throw. See Javelin throw#Javelin redesigns; if I read it correctly, there is an old world record of 104m that is (practically?) unbeatable with new rules. (they reset the world record list when they changed the rules.) Jørgen (talk) 13:16, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

In the NHL, goal scoring varies by era. The first few years in the NHL saw a lot of players score many goals per game. They only dressed nine skaters (non goalies) then. Now they dress 18. Joe Malone's 2.2 goals per game, from the '17-'18, the first NHL season, is still the record. His overall total, 44 was broken because they had shorter seasons. Most of the goaltending records for goals allowed per game are from the mid to late 20s. George Hainsworth's 0.92 from '28-'29 is still the record (and mentioned above). In another area, penalty minutes have gone down because of the decline in fighting. So the records for penalty minutes in a career (Tiger Williams) and a season (Dave Schultz) are unlikely to fall any time soon. --JGGardiner (talk) 07:49, 15 May 2011 (UTC)

Also as a score-keeping matter, Major League Baseball counted walks as hits in 1887 producing unmatched batting averages for that year which are usually excluded from tables. --JGGardiner (talk) 08:49, 15 May 2011 (UTC)

First author cameo

What is the first known instance of the author of a novel of other work of literature making a cameo appearance in a film adaptation of their work?--198.164.211.237 (talk) 22:30, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

L. Frank Baum appeared in The Fairylogue and Radio-Plays (1908). In 1982-83, S. E. Hinton did cameos in three films adapted from her novels (Tex, The Outsiders, Rumble Fish). This could make an interesting list but would take a long time to research. Pepso2 (talk) 13:17, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

May 14

'80s fantasy movie

Looking for a 1980's mythical/fantasy movie, where there's this witch who's got many replaceable heads, which she keeps each in a transparent glass container. GoodDay (talk) 00:20, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

I added a heading to your question, hope you don't mind. Dismas| 02:56, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

Return to Oz. Staecker (talk) 12:22, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

That's the one. Again, you people amaze me. GoodDay (talk) 23:01, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

looking for examples of...

...modern ultrapositional chess grandmasters who play openings like the English, French and QGD. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 218.186.17.226 (talk) 01:07, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

As a starting point, we have an article, List of chess grandmasters, which has some links at the bottom to FIDE's lists of grandmasters. Sorry, that's all I've got. Comet Tuttle (talk) 17:41, 16 May 2011 (UTC)

goo goo dolls

I would really be interested in finding out the name of the young lady they used as the "wife" in their "notbroken" video —Preceding unsigned comment added by Goofyami (talk • contribs) 05:59, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

For anyone who wants to see the video, it's on YouTube (not a copyvio version, seems to be released by the band). Dismas| 00:05, 15 May 2011 (UTC)

Sorry, I posted a link to the video before realizing that it's shot entirely in silhouette. There is a 'making of' video here which shows the actress's face for anyone who might be able to make a visual identification. Dismas| 00:28, 15 May 2011 (UTC)

Delgados Article

I just skimmed the Delgados article, the Scottish indie band. Didn't they sing "Just Between You and Me"? I don't see it in their discography. It seemed like it'd be in the singles section, because it got a lot of radio play, but maybe it's "buried" in one of their albums. I was curious about the release date. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.126.175.200 (talk) 17:32, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

I don't remember them doing a song by that name. Could it have been a different band?--Michig (talk) 18:31, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

A Google search on "Delgados just between" comes up with the lyrics for the April Wine track (Just Between You and Me, released in 1981). I don't remember The Delgados doing a cover version, though. Tevildo (talk) 20:31, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

reference to "Emergency!"

I was watching a rerun of NCIS (TV Series) on USA Network. In that particular one, Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David are escorting a star witness from Paris, France, to Washington, D.C., via New World Airlines, a fictional airline. Later in that episode, the star witness is having an allergic reaction to residue from a snack item. Tony and Ziva see what's happening. They immediately contact Donald "Ducky" Mallard from the airplane via their cell phones. From the autopsy room, Ducky gives Tony and Ziva the proper instructions on treating the star witness. Tony and Ziva carefully follow Ducky's instructions. Then the star witness is feeling better. Was that segment inspired by Emergency! by any chance?24.90.204.234 (talk) 21:45, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

Food poisoning has been a common plot element for a long time, back as least as far as 1956's Flight into Danger, though it's usually the pilots who end up sick. What makes you think that the NCIS writers might have "borrowed" from Emergency in particular? Clarityfiend (talk) 03:34, 15 May 2011 (UTC)

I'm not talking about food poisoning. The star witness was allergic to peanuts. (Her pillow and blanket must've been sprinkled with dust from a peanut pack.) While she was having an allergic reaction, Tony and Ziva described the symptoms to Ducky over their cell phones. That prompted Ducky to instruct Tony and Ziva to administer proper pharmaceuticals to the star witness.24.90.204.234 (talk) 06:16, 15 May 2011 (UTC)

For those not familiar with Emergency!, the stars were two paramedics who called up doctors at the hospital by radio for instructions on how to proceed with each patient. StuRat (talk) 07:22, 15 May 2011 (UTC)

Food poisoning, allergic reaction. Same difference. Nothing particularly original about the situation. Clarityfiend (talk) 20:04, 15 May 2011 (UTC)

May 15

possible factual error(s)

I don't understand your procedures or how this works. All I know is what I personally remember.

I am referring to the article about the HBO movie film "Strip Search". I think it contains two factual errors.

First, the article alleges that the movie played on a certain date at a specific "prime" time. My best recollection is that a TV Guide listing caused me to view HBO 1 at the publicized premier date and time, but that HBO cancelled that premier airing and that the film never premiered that evening when it was first scheduled to appear. Days later, after repeated HBO searches, I got to see a shortened version of the film on HBO (and record it on tape) three times around midnight. But to my knowledge, the original movie never played on HBO 1 at its publicized premier date/time.

The second factual error regards the film's running time. While it is possible that some various original versions may in fact exist with several more story lines, the three HBO airings which I saw and recorded in the middle of the night only ran about 56 minutes, and only contained the two parallel story lines and truncated casts mentioned.

Finally, the article makes no mention of the HBO editing/airing controversy.

I think the article's author needs to justify the assertions that any 120 minute "Strip Search" film ever played on the premier date/time mentioned. I didn't see it, and I was looking for it, recorder running.

I am clicking on the SAVE PAGE button below, whatever that means.

thanks

George Wruck Jr in Dallas —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.181.209.133 (talk) 06:48, 15 May 2011 (UTC)

These comments belong on the talk page for that article, here: Talk:Strip_Search_(film). I will copy it there for you. StuRat (talk) 06:57, 15 May 2011 (UTC)

OK, I copied your question there. Incidentally, around 40 people edited that article so far, so there's no single author. StuRat (talk) 07:14, 15 May 2011 (UTC)

(ec) Hi, George. One way of getting familiar with the rules around here is, well, to read the rules. The rules for this very page, up the top, ask editors NOT to provide their emails or other contact information, because it's the best way of attracting spam mail to your inbox, and I'm sure you don't want that. I've removed your email address.

On to your question: You're best advised to raise these issues at Talk:Strip Search (film), which is the Discussion page for Strip Search (film).

"Save" means that whatever you type into a page remains part of that page. Not necessarily permanently, but certainly for now. This is how a wiki works - anyone can edit it, and anyone else can re-edit it, including changing some or all of what you've just done. And so on. Cheers. -- Jack of Oz 07:03, 15 May 2011 (UTC)

Pirates of the Caribbean

In Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Jack Sparrow shoots Barbosa and only then does Turner drop the bloody coin into the chest -- I would understand being run through with a sword and it having a tremendous effect should the curse of immortality end while Barbosa would still be skewered on the sword, but a bullet leading to his death when he was shot prior to losing the curse? Perhaps this is a well-debated issue, but I've just been wondering if it's mere poetic license or it was actually meant to make sense -- because they could have had Turner drop the coin and then have Sparrow shoot Barbosa. DRosenbach 15:07, 15 May 2011 (UTC)

The bullet lodged in his body. When he became mortal again the location of the bullet caused a mortal wound, probably to the heart or a major artery. Exxolon (talk) 18:20, 15 May 2011 (UTC)

Or the writers intended the viewer to understand that the curse ended when Will's blood had been shed over the coins. But yeah, poetic license, dramatic tension...24.91.31.112 (talk) 22:56, 15 May 2011 (UTC)

Competitive singing

is there a word for such "competitive singing" songs as the one from Les Miserables (musical)'s Confrontation (FF till about 0:50)Lihaas (talk) 21:39, 15 May 2011 (UTC)

I don't know, but the idea was glorified in Irving Berlin's song "Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better". -- Jack of Oz

Less famously, there's also "The Blame" (a three-hander) from Titanic (musical). AndrewWTaylor (talk)

More examples: "America" from West Side Story and "Take Me or Leave Me" from Rent (musical). I think "confrontation song" is as good a name as any. AndrewWTaylor (talk) 11:26, 16 May 2011 (UTC)

I suppose that Battle of the Bands can be extended to singers. StuRat (talk) 04:42, 16 May 2011 (UTC)

I think it's just a particularly adversarial duet. HominidMachinae (talk) 07:42, 16 May 2011 (UTC)

May 16

Delgados, Again

Here's one of several links that came up on Google for the search "delgados just between you and me" that made me think The Delgados sang that song, if only as a cover.

http://www.lyricsfreak.com/d/delgados/just+between+you+and+me_20744609.html

It's possible I'm not understanding something. My Net reading skills are limited. Also, I was going to respond to my answer rather than ask a new question, but maybe this site isn't set up for that. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.126.175.233 (talk) 01:46, 16 May 2011 (UTC)

Those are the lyrics to the April Wine song. The Delgados may well have covered it at some point, although, if so, they don't appear to have released their version. Warofdreams talk 08:58, 16 May 2011 (UTC)

Hidden meaning in the Beatles' song "Ticket to Ride" ?

Hello to so many people. Please excuse my uneasy English, I'm French. I was told recently by somebody who seamed to have a believable source of informations that the song "Ticket to Ride" by the Beatles had a hidden meaning that would refer to "tickets" that were bought at the entrance of a "whorehouse" somewhere in Great Britain (and you see what "ride" would refer to). We were 3 persons speaking about that and I explained my perplexity especially because it's not the kind of things the Beatles were famous for (I mean not famous for writting ambiguous lyrics concerning SEX). Last Saturday a man from the USA confirmed me that it would be most surprising. Thank you very much for the time you took to read this. Joël DESHAIES . R(h)eims - France ---80.236.117.41 (talk) 10:56, 16 May 2011 (UTC)

According to Ticket to Ride#Meaning of "ticket to ride": 'While the song lyrics describe a girl "riding out of the life of the narrator", the inspiration of the title phrase is unclear. McCartney said it was "a British Railways ticket to the town of Ryde on the Isle of Wight", and Lennon said it described cards indicating a clean bill of health carried by Hamburg prostitutes in the 1960s. The Beatles played in Hamburg early in their musical career, and "ride/riding" was slang for having sex." So the it's possible that the "hidden meaning" you were told about could be correct. AndrewWTaylor (talk) 11:13, 16 May 2011 (UTC)

I wonder what "Why Don't We Do It in the Road?" is about. Kingsfold (Quack quack!) 14:54, 16 May 2011 (UTC)

On meanings of "ride" in notable British songs: Bicycle Race --Dweller (talk) 15:19, 16 May 2011 (UTC)

Isn't "has/having a ticket to ride" also an old expression meaning someone is on the "track" to success ? In this context, the song could mean that she is upwardly mobile, while the man is not. Some pertinent lyrics are "She said that living with me was bringing her down", "I don't know why she's ridin' so high", and "She would never be free when I was around". So, the woman clearly feels trapped in the relationship, and I think it's due to differences in socio-economic status. StuRat (talk) 21:38, 16 May 2011 (UTC)

What cities did Jennifer Aniston and Holly Marie Combs grow up in?

What cities did Jennifer Aniston and Holly Marie Combs grow up in? Neptunekh2 (talk) 12:49, 16 May 2011 (UTC)

Both of the articles that you linked have an "early life" section which describes where they were born and what cities they went to school in (even mentions the specific schools). -- kainaw™ 12:52, 16 May 2011 (UTC)

STEVE MARTIN

can anybody tell me the name of the film in which Steve martin played the role of a conman? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 175.110.91.49 (talk) 13:03, 16 May 2011 (UTC)

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. --Moni3 (talk) 13:31, 16 May 2011 (UTC)

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels? Adam Bishop (talk) 13:31, 16 May 2011 (UTC)

Wow, no edit conflict, how did that happen? Adam Bishop (talk) 13:32, 16 May 2011 (UTC)

When it's about Steve Martin, magic is involved. --Moni3 (talk) 21:25, 16 May 2011 (UTC)

Name of 80s television show eluding friend

Not me, I swear. A friend is dying to know the name of that TV show she saw back in her misspent youth. It featured an invisible woman (not part of the Fantastic Four), who was just a normal mother who was simply invisible. She used to put on stockings and stuff, which is all my friend remembers. I searched under "invisible woman television show" and got a whole lot of Fantastic Four stuff, but that's not right. Any help? --Moni3 (talk) 13:30, 16 May 2011 (UTC)

Both the 1940 film and the 1983 NBC remake of The Invisible Woman feature a scene where she puts stockings on (according to youtube) - try a google search for 'invisible woman stockings -four -six'. Nanonic (talk) 13:38, 16 May 2011 (UTC)

I seem to remember Endora from Bewitched being able to materialise at will. --TammyMoet (talk) 17:40, 16 May 2011 (UTC)

I have some questions about the TV show The Simpsons! Please help!

1. Is there an address for Julie Kavner? 2. Why are the character is the Simpsons yellow? 3. Where are the Simpsons episode produced? 4. How many more years do you think the Simpsons will go on for? Could the Simpsons go up to season 30? Neptunekh2 (talk) 22:17, 16 May 2011 (UTC)

Animators at Klasky-Csupo decided on the yellow color. An explanation of why can be found on a website that Misplaced Pages won't let me link to but can be found if you do a Google search on "That was a very interesting decision by our colour stylist Gyorgyi Peluce." The Simpsons is produced at Gracie Films in Culver City, California, with animation done by Film Roman of Burbank, California, and subcontracted to shops in Korea. Question 4 is speculation and beyond the parameters of the Reference Desk. -- Mwalcoff (talk) 22:50, 16 May 2011 (UTC)

4) With animation, as opposed to live action, you don't have to worry as much about aging actors. If they had used children to do the voices of Bart and Leesa, then they would have changed noticeably in the first few years. But, since the producers were smart enough to use adults, their voices should be good until they become elderly or die. (But many voice actors, like Mel Blanc, were able to continue to work even when they were elderly.) And, even if they needed to replace the voice actors, that wouldn't necessarily mean the end of the series. The other major concern is being able to come up with new, interesting plots. Some of the later ones do seem to be rather repetitive with earlier episodes, so this may be a concern. At some point they may need to bring in new writers for some fresh ideas. So, season 30 isn't impossible. StuRat (talk) 23:29, 16 May 2011 (UTC)

May 17

I have some questions about the show called The_oc! Please help!

1. Why did Marissa_Cooper and Alex_Kelly_(The_O.C.) break up? 2. What is your favorite episode of the OC? 3. Why was Marissa killed off? 4. Is Gossip_Girl similar to the OC? Thanks! Neptunekh2 (talk) 00:30, 17 May 2011 (UTC)

Is there a phone number or e-mail address for Julie Kavner manager who voices Marge Simpson?

Is there a phone number or e-mail address for Julie Kavner manager who voices Marge Simpson? Thanks! Neptunekh2 (talk) 00:34, 17 May 2011 (UTC)

Help! I have some Star Wars questions!

1. How old was Anakin_Skywalker when he became Darth Vader? 2. How old was Anakin when he died? 3. How old was Luke_Skywalker when he died? 4. How old was Padame when she died? 4. Do Luke and Obi-Wan's force ghosts exist?

Help! I have some Star Wars questions!

1. How old was Anakin_Skywalker when he became Darth Vader? 2. How old was Anakin when he died? 3. How old was Luke_Skywalker when he died? 4. How old was Padame when she died? 4. Do Luke and Obi-Wan's force ghosts exist? Thanks! Neptunekh2 (talk) 01:33, 17 May 2011 (UTC)

Help! I needs some fantasy book recommendations!

1. I'm wondering if anyone know of any books that have a gender bending theme with a fantasy theme like a guy reincarnated as a girl or a guy and girl switching bodies?

2. Can anyone recommend any books about Gynoids which are female robots with a human appearance. Thanks! Neptunekh2 (talk) 01:51, 17 May 2011 (UTC)

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