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Yankees

Look at History of baseball team nicknames for details, rather than my repeating myself too much. :) They were first called Yankees the same year they were first called Highlanders. I think which name was used varied from newspaper to newspaper. The same deal happened with the Cubs, which were called Colts by some papers and Cubs by others. Modern fans don't understand how things worked in those days. Nearly every nickname of the classic 16 teams originated in the newspapers. Sometimes the clubs even asked the reporters to come up with a new nickname. Baseball Bugs 02:43, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

I knew a bit about the nicknames -- what surprised me was the use of two names in a single article. Then I wondered if the nickname had an older basis .. guess I should read the article. Collect (talk) 02:46, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

It's not unusual, then or now. Think of the Yankees being called the Bombers or other names. Or the White Sox being called the Pale Hose or the Chisox. Or the Cubs being called the North Siders or the Denizens of Wrigley. Now go back to the 1910s or 1920s, and you might see "Dodgers" and "Robins" in the same article; or "Senators" and "Nationals" (or "Nats") in the same article. Baseball Bugs 02:52, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

James Cagney donations

Hi there. Thanks for your addition of a source for this article. There's not much around on Cagney's politics, and I'll certainly include the ref (so it actually shows up, which it doesn't appear to in Categories) when I get round to writing about his politics, which seem to have changed during his lifetime. --11:26, 16 October 2008 (UTC)

I think his politics changed about the time he met Cohan <g>. (I think the template specifically ignores refs, but they show up when editing -- either an undocumented feature or a glitch. Thanks! Collect (talk) 11:48, 16 October 2008 (UTC)

Possibly, though i'd be reluctant to necessarily link the two things together without a reliable source to do it for me! --Ged UK (talk)

All is anecdotal - they met according to the studio, but Cohan died fairly soon after. Not that keeps WP articles from being laced with them, of course. My reference to "meeting Cohan", however, was to the work on YDD (hence the <g>), not the anecdote. I suspect the machinations of the CPUSA regarding the Russia-Germany treaty made a lot of folks rethink politics. Collect (talk) 14:18, 16 October 2008 (UTC)

Aye, it's hard to source accurately. Certainly WW2 made lots of people re-assess their politics, perhaps unneccesarily, and I wouldn't be at all surprised if JC did too. --Ged UK (talk) 14:31, 16 October 2008 (UTC)

Found hard copy of "Cagney by Cagney" -- fills in a bit. Collect (talk)

Your opinion on NPOV Sarah Palin?

Please post at talk. LamaLoLeshLa (talk) 03:29, 17 October 2008 (UTC)

MisterAlbert

Hi. Please see this. Gwen Gale (talk) 08:13, 19 October 2008 (UTC)

Thank you. I am not totally surprised at this, having read up on his history. Dave Collect (talk) 11:35, 19 October 2008 (UTC)

Joe the Plumber

Please do not delete content or templates from pages on Misplaced Pages, as you did to Joe the Plumber, without giving a valid reason for the removal in the edit summary. Your content removal does not appear constructive, and has been reverted. Please make use of the sandbox if you'd like to experiment with test edits. Thank you. --Orange Mike | Talk 15:29, 24 October 2008 (UTC)

I am unsure what template I deled. Collect (talk) 15:50, 24 October 2008 (UTC)

Huh? I deled a section (not a "template") in dispute which has an absurd number of references attached. In addition, the reason was given in the edit summary. And I would appreciate AGF. Thanks! Collect (talk) 15:54, 24 October 2008 (UTC)

Your point is well-made (whether I agree with your reasoning or not), and I apologize. This issue tends to bring out the worst in all of us, I fear. --Orange Mike | Talk 16:24, 24 October 2008 (UTC)

No problem! Collect (talk) 16:31, 24 October 2008 (UTC)

FYI

Talk:Joe_the_Plumber#RFC_on_Joe_the_Plumber_tax_lien_on_house Inclusionist (talk) 19:31, 24 October 2008 (UTC)

Facts707...

This guy/girl is obviously collaborating with 4Ls, but I don't know how to handle this. I could employ a strategy well-known by Powell regarding Theater Nuclear War, but I don't see this as worth taking myself out of the picture for just a pawn. Appreciate any suggestion. Fcreid (talk) 14:16, 25 October 2008 (UTC)