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March 24

Rating

Why were the first three Mario Parties given an OFLC rating of G, and MPs 4-7 a rating of G8/PG? 58.164.118.252 (talk) 02:45, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

Probably because later on there were more things that could be considered inappropriate for younger children, like mini-games in which the player is shot at by a cannon, or chased by a shark. FusionMix 21:42, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

It could also have been an issue that the later ones had better visuals, which may have pushed them more into "graphic depictions of cartoon violence" - i.e. the more realistic the violence, the higher the rating. Confusing Manifestation(Say hi!) 06:03, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

yet another amnesia movie

I saw the end of this many years ago. I think it was black&white, but that may only be because I didn't have color TV for a long time. The protagonist was blackmailed for his alleged involvement in a crime before the accident that made him amnesiac. At the end he recognizes that the key piece of evidence, a photograph, must be faked because it shows his new hairstyle: he changed it after the accident, to hide a scar. – Ring any bells? —Tamfang (talk) 03:54, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

Have a scan through this (http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~kihlstrm/movies.htm) it's a list of films/works that have a memory/amnesia theme. From your description ones that maybe are it could be Spellbound (Hitchcock film - not seen it but the brief description doesn't seem to rule out you idea) or Crime Doctor which is mentioned in the above website's list. Hope you find it, after scanning that list i'm surprised by just how many films about amensia i've seen! ny156uk (talk) 11:15, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

I was trying in vain to remember the title Spellbound so that I could say it's not Spellbound (having seen it recently). —Tamfang (talk) 01:31, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Crossroads (1942), which was found by searching Google for amnesia +scar +hair +movie.--droptone (talk) 11:56, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. Apparently not available on disc, alas. —Tamfang (talk) 19:15, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

Name of Science Fiction Trilogy

I can remember reading about a science fiction trilogy a short while ago. The anti-heroic protagonist was half-korean, or half-asian, and he was super trained, super solidier used to quell rebellions in a large earth empire that required constant military maintenance. One of the key things was a DNA memory card essentially, with which the rich could afford almost infinite longevity. But I can't for the life of me rememer the name of the author, protagonist, or title.

Closest thing I can think of is the character Takeshi Kovacs who appears in three novels by Richard K. Morgan but it's not an exact match. Perhaps try under fictional mercenaries. Lanfear's Bane | t 10:13, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

OP: That was exactly what I was looking for, Cheers!

Actor in greatest number of films

What actor holds the record? - Kittybrewster ☎ 11:57, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

I used to know this, but it's gone now. He was an American character actor who played bit parts in, from memory, over 850 movies. His name meant nothing to me when I first read it. Sorry. -- JackofOz (talk) 12:26, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

According to his article, the record was "at one time" held by Sombat Metanee, with more than 600 film appearances, but I can't find any information on who supplanted him (perhaps the character actor mentioned by JackofOz?). Carom (talk) 12:52, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

You used to be able to find this quite easily on imdb, but they've redone their "most prolific actors" count to include people like Jay Leno and Johnny Carson, counting each appearance on their talk show as a hit, so their top 20 is skewed towards actors in talk shows and people who have made lots of appearances on episodic tv. The top in this category is Richard Whiteley, but he hosted over 3000 episodes of Countdown. Looking through the top 20, the most prolific actor known primarly for movies is Morgan Freeman, but his count is skewed because he made over 700 appearances as Count Dracula on The Electric Company. Corvus cornix_talk 16:14, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

The Wikipedia article on Sultan Rahi says the Guinness Book of Records credits Rahi as the most prolific. There is no reference though. If you can get to library, you could confirm the Guinness statement - let us know if you do! WikiJedits (talk) 17:03, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

This, which looks like the informaton comes from the old format of the imdb "most prolific actor" page, shows Adoor Bhasi as having the most movie roles. Corvus cornix_talk 18:14, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

My money would have been on Christopher Lee, Donald Sutherland or Max von Sydow. - Kittybrewster ☎ 21:38, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

IMDB shows those 3 appearing in 261, 147 and 135 films respectively; that's a lot of movies, admittedly, but way lower than the numbers referred to above. -- JackofOz (talk) 05:39, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Matthew Broderick and the rest of the cast of Infinity? Clarityfiend (talk) 06:18, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

From this it says it is possible that Indian actors could have appeared in more than 1000 films. I could have sworn that some of the perennial "journeyman" actors that always play the typical family father or crying mother or grandmother in family-melodrama Bollywood movies, have made way more than 1000 appearances in major movies - considering that Bollywood makes about 800 movies a year. I would like to know if any publication holds these types of stats. Sandman30s (talk) 13:18, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

the pirates who don't do anything

When will this be released on DVD? — DanielLC 18:25, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

Try this. Hope that answers your question! FusionMix 21:39, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

It doesn't. — DanielLC 22:46, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

Huh. I thought that it said something that now I see it does not...apparently I was mistaken. Sorry for any confusion, that was silly of me. FusionMix 01:45, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

When will a new episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender come out on Nickelodeon?

I, and everyone else in the US, have been waiting since mid-September for a new episode of Nickelodean's AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER. We want to know when the new episode will be.

Supposedly it should start within a matter of months, but currently there is no concrete release date. FusionMix 21:40, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

Name of 2007/2008 film about Moroccan suicide bombing

I recently saw a film set in Tangiers about a young boy having a relationship with the daughter of an influential citizen of the same city. The boy becomes involved in Jihadi terrorism and it turns out that he is using the girl in order to kill her father. The film starts with a bombing in a main plaza and then continues to show the run-up to this event (but it isn't Vantage Point!); the boy is responsible for the bombing.

Try as I might, I can't remember the name of this film, and all Google searches have as yet been fruitless. If this rings a bell for anyone, I would be very grateful! I will happily give some more vague memories.

Thanks very much,

86.145.156.145 (talk) 23:12, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

It sounds like one of the plot lines of Rendition. DAVID ŠENEK 10:47, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Another vote for Rendition. DJ Clayworth (talk) 17:28, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

March 25

Any Wikipedians Working in Music?

For high school health class I have been assigned to interview someone in my chosen profession, and I would like to be a professional musician in some capacity. If anyone passing by works in the music industry, would you mind answering these questions?

• What is an average day like as a musician?
• What stresses are involved?
• What is the availability of vacation time?
• What benefits are involved?
• Would you recommend this job?
• If you had to do it all over, would you choose the same profession?
• What do you dislike about your job?

Thanks very much for your time. Someoneinmyheadbutit'snotme (talk) 02:41, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

I am not a musician, but from what I've heard and read, you should do it for passion, not lucre. Paid positions in your regional symphony orchestra are subject to intense competition. Respected and loved but not superstar rock musicians like Mike Watt are just getting by; the also-rans all seem to have day jobs. Various artist autobiographies I've read tend to dwell on precarious bank balances and lawsuits against music biz types who make their fortunes by not paying the talent.

My suggestion: find out what careers in software development are expected to have good futures. I've known people in three local firms and seemingly 1/3 the staff are in bands. Some of them are quite good players, but either they've given up on making a living that way, or never considered it a good idea in the first place.

Perhaps someone else will have something more encouraging to say. / edg ☺ ☭ 06:22, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Well, I'm set on being a musician, and it's not about the money. I'm really just looking for someone actually in music who can answer the questions. Someoneinmyheadbutit'snotme (talk) 16:59, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Thanks to your question, I discovered these pages within wikipedia (but can't link them, so just enter search): "Category:Wikipedian musicians" you might like to ask if they don't turn up here, and "Category:Occupations in music" to broaden your field, cheers Julia Rossi (talk) 03:15, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

You link them by typing a colon first: "[[:Category:xyz]]" >> Category:Wikipedian musicians, Category:Occupations in music. (If you leave out the first colon, you categorize the page.) ---Sluzzelin talk 09:24, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

As far as I can tell, none of these people are career musicians. Someoneinmyheadbutit'snotme (talk) 22:41, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Maybe you need to go downtown/backstage and hang with some working musicians? It's also possible to email your survey to the people on the list and wait for some answers. Or google here[[1]] music questions on wikipedia and email people who had music knowledgeable answers.

Ps, thanks for that, Sluzzelin – Julia Rossi (talk) 23:41, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

lawrence of arabia

Hi. If anyone has seen this movie, what do they call that place in the desert where they have to get across it in one night or else they die by the morning sun? It has been nick-named God's Frying pan. Thanx.Jwking (talk) 04:23, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

The Nefud Desert. Clarityfiend (talk) 06:16, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Name that movie

Hey, another one of those awful "what is this movie" questions.... here goes. It's a black & white film about a British ex-Navy officer, who turns a pier into a cruise ship. I remember that at some point it involves a journalist drinking from a vase in a bank, and that the local council try to charge the pier docking fees. -mattbuck (Talk) 13:45, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Could it be Barnacle Bill with Alec Guinness (found using pier "cruise ship" council navy site:imdb.com in Google)? It seems to have most of those elements - apparently:

As the movie starts, he wanders around London with a reporter in tow, carrying a keg of rum. He walks into a bank and bangs on the counter, demanding drinking glasses. A stunned Donald Pleasance, playing a bank clerk, stares back and says "we don't have glasses." Alec Guinness looks around in disbelief and says "No glasses? What do you do when famous people come in here?"

--Kateshortforbob 18:33, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Definitely Barnacle Bill, one of the last of the Ealing comedies. Clarityfiend (talk) 20:20, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Excellent, thankyou very much -mattbuck (Talk) 11:58, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

TV DRAMA SHOW

There was a Drama Show on TV either the late 70's or early 80's One hour but 20 minutes for 3 seperate stories. One was a western one a detective story and the other a vampire story. Does anybody remember watching this..

Not The New Twilight Zone, by any chance? --Richardrj ^{talk email} 16:48, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

songs that topped the charts more than once

im trying to find the name of songs that made number one more than once, so far i have come up with, 1/ space oddity, 2/bohemian raphsody, 3/do they know its xmas, 4/my sweet lord , im sure there are at least 2 or 3 more thanks dib

in which country? I'm guessing UK. - X201 (talk) 17:12, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

thanks, yes in the uk, iv just thought of another, mr blobby 1993.

Spirit in the Sky. And may I suggest the occasional capital letter. DJ Clayworth (talk) 17:26, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Here's a list (http://www.onlineweb.com/theones/auxiliary_pages/double_top.htm) ny156uk (talk) 17:36, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Ricky Martin

Hi. I'm trying to find the music videos that Ricky Martin has done. Can someone give me a website where can find it? David Pro (talk) 16:49, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Well, not a comprehensive list, but the iTunes Music Store lists 18 music videos from him. --70.167.58.6 (talk) 17:58, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Song

Can someone tell me the original performer of the song Swe Bya, which has a Spanish version performed by Chayanne called "Este Ritmo Se Baila Así? David Pro (talk) 20:04, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Kassav'. 200.112.21.12 (talk) 13:16, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

March 26

Street Fighter II

What differences there are between the arcade and SNES version of Street Fighter II? David Pro (talk)

• I'd imagine the sound and graphics would be of inferior quality. Perhaps less animation frames too.Exxolon (talk) 00:56, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Nudity in French Canadian films

Is there any nude scenes in French-Canadian films?

nude in French films

Is there any nude scenes in French films?

Is there any reason why you would suspect that there wouldn't be? Dismas|^(talk) 03:50, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Sûrement. − Twas Now ( talk • contribs • e-mail ) 16:52, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Of course they do! go rent The Dreamers (film) it has so much nudity that it will make YOU feel naked.--Yamanbaiia^{(free hugs!)} 20:54, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

I personally like the scene in Amélie with all the people climaxing :) --Oskar 21:52, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

Boy and Girl that are best friends

Does anyone know of a movie or TV show in which there is a boy/man and a girl/woman who are best friends but not dating or married?--143.200.225.109 (talk) 01:55, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Will & Grace --Nricardo (talk) 02:15, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

That kind of works, but do you have an example where the guy isnt gay? not that there is anything wrong with that.--143.200.225.109 (talk) 02:35, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Classical ones might be Friends or Seinfeld? If you count only brief dating I guess. Frasier and his producer, Ros (though they aren't central). X-Files? Julia Rossi (talk) 03:07, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

How about Claissa and Sam in Clarissa Explains It All? Adam Bishop 03:09, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Rose Tyler and the Doctor would pretty much fit that description during her two seasons on Doctor Who -- they clearly cared for each other very much, although she had a boyfriend as well, who appeared in some episodes. Perhaps some of the Doctor's other companions in other seasons would also fit; Rose's two seasons are the only ones I've only seen most episodes of. --Anonymous, 03:40 UTC, March 26, 2008.

Mork & Mindy and Moonlighting Dismas|^(talk) 03:49, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Sorry to nitpick, but Mork and Mindy were married in the 4th season. I consider it an early victory for Christian Right. / edg ☺ ☭ 04:03, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Were they? Hmm... I must have missed that. It's not really surprising considering how conservative Pam Dawber is. I suspect that she had some objection to them just living together. Dismas|^(talk) 06:44, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Star Trek: Voyager gives us Captain Janeway and Chakotay as well as The Doctor and Seven. Star Trek is full of them. Lanfear's Bane | t 10:03, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

You might also consider everything but the last ten minutes of When Harry met Sally. DJ Clayworth (talk) 19:27, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Aww, now you've gone and given away the ending.  :) -- JackofOz (talk) 21:40, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Tara King-era Avengers perhaps? Or The Inspector Lynley Mysteries? - Joe King (talk) 20:30, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Spaced. -88.111.25.108 (talk) 23:22, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

At the mention of Inspector Lynley, I guess you could add Rose and Maloney. Julia Rossi (talk) 03:32, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Veronica Mars - the eponym & Wallace. AllynJ (talk | contribs) 04:08, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

split enz

hi, again, can you please tell me 4 other new zealand bands/singers who were contemporaries to split enz?119.224.10.178 (talk) 02:02, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Rather than repeat ourselves, here's a link to the archive for that question. Instructions for searching the Reference Desk archives can be found at Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives. / edg ☺ ☭ 03:59, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Flying car crash films

what are some of the films that contain the best stunt car crashes where cars get projected through the air? or what are some of the best car crashes in movies? 200.127.59.151 (talk) 06:44, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Die Hard 4.0 had some pretty good crashes. hotclaws 08:47, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

The film Ronin had a pretty neat car chase and some spectacular wipes and of course the Jason Bourne movies. Try here. Lanfear's Bane | t 09:55, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior is the ayatollah of crash and rollah. Clarityfiend (talk) 17:08, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

I'm disappointed this is not actually about flying cars crashing. If I recall The Matrix Reloaded had a pretty spectacular crash scenes. AtaruMoroboshi (talk) 17:41, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

My favourite is where the car crashes into a pick-up truck in The Blues Brothers. -- JackofOz (talk) 21:38, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

see you next wedensday...Perry-mankster (talk) 22:19, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

If you're going to go with Blues Brothers, though, you need to cite the Illinois Nazis. How many car crashes are set to Ride of the Valkries? — Lomn 18:59, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Such an inspired choice. I would have mentioned those other gentlemen, but for not wanting to invoke Godwin's Law. -- JackofOz (talk) 23:29, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Same film again, and there's something almost poetic in the excessive piling up of police cars. A few of them do a few air flips too, if I recall correctly. Confusing Manifestation(Say hi!) 05:56, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

Bobby Valentine

I was at the last game Bobby Valentine managed for Texas in 1992. I am looking for the date of this game, so I can find the box scores and the game summary.

Never mind, I found it, finally. July 9, 1992

If you had an account, I'd find a barnstar for you being an independent questioner. (Or someone would make one) Julia Rossi (talk) 09:46, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Looking for a list of songs

I think we used to have a list along the lines of "List of songs whose titles contain the entire lyrics" or "...whose lyrics consist only of the title". I can't recall exactly what it was called,though. Was it deleted, or is it still out there? 207.233.86.149 (talk) 18:47, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

I don't know, but Around the World (Daft Punk song) comes to mind. AtaruMoroboshi (talk) 18:57, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

I seem to recall that it was deleted last year along with a bunch of other "List of songs …" articles. Unless the exact title is known, it's difficult to find the record of the deletion; but Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of songs whose title does not appear in the lyrics shows the decision to delete what might be considered the anti-list to the one you remember. Deor (talk) 20:23, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Ah, I found it. Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of songs whose title constitutes the entire lyrics was closed as "no consensus," but the closure was overturned at deletion review and the article was deleted. Deor (talk) 22:23, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

It doesn't seem to have been preserved in user space either. Sometimes it helps to do a search in the User and User Talk namespaces - in fact, when I look stuff up on Wikipedia it seems more likely to exist there than in the article namespace. Not in this case, though. But if some admin could grab the deleted list and put it back up in the User namespace, that would be great. -88.111.25.108 (talk) 23:21, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

family guy

theres this episode keanu reeves places his cock inside a mail box and some celeb [can't remember the name,gets it two years later.I didnt get the hidden joke.Please help..

Pleez pleez sign with four ~ otherwise it's like answering a message in a bottle... The Lake House movie is the reference (with Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock) Julia Rossi (talk) 23:49, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Ah yes, the Family Guy episode "Stewie Kills Lois," making fun of The Lake House. I haven't watched the film, but I saw Ebert's review where he said something about Sandra Bullock's character getting the message two years later. I laughed when I saw it, but now that I'm explaining it, it doesn't seem funny anymore. Cromulent Kwyjibo (talk) 02:51, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Er, Julia, you want The Lake House (film). I was thinking to myself, "hmm, which movie was that again?" and came across: "The Lake House tells the story of six extraordinary children, endowed with the power to fly after genetic engineering merged their DNA with that of birds, and who have to fight for their lives against scientists who want to clone them, producing a race of human-bird creatures." before I realized that I was looking at some novel unrelated to the movie XD Kuronue | Talk 03:38, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

Actors crossing themselves

For too many years to divulge, I've been watching movies and TV shows where the script calls for an actor to cross themselves; i.e. make the sign of the cross. And in the vast majority of cases, they just make some vague arm-waving movement that only marginally resembles how it's actually done. It's supposed to be a very distinct touching of the forehead, the breast, and then each shoulder (Orthodox Christians do it right then left; others do it left then right). It takes all of 2 seconds, and there's almost never any need to rush it. Maybe I was raised in a very strict (Catholic) school, but I've never seen any real-life people fumble it the way actors generally do. They make movies to be as realistic and credible as possible, yet when it comes to this sort of important detail, they seem to neither know, nor care enough to find out, how to do it. I'd have thought that if it was important enough to the story to do it at all, why not do it the way it's supposed to be done. I've always wondered why this is given so little attention by the film-makers; and I've even suspected there's some superstition involved whereby if you're a non-believer you'll invoke some sort of punishment or whatever, so they deliberately avoid doing it the proper way. Is there any truth in this suspicion; if not, what could explain this curious lapse in attention to a detail that many viewers notice immediately and often comment on? -- JackofOz (talk) 02:29, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Here's the flaw in your argument: "They make movies to be as realistic and credible as possible". See suspension of disbelief. — Kieff | Talk 02:58, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Perhaps it's an American thing, Jack. In my neck of the woods, I've seen many folks, both Roman Catholics and Episcopalians (Anglicans), cross themselves in a very sketchy fashion in church. I've also seen a number of priests who are content with giving a vague wave of the hand when blessing something. Could it be a down-home, democratic discomfort with ritual? Deor (talk) 03:06, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

(ec) @ Kieff. That doesn't work in this case. An actor playing a priest, for example, will dress in a way that tells us he's a priest - dog dollar, crucifixes on his lapels, etc - not as a circus clown. If the movie's about travelling down some crevasse to the centre of the Earth, obviously one suspends one's disbelief about the story; but the actors still behave as they would if they were actually there. And if they come across a herd of dinosaurs living 275 miles below the Earth's surface, the Hispanic navigator might cross himself and say "Madre de Dios!" or whatever. He wouldn't salute and say "Diamonds are a girl's best friend", because those would be inappropriate and non-credible responses. Crossing oneself in a sloppy way is considered just as non-credible as this. Many actors pride themselves in getting into their roles in as fine detail as they can manage, and when they're portraying real people, they research their ways of walking, speech mannerisms, body language etc. But this particular detail is routinely ignored as if it didn't matter that it can be offensive to many people if it isn't done properly. -- JackofOz (talk) 03:17, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Well i've seen many a sportman doing the same thing without being particularly careful over it. Indeed allowing for normal-variation in individual people's method of doing this surely we can see the different variations also in film? Sometimes it will be done in a thoughtful/deep way and other times it will be doing rapidly to convey a sense of urgency/panic. As for the 'attention to detail' aspect -I strongly suspect that if you compared the actors voice/body language etc. to that of the person they are using for inspiration/trying to portray it would be 'similar but not perfect'. Is the 'sign of the cross' technique strongly important to that many practicing christians or are they also 'lazy' in their implementation of it? I doubt it varies depending on the intensity/time they are doing it as to whether they are meticulous in their signing. Like how in Allo Allo the tv series they had a very formal 'heil' for senior nazi officers and their more of a casual 'heil' between those of similar/lower rank. ny156uk (talk) 17:35, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Yep, sportsmen sometimes do it, and they tend to do it properly. With actors, the impression I've often gained is that they really don't know exactly what's involved, and there's nobody around to show them, so they just sort of make up what they think it is (probably from watching movies where other actors also made it up, and so on, back as far as movies go). I can't bring a specific film to mind, but I've seen ones where a priest or a nun, who of all people would know exactly what to do, just sort of wave their arm around in front of their body. Maybe I really was brought up in a strict school, stricter than I realised. Thanks for the input anyway, folks. -- JackofOz (talk) 23:23, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

My (lapsed Catholic) experience was always that in a formal context - e.g. by a priest saying the mass - the sign of the cross would be made clearly and slowly, often accompanying the phrase "In the name of the Father [head] and of the Son [heart] and of the Holy [left shoulder] Spirit [right shoulder]", but that outside this context - e.g. when a worshipper "blesses himself" (as this was generally called) upon entering a church - the gesture would be quick and vague, little more than a rapid hand movement down from the forehead to the chest then left and then right, often without even touching the body. My experience relates to Catholics (mainly of Irish descent) in the UK; your signage may vary. (If I saw an actor crossing himself in anything but a rather casual way - except when celebrating mass - in a film, I would tend to think he hadn't done his research rather than the reverse). Valiantis (talk) 02:24, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

My similarly lapsed experience suggests that lots of people do it quickly and apathetically, if they aren't really interested. I also remember touching my stomach for the second movement, I suppose I thought that was more like the actual shape of a cross. Adam Bishop (talk) 07:15, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

My current (but infrequent) experience concurs with the above two posts, the priest when blessing anything; host, receiptent etc does so as you have descibed Jack, but everyone else does as your everyman actor does, even, i have to say the catholics which match yourself in maturity, must have been the upbringing there JackofOx...Perry-mankster (talk) 20:06, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

March 27

sears

If I wanted to find a list of the women models' names who work for sears, where could I find that? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jwking (talk • contribs) 04:36, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

I very much doubt you will find that information anywhere online. Remember that models normally work for agencies, not for the company whose products they model. If you write politely to Sears using the contact details on their website, they might tell you the models' names, or (more likely) the agency they come from. --Richardrj ^{talk email} 11:34, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

film critic

Who is the film critic for The Early Show?72.229.136.18 (talk) 08:07, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

How Can I Get My Submission Published?

About a month ago, I submitted a page for 3 Tha Hardway. If I google it, I can see a partial page, but if I select it, it says it's not found. Can someone help me publish it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ddthomp (talk • contribs) 11:22, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Your article was deleted; see the deletion log here. Looks like you didn't make a case for the artist being important or significant. These are important aspects of Wikipedia articles - you need to include some references to the artist in other sources to indicate that the artist is worthy of an article. If you go to your user talk page (click on the blue 'talk' link next to your username above), you will see a notice about this. --Richardrj ^{talk email} 11:26, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Anime plots

My impression of watching a reasonable amount of anime is that the genre very often resorts to deus ex machina plot twists. One notable example, in my opinion, is in Spirited Away. There also seems to be a penchant for extremely tumultuous and often apocalyptic (like in Akira). Are these impressions correct? If yes, are these types of plot twists better regarded in Japanese culture? Peter ^Isotalo 19:18, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Anime and manga in the slice-of-life genre tend not to have much deus-ex-machinery. Please see Slice of life#Examples for, well, examples. I hope this helps in any way. --Dr Dima (talk) 14:40, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

It's also likely that these are the types of plots American audiences prefer -- or least are more profitable/marketable for US releasing companies to show. I can't imagine a big turnout for a theatrical release of high school romance anime. --70.167.58.6 (talk) 01:06, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

When to Watch As for Me and My House (sitcom)

What day and time is As for Me and My House (sitcom) on KNWS-TV? Ericthebrainiac (talk) 20:03, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

I would suggest going to KNWS' website and taking a look at their programming schedule where you will find the answer to your question, which I just did and found the answer is never. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 143.200.225.109 (talk) 21:34, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Troy Aikman wear # 9 ?

Why did Troy Aikman wear # 9 (instead of # 8) in the 1995 NFL Pro Bowl? Here's what I used to search on google images (troy aikman 1995 NFL Pro Bowl) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.88.71.163 (talk) 21:58, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Because Steve Young also wore number 8, they probably flipped a coin or something.--ChesterMarcol (talk) 22:23, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

March 28

Music/Artist Article Editing/Authorization Help

I work for a record label and i'm trying to update and create articles for our artists. However I have run into problems with other users editing our content and deleting our articles. How do we get authorization to creat/edit without these users deleting our articles? Please let me know. Thanks, RK —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rebecca Kelly (talk • contribs) 01:00, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

At the bottom of the page when you click edit button is this:

"Please note:

If you don't want your writing to be edited mercilessly or redistributed for profit by others, do not submit it." and...

"See our policies and guidelines for more information on editing."

You also need to look at WP:COI for conflict of interest, as well as WP:Notability and realise that wikipedia is not a proxy website for your business artists. Julia Rossi (talk) 01:43, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

To re-iterate part of what Julia Rossi said, any artist that you add to Wikipedia has to satisfy certain standards of notability. see WP:Notability. If indeed you do work for a record label then your artists would probably have published their music and produced CDs - and amongst other things they have appeared in public, on TV, etc etc -- these are some things that should help notability, but notability depends on the particular topic: in your case the notability for musical groups. Rfwoolf (talk) 18:08, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

See WP:MUSIC Rfwoolf (talk) 18:11, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

Mortal Kombat

Is true that in the SNES version of Mortal Kombat 1, Test your Might segments are done after a fight, not before a fight, as explained in this site? David Pro (talk) 19:05, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

Yes. In the SNES version they're done between the continue screen and the fighter select screen. In the arcade version they're done after the fighter select screen. --jh51681 (talk) 07:29, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

i am legend

hi all, several times during the above film, robert neville (will smith), splashes a liquid from a 'science lab looking container' (one you would expect a specific chemical to be in), clear liquid, which, by context, he is using to protect himself against the 'infected' and 'cover his tracks' on the front steps of his house - i surmise that it is sometype of disinfectant/bleach, but wonder if anyone has another view, have checked the offical site, IMDb etc thankee y'all Perry-mankster (talk) 19:55, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

In the book, there are large references to the 'infected' being vampires, so I assumed it was garlic, or garlic oil. Hpfreak26 (talk) 21:30, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

Enrique Iglesias

There is a music video for the Enrique Iglesias' song Don't Turn Off the Lights/No Apagues la Luz? David Pro (talk) 21:40, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

What is your question? Rfwoolf (talk) 18:05, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

Yes.

• [2] This is the link to the English version.
• [3] This is the link to the Spanish version.

David Pro (talk) 22:55, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

March 29

Historic films about Scotland/Scots/Scottish monarchs...

I know about:

• Braveheart
• Rob Roy
• Highlander
• Robinson Crusoe (Brosnan's version)
• Mary, Queen of Scots & Elizabeth/Elizabeth: The Golden Age (Mary Stuart)
• The New World & Pocahontas (King James)
• Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves ("Celtic" mercenaries from the north)
• Captain Kidd
• Timeline ("Scottish" allies of France)
• King Arthur (the woad people) & The Mists of Avalon (Lot of Orkney), The Last Legion
• Macbeth

I'm baffled that there isn't a "Scotland portrayed in film" article, but could you please note many others? Thanks! JohnBalliol (talk) 03:44, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

There's Category:Films set in Scotland (with very little in it) and List of films set in Glasgow. Clarityfiend (talk) 08:53, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

Imdb gives the following in combination with the keyword "Scotland": +"historical" or +"1500s", +"1700s", +"1800s+ ... See the box on the left with different sized fonts of keywords, according to their bulk at keyword "scotland". ---Sluzzelin talk 10:45, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

Talking Mother Goose Story Books & Tapes

Can anyone tell me if the tapes and books for the talking Mother Goose can still be purchased through Wikipedia, Worlds or Wonder, or Alchemy II? We have 2 new babies in the family and only 1 story for Mother Goose. We are sure the babies would love her and the stories she tells.Urbanlover (talk) 07:42, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

There are some links at the end of the Mother Goose article.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 15:26, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

Name of foreign song: a popular opera classic

I'm trying to find the name of a song that most people have heard - but it's not in English, but does have an English translation. I know Helmut Lotti has performed it, and here are some of the lyrics:

Chorus: Listen! Listen! Echo Sounds a'call. x2
Feli-kuli-kula, Feli-kuli-kula! Yamma Yaka ya Feli-kuli-kula!

I know the tune as well but I wouldn't be able to provide it.

Rfwoolf (talk) 12:12, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

"Funiculì, Funiculà"? ---Sluzzelin talk 12:15, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

That would be it. Thanks! Rfwoolf (talk) 12:18, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

 Done

The Credits Song from Entourage Series 1 Episode 2

Can anyone tell me the name and artist of the Credits song from Entourage Series 1 Episode 2? Some of the lyrics are "I've been crying" "Waiting for my prize" "Choke it out" "Time is Money" and "Victory is mine". It also says "Ecstacy" a lot. Can anyone tell me who sings this song and what it is called as I need it for some research? Thanks Osama bin dipesh (talk) 13:44, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

Handily and happily, the HBO website lists the music played in each episode on their site. The end credits song for that ep is apparently "Work" by Gang Starr. The lyrics are available here. --Kateshortforbob 22:25, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

Im looking for an old BBC television series....

Im looking for an old BBC series about a young Chef in london who returns home at the bidding of his father to take over the land and house for him.It was really enjoyable. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.34.170.79 (talk) 16:34, 29 March 2008 (UTC) It had several stars in it. The family firtune has dwindled and its up to him to try and save it.The fathers name was called Hector. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.34.170.79 (talk) 16:36, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

Monarch of the Glen. Nanonic (talk) 17:42, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

And thanks for the summary – I never knew what the show was about until now. Julia Rossi (talk) 23:54, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

Timeline of Rock Music

Does anyone know where I might find a good timeline of the development of Rock Music? The Wikipedia article on Rock is very disjointed and unclear, and, consequentially, not of much assistance. I'm just looking for something that shows the progression of the various genres, their evolution, and maybe a few key bands. Any help is much appreciated. Thanks.

Dictator57 (talk) 18:49, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

Linear timelines are somewhat arbitrary, but I would guess something like this:

Little Richard → Chuck Berry → Beatles → Bob Dylan → kablooie!

Googling "timeline of rock" I get articles that seem biased by genre, race and country. Here are some sources I find partial, but useful:

• Digital Dream Door's 1877-1959 timeline – I don't know who edits DDD, so I generally don't trust them, but this looks good to me for names and chronology. Downside: it is organized around events rather than the work of musicians.
• Indiana University's History of Rock Music I – looks useful, possibly even scholarly, stops in the 1960s.
• Piero Scaruffi's History of Rock Music – the "Short Version" is comprehensive on white rock (speaking loosely here, no charge of racism intended), but covers funk and dance music as side items, if at all.

Maybe if we ask Pete Frame really nicely he'll make one. Jack Black's timeline from School of Rock should not be viewed directly, in my opinion. / edg ☺ ☭ 19:46, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

The problem with a timeline of rock is that it isn't linear. For example, rock was progressing primarily from blues and jazz in Europe while being overrun by soul and buuble-gum pop in the United States. Then, the British Invasion sent the rock from Europe to the U.S. just as Europe was being hit with a stripped down Folk-style rock. The best you can do is choose a specific area (say the United States if you want to be VERY general) and mark who the top 5-10 bands are for each year and what they were playing. You can try to see who their influences were - but that is questionable. Just about every rocker claims to be influenced by Muddy Waters, but most can't name a single one of his songs. Then, modern bands will say something like "I was really into the Beatles." Which Beatles? The early pop stuff that makes your ears bleed? The psychedelic music? The Indian-influenced stuff? Revolution #9? Maybe they were just influenced by the amount of money the Beatles made and not their music at all. It is very hard to say. -- kainaw™ 01:29, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

March 30

gold vs silver

i bought a fake nfsmw game and it works, i bought a fake bully game it dosn't work. when i look at the back of the cds', the nfs one was gold while the bully one was silver. can somebody explain the difference?

PS: i put this here because it's about video games even though i refer to cds' —Preceding unsigned comment added by 119.95.135.62 (talk) 11:28, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

I hope this helps (http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/byform/mailing-lists/amia-l/2000/06/msg00060.html) ny156uk (talk) 18:24, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

the website you gave wasn't helpful. what i mean is that can the ps2 run games with a silver back? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 119.95.135.62 (talk) 00:31, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

Anna - 1951 movie staring Silvana Mangano

Does anyone know where I can download this movie... Drupathi.. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.43.227.13 (talk) 11:50, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

ninja gaiden sigma

is it just me thats really rubbish at this game or is it actually a really difficult game? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Grant1304 (talk • contribs) 16:49, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

Ernst Stavro Blofeld

In For Your Eyes Only, our article says in the pre-credits sequence that the man controlling the helicopter from his electronic wheelchair, was Blofeld, how do we know this, I thought it was supposed to be ambiguous, or has something been confirmed? --Hadseys Chat_Contribs 17:19, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

Blofeld pounds on the controls on his armrest in frustration right after Bond disables his remote control device, so the inference is clear. Oops, misunderstood the question. Clarityfiend (talk) 20:13, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

Looking for Dilbert comic

Hi, I vaguely recall a Dilbert comic strip where Dilbert and friends show up in the CEO's office for a meeting, and then the CEO tells them to wait, saying that they can judge their relative importance by the things he does while they are waiting outside in his office. Wally(or Dilbert?) peeks in and says that the CEO is teaching himself the banjo. I need it right now, so can anyone point me to which book it is in? Borisblue (talk) 13:04, 31 March 2008 (UTC)