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April 22

Disturbing

--24.230.54.8 07:44, 22 April 2007 (UTC)I was at the Green Bay Packers Song site on Wikipedia and under the heading "external links" there is a disturbing message wrote that has nothing to do with the Green Bay Packers or the fight song. I suggest the it be taken up by the website adimistrators and removed from the site.

Sounds like vandalism. Anyone can edit Wikipedia, which means anyone can vandalize it, but anyone can fix it, too. You could edit the page yourself and remove the obscenity. However, I see that Go! You Packers! Go! has already been fixed. StuRat 08:08, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

Civilization is once again saved. Was Jack Bauer involved? Clarityfiend 16:29, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, right after I wrote the complaint, I just deleted it myself. I wonde why people would write stuff like that?

The motivation is quite similar to that for graffiti, or for that matter a flasher. They all want to expose the public to a little piece of themselves. StuRat 03:44, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

Mandelbrot Set (Song)

Is this song [1] to the tune of anything? It sounds familiar. Black Carrot 08:20, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

Not sure but the music sounded quite like Van Halen's Jump to me (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8e-vgQSqNtA). ny156uk 10:03, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

quote

which american star made this quote. 'when i was growing up you know your used to doing it'

That makes no sense. Even if you replace "your" with "you're". What are they trying to say? Corvus cornix 20:14, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

The only Google hit for that phrase (with "your" replaced with "you're") is this blog post, which says it was Randy Jackson. Is that who you're after? --ZsigE 20:50, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

i dont know what to say thanks alot.its randy jackson thanks .whoever u are u are a life saver.thanks loads.am sure to do sumthin to always keep wikipedia running

am looking for a couple of songs

1.do u know a song by kriss kross and a Jamaican the chorus is like hold tight or something 2.another song the chorus chorus goes 'my minds playing tricks on me'am not sure if its by big daddy kane but both songs are old school hip hop, 3.i had asked a question sometime back cant find it.if anyone knows a 70s or 80s group whose band name rhymes with the name of a red wild fruit. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 212.49.85.114 (talk) 08:33, 22 April 2007 (UTC).

Number 2 might be "My mind playin' tricks on me" by Kottonmouth Kings, or Trixie - "Ringside" (http://www.google.com/search?q=%22my+minds+playing+tricks+on+me%22+lyrics&hl=en&safe=off&client=safari&rls=en&start=20&sa=N). Not sure about 1 or 3. ny156uk 10:01, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

"Mind Playing Tricks on Me" was originally by Geto Boys. -Joelmills 16:17, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

1952 to 1959 superman backgrond music

does anyone know the name of the music that was played in the 1952 superman episode "the mole men"? ex:the mysterius and erey music that was played when superman caught one of the mole men falling from the dam,it was also played through most of the silent scenes of that episode. [email address redacted] —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 70.234.98.69 (talk) 10:33, 22 April 2007 (UTC).

The film version has a score by Darrell Calker. When it was broken down for the television show it used library music. IrishGuy ^talk 08:43, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

the ringer

Having just watched The Ringer, I was wondering where the title came from... the article doesn't say 68.231.151.161 18:05, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

As the first definition of Ringer says, a ringer is someone or some animal impersonating another, weaker contestant. This was sometimes done in horseraces. Clarityfiend 18:21, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

To clarify, they aren't impersonating any particular person, but rather are pretending to be a member of some qualifying class. For example, a company softball team might bring in a professional ball player to win. This person isn't really a company employee, so doesn't qualify. They might hire the player for the duration of a game, in order to skirt around the rules, however. This is considered to be rather unsportsmanlike behavior. StuRat 03:39, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

In a horse race, the ringer does impersonate a specific animal (to get better odds). This was the plot of a Banacek episode, "Horse of A Slightly Different Color". Clarityfiend 07:13, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

Yes, but that's not the def used in the movie. StuRat 16:53, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

Lost in Translation Soundtrack

In the scene where Scarlett Johanson is going to Kyoto, and looks at the temples: can anyone tell me the name of the song in this scene? I don't have the film on DVD or anything to compare it to the soundtrack listings on Amazon - and I can't be sure the song is on the CD... could anyone help me out? Thanks in advance. 82.12.214.93 19:43, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

It's "On The Subway" by Brian Reitzell & Roger J Manning Jr. - Akamad 21:02, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

Titanic film

Does Rose die at the end of the film? Also in the scene where the grand staircase is destroyed and the corridors torn apart, can that be considered factually accurate? --Hadz^Talk 21:15, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

You have to take anything in a fictional movie with a grain of salt. Often special effects are exaggerated and details left out. For instance, Titanic had two grand staircases, one fore, one aft. The fore one is the famous one (it had the clock, for instance) but it's the aft staircase that was destroyed by the ship tearing apart and the No. 2 funnel falling on top of it. Robert Ballard's photographs of the wreck show that the steel structure of the fore staircase is intact, but that the wood is gone (likely eaten by wood-eating microbes). (Edited to correct something I wrote.)

If you want to learn more about the RMS Titanic, a good start is our article. Another good place is Encyclopedia Titanica [2]. However, I'd avoid our article on the Grand Staircase itself, as it is in error - at least until I get it corrected with attributions to reliable sources.

I don't know about Rose, sorry. --Charlene 00:54, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

Rose does not die at the end. She is the OLD LADY with the Sapphire that she throws into the sea.-Czmtzc 15:13, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

• • • But the scene where she and Jack are reunited onboard the ship at the end comes before the scene where she threw La coeur de la mer into the atlantic --Hadz^Talk 15:58, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

Yes but the old lady who begins the film narrating is supposed to be Rose telling the story. she must have survived to tell the story at such an age. Or am I missing something? ny156uk 21:49, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

Yes, of course she survives to tell the story. The question is about the final few scenes: old woman drops jewel into the ocean, young Rose meets Jack again on Titanic. I think this could be interpreted as Rose dying after tossing the rock, but I think it's not conclusive (probably on purpose).Lukas 02:36, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

• James Cameron being a tease :P —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Ahadland1234 (talk • contribs) 14:38, 24 April 2007 (UTC).