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October 31[edit]

Discrepancy in Jay-Z song[edit]

This question always comes to mind whenever I listen Girls, Girls, Girls (Jay-Z song), because of one particular line in it. It goes "I got this Indian squaw the day that I met her/ Asked her what tribe she wears red dot or feather" and then later on in the song when he runs through all the ethnicities of the women has has dated by naming the traditional dishes of their cultures, he names them as "That's fried chicken, curry chicken/ Damn I'm gettin fat /Arroz con pollo, french fries and crepe". The issue is that in the first line that I quoted, he makes it clear that the Indian chick he's dating is of the American variety (he refers to her as a squaw, and in the video the woman is dressed like traditional Native American) , yet he names curry chicken as a dish, and the last I checked, it's an Indian dish, as in the country in Asia. Now am I missing something here or what? I know songs shouldn't always be interpreted literally, but... 24.189.87.160 (talk) 01:42, 31 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Many Indian women (and men) wear a bindi on their foreheads as a religious act. The lyric is apparently a pun on 'Indian.' → ROUX ₪ 01:45, 31 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

(Disambiguated your link.)

I don't know that "pun" is the right word exactly, but the reference to "red dot or feather" clearly indicates that the writer is calling attention to the two different ethnic meanings of "Indian". So any "discrepancy" would be intentional. --Anonymous, 03:47 UTC, October 31, 2010.

I can't believe that I didn't make the connection between "red dot" and bindis all these years, instead all I kept focusing was on the squaw reference and the later lyric that says "And to get with me you better be Chief Lots-of-Dough" (There aren't any "tribes" in India, so I don't think there would be chiefs), leading me to believe that Jay unintentionally got his Indians mixed up. 24.189.87.160 (talk) 06:36, 31 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Dr. Morad Yasin[edit]

who is Dr. Morad Yasin who presented the 7th floor mystery on youtube? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 183.87.26.162 (talk) 02:24, 31 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Googling the name easily finds references such as this. 87.81.230.195 (talk) 16:28, 31 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

haunted hotel movie[edit]

Is there a haunted hotel movie with a room number in it's name? -- Anonymous, 05:56, 31 October 2010 (UTC)

You mean 1408? --Anonymous (not the same person!), 09:32 UTC, October 31, 2010.

Identify music[edit]

Hi I'm format shifting a cassette for my kid's teacher and I'm trying to identify the tracks. I'm sure the full kit comes with a list of music, but I was only given the tape, not the rest and it only identifies itself as "Popcorn and other sweets". Anyway each track is introduced but it's an old tape and the intro to side A track 2 is incomplete. Side B track 6 is clear but not ~~an English title and not a foreign one I recognise~~ a title I recognise :(. Links above are to the first 30 seconds or so of each. Can anyone ID them for me? --203.22.236.14 (talk) 09:11, 31 October 2010 (UTC) PS: sorry about the slowness of the server the mp3s are on but they're only a few hundred K each.[reply]

Now thinking that the first one (a02) is Introduction from El Capitan (operetta) --203.22.236.14 (talk) 12:10, 31 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The second is a traditional polka titled "Klarinettenmuckl". It is sometimes spelled "Klarinettenmuckel" too. ---Sluzzelin talk 14:57, 31 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

What is this television programme?[edit]

Last year I watched a very good British-made television programme which is set in Manchester and features a cop who is transported back in time to 1973 in order to resolve a homicide. The programme opens up with David Bowie's song Life on Mars. Thank you.--Jeanne Boleyn (talk) 09:15, 31 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The programme is Life on Mars. Y2Kcrazyjoker4 (talk • contributions) 09:18, 31 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Well that was quick! Thanks a million! It was shown on Italian tv and therefore entitled under a different name as Life on Mars would make no sense to the average Italian viewer.--Jeanne Boleyn (talk) 09:21, 31 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

If you like that, you'd love Ashes to Ashes (TV series)!--TammyMoet (talk) 12:49, 31 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It sounds exactly my cup of tea!--Jeanne Boleyn (talk) 12:53, 31 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Celebs in the supermarket[edit]

Recently I was surprised to hear Stephen Fry describing how he went casually window-shopping for things. No mention of being recognised by anyone, no mention of being jeared at or heckled, no mention of being followed around by yobs.

I thought that famous people could not have a normal life outside working hours. Am I wrong? 92.15.26.46 (talk) 16:07, 31 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

UK people don't tend to pester celebs willy-nilly. We're brought up diferent here. --TammyMoet (talk) 16:24, 31 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

So the UK tabloids are fake photos then? Aaronite (talk) 16:46, 31 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Paparazzi certainly do lurk outside London clubs and the like, particularly if they know there's the chance of a pic of someone associated with some kind of ongoing story or scandal, and there's no shortage of publicity-seeking ~~nonentities~~ would-be "celebrities" who are only too glad to slake the tabloid-readers' thirst for garbage with chapter and verse of every aspect of their lives, posing for photos all the while. However, it's quite believable that an average famous but non-publicity-mad individual could amble round in public without too much harassment from Joe Public, other than perhaps the odd rather sheepish request for an autograph or a picture. The "faces" who tour into our town's theatre can be spotted regularly in Sainsbury's and local pubs without causing undue hoo-ha apart from whispers of "Ooh look, it's so-and-so", "Oh yes, so it is", and I would guess that in areas where these people actually live, there's an element of very British pride in not getting all excited when your local celeb pops into your shop for a loaf of bread and a bag of sugar. Ka renjc 18:07, 31 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The British may not get terribly excited when a celeb strolls into a local shop for a a pack of biscuits or whatever; however, if you go over to YouTube and check out the film clip of the Rolling Stones onstage at the Royal Albert Hall you will witness a high level of hysteria and unrestrained (obviously sexual) excitement. Somehow I don't think that blonde in the striped dress who keeps rushing Mick Jagger is a tourist from the other side of the pond.--Jeanne Boleyn (talk) 07:37, 1 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'm originally from Los Angeles and I used to literally bump into legendary film stars, rock musicians, sports legends, etc.. I never did more than second-glance them (apart from Alice Cooper, who caught me staring at him-those beautiful grey eyes..). In LA one is used to celebrities all over the place; besides there was always filming going on, even in ordinary neighbourhoods.--Jeanne Boleyn (talk) 18:22, 31 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

"... used to literally bump into" film stars, eh Jeanne? How extraordinarily clumsy you must be. I'd prefer to think you're stunningly, nay magnetically, attractive. :) -- Jack of Oz ... speak! ... 19:48, 31 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I believe a link to this The Oatmeal comic is in order. TomorrowTime (talk) 20:37, 31 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I think she literally intended to use the word 'literally' literally. Bumping into people (literally) isn't so unlikely on a busy street. APL (talk) 15:03, 4 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You all might be interested to know there's a very common perception in the U.S. that people in New York are way too cool to notice celebrities, to the point of actually ignoring them, while people in L.A. (keeping with the story... are all new) are all starstruck and ask for autographs... etc. As for other cities... your mileage may vary. Shadowjams (talk) 08:38, 1 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

julie bowen[edit]

Wasn't Julie Bowen in a movie with Robin Williams called "Patch Adams"? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.243.5.133 (talk) 16:54, 31 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not according to IMDb [1]. Are you thinking of Monica Potter? They do look kind of similar. the wub "?!" 17:26, 31 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

And they both were regulars on Boston Legal, Potter for the first season and Bowen for the following two. --Anonymous, 23:48 UTC, October 31, 2010.

i'll be your light daniel desnoyers[edit]

Where can i find i'll be your light by daniel desnoyers, a song i really miss when i can't get my hands on Le Nightclub volume 3 and i don't know how to use the downloading sights? I can't find it on youtube. Please answer or link me to where it will play most or all of the song. please, i miss this song so bad. Not telling why it's special, but it is to me. -- Comet Egypt, 17:12, 31 October 2010 (UTC

Unknown song[edit]

Hi all. Here is a song of the 80s: http://calmo.free.fr/x.ogg (from an old tape: sorry for the bad quality). Can someone help me to identify the lyrics of this music? Because english is not my mother tongue I don't understand other words than "help me", which is not very useful to find them... Of course, if you know who are the group/singers, I'll be more happy! Thanks. Anonymous 17:31, 31 October 2010 (UTC)

It sounds like the singer is German. The accent is difficult to understand. With the added falsetto, much of it is unintelligible. What I hear is "???? ... oh but maybe, alone in my ???? ... what should I do ... ???? ???? ???? Oh oh this ???? It is all dark within my heart" -- kainaw ™ 17:15, 1 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I found it impossible to understand; I thought the last line might be saying "in my car". Comet Tuttle (talk) 17:51, 1 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks all. Alas, that seems not to be enough to find the complete lyrics on Internet nor the author. -- Anonymous 17:51, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

Mr. Bean inspired by Peter Sellers?[edit]

I and my father recently watched part of The Party, up until to the scene where they settle down for dinner, where we got too tired and went to sleep. My father commented that Peter Sellers's acting as Hrundi V. Bakshi must have inspired Rowan Atkinson's character Mr. Bean. Is there any truth to this? Did Rowan Atkinson ever draw any inspiration from Peter Sellers? JIP | Talk 19:34, 31 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

In this interview with Atkinson, when asked about his inspiration for Mr. Bean he replies: "Jacques Tati was one of the first I saw when I was 17 but then we didn’t create Mr Bean until I was 25. Charlie Chaplin was someone I knew a bit about, not a lot. I knew more about Tati. Peter Sellers I always loved. All these people are inspirations." Ka renjc 20:13, 31 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]