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longest fictional presumed death?

On learning that Den Watts reappeared 14 years after he was presumed killed, I'm moved to ask: who can top that? —Tamfang 05:22, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

I guess that beats Mike Roy from All My Children, who was only dead for 13 years.  :) Corvus cornix_talk 20:00, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

And Sherlock Holmes who seems to have managed 12. SaundersW 22:26, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

Captain Kirk was stuck in the Nexus for 78 years, and Scotty was trapped in a transporter beam for 75 years, both presumed dead. Adam Bishop 06:51, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

Which brings us to the USS Bozeman in the episode Cause and Effect, I can't find an exact time period they were missing for but Soyuz-class starships had been out of service for more than eighty years according to [1] and that the Bozeman and her crew have been caught in the causality loop for ninety years. Lanfear's Bane | t 12:55, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

Though it's a legend, a story like Rip van Winkle, Urashima Taro was presumed dead for 300 years. Oda Mari (talk) 05:31, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

• (spoilers ahead) I'm sure some Doctor Who character can top that. Both the Daleks and the Master were presumed dead during the time war and both reappeared anyway quite some time later, or earlier depending on whose timeline you're looking at. - Mgm|^(talk) 23:04, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

Was Sauron ever presumed dead? That must have been for thousands of years, if he was. Adam Bishop (talk) 16:14, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

A late entry: Dylan Hunt was trapped on the edge of a black hole for 303 years in Andromeda. I'm pretty sure he was presumed dead. --Kateshortforbob 23:54, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

Name this computer game

Ok, so this one is a real toughy. First off, the game was playable in DOS and almost certainly released before 1990. I remember the name being something like "Worm", but that may have just been the filename. It's certainly not the Worms game you probably think I mean, nor was it a Snake clone. The few details that I can remember are that the gameplay involved a grid of some sort, with different tiles everywhere (one tile was a palm tree). The "worm" tile was something to avoided I think, and would make this really weird "waaaaaaaaaaawn" sound if you got killed by it. It's been bugging me for ages, but I can't figure out what it is. Help?--SeizureDog 08:01, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

Don't recognize it but maybe you can check here? Sandman30s 21:10, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

I've already skipped the cat somewhat. Plus I'm not even sure if it was popular enough to get an article yet.--SeizureDog 10:37, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

Maybe it was "Hustle" a game that inspired the snake games.--Dlo2012 (talk) 23:32, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

Way back in the day a DOS game that I really liked was called "Willy the Worm". You can download it here.

http://www.dosgamesonline.com/index/game/Willy%20the%20Worm/539/

Maybe that's the one you are thinking of. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jesswitaj (talk • contribs) 06:00, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

Nope. Future note though, the game I'm thinking of was in color.--SeizureDog (talk) 02:40, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

Musical Frenzy!

Can someone recommend any piano pieces that are similar to Prelude Op. 28/15 in D flat Major (more commonly known as "Raindrop")? They don't have to sound the same but should be in the same key , (same difficulty if possible) and/or by a well-renowned person.

Please leave behind suggestions, even if they don't follow or match any of the criteria mentioned above....Thanks!

Also note, please leave behind comments in the following order:

"Song Title",

Composer,

Availability on iTunes (yes/no)

Artist (if composer is deceased)

Difficulty (from 1-10)

Any other information or fun fact (optional) :)

Your name

Thank you, even if you don't write an answer!

♥ECH3LON♥ 21:44, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

Just to note in case anyone isn't aware, this refers to the Prelude 15 by Chopin. 86.21.74.40 03:52, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

If it must be in D flat major, there are some classical pieces listed in our article but their degree of difficulty varies. The one closest to the Raindrop Prelude in terms of style and difficulty is Liszt's Consolation No 3. Debussy's Clair de lune has a similar sort of dreamy mood, although it is a little harder, in my estimation. -- JackofOz (talk) 14:13, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks! It doesn't HAVE to be in D Flat Major though, any good piece will do just fine. ♥ECH3LON♥ 01:18, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

Simpsons episode

Hello,

I keep thinking I have seen a Simpson's episode where Marge is very successful for some reason (but not the pretzel one) and Homer is worried that she will want to marry young as he meets these three guys who all say how they have married rich older women (like Marge) they were all athletic and Homer was sitting on a recliner by a pool when they spoke to him.

So can someone tell me if this is a real episode or if I have just completely invented it!

--77.5.19.111 23:24, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

It's a pretty recent one - "Husbands and Knives". --Joelmills 02:14, 4 December 2007 (UTC)