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January 21

She who Found Out That God was an Angel

In pages 31-31 in Chapter 2 of the novel The Amber Spyglass, after the angel Balthamos told Will Parry that God was not really a god but was actually an angel, he said this:

"One of those who came later was wiser than he was, and she found the truth, so he banished her. We serve her still."

I don't understand. Who was that female angel who found that out, whom Balthamos and Baruch served? Is there any clue? Was that what led to the first rebellion by angels against God in the story?

Bowei Huang (talk) 00:38, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

This is probably Xaphania (spoilerlink), who shows up later in the book as the head rebel angel. Algebraist 03:52, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Go Diego Go

What are the lyrics of Go Diego Go? My 3 year old loves the show (OK, I do too!) but as I don't speak Spanish, I can't figure out the words. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.154.18.118 (talk) 02:53, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Here is an unverified suggestion from our colleagues at Yahoo! Answers. Rockpocket 07:53, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

... Which seems to match up with this. Rockpocket 07:55, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

heys

i realy have to stop asking riddles on this site.anyways here goes-her real name is ella am not sure if its eller the spelling might be wrong but its pronounced 'ella'.who is it it someone very famous and am to use google to research.who cud it be? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.206.41.18 (talk) 10:04, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Ella Fitzgerald? Or do you mean someone famous whose real name is Ella but doesn't use that name? These "riddles" you post are so vague they're not really riddles at all. --Richardrj ^{talk email} 10:36, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Cinderella? 86.21.74.40 (talk) 11:05, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Elle McPherson is really an Eleanor, which is sorta like Ella. -- JackofOz (talk) 11:50, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Cinderella is pretty famous. Algebraist 12:28, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Take your pick.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 12:43, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

You can also search for Pages that start with Ella. --Kjoonlee 18:44, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

thanks its cinderella.u guys are just thje best —Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.207.119.34 (talk) 11:09, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

What's the difference between Rap and Hip-Hop?

Fairly self-explanatory title. 140.247.236.240 (talk) 19:09, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Strictly speaking, rapping is a vocal style while Hip hop is a genre. However they are closely related, and hip hop music is quite often called simply "rap". Friday (talk) 19:14, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

By example, turntablism can be considered an "instrumental" form of hip-hop. It can also be argued The Last Poets were rappers before hip-hop existed. (However, some would dispute both of these examples as being clearly within the definitions of hip-hop and rap.) / edg ☺ ☭ 19:22, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Often when people say things along the lines of, "I listen to hip-hop not rap", they are using rap to mean more specifically gangsta rap, or "commercialized" versus "underground rap". So you can say it's all hip-hop or it's all rap music, but many people place different artists and music into these seperate categories as a way of distinguishing their preference for certain styles of music within the overall genre. So someone might claim that the music of 50 Cent and Ludacris is rap, whereas that of Mos Def and Talib Kweli is hip-hop. Of course the way people use these terms varies widely across times and places and is constantly shifting and evolving, so you're not gonna find real clear cut and agreed upon definitions unless you use Friday's "strictly speaking" ones. Hope that helps. Azi Like a Fox (talk) 05:12, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

Rap is something you do, hip-hop is something you live. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.46.108.53 (talk) 21:33, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

Oricon charts

I'm having a hard time finding past Oricon sales charts. Specifically, I'm trying to find them for "White Summer and Green Bicycle, Red Hair with Black Guitar." by The Pillows.--SeizureDog (talk) 23:26, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

The reason that you can not find it is the song has never charted in the single chart. This is the list of the group's singles and albums. You can find the chart record when you click their number 1 single. But not the song. Oda Mari (talk) 09:29, 22 January 2008 (UTC)