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Wii

Why are the two i's in "Wii" always lowercase? Even when writing in all-caps? Interactive Fiction Expert/Talk to me 09:42, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

As Wll and WII look very similar perhaps. Lanfear's Bane | t 10:47, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

Thats upper-case w, lower-case L and lower-case L then upper-case w, upper-case i and upper-case i. See what I mean? I forgot the text when editing Wikipedia looks different from the edited result. Lanfear's Bane | t 10:49, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

For the same reason that iTunes is always begun with a lowercase i - it's a brand name and thus the company can dictate spelling and punctuation. Other examples include Panic! At the Disco. Kuronue | Talk 21:13, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

Who's That Girl?

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Generic PC animation girl? SGGH ^speak! 18:57, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

Obscure 1979 movie

Nearly two decades ago, I watched this motion picture on TV. It was called 2 Catch 2. (The movie was originally released in 1979). I haven't seen it since. Will it ever come out, digitally restored, on DVD?72.229.136.18 (talk) 14:39, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

Not unless it was a really popular movie back then. Sorry, I don't think that you will ever see it on DVD unless it is really high in demand--Dlo2012 (talk) 14:58, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

Maybe your thinking of Catch 22 good book, not such a good movie apparently.

Catch-22 was released in 1970, and was well-liked, despite the box office receipts. 2 Catch 2 is an actual movie, released in 1979 (as stated in the original question). There is an entry for it at the All Movie Guide, although nothing shows up on IMDB. As far as a DVD release (digitally restored or not), Wikipedia is not a crystal ball. --LarryMac | Talk 18:01, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

Name of an "angry" movie.

There was a movie mentioned in VH1's I love the 90s that was about a normal man (I think he may have been played by Tom Arnold, not sure) that snaps under the pressures of modern life. The only thing I remember is a clip where he goes to McDonald's and orders a breakfast sandwich only to find that it is exactly one minute after 11 o'clock and they stopped serving breakfast items - he then aims a Mac-10 at the cashier and yells (and swears) at her to give him his breakfast sandwich. Does anyone know the name of this movie? 206.252.74.48 (talk) 17:15, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

Falling Down. Nanonic (talk) 17:35, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the quick answer! 206.252.74.48 (talk) 18:30, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

Great film. Pretty much the only good thing ever to come out of Joel Schumacher. — Kieff | Talk 04:26, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

Agreed - marvelous film :) 66.112.241.103 (talk) 06:09, 23 March 2008 (UTC)Melancholydanish

Talk is cheap

Where did this phrase originate, does anyone know? The wiki articles are just on the albums. I think its quite a nifty, nugget-sized phrase. SGGH ^speak! 18:56, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

It is related to the proverb "Speech is silver, silence is golden". SaundersW (talk) 10:26, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

One early religious reference is Judah ben Ilai's comment on Psalm 65 ("For thee praise is silent.") "Silence is the cure to everything: when R. Dima came from Palestine, he said that in the West they say: "A word is worth a sela, and silence two." " [1]. (Different English translations to be found.)---Sluzzelin talk 13:20, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

Now, that's an interesting connection. I've always interpreted these phrases quite differently. For me,

• "... silence is golden" is about the difference between saying something and not saying anything, particularly if what you have to say is not of much value, whereas
• "talk is cheap" is about the difference between merely talking about conquering that huge mountain up ahead (anyone can do that) and actually doing it (which takes a special skill or effort). -- JackofOz (talk) 21:35, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

No, I'd usually interpret "talk is cheap" along those lines too, but the connection still comes to mind. There are other phrases lying somewhere in between. "Put your money where your mouth is" or "Put up or shut up", for example, could merely imply the "action" of risking one's money in a bet, but not necessarily of "doing" what is talked about. (Exact origins of the money-mouth phrase are uncertain but the gambling etymology seems plausible according to here). There can be various reasons too why silence is worth more than talk. One reason, as you wrote, is "if what you have to say is not of much value" or even of negative value, as in the phrase attributed to Boethius: "Si tacuisses, philosophus mansisses." ("If you had kept your silence, you would have remained a philosopher"). Another reason could be the inadequacy of words to express something, as in the Psalms example where silent praise is appropriate because words cannot do justice to God's great goodness. (More words, but I still found no sourced origins of the exact phrase "talk is cheap".---Sluzzelin talk 07:39, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

List of Talent Agencies Is Gone

Hello, There used to be a list of talent agencies in Hollywood and New York. It was just a list. No matter what I put in as search in Wikipedia and Google, I can no longer find it. Is it deleted? Further info: It had references to the big 5 as well as the top 10 who also package using asteriks I believe. ~ Jan

It looks like the page was deleted. You can find the reasons here--FreeKresge (talk) 21:45, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

Sega Genesis Video Game

I remember playing some type of shooter video game from Sega at one time. The story was about a group who kidnapped a rock band in order to somehow implement the new world order. The player had to move through a number of stages shooting at various enemies.134.250.60.194 (talk) 22:50, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

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