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Still sexy at nearly 70 years old

Tina Turner still sexy at nearly seventy - see http://hq-celebrity.com/beyonces-cameltoe/

What other entertainers have still been sexy at an advanced age? (Cher is one example). 80.2.203.67 (talk) 00:51, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

Mae West - I never thought she was sexy at any age, but she obviously thought she was right till the end. Also Joan Collins and Marlene Dietrich. On the other side of the fence, Sean Connery makes various friends of mine go weak at the knees. -- JackofOz (talk) 01:04, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

Over in Canada, 73-year-old Leonard Cohen is currently making plenty of women go weak at the knees on his comeback tour. --Richardrj ^{talk email} 07:47, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

More Hollywood. Living: Sophia Loren, Paul Newman (83), Sidney Poitier (81), Clint Eastwood (turning 78 in less than two weeks!). Dead, but attractive into their 80s, 70s, and 60s respectively: Gregory Peck and, somewhat related to one another in appeal, Woody Strode and Yul Brynner. ---11:54, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

San Antonio Spurs arena logos

From Wikipedia:Village_pump_(miscellaneous) specific version

So I'm watching the NBA playoffs in San Antonio, and hanging from the ceiling appear to be these three oddball logos outlined in lights -- a basketball player, the regular Spurs "U" logo and a bullrider. They look like something out of the 70s, even though the arena is rather new. What's up with those things? Were they a holdover from the HemisFair Arena or something? -- Mwalcoff (talk) 02:28, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

American Pie (The Movie)

There is a guy who talks on the phone to the person who in the future will do cinninligus on Tara Reid in the movie. What is this guy's real name in life (not the guy performing conninlinguis).68.148.164.166 (talk) 09:21, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

I can't say that I remember the movie well enough to answer but you can probably figure it out by going to the article for American Pie (film) or looking through the pages for the cast at the Internet Movie Database. Dismas|^(talk) 18:14, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

If you're referring to Tara Reid's character's boyfriend's brother then it's Casey Affleck (Ben's brother). Zain Ebrahim (talk) 08:40, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

I have no idea if it is Tara Reid's character's boyfriend's brother. I believe the character in question is talking on the phone to Tara Reid's character's boyfriend, and tells Tara Reid's character's boyfriend where the Bible (or Sex Bible?) is.68.148.164.166 (talk) 00:56, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

I see you left the same response on my talk page. The guy you're describing is the brother. Check American Pie (film) and Casey Affleck and you'll see that they have the same surname. Zain Ebrahim (talk) 16:41, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Well, I guess the book was under a book shelf. The book was like a composition of a bunch of construction paper, looseleaf, etc. glued together or inserted in between random pages.68.148.164.166 (talk) 08:50, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

Yip - that sounds like it. It's probably best to leave the question at the date on which it was asked so as to keep the archives continuous. Zain Ebrahim (talk) 15:18, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

An advertisement campaign of multiple fronts

Is there a business jargon to describe an advertisement campaign of multiple fronts? A small business may stick with a theme for years because they do not have much money to burn. They cannot create multiple mascots. Some big companies may have lots of money to burn and for some reason, they make lots of unrelated commercials.

For example, Geico may run these commercials in the U.S.:

• Caveman
• Stupid green lizard
• A custmer and a hired entertainer
• Named comparison, e.g., this customer saves $999999999 switching from ...
• Maybe some other themes ...

Does this tactic have a name? -- Toytoy (talk) 12:57, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

Media blitz? ···日本穣^{? · Talk to Nihonjoe} 02:35, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

No, that just means doing a lot of advertising in various media.

In the case being asked about, I'm guessing that the ad agency (or the marketing department, perhaps using multiple ad agencies) intended the ads to appeal to different groups of customers -- like the way the same movie will sometimes have one ad showing clips that emphasize action and another one showing clips that emphasize humor or romance, intended for men and women respectively. This could be called "targeted advertising", although the WP article targeted advertising is referring to a different technique.

--Anonymous, 04:50 UTC, May 18, 2008.

Back to back showing of the same movie

Sometimes a TV station may air the same show twice back to back. Is there a business jargon for this? For example:

The Moron Channel

• 06:00 ...
• 08:00 My Grandpa was a Monkey (1900 movie)
• 10:00 My Grandpa was a Monkey (1900 movie)
• 12:00 Britney's Pregnant S6E5
• 13:00 Britney's Pregnant S6E6
• 14:00 Britney's Pregnant S6E7
• 15:00 Britney's Pregnant S6E8

How do they call this practice? -- Toytoy (talk) 13:05, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

TNT refers to these in commercials as "encore presentations", though it may be notable that our encore article calls this a "euphemism for a rerun". — Lomn 13:09, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

Um, actually, I think "two back-to-back episodes of [whatever]" is the most common expression for describing this. But maybe those in the business have a more official expression, like "two-hour block" or something (please don't take my word for that last one:) Kreachure (talk) 15:23, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

I assume that it's not simply two back-to-back episodes (e.g. Show X Ep 1 and Show X Ep 2) but rather the exact same broadcast, back to back. — Lomn 17:38, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

I've heard "repeat broadcast" used for the the second show in network ads. Lisa4edit (talk) 20:19, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

Does that cover the back-to-backness, though? Can't a repeat broadcast be hours or days after the first one? Zain Ebrahim (talk) 20:23, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

Wait a sec. If the question actually refers to a TV show special or movie broadcast again right after it has ended the first time, it's called "encore presentation", because that's what usually appears at a corner of the screen so as to not be confused with a live broadcast or the like (and that's in fact what it's called any other time it's rebroadcast, not only right after). If the question was actually about back-to-back episodes (i.e. two different eps of the same show), then I stick to my first answer. :) Kreachure (talk) 20:34, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

Okay then, if it's more than two episodes, then you could replace the "two" in my answer with any other number, and some networks even say "back-to-back-to-back" but that can't possibly be the accepted jargon... Kreachure (talk) 14:51, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

When they play multiple episodes back-to-back (not the same episode over and over), it is normally called a "marathon" such as the Spongebob Marathon that was on Nick today - four hours of Spongebob episodes. When they play the exact same movie over and over back-to-back, it is rarely given a specific name. TNT does this quite a bit and says "You won't miss it because we're playing it whenever you are able to watch" - meaning that it starts at 8:00pm, 10:00pm, and Midnight. So, you "have three chances to watch!" -- kainaw™ 01:47, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

Xtreme Legends: Samurai Warriors Questions

Good day everyone. I have a small question because the last people I asked somewhere else didn't help as much as they could have. Last time I go to an expert gaming sight :). Do I have to complete all missions in the four main characters stories before I get the other extra costumes?I beat the game with Ina, Yoshimoto, Hideyoshi, and Tadakatsu. I have those four extra costumes. But I can't get the other extra costumes for the other characters. (I thank you whoever helps in advance. I will try to respond, but I am a bit busy with some stuff. I just found I had some free time at this moment.)Rem Nightfall (talk) 15:45, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

I'm a little busy too, but I can tell you that you should find what you need at this FAQ or any other FAQ of the game at gamefaqs. Kreachure (talk) 20:44, 16 May 2008 (UTC)