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October 30

What song is this (sorry, horrible descripton)

There was a song I really liked as a kid (this is like, 8 years ago), it had a somewhat techno beat and the lyrics kind of remind me of Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger, you know? They had like a few words that were repeated and a fast tempo? Sorry I can't be more descriptive; like I say, I just remembered the song even though I last heard it around 8 years ago.--Kness99 (talk) 00:55, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

Fitter Happier by Radiohead?68.62.125.153 (talk) 02:58, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

Fitter Happier does not have a fast tempo, or any tempo or beat at all really. Adam Bishop (talk) 07:53, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

It's still a brilliant song. Back on point, how about Right Here, Right Now by Fatboy Slim? --WORM | MЯOW 08:57, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

So it's a techno song, with a few words repeated over and over, in a fast tempo...hmmm....think we're going to need a few more clues.

The Rockafeller Skank is another one that meets this description. The "funk soul brother" line repeats about 1000 times. Lots of Fatboy Slim songs fit the same mold. If this or the one cited above don't match, then just browse his catalog. Another one might be it. --Jayron32.talk.contribs 12:31, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

Could be another Daft Punk song, maybe Around the World, which repeats that phrase about 3 million times. Adam Bishop (talk) 15:10, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

Golf games

Why do many golfing video games have fictional courses? February 15, 2009 (talk) 02:21, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

Don't the course designers have to be paid a royalty? TREKphiler ^{hit me ♠} 02:26, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

Why not? Avnas Ishtaroth _{drop me a line} 04:10, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

I'd guess it's not a royalty to the designer but a license fee to the owner for use of a trademark. —Tamfang (talk) 09:28, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

Why should they limit themselves to reality? They can design courses that would be impossible in the real world. Also, accurately recreating an actual course takes a lot more effort than just making one up. -- Mad031683 (talk) 15:23, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

Sopranos Gas Pumping

In an episode of the Sopranos, Paulie and Chris stop in New Jersey at a gas station. They pump the gas themselves. I then read that it is illegal for the customer to pump his own gas in New Jersey. Is this true? and Why?

Same in Oregon apparently. In NJ the almost 60-y.o. law has its detractors like New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine who wanted it changed and has tried since the 80s. Various arguments apply including it costs 5c more for gas service, or that self-serve might raise the prices anyway and furthermore result in job losses, increases in insurance and risk and inconvenience in winter. Check out developments in the NY Times Regional news here[1]. As for The Sopranos (synonymic with illegality), were they getting it for free? Julia Rossi (talk) 05:38, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

No they paid —Preceding unsigned comment added by JelloTube (talk • contribs) 10:17, 2 November 2008 (UTC)

Love Lockdown video censorship

Why is it that on BET the video is heavily censored, but on Fuse TV it airs as is, and I don't see anything provocative that should be censored, unless you count naked tribal people covered in paint as a reason for censorship. In that case, the rap videos featuring half-naked women shaking their butts on BET aren't edited or censored in any fashion. --Crackthewhip775 (talk) 05:24, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

Every network has their own Standards & Practices departments, and they don't work in concert. Since each network determines for themselves what they will decide to broadcast or not, or to censor or not, it is entirely reasonable that what one network decides to air is different from what another does. There may not be an agreement from one network to another since there is no cooperation between the networks in this manner... --Jayron32.talk.contribs 12:28, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

Carmageddon 1 Question

I have Carmageddon 1 (for the PSX) and I was just completing it the other day. There's an mission named Car Crusher and when I complete this mission there shows up an rear end of an car dragging television. I Just love that car and I wanted to know what car it resembles. 85.220.101.206 (talk) 07:18, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

Christmas Carol

I have this carol stuck in my head (at first, I thought it was my own composition). The solfege is roughly: m-r-d-l-t-d-t-l d-d-r-r-m-s-f-m-r-d-t-l This is all I remember. It's also in a minor. 203.188.92.70 (talk) 07:49, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

Celebs on twitter

Just wondered if anyone knew of any other celebrities that use twitter regularly? At the moment I'm following Stephen Fry (definitely legitimate) and someone that claims to be John Cleese (not so sure about this guy). Anyone know of any others that are legit and regularly update? Iiidonkeyiii (talk) 12:17, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

I know that Wil Wheaton twitters, because he sometimes mentions it on his blog. -FisherQueen (talk · contribs) 13:57, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

Assuming, of course, we know that it is him writing his blog... --Jayron32.talk.contribs 15:15, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

Ken Vandermark and William Bennett (noise musician) both use it, not exactly household names but they're both celebrities in my world. --Richardrj ^{talk email} 15:21, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

It depends on what you consider a celebrity. Tina Fey seems to be legit and tweet fairly often. Plenty of "famous" people in the tech industry use Twitter, such as Kevin Rose and Veronica Belmont. Lots of comic book writers also tweet, for example Warren Ellis and Brian Wood. Tomdobb (talk) 17:20, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

There's even a comic book character who tweets regularly. Algebraist 21:04, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

• And let's not forget that podcasters also tweet quite often. I know Mur Lafferty does, but I'd have to look up for other names.- Mgm|^(talk) 23:36, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

Ryan Adams does and encourages fans to let him know how each show went. --12.183.126.18 (talk) 21:37, 2 November 2008 (UTC)Slayer13 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.183.126.18 (talk) 21:34, 2 November 2008 (UTC)

OLD TV SERIES

TRYING TO FIND INFORMATION ON OLD TV SERIES CALLED [I LEAD THREE LIVES] OR [I LEAD 3 LIVES] FOLLOWED BY STATEMENT { SPY, HUSBAND, COUNTERSPY} OR A SIMILAR STATEMENT. WOULD LIKE TO GET CD OR DVD OF THE SERIES. POSSIBLE MALE LEAD -DANA ANDREWS.

We have an article on I Led Three Lives. Please do not post in all CAPS, it is the online equivalent of shouting. --LarryMac | Talk 17:33, 30 October 2008 (UTC)