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September 22

"Rooks" by Shearwater

Anyone understands what the song is about? I don't get it... --Dr Dima (talk) 03:06, 22 September 2008 (UTC)

BTW I found a couple of versions of the song on YouTube, here. Thanks in advance. --Dr Dima (talk) 07:46, 22 September 2008 (UTC)

By 'rook' they're talking about the bird, not the chess piece. I didn't work to untangle every metaphor, but it pretty much seems like it's about how mankind is encroaching on the birds, and this is probably a synecdoche meant to extend to all of nature. The birds (nature) are waiting for mankind to fall (become extinct or at least much less of a burden) so that things can be back to how they used to be in the good ol' days before they got killed by flying into our laundry or buildings or just because we want to eat them. - Lambajan 21:01, 22 September 2008 (UTC)

Your interpretation makes sense. Thanks! Now that I have read your reply, I see that there is actually a really nice conflation or double allusion in the song: "the falconer awakes to the sound of the bells. Overhead and southbound they are leaving his life" - southbound as migration and southbound as death (see Guardian of the South). Very nice. Thanks again! --Dr Dima (talk) 06:16, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

Playing PS1/PS2 games on PS3

I am considering getting a PS3 soon. But when I read the PS3 article, it says here that the newer models in production can only play old games with emulation software. What does that mean? Do I have to use a boot disc? Does it come with this software? Also, are the older out-of-production systems that play PS1/PS2 games without the required emulation software rare? As in, can I find them used easily from places like Game Stop or EBay without having to pay a premium? --Endlessdan and his problem 13:13, 22 September 2008 (UTC)

Someone will certainly clarify for you but the emulation software should be available through Sony's online interface (Sony Home?). There won't be a boot-disc, it'll be entirely hard-drive based emulation with your PS1/PS2 game in the disc-drive. 194.221.133.226 (talk) 13:59, 22 September 2008 (UTC)

Just so I'm straight, with the newer model PS3s, I just put in the PS1/PS2 game and the appropriate emulator will be downloaded? --Endlessdan and his problem 14:15, 22 September 2008 (UTC)

The emulator is in the PS3 when you purchase it. You just put in your old game and hope that the programmers didn't do anything outside of Sony's rules of proper programming. If they did, the game may not work properly. Of course, everyone will blame Sony for the game's failure, not the programmers who failed to write their program correctly. A problem you may have is that the PS3 does not have any of those memory card ports. If you want to load saved games off your PS2 memory cards, you have to buy a USB adapter for them. -- kainaw™ 12:27, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

I have one of the PS3's with software emulation. You just pop in the disk and it goes. The only game I own that doesn't work with it is "Gitaroo Man".

Be sure to check the Ps3#Retail_configurations chart before you buy. Some PS3s don't have any backwards computability at all.

(As an aside, most add-on hardware like the PS2 Guitar Hero controller will not work with the PS3.) APL (talk) 13:54, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

The Spanish language version of Achy Breaky Heart

Wasn't there a Spanish language version of Achy Breaky Heart? Ericthebrainiac (talk) 14:09, 22 September 2008 (UTC)

Yes, by Caballo Dorado. An MP3 can be purchased from Amazon.com. Google would have given you an answer more quickly. --LarryMac | Talk 14:27, 22 September 2008 (UTC)

I haven't heard the version mentioned by LarryMac. I do have, however, a version by Coyote Dax, on disco Estrella vol. 4. It's listed as "No rompas mi corazon (dance remix)". The lyrics go "No rompas más mi pobre corazón. Estas pegando justo entiéndelo. Si quiebras poco más mi pobre corazón, me harás mil pedazos quiérelo." (Over and over again). After hearing it a zillion times a summer some years ago, I think I prefer this version by "Weird Al" Yankovic. --NorwegianBlue ^talk 21:54, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

MINOR COUNTIES CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIP STATISTICS

Whowever writes about the Minor Counties of English Cricket for Wikipedia clearly has access to the final tables for each Minor Counties Championship season, 1895 onwards.

I have been trying to get hold of these for years. I have been told that the only way to find them is to go through every copy of Wisden from then till now, but I am overseas and therefore cannot visit a county club to do this.

Does anyone have these tables? If so can they make them available to me or the public?

Rumwold Leigh Tbilisi, Georgia —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.232.49.207 (talk) 21:48, 22 September 2008 (UTC)

CricketArchive has a record of all of them, I think. If you search (in your browser, hit ctrl + f or your equivalent) on this page for "Minor counties championship" (without the "s, obviously) it has the results of every single season (with gaps for the two world wars) back to 1895. Not all of them have points tables or statistics, but these pages are present from the 1910 season onwards, which I hope should be good enough. Hope this helps! :) Regards, AllynJ (talk | contribs) 22:31, 22 September 2008 (UTC)