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August 30

Does the Pokémon White's Isshu Region resemble any real-world location whatsoever?

See here:

http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/File:Isshu.jpg

Historically, virtually all regions in the Pokémon franchise were based on real-world locations. (Kanto was, surprisingly enough, based on Japan's Kanto Region.)

However, Isshu doesn't appear to be based on any region I know. But can anyone else hypothesize what real-world landmass or region Isshu resembles? --70.179.165.170 (talk) 04:17, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

I'm sure you've read [1] as well, which speculates that it is probably based on a region outside of Japan. The picture itself immediately reminded me of Manhattan with its piers and skyscrapers in Lower Manhattan, but of course there is no desert in NYC. Come to think of it, I doubt there is any location with a small desert right between two rivers, but perhaps we shouldn't take that too literally. 83.81.60.233 (talk) 06:54, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Well, this is the sort of pattern-matching problem where you can come up with lots of answers if you try hard enough. Our brains love finding patterns. But it's hard to look at that map an not see it as a whimsical portrayal of Manhattan. Which is weird, because it doesn't really match up all that well besides the fact that it's a peninsula bounded by two rivers. (Sure, the Brooklyn bridge is spot-on, and that could be Central Park, but what about that desert? Or the Carnival?) APL (talk) 18:34, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Isshu doesn't have to ressemble any location in particular perfectly. They're using a female prof, too. Jds500 (talk) 02:04, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

The Stig

When did the Black Stig first appear in Top Gear? The article on The Stig says first appearance 2003, but that obvioulsy applies to the White Stig. -- SGBailey (talk) 10:09, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

That question is answered in the article itself, albeit somewhat confusingly, perhaps. The infobox near the top applies to White Stig and below that is one for Black Stig. That says he appeared in the very first episode of new Top Gear, on October 20th 2002. (Now that White's identity has apparently been revealed, I wonder what color they're going to use next. Silver Stig? 83.81.60.233 (talk) 12:01, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Ah yes. I managed to miss that somehow. -- SGBailey (talk) 15:54, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Madonna's Vogue

I have a question: does anybody know who is the guy with a white scarf on Vogue's video? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 201.62.213.32 (talk) 21:32, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

His name is Salim 'Slam' Gauwloos. See [2] and [3]. Oda Mari (talk) 07:02, 1 September 2010 (UTC)