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June 1

PHMFTM: About a group of teens in the UK who drive while texting, and crash.

(PHMFTM: "Please Help Me Find This Movie" - an acronym any user ought to use here from now on when one needs your help in finding the movie's title.)

My little sister told me about this movie she watched that took place in the UK, and was about a group of teens who texted religiously. One of them texted while trying to drive, so there was a multi-car pile-up. Unfortunately, she couldn't quite remember the title. What was the title of this movie? --Let Us Update Wikipedia: Dusty Articles 01:33, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

There was a short film, "Cow", produced for Gwent Police which received widespread publicity when it was first shown - information here and here, and on YouTube here. Is that the one? Ghmyrtle (talk) 07:06, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

Rhythm Stick single cover

What's this all about?

File:Hit_Me_With_Your_Rhythm_Stick.JPG

I see a tangram and a lot of very odd-shaped, mostly spotty blocks. Most of the blocks are joined by a pink string. One of them has a notch in its edge, one has a crescent moon, and the two square blocks on the end are completely black. Is Barney Bubbles up to some funny business here? Is it a code? 81.131.10.146 (talk) 02:01, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

Looks like a brain-teaser puzzle, to me, perhaps it all fits together to form a cube and/or some other shapes. StuRat (talk) 03:09, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

I wonder if they represent the band members somehow. I count at least seven Blockheads, and in the bottom right it says "ID and the Blocks", which isn't quite the name of the band (real name is in the top left). 81.131.10.146 (talk) 03:19, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

According to a post in this discussion, ""Bubbles’ “Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick” artwork for Ian Dury and the Blockheads is based on one of El Lissitzky’s prouns — abstract works in which smooth geometrical forms slide together in spatial arrangements that suggest new kinds of architectural or utopian possibility. This is a typical Bubbles high art/pop culture joke. The mysterious angular flat forms are the separate components of a prancing toy dog, which can be seen on the back of the record. While Bubbles treats his art historical source as a starting point for graphic wit, Lissitzky’s work — like that of other European modernists — was a source of growing interest among designers in the late 1970s...." The "toy dog" can be seen here (scroll down a bit). Ghmyrtle (talk) 07:01, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

Ah! Good find, thank you. (I can totally see how it's a dog now even before I see it assembled - the thin block is the tail, the half moon is the eye, the black blocks are ears, etc.) 81.131.46.12 (talk) 07:40, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

Creating celebrity page

How do I create a Wikipedia for a celebrity so that it looks like the other celeb pages (i.e.- Penn Badgley), with picture etc?

Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Christie.p3r (talk • contribs) 02:15, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

See WP:Your first article. Dismas|^(talk) 03:22, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

Welsh Folklore

What is the emblem in the lower left?174.3.121.27 (talk) 05:45, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

The one on the lower left is shamrock, for Ireland. The symbol representing Wales is the one on the lower right - the Prince of Wales's feathers. Ghmyrtle (talk) 06:55, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

Very much confused!?!

Hey guys, I just wanna ask about a film which is actually Pinocchio but when I searched for it, I can't find the real one.( true humans are on the film and I've watched it when I was a kid, around 1997-99!)

I remember that the first minutes of the film was that Geppeto is climbing a tall tree and he was carving a heart on it... Please help me find the film's right name..thanks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 110.55.161.201 (talk) 06:31, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

Pinocchio in popular culture mentions a 1996 movie. Could this possibly be the film you're thinking of? Oh, and we have an article for the film, The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996 film). Dismas|^(talk) 07:16, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

Help!?!

Hey i'm looking for a website where in I can watch the full zatch bell series (enlish subs)...please help me and thanks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 110.55.161.201 (talk) 06:36, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

I haven't been able to find any site where you can watch this series legally. It's possible that sites exist where you can do so in violation of copyright, but we can't offer advice on how to break the law. It does appear to be available to buy on DVD, though, so that may be another option for you. Karenjc 10:59, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

You can try animefreak.tv, I don't know if they're legal or not. ... Everard Proudfoot (talk) 22:40, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

Soccer Club Abbreviations

On reading the article on the 2009-2010 UEFA Champions League season, I saw that the clubs in the group stage are abbreviated. Manchester United is "MAN", Coppenhagen is "FCK," and so on. Where do these abbreviations come from? Is there some sort of master list with abbreviatons for every club? 75.21.165.102 (talk) 14:39, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

I see PeeJay has already answered you on the article talk page, but you might be interested in this link to a specific page on UEFA.com. 86.164.69.239 (talk) 15:18, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

Help identifying song please :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4tN5iU-fi4

Please help, if at all possible :) Even if you don't know what it is, if you've heard it elsewhere - say so! It all helps... 110.175.208.144 (talk) 15:35, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

This clip seems to be from the BBC's Top Gear programme. There used to be a page on the BBC Website which could tell you what music had been used in what programmes, but I can't find it on there at the moment (they're having some problems with the servers, apparently). --TammyMoet (talk) 19:51, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

The problem is, it's from the DVD release and not the TV show (they change the music for the DVDs). 110.175.208.144 (talk) 21:41, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

As with a lot of TV show music, it's probably either just stock music that the BBC owns or a real music track with the lyrics and things taken off - leaving just the instruments. Chevymontecarlo 12:27, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

Aww, but it's so good :( Thanks anyway, guys! Xjmmlpsufmboe (talk) 08:10, 4 June 2010 (UTC)

Know anyone with an iPhone and that app that will identify songs for you? That might work. I don't have one myself, or I'd give it a shot. Jedikaiti (talk) 23:20, 7 June 2010 (UTC)

PHMFTS

My Ipod was on shuffle and I came across a song that has some how ended up as one of 30000, it is called Supersonic by Bad Religion, please can you tell me which album this is on so I can buy the album, it is brilliant. Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.172.58.82 (talk) 15:44, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

I think it's off "The Process of Belief" 110.175.208.144 (talk) 16:09, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

Maybe I'm being too logical about this but if it's on your iPod, then you presumably own the song. So why not just look at the info on the song? Or if you downloaded it from some file sharing program and the file lacks the basic song info like album title, then why not just look it up on Google? Wouldn't that have been faster than posting your question here and having to wait for someone to come along and give you the info? Dismas|^(talk) 21:26, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

Shazam is also your friend if you can get the music loud enough out of your headphones or computer for your phone to pick it up... It gives you loads of info inc the album its off, and if you have an iPhone it also gives you a link to click that takes you straight to iTunes to purchase it... Gazhiley (talk) 12:59, 3 June 2010 (UTC)

Re: Incorrect hyperlink from "The Unit" by Ninni Holmqvist (dystopian literature) to "The Unit" (TV series about Delta Force)

The Wiki page "List of dystopian literature http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dystopian_literature)" incorrectly links the book "The Unit" by Ninni Holmqvist to "The Unit" TV show (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Unit). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.194.10.200 (talk) 19:35, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

I've removed the wikilink since it doesnt appear that we have an article on that novel, nor any disambiguation page for The Unit. In the future, you can be bold and feel free to make any edits or corrections you think are neccessary, you don't need permission or a screen name to edit. Livewireo (talk) 21:33, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

Would it be better to make a red link that points to (for example) The Unit (book)? In other words, is this likely to be a notable subject for an article? 86.164.69.239 (talk) 22:01, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

The Unit (novel) perhaps? Dismas|^(talk) 23:39, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

Call of Duty

How can I tell which version of Call of Duty: World at war I have? I'm trying to patch it, but I'm not sure which patch to get. --68.105.107.199 (talk) 23:27, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

If you have the physical version, you can just look at the box. If you have a download, I would try looking through your purchase history to see what you've bought and downloaded in the past. I know on the Playstation Store you can do this, but if you've got an Xbox I'm not sure. If you've been keeping up with the patches so far, then you'll have the latest version. If you're not sure I would just go for the oldest patch and keep going from there until the most recent version. Chevymontecarlo 12:25, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

sounds like he's got the PC version. Have you tried looking in the main folder for a readme/changelog file? Riffraffselbow (talk) 09:36, 4 June 2010 (UTC)