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November 30

Movie quote/malapropism "top shit dog on campus"

Saw the quote "top shit dog on campus" white browsing TV Tropes today, and I know it's from a movie I've seen, but I can't remember which one. Seems like the kind of thing that a character given to malapropisms might say in a stoner comedy? I'm not entirely sure that it's from a film, but the use of an expletive would make me lean that way. Found a few uses of the quote with a web search, but nothing to indicate its origin. Thanks everybody! Kufat (talk) 01:51, 30 November 2010 (UTC)

Backyard Basketball 2004 cheat

According to this website [[1]], it says that if I type the players name twice, I would get the player but I fail to do. Is there any website where I can a easier way to get the cheat player? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.29.32.248 (talk) 04:32, 30 November 2010 (UTC)

According to GameFaqs you type the name once then press enter twice. APL (talk) 04:58, 3 December 2010 (UTC)

The Burrowers soundtrack

I am looking for the songs and artists of the soundtrack from The Burrowers. it was not on the page for the movie. My email is <redacted>.

Please can you send me the info and update the movie's page.

Thanks Seth Rundell —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sethrundell (talk • contribs) 04:35, 30 November 2010 (UTC)

I've removed your email as it's not a good idea to put personal information on this page... --Worm 09:39, 30 November 2010 (UTC)

Do you mean The Borrowers (1997 film)? Details of the soundtrack are here[2]. Alansplodge (talk) 09:54, 30 November 2010 (UTC)

I thought that, and put a very similar response, which I removed, when I realise he probably meant The Burrowers, which is a 2007 Horror film. The problem with it being the Borrowers, is that is a fully composed film score by Harry Gregson-Williams and does not seem to include artists or songs. --Worm 09:07, 1 December 2010 (UTC)

helping a good friend

My friend Hope is an ausom singer, and she likes the music of Wolfgang Gartner like me, and she always wanted to do a song with him. I want to make this dream come true, so i'm asking you guys, is there any advice i could give her in doing a song for wolfgang gartner? Keep in mind her singing is perfect pitch and melody for his music. N.I.M. (talk) 10:07, 30 November 2010 (UTC)

The basic advice for aspiring performers is that they need to get an agent. Otherwise they will be ignored. Then the basic advice for getting an agent is: Be sure not to work with an agent that charges you up front; agents are paid when their clients get work. Comet Tuttle (talk) 18:56, 30 November 2010 (UTC)

Once she does that, how can she convince Wolfgang Gartner to do a mix for her song? this way we can have Wolfgang Gartner featuring Hope. N.I.M. (talk) 22:35, 30 November 2010 (UTC)

A reputable agent can call the agent of Wolfgang Gartner, or any other performer, composer, or actor, and the agents will talk to each other about the project and someone quotes a price to someone else, and either it gets done or it doesn't. Comet Tuttle (talk) 23:21, 30 November 2010 (UTC)

Comet has advised you about the traditional route. A potential new route to fame is to record a video or her singing and post it to Youtube (AKA, Google videos). If enough people view the video, it will become famous, and then she might get an answer if she contacts Wolfgang Gartner (or his agent). StuRat (talk) 00:52, 1 December 2010 (UTC)

Thanks, i'll mention this to her, here's hoping her dream can come true. N.I.M. (talk) 02:10, 1 December 2010 (UTC)

What's the hat worn by Jason Statham in the movie The Expendables??

Hello. I'm hoping that someone can tell me the brand of hat worn by actor Jason Statham in the movie The Expendables. I've done some googling, but no luck with an exact answer. Below are some links to pictures. Thanks! Rangermike (talk) 13:47, 30 November 2010 (UTC)

Here's a Pic And another view Yet another view Another view

It's just an olive green baseball cap. Googling olive baseball cap gives a load of similar hats, or check an army surplus store near you.[3][4] —Preceding unsigned comment added by Colapeninsula (talk • contribs) 22:13, 30 November 2010 (UTC)

A related Q: Some baseball hats have flat bills, and others (like the ones in this Q) have curved bills. Is there any difference in how these types of hats are named ? StuRat (talk) 00:38, 1 December 2010 (UTC)

If I'm reading your question correctly, you're referring to something like this. And to answer the question, in my experience, no there is no difference in name. Though one with a flat brim is sometimes specified as having a flat brim like in the link that I provided. Flat brims are, in the US, generally associated with younger wearers and have an association in many areas with hip-hop or inner-city fashions. Note: This is from my perspective as a baseball cap (rounded brim) wearing American. Dismas|^(talk) 04:46, 1 December 2010 (UTC)

Baseball caps often have a "shapable brim", so you can bend it or not, depending on your preference, and it will hold its shape pretty well. APL (talk) 20:06, 1 December 2010 (UTC)

Ricky Bobby Talledega Nights Question

Something that has always bugged me, at the climax of this film, the two main characters get out of their crashed cars and race to the finish line on foot. They are disqualified for leaving their cars, but the guy who was in third place when he too crashed was not. How are they not expected to get out of their crashed vehicles, and does that mean the guy in third just stayed in his car until the race was over? 134.126.191.109 (talk) 17:16, 30 November 2010 (UTC)

Back in 2009, at the end of a NASCAR race, Carl Edwards left his car after a horrific crash and sprinted to the finish line. See here: [5]. I have not found the official rule yet, but I don't remember him being disqualified. (And obviously, a fictional movie will have its own unique rules) 10draftsdeep (talk) 18:22, 30 November 2010 (UTC)

Regarding the real-life circumstance, Edwards did not finish the 2009 Aaron's 499. He was credited for the number of laps completed (187 of 188) and received the most points of the non-finishing contenders. Note that this is not the same as "disqualification", merely a recognition that the driver can't race any further. As for the original question, though, 10 is correct: movies play by their own rules to tell a story, and those rules should often not be expected to logically extend further. — Lomn 19:00, 30 November 2010 (UTC)

I guess that makes sense. I wasn't expecting them to win because they crossed the last line, but I didn't get why getting out of the car on their own free will would have disqualified them but not anyone else (though we don't see anyone else leave their crashed cars) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.126.191.109 (talk) 19:30, 30 November 2010 (UTC)

In actual racing, the racer who left a damaged car would be credited with a DNF (did not finish) and would place worse than anyone that DNFed after him, and batter than anyone DNFed before him. If a racer is disqualified, they are credited with a DSQ, and automatically scored last. Leaving a car does not normally disqualify someone. It should be noted that racers may finish in a damaged car; several races have been finished by drivers while in the process of crashing; notably the 2007 Daytona 500 which featured a crash right behind the leaders on the last lap; Clint Bowyer finished the race on the lead lap by crossing the start-finish line in mid air, upside down, and on fire. The 2007 race was perhaps the wildest finish since the 1979 Daytona 500, when the leaders on the last lap, Donnie Allison and Cale Yarborough, crashed just short of the finish line, got out of their cars, and started a fistfight while Richard Petty slipped past to take the checkered flag. --Jayron32 03:31, 1 December 2010 (UTC)

Forgot the best one. The 1976 Daytona 500 featured a crash on the home stretch between Richard Petty and David Pearson; Petty's car stalled out but Pearson's limped over the finish line to win the race. --Jayron32 03:33, 1 December 2010 (UTC)

And the 1992 Winston All-Star Race had an even closer finish, with the crash occuring at the finish line. --Jayron32 03:36, 1 December 2010 (UTC)

Insert in Read or Die TV Volumes

I recently purchased some volumes of the show R.O.D. TV, and in some of the volumes, (seems to be only the ones that I got new, which was about three of five), there are these little cards in the insert on the opposite of the front of the case. They are about the size of the case, plastic, and about as thick as a credit card. They have very official, beautiful art on both sides of them, and say NOT FOR SALE in the corner. I was just wondering what these were, and if one came with every volume, or just certain ones. —Preceding unsigned comment added by BioYu-Gi! (talk • contribs) 19:39, 30 November 2010 (UTC)

Sounds like trading cards. That series isn't listed under Non-sports_trading_card#Television, so you might want to add it there. What is the content, other than "art" ? StuRat (talk) 00:29, 1 December 2010 (UTC)

Hm, I don't know if you can consider them trading cards, they are pretty big. Like I said they are essentially the width and length of a dvd case. As for content, they have art on both sides depicting the characters, usually in provocative poses. No text other than the DO NOT SELL on the corner and the tiny copyright info in another corner. BioYu-Gi! (talk) 04:51, 1 December 2010 (UTC)

Are these just the normal cover art that comes with any DVD ? They are usually just glossy paper, but they might make them out of plastic for durability, I suppose. StuRat (talk) 05:05, 1 December 2010 (UTC)

Nope, totally different from the cover art. And they are in the inside of the case, in that spot where you normally have a small piece of paper listing the scenes in the movie. 134.126.191.109 (talk) 02:38, 2 December 2010 (UTC)

Well, we're back to them being over-sized trading cards, then. StuRat (talk) 05:08, 2 December 2010 (UTC)

Well, I finally figured it out actually. They are ridiculously over-sized bookmarks. Their large size is also for writing notes, as it provides a hard surface for a piece of paper. 134.126.191.109 (talk) 14:39, 2 December 2010 (UTC)