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October 13

Shrek

In Shrek, there's a little comedy skit after the first main film in which characters sing songs that are amusing because of their circumstances, etc. Farquad, having just been eaten by the dragon, is shown inside the dragon singing, Stayin' Alive. To show that he's inside the dragon, he is holding a candle in a dark area (probably the mediastinum) and you can see the dragons vertebrae/ribs poking through some soft tissue in the background -- but obviously, this is poetic license, because there'd be no effective method of drawing him with stomach lining surrounding him; I mean, no one would be able to identify his location. My question is: does this method of license have a name -- in that the ribs are an obviously incorrect thing in the shot, but it's not an error, because there was no other means that the cartoonists could think of to show that he was inside the dragon? DRosenbach ^{(Talk | Contribs)} 15:26, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

Artistic license? --Zerozal (talk) 16:33, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

Potentially related is the "Plausible impossible". --McDoobAU93 16:41, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

Perhaps dragons do not have stomach linings.

commonwealth games

What if the host nation of the Commonwealth Games decided not to host all the optional sports? Will the host get a penalty? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.29.33.8 (talk) 19:25, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

Presumably, this stuff is worked out ahead of time during the negotiations that lead to the host country being awarded the games. It is unlikely that the Commonwealth Games would agree to be hosted by a country that lacked the ability to stage events which it considered vital to the Games themselves. --Jayron32 20:43, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

commonwealth games 2

Why Summer Olympics doesn't categorizes the sports like Commonwealth Games do? such as core, optional and recognize? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.29.33.8 (talk) 19:28, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

Because they are run by two different organizations, and each organization decides, for its own reasons, which sports to host and which not to host, and its criteria for deciding such. Part of the differences is that the Commonwealth Games occur in a smaller subset of countries; countries which like certain sports (Cricket for example) which are virtually unknown outside of the Commonwealth of Nations. The Olympics does allow for Demonstration sports, which the host nation has some say in promoting. However, the main reason why the Commonwealth Games has the "three" classes (Core, Optional, and Recognized) while the Olympics doesn't comes down to the notion that "that's just how they do it." --Jayron32 20:42, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

Popcorn by Crazy Frog?

Did Bass Bumpers make the music for the single "'Popcorn' by Crazy Frog"? This link provides some information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popcorn_%28instrumental%29#Other_cover_versions I haven't seen anything mention Popcorn being on any Bass Bumpers' albums. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sdmitch16 (talk • contribs) 19:40, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

Sex at the Games

At major international sporting meets like the Olympics and the Commonwealth Games, it's now become the norm for ample supplies of condoms to be made available to the athletes. And they get used. I'm curious about the "rules", if any. Is sex between athletes strictly within national teams, or is it no holds barred? That is, if a Mexican competitor sees a cute Russian, and there's a bit of chemistry, is there any reason why they cannot consummate their chemistry? Do conflicts of interests considerations come into play? That is, if the Mexicans are playing the Russians in whatever sport, is it considered not OK for opposing national team members to be engaging in hanky-panky behind closed doors, or does that only apply to people who actually meet each other on the field of play? (This would only affect same-sex attracted athletes anyway, so it would seem to be discriminatory.) Are there any rules about this stuff, written or unwritten? Does it differ from country to country? I don't expect there'd be much recorded about it, but there could be some anecdotal evidence. -- Jack of Oz ... speak! ... 20:47, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

The only anecdotal evidence I'm aware of was an article which referenced the 2004(?) Olympic Games. An unnamed athlete quoted at length in the article said that generally most athletes don't have sex until they're done competing. And apparently after the swimmers were done, it was like a "sex bomb" went off in the Olympic Village. I cannot remember the article, and googling 'sex bomb' is having predictable results. → ROUX ₪ 21:03, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

If it's so predictable, I wonder why our Sex Bomb article is a disambig page. Comet Tuttle (talk) 22:48, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

Atheletes at major sporting events like the Olympic and Commonwealth games tend to be young, fit, attractive, and otherwise unencumbered by committed relationships. If you put any large concentration of single 18-24 year-olds in tight quarters (see University), there's gonna be a lot of fucking going on. Such an occurance does not seem to be unexpected. --Jayron32 01:25, 14 October 2010 (UTC)

Not at all. The latter-day provision of condoms was not someone's bright idea of encouraging sexual activity; it was an acknowledgment that such things have always gone on and always will, so the organisers probably now see it as part of their duty of care to help keep the athletes healthy. No issue there. It's just about who can have sex with whom, is my question, and whether there are any rules, written or unwritten, about "fraternising with the enemy". (Jack of Oz =) 202.142.129.66 (talk) 01:40, 14 October 2010 (UTC)

This article gives one perspective. Ghmyrtle (talk) 07:33, 14 October 2010 (UTC)

Interesting reading, thanks Ghmyrtle. My brain did a double take at It is a common sight to see recently knocked-out athletes gorging on Magnums and McDonald's, swilling alcohol and, of course, shagging like crazy. Sometimes all three at the same time.  :) -- Jack of Oz ... speak! ... 08:22, 14 October 2010 (UTC)

For a non-Olympics example, see Ingemar Johansson#Champion. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 08:32, 14 October 2010 (UTC)

In which The Simpsons episode did Homer's face appear on a Japanese cereal box?

There's nothing about this box in The Simpsons opening sequence and I didn't have any luck with Google. But anyone familiar with the show who sees the new opening titles can see that box.Vchimpanzee · talk · contributions · 21:27, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

Episode 175, "In Marge We Trust." It is actually detergent called Mr Sparkle. → ROUX ₪ 21:32, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

Detergent. That's why I couldn't find it. Thanks.Vchimpanzee · talk · contributions · 21:44, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

U.S. sitcom musical productions

Hello. I am trying to compile a sampling of musical production numbers performed on U.S. sitcoms. I'm not looking for variety shows, or music-based shows, but normal sitcoms where the cast breaks into an atypical song-and-dance. For example, there was a memorable performance of "Lullaby of Broadway" done by Marilu Henner and the rest of the cast of "Taxi." Also, "The Drew Carey Show" has done a few, but the only one I remember for certain is "Time Warp" (from "The Rocky Horror Picture Show"). Can anyone else think of some for me? Thank you kindly. — Michael J 22:23, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

The Simpsons has done many, if that counts. I remember the cast of The Cosby Show lip-synching to "Night Time Is the Right Time" or something like that. -- Mwalcoff (talk) 22:33, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

The invaluable TVTropes has this page on the dreaded "Musical Episode", which provably lowers the quality of that particular episode by 1 billion percent. Comet Tuttle (talk) 22:40, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

Lowers? Or raises? APL (talk) 23:19, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

Lowers. By one billion percent. Sometimes, two billion percent. Comet Tuttle (talk) 00:15, 14 October 2010 (UTC)

That's a very specific amount, Comet, and makes sense only hyperbolically. Is the quality of a show on a sliding scale that starts at minus infinity and goes to plus infinity? Or is it confined to the range 0% to 100%? If the latter, the greatest possible reduction in quality a musical episode could wreak would be 100%. If the former, then it could be far greater, but in that case you'd have to define and explain how any show could ever conceivably have a quality of, say, 6,458%, or minus 793%, and what your measuring stick would be. -- 202.142.129.66 (talk) 01:30, 14 October 2010 (UTC)

No, Comet is right. It's a scientifically proven fact. If you don't trust me, I can always put on a lab coat and safety goggles and repeat it. TomorrowTime (talk) 16:11, 14 October 2010 (UTC)

Oh, I didn't realise it was a scientifically proven fact. That's OK, then. Thanks, TT. -- Jack of Oz ... speak! ... 19:56, 14 October 2010 (UTC)

• Buffy did an entire musical episode. And of course there's always Glee (though that probably doesn't quite fit your specs). The hands down bloody best ever, however, was an episode of Third Rock from the Sun (the 'dream' episode), featuring an incredible musical number by French Stewart. → ROUX ₪ 22:41, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

Lauren Ambrose did a musical production number in one of the earliest episodes of Six Feet Under. Cop Rock (1990) was inspired by Steven Bochco's fascination with the teleplays of Dennis Potter. Pepso2 (talk) 10:37, 14 October 2010 (UTC)

I know you didn't ask about UK sitcoms but one late episode of 'Are You Being Served?' had the cast sing 'Chanson d'Amour'. It was years ago, but I remember its awfulness... Juliankaufman (talk) 14:50, 14 October 2010 (UTC)

U.K. is O.K. I'll check it out. — Michael J 20:45, 14 October 2010 (UTC)

One of my recent favourites was Kenneth Parcell (and the rest of the cast) performing "(I Missed That) Midnight Train to Georgia" in "Episode 210" of 30 Rock. (The storming finale wakes up the real Gladys Knight playing herself in a bad mood). ---Sluzzelin talk 21:15, 14 October 2010 (UTC)