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October 27

where can i find the episode of viva la bam where bam puts another guy in april's bed?

my friends been trying to show me this part of an episode of viva la bam where bam puts another guy maybe don vito into april's bed after she is asleep and waits for her to figure it out she becomes frightened and falls out of bed. which episode is this? where can i find it? where are the transcripts for the show so that i can skim through them to find which episode. thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.23.162.82 (talk) 05:36, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

We have a List of Viva La Bam episodes, although it doesn't mention the incident you describe. I wonder if it might be "Angry Ape" (3.6), though. --Viennese Waltz 09:18, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

What you are describing was never on Viva la Bam. It is actually from Jackass 2 - the skit is called "The Switcheroo". Y2Kcrazyjoker4 (talk • contributions) 19:01, 29 October 2010 (UTC)

Doctor Who in other languages

I know this is an odd question, but it occurred to me this afternoon while studying Welsh (I do it at work), and it's been bugging me for a couple of hours now! As it's a language query about a popular entertainment show I thought that this would be the best ref desk.

Basically, I was pondering how the T-V distinction is handled when the Doctor is translated into other languages, as it doesn't exist in modern English. As it happens, I'm not sure if Doctor Who has been translated into languages that still have it, such as French, but if it has, this would obviously make it easier to find out.

In particular, I was wondering how they handled something like the Doctor talking to Davros. This is because in Welsh the formal 'chi' is used for 'you' when talking formally, or to someone older or more senior than you. I was thinking that if he was being formal, he would use 'chi', but for various other reasons may prefer to use 'ti' (the informal you in Welsh). I know the exact usage would vary in a different language, but it might give an idea of how a Welsh translation would work.

I hope this isn't too weird, but any thoughts would be welcome! Snorgle (talk) 15:51, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Just to stop others wasting time, the UK edition of the Genesis of the Daleks (which is the first time The Doctor meets Davros, and so the time he'd be least likely to be matey with him) DVD doesn't have subtitles or audio in languages other than English; I'd hope there would at least be French or German subtitles on there, aber nein. -- Finlay McWalter ☻ Talk 16:10, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Generally, this is played by ear by the translator. If the relation is formal, the pronoun will be formal, if informal, then it will be informal. A friend of mine did the Slovene Star Trek NG subtitles, and what she did is have the people speak formally on the bridge and informally when they play poker. TomorrowTime (talk) 17:03, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

If memory serves, Dr. Crusher has a previous personal relationship with Picard, and calls him "Jean Luc" in their offtime but "Captain" when on duty. Which name they use during those poker sessions would seem like a strong hint as to which grammatical form is appropriate. Just because English doesn't have a formal grammatical distinction doesn't mean there aren't plenty of clues as to formality anyway. -- Finlay McWalter ☻ Talk 17:33, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

On thinking about that further, I think The Doctor might be a special case. Even in English he is somewhat overly familiar with new people (who says "would you like a jelly baby?" on meeting a Queen?), and he's inappropriately matey with space fascists, in an evident way to wind them up - they're used to being spoken to with respect, and his using a familiar form will emphasise that he doesn't recognise their, or anyone's, superiority over him. And he's older than almost everyone he meets, anyway. -- Finlay McWalter ☻ Talk 17:26, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the thoughts, everyone! Finley McWalter - I did consider that as well - I was just wondering how it would be handled in different languages. I suppose it depends how it would show his character in that particular language - but I think the Doctor of all people could pull it off! Snorgle (talk) 11:41, 29 October 2010 (UTC)

Peasants in Stronghold

Is there a way to control them? I'm tired of them just sticking around, working while enemy spear men run up and gut them. I've heard that there's a way to make them lynch the bears and wolves, but when I click on them they just say hello, and I can't do anything.68.149.130.187 (talk) 18:35, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

I guess you're talking about Stronghold (2001 video game) or one of its sequels (and not about actual real-life peasants you've wickedly imprisoned in your actual real-life castle), right? If so, which specific game? -- Finlay McWalter ☻ Talk 18:38, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Yes, that's the one, sorry. I'm playing Stronghold 1. 142.244.35.91 (talk) 20:17, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

No, peasants are not directly controllable. Their function is pretty much just to do whatever their job is and, yes, get gutted by spear-men (which isn't always a bad thing; their death can provide enough time to rush some archers onto the top of your keep, for example). GameFAQs is typically a pretty good place to look for help with these types of things, and indeed, they do have a pretty comprehensive guide and walkthrough Buddy431 (talk) 19:38, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

theres a train Coming lyric

Who sang the song "People get ready, theres a train Coming" Not after a modern version, Thanx Pete Constable 124.180.56.215 (talk) 21:35, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Plenty of people, and I believe it was written by Curtis Mayfield. --TammyMoet (talk) 21:43, 27 October 2010 (UTC) And we have an article on it: People Get Ready (song) --TammyMoet (talk) 21:45, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Mayfield's lyrics were an updating of the spiritual known as "The Gospel Train", sung by the Fisk Jubilee Singers among others. Originally, audiences and singers would have been fully aware of the allusions to the Underground Railroad, "an informal network of secret routes and safe houses used by 19th-century black slaves in the United States to escape to free states and Canada with the aid of abolitionists who were sympathetic to their cause". Ghmyrtle (talk) 14:26, 29 October 2010 (UTC)

PS: Here is an article about Curtis Mayfield's song. Ghmyrtle (talk) 14:45, 29 October 2010 (UTC)

music question

Duplicate question removed: see answer above. --TammyMoet (talk) 21:46, 27 October 2010 (UTC)