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September 15

wordgirl granny may episode or short

where can i find a wordgirl granny may episode or short, can someone please provide me with links to one? ps: is granny may for sure cree summer or wanda sykes, because there seems to be a war of opinions between sites. 204.112.104.172 (talk) 10:16, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

IMDB says it's Cree Summer, which makes more sense, since she voices dozens of cartoons already. I'm not sure how people could confuse her with Wanda Sykes, they sound totally different. Adam Bishop (talk) 20:19, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

TV.com has a forem on favorite villain, where one of the people says that wanda sykes voices granny may, you might want to straten them out, because that's what is confusing me, and can someone provide me to a link with granny may in it and a link with something else with granny may's voice actor (which ever one it is) in it? 204.112.104.172 (talk) 23:20, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

Well there's this episode on YouTube, and that's definitely not Wanda Sykes. You can hear Cree Summer in an interview here. (Granny May is not her normal speaking voice, but obviously she can do lots of different voices.) Adam Bishop (talk) 00:20, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

(Also, check out the credits at 12:11 - Cree Summer is listed right there. Adam Bishop (talk) 00:23, 16 September 2010 (UTC))

They say on a few sights that wanda does granny in the wordgirl shorts,i.e. kiss my granny, or livving in the granny's paradise, but maybe they are messing around with people, then again they may think that great granny may is wanda sykes, as she sounds closer then granny may would. great granny may is deffinately not cree summer, but it seems to me that for sure she does her in the episodes. she's a good voice actor though, being able to have a wide voice range from a 10 year old numbuh 5 and 16 year old cree lincoln on kids next door, to 75 year old grannies. amazing. 204.112.104.172 (talk) 08:24, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

Yes, and she's been doing it since long before you were born (probably). She was also Penny in Inspector Gagdet. And according to IMDB (and Wikipedia's own WordGirl article), Great Granny May is voiced by Rose Abdoo. Adam Bishop (talk) 10:47, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

See my question below about ms davis (sept 15) , and my other question above about the narrator on ksps (sept 11) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.112.104.172 (talk) 12:34, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

Mystery Dungeon explorers of darkness

in pokemon mystery dungeon: explorers of darkness, what do you have to do to be allowed to evolve your main two pokemon? I had read that you have to defeat darkrai, the first time, with your partner and cresselia, afterward recruiting Palkia. I had also recruited Dialga, after beating it, is there something else I need to do, or did I screw something up? 70.241.27.2 (talk) 15:17, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

This guide says:

In order to evolve any Pokemon, the following must be met:

- Completed Mystifying Forest

- Specific requirements for Pokemon reached (level, item, IQ, etc.)

Your two starters need a little more, however:

- Unlock Marine Resort (Keep playing after beating Dark Crater)

- [Time/Darkness versions only] Recruited Palkia

If you still have problems, keep reading the rest of the guide. If you don't find anything, try a gaming forum. Vimescarrot (talk) 15:32, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

Sorry, but I can't get to the linked website... probably my computer restrictions... how do you unlock marine resort? 70.241.27.2 (talk) 15:55, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

Random Googling leads me to believe you have to wait a few days, recruit Manaphy, wait a few more days while doing random stuff, and then Manaphy will tell you about it (a place with lots of...er...gummies). Hope that means more to you than it does to me. Vimescarrot (talk) 17:06, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

Sorry to be so bothersome... How to recruit Manaphy and unlock north sea, I think? 70.241.27.2 (talk) 18:12, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

I used the link froma library computer and got to read the stuff... thanks, Vimescarrot! 70.241.27.2 (talk) 21:03, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

Calculating American Football yardage with a fumble

Let's say a running back runs 8 yards from scrimage, then fumbles. The ball bounces backwards 2 yards and gets recovered by a player on his team, who is downed immediately. So the net gain for the team is six, but what about the individual stats? Does the running back get 8 yards or six? Does the recovering player get the negative 2? What if the fumble went out of bounds after bouncing backwards, as opposed to being recovered? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.22.79.251 (talk) 18:25, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

The running back gets credit for all yards rushed before the fumble. He also gets docked with a fumble. In this case, a fumble recovered instead of a fumble turnover. If the person who picked up the ball rushed, he would get separate rushing yards. With the exception of the fumble, this is no different than how a lateral is handled for rushing yards. Each player gets credit for yards rushed. -- kainaw™ 18:55, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

Division games being more "equal" (NFL)

So in the NFL, people frequently reference the "fact" that games within the division are more equal, ie, both teams have similar chances of victory, regardless of records. Is there any evidence of this? Do upsets happen more frequently within the division? Does a 4-8 team have a better chance of beating an 8-4 team if the teams are division rivals? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.22.79.251 (talk) 18:29, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

I believe you are misreading what it means by "more equal". In an NFL season, each team will play each team in its own division twice. Once game is at home. The other game is away. Statistically, away games are harder to win that home games (hence the "home field advantage"). Because the division teams are played once at home and once away, the overall effect is that the division games are more equal. -- kainaw™ 18:47, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

Try asking at http://www.pro-football-reference.com/ -- they might know or be interested in running the numbers to find the answer. -- Mwalcoff (talk) 22:38, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

There also may be a "rival" effect whereby teams tend to play better when playing a perceived rival. After all, there have been years in College Football when even a down-on-its-luck Michigan team manages to beat Ohio State to ruin their season. See 1969 Michigan vs. Ohio State football game, Snow Bowl (1950), etc. --Jayron32 03:15, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

Abbott and Costello comedy routines

I'm looking to verify that this routine is an Abbott and Costello routine: Abbott tries to get Costello to pronounce a particular word correctly, but Lou muffs it every time, can't pronounce it. Bud finally with his hands manipulates Lou's mouth so that the word comes out correctly...I this an Abbott and Costello routine? Many thanks! Thelma Lumpkin —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.247.22.101 (talk) 21:27, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

Email redacted from this very visible page - any answers will appear below. Astronaut (talk) 22:45, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

In many years in vaudeville, on radio, in movies and on TV they had a great many well known sketches. This one, if it was theirs, does not ring a bell, and does not seem to be among the most popular as compiled on Google and Youtube. If you could recall the word, it would make the search easier. You could Google "Abbott and Costello routines, get a big bowl of popcorn, and listen /watch your way through them. Edison (talk) 22:37, 21 September 2010 (UTC)

easiest way to tell prog house and house apart==

how can i tell prog house and house apart? 204.112.104.172 (talk) 21:59, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

Try reading progressive house. --Jayron32 03:11, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

who voices a charactor on wordgirl?

who voices ms davis in the episode of wordgirl cleanup in isle 11? is that kari wahlgren? 204.112.104.172 (talk) 22:25, 15 September 2010 (UTC)