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September 30

unvarified cyberchase episodes

Can you please varify if episodes 806 and 807 (the note and snowing in the winter) are real episodes? they sound logical and rational enough, but i am not sure. please varify if the episodes are real or made up, thanks so much. 204.112.104.172 (talk) 00:36, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

Name this song (by intervals)?

Alright, so I'm trying to find out the name of this song, figured I couldn't go to Yahoo! Answers to try to get anyone to answer if I ask in intervals, I guess you can't find any music theory guys there that would answer promptly... but anyway.

It's a popular song, I'm sure I've heard it on the radio once or twice, but not often (Lite FM New York to be exact). Don't remember the lyrics. At the end of the chorus, there are two consecutive descending minor thirds that both start from the same initial note. This "two minor thirds" thing repeats twice to end the chorus.

Any takers? Yes? No? Come on. I broke my perpetual WikiBreak to come ask this here. ♠ 02:00, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

give me some lyrics 204.112.104.172 (talk) 02:57, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

Unfortunately, you'll have to give a little more than just that. Can you give information about the genre? Artist? Male or female singer? Electronic or acoustic? Fast or slow? The more details available, the easier it will be to narrow it down for you, and two minor thirds isn't terribly specific since it is an extremely common interval. 143.226.42.152 (talk) 23:22, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

Finally, someone talking sense. Female singer, not that fast (I estimate at 4/4 time, approx. 90 bpm maybe), don't remember the background instruments, but definitely not electronic-styles. The minor thirds thing stands out cause it's sorta vocalized or something. That's all I got. ♠ 00:21, 2 October 2010 (UTC)

Is There A Club Penguin Money Maker That Only Takes 5 Seconds For As Many Coins As You Want?

I reeeeeeeeealy need a Club Penguin money maker so that i can get coins more fast. I have tried about five of them, and that all take 15 minutes for 1000 coins!!! Please give me some ideas for some very very fast money makers, and respond fast!!!!!!

]: ~coolpapa —Preceding unsigned comment added by Coolmaymay (talk • contribs) 03:40, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

At a guess, no. Club Penguin, like other online game communities, works to maintain a virtual economy. That economy appears to be a key part of how the company makes money, and so a feature that drives them out of business is unlikely to exist. — Lomn 15:03, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

Yup, anything like what you suggested would be very bad for heir online business. Just be patient, and earn through other, more sportsmanlike, ways. Otherwise, you might cause, if nothing else, inflation. 70.241.27.2 (talk) 20:42, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

Another possibility: software that creates more money could be considered cheating. Sometimes, players who appear to be cheating through the use of outside software can find their accounts banned. I'm looking at Club Penguin's Terms of Use and while I can't find anything specifically discussing third-party software, that doesn't mean things couldn't be interpreted to say that outside software is not allowed. --McDoobAU93 21:58, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

Ficticious locations in multiple media

Hudson University is a fake university in New York City alluded to frequently in the Law & Order franchise, and used in other shows as well. Are there examples of other places like this? Grsz¹¹ 14:57, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

The Miskatonic River is a famous example, with "Miskatonic" being further appropriated by other writers over the years. Our article on fictional locations and our list of fictional locations may also be useful, though I'm not aware of the right keyword for this particular phenomenon. — Lomn 15:05, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

Yes, there are probably thousands. Consider a place like Gotham City, which has been shown in countless TV episodes, movies, cartoons, books and comics. Likewise Metropolis, Krypton, and other comic-book places. 221B Baker Street, Sherlock Holmes' house has a decent article - as does Atlantis. Matt Deres (talk) 16:40, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

Not exactly a place, but the Acme Corporation and 555 (telephone number) have also been widely used in various media. 10draftsdeep (talk) 16:44, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

See also Carcosa. Everard Proudfoot (talk) 22:35, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

Not a place, but Oceanic Airlines. I remember seeing a list of places or people or things mentioned by various TV shows that all led back to St. Elsewhere, so the theory was that there is a specific television universe that exists inside that kid's snowglobe... Adam Bishop (talk) 23:43, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

For which see St. Elsewhere#In-jokes, puns and crossovers. DuncanHill (talk) 23:51, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

And for more see Tommy Westphall#The Tommy Westphall Universe Hypothesis. DuncanHill (talk) 23:54, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

Moving further away from places, the Wold Newton family seem to have been involved in an astonishing amount of fiction. DuncanHill (talk) 23:56, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

Arkham has grown well beyond the bounds of HP Lovecraft stories. --Jayron32 03:58, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

Petticoat Junction and Green Acres were set in the same group of fictional towns (Hooterville, Pixley, Crabwell Corners, and Stankwell Falls), and The Beverly Hillbillies also sometimes borrowed characters and locations from these shows. -- Jack of Oz ... speak! ... 21:21, 2 October 2010 (UTC)

We mustn't forget Trumptonshire. DuncanHill (talk) 08:37, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

movie I saw ages ago and can't remember the title of

I saw a movie a long time ago, maybe up to ten years ago, but can't remember anything like the title or the producer. Can anyone help? Here are some details:

I think the story focused on a marathon team (an asian team)of four

the leader of the group wasn't going to be doing their next/biggest race for whatever reason (injured, girlfriend trouble, sick, etc.)

the team was wondering what to do, but one of them spots a (african?) guy running (barefoot?)through the street really fast, or fast enough for them anyway

the (african? I'll say he is for now) guy either doesn't talk or very rarely, I think he doesn't at all

there are these 7 other guys (arab? middle eastern maybe?) wearing these white coifs or somehthing on their heads that dangle down to around their shoulders, with a black band or something around the top of their heads

at some point during the actual race, these other guys are in a trailer on the race course, with the entrance(s) surrounded by a whole bunch of marathon teams

I think there is at least one fight scene in the movie, though I might be mistaken...

at one point the african guy is thought to be dead by his teammates (I think they learn he is not and are happy)

the african guy climbs up a small cliff in a forest at one point, I think, using the grave marker left by a teammate with a prayer (the asian teamates of his didn't climb down after him), to get back onto the race track.

the leader of the group of seven rides a one/two seater motorbike or something with a baby panda (I think) beside him, the crowds part, and he's facing a large group of police/army guys, who promptly arrest him and take him over to his six, also handcuffed buddies

Thanks in advance! Jds500 (talk) 22:39, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

It's definitely not Cool Runnings, but so many things you said made me think of that movie that I had to post. DRosenbach ^{(Talk | Contribs)} 01:55, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

Peter Gunn

Anyone know any sites where I can (legally) hear the original Peter Gunn theme? DuncanHill (talk) 22:55, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

That will depend on where you are. The original (Mancini) version is available on Grooveshark. -- Finlay McWalter ☻ Talk 22:57, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

And on Spotify. -- Finlay McWalter ☻ Talk 22:59, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

Thanks, Grooveshark worked :) I read the article on Spotify and didn't have a clue what it was on about, so didn't try that. DuncanHill (talk) 23:15, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

Spotify is much the same as Grooveshark (same stuff, same stuff missing, mostly), except you download a Windows program and run that, rather than it being (like Grooveshark) a Flash applet that runs inside your browser. When used on mobile platforms like Android and iPhone they're pretty much identical. -- Finlay McWalter ☻ Talk 23:27, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

Thanks - so Grooveshark is easier to start. You're talking to a man for whom a mobile platform is a great big hunk of engineering that mosies around the North Sea. DuncanHill (talk) 23:37, 30 September 2010 (UTC)