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April 1

can anyone name any romantic-comedies where the guy is in his 20's and the chick in her 30's?

can anyone name any romantic-comedies where the guy is in his 20's and the chick in her 30's? I know Water for Elephants is one of them but I don't know if the characters were portrayed by their "actual" ages or how old they were in the book. Venustar84 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 00:54, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

marty robbins gunfighter ballards and trail songs

on your pages it says that you can get these on a cd so was there every a cd published with these songs on it,as i am looking to see if i can get it on a cd and where can i get a copy of it, am very intereted thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.231.49.252 (talk) 07:57, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

The album has its own article at Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs. That page says it was reissued in 1999 on Legacy Records. It's available on Amazon and other outlets. Rojomoke (talk) 08:28, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

Rojomoke I fixed your link. --TammyMoet (talk) 09:25, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

Skinning a cat

What is some good cat-skinning music? --Carnildo (talk) 09:50, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

It would depend on what genre of music you prefer. Not sure what is popular in your area but around here, Kitikmeot Region, the most popular music is country and people will play that to any activity, including skinning. Probably could make yourself some nice mitts out of cat skin. CambridgeBayWeather (talk) 14:04, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

Katzenjammer (band)? The name literally translates as "lament of a cat." 38.111.64.107 (talk) 14:36, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

A duet for the two nonchalant cats looking on. -- Jack of Oz ^[Talk] 21:07, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

"Throw Your Cat Away" by Jan Hobson and Her Bad Review. Deor (talk) 09:40, 2 April 2013 (UTC)

"Nanzen Kills a Cat" by The Van Pelt? Recury (talk) 20:29, 5 April 2013 (UTC)

And the film is?? (Another cry for help)

Another appeal to the experts . . .

A famous actor - typical hard man type. He is an American soldier/officer (marine I think). I can't recall the plot but in one scene he is in a bar with a load of bikers one of whom decides to give him trouble. He goes into his hard man routine and tells the biker that he is only going to use his thumb - "only my left thumb because my right thumb is too powerful for you". He then proceeds to take the guy apart with only thumb stabs.

Please can you tell me what film it was? Thanks. (This is Gurumaister but I can't find the tilde on this keyboard). — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gurumaister (talk • contribs) 15:38, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

The Presidio (film)? (and I only used my thumb to type it). --Michig (talk) 16:49, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

You guys (and girls) never let me down. Thank you! (Gurumaister without a tilde on his keyboard) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gurumaister (talk • contribs) 17:30, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

Incidentally, what sort of keyboard do you have? If it's a UK keyboard, the tilde is next to the Enter key - if it's an American keyboard, it's at the very top left (above the Tab key). On a French keyboard, it's AltGr-2; on a German keyboard, it's AltGr-+ (next to the Enter key). See Keyboard layout. Tevildo (talk) 18:37, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

It is a UK keyboard but the tilde (when I eventually found it) is actually UNDER the enter key. Thanks again for your help. Gurumaister (talk) 15:42, 5 April 2013 (UTC)

I'll mark this resolved for you. StuRat (talk) 17:50, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

Did you only use your thumb? Dismas|^(talk) 07:23, 2 April 2013 (UTC)

Resolved

How is this piano notation played and written?

[1] (small PNG file, give it a second to load) Is this a form of arpeggio? Also, if anyone knows Finale, how would this be created? I'm struggling to figure this one out.Reflectionsinglass (talk) 21:16, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

I've read that this is indeed an alternative arpeggio notation, but I don't think I've ever seen it in the wild. This thread in the Sibelius forums explains a couple of other possible uses. I don't know about Finale but I do know that Lilypond supports this directly (which probably is not helpful to you; sorry!). Regards, Orange Suede Sofa (talk) 22:37, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

Great, that's great that it's an arpeggio; wasn't sure. Seems strange for two notes only. I, in fact, did end up using the slur tool, which I struggled with until I assigned either end of the slur to notes that were farther apart (Finale otherwise tries to link the two notes in the same chord—which would be great if it didn't end up make the slur "vanish" into a single point). But by separating the start and end points, then moving the slur far away from any chords and reshaping it, then moving it back into position, I was able to create the look I was going for. (Creating a shape from brackets, as suggested elsewhere, didn't work.)Reflectionsinglass (talk) 00:42, 2 April 2013 (UTC)