Has the FC Bayern Munich ever played against the SC Preußen Münster? --84.61.131.18 (talk) 07:51, 16 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

According to this forum, there was a friendly game in 1994. Bayern Munich won 7:0. Someone asked the same question in the forum I'm quoting, and "Skeletor" actually e-mailed SC Preußen Münster and got the above information as a reply. The link they gave in that forum doesn't show this information anymore, however [1]. ---Sluzzelin talk 09:19, 16 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The website must have been redesigned. The page about that game is now here. Indeed the result is 0:7 (0:1), and the game on 28 January 1994 is the only one ever to have taken place between the two teams. Xenon54 (talk) 13:40, 16 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Why hasn't the FC Bayern Munich ever played a league match against the SC Preußen Münster? --84.61.131.18 (talk) 19:24, 17 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

To answer simply, they have never been in the same league at the same time.

Preußen Münster was a founding member of the Bundesliga, however the 1963/64 season has been their only one in the top level so far. They spent 1964/65 to 80/81 and 89/90 to 90/91 in the old Regionalliga West, and later the 2. Bundesliga Nord (the first iteration of the 2. Bundesliga, when there were 2 leagues of 20 teams each). Between 81/82 and 88/89 and since 91/92 they have been in lower levels, slipping most recently to the now-fourth-tier Regionalliga West.

Perhaps ironically, Bayern München were not selected to take part in the Bundesliga's first season. In 64/65 they were champions of the new second division Regionalliga Süd and therefore have participated in the Bundesliga since 65/66.

Before the creation of the Bundesliga the top divisions were the Oberligen. Bayern Munich played in the Oberliga Süd, while Preußen Münster played in the Oberliga West. Xenon54 (talk) 20:39, 17 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Why is the SC Preußen Münster the only club which has ever be played in the Bundesliga, but has not played a single Bundesliga match against the FC Bayern Munich? --84.61.131.18 (talk) 07:52, 18 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It's probably just turned out that way. Why would you expect there to be others? --Viennese Waltz ^talk 09:05, 18 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Assuming you mean the top Bundesliga division, Bayern Munich have played all but the first two seasons, so they will have played every team which has competed in it in or after the 1965-66 season. Only three teams were relegated before that season: Hertha BSC and 1. FC Saarbrücken managed promotion back to it in later years, so that leaves only SC Preußen Münster. Several teams in the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga have never competed in the top league and have, therefore, never met Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga. Warofdreams talk 14:56, 19 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I need to find out 2 film copyrights, as stated in the email titles,

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, plus In glourious Basterds (2009).

AS I shall be screening them to a public paying audience,

Remi. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.9.30.68 (talk) 21:50, 16 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It is illegal to show them to the public without expressed written consent from the film distributor. Inglourious Basterds is from the Weinstein Company. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is from Mirimax films. Since both are on DVD release now, you will need to work out a release to show it through both the main company and the DVD distributor - which will likely take many years and end with a refusal. -- kainaw™ 22:13, 16 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe not so much, depending on where you are: http://www.film-center.com/ppr.html. 72.2.54.34 (talk) 23:59, 16 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Notice that the Weinstein companies are not in the list of phone numbers to call at the bottom of the page. My negativity about getting permission to charge people for a public performance (which is what the OP stated he will be doing) is not based solely on Hollywood's money-thirst. It is based on the Weinstein's extreme unquenchable money-thirst. -- kainaw™ 01:09, 17 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Mirimax is now Disney-owned. The Weinsteins are out of the picture there. 72.2.54.34 (talk) 01:56, 17 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Having a Holocaust Remembrance Night I see? Start with the Bitter and end with the sweet. Moptopstyle1 (talk) 02:58, 17 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It's perfectly possible to hire films for public paid showings in many jurisdictions, provided that you A) have the appropriate public performance licence from your local governmental authority*, and B) that you hire the films from a company (who may require payment in advance and/or other sureties if you are not a regular customer) that is licenced by the film's owners to provide them in this way, and who will pass on part of the (not insubstantial) fee to those owners. This document (found in seconds by googling "film hire") explains the requirements (and lists some suppliers) in the UK, as an example.

[*Addendum: the public performance licence usually applies to the venue rather to the individual, so if you were to hire a hall which has such a licence for your screening, you'd be covered.] 87.81.230.195 (talk) 16:09, 17 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

In modern-day London, an American child tourist picks up these pair of frogs near the Tower of London. He takes them home to NY on a jet, and keeps them until he's caught with them by his mother, who orders him to let them go.

Some spell eventually happens, and they're humans again, this time somewhere in Midtown Manhattan.

They hail a horse-drawn carriage in Central Park and get a good tour around. The carriage driver, a nice, young woman, gives a lecture about life in the city, etc. The ride takes a good while, then they ask to be taken to the nearest castle. She says that "You guys are a piece of work!" and drops them off at Belvedere Castle. When the carriage driver asks for payment, the princes give them a coin from their day. They go to a coin collecting agency. Turns out, the coin was worth $6,000 so $5,625 was their change.

Later on, the pair sees a duel taking place on a stage. Thinking the fight is real, they join in, unaware that they're disrupting a practice act. A play director asks if he should call security. The assistant says, "Oh, no! This is too good!" When the princes "win," (surprisingly without drawing any blood,) they have pleasantries with the director, who gets them an acting gig. They do quite well in it.

There's far more to tell about the movie I saw back in high school, but I think the above ought to be enough for now.

Now what is the title of the movie I'm looking for? --Let Us Update Wikipedia: Dusty Articles 08:08, 17 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It doesn't seem to match in every detail, but could it be Prince Charming? Deor (talk) 11:02, 17 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

OMG! IT REALLY IS! I'LL LOOK FOR IT NOW; THANKS A LOT, DEOR. --Let Us Update Wikipedia: Dusty Articles 14:53, 17 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

A friend and i are playing Audio surf and we want to see what it would look like if we played using a song that has some really good speaker panning from left to right? Does anyone have some nice suggestions?

Preferably something that can be youtubed and perhaps something electronic.

Thanks everyone! 74.117.245.62 (talk) 08:42, 17 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Part of "Yours is no disgrace" by Yes fits the bill of being split across speakers and electronic ish. It's a long song though. --TammyMoet (talk) 11:47, 17 July 2010 (UTC) Also try the Edgar Winter band's "Frankenstein".--TammyMoet (talk) 11:49, 17 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Armand Van Helden's You Don't Even Know Me - it has huge amounts of panning (if that's what it's called - infact it is the central theme of the way the song plays out in clubs). It is also one of my favourite dance songs, infact it's cheered me right up listening to it again for the first time in years! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNSpLqmY6K0 ny156uk (talk) 18:13, 17 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Just to note that Youtube link doesn't seem to be in stereo (at least not noticeable through my headphones). Whereas the iTunes download is (and it is 100x better for it) in stereo. ny156uk (talk) 18:18, 17 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hi! In Numb3rs 4th season is episode "Thirteen", where serial killer kill people like 12 apostols. Every time after he kill, he left same classical music -song playing (I think that it's Mozart or Vivaldi). Does anyone remember what is the name of that song?-Henswick (talk) 10:07, 18 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't see the episode, but the internet is telling me that it was Mozart's Requiem. 68.104.175.130 (talk) 16:03, 22 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

in my recollection, I seem to hear it in Sylvester the Cat's voice, but I might well be wrong. Can anyone help?

Ta

10:42, 18 July 2010 (UTC)

Apparently in Daffy Duck Slept Here (1948)[2], Porky the Pig accuses Daffy of being pixilated. It also appears that he says it in Porky's Hare Hunt (to Bugs) and Porky in Wackyland (to a dodo). (This is still Mel Blanc's voice, of course, so technically you were right.) 213.122.67.124 (talk) 12:34, 18 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

[See pixelation and pixilation. -- Wavelength (talk) 14:31, 18 July 2010 (UTC)][reply]

Be aware though, that the term 'pixilated' meaning 'drunk' is (I'm fairly sure) not derived from 'pixel', but is far older and refers to being apparently under the influence of pixies. My edition of the OED doesn't contain it, but does have

"Pixie-led a. Led astray by pixies; lost; bewildered, confused. So Pixy-leading."

with the earliest attribution dated 1650. 87.81.230.195 (talk) 17:08, 18 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Pixie-lated - wow, that's lovely. Thanks everyone; you're amazing. Adambrowne666 (talk) 19:00, 18 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

See also Mr. Deeds Goes to Town for a film in which a couple of delightful old ladies accuse the Gary Cooper character (along with everyone else in Mandrake Falls) of being pixilated. Deor (talk) 20:43, 18 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I suspect this also relates to the concept of being under a spell from "pixie dust". ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 19:40, 19 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It's also worth pointing out that WB didn't originate most of the jokes in their cartoons. They were echoing cultural references that were well-known at the time, many of which have since either become obscure or have become primarily associated with the cartoons. Even Bugsy's iconic "What's up, Doc?" was an expression that the 1940 cartoon's writer had heard all the time back in his home town. And expressions like "Now cut dat out!" were items that Blanc took from the Jack Benny radio show. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 19:44, 19 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I just listened to this song:

[3]

What the hell is it about? It sounds like it was written by Syd Barrett, it's got extremely abstracted lyrics. Is it a metaphor of some kind?--Editor510 ^{drop us a line, mate} 19:49, 18 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It seems to be about a town that's as unappealing as a cellophane-wrapped tuna-salad sandwich in a vending machine. I've visited a number of them myself. Deor (talk) 20:38, 18 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hi I was wondering if someone could help me figure this out. My parents have an ancient Laserdisc machine, a Panasonic LX-101U multi-laser disc player for their karaoke needs. Everything works pretty well, except whenever they put in a karaoke laserdisk, they get video and music, but no "singer" to sing along with. Sure, the lyrics are on the screen, but they would like to have the singer sing the songs with them. My parents swear that it used to do that a long time ago (we're talking nearly 10 years here). Unfortunately, they've lost the remote, and I can't seem to find a manual online (the "Operating Instructions" booklet doesn't mention anything about the issue). Does any have an idea? Thanks, 141.153.217.214 (talk) 21:52, 18 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

An update here, I've tracked down the situation to a mere switch of "Digital" vs "Analog" sound. Unfortunately, there's no way to switch from one to the other without the remote... is there? Are there any universal remotes available for purchase that matches the aforementioned model? Once again, thank you, 141.153.217.214 (talk) 00:39, 19 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

There was a really good MTV Icon show I saw a while ago. I remember that Liv Tyler was in it, and she may have worn or had in her hand a pair of glasses. Which one am I thinking of, and can someone provide a link to the clip? Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.229.182.212 (talk) 22:40, 18 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

In around 2000 there was a video for a nu metal song on kerrang with the singer shown floating around outside and then inside a house, any suggestions of what this might have been? --91.103.185.230 (talk) 13:18, 19 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

A little more information would be helpful. Was the singer male or female? Was the video in color or black and white? 10draftsdeep (talk) 20:39, 19 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It was in colour and it was a man, he had dark hair. I can't remember much detail but I think when he was inside the house he was floating sort of horizontally much like a sky dive in the kitchen perhaps. Thanks for trying dude. --92.11.205.68 (talk) 00:57, 20 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It sounds familiar to me, but I can't seem to place it yet.10draftsdeep (talk) 13:31, 20 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Keep racking your brain man, I have been for years and had no luck :( --91.103.185.230 (talk) 13:37, 20 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The year is wrong and it's not heavy metal, but there is so much floating in and around a house in this Talking Heads clip that I feel I should mention it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.171.56.13 (talk) 17:15, 20 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Can anyone identify a scene from a Marx Bros. film in which Groucho is sitting at a desk cracking nuts, the desk covered with nuts and shells? TIA. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Italtrav (talk • contribs) 20:55, 19 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It's either Duck Soup or Horse Feathers. I'll see if I can find it on youtube. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 21:13, 19 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It's Horse Feathers, about two minutes into this clip:[4] The somewhat similar scene from Duck Soup I was thinking of, he's playing jacks before starting a cabinet meeting. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 21:32, 19 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

God, I love that "waxing wroth" gag. Deor (talk) 01:20, 20 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That's certainly not "a common expression you hear every day". :) ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 21:40, 21 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

What I remember:

There was a guy who peered through his window for decades and wrote down everything that seemed peculiar to him. He happened to note something about a car on the street (might have been the plates too, I'm not sure).

It was somehow related to a crime, a robbery a murder maybe, or perhaps the car was stolen.

I've watched hundreds of movies and tv shows so eliminating them one by one would take me months.

Please Wikipedia, you are my only hope! 78.8.244.88 (talk) 01:53, 20 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Could it have been a Monk episode? Monk's agoraphobic(?), equally brilliant brother Ambrose (played by John Turturro) is confined to his house, but makes keen observations. He's in three episodes.[5] What, Obi Wan wasn't available? Clarityfiend (talk) 05:24, 20 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Rear Window? Mitch Ames (talk) 13:25, 20 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I haven't seen either Monk or Rear Window... The guy who took notes had his house filled with boxes of notes, sorted by month/year, IIRC. 78.8.244.88 (talk) 14:08, 20 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Probably not Rear Window then. The main character was only obsessed with peering out his window for a couple of weeks or months while his broken leg healed. APL (talk) 15:09, 20 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Might be Disturbia (film). I haven't seen it, but it's widely considered to be a 'rip-off' or at least a 'homage' to, "Rear Window", so it may have the scene you're thinking of. APL (talk) 15:11, 20 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Though not a movie, I recall a similar scene to the one you described in an episode of CSI. I believe Catherine and one other CSI went to this mans house to see if he witnessed anything, and he said he keeps notes on anything going wrong (kid being too loud, pants too low, car too slow). He had tons of boxes in his house with pieces of paper shoved in them. He only sorted them by month so they had to go through the whole box to see which paper had the info they wanted. He seemed to be a very curmudgeonly middle-aged man. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.55.9.68 (talk) 15:50, 20 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

im looking for the article about an unwanted predator movie sequel [unknown sequel with the predator that looks like super-sentai]. it disappeared. i saw it months ago. looks like no one wants to remember it, that it disappeared in the records. =) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 210.1.67.147 (talk) 05:30, 20 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

There was this Scottish indie band playing 6 songs before Paolo Nutini two days ago at Cavea in Rome, Italy. Band's name is made of two words (the second one is 'Corner'), however the first one remains mysterious! Help anyone? SwampyQ2 (talk) 08:42, 20 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not Scottish, not a band and not called Corner, but I think you are talking about Liam Gerner. --Viennese Waltz ^talk 09:25, 20 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yes sir, to all three. I saw this curly blonde guy before them, the Corner-band was #2 just before Nutini. SwampyQ2 (talk) 14:56, 20 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

P.S.: Never mind VienneseWaltz's reply, keep googleing! ^^ SwampyQ2 (talk) 14:57, 20 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Still not "Corner", but could it be a misheard "Carly Connor" (as seen here opening for Nutini on July 16)? Deor (talk) 17:15, 20 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The Cavea's website too lists those two (Gerner and Connor) as supporting acts. [6]. ---Sluzzelin talk 20:14, 20 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yup, I misheard the drummer shouting the band's name to me, it is Connor indeed. Thanks, ppl! SwampyQ2 (talk) 20:29, 20 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not actually a band name, then. --Viennese Waltz ^talk 20:52, 20 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Could someone please help identify the title and artist for the song at the start of Highlander: Forgive Us Our Trespasses? Youtube video here. Thanks. 124.214.131.55 (talk) 12:19, 20 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

According to a reply to the same question posted on Youtube, it's called "Ever Mounting Motion" and is not available outside the show itself. No indication of the artist.--Michig (talk) 15:24, 20 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. I had scanned the comments, but for some reason the response is listed before the question, so I must not have noticed it. I too had been looking for this song off and on for the last 13 years. 124.214.131.55 (talk) 22:11, 20 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I apologize for wasting anybody's time by asking about songs, but having people answer my queries about unknown songs rather than searching for them is preferred to me.

Anyways, I would like to know the name, artist, and release date (not just a link to the article, please) of the following described song. It sounds 90's alternative to me, and contains the chorus lyric "You could see the road that they walked on was paved with gold/It's always summer, they'll never get cold" and the repeated phrase "Where were they going without ever knowing the way?"

I'm sure it's fairly famous, but I don't know, and please don't be short with me. Thank you. 98.240.190.197 (talk) 14:44, 20 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The Way by Fastball (released 1998). --Viennese Waltz ^talk 14:49, 20 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

A tip for the OP: If you type the following into Google: lyrics "Where were they going without ever knowing the way?" , the first hit gives you the correct answer. --Zerozal (talk) 16:53, 20 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah the OP already said he didn't want to do that. Not sure why, but I don't care, I like answering questions like this. --Viennese Waltz ^talk 17:07, 20 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Most of us who visit snopes.com regularly must have noticed one thing peculiar about this website : it is not possible to select text from the website like we normally do from a website. Of course this can be easily done, using javascript etc. perhaps, but is there some really important reason behind this precaution  Jon Ascton  (talk) 19:02, 20 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Whether or not it's "really important" is simply opinion, but undoubtedly the reason is to prevent standard copy/paste, thereby encouraging links instead. — Lomn 19:46, 20 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I just went to their website and scanned the first comment: "Good Luck, Mr. Gorsky!: Did Neil Armstrong cryptically utter "Good luck, Mr. Gorsky" as he stepped onto the moon?" Maybe it's different on different pages, or maybe it's a browser issue? ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 19:59, 20 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Just to be clear, did you copy from the main page or the article? For me, it works for the former, but not the latter. A Quest For Knowledge (talk) 20:03, 20 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The home page. And you're right, it doesn't work. Probably for the reason Lomn indicated. You could take a print-screen, but that would be kind of tedious unless you've got a program that can discern text characters in a bitmap object. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 20:13, 20 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

And while I didn't intend this to be about the Gorsky joke, snopes either missed or dismissed the explanation I've seen, that it was a joke told by Buddy Hackett at a dinner featuring the Apollo astronauts. That might be apocryphal too, but it sounds like something Buddy could have said. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 20:16, 20 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The reason is either paranoia or an extreme sense of "ownership" of the material. And an extreme sense of the stupidity of your readership. (Kind of insulting, really.)

There are a zillion ways around this. My favorite is to keep a bookmark bookmark bar to javascript:void(document.oncontextmenu=null);javascript:void(document.onmousedown=null);javascript:void(document.onmouseup=null); Hitting that bookmark doesn't take you anywhere, but it disables most of these sorts of annoying scripts.

APL (talk) 00:52, 21 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You can Edit -> Select All, then prune what you don't want. Everard Proudfoot (talk) 01:34, 21 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I poked around in the source and yeah, they're using JavaScript to mess with highlighting. I also recall in the past having difficulty with other important stuff like scrolling on that site, but I can't find anything in there that should do that now. I don't even know if it's still doing it or not because I've since disabled JavaScript, with exceptions for the few sites that I feel deserve it. It turns out that most sites work splendidly without JavaScript, and indeed some sites (Snopes included) are enhanced by the lack of awful JavaScript. Reach Out to the Truth 04:36, 21 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Right click in article > View Page Source > select text.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 05:57, 21 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Except that you have to get rid of all of the html code. Everard Proudfoot (talk) 06:11, 21 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

i knen that the washington sentors were the wrost baseball team of alltime but who's soccer's wrost? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Anitalisica (talk • contribs) 23:05, 20 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

On the level of competing nations, Montserrat followed by Bhutan (at least in 2003, according to The Other Final, right now it seems to be American Samoa). ---Sluzzelin talk 23:10, 20 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Currently, the lowest FIFA-ranked teams (tied for 202nd place) are Montserrat, American Samoa, San Marino, Anguilla, the Central African Republic, and Papua New Guinea. San Marino have four draws and one win to their name, Anguilla three wins and one draw, CAR a minor cup, PNG 16 wins and 13 draws, and Montserrat one win and one draw (both against Anguilla). American Samoa is the only team, then, that still has not earned a result in a FIFA-sanctioned international match. Their only win was 3 - 0 against Wallis and Futuna, which are not members of FIFA, and American Samoa was not a member of FIFA either when the match was played. Since joining FIFA, the Samoans have lost 20 - 0 to PNG and 31 - 0 to Australia, the world record for the heaviest defeat in an international match (but not a league match). I agree with Sluzzelin's conclusion that American Samoa are the worst team in the world. Xenon54 (talk) 00:20, 21 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Let me give a source for the above information: here are the six teams that currently have 0 points for the FIFA World Rankings. Of the women's teams, the weakest one is apparently the Comoros. --Theurgist (talk) 09:44, 21 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

A remarkably bad team that is not a FIFA or UEFA member would be the national team of the island of Sark, a Channel Island with a population of 600. That team has only played four games in their history, never managing to score and conceding a total of 70 goals. They lost 0–19 to Gibraltar, 0–20 to the Isle of Wight, 0–16 to Greenland, and 0–15 to Frøya. --Theurgist (talk) 09:59, 21 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

At club level, the world record for the highest scoreline is AS Adema 149–0 SO l'Emyrne - the article explains what happened. Ghmyrtle (talk) 10:54, 21 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

But that doesn't make SO l'Emyrne a weak team. They had been contesting the Malagasy championship title until that game, and they have additionally been crowned champions of Madagascar in one occasion (in 2001). --Theurgist (talk) 12:25, 21 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

True, but then American Samoa are probably not the worst either. They would probably beat American Samoa B. Ghmyrtle (talk) 16:22, 21 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

So are Australia the best national football team in the world just because they have recorded the biggest-margin victory ever? Or are AS Adema the strongest football club worldwide because they are holding the record for the highest scoreline, even though it was achieved in rather freakish circumstances, to put it mildly? <even smaller>This should certainly rank among the most pointless discussions ever led on the refdesks :P</even smaller> --Theurgist (talk) 22:17, 21 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, I reckon either American Samoa B or SO l'Emyrne - or even Sark - would run rings around Burton Brewers - won 0, drawn 0, defeats 18, goals for 3, goals against 234. That must take some beating. Returning to the original question - it's all (obviously) a matter of which level the team is playing at. Ghmyrtle (talk) 22:27, 21 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

By defining this discussion as "pointless", I did not demand that I was by all means right. I was referring to those endless quarrels - so typical for the football fans in my country - about whose favourite team is stronger. Every side would adduce any tiny item of football history or statistics as incontestable evidence of their rightness. You're probably aware of that, as one who lives in Wales. I'm sorry if I failed to make it clear enough. --Theurgist (talk) 22:47, 21 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah yeah I know - I replied in seriousness because the original poster might not "get" the conversation.  :) Ghmyrtle (talk) 22:55, 21 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

In football, it's widely known that the highest fee paid for a goalkeeper was Gianluigi Buffon's transfer to Juventus, a "reported £32.6 million" (although for some reason our reference in the Buffon article says £23.3m). My question is, who comes after Buffon? What's the second-highest, third-highest (and so on, if possible) fee paid for a goalkeeper? Dreaded Walrus ^{t c} 00:48, 21 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

According to this 2007 source, the second highest is Angelo Peruzzi (£10.5m) and the third Craig Gordon (£9m). They were still the top three as of November 2009.[7] decltype (talk) 09:29, 21 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Why didn't Schleck attack today and try and make up more time? Now he only has one stage left to work with. Why would be leave everything to one stage only? I would appreciate links that explain such strategy. Ta, 70.29.47.140 (talk) 01:16, 21 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It seems from this interview that Schleck has done it for theatre! He's apparently better on the climbs than Contador, who is better on the time trials. As to why, maybe he didn't have it in him yesterday. It's possible he wanted to give Armstrong the chance to say goodbye to the Tour in style (didn't quite happen though). Really, unless Schleck himself tells us we won't know, and I've searched round and could only find that interview quoted online. --TammyMoet (talk) 09:04, 21 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks TammyMoet that was just what I was looking for. 70.29.47.140 (talk) 18:51, 21 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

There is an opera available for download. How do I grab it and copy it onto dvd? Kittybrewster ☎ 14:13, 21 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You would need to check the help documentation on the website. Being based outside the UK I'm not familiar with the service myself, but this article has something about the download options. They don't sound all that promising with regards to copying the opera onto DVD, it sounds like you're supposed to just watch it through your computer. However, if you do manage to get the opera onto a standalone file (e.g. .avi) then it is a fairly simple matter to make a DVD out of it using a program like Nero for Windows or Toast for Macs. Other download options may also be available. --Viennese Waltz ^talk 15:47, 21 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You can't. iPlayer has an option to download and keep programs for a week, where it's viewable with an Adobe Air based flash application that's pretty much identical to the online flash based iPlayer. But that enforces the viewing restriction, which means it quickly makes the download unplayable, and it's never in an open format that you could use to transcode it to another medium or burn to a disk. There used to be a program called get-iplayer which did download the programs and save them (usually as an mp4 video file), but the developer of that no longer supports it and it mostly doesn't work any more. -- Finlay McWalter • Talk 21:12, 21 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

There's also this one which seems to still be current. --Viennese Waltz ^talk 07:35, 22 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I have an analogue satellite receiver. In May 2012, however, there will be no analogue satellite television anymore. What should I do? --84.61.131.18 (talk) 15:53, 21 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

(The original poster geolocates to Germany, and is presumably referring to this switchoff.) Comet Tuttle (talk) 17:24, 21 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

During the long reign of heavyweight champion Joe Louis, the ring announcer always ended introduction of the fighters by saying " May the better participant emerge victorious". Who was that announcer? Thank You. . Milt Merrick —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.173.238.165 (talk) 17:29, 21 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Milt, I've removed your email address, as posting it here will attract spam. We don't reply via email, so keep watching this page and hopefully some boxing fan will reply to your query here. -- Finlay McWalter • Talk 21:14, 21 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Harry Balogh, perhaps? Deor (talk) 21:31, 21 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Do they show the X-Games on ESPN in Ireland? Moptopstyle1 (talk) 19:38, 21 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

They seem so. As far as I can tell, ESPN Ireland has exactly the same schedule as ESPN UK. Judging from their website [8], they are showing the X-Games. The banner rotating on top of the page I linked has a panel promoting the X-Games next week. (You might have to wait for it, or click the right arrow a number of times) /Coffeeshivers (talk) 10:23, 22 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks a bunch man! I really appreciate it. I was wonderin' if it will show in Ireland for my friend, cause man, I gotta know if she can see me when I wave to the camera. :-P Moptopstyle1 (talk) 20:33, 22 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

One of these top 10 shows I saw on the Travel Channel (probably top 10 weirdest places in America) talked about this place in either Oregon or Washington state called something like "Dark Hole" or "Black Hole" that had some oddities such as magnetic anomalies and a floor that caused everyone to stand at a 17 degree angle and I was wondering if anyone knows what I'm talking about and could tell me what it is so I could look up information about it. --Melab±1 ☎ 23:28, 21 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I think you mean the Oregon Vortex, featured in "Top Ten Places of Mystery". ---Sluzzelin talk 23:52, 21 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Can you please find out the name of the company that makes the wood floor on Ellen Degeneres show? Or the names of the types of wood and pattern name. I just love it and can not find out any information on it. Any help would be truly appreciated. If you look closely, their are 2 different floor patterns and wood on the stage. I like the one where there is some really light planks and where she stands when she first walks out and does her monolog. Thank you SO much for your time. Dawn M. [e-mail redacted] —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.232.241.221 (talk) 03:32, 22 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

[Removed your e-mail address to prevent spammers finding it and spamming you - the Ref Desks do not e-mail answers and any responses will appear here.] 87.81.230.195 (talk) 07:18, 22 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]