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March 6

starship troopers (ova) anime

I was wondering where the heck i could find a copy of old anime series called uchu no senshi. ITS basically an anime version of the book starship troopers. I'VE looked everywhere for a copy of it, but its all been in vain. SO i really need help tracking down a copy, thank you! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.234.48.134 (talk) 04:39, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

According to this there is no US distributor. Six episode titles and a little more info here. For hard to find anime, I suggest you investigate something like http://www.animesuki.com, which has a listing here for uchu no senshi, under the title "Starship Troopers". SaundersW (talk) 09:45, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

Mister Rogers' zipper

Why does he pull down his zipper right after he says "Welcome to my neighborhood" ? He puts on a sweater at the start of each show, zips it up to his nipples then back down to the bottom of his ribs. Why overzip and then back it off like that ? StuRat (talk) 17:19, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

Repetition. It is the same reason Barney and the Wiggles do the same things over and over and over and over. -- kainaw™ 17:27, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

But why did he do it that way the first time ? StuRat (talk) 18:52, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

Zipping up to near the top pulls the whole sweater comfortably onto the body and across the shoulders. Zipping down again then opens it up to a comfortable position. The original question probably should ask why did he perform those actions, unless we know through verifiable sources that he is doing so in the afterlife. --LarryMac | Talk 18:55, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

That brings up an interesting point about the use of grammar with recorded media. It certainly appears that the actions are happening when the media is played, but of course we know they really happened earlier. So, do we use "does" based on the viewing of the media now or "did" based on when the media was recorded ? For example, should we talk about how Mona Lisa "smiles" or "smiled" ? StuRat (talk) 20:28, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

Paintings, like sculpture, music, writing and architecture, are ever-present, Stu. It would be true to say that Lisa Gherardini (or whoever the model was) smiled when sitting for the portrait, but "Mona Lisa" goes on smiling forever. -- JackofOz (talk) 22:20, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

Back to the actual question. LarryMac is 100% correct. I do the exact same thing when I put on my coat in the morning (something I wish I had to stop doing already). It brings the shoulders of the garment in question over the shoulders of the person wearing it, instead of hanging out a couple of centimeters. 206.252.74.48 (talk) 17:47, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

All Rock Music List

hello, a few things:

• Im looking for a list of all the bands that come under all/any of the genres: List of rock genres.
• Is there a list of all the rock songs ever made.
• I'm looking for a semi-official list of the 100/500 etc best rock/heavy metal/punk/etc songs of all time (google doesnt turn up much apart from random sites that are of little use. Im sure there are more official music organisations who have done this.

--84.70.167.249 (talk) 22:09, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

Have you tried Billboard? -- kainaw™ 22:29, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

All Music Guide lists pretty much every band that has ever made an impact, and it can also list them by genre. --Joelmills (talk) 02:15, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has their 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll. Adam Bishop (talk) 12:12, 7 March 2008 (UTC)