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September 9

Movie Name

This is a silly question. When I was a kid (1980s) I used to see a movie at the rental store whose cover showed a horse wearing a suit and (I believe) sitting at a desk. This was not a cartoon. Any idea what this movie was called or, better yet, could anyone provide a link to the cover? Many thanks. GreatManTheory (talk) 02:29, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

Could it perhaps be The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit? The picture doesn't feature a desk, but at least there is a horse in a suit. -- Captain Disdain (talk) 11:53, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

I came across that in my search, but unfortunately it isn't it. The movie I'm thinking of was probably from the 1980s. Thanks for the help. GreatManTheory (talk) 13:06, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

Turns out it's Hot to Trot. I was sure the movie cover wasn't a cartoon, but this is so close that it must be it. Thanks again for the help. GreatManTheory (talk) 17:34, 10 September 2008 (UTC)

What is the phrase "The orange ones are poison" from?

It seems to have originated from the internet in the form of lolcats, but is it from a tv show or game? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.210.104.79 (talk) 02:56, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

This may be a reference to the fact that so many deaths in The Godfather movies are in scenes with the color orange. Check out this webpage.--droptone (talk) 11:31, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

It's a cat thing: [1] [2] --—— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk - 13:52, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

The poster suggested this, but was looking for a possible earlier source, although it probably is just from lolcats. — Twas Now ( talk • contribs • e-mail ) 19:07, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

Now "the green ones are poison" is commonly said about potato chips. Maybe a connection? Rmhermen (talk) 00:22, 10 September 2008 (UTC)

The orange goldfish in the movie A Fish Called Wanda? 195.35.160.133 (talk) 13:48, 16 September 2008 (UTC) Martin.

No, there it was the green ones that "weren't ripe." Matt Deres (talk) 16:08, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

Music downloading

Not having bought music this way before (It be witchcraft I tell thee!), once I download a song, can I burn it onto a CD? Clarityfiend (talk) 03:13, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

You can make a backup copy. I don't know of any rule against what medium you can back it up to. Please don't ban me for giving legal advice. Dismas|^(talk) 03:26, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

I mean, can I burn it so I can listen to it on my CD player? Clarityfiend (talk) 05:05, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

It should be fine, as long as your music burning software recognizes the format of the music files. — Twas Now ( talk • contribs • e-mail ) 05:10, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. Clarityfiend (talk) 06:26, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

The actual answer is "it depends". It depends on where you download it from and what their stand on the matter is, most will let you create a normal CD version but some won't, tying the track to your PC or an MP3 player. - X201 (talk) 10:34, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

Along those lines, Amazon's music store sells content from the major record labels without DRM, which guarantees that you're able to burn songs to CDs, move them to other computers, copy them to arbitrary media players, and so forth. — Lomn 13:52, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

Note, though, that while the format makes you able to do those things, the license agreements of the on-line store may or may not allow you to. /Coffeeshivers (talk) 20:34, 11 September 2008 (UTC)

Even I, someone who still has a black dial phone as the main phone, recently downloaded an MP3 of a song from Amazon. I contemplate now burning it to a CD, or perhaps a wax cylinder. Edison (talk) 01:24, 13 September 2008 (UTC)

Hah! Unfortunately, amazon.com fears the craziness that Canucks are prone to, and amazon.ca doesn't offer individual songs. Bah. Clarityfiend (talk) 05:23, 13 September 2008 (UTC)

Songs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPDT29ZIShQ&feature=related

Does anyone know the artists and names of the songs in this video, the artists and names of any related songs, and where I could get this kind of music?68.148.157.170 (talk) 04:49, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

Nope. I can tell you, however, that it's most likely Swedish, and that it's very generic eurobeatish eurodanceish stuff. If that's what you're into (generic or otherwise), just looking for eurobeat music at a local record store or the iTunes store or the net or whatever will probably get you a bunch of bands that interest you. -- Captain Disdain (talk) 08:52, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

If you go to the poster's page youtube page, he's from Swaziland. Could it be in an African language?68.148.157.170 (talk) 21:11, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

Well, uh, no. Because it's Swedish. -- Captain Disdain (talk) 06:43, 10 September 2008 (UTC)

Googled a couple of phrases from the lyrics. No relevant hits (provided my Swedish spelling was correct). --NorwegianBlue ^talk 20:36, 10 September 2008 (UTC)

As a(nother?) Swede, I can assure you that it's Swedish. -- Aeluwas (talk) 12:06, 11 September 2008 (UTC)

Well, not quite -- I'm across the water from you, to the east. But certainly close enough, as far as recognizing Swedish goes. =) Anyway, I feel a little dumb now, because Norwegian Blue's solution for identifying the song is pretty much as basic as it gets, and it just didn't occur to me at all. He almost got it, too; he just missed one word in there -- it's "hoppas att du blir glad". ("I hope it makes you happy.") Apparently the song is by Elefant & PH, whom I'm not at all familiar with (and based on this sample, don't consider that state of affairs much of a loss), and the song is called "Jag lagar din mat" ("I cook for you"). Here's a fan-made YouTube video with the lyrics. -- Captain Disdain (talk) 12:12, 11 September 2008 (UTC)

But there are two songs in that video; one at the beginning, and one at the end. Thanks for you information by the way.24.65.69.8 (talk) 22:27, 12 September 2008 (UTC)

Oh, I didn't even notice the other one. The Google test again reveals the truth: that would be "Rosa helikopter" ("Pink Helicopter") by the Swedish child artist duo Peaches. If you like the music, trust me, there's plenty more where these songs came from; there's no shortage of eurodance out there, and these two are some of the less distinguished examples of the genre. Oh, and I just noticed that I accidentally called it eurobeat earlier. My bad! -- Captain Disdain (talk) 00:37, 13 September 2008 (UTC)

AAGGHH...

I have avatar the last airbender for the wii and every time i try to save, my wii locks up and will not save. Every other game saves just fine, it's just that game. WTF? 31306D696E6E69636B6D (talk) 16:37, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

Get a new disc, that's obviously the problem. Avnas Ishtaroth _{drop me a line} 01:41, 10 September 2008 (UTC)

Searching for a Star Search Contestant

I hope this is the right area to post this question

I am trying to search for a person that was a contestant on Star Search (the American version). I am not 100% sure as to the year he was on, however I THINK he was on the Arsino Hall years.

I do know this: He was in the singing competition.

His first name is Dan.

If memory serves me correct, his last name begins with a Y.

I don't think he went really far in the competition.

I do think he gave up his singing career to start up a business on a line of skincare product (not sure if it's male or female skincare products) in Los Angeles.

That's about all I really know.

Is there any way you can help?

Thanks. Worengo (talk) 17:22, 9 September 2008 (UTC)