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February 8

Yoghurt ad

There was a yoghurt ad years ago in the UK where spoons came through the letter box and opened the fridge to get at the yoghurts inside. There was a famous classical piece playing in the background that sounds a bit like bitter sweet symphony by the verve. What is the name of the classical piece? 90.210.55.111 (talk) 00:27, 8 February 2009 (UTC)

As Bitter Sweet Symphony says, the song contains a sample from an orchestral version of a song by the Rolling Stones, "The Last Time". Maybe that is the piece of music you are looking for? --Richardrj ^{talk email} 08:13, 8 February 2009 (UTC)

Has "shuffle tv" ever been tried?

With the shuffle radio craze going with good reaction , makes me wonder if tv's ever done the same. Random tv show episodes, from all years and genres played 24/hrs a day in no particular order. For the real tv lover. So you enjoyed the Bionic Woman? Good, hope you enjoy Howdy Doody, Painting with Julia, and MASH just as well. We'd like to hype what were showing next,- but we dont know what it is! They would have a copy of every tv show ever broadcast!

Haven't heardofthis here in America, but something tells me over in Europe they've tried it. I'll bet the jolly old brits once gave it a whirl. And subjected thier citizens kneecap to retina with non stop Benny Hill, Fawlty Towers, Monty Pyton and Footballer's Wives episodes. --TinyTonyyy (talk) 02:00, 8 February 2009 (UTC)

No we've never had it in the UK. Sounds like a nightmare for the paperwork people. And by the way, nobody in England watches Benny Hill anymore. It is (strangely) something that is enjoyed by others. Apparently Australians watch it.91.111.108.123 (talk) 09:43, 8 February 2009 (UTC)

Try watching Dave (TV channel). The scheduling seems to me to be completely random. Even on their "nothing but" nights, episodes are not in order.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 10:12, 8 February 2009 (UTC)

At The Paley Center for Media in NY and LA, there is an unintentional random shuffle feature. On a computer, you decide what shows you want to watch. You are given a print-out with a three-digit number for each selection and head off to another room filled with monitors. If you then enter random three-digit numbers instead of your assigned numbers, the shows that others are watching will display on your monitor. This can sometimes be quite surprising. Pepso2 (talk) 11:45, 8 February 2009 (UTC)

What you describe sounds exactly like syndication on channels like Paramount in the US (at least it was five or six years ago, when I could still get it); they'd show Star Trek Deep Space Nine in syndication, but with at least two different series shown on any given day. So if you watched the station all day, you'd jump around in the story arc in a most confusing way. DS9 is rather special in terms of such programs in that it does have such a strong story arc - most similar shows (of that ilk) mostly don't - and for this reason they have more difficulty selling such shows into syndication. ST:TNG mostly doesn't have this problem, and TS:Voyager goes out of its way to avoid upsetting syndication (even having a very rushed normal length finale, rather than a hard-to-syndicate 2-parter). Just think of this horror: Lost is already rather hard to follow, and in syndication it'll be impossible (with all the flash backs and flash forwards and ghostly apparitions of people who were killed in previous shows). 87.113.74.22 (talk) 20:09, 8 February 2009 (UTC)

Actually Endgame is two parts in syndication, and there is a rough story arc, but nothing like the ones on DS9. Adam Bishop (talk) 22:22, 8 February 2009 (UTC)

They asked about random programs, not just random episodes of the same program. But I agree that in syndication they often don't seem to bother with playing episodes in order, or matching holiday episodes to the appropriate holiday, for that matter. StuRat (talk) 21:41, 8 February 2009 (UTC)

Why does Israel national team plays in Europe

If Israel is in Asia? --201.254.78.136 (talk) 03:03, 8 February 2009 (UTC)

Politics. An article on Israel national football team tells the story. That is, assuming you are talking about the football (US: soccer) team. --Dr Dima (talk) 03:49, 8 February 2009 (UTC)

List of Best in Show winners of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show

If you look at the names of the winners, they are usually preceded by the abbreviation "Ch." ... what does that mean? And why do some of the winners (a very small number, perhaps 2 or 3) not have the "Ch." abbreviation before their name? Thanks. (Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 05:28, 8 February 2009 (UTC))

I've seen "Ch." meaning "Champion" on a cat pedigree, so presumably the dog show meaning is the same. --Anonymous, 07:00 UTC, February 8, 2009.

Thank you for the response. I appreciate it. Thanks. (Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 20:33, 12 February 2009 (UTC))