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February 2

Penelope, dog used in Lucky 13 movie

Please tell me the breed of the black little dog named Penelope used in the 2005 movie, "Lucky 13"?

It might help if you could direct us to a picture of the dog. Dismas|^(talk) 06:50, 2 February 2010 (UTC)

or at least a description. Have you looked through our list of dog breeds? You will probably find it there.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 08:27, 2 February 2010 (UTC)

Lucky 13 is our stubby article on the movie; here is the IMDB page. Unfortunately the IMDB credits don't list the dog as an actor. Any dog-breed-identifying editors wishing to help the original poster can go here for a scan of the DVD packaging; the dog's head is visible on the back of the package; he's being cradled by one of the actors. Comet Tuttle (talk) 18:13, 2 February 2010 (UTC)

My best guess would be something from the Bichon family, or a similar class of toy dogs. Most bichons are small white-haired dogs, but other colors appear in certain breeds. --Jayron32 21:12, 2 February 2010 (UTC)

Can you help me identify this person?

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I'm trying to identify the person in this picture. He may be a surfer or someone portraying a surfer in a movie. Any idea where to even start?

Thanks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.55.186.95 (talk) 15:16, 2 February 2010 (UTC)

That pic is a bit hard to interpret, the contrast is a mess, so its real hard to see. Judging by the hairstyle on the man and the style of surfboard he has, it may likely be a shot from the landmark 1966 documentary The Endless Summer, but that's a complete WAG. --Jayron32 17:53, 2 February 2010 (UTC)

Not that this is likely to be much help, but the "14" printed on the image suggests that it's a clipping from a pictorial magazine (which you may have already known). If you can first make some educated guesses about the rough age and national origin of the clipping (from clues such as the hairstyle, and anything you know about the clipping's provenance), and then look through some copies of popular magazines of that era and area (on line or in a large library), you may be able to identify the magazine from the number's typeface. You could then use any available archives or indices for that publication to look for likely articles, or (if you have the time) plough through copies until you find the picture itself. 87.81.230.195 (talk) 08:53, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

Is that a beard? Maybe it's Jack O'Neill. Is this part of a quiz and, if so, it there some kind of theme that might give us a clue. --Frumpo (talk) 11:27, 3 February 2010 (UTC)