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Eric Roberts has 47 projects pending ?

His IMDB page list 47 projects as "announced", "pre-production", "filming", "post-production", or "completed" (awaiting release): [1]. How is this possible ? StuRat (talk) 01:49, 3 March 2013 (UTC)

A lot of those films look like they are being produced by independent studios, which means significantly lower budgets and shorter shooting schedules than ones made by major film studios. Therefore, he probably only needed to work a few days or a few weeks on each of those projects, whereas a film from a major studio (which could afford to jet around the world to film in exotic locations, or pay for elaborate special effects, sets, costumes and make-up) would require months. Zzyzx11 (talk) 20:38, 3 March 2013 (UTC)

According to Roberts himself, "They aren’t all real. What happens is, when they offer me these movies, they then put them on IMDB as if I’ve said yes, to attract other actors." (from a recent interview on The AV Club) Adam Bishop (talk) 22:32, 3 March 2013 (UTC)

I see. That's unfortunate. How do we find out which are real ? StuRat (talk) 23:24, 3 March 2013 (UTC)

See which ones open. —Tamfang (talk) 01:09, 6 July 2013 (UTC)

9/11 prediction in cartoons

I was watching some cartoon videos on YouTube. The posters of a few of them claimed they predicted 9/11. One such example is a portion of Often an Orphan. The dog acted out the traffic then the collapse of high-rise office buildings. I was wondering if something was a bit too dramatic and/or extreme?142.255.103.121 (talk) 07:24, 3 March 2013 (UTC)

Here's the relevant clip:[2]. Note that this was made decades before the Twin Towers were built, so it was referring to other skyscrapers, and not specifically New York City, either. But, if you wade through enough material, you will be sure to find something which matches whatever you're looking for. StuRat (talk) 07:47, 3 March 2013 (UTC)

This album cover for example, which was designed prior to 9/11. Hmmm. I wonder if the band got a visit from Them afterwards? Or the (untrue) assertion that one of the planes had the flight number Q33NY, or Q33NYC which when typed into Word and then concerted to Wingdings produces a supposedly prophetic message that They (a different one) put in years ago... --Kurt Shaped Box (talk) 08:20, 3 March 2013 (UTC)

That's a different case. While the OP's case is mere coincidence, that album cover is actually making fun of destroying the Twin Towers. (By the time it had been made, one attempt to do so had already occurred.) StuRat (talk) 17:03, 3 March 2013 (UTC)

Did you guys look at other cartoon videos? I'm referring to the ones where the posters claimed 9/11 was predicted.142.255.103.121 (talk) 02:26, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

Midnight Rx (The Simpsons) . What does "Rx" mean ?

Hello Learned Ones ! What does "Rx" stand for ? In France, "Rx" means "a radiograph". The French title (not the Canadian-French) is clear for us  : "Gran-pa goes smuggling (medications across the Canadian border)". Does the English title wink towards the movie Midnight express ? Thanks beforehand for your answers Arapaima (talk) 16:51, 3 March 2013 (UTC)

Yes, and ℞ (note the strange way it's written) means prescription meds. According to our article: 'This symbol originated in medieval manuscripts as an abbreviation of the Late Latin verb recipe, the imperative form of recipere, "to take" or "take thus"'. StuRat (talk) 16:54, 3 March 2013 (UTC)

Indeed. In the domain of data communication, "Rx" is used to denote a receiver. _{Hia10 (talk) 20:20, 3 March 2013 (UTC)}

"Mais oui, mais c'est bien sûr...! " ("Yeees, but of course, that's it !") . That's what we say here when something seems obvious after the explanation has been given to you (catch-phrase taken from an old black&white famous french police-movie, it was muttered by the detective, while the audience, still in the dark, panted...) . BTW, who was he ? Jack-of-Oz, help me ! Thanks a lot, pals, take care Arapaima (talk) 08:49, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

It was "commissaire Bourrel" in Les Cinq Dernières Minutes , 56 episodes broadcasted from 1956 to 1973 (no wonder here evebody mature quotes that now & then !). BTW, I notice it took me only 22 minutes to find it back. Jack-of-Oz, your retrieving Drive, he said in 290 min. (on 28th feb.) is downed ! But maybe you didn't get the chance to watch it 56 times ;-)) ...Pardon the minute sting, T.y. Arapaima (talk) 09:15, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

Wow! How's that! I've been thoroughly defeated and crushed in a thread in which I played no part. It's like being sentenced to death in absentia, or getting married by proxy. Or even worse, getting married the usual way.  :) -- Jack of Oz ^[Talk] 09:35, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

What's the punishment for bigamy ? ... being married to two women. StuRat (talk) 03:42, 5 March 2013 (UTC)

Or as Oscar Wilde (allegedly) put it: Bigamy is having one wife too many. Monogamy is the same. AndrewWTaylor (talk) 15:30, 5 March 2013 (UTC)

For much of his later life, I don't believe Wilde put it in any wives at all... --Jayron32 00:24, 6 March 2013 (UTC)

"put it in" - what a charming expression. Next time I'm talking to your wife, I'll tell her you enjoy "putting it in" her.  :) -- Jack of Oz ^[Talk] 01:52, 6 March 2013 (UTC)

Groucho Marx: "I understand you and your wife have 12 children ?"

Man: "What can I say, I love my wife."

Groucho: "Well, I love my cigar, but I still manage to take it out of my mouth every once in a while." StuRat (talk) 01:57, 6 March 2013 (UTC)

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