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November 30

What year is this truck

I'd like to know the exact year of this truck. I have a picture of a very similar one I'd like to date, although the side mirrors are different and so is the Chevy badge on the side. I suspect the picture of this one is newer, but I'd like to get some idea of the ballpark. Shadowjams (talk) 02:40, 30 November 2013 (UTC)

Did you notice that in its use in the Chevrolet C/K article, that image is captioned "71-72 Chevrolet C-10 Cheyenne"? Deor (talk) 06:41, 30 November 2013 (UTC)

I was curious in the exact year, and the person who made that caption was at least a little unclear...Shadowjams (talk) 03:07, 4 December 2013 (UTC)

Or, the person was being very exact, citing the exact 1971-72 vehicle year in which that particular model was manufactured.DOR (HK) (talk) 07:16, 4 December 2013 (UTC)

It looks to me like the mirror is attached to the windshield, not the roof, which according to our article would make it a 72. Katie R (talk) 12:43, 4 December 2013 (UTC)

I noticed that too. Aside from a few badge changes, the mirror alignment seems to be the major changes between the roughly 69 versions and the 72... I'm thinking now the one I am trying to identify is in the 60s. Thank you though, this was helpful. Shadowjams (talk) 04:00, 5 December 2013 (UTC)

Gender pub ratio

Why are there always fewer women than men in a disco?--90.165.122.220 (talk) 15:28, 30 November 2013 (UTC)

Do you have statistics to back up your assertion? Dismas|^(talk) 21:53, 30 November 2013 (UTC)

Well, the whole idea behind Ladies'_night is to boost female attendance, so at least some owners have thought their clientele was biased toward males. (Also, pubs and nightclubs are very different types of places...) SemanticMantis (talk) 16:38, 1 December 2013 (UTC)

I suspect the OP's choice of venues may be a factor. Hack (talk) 05:52, 2 December 2013 (UTC)

Organization theory

what is the benefit of taking an organization theory and design course? i mean what is it all about? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.35.83.144 (talk) 19:51, 30 November 2013 (UTC)

Have you read Organizational theory? Rojomoke (talk) 23:39, 30 November 2013 (UTC)

Ou est Millbosche?

This photo, one of a series from the Imperial War Museum, has the caption: "Men of the 7th Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 51st Highland Division, march into Millbosche, 8 June 1940." Trouble is, a Google search for Millbosche only turns up results relating to these images. Does anybody know where Millbosche actually is? Sources suggest that this unit should have been retiring south towards the River Bresle in Picardy on that date. It's not vital, but I'm curious now. Alansplodge (talk) 19:52, 30 November 2013 (UTC)

According to this forum posting (_not_ an RS by any manner of means), the reference is to the village of Mill, North Brabant, which is near to "Den Bosch" ('s-Hertogenbosch by today's standards). I do not proffer this as a definitive answer. Tevildo (talk) 20:03, 30 November 2013 (UTC)

Thanks, but that is certainly not where the 7th Argylls were on 8 June 1940. It's very confused but part of their division was in action at Beauchamps, Somme on that day. They were evacuated from Le Havre on 13 June, so they can't have been too far away. Perhaps it's just a labelling error, Millbosche does have a Dutch or Flemish look about it. Alansplodge (talk) 20:24, 30 November 2013 (UTC)

Perhaps an enquiry to the IWM about the provenance of the photo might be an idea... Tevildo (talk) 20:40, 30 November 2013 (UTC)

(edit conflict)Have you asked the museum of the Regiment of Scotland (UK defence cuts have amalgamated all of Scotland's regiments into one), which I believe is based at Edinburgh Castle, where the 7th Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders were on 8th June 1940? From what I've heard most regimental museums are a friendly bunch, and willing to help with any reasonable inquiry. CS Miller (talk) 20:44, 30 November 2013 (UTC)

Regimental museums are almost always run by private organisations (either as charities in their own right, or as part of the Regimental Association), and many (such as the Fusiliers regiments) RAs and museums remain separate despite the actual regiment being amalgamated. So it is with the Argylls, whose museum remains at Stirling Castle. They handle historical enquiries by post, for a modest donation. -- Finlay McWalterჷTalk 21:35, 30 November 2013 (UTC)

BTW, Tevildo is referring to the Imperial War Museum, in London, which is the UK's main war museum. CS Miller (talk) 20:47, 30 November 2013 (UTC)

Maybe Millebosc? It fits the region, and this WWII forum calls it "Millebosc" too, referring to the same image, and even displaying a recent photo of the same location. I did a little bit of hovering and cruising on Google Maps and Street View (France is pretty much completely covered), but didn't spend enough time there to locate the building(s). More savvy people might spot it though (if this guess is in fact correct). ---Sluzzelin talk 20:51, 30 November 2013 (UTC)

Well done - that's got to be it. I was trying to find an illustration for the Arkforce article when I found these photos on Wikimedia Commons. I was just curious as to the exact location, especially as it didn't sound very French. Thanks everybody. Alansplodge (talk) 00:55, 1 December 2013 (UTC)

Here's the Google street view of the gateway the soldiers were passing. Deor (talk) 10:08, 2 December 2013 (UTC)

Resolved

Glad it is treally a village. I thought it would turn out they were marching into am ambush by 1,000 Germans, "mille" "Bosch." Edison (talk) 14:46, 1 December 2013 (UTC)

Yes, that is exactly what I had been thinking. μηδείς (talk) 21:06, 1 December 2013 (UTC)

It was much worse than that - while the 51st (Highland) Division were defending the Bresle line, their western flank was being turned by the 7th Panzer Division, 11,000 men and 300 tanks. By the time the order came to retire, it was too late and only the covering force, known as "Arkforce" (to which these soldiers were attached) reached Le Havre and evacuation by the Royal Navy. The rest of the division made it to the little port of Saint-Valery-en-Caux, but it was too foggy for the navy to reach them and the whole lot surrendered on 12 June. Alansplodge (talk) 21:08, 1 December 2013 (UTC)