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June 16

Rube Goldberg?

Some time ago I watched a rube goldberg movie when it went on and on on a DVD. I'm not sure if I am asking the right people, but after all "Your database is huge!" Thanks for the huge help, "If I cant fix it, its not broken" 03:06, 16 June 2007 (UTC)The Random Jimjam[reply]

What is your question? Have you looked up Rube Goldberg on IMDb? —Tamfang 03:27, 16 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Could it be The Way Things Go? - Akamad 02:03, 17 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Pythagoras Switch (Japanese) is notable for Rube Goldberg devices. Root⁴(one) 05:30, 17 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

There was a recent Honda commercial featuring a disassembled car made into a RD device. The windshield wipers "walking" across the floor was perhaps the most memorable part. Is this what you meant ? StuRat 14:10, 19 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

We have an article on the Honda ad at Cog (television commercial). Apparently the creators of the aforementioned The Way Things Go threatened legal action against Honda because of similarities between the two. — Matt Eason ^{(Talk  Contribs)} 13:21, 21 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

elvira madigan music

not the mozart, but the hymn (?) sung at the end of the movie

i once watched the film in english & the last line of the final song was: "will bring new life again"

thanks for any info you can provide Peggy harden 12:33, 16 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Have you seen the page for that movie at IMDb, here? Regards Dep. Garcia ( Talk + | Help Desk | Complaints ) 12:40, 16 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

That page doesn't provide those details, unfortunately. But every cloud has a silver lining - we now know that there were 3 movies based on the same story, and with the same title, and 2 of them were made in 1967. I never knew that. -- JackofOz 06:42, 17 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Is it "Den blomstertid nu kommer" by Israel Kolmodin and Johan Olof Wallin? Corvus cornix 02:11, 18 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Children's Sonrg - Title and Album..

I'm looking for a song I remember from my childhood (70's / 80's) that I'd like to share with my 2 year old nephew. Unfortunately my mom no longer has the album and I only remember some of the lyrics. My mom thinks it was from a Christian children's album.

Here's what I remember:

"Oh Daddy Long Legs and Mama Short Arms lived in a wee house upon a bug farm, and every morning at quarter past six...."

There were also several verses with something along the lines of "doodely doodely do oh..."

The album also had a version of "On Top of Spaghetti" and a song that I think was called the "Ach-choo" song (basically the lyrics "Ach-choo, God Bless You" over and over again.

Any help is greatly appreciated!!

Thanks, Barb Bannstra

Best of Joe Wise Music for Children Volume II

It's Howdy Doody time

What is the tune to which "It's Howdy Doody Time" was sung? The same tune was used in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert to the words "A desert holiday/Let's pack the drag away/You bring the lunch and tea/I'll bring the ecstasy". —Angr 17:57, 16 June 2007 (UTC)

Apparently it is called "It's Howdy Doody Time" and it was written by Edward Kean [1]. IrishGuy ^talk 22:00, 16 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

That link sort of implies he's just the lyricist of "It's Howdy Doody Time", i.e. he wrote the words but not the tune. The thing is, I have this nagging feeling the tune is much older and might come from an Italian opera or something along those lines. Up until a moment ago, our article La donna è mobile claimed that that aria is the tune of "It's Howdy Doody Time", but it isn't. —Angr 06:59, 17 June 2007 (UTC)

I found it! It's Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay, first performed in 1891. So I was right about the tune's being much older than the show, but not about its being Italian opera. —Angr 07:07, 17 June 2007 (UTC)

And the article Howdy Doody already says as much, and has since March. Boy, do I feel like an idiot. —Angr 07:11, 17 June 2007 (UTC)

Availible Breeds in Nintendogs, 'Lab and Friends'

What breeds are availible in the lab and friends edition (for US) without using bark mode? (Other than the Labrador Retriver, Schnauzer, Toy Poodle, Shiba Inu, Corgi and the Miniature Pinscher) If any others are availible, how do you acquire them? Teak the Kiwi 18:12, 16 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know what the bark mode is, but apparently, but this FAQ at gamefaqs.com has a list of the dogs available at start, explains that all 18 beginning dogs are available, with 2 hidden ones, and there's a dog unlocking thing towards the end. --Wirbelwindヴィルヴェルヴィント (talk) 18:48, 16 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Entertaining kids after dark

I don't know if this is the best place to ask, but... We work in an school holiday centre for British kids, based in France. We are looking for new ideas regarding our evenin entertainments - currently we have Blind Date, which is getting a bit dated. We reckon something like Gladiators or circus-like, involving happiness, without a campfire. Not a disco or a quiz, cos we have that already. Any Wikipedians out there who went to Camp America or similar places, who remember fantastic evening entertainment, suitable for 10-16 year olds? Thanks --Chato2007 20:00, 16 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

A talent show?They are getting very popular on British TV at the moment.hotclaws 11:28, 17 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yea somit like an X-Factor competition or Britains Got Talent style thingy! Dep. Garcia ( Talk + | Help Desk | Complaints ) 14:29, 17 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Forgot to mention, we have a talent show already. --Chato2007 15:28, 17 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ermm, Charades? Dep. Garcia ( Talk + | Help Desk | Complaints ) 19:28, 18 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

How about a murder mystery game? They take a bit of setting up but they can be fun. Perhaps a 'challenge' of some form - Building a structure from paper and balloons that can hold a large amount of weight, this is something i've come across at 'training' sessions for business. You could look around the net for team-work games (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&client=safari&rls=en&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=teamwork+games&spell=1). Much of what is 'fun' for adults might transfer to children easily enough. You could make the quizzes more 'appealing' (and varied) by mimicking the setup of hit quiz shows like Who Wants to be a Millionaire or The Weakest Link. A collaborative story/getting them to write short group 'scenes' could be fun and would let the children be creative. Also perhaps some form of art/crafty thing. I have seen school groups setup a trading floor for fake stocks with fake news releases/investor news, which can be fun as it teaches children about investment but also in a fun way as they are playing with fake money to try use the news/data to turn a profit from trading. Again perhaps a little advanced for the age-range but might be fun. ny156uk 08:34, 19 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If you play "Weakest Link", omit the insults ("something tells me there aren't any branches in your family tree"), as kids and teens have fragile psyches that might be harmed by such insults. Also, to get more kids involved, you might want to go with team games, like Family Feud (you could do a survey first of the noncontestants on various kid-related questions, like "favorite song"). StuRat 13:54, 19 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]