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October 18

Is there a 'Nipplegate' in a motion picture?

Is there any documented case of a 'Nipplegate' in film history - in the respect that a naked nipple of the female leading role is clearly visible, but that was not intentional, neither by the scriptwriter, nor the director, nor the actress herself, nor the cutter, but merely just happened because nobody was taking care? --KnightMove (talk) 08:00, 18 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I can't see any way that we could know what was "intentional". These things aren't scripted, and it's really no big deal.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 08:44, 18 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I feel you might be trying to make a mountain out of a proverbial molehill......... ;-) gazhiley 09:55, 18 October 2012 (UTC) [reply]

It's pretty clearly unintentional if it happens on TV. There was something like this (not a nipple) on Three's Company. SeeThree's_Company#Syndication. Staecker (talk) 11:43, 18 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Scrotumgate eh? There is no shortage of nipples on TV in the UK. Scrota less so.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 12:36, 18 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

For a somewhat reasonable person, a nipple in a movie is no big deal, but not all persons on this planet are reasonable. It does make some major differences whether a nipple is seen in a movie or not, and all cases I know were of course intentional. I'd like to know if there exist any exceptions. Live Nipplegates on TV are not my concern. --KnightMove (talk) 12:43, 18 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Films are generally planned down to the split second, and have been since well before the end of the Hays Code era. Before then, an actress wouldn't have been dressed in an outfit that could conceivably produce a nip slip. Nowadays every frame of every release is repeatedly scrutinized before the film goes out. (That doesn't mean that every mistake is fixed: a lot is allowed to pass. But a nip slip would not be.)--NellieBlyMobile (talk) 02:01, 19 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

...in America (and other cautious markets). It's worth observing that nipples are OK in some places. And of course, as already noted, some scenes demand nipples for historical or contextual accuracy. HiLo48 (talk) 02:17, 19 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Into the Blue (2005 film), supposedly. Zoonoses (talk) 05:33, 19 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Excellent, Zoonoses, thanks! I'll be grateful for other examples (this one does maybe not bear examination). --KnightMove (talk) 14:18, 19 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The Rocky Horror Picture Show, during a song in a swimming pool with everybody in corsets, Nell Campbells character has a brief slip--90.204.111.253 (talk) 16:23, 19 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The character's nipple is also visible shortly before this scene, where she is wearing pajamas that have a strategic tear in them. According to Richard O'Brien's commentary on the 25th anniversary DVD, Nell rehearsed the 'Nip Slip', being the sort of person who enjoys exhibition.Helene O'Troy - Et In Arcadia Ego Sum (talk) 18:10, 19 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, that occurred to me, and I was going to mention it yesterday, it being perhaps my brother-in-law's favorite movie bit, but it's quite obvious it's intentional.

We should have an article called Favorite Movies of Brothers-in-Law of Anonymous People on the Internet. Failing that, maybe a good name for for a comic novel. Well, if Portuguese Irregular Verbs and The Finer Points of Sausage Dogs and A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian can crack it, why not ... -- Jack of Oz ^[Talk] 04:30, 20 October 2012 (UTC) [reply]

Since the film was originally rated R in the United States, partial nudity, intended or otherwise, wouldn't have been a big deal. Heck, she could have gone full-on topless and it wouldn't have changed anything. --McDoob AU 93 04:31, 20 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Does anyone else find themselves thinking of Cripplegate when the word "Nipplegate is mentioned? -- Jack of Oz ^[Talk] 04:39, 20 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The term "cripplegate" makes me imagine clips showing Paul Ryan pushing old ladies off cliffs. Had never heard of the town by that name.μηδείς (talk) 19:00, 23 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The intermediate catalyst for my thoughts being nipple cripple. -- Jack of Oz ^[Talk] 00:01, 24 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Are the individual members of Girls Generation making lots of money?

Girls Generation is clearly a pop machine that is making just obscene amounts of cash in all different economic areas, but I am curious to hear how much money is trickling down into the hands of the nine individual girls after all the suits get their cuts? There must be an awful, awful lot of slices in that pie... Are the ladies becoming wealthy? or just famous? The Masked Booby (talk) 08:43, 18 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

"million dollar salaries" according to article in 10/8 New Yorker. Pepso2 (talk) 14:09, 20 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Anna Nicole Smith's relationship with her maternal half-brothers

Need some info for essay. Did Anna Nicole Smith keep in touch with her maternal half-brothers until her death? Or was she long estranged from them, by the time she died? 98.234.170.206 (talk) 09:12, 18 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Silly Song

Hi! I was wondering if there was any way to locate the words to a song to which I know the first verse but not the title. Thanks,FatBaker (talk) 22:46, 18 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Try Google. Always works for me. --Theurgist (talk) 22:52, 18 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

That is to say, Google the lyrics you know. Mingmingla (talk) 01:49, 19 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Start your search "Lyrics" then the name of the band, if known, followed by one line of the song. For me (a kareoke addict and thus regular searcher of lyrics for songs so I can sing along in the car) this works and directs me to the exact page normally within the first link or two...gazhiley 10:17, 19 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Or you could type it here and let us have a stab at it. The Google idea is more likely to get the right result though ;-)Alansplodge (talk) 16:54, 19 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]