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February 14

Identify this TV show:

Boob Slip - Ebaumsworld (NSFW? NSFS.)

The song they danced to suggested a possible gameshow, and as described, a young gal's breast slipped out to be seen in plain view by the camera.

But what was this show? Please WL it when you find it. Thanks. --70.179.161.230 (talk) 05:55, 14 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It looks something like a local variant of the Family Feud, but there's not really enough to tell which. See International versions of Family Feud. I would say the man in the black suit is the host. Since he, and the winning family, all look Hispanic, you can probably limit the search to Hispanic nations with versions of FF. StuRat (talk) 06:28, 14 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I agree that it looks like some version of Family Feud. Though I'd like to know what "Please WL it" means. Dismas|^(talk) 07:27, 18 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

WL=wikilink, perhaps? --LarryMac | Talk 20:57, 18 February 2013 (UTC) [reply]

Is Metallica's James Hetfield connected to the Hatfield Mccoy feud?

Hi, i'm trying to find out if Metallica's James Hetfield connected to the Hatfield-Mccoy Feud?
Is he related to these Hatfields? Gil Tichon (talk) 12:19, 14 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I will state firstly that I don't know personally, but I would say given that it's two different names (hAtfield and hEtfield) I would say probably not... gazhiley 13:00, 14 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Family names have had stranger mutations. —Tamfang (talk) 19:51, 2 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Oil gushers

I just saw a documentary (an American Experience episode about John D. Rockefeller) which showed a recreation of an oil gusher. It didn't look thick enough to me, more like water dyed black than oil. That made me think, actually spraying oil all over the ground would cause a bit of an environmental problem, wouldn't it ? So, my Q is if they do indeed use water dyed black to simulate oil in such scenes, which presumably would allow them to just walk away when done, rather than engage in a lengthy clean-up. StuRat (talk) 16:20, 14 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

There are a lot of links out there that'll show you how to make fake oil to recrate oil spills - ^[1] ^[2] or show you times that other folks have done similar things ^[3]. I can't imagine they would be able to use *actual* oil without having a bevy of environmentalists frothing at the mouths about it. Foofish (talk) 19:52, 15 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Annette Peacock photo?

Hello,

I'm a huge fan of Annette Peacock, as she is one of my favorite artists of all-time, and extremely underrated/unknown to the public. I was wondering why she has no picture on your page though? I wanted to share her information with some friends of mine but found it strange that such a prolific artist has no picture on Wikipedia.

Please let me know at your convenience if it's possible to have a picture of her on your(our) site one day or what the reason may be that she doesn't have one.

Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hobgob76 (talk • contribs) 18:16, 14 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

There is no picture because she is alive and so the article requires a free picture rather than a fair use one. See Wikipedia:Non-free content#Images. So yes if a free image could be found or one provided by an editor then yes the article could have one. CambridgeBayWeather (talk) 06:04, 15 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Who is the most renowned African American singer in America?

Thank.Kotjap (talk) 18:42, 14 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Do you mean currently alive or not? Ghmyrtle (talk) 18:45, 14 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, alive. Kotjap (talk) 18:46, 14 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It also depends on what you mean by "renowned", but I think people would have a hard time arguing that Beyoncé Knowles is not the most well-known and in-demand female singer in America, and she's African American. Her husband, rapper and music executive Jay-Z, holds a similar place among male entertainers, and they are undoubtedly the "Power couple" of the music industry in the U.S. Now, I'm sure you could interpret "renown" in many ways, but going on pure star power, it's Beyoncé all the way. --Jayron32 19:04, 14 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict) You'd have to be much much more specific about what you mean by renowned. Think Beyonce, Al Green, Stevie Wonder, etc, all very renowned by various measurements. See Category:African-American singers for a big listing. Staecker (talk) 19:08, 14 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Just adding Aretha Franklin, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Diana Ross and Smokey Robinson. Lots of possibilities. Ghmyrtle (talk) 19:39, 14 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

A few years ago, the answer would have been Michael Jackson. It might still be the answer, even though he died 3 1/2 years ago now. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 21:52, 14 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Which brings up perhaps the crucial distinction -- does the OP mean to inquire only about living/contemporary singers? If not, the "shortlist" can't possibly be contained to any less than a couple dozen singers, running the gambit across many styles and eras, from Billie Holiday to Tina Turner to Whitney Houston. Snow (talk) 23:59, 14 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Not to mention Kathleen Battle, Jessye Norman et al. of their ilk. -- Jack of Oz ^[Talk] 00:16, 15 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note that the OP has already clarified they only mean a living singer. This means MJ is out even if he had just died yesterday. They dom't seem to have specifically limited it to contemporary so someone like Tina Turner isn't specifically excluded. Nil Einne (talk) 05:07, 15 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

But the OP did specify living people, so that excludes Billie Holiday (and I would of course have otherwise mentioned Marian Anderson). -- Jack of Oz ^[Talk] 05:14, 15 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

And also Whitney Houston. I came across Billie Holiday but admit I couldn't be bothered checking every single one of the others and don't know enough about singers in general to be sure that none of the others are dead, so decided not to both with a list of people who weren't actually eligible according to the OPs criteria and simply mentioned MJ since it had already came up twice (both BB above and 205 below). Nil Einne (talk) 19:11, 15 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

If by "renowned" you mean "sold the most albums", you can refer to List of best-selling music artists in the United States. At #11 is Michael Jackson and Mariah Carey (our article lists her father as part African-American) is at #17. You could also look at the List of best-charting music artists in the U.S., which puts Lil Wayne at #2 in terms of number of US Hot 100 singles, and Stevie Wonder at #4 for number of Top 10 hits. -- 205.175.124.30 (talk) 03:37, 15 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

(sigh) The OP says he only wants living people. Michael Jackson is more or less dead. But Chuck Berry is still kicking. -- Jack of Oz ^[Talk] 11:33, 15 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Michael Jackson LIVES on! ☯ Bonkers The Clown 卐 Nonsensical Babble ☯ 11:43, 15 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

songs used in Pantene commercials

Is there a website where they show the list of songs being used in Pantene commercials?--Donmust90 (talk) 19:09, 14 February 2013 (UTC)Donmust90[reply]

Can you find an example for us, maybe on Youtube? ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 21:53, 14 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Anita Mui's planned role in House of Flying Daggers

Now this one is purely out of idle curiosity, so bear that in mind before spending any time investigating. According our article on the wuxia film House of Flying Daggers, renowned Hong Kong singer/actress Anita Mui was slated to play a role in the film, but when she died before any of her scenes were filmed, director Yimou Zhang decided to excise the role entirely, rather than give it to another actress. I'm curious if anyone knows what that role was to be? I've found the tidbit repeated a few places in various online media, but no mention of the specifics of the role. I'm wondering if there might not be an aficionado of wuxia films (or just someone generally better with Chinese than I) here who might know the answer or be able to point me in the direction of a good resource for the genre. Thanks in advance! Snow (talk) 20:18, 14 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

[1] ttp://www.ehow.com/info_7968473_oil-spills-science-projects.html

[2] ttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CCgiD16jfM

[3] ttp://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/recent/Greenpeace-creates-fake-oil-spill-to-highlight-risks-created-by-budget-cuts-pipelines/

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