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Wallace in Shaun the Sheep 2008 video game

Does Wallace from Wallace & Gromit actually appear in the 2008 video game Shaun the Sheep because giantbomb.com says that he appears in the video game. Matthew John Drummond (talk) 10:07, 18 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wallace in Shaun the Sheep game.

The website giantbomb.com says that Wallace from Wallace and Gromit appears in the 2008 video game Shaun the Sheep. Is this true. Matthew John Drummond (talk) 10:10, 18 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please provide a link. As far as I can see giantbomb has only one sentence (in a wiki) about Shaun the Sheep and no mention of Wallace. Shantavira|^{feed me} 08:14, 19 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Here's the link https://.giantbomb.com/wallace/3005-4053 Matthew John Drummond (talk) 09:56, 19 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Again that is a wiki, so it is not a reliable source. You would do better to ask on a games forum where you are more likely to find people with that interest. Shantavira|^{feed me} 10:13, 19 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Would the games forum be a reliable source? Sometimes there is no reliable source. (I checked Nintendo's site, but they don't list the game, probably because they want to sell new things like the Switch. And I image searched for screenshots, because seeing Wallace would prove it, but Wallace did not appear in any I found.) Card Zero (talk) 13:53, 19 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Here's the link https://giantbomb.com/wallace/3005-4053 Matthew John Drummond (talk) 14:38, 19 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There are long-play walthoughs on Youtube. If you want to spend an hour or so watching someone else play the complete game, you will see what is and what is not in the game. 75.136.148.8 (talk) 13:20, 21 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

American flag in film

It's well known throughout the world that for most of the first half of the 20th century the US flag had 48 stars and now has 50, and it's not hard to spot the difference, even for this Australian — the 48 are arranged as a square lattice and the 50 close-packed like cigarettes in a packet, no need to count. So why do some American films set in the 1910s to 1950s use the modern flag when so much effort goes into getting other artefacts true to the era ? I was reminded of the phenomenon on TV tonight, in an episode of the documentary The Machines that Built America, dealing with passenger aircraft. In an early scene, recreating William Boeing's visit to an airshow, the flag dominating the foreground for many seconds was unmistakably the 50-star version. Doug butler (talk) 11:39, 18 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That kind of thing turns up from time to time in "movie bloopers". It makes you wonder if the researchers are as smart as they think they are. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 13:40, 18 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Or whether they exist. —Tamfang (talk) 16:34, 27 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You can see clips all over the web, showing Americans who don't know how many states they have, don't know their national capital or any idea of where it is, don't know whether Germany is in Africa or South America, yada yada. I'm sure all other nationalities have their examples too, but Americans seem like easy targets. Maybe that's because ... (no, I rise above such tawdry ripostes. Some of my best friends are Americans. My son even married one.) -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 21:09, 18 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It's pathetic, ain't it? I wonder if they even teach geography in American schools anymore. :( Although, as with any other subject, the student has to want to learn it. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 22:57, 18 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

To my (lifelong) observations, a really good teacher has the ability inspire most children to want to learn any subject. Unfortunately, teachers with this quality seem to be a small fraction of the whole profession. Conversely, an unlikeable teacher can put them off what they might otherwise have been more interested in: hence, for example, my poor grasp of French – thanks, Mr Coulson.{The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 94.1.209.45 (talk) 15:57, 23 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It's not unknown for British people to mistakenly use the pre-1801 version of the Union Jack on their webpages. Ignorance is an international issue. Alansplodge (talk) 10:55, 26 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sports spectators from Down Under sometimes kick an own goal by displaying the flag of their trans-Tasman neighbour, unaware of the - not huge, but not subtle either - differences between them. -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 20:42, 26 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

In reference to teaching, in the United States, it is nearly impossible to be a good teacher. Assume you have a real desire to teach and you find that everyone you meet tells you have a natural skill. What next? You have to spend 6 to 8 years in college to get a degree to prove you can teach. Then, with a massive debt, you apply around to schools to find out that they can't interview you because state laws require all candidates to have a slew of certifications to prove they aren't racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, etc... After spending more money you don't have on a variety of programs to get certified to teach, you go back to applying and, if you are very very lucky, you squeeze into some school somewhere and find out that the job has nothing to do with teaching. It is all about filling in numbers in a spreadsheet and waiting for some parent to pitch a fit about something and get you fired so you can start over in another school somewhere. Then, the teaching shortage grows and everyone wonders how that could possibly be. Shouldn't there be a line of people willing to sacrifice all of their life income and dignity to take on the profession? 12.116.29.106 (talk) 17:18, 27 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]