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Date format

Does anyone know why the US chose to use the middle-endian date format, rather than the little or big- endian format that is used elsewhere? Bob.appleyard 01:57, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

I would think it mimics the way people speak. In the US, you would say "let's meet on July tenth". So, that becomes 7-10, or 7-10-2006, if the year is appended. StuRat 02:44, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

Do you say "July 4th" or "the 4th of July"? JackofOz 02:51, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

In the case of "the 4th of July", we say it that way, although that's a somewhat archaic format, since it's become associated with Independence Day. We would be far more likely to say "July 10th" than "the 10th of July", however. It's similar to how you say "Thou shalt not kill", even though it's archaic, that phrase is just traditional. StuRat 02:57, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

So would a USAn be likely to say, for example, "we can meet on July 2nd, July 3rd, 4th of July, July 5th or July 6th"? JIP | Talk 06:21, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

Saying "the 4th of July" specifies the holiday (like "Christmas"), while "July 4th" specifies the date (like "December 25th"). It's so ingrained as a synonym for "Independence Day", that I witnessed this odd converation at work:

Guy from India: "What do Americans celebrate on July 4th" ?

American: "The 4th of July !"

StuRat 02:24, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

Well, sure, in the same way one might say, "We can meet on December 23rd, December 24th, Christmas, or December 26th." In the case of July 4, it would generally be the 4th of July. --jpgordon^∇∆∇∆ 13:56, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

So the Independence Day is the only day whose date can be said in the form "nth of Month"? If I were to mention, for example, "5th of July", to an American, would he/she think I was weird? JIP | Talk 10:43, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

Well, they would think it rather formal, yes. It might be considered normal in some contexts, like a wedding invitation, though. StuRat 13:33, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

Is it only people from the US who say the date month first? I've noticed that some non-Americans (even British people) will, when saying or writing the date (spelling out the month), use the month/day/year format then when using numbers only write it day/month/year. So you get one person who will say and write July 12th, 2006 and then write 12/07/06. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 14:08, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

Sometimes a person prefers it one way. --Proficient 15:31, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

Sometimes its purely for convenience. For example, it's less of a tongue-twister to say "November the twelfth" (my birthday) than "the twelfth of November". But "The Twelfth of Never" - now, that's something else again. JackofOz 23:51, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

I suppose that stems from the time when science hadn't yet taken off and people didn't think systematically enough to link the day/month order to the position of the yearnumber. Maybe the question should be reversed to "why does the rest of the world use a more logical order?", to which the answer might be the French Revolution brought that about. But that's just a guess. DirkvdM 06:47, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

"It was the third of June, another sleepy dusty delta day ..." User:Zoe|^(talk) 02:13, 15 July 2006 (UTC)

Framegrabbing

I've been wanting to framegrab (copy an image of a single frame) from DVDs for a while now and still cannot get anything to work. I have Windows Media Player version 10.00.00.4036 and PowerDVD 5.3 (it does not have a little camera next to the play button). Is there a way to get frames from any of these two programs while playing a DVD? If not is there a safe, reliable, but free program I could get to do this? --WillMak050389 02:05, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

I'd suggest VLC media player. --Robert Merkel 02:36, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

I also recommend VLC media player. Jon513 15:11, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

Not me! Ha! Frequently, video players don't render to system memory, but instead render to memory on the video card, so when you try to do a screen shot you just get a black box. Sometimes you can get around that by going into the options of your video program and changing how it renders (if it gives you the option, maybe try rendering in the earliest version of DirectX it supports). Or, of course, you could just use VLC Player... but I do recommend Media Player Classic, myself. It's a nice program. 128.197.81.223 15:30, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

Or turn hardware acceleration off. That will make screengrabs work with WMP. Wizrdwarts (T|C|E) 18:43, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

I thirdly recommend VLC. --Proficient 15:32, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

I also recommend VCL, if not for framegrabbing but for general playing, has a built in DVD decoder which is good because neither Realplayer nor WMP worked for playing DVDs for me. -Benbread 17:27, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

VLC plays anything. Seriously. When you get it, you're like, wtf, why does every other player on the face of the earth suck so much? =D (cept for media player classic) --mboverload@ 07:49, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

Best study method for content-heavy courses?

Hi,

I was wondering, does anyone know of a good way to study content-heavy courses? What I mean by 'content-heavy' is that they require you to memorize a lot of information and specific details and test you in a variety of ways. Although any help would be great, methods that would work for studying Classical Music History would be even better.

For example, I need to memorize facts such as:

- characteristics of composers' musical style

- Detailed questions on compositions (i.e.: name two librettists for this music; which city does Act I take place)

- Recognize excerpts and identify the piece's title, composer, genre, form, tempo indication, which instruments play in them etc

A method I know that's effective at memorizing huge amounts of information is mnemonics, but they don't help much when it's not about dumping huge amounts of information out at once, like for specific questions (i.e.: "When did this opera premiere - 1815, 1853, or 1883?)

Would anyone be able to me help out by suggesting some effective methods that will help me memorize and recall these facts?

Any help would be greatly appreciated, Alex Ng 03:24, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

LOL that's really, really funny. Cuz I'm a musician, and when I saw your question I thought, 'gee, I have to come answer this one', and it's funny that you're in music school too. Most people don't realise how bloody much work music school is!

Anyways, the first piece of advice I have to give you is to not get behind. Do a study plan and study every day. Have weekly goals and make sure you meet them. For many of my music courses (history and theory) I did flash cards, with a question or a piece of info on one side and the answers on the back. Like, I'd write 'Phrygian mode' on one side and the mode, info about the mode, etc on the back. Also, for music history I find that - even if you won't be doing listening tests - it helps to actually listen to the music while you're studying it. It may be a no-brainer to you, but lots of people don't do it. Also, form a study group and meet regularly. I had a study group with two other people and we were 1-2-3 in all our classes. We met to study after every class we had together, and it was a perfect time to go over the lesson, cement it, etc. In music, there's no substitute for rote. Also, speaking the info aloud helps, not just studying silently.

Hope that helps; if I think of anything else I'll add it.--Anchoress 03:30, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

I read your question more carefully and here's a supplemental answer, including my experience: in my Jazz History class, every week we were given 20 new songs to listen to and study, along with info about them, and every week we had a quiz. The quizzes were a combo of listening tests (song recognition) and written info, and there were about 10 pieces of info we needed to know on each song, everything from basics like dates and personnel, to style and form analysis, to weird trivia like what city the composer wrote the song in, or if it was in some screwy key like C#. We had 16 25-question quizzes during the course.

I found it useful for the date info to a) contextualise it v/v the personnel involved, like where it occurred in the arc of the career of the performer or composer; b) contextualise it with historical info in the rest of the world (like wars and significant events, personal dates in my family, etc). This may not be useful to you if you aren't a history buff tho (I am); c) ask the same question different ways in different contexts (as in, on different cue cards related to different things, to help you turn the info into a big network rather than a bunch of disparate facts); d) as I said, speaking aloud is very useful, but I found not if I was saying the wrong thing. Here's what worked for me: I put the questions on one side of the cue card. I asked myself one, and if I didn't know the answer, I looked, not just at the answer to that question, but I read all the info on the card. Then I asked myself the question again and answered it aloud. The next time I came across the question, if I was pretty sure I was right I'd answer it aloud, then check. After a while, I could look a the cue card (like for Duke Ellington's Harlem years or something) and list off *all* the info on the card at once.--Anchoress 03:48, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

I would suggest trying to relate them together and to yourself. Make note of which order they were released in, and which works of which composers influenced which works of which other composer. This allows you to use deep level processing and use some of the information as retrieval cues for the information you are looking for. Also, it's important that you distribute your practice out over a wide range of time, when studying for something difficult. Both of these tips have proved useful to me, and are backed up by scientific research. You can find these tips and other at places like http://www.web-us.com/memory/improving_memory.htm which you can find by searching for the level of processing effect on memory. Crazywolf 03:54, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

See Amphetamine. I kid, I kid.. But seriously look into it TastyCakes 15:40, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

Hmmm... except according to recent studies, Sleep helps the brain remember facts better.--Anchoress 02:20, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the replies! I'll definitely force myself to stay on task and on time. The idea of linking everything together into a big picture seems very interesting, I'll try it out! Thanks again (and no drugs for me, thanks) Alex Ng 18:00, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

1950 Census Missouri

I need to find the 1950 census for St.Clair, Missouri

This site has a lot of census-like information for Missouri. schyler 03:32, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

Due to privacy concerns, no federal censuses are available after 1930. The 1940 census will be available in 2012. User:Zoe|^(talk) 02:01, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

Not exactly correct. What is protected for privacy are individual census tallies, which detail the residents of each specific address. But the total population numbers are available within a few months after each census is taken.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau website, the 1950 population of St. Clair, Missouri was 1,779. (Unless you mean St. Clair County, which is in a whole different part of the state, nowhere near the town of St. Clair. The 1950 population of St. Clair County was 10,482. — Michael J 17:47, 15 July 2006 (UTC)

Picture of Bill Randle and Elvis Presley in the Pied Piper Of Cleveland

Hello, I was researching and saw your article on the Pied Piper of Cleveland and Saw the Picture of Elvis Presley, Bill Randle and Bill Black, I would like to know where that picture came from ?? and who could i talk to about that particular piece of film footage, The picture states that it is a clip from the Oct 20, 1955 performance. I am researching that Show for a Personal Project and would appreciate any help, names or email addresses you could direct to me

Thanks,

Sandy Tomlinson

The image was uploaded by User:Ted Wilkes, you can ask him on his talk page. David Sneek 11:10, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

Pantheism,Natural Order,"Magic", and the Origin of the World

This time, I'm going to ask you about those questions in the "right" way, without using the term "supernatural".

In science, we know that everything in the universe has what we call natural order.That is, everything in the natural,physical, and material world is governed by certain laws,rules, and principles,etc, and they function in and follow a natural order and pattern according to those laws.One of those important principles in natural order is causality, which states that every effect,event, and existence much have a cause.Christians believe that God can do things that defy those laws of science, for example, raise someone from the dead.Most atheists and humanists believe in a philosophy called naturalism or materialism, which states that everything that happens or exists in the entire universe, both in the present,past,and future, acts according to the laws of science,the natural order, and causality.

But what about pantheists?Do they (generally) believe that Nature and everything in it always acts according to those laws,rules, and patterns? Do they believe that sometimes, for some reasons or not, some things that exist disobey natural order,physical laws, and/or causality to some degree?If so, then when,in what conditions, and for what causes do they believe this would happen? Do they (generally) believe some violations of the laws of science and/or some divine, "magical" properties of Nature are neccessary to at least partly explain the origin,causes, and existence of the universe,the earth,life, and people? If not, then do they believe that they either came into existence completely by natural and materialistic causes or that they are at least enough to explain their origins?

60.241.125.149 11:07, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

No, I don't think they believe that those principles can be violated. Baruch Spinoza, perhaps the most famous pantheist, wrote:

"Others think that God is a free cause, because he can, as they think, bring it about, that those things which we have said follow from his nature--that is, which are in his power, should not come to pass, or should not be produced by him. But this is the same as if they said, that God could bring it about, that it should not follow from the nature of a triangle, that its three interior angles should not be equal to two right angles; or that from a given cause no effect should follow, which is absurd."

David Sneek 11:22, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

You said they don't believe those principles can be violated.Just like atheists?Then, panthiests aren't really different from materialistic atheists (in their beliefs about natural order,"magic", and the origin of the world)?If so, what's the real difference between pantheism and materialistic atheism?

In science, we know that everything in the universe has what we call natural order.That is, everything in the natural,physical, and material world is governed by certain laws,rules, and principles,etc, and they function in and follow a natural order and pattern according to those laws...But what about pantheists?

Pantheists do exactly the same thing. Everything that exists follow the laws of Nature - the ones that human science is aware of, the ones which have not yet been discovered, and the ones which are of a form which are incomprehensible to us.

Do they (generally) believe that Nature and everything in it always acts according to those laws,rules, and patterns?

Yes. That's exactly like asking "Do Christians believe that everything operates because of and according to the will of God?"

Do they (generally) believe some violations of the laws of science and/or some divine, "magical" properties of Nature are neccessary to at least partly explain the origin,causes, and existence of the universe,the earth,life, and people?

Of course not. How could anything defy the laws of Nature? How could Nature itself defy the laws of Nature?

If not, then do they believe that they either came into existence completely by natural and materialistic causes or that they are at least enough to explain their origins?

Natural = divine. everything came into existence through natural, divine causes. Those causes follow the laws of nature, as explained above.

You said they don't believe those principles can be violated.Just like atheists?Then, panthiests aren't really different from materialistic atheists

That's as faulty a conclusion as saying that if you believe that people shouldn't be bought and sold as slaves you aren't really any different from a communist. Just because atheists (who believe there is no divine) and pantheists (who believe everything is divine) share one small point of agreement does not mean they are the same thing.

Grutness...wha? 07:46, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

I think the fact that pantheism has inflections in a number of religions shows that it doesn't really have any absolute standard (eg. Christianity = Bible, Islam = Koran). It seems to be just a matter of "I think...". So it is possibly difficult to answer specific questions when there is no absolute standard from which to obtain the answers. BenC7 01:26, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

You're saying that pantheists believe that science,natural order, and scientific theories such as the Big Bang and evolution are enough to explain the world's existence.So, are you saying that what pantheists believe about why Nature is God and what actually makes Nature God has nothing to do with science,natural order,the supernatural,"magic", and whether supernatural/magical phenomena exist or not,etc?

Try looking at some of the answers further up the page. Try defining "enough", too. Let me turn your question back round another way: Do you beieve the component parts of a body are "enough" to make a human? Or do you believe there is some scientific explanation which we haven't yet found which can expain human existence. Or do you believe something "supernatural and magic" like God is the explanation for the difference between a bunch of chemicals and a human? Grutness...wha? 02:59, 15 July 2006 (UTC)

Ferry service to Madagascar

I would like to know if there is/are ferry (boat) services to Madagascar from either South Africa or Mozambique or even elsewhere in mainland Africa.

Thank you,

Peter Kip Botswana

Using Google would have gotten you an answer much more quickly, and in this case, that answer is "no". --LarryMac 14:34, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

You can rent a boat. --Proficient 15:34, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

no, you would have to organize something, it is not like the english channell, madagascar is very far away from the coast of africa.Anton 16:02, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

Fart Smells

Why do farts seem to smell worse when 'let off' in a bath?

I don't believe that that is true. Jon513 15:06, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

Perhaps you're around soaps and scented candles, causing bad smells to seem worse in comparison.

Maybe because when you fart in the air the fart immediately begins to disburse in the atmosphere, so it's diluted by the time it gets to your nose. In the bath, the fart stays 'pure' until it hits the air, and in fact it's probably compacted a bit by water pressure, making it more of a 'bomb'.--Anchoress 15:40, 12 July 2006 (UTC) ADDED: Also, there may be less of an air current in the bathroom.--Anchoress 15:42, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

I believe this is original research, with no available citations. :) --Zeizmic 17:26, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

This is too subjective. --Proficient 22:32, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

I've noticed water farts smell different, but not stronger. I suspect some reaction takes place with something in the water. I say we need to fund a billion dollar study on this. :-) StuRat 23:50, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

Then it could get an Ig Nobel Prize. --Halcatalyst 00:48, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for all your comments, much appreciated.

Automatic Downloads

I recently had "Malicious Software Removal Tool Update Stub" try to load itself on my computer. Before I allow it, can someone tell me what it is, and what it will do?66.167.119.162 14:45, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

Do NOT allow it. See here. --LarryMac 14:54, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

Or maybe not. Some pages seem to indicate that it's a valid part of Microsoft's "Malicious Software Removal Tool." I prefer AdAware and Spybot myself. --LarryMac 15:00, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

The real thing will only download itself via Windows Update. If it's trying to load itself from anywhere else, it's a fake. --Serie 23:15, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

I would like to know the original colors of the Oliver #11 horse drawn ploes.

That's nice. Perhaps some background information would be useful, like... what the hell is a ploe? --Howard Train 05:16, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

and what was it made from? If it was made of wood and steel, my money would be on it being somewhat brown and silver. Painting one's ploe was never particularly fashionable in the days when they were horse drawn. Did you read our article on the ploe?--Shantavira 08:12, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

Residential Sewage Treatment Plants

I would like to know if there are any regulations as to how close a treatment plant can be built near a residential home plus how much can be funneled though a pipe through two residential homes and into the river behind the homes.

We live in a unique area by the river and we are being threatened with this new development. I feel the plant would devalue the existing homes with the odor that comes from these plants. The builder wants to build 497 homes on the acreage above us that would drain down to the sewage treatment plant and we live at the bottom of that hill acreage. Sometimes the river floods our homes and we do not know where the sewage drainage would go during this type of situation. I need some information about these questions. Thank you, Carol L. Sweeney

It may be best to contact your local authorities for details of the consent the new plant is planning. Don't forget that this desk is staffed by volunteers who may not have legal expertise or, in fact, any professional knowledge of your situation. The local authority may also be able to help point you in the direction of any relevant legislation.

EVOCATIVEINTRIGUE TALKTOME | EMAILME | IMPROVEME 18:35, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

If an environmental study is required for the new development, I'd take a close look at that. Also, start a grass roots movement in the community affected and get them to go to council meetings to voice their concerns. StuRat 23:44, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

Which country you're in would be an essential bit of info here. DirkvdM 06:51, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

I suggest you talk with the developers. They can probably put you in contact with one of their engineers, in addition to the advice above. They know what a grassroots campain can do to their plans and would probably be happy to address your concerns about it if they're not dicks. Just make sure you're not hostile about it. Just say that you have some things they may not know about the area, and wondered what their solution to it was. Don't be hostile. NIMBY --mboverload@ 07:45, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

I'm pretty skeptical of this approach. I would bet it would be like Iran agreeing to talks on nuclear weapons, it's just a tactic to delay action until they test their first nuke. Likewise, the developers would likely waste your time until they got approval from the city council, then would ignore your calls after that. StuRat 23:30, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

Car Sales

I am wondering what the most you can sell a car in the state of Massachusetts is without being subject to a sales tax or stating your sale in some manner to the state. Thanks!!!

I live in Michigan, but here there is sales tax on any amount, unless the sale is to a relative. You also must record all sales when you get a change of title. I suspect the rules are similar in Mass. StuRat 23:40, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

national crime squad badge/emblem

Please can you tell me what sort of flower is on the emblem for the national crime squad and why this particular flower was used? Many thanks

--87.114.10.67 20:36, 12 July 2006 (UTC)steve

What national crime squad? There are lots of nations. (However, thank you for signing your name and not listing your email address.) —Daniel (‽) 20:53, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

thanks for replying the england & wales national crime squad

The above reply was misplaced, just moving here where it belongs. 128.197.81.223 22:08, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

Oh, but as long as I'm in here, this: [1] seems to be the flower-bearing image in question. This was the biggest picture I could find quickly. 128.197.81.223 22:10, 12 July 2006 (UTC)*

• Appears to be the Tudor rose but I don't know why,apart from the fact it signalled the end of the War of the Roses.hotclaws**==(82.138.214.1 08:54, 13 July 2006 (UTC))

26 = L T C S

At school we did a sheet for the end of the year which had lots of puzzles such as "100 = P in a P" => "100 pennies in a pound" or "3 = B M (S H T R)" => "3 blind mice (see how they run)". Our class got all of them but one "26 = L T C S". Some were rather obscure, and a few were out of date (records of running and heights of buildings). Can any of the super-genii here at RD duty help me out, lest it bug me the whole summer holiday? —Daniel (‽) 20:52, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

26 letters that can spell? It's certainly a tough one. Ziggurat 00:55, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

Neither 26 nor 26 will be of much help so far as I can see. Sounds like some lateral thinking is called for - stretch your brains with these everyone:

10 G B H O A W 10 green bottles hanging on a wall --Richardrj 07:33, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
W I 64 When I'm 64 --Richardrj 07:33, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
1.21 G (apologies in advance for this one) -- GREAT SCOTT! Adam Bishop 15:17, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
4 Q A C (and this one):For Queen and country Grutness...wha? 07:58, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
4 W D: 4-wheel drive JackofOz 07:30, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
1000 M I A K: 1000 metres in a kilometre JackofOz 07:30, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
W D 40: that's this stuff, right? --Richardrj 07:41, 13 July 2006 (UTC). Amazing, we even have an article on that. JackofOz 13:32, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
1952 Q E A T T: 1952 Queen Elizabeth ascended the throne JackofOz 07:30, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
133 P S S F
P L I 1999:(tonight we're gonna) party like it's 1999. Grutness...wha? 07:51, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

Answers later, if nobody figures them out. --Howard Train 07:13, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

Wow - halfway there and we're only an hour and a half in!

How about these:

1492 C S T O B 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue--Richardrj 08:07, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
12 D O J 12 disciples of Jesus --Richardrj 08:23, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
#### #### #### #### M C C N
1605 G T & P Gunpowder treason & plot --Richardrj 08:25, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
2.17645 × 10-8 P M I A K: (something to do with Plank mass) SWAdair 08:21, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

2.17645 x 10^-8 Planck masses in a kilogram, I think ... Proto::type 16:00, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

--Howard Train 07:59, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

1.8 * 10^12 FpF=SoL? --Tagishsimon (talk)

Something about the speed of light. Proto::type 16:00, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

furlongs per fortnight, I believe. –RHolton≡– 05:36, 15 July 2006 (UTC)

What about my question‽ You people, getting distracted over your own silly little games! Help, please! The best I could come up with was 26 Long Time County Supporters, but that doesn't really make sense. —Daniel (‽) 19:03, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

We're thinking, Daniel. Not getting distracted, honest. --Tagishsimon (talk)

No-one figured out my credit card number then, or the planned space shuttle flights. For my part, 26 = L T C S has me frickin' stumped. Daniel, could it be a reference to somethine in your local area or school? --Howard Train 01:39, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

Me too, HT. I keep thinking of 26 weeks = half a year (sort of), but that seems to go nowhere fast. This obviously isn't it, but how about 26 = Letters, They're Capital or Small. JackofOz 03:57, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

Was it a computer science class? With 26 women? 26=Ladies Taking Computer Science? The problem is, no one seems able to think of much associated with the number 26. Of course there are 26 letters in the English alphabet, and I also thought about 52 weeks in a year divided by 2 gives 26. Anyone else have any 26 ideas? –RHolton≡– 05:36, 15 July 2006 (UTC)

None of the others was to with anything local. I doubt that this was also. It was a maths lesson, but the sheet was nothing to do with maths (other than being numbers). One of them (the last) was self-referencing: 75 = Q in T Q => 75 Questions in This Quiz. I'd put them up, but I can't remember them all and I don't have the patience. —Daniel (‽) 14:33, 15 July 2006 (UTC)

[unindenting] 26 = Like Two Card Suits?--Anchoress 04:49, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

Hallelujah! 26 = Lowest Test Cricket Score! Check this:[2] Bloody obscure for a school quiz if you ask me. Anonymous Bob 23:24, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

Music in Master and Commander

What is the name of the violin music that is played in the movie Master and Commander when the doctor is visiting the Galapagos Islands? --Jamesino 21:23, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

try a search for master and commander soundtrack. Jon513 22:18, 12 July 2006 (UTC)