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September 9

Pronounce Nhill

How does the locals pronounce Nhill? Nothing appears to be on-wiki. The one place I found a recording, [1], has autogenerated recordings that contradict each other; one says "nil" and the other two "enhill". Nyttend (talk) 03:56, 9 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Isn't it possible to pronounce it as written ? That is, an "n" sound followed directly by the word "hill", giving a breathy version of "nil". Not that this means the locals pronounce it this way. SinisterLefty (talk) 04:18, 9 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Just forget the "h" is there. It's the same as "nil". Update: Here's a clip from a film called Road to Nhill, containing the name of the town as spoken by a country Aussie - [2] HiLo48 (talk) 04:24, 9 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

A great little movie. "Is that Nhill Road or the road to Nhill?" -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 23:00, 9 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I thought it was the latter, until I chased up the link above. It's just Road to Nhill. No "The" there. Wikipedia says that's the name. So does IMDb. And the posters. And yes, great movie, with a terrific cast of "mature" Australian stars, including the ironic use of public atheist Phillip Adams for the voice of God. HiLo48 (talk) 03:16, 10 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I was quoting a famous line from the movie. -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 04:06, 10 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry. Yes. Age is getting to me. HiLo48 (talk) 04:25, 10 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Is he also a proponent of nihilism ? :-) SinisterLefty (talk) 03:23, 10 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

No, sorry. Humanism. It's mentioned in the first sentence of his article. HiLo48 (talk) 03:29, 10 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Saudi Arabian prince/wasteful with expensive cars

many years ago i heard a news story about a prince in Saudi Arabia that would purchase a very expensive sport/super car, drive it around, and when the vehicle ran out of gasoline/fuel he would purchase a brand new automobile. He allegedly purchased a new vehicle every time the prior car ran out of fuel. And that he is so rich he can be so incredibly wasteful without fear of running out of money. im trying to find evidence of this/figure out which prince this is/when but im having a hard time with my research. any help would be appreciated. 207.183.249.162 (talk) 20:41, 9 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The only mention I can find is in this article (in the comments section at the bottom): "I am reminded of the no doubt apocryphal story of newly rich Saudis driving expensive new cars at high speed into the desert until they run out of fuel, at which point they abandon their Ferraris as useless". So my money is on it being an urban legend.

Then again, there are an awful lot of Saudi princes with an awful lot of money: "...members of the Al Saud family receive stipends ranging from $270,000 a month for more senior princes to $8000 ‘for the lowliest member of the most remote branch of the family’. The system is calibrated by generation, with surviving sons and daughters of Ibn Saud receiving between $200,000 and $270,000, grandchildren around $27,000, great-grandchildren around $13,000 and great-great-grandchildren the minimum $8000 per month. According to the US embassy’s calculations, in 1996 the budget for around sixty surviving sons and daughters, 420 grandchildren, 2900 great-grandchildren and ‘probably only about 2000 great-great-grandchildren at this point’." Alansplodge (talk) 21:09, 9 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I still remember my 5th Grade teacher telling the class that Jerry Lewis would wear a suit once and then throw it out. I never understood the point of that "revelation", which I'm sure was baseless. -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 23:03, 9 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

A new suit every day, probably not, but Lewis famously said he wore a new pair of socks each day in a Rolling Stone interview back in 1982 [3] --Xuxl (talk) 23:12, 9 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Of course, it's not unheard of for performers to wear clothes only once. For example, Vanna White only wears each designer gown once on Wheel of Fortune, but then she doesn't pay for them, they pay her, or rather the show, for her to wear them. SinisterLefty (talk) 02:55, 10 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

For greater clarity: She also doesn't keep them after wearing. They're on loan. --76.69.116.4 (talk) 05:47, 10 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

People get weird about women on TV wearing the same outfit twice. Hack (talk) 03:34, 10 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Really? Here in the UK there are female TV presenters and newsreaders and weather forecasters who regularly wear the same dress, that is to say they have a number of dresses which they wear in an irregular pattern. I have never heard any comments about such things. But being a septuagenarian I mix in circles that don't bother about such trivialities. Richard Avery (talk) 17:14, 12 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

For a UK example, see TV anchor trolls Daily Mail after it shows her wearing same blouse twice in four months. Alansplodge (talk) 08:07, 14 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

For those people, looking good is secondary to their other job, while for models, etc., it is primary, and this includes their wardrobe. The event also matters, with award shows being one example of an event where celebs are judged on their wardrobe. SinisterLefty (talk) 08:30, 13 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

There is a somewhat similar story that is actually true. It's the story of Dubai's abandoned supercars. https://drivetribe.com/p/the-story-behind-dubais-abandoned-eBGFh7fQTni3YaiWzdir-A Poveglia (talk) 06:51, 10 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]