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November 25

Plan for if the NFL's Giants and Jets both host the conference finals?

Does the National Football League have a plan for if the two clubs each should host the conference title game, which is possible if the Titans get upset? I would presume one would simply play the next day - but I'm not sure. Each plays in the Meadowlands. A day-night doubleheader is much more practical in baseball than in football. Would the teams have the option of when to play? Perhaps the New York Jets would have their game automatically scheduled for the previous Saturday, just in case the Titans lose, so they can then play on the following Saturday and not be hurt by a short week?

Was there any discussion about this in 1986, when the Jets started 10-1 and it loked possible to have a New York-New York Super Bowl?209.244.30.221 (talk) 00:48, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

Generally, the playoff schedule goes like this:

• First weekend is a saturday 4:00 PM and 8:00 PM opposite conferences; and sunday 1:00 PM and 4:00 PM opposite conferences. Usually the later game of the two is the one that involves the westernmost teams (thus usually the 8:00 PM game might feature an NFC West team, while the 4:00 PM game might feature an AFC west team)
• Second weekend is the same schedule
• Third weekend is the conference championships, and these always go with one conference on Saturday and one on Sunday. I am pretty sure this alternate from year to year (so that in odd years, lets say, the AFC plays on saturday and in even years it plays on Sunday)
• Fourth weekend is of course the Super Bowl.

There is an inherant flexibility built into the first two weekends. For example, its entirely possible to have 3 western teams in the playoffs the first weekend; in that case they would likely be scheduled for the three latest games (4 and 8 on Saturday and 4 on Sunday). In the case of both New York teams having to play home games the same weekend, they would just make sure to schedule one on Saturday and one on Sunday. It is of course entirely possible that BOTH teams could end up as #1 seeds, and conceivable that there could be 6 football games played in Giants Stadium over the course of 3 weekends, but even that scenario would never require that the Stadium host 2 games on the same day. --Jayron32.talk.contribs 03:52, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

Scratch that. I looked. They DO play both conference championships on Sunday, usually. My best guess is that they would move one of the games to Saturday, or MAYBE do a 1:00/8:00 schedule on Sunday to accomodate the turn-around. Good question... --Jayron32.talk.contribs 03:55, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

There is also the possibility that one of the conference championships could be moved to Monday night. If one were moved to Saturday, then that team (and its opponent) would have just a six-day week since the divisional playoffs. Moving a game to Monday instead shortens the time between the conference championship and the Super Bowl, but since that is a two-week gap, the effect is lessened. — Michael J 15:05, 30 November 2008 (UTC)

Sex on Fire

I have heard many conflicting reports on the meaning of the song. Can someone please find a reliable source that explains the true meaning? --Crackthewhip775 (talk) 03:50, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

Maybe it doesn't mean anything? (Didn't you ask this a couple of days ago?) Adam Bishop (talk) 05:35, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

I did, but I moved it to the bottom of the page when no one answered in hopes of getting it answered. Someone politely told me I shouldn't have done that (of course I had no idea it was bad form). --Crackthewhip775 (talk) 03:12, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

Ah that's ok, people get really uptight about the arbitrary Reference Desk rules. Anyway, since the Sex on Fire article says Kings of Leon don't really like the song, it seems likely that the words don't mean anything. Adam Bishop (talk) 06:37, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

An American comedy sitcom

I wonder if anyone here has recognized this TV sitcom as well as the episode? As far as I can remember, this is what I saw. A woman in white dress is seen standing in a living room. Suddenly, she stops, looks down on her feet and notices she was wearing red sneakers. A man then comes in. After talking a little, they started to argue. The woman then tells the man to go. This is not a cartoon. 210.4.123.128 (talk) 06:57, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

The Redd Sneaker Show? :-)

Seriously, I doubt you'll get many responses just from remembering one little scene and nothing else. Describing the woman and the man would help. What did they argue about? Were they married? Related? And, is it even an American television, or British television? Or some other nation?

Though I might well be surprised and someone might find that jogs their memory enough, especially if the type of thing happened a lot, just like the pattern of a song. I remember knowing, because of his background, that one person i asked would know the tune that kept running through my head from an ice cream truck, which i couldn't place and probably hadn't heard for years, if ever - it was Turkey in the Straw.Somebody or his brother (talk) 13:07, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

I guess the clues I gave weren't enough. I'll try to give more. When the woman noticed her red sneakers, she something like "... shoes that match the dress." or something like that but I can't remember exactly. It is an American show that aired sometime in the mid or late 1990s.

I couldn't recall what precisely the woman and the man were arguing about. What I saw was after they exchanged some words, the woman snapped. Normally, I don't watch this show. It just got my attention when I saw that scene.

Judging by the way the woman and the man interacted with each other, it's unlikely that they're either married or related. 210.4.123.128 (talk) 13:45, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

How old were the characters? The woman you described sounds a little "ditzy" (a common theme in the shows I've seen). You could take your pick from Category:American television sitcoms, but you might be able to speed things up a little if you take a look at the more popular shows like Friends, Cheers/Frasier, etc first. Astronaut (talk) 14:47, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

I guess you're right. Maybe I should look. How old are the characters? I think they're around 30 years old. 210.4.123.128 (talk) 02:13, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

For some reason I want to say that sounds like Ned & Stacey. Adam Bishop (talk) 06:36, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

contact info for writer allison silverman (or agent)

can someone (perhaps through imdb pro?) find out an address (e-mail, or post, direct, through an agent, or care of a studio) or phone number I could use to contact the writer allison silverman or her agent or studio. THank you! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.217.99.209 (talk) 16:10, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

What Movie Is This !?

This is going to be vague but there is a movie that I've seen when I was kid and I can't figure out what it is. The only bits that I remember is a little boy finding a large present, I believe red. When he opens it, it's a miniature car that he hops into. From there he's transported into an animated world, traveling in this car. Sometime in the movie, he gets pulled over by a robot cop on one wheel. That's all I remember and I've been searching for this movie for a long time. Any help is appreciated. Breadchastick (talk) 16:34, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

Is it The Phantom Tollbooth (film)? --LarryMac | Talk 16:36, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

THIS IS EXACTLY IT. Oh, you have no idea how long I've been searching for this movie. Thank you so much for your help. Breadchastick (talk) 16:51, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

Quality service in two minutes or less; that's our motto here at the Ref Desks. Well, not really; I just happened to be in the right place at the right time. Best of luck finding a copy of the movie, the article notes that there's been no DVD release. --LarryMac | Talk 17:10, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

You just described my sex life! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.217.99.209 (talk) 19:36, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

I already bought a copy of it through Amazon, the VHS. :] Breadchastick (talk) 17:13, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

A Question About a song from Magneto (band)

In the Magneto song titled "Señor, Señor", who is this "Mister" that Alan mentioning and talking to? Ericthebrainiac (talk) 18:16, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

Judging by this, the singer is talking to the father of the girl that he loves, who is trying to keep the young lovers from seeing each other. The singer is reminding the father that he was once in the same situation that the singer is now, and that history repeats itself. He wants to break out of this pattern, and be together with the girl that he loves. --NorwegianBlue ^talk 19:14, 25 November 2008 (UTC)