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July 19

name that mask

What's the name of the standard superhero mask, used by heroes such as Robin, Zorro, and The Comedian? Spade9 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 04:31, 19 July 2009 (UTC).

It's a domino mask. --Anonymous, 05:22 UTC, July 19, 2009.

Is this amateur sketch the best image available? Astronaut (talk) 15:57, 19 July 2009 (UTC)

The domino mask has a handle with which it is held up to the face, as shown in that sketch. It's used for masked balls and suchlike, but is not the same as the one worn by Robin. --Richardrj ^{talk email} 21:31, 19 July 2009 (UTC)

Actually the domino mask was originally more of a larger piece of headgear with a mask attached and a cape, something akin to batman's mask rather than robin's File:Batman227.jpg. Later it came to mean something closer to the small robin like mask. That mask with a handle is in the form of a lorgnette, I am not sure if they are ever referred to as a lorgnette or if they are still called a domino despite not being attached to the wearer. meltBanana 03:29, 20 July 2009 (UTC)

Why is there so much nudity on the Jerry Springer show?

That'd never be tolerated on the British equivalent of such a show.--Oxicleanfanatic (talk) 21:02, 19 July 2009 (UTC)

Because people want to watch it and sponsors are willing to pay for it. --jpgordon^{::==( o )} 21:21, 19 July 2009 (UTC)

UK and American broadcasting rules are different. UK and American shows are targeted at different audiences. Exxolon (talk) 22:27, 19 July 2009 (UTC)

I suspect that if a Jerry Springer type show was broadcast late at night in the UK, the nudity would be shown; but here in the UK, the Jerry Springer type shows are more of a daytime TV thing. Astronaut (talk) 03:06, 20 July 2009 (UTC)

No actual nudity is shown on U.S. broadcasts of the Jerry Springer show. It's always blurred or pixelated. Is the nudity shown in the U.K.? —D. Monack ^talk 06:16, 20 July 2009 (UTC)