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June 5

Sean Faris Dead??

Hi there, the wikipedia page had updated just recently though it had said the above actor had died in a car accident on the 1st of june 2009. Now all reference to this has been removed. Is this correct or not, has he died?? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 210.48.97.6 (talk) 00:44, 5 June 2009 (UTC)

His IMDB page does not list a date of death, and there doesn't seem to be anything about his recent death in a Google News search on his name, so I would conclude that reports of his death have been vandalism. -- 128.104.112.106 (talk) 01:52, 5 June 2009 (UTC)

If you look at the specific edit that added the reports of his alleged death; clearly vandalism. 87.115.17.103 (talk) 10:15, 6 June 2009 (UTC)

WWE

Are the fights and moves shown in WWE really executed, or are they just stunts and gimmicks? Are the matches fixed? Rkr1991 (talk) 07:23, 5 June 2009 (UTC)

Are you serious? No, it's not real, it's just a show. (Which, to be fair, doesn't mean that nobody ever gets hurt for real or that those guys don't work really hard, because obviously they do. But they aren't really punching each other, and when they perform those big leaps on each other and whatnot, they try to make sure they don't do any real damage. It's a big soap opera with lots of steroids and shouting.) -- Captain Disdain (talk) 07:52, 5 June 2009 (UTC)

Even bouncing off of the mat or the padding on the concrete floor, some of those moves are still going to hurt. Piledrivers have been banned and DDTs all but phased out. Yes, the matches are "fixed" but they follow a storyline, so its fixed like all the fights in a Tom Clancy book are fixed. Livewireo (talk) 13:17, 5 June 2009 (UTC)

Ok.. thanks guys... Actually I'm from India, and the thing is i haven't watched it much and its not too popular either, so i just wanted to check it out. But i do wonder how the fans turn up every match, when they know everything is fixed... Rkr1991 (talk) 14:45, 5 June 2009 (UTC)

Same reason people watch movies and television shows - they don't know how it will end. It's a fixed storyline, but only the performers know how the story goes. (Also, some people probably still think it's real.) Adam Bishop (talk) 15:00, 5 June 2009 (UTC)

See also Kayfabe. Nanonic (talk) 15:17, 5 June 2009 (UTC)

Hey! Great link...Rkr1991 (talk) 16:54, 5 June 2009 (UTC)

Possible Prison Break spoiler (don't read if you're still watching it!)

What were his last words when General Krantz was sitting on the electric chair? Sandman30s (talk) 08:42, 5 June 2009 (UTC)

I'm not a Prison Break fan but you might want to do something to make your question smaller if you want to prevent people accidently spoiling their enjoyment of the show. I've made it subscript as not sure how to do anything fancier than that. though there is a "hidden comment" feature...For example this sentence ... if you want to find the rest you'll have to go to edit. Would work for what you need. 194.221.133.226 (talk) 14:34, 5 June 2009 (UTC)

<small> works better than <sub>. I've changed that for you...not that I agree with making it smaller, but if you're going to do something, do it properly. :) Vimescarrot (talk) 17:59, 5 June 2009 (UTC)

His last words were "Semper Paratus", Latin for "Always Ready". --Ye Olde Luke (talk) 09:56, 6 June 2009 (UTC)

Which is the motto of the United States Coast Guard, if that has any relevance (I've never seen the show). Deor (talk) 12:59, 6 June 2009 (UTC)

I see that the "Prison Break" quote is already in semper paratus. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk 15:29, 6 June 2009 (UTC)

Thank you Sandman30s (talk) 13:46, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

Do you have Monster Manual II handy?

The article for Catoblepas says:

In the 3.5th edition Dungeons & Dragons game the catoblepas is described in Monster Manual II as:

a bizarre, loathesome creature that inhabits dismal swamps and marshes...

Can anyone confirm if the book has the misspelling loathesome (for loathsome)? -- KathrynLybarger (talk) 13:43, 5 June 2009 (UTC)

Not a MM2, but plain old 1977 Monster Manual (4th ed.) spells it "loathsome". If you want to change that to a fully sourced quote, you can say

The original Monster Manual(4th ed.) says of the catoblepas: "This nightmare creature is loathsome beyond discription and has no redeeming features". (ref Gary Gygax, Monster Manual, 4th ed., 1977, TSR Games, ISBN 0935696008)

It goes on to describe the creature's physical nature, but unlike MM2 it doesn't say where it lives. -- 87.115.17.103 (talk) 10:01, 6 June 2009 (UTC)

Fire

Do you know the song that is sung by a black woman with curly hair? In video she dances for a man and she is burning. She wears beige top and trousers. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.52.162.94 (talk) 14:47, 5 June 2009 (UTC)

If you remember any of the lyrics at all, googling them in "quotation marks" is usually a good idea. If not - any idea of when it was released? Vimescarrot (talk) 18:02, 5 June 2009 (UTC)

Does anyone know the name of this babysitter/nanny movie?

Does anyone know the name of this babysitter/nanny movie? This woman has to babysit these kids. And they cause her a lot of trouble. She sells them to this scientist. And she gives the boy medicine that makes him sick. And the scientist tells the sister if it can make people sick it can also cure them. Then the babysitter feels bad and comes to rescue them, --Gary123 (talk) 19:25, 5 June 2009 (UTC)

Was it a comedy? sci-fi? horror? --68.92.139.62 (talk) 13:11, 10 June 2009 (UTC)