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dress sia wore on chandelier cover artwork

What is that dress that the girl with the white t-shirt is wearing on the cover artwork of Sia's Chandelier? what is it called? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.29.35.143 (talk) 01:16, 23 October 2014 (UTC)

Assuming you mean Chandelier (Sia song), and the artwork shown there. The girl wearing the white T-shirt doesn't have a dress on. The black and white striped thing she's wearing under her T-shirt would probably be described as longjohns or a Bodystocking or Unitard of some sort. --Jayron32 01:23, 23 October 2014 (UTC)

Was Sid Meier born in United States or Canada?

Was Sid Meier born in the United States or Canada?Whereismylunch (talk) 03:21, 23 October 2014 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Whereismylunch (talk • contribs) 03:20, 23 October 2014 (UTC)

Do you mean a different Sid_Meier? 196.213.35.146 (talk) 07:11, 23 October 2014 (UTC)

The birthplace (Sarnia, Ontario, Canada) is unreferenced, and there are claims that he was born in Detroit. I haven't been able to find any authoritative source to clear that up. Clarityfiend (talk) 22:18, 23 October 2014 (UTC)

His birthplace in the article was changed from Detroit to Sarnia by Aresef (talk · contribs) in 2008 without explanation. -- BenRG (talk) 22:48, 23 October 2014 (UTC)

Perhaps he came from the St. Clair River. InedibleHulk (talk) 23:02, 23 October 2014 (UTC)

In a recent interview he says he was born in Canada and moved to Detroit at age 3 or 4. Unfortunately he didn't mention Sarnia in that part of the interview (I didn't watch the rest). -- BenRG (talk) 23:34, 23 October 2014 (UTC)

If the Financial Post is a reliable source, it says he was born in Sarnia: [1], as does This site. The best source is probably his Father's Obituary which clearly states that Sid was born in Sarnia and moved with the rest of the family to Detroit at a young age. Indeed, that obit is a good source for his early family life and ancestry. --Jayron32 02:09, 24 October 2014 (UTC)

I'd say that FP gaming blog which says "To be clear, the Sarnia, Ont.-born game guru has brought his work to mobile devices before" but doesn't quote a source is not a reliable source, since that's the sort of thing a blog writer might simply cadge from wikipedia itself when researching the article. The author is listed however, so one could call or email him and ask where he got the info. μηδείς (talk) 03:07, 24 October 2014 (UTC)

Yeah, But I still think his father's obit is rock solid. --Jayron32 03:09, 24 October 2014 (UTC)

Backbone magazine refers to him as "born in Sarnia, Ont." I suppose that's a somewhat reliable source. Clarityfiend (talk) 07:24, 24 October 2014 (UTC)

The best source would be one that attributes the claim, "according to..." and that was published before it appeared in WP and the meme spread. μηδείς (talk) 21:26, 24 October 2014 (UTC)