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December 21

PayPal Emails

Hi. Assume that a group or individual sends an amount of money to an email that currently does not have a PayPal account. Can the person who owns the email address then create a new account on the spot and recuperate this amount? Also can one bank card be associated with more than one email? Thanks. ~AH1 ^(discuss!) 01:25, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

I have two email addresses for my PayPal account, so, yes, it's possible. I don't know about your other questions, though. You can ask PayPal directly, as they have a customer support. KägeTorä - (影虎) (TALK) 03:22, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

Also, note it takes about a week for your bank account to be verified. I don't know what happens if anyone sends you any money during that time. KägeTorä - (影虎) (TALK) 03:24, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

I didn't think PayPal allowed transfers to emails that didn't have paypal accounts? APL (talk) 05:24, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

The "send money" page on PayPayl implies that you can send money to people without a PayPal account, and they can create one on the spot to receive it. From their "How it works" section: "1.All you need to send money is the recipient's email address or mobile number. 2.The recipient gets an email or text notification. To withdraw the money, they log in to PayPal or sign up in minutes." --Mr.98 (talk) 14:49, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

Similar smells

Slightly unusual question here, but what are some examples of things that smell like other, completely unrelated things? I'm looking for mainly humourous examples, such as parmesan cheese smelling of vomit. 58.109.4.3 (talk) 07:18, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

Some of the descriptions in our durian article are quite evocative. See Durian#Flavour_and_odour. ---Sluzzelin talk 07:47, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

Top quality red wines are supposed to smell "of the farmyard". (Among the multifarious things that wines are said to smell of.) Itsmejudith (talk) 08:16, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

It's on our list of wine tasting descriptors, along with "barnyard", "bisquity", "chocolaty", "cigar-box", "cheesy", and many more. ---Sluzzelin talk 08:58, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

Elderflowers are often reckoned to smell of cat urine.[1] --Colapeninsula (talk) 09:43, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

Plenty of flowers smell of cat wee, as does rising damp! I actually think that cider smells of vomit, and Stilton cheese smells of sweaty socks! --TammyMoet (talk) 10:33, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

That last one may be technically correct - see Brevibacterium linens. I wonder how well the stilton perfume is selling.  Card Zero  (talk) 16:26, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

Rain-wet hair (human) smells like straw. -- Jack of Oz ^{[your turn]} 10:36, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

Reputedly, vaginas smell like fish. [2][3]. Our Vagina article doesn't mention it, but a search on Wikipedia for "vagina smell" finds Clue cell. 124.169.194.182 (talk) 11:55, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

To clarify, it isn't vaginas that smell like fish, it's bacterial vaginosis- if you find yourself encountering a vagina that smells of fish, it means that it should be taken to the doctor. -FisherQueen (talk · contribs) 12:34, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

The white waxy substance that can be scraped from under the nail of the big toe smells like some expensive varieties of cheese. 98.220.239.210 (talk) 14:57, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

Cum smells like anise. 93.95.251.162 (talk) 16:31, 21 December 2011 (UTC) Martin.

What have you or your b/f been eating? -- Jack of Oz ^{[your turn]} 17:45, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

All's I know is, I like fish and I don't like licorice. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 05:32, 22 December 2011 (UTC)

Mitchell and Webb made a sketch based on the supposed resemblance between the smell of linden trees and semen. Smurrayinchester 08:35, 22 December 2011 (UTC)

One of the more remarkable examples is that ginkgo fruit smells just like dogshit. Looie496 (talk) 17:30, 23 December 2011 (UTC)

FCC white spaces spectrum for 802.16

What is the status of the US FCC permission to use the long-promised white spaces (radio) spectrum for 802.16 (e.g. WiMax) long range internet services? When is it expected? How much bandwidth will typically be available? How much is it expected to cost for ISPs to build out? How long until this is a viable alternative to DSL, cable, and cell phone service? 67.6.163.68 (talk) 23:02, 23 December 2011 (UTC)

Births on a specific date

How many births in the US on 02/28/1976? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bhamilton63 (talk • contribs) 15:42, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

Do you want the exact number or will an approximation do? It was approximately 8600.--Itinerant1 (talk) 16:42, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

Seems rather high, Itinerant. How'd you work that out? -- Jack of Oz ^{[your turn]} 17:46, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

3,167,788 live births in 1976[4] divided by 366 days equals 8,655. Rmhermen (talk) 17:55, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

Applying the seasonal variation frequency found here we can get a slightly lower figure of 8485 live births on a typical February day. Rmhermen (talk) 18:07, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

Right. Actually the number should be even lower: if we use the monthly numbers of births for 1976 directly[5], we get 8374 births/day in February and 8327 births/day in March. The child born on 02/28/1976 had to be conceived around 05/1975, right at the peak of unemployment during the 1973-75 recession. That had to amplify the seasonal pattern. And, of course, because of statistical fluctuations, the actual number of births on 02/28 could be +/-200 babies from the daily average.--Itinerant1 (talk) 22:37, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

Song...:(

I need the name of this song,it goes like"Everybody hold on,be strong,even when the earth quakes,everything is going to be okay.etc",I need the name quick.:( — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.44.129.253 (talk) 19:27, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

I'm now far outside my area of competence, but the answer seems to be Hold On by Wyclef Jean. --Antiquary (talk) 19:56, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

You can also do a Google search for most lyrics. I recently found one just by entering a few commonly-used words. ~AH1 ^(discuss!) 01:56, 22 December 2011 (UTC)