Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Entertainment/2009 February 1

= February 1 =

NFL scheduling formula 1970-1975
Between the time of realignment, and the 1976 expansion, the NFL played a 14-game season, with 5 teams in one division and 4 in the others within the conferences. (3 divisions in each conference.)

I know the scheduling format post 1976, but I'm trying to find what they used before. It seems like it would have been very hard to do, though perhaps someone can figure it out here. Or, better yet, someone has a link stating what it was. I especially wonder how they decided on it when realignment occurred, though I guess they could have just done if in 1970 by 1969 standings.

Thanks.209.244.187.155 (talk) 00:53, 1 February 2009 (UTC)


 * www.pro-football-reference.com lists how the teams fared, and it looks like they played one team in each of the divisions in the other conference, 2 against eahc of their division foes, of course; hmmm, well, if this is for a fantasy league or something, I'd suggest you either just use the week to week schedules, inserting each person's team for a real team, or add or subtract two teams to make it loads easier. :-)Somebody or his brother (talk) 20:40, 1 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Thanks; yeah, noting the week to week results of each team and getting a schedule out of that shouldn't be too hard; the teams don't play *that* many gemas.209.244.30.221 (talk) 19:53, 2 February 2009 (UTC)

Who's gonna win the Super Bowl tomorrow?
I figured you guys had some inside information, since you're running a multi-billion dollar enterprise and all.--Baseball and and and Popcorn Fanatic (talk) 02:40, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
 * What makes you think we have any better insight into future events than anyone else? We don't.  Sorry.  --  JackofOz (talk) 02:50, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Wait, let me look into my crystal ball...I see something shadowy...I think it'll be a football team! LOL. :-) We don't know any more than anyone else, I'm afraid. Hermione1980 02:54, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

If Liverpool manage to beat Chelsea in the hours preceding (not likely because of Rafa starting Lucas!) Arizona will win (just because they're both red), and if on that Sunderland beat Newcastle before that, it's even more sure, as a red and white team. It's all related. If the soon to start ODI between Australia and New Zealand will have an impact is hard to say, but I think if Australia wins, that's a good sign for Pittsburgh, no matter what happens in the following football matches. You heard it here first! &mdash; CHAN  DLER #10 &mdash; 04:28, 1 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Does anyone really doubt that Pittsburgh will win? Adam Bishop (talk) 16:10, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Perhaps time to doubt now, if my prediction is correct. New Zealand won, Newcastle and Sunderland drew while Liverpool won... I think it's Arizona's day! :P &mdash; CHAN  DLER #10 &mdash; 18:18, 1 February 2009 (UTC)


 * The team with the most points. I am also certain that neither team will score below zero in points. Not even the 2008 Detroit Lions could manage that.Somebody or his brother (talk) 20:38, 1 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Hey, I know the answer to this one. DJ Clayworth (talk) 20:18, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
 * I know! It's one of my first!  Genius  101 Guestbook  22:15, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
 * I was so sure I would be right, but I was within 30 seconds of being wrong. But still right! Adam Bishop (talk) 19:54, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

BBFC Classification exemption of Help!
I got the film Help! for Christmas, and the box indicates that it is exempt from classification. Does anybody know why this might be? Den dodge  Talk Contribs 14:53, 1 February 2009 (UTC)


 * BBFC ratings weren't introduced until 1984, according to the article, which is 19 years after Help was released. Adam Bishop (talk) 16:09, 1 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Not true at all. That would imply that no film or television programme released before 1984 would require a classification from the BBFC. That is patently not the case, as can be seen from the DVDs of many old films. Midnight Cowboy, for example, was released 15 years before 1984, and yet the DVD has an 18 certificate.
 * More likely, Help is classed as "music" by the BBFC. As the BBFC's own website says, "works which, taken as a whole, are concerned with sport, religion or music" are usually exempt. Malcolm XIV (talk) 18:00, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

Old Black & White Movie
What I remember:

-A beautiful lady marries a man.

-They live in a mansion she inherited from a lady she once knew.

-The lights in her room keep flickering; there are strange sounds from the attic.

-Paintings in the house move around. He accuses her of moving them.

-He tells her she's crazy.

-She starts to believe him.

-It turns out she's not crazy. Her husband is systematically driving her insane.

-He is a criminal, driving her crazy so she will not figure out what he's up to.

-He's looking for jewels in the attic

-A detective shows up and saves the day.

Anyone know the title? Thanks so much in advance. 128.239.177.28 (talk) 18:24, 1 February 2009 (UTC)Flickering


 * Sounds like either Gaslight (1940 film) or Gaslight (1944 film). DuncanHill (talk) 18:28, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

Thank you! It's the one with Ingrid Bergman. 128.239.177.28 (talk) 23:45, 1 February 2009 (UTC)Flickering

Bugger off, you filthy swine. Bugger off!
A few years ago a barman at a pub here in the UK would, at kicking-out time, switch on all the lights, prop open the doors and play, very loudly, a song that started and finished "Bugger off!” It also included “you filthy swine”.

It was played half tongue-in-cheek to encourage people to go home. I think it was sung by an Irish person or group, and the barman was Irish (Dublin, I think).

Does anyone know the song, and where I can get hold of it? I have Googled extensively but can't find it.--78.144.254.132 (talk) 18:47, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Searching for 'Bugger Off' on YouTube returns quite a few results of one song covered by multiple artists. Listened to a few, and it seems like one of the covers might be what you're looking for. --Onorem♠Dil 19:04, 1 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Ummmm...yes. That's exactly it. Thanks Onorem! You know, I hadn't thought of searching YouTube directly. Thanks again.--78.144.254.132 (talk) 19:43, 1 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Can the rest of us be told please? DuncanHill (talk) 00:47, 2 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Here's one: nl.youtube.com/watch?v=wOtLbwjKhOg.--94.196.242.48 (talk) 03:35, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

First PG-13 rated film
Which was the first film to be rated PG-13 in the United States? David Pro (talk) 20:10, 1 February 2009 (UTC)


 * The Flamingo Kid -- k a i n a w &trade; 20:20, 1 February 2009 (UTC)


 * That is, if you mean in order of the rating being assigned. If you mean in order of release, it's Red Dawn. --Anonymous, 00:36 UTC, February 2, 2009.


 * Where exactly would one find such information ... as the order in which the films were rated, released, etc. ...? Thanks.   (Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 01:04, 2 February 2009 (UTC))


 * You could check PG-13, which contains both movies mentioned here and more. -- k a i n a w &trade; 01:46, 2 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Thanks. But, I meant where would one find that info, generally speaking?  Not necessarily with these specific films mentioned.  In other words ... is there some site where they list the ratings as the MPAA issues them, etc.?  Thanks.   (Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 15:39, 4 February 2009 (UTC))