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= April 6 =

TENNESSEE WALTZ
WAS THERE A REAL "TENNESSEE WALTZ" WHICH HAS BEEN REFFERED TO IN THE CW SONGS OF RECENT (1947+-) VINTAGE? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.192.93.195 (talk) 01:32, 6 April 2011 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.192.93.195 (talk) 01:34, 6 April 2011 (UTC)
 * The wikipedia article at Tennessee Waltz describes the history of the song and how it was written. In short, the song was not inspired by an earlier song or dance called "The Tennessee Waltz", but by a Bill Monroe song titled "Kentucky Waltz".  You can search on YouTube for both songs and hear numerous versions of them.  Both Kentucky Waltz and Tennessee Waltz are written in 3/4 time which is commonly called "Waltz time", which is probably at least the partial source of their names.  For those that don't know music well, follow the primary beat of the rhythm section in the music of both songs.  They go BUMP-bah-bah/BUMP-bah-bah, in both songs rather slowly.  This BUMP-bah-bah rhythm is what makes them Waltzes.  -- Jayron  32  03:20, 6 April 2011 (UTC)
 * You also may want to read Waltz, which describes the Country Western Waltz, a dance which seems to date from well before either song was written; so yes Waltzing was prominent in country western culture from before Tennessee Waltz was written. -- Jayron  32  03:23, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

Starslip Alterverse War
Does anyone know where to find the archives of Starslip Crisis: Alterverse War? It was a non-canon crossover prequel to Starslip.


 * I recommend simply emailing Kris Straub and asking him. Web-cartoonists are usually pretty responsive to emails. APL (talk) 06:10, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

British resort sitcom
Can't remember title or actors or channel. Takes place in a fictional holiday all-inclusive resort. Main cast is a mother, father, daughter, son and mother-in-law who smokes like a chimney and rides around in a wheelchair all the time. Daughter has a bi-racial son. Brad (talk) 02:14, 6 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Benidorm (TV series). Nanonic (talk) 02:48, 6 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks! Brad (talk) 11:00, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

Name this show
This is a British sitcom about a group of friends living in London I think. I think there are about four friends, maybe five or six. One of the females is blonde and works in a law(?) office. I think she dates one of the male characters. There is one funny male Scottish character. There is another male character who is nicknamed "donkey" and is a little slow. Eiad77 (talk) 06:47, 6 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Not exactly a sitcom but could you be thinking of This Life? --Viennese Waltz 07:30, 6 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Coupling (UK TV series) Dalliance (talk) 08:09, 6 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes, Coupling is the show, thanks :). Eiad77 (talk) 09:15, 6 April 2011 (UTC)


 * It also sounds like a mid '90s show I remember called Game On. SpeakFree (talk) 00:03, 9 April 2011 (UTC)


 * I think it's more likely to be Game On (UK TV series), as there wasn't a male Scottish character in Coupling, but there was a Welsh character who was a little slow. In Coupling, all the girls seemed to be involved with all the males (except the Welsh character for some strange reason - I thought he was cute!) at various times. --TammyMoet (talk) 08:36, 9 April 2011 (UTC)
 * At the beginning of the series, Susan has history with Patrick and Steve is trying to dump Jane; Susan and Steve become the central couple. I don't think Sally and Steve ever hooked up. — Jeff was a virgin at 29 because he over-analysed everything. —Tamfang (talk) 01:46, 13 April 2011 (UTC)

Name the film
Hi everyone. I remember watching a film a fair while back on TV, and unfortunately I can't remember much about it. I remember that it was something about a teacher coming to help a class of kids who had been more or less given up on, and there was a section where the teacher asks about 10 different questions on subjects, the answer to which is Lincoln (eg something about the cars, the president, etc). Can anyone tell me what film it was? I think the teacher's car gets destroyed at some point too. -mattbuck (Talk) 21:57, 6 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Possibly Stand and Deliver? --Thomprod (talk) 17:28, 7 April 2011 (UTC)


 * If not, see our Category:Films about educators, or see the list of "Examples" at the TVTropes "Save Our Students" page. Comet Tuttle (talk) 19:10, 7 April 2011 (UTC)


 * Nope, none of those. If it's any help, I think the teacher's car gets driven off a cliff in a game of chicken. -mattbuck (Talk) 14:00, 9 April 2011 (UTC)


 * That happens at the end of The Pom Pom Girls, if memory serves; though it's not a teacher's car, and such an incident is likely far from unique! —Tamfang (talk) 20:03, 10 April 2011 (UTC)

Pulp Fiction
In the scene before the opening credits, Pumpkin tells Honey Bunny the story of a man who robbed a bank with a telephone. Is there a real-life incident in which such a robbery occurred? Also, did Jules Winnfield commit any crime at the end of the film when he made Pumpkin return his wallet but otherwise let him and Honey Bunny escape with the other wallets and register? Hemoroid Agastordoff (talk) 22:35, 6 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Hmm, the last thing could be aiding and abetting I guess. -mattbuck (Talk) 22:39, 6 April 2011 (UTC)


 * First off, Jules has bigger problems if the California state police ever catch up to him. But the negotiation over the wallet is best characterized as compounding a felony, which falls short of aiding & abetting and in most (but not all) of the world, it's not considered a punishable offense.  --M @ r ē ino 14:01, 7 April 2011 (UTC)


 * I didn't find anything with a quick Googling, but in the US, some large number of bank robberies occur with the robber simply handing a note to the cashier demanding the cash, and with the robber never displaying a weapon or saying anything. Here's an example.  It's still a federal crime, of course.  The bank robbery article says in Australia, 28% of bank robbers are unarmed.  Comet Tuttle (talk) 19:03, 7 April 2011 (UTC)