Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Entertainment/2011 September 4

= September 4 =

Music Question - Are there more artists like Matisyahu?
I am wondering if there are more artists in the same vein as Matisyahu. Basically kharedi rappers/reggae artists or the like (whatever he qualifies as). Anyone know? Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie &#124; Say Shalom! 00:33, 4 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Lipa Schmeltzer, perhaps? ---Sluzzelin talk  01:55, 4 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Doesn't really seem so. He's a bit more like a rapper, but not in the same style as Matisyahu. Here's a sample of Matisyahu's work if it'll help give an idea of his style. . (Cranking up the speakers is highly recommended. ;) ) Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie &#124; Say Shalom! 15:12, 4 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Have you considered plugging the name into Pandora (music service) and seeing what they suggest? Dismas |(talk) 21:44, 5 September 2011 (UTC)

Stephen Hawkins on the simpsons
When Stephen Hawkins apears on the Simpsons, is it then his real voice machine talking or just af computer created one? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.58.113.25 (talk) 07:45, 4 September 2011 (UTC)

No idea who Stephen Hawkins is. Do you mean Stephen Hawking? Britmax (talk) 08:35, 4 September 2011 (UTC)


 * If you mean Hawking, it's actually him. Dismas |(talk) 08:42, 4 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Thank you very much, and sorry for the spelling mistake87.58.113.25 (talk) 10:35, 4 September 2011 (UTC)

You know, it's usually more polite (at least from a western perspective, it varies elsewhere) to not point out a person's spelling mistake and just answer the question with the proper spelling of such a famous person's name (that way we don't embarrass the person asking and point out the proper spelling more subtly). Food for though, ladies and gentlemen. Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie &#124; Say Shalom! 15:09, 4 September 2011 (UTC)

Where's the fun in that? Britmax (talk) 15:19, 4 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Helps to prevent the same thing happening to you in the future. :p Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie &#124; Say Shalom! 15:30, 4 September 2011 (UTC)
 * There is that, but if it had happened to me the section title would have been Stephen Hawking on The Simpsons already. Britmax (talk) 15:33, 4 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Shalom! Perish the thought that questioners to the Ref.Desk need help because they are ignorant of one or more facts. It is not politically correct for anyone to show they know something that another doesn't know. Cuddlyable3 (talk) 15:46, 4 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Flinders Petrie, not Shalom. :p Nevermind the point about exercising good manners I was trying to make as it has fallen on deaf ears. Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie &#124; Say Shalom! 16:28, 4 September 2011 (UTC)


 * You spelled "thought" wrong. Adam Bishop (talk) 06:41, 5 September 2011 (UTC)

It was me asking the question, and I don't mind being corrected, I actually thought his name is Stepgen Hawkins, and now I know it is not. — Preceding unsigned comment added by MummitroldLinda (talk • contribs) 10:58, 5 September 2011 (UTC)
 * (ec) Wrongly not wrong. Shame on you Adam for your ill-mannered comment. Such sensitive information must only be imparted in obfuscated prose that spares Sir Bill embarassment. For example this post: One is ceaselessly impressed by the extraordinary mastership of English posessed by Sir  whose immaculate orthography achieves 99.95% veracity of spelling. Cuddlyable3 (talk) 11:22, 5 September 2011 (UTC)
 * "..embarrassment...possessed...." Ghmyrtle (talk) 11:33, 5 September 2011 (UTC)
 * I think Muphrys law is applicable here. Astronaut (talk) 11:17, 7 September 2011 (UTC)

TV Contest Show
Can someone remind me (having a senior moment here) of the name of the UK TV show (there was doubtless a US version) in which the presenter interviewed contestants about themselves for a minute(?), they had to answer without saying "Yes" or "No" (or equivalents like "yep" or "nein"), and he banged a small gong when they slipped up? {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 90.200.79.243 (talk) 22:50, 4 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Take Your Pick, with your quiz-inquisitor Michael Miles. Ghmyrtle (talk) 23:17, 4 September 2011 (UTC) (showing my age!)
 * Thanks for that, Ghmyrtle. My youthful UK TV exposure was sporadic, since my parents (who moved often) frequently didn't bother with one, and we also spent 3 years abroad. I could remember Hughie Green from that era, but not his similarly colonial-accented rival. I had also forgotten that it was the "Open the Box! / Take the Money!" show in which this verbal game was a preliminary. I wonder why there was never a Welsh language version :-) ? {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 90.197.66.121 (talk) 13:08, 6 September 2011 (UTC)