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= March 20 =

Recent House, M.D. episode question
In the middle of the episode Love is Blind which aired the night of the asking of this question in the USA, House sees Mr. Bell naked and sees a unique birth mark on him which he shares, seemingly pretty strong physical evidence that they are kin. But at the end of the episode, it is revealed that Wilson had a paternity test run and Bell is definitely not House's father. Then what about the birthmark? They never asked this question after the paternity proof that Bell wasn't. Coincidence? I don't suppose anyone here can propose a possible answer for this fictional show that would make me suddenly say "Oh, now I see how that's plausible for two unrelated people to coincidentally share a unique birth mark," but it doesn't cost anything to ask. 69.243.220.115 (talk) 01:21, 20 March 2012 (UTC)


 * As far as I know, there's no reason why related people would share an identical birthmark (although here's a case of somebody who claims they do: ). However, a tendency towards certain types of birthmarks may be inherited.  For example, the tendency to have a port wine stain is related to the presence of the RAS p21 protein activator 1 gene. StuRat (talk) 01:43, 20 March 2012 (UTC)


 * Certainly the birthmark proving long lost brother or heir is a rather hoary device in literature. Perhaps they got it from that.--Wehwalt (talk) 12:09, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
 * And in the real world, presumably a real doctor would know better. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 23:42, 20 March 2012 (UTC)

Lyrics I can't find to a song I remembered from years ago
I have had the song "Ways of the Wise", by Tony Melendez (released in the early 1990s) "pop" into my head every so often ever since. I have just recently found an mp3 of the song, however, I want to find the lyrics of the song, but none of the lyrics websites I've tried seem to have it. Can someone please help me? Allen (talk) 02:17, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
 * The answers probably haven't changed since the last time you asked, which was only a few days ago. RudolfRed (talk) 02:37, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
 * No, that was to try to find the song to listen to or download. This request is for the lyrics of the song. Allen (talk)
 * I don't think we can give you a link here for copyright reasons (it was only made in the 90s), but has Google search failed you? Do you remember any lyrics? You can search the name of the song and the lyrics and quotes (example: "Happy Birthday" "happy birthday to you"). Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 03:31, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
 * As I said, it is "Ways of the Wise", by Tony Melendez. You better believe that Google has failed me. I tried just lyrics, then I tried the song title and possibly the artist name. Some other ones by him showed up, but not the one I want. I just downloaded the song, so I know some of the lyrics, but that didn't help, either. Even his own website didn't seem to have it. Allen (talk) 10:41, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Post some sample lyrics here, and it might help the rest of us to help you find more info. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 10:50, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
 * "Teach me, Lord, in the ways of the wise. Teach me in the ways -- oh, oh." Another line goes, "we are guilty of a third world war in our lives." Let me know if you need more. I'll rack my brain. Thank you, everyone for your help! Allen (talk) 11:06, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
 * So he's a Christian singer? OK. Anyway, it must be a very obscure song since Google gave me nothing. Sorry. Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 11:12, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Yes, he is. So, Google didn't work for you, either? Isn't that something, huh? Can anyone else get better results? It is on YouTube, so you can hear for yourself. Allen (talk) 11:24, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
 * If he has a website, have you tried contacting him? --TammyMoet (talk) 12:10, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Are the lyrics particularly difficult to understand? If you already have a copy of the song, you could just write them down yourself. Adam Bishop (talk) 12:20, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
 * I sent an e-mail to an address on his website. In some sections of the song, the lyrics are hard for me to make out. I tried to do it myself, but I couldn't understand parts of it. Allen (talk) 19:25, 20 March 2012 (UTC)

baseball rules question
Under what circumstances can a baseball player who is already in the lineup go to the plate and already have 2 strikes? I was playing a baseball game on my playstation and might have encountered a bug, or it could be an esoteric baseball rule. It was AA league if that helps. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.19.210.253 (talk) 19:15, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Two rules that could apply are 6.02(c) ("if the batter refuses to take his position in the batter's box during his time at bat, the umpire shall call a strike") and 6.02(d) ("if the batter intentionally leaves the batter's box and delays play, and none of the exceptions listed in Rule 6.02(d)(1)(i) through (viii) applies, the umpire shall award a strike"), but I hardly think your game would be that nitpicky. Clarityfiend (talk) 21:06, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Can you put in a pinch hitter in the middle of an at bat? A Quest For Knowledge (talk) 21:10, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Yes. For example, the batter could go down getting out of the way of a pitch and get hurt.  Or there might be a pitching change and you bat a rightie instead of a leftie.--Wehwalt (talk) 21:15, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
 * I know you can put in a new batter in the middle of an at bat, but someone already in the batting order would not be an eligible pinch hitter if I know the rules correctly. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.19.210.253 (talk) 21:43, 20 March 2012 (UTC)


 * There's another way, covered in rule 6.07, which covers "Batting out of turn". The wrong guy could come to bat and get two strikes on him. Then the team at bat realizes the mistake, and is allowed to put the correct batter in. The correct batter assumes the count of the wrong batter. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 22:51, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
 * I think the examples above just about cover every way it could happen, but I seriously doubt the game was working along those lines - those instances hardly ever happen in pro-baseball and many of the specific conditions required wouldn't even be possible in a video game. I'm thinking the batters come up in order automatically, for example, so it's likely impossible for a team to bat out of turn. Barring a simple misunderstanding by the questioner, I think the game has a bug. Matt Deres (talk) 10:39, 21 March 2012 (UTC)