This is the thread for unusual details in wikipedia articles.

A later iteration of the project, starring Billy Bob Thornton, Jessica Biel and Al Pacino and directed by Terry Gilliam, was set to begin production in 2009, but Thornton vetoed filming in London because of his phobia of antiques.

vetoed pacino for same reason amirite

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Srbosjek_%28knife%29_used_in_Croatia_-_1941%E2%80%931945.jpg

oh boy, lots of unusual (and gruesome) details to be had there

Huyton was immortalised in the poem by Thomas Arthur Lumley
Huyton, Huyton, Two dogs fightin’ One was a blackin and the other was a whitin
This recognised the long-standing rivalry within the area between religious factions which notably reached a nadir in the seventies with ‘end of term' fighting between opposing Roman Catholic and Church of England Schools notably St. Augustine’s of Canterbury and Seel Rd School respectively.

I'd heard of 'Two Dogs' used as rhyming slang for 'Huyton' before, but never anything about Thomas Arthur Lumley. When I google his name the only other thing that comes up is this:

http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/l/u/m/Paul-Lumley/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0004.html

Does anyone here know anything about this?

Hitler(edit)

Hitler was one of the Germans detained in Huyton during World World II, as we all know, he then went on to play for Liverpool and amazingly, England.
I am astonished that this fact has been left out of the Huyton page. I will write a section and upload it later.
Many thanks,
Yazooman 82.42.211.143 16:53, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
This fella really knows his history and has taken time and a great degree of research in his quest for a true depiction of huyton and its sons, its a pity Adolf didnt drink in the eagle and child as this may have prevented the advent of world war II as im sure anyone imbibing in that hostelry with that moustache would have soon made a visit to yew tree. It would be great if he could do further research into other local legends the jam butty mine legend for instance from knotty ash's historical past would be a most interesting sojourn. good luck mate. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.163.114.22 (talk) 13:12, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

All I know about the two dogs joke is that it's very similar to the Scottish guy talking about the names of James the Mason and Seamus the Cook, but ye fuck one goat...

George William Sampson (born 29 June 1993)[1] is a British street dancer and actor from Warrington.[2] He won the second series of Britain's Got Talent on 31 May 2008 at the age of 14.[3] He is an official ambassador of the United Dance Organisation.[4]

On the 6th November 2013 it was found that a Boy named River was falsely inputting information to George Sampson's Wikipedia claiming he was his cousin. Police has been contacted and a investigation is ongoing

Allison is a favorite character of the Internet Simpsons fan community and features prominently in fan-produced artwork and scripts.

Butter is a form of dary that if you eat plain it can make you fat. It is a food that if you are over 360 lb. you should not eat.

On 4 April 1876 the entire Uppingham School in Rutland, England, consisting of 300 boys, 30 masters and their families, moved to Borth for a period of 14 months, taking over the disused Cambrian Hotel and a large number of boarding houses, to avoid a typhoid epidemic.

also re: borth

Notable residents

Johnathon Lewis, DJ, teacher and producer of educational videos on the subject of DJing

Other accomplishments
In his youth he loved boxing and has sparred with the Dalai Lama.[16]

After the song's writer, Chrissie Hynde, said in a radio interview she did not mind the use of the song [on the Rush Limbaugh show], an agreement was reached for an annual usage fee of one hundred thousand dollars to EMI,[3] which reportedly is donated to the animal rights organization PETA.[4]

In 1993 an 80-minute documentary film Words For The Dying, directed by Rob Nilsson, was released on DVD.

Characters are described, according to the newspaper, Wilmington Morning Star.[1]

Jeff Conaway – Prince Erik Greystone, a protagonist
Walter Olkewicz – Marko, Prince Erik's sidekick
Duncan Regehr – Prince Dirk Blackpool, "handsome" but a "villain"
Julia Duffy – Princess Ariel, a "spoiled princess", who craves for "furs, jewels, and leather pants" and has a horse named Pumpkin
Clive Revill – Wizard Vector, an "evil wizard"
Thomas Hill – King Baaldorf
Ian Wolfe – Wizard Tranquil, an aging wizard
Tim Dunigan – Geoffrey Blackpool
Jay Kerr – Justin Greystone
Julie Payne – Queen Lattinia
Randi Brooks – Witch Bethel
Phyllis Katz – Cassandra
Lonnie Wun – Oriental Guard

Stephen Potter (author/humourist):

In 1930 he wrote D. H. Lawrence: A First Study, the first book-length work on Lawrence, which appeared in print within a few days of the death of its subject, unfortunate timing because it seemed like an inadequate memorial rather than what it was intended to be, a critical reappraisal. It also suffered from a regrettable misprint, rendering the heading "Sea and Sardinia", as "Sex and Sardinia". This was soon amplified by rumour into "Sex and Sardines", none of which helped Potter's reputation as a serious writer.

"Giving It All Up for Love" is a cover of a Phil Lynott song. Lynott was best known as the singer and bassist for the hard rock group Thin Lizzy, and Huey Lewis played harmonica on Lynott's first two solo albums, as well as Thin Lizzy's Live and Dangerous album.

http://kimdalferes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/johnny-carson.jpg

He is commonly known by his Chinese nickname Xiao Zhu (Little Pig), because he was heavily weighted and tanned during his middle school years, but also he keeps a 'little pig' in his parental home (he was conned by the hawker, it turned out to be a wild boar as it grew up).

The introduction of Burger King in Tórshavn was widely publicized as a sign of the globalization of Faroese culture.

"This article is about the ethnic group from the Philippines. For the snack food in Spain and Portugal, see Filipinos (snack food)."

http://www.dangerousuniverse.com/2010/11/aliens1.jpg

"Stop! Wait! We followed the links and they both went back to the same page!"

"Tony Lewis took a year off between albums in the 90's to throw screws around a computer workshop with a dysfunctional team at Metrologie Limited in High Wycombe, and generally prat around."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Outfield

In 2004, a remake was planned for the Fox network, with Sherman Hemsley as the voice of Mister Ed, David Alan Basche as Wilbur, Sherilyn Fenn as Carol, and Sara Paxton. The pilot was filmed, but was not picked up by Fox. The show's writer and producer, Drake Sather, committed suicide shortly before the pilot's completion.

Also:

In 2007, it was reported that a housing developer intended to create a community near Tahlequah, Oklahoma built around the supposed final resting place of Mister Ed. It is intended to be themed to the style of the show and its period.[10]

wow, dc.

In April 2011, Warren G and Chris Kanik teamed up to promote a new natural male enhancement supplement called Affirm XL.[citation needed]

Coke II[edit]

In 1985, New Coke was sold only in Canada, the United States, and United States territories, while the original formula continued to be sold in the rest of the world (had the new version been a success it would presumably have been introduced worldwide). New Coke was eventually returned to the company's product portfolio; it was test-marketed in certain U.S. cities under the name Coke II in 1990 and officially renamed Coke II in 1992, despite the company's original intention not to create a second brand. Filmmaker Miranda July is said to have suggested the name of Coke II while working as a tastemaker for an ad agency.[54]

Only teenage tastemaker Miranda July could have come up with such a punchy, happening name.

room full of corbin bernsen types scribbling stuff on pieces of paper, staring at the paper, and then balling it up and tossing it aside. hours of this and then finally from a corner of the office the wunderkind july, "the kid" they call her, looks up from an issue of sassy and says 'hey guys - how's abouts coke II?'. history is made.

See also

List of films featuring space stations
List of films featuring powered exoskeletons

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr_Blobby

The character has appeared in the music video for Peter Kay's 2005 charity single "Is This the Way to Amarillo", where he was played by actor Martin Jarvis.

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http://ichlugebullets.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/martin-jarvis.jpg?w=595

(holding the Guinness World Record for most critically polarizing survival horror game)

Is the orange line runni g
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Black Fag's album Passover Satyr was released on Dischord Records that same year and was produced by Kim Gordon.

if only!

This is the Table of Contents on the "Talk" page of Peter Sellers:

2 Character of "Jewish" con-man?

2.1 Analysis of sources regarding the Barclay's Bank ad character Monty Casino being "Jewish"
2.2 Request for Comment: Use of term "Jewish" to describe conman character
2.2.1 Background
2.2.2 Survey
2.2.2.1 Survey summary
2.2.3 Threaded discussion
2.2.3.1 What exactly is the problem with 'played a Jewish conman'
2.2.3.2 A completely different point
2.2.4 Offensive to Jews to censor
2.2.5 The argument against
2.2.5.1 Back to my original question
2.2.6 Things we all agree on
2.2.6.1 Wikipedia should not promote or propagate ethnic/religious stereotypes
2.2.6.2 The above applies equally to all ethnicities/religions
2.2.6.3 That Wikipedia:V#Verifiability_does_not_guarantee_inclusion is a policy that applies to all articles
2.2.6.4 That Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not#Wikipedia is not censored is a policy that applies to all articles
2.2.7 Would this fix it
2.2.8 What do we mean when we say 'Is a Jew'
2.2.9 My reversion of DrBlofeld's change

2.2.6 Things we all agree on

In March 2012, The Crown Estate, which owns Regent Street and Heddon Street, installed a commemorative brown plaque at 23 Heddon Street in the same place as the "K. West" sign on the cover photo. The unveiling was attended by original band members Mick Woodmansey and Trevor Bolder, and by Gary Kemp.

I love reading the talkpages of contentious topics. There's some nutters out there. Antivax/alt med topics especially hilarious.

Apparent Sexual Dimorphism(edit)

I'm reinserting my assertions concerning the evident sexual dimorphism in the species in light of the following:
The Chipettes have used suntan lotion in at least one episode of the cartoon series, indicating that their skin is indeed relatively bare (as in humans).
When the Chipettes' midriffs are exposed, their navels are quite visible, while those of the boys are not (they are apparently obscured, as in other fur-bearing mammals).
The Chipmunks navels are visible, they're just never exposed; except once, during "The Chipmunk Adventure" when they are captured by the tribe of primitives.
And finally, the girls have human-like hair on their heads which grows in a variety of colors (brown on Jeanette, auburn on Brittany, and blonde on Eleanor and Charlene), unlike the boys, who have tufts of fur on their heads the exact same color as that which grows on their bodies.
It is obvious that the appearance of males and females differs significantly enough in the Chipmunk species to warrant some discussion.

What I don't understand is that in the new movie, Alvin and the Chimpmunks, The Squeakual, they are teenages!!! This is comfusing to me. Please help. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.35.188.115 (talk) 22:27, 18 January 2010 (UTC)

gold

It is obvious that the appearance of males and females differs significantly enough in the Chipmunk species to warrant some discussion.

Should we do a separate thread, poll or board?

Remember that scene in "Secret of NIMH" where Mrs. Brisby was captured, put in a cage and her cloak was removed?

Yeah, start a poll, that'd be cool, Mark G.

ilx already has a chipettes thread here: TEH CHIPETTES

mostly notable for including this image:
http://www.x-entertainment.com/thanksgiving/macyparade/1985-1986/2/6.jpg

In reality, the Buddhist Palm fighting style does not leave palm-shaped craters and holes on impact. Instead, the user delivers powerful punches using his palm.

well what fucking good is that then

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_women%27s_ice_hockey_history#Calgary

(the image)