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My Little Pony[edit]

1.Is it true that Hasbro hate the Bronies? 2.Is it true that My Little Pony Friendship is Magic is ruined forever? 3.Is it true that Equestria Girls will be very hideous and awful? 4.Is it true that Hasbro is using Equestria Girls to destroy My Little Pony forever? 5.Is it true that Hasbro fire Lauren Faust?184.20.209.241 (talk) 03:56, 9 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Say what? Seriously. Hasbro is a multinational corporation whose sole raison d'être is to make as much money as possible for its shareholders. It doesn't have emotions or feelings and doesn't hate or love. It's just a corporation making toys and games. --Jayron32 04:16, 9 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

- Although Jayron32 is correct, it does not exclude 184.20.209.241's questions from also being relevant in their own right. I think what may be at work here is the Reality Television/Soap Opera effect and more recently the whole Team Edward vs. Team Jacob, which even wikipedia has extensive coverage on . . . now lets imagine if Edward and Jacob were doing study hall for their stock brokers exam or MCATs every night, boorriinnggg, lets see the two super hunks fight it out for the damsel in distress, who will win, you have to tune in, make sure you buy the DVD/collectors set, you can't miss it! All I know about the details is Who Shot J.R.? was probably Snooki . . . or am I mixing this up, so much pop culture so little time.
- I think both OP and Jayron have relevant points it is both for the $$ and all the drama is real in the light that more drama=more $$. ^{Market St.⧏}_{⧐ Diamond Way} 05:53, 9 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

As far as i know, Hasbro doesn't hate bronies. RocketMaster (talk) 13:11, 9 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Same here, quite the opposite. </or!> Or else I'd be very hated. Very hated indeed! ;) --Yellow1996 (talk) 23:48, 9 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Oh yeah, and 2) In my opinion, no. 3) It's apparently going to be a live action movie, so I'd assume it will be...how should I put this? ..."interesting". 4) It would make no sense for Hasbro to do that; and finally 5) Lauren Faust left the show to pursue further projects; she wasn't fired. --Yellow1996 (talk) 23:58, 9 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Huh???? I don't think so... Double sharp (talk) 14:00, 13 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hockey lines[edit]

Is there a name for a line in hockey that is made up of players from different lines on the ice at the same time, meaning that they are playing a shift together? 108.0.244.168 (talk) 08:22, 9 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The term I have heard some announcers use is "makeshift line" MarnetteD | Talk 16:11, 9 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Non-centers handling faceoffs in hockey[edit]

The article about faceoffs in hockey mentions that is done by opposing centers trying to get possession of the puck. This is not always true. What does it mean when another forward or defenseman is chosen by the coach to handle faceoffs. For example, I have seen faceoffs handled by some wingers, including Dustin Brown, Jarome Iginla, and Jeff Carter, as well as a few rare defensemen, including Peter Harrold. How should this be mentioned in the article? 108.0.244.168 (talk) 09:28, 9 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I would just advise you to Be Bold but fair and give all views equal weight, finding some citations for this might be helpful too.^{Market St.⧏}_{⧐ Diamond Way} 12:05, 9 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The 2012-2013 official NHL rulebook[1] doesn't even define what a center is, though it is mentioned out of the blue in several lines of face-off rule 76.3: "At the end of the five (5) seconds (or sooner if both centers are ready), the Linesman will conduct a proper face-off." etc.[2] Clarityfiend (talk) 23:26, 9 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

And if the ref is not happy with one or both players' approach to the face-off, he can chase one or both away, and others will take their place. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 03:45, 10 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Does the fact that Darryl Sutter chooses wingers Jeff Carter and Dustin Brown to handle faceoffs make them centers? Or does Peter DeBoer choosing defenseman Peter Harrold make him a center? Does rule 76.3 make these wingers and defensemen centers? Rule 76.3 is misleading as it makes it seem as if these players mentioned are centers. Does the fact that a winger or defenseman handle faceoffs make them centers, even though a defenseman is not a forward and wingers generally play in the outside lanes? As I previously mentioned, I have seen these players handle faceoffs when there is no faceoff violation. Faceoff violations are a moot point in my question. 108.0.244.168 (talk) 19:50, 11 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not saying only centers take faceoffs; that's obviously not true. I'm only complaining about how poorly the official rulebook handles (or ignores) the topic. Clarityfiend (talk) 08:43, 12 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Does the NBC still have radio?[edit]

I was wondering if the NBC still does radio, or have they stopped? RocketMaster (talk) 13:08, 9 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

NBC News Radio was split off into Dial Global and Westwood One some years ago, and Westwood One was disbanded around 2010/11, with most of its programming integrated into the Dial Global lineup. Dial Global still broadcasts some NBC-produced programs, and NBC Sports Radio has been around for less than a year. Evanh2008 ^{(talk|contribs)} 13:13, 9 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

""WNBC went off the air in 1988. μηδείς (talk) 03:18, 10 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

You known I hadn't thought of it but it is kind of interesting that NBC wouldn't really do radio anymore since they essentially invented commercial radio in the United States. Kinda like if Google ended up getting out of the internet business altogether. --Jayron32 03:36, 10 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Lately, Bryan Jewelry, I believe, has been playing a commercial with a song that sounds like from the olden days, that I think is called GIVE ME A KISS.[edit]

The song sounds like it was sung back in the early days of music, the 1920's or so, with the singer having a voice that belongs to that era of music. It sounds like the title might be 'Give me a kiss', and is sung as a prelude to a young women getting a piece of Jewelry. Does anyone know the correct title, and more importantly, the name of the singer who performs it? Thank you in advance. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ffman2152 (talk • contribs) 13:29, 9 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The 1920s were fairly early days for recorded music, not for music in general. Warofdreams talk 15:37, 9 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, per Sound recording and reproduction recordings go as far back as 1857 and, by the 1920's, were available in several formats. I checked the website but they have several commercials on it. Perhaps the OP can tell use the specific commercial they are referring to and then we can give it a listen. MarnetteD | Talk 16:22, 9 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

If you can provide a link to the clip, I could try to shazam it for you. You could also try contacting the business. --BDD (talk) 18:28, 9 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Could it be "A Kiss to Build a Dream On" (can't type that without linking to Satchmo)? Deor (talk) 19:52, 9 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Here is some info from an email I received from Ffman2152 that might help.

"The commercial I speak of, plays several times every morning, during Good Morning America on ABC. It shows a young woman, on the slender side, wearing a blue dress, with a bit of a plunge on her upper chest, beneath her chin. She has dark hair, an I can't remember if there was even a second person in it, but I don't think there is. I'm getting older, yes, but I enjoy listening to those oldies, that were before my time. I may be wrong, but it sounds like someone that used to sing with an orchestra, like on Broadway. In the movie the BLUE'S BROTHERS, they had a bit in front of a large crowd, and one song in it, was like I think that this one is. I have seen the BryanJewelers.com site, that has a number of individual commercials on the left hand side, but I didn't listen to any of them, since the individual photo on each, didn't seem right. But I may be incorrect, because like I said, I didn't click on any of them, just scrolled down the list.

I don't watch that show but it might be a regional commercial rather than a national one as the jeweler isn't familiar to me. Deor might be right as I have heard that song in ads before. MarnetteD | Talk 21:42, 9 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

This would be helpful from the OP, a google search I did when he asked comes up with a store based in Prattville, Alabama. Currently in Florida I have never heard of this company, and the two states share a border so I am guessing this is micro-regional and not major market. Familiar with a few retailers in West Virginia in another life it would not surprise me if the company relied on local talent to come up with a jingle in 2012 or 2013 that is really only known to that talent and possibly the company itself. The old "art on commission" model, that isn't even isolated to the micro-non-major-market, just that most 1-2-3 store chains will employ this.^{Market St.⧏}_{⧐ Diamond Way} 01:37, 10 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Company? I've been wondering who this Bryan Jewelry person is. I figured he was some radio personality who plays music. With a name like that, he'd have to be in show business. But then, I never read much past the header. I did sort of wonder why I'd never heard of the surname Jewelry before .... -- Jack of Oz ^[Talk] 18:42, 10 May 2013 (UTC) [reply]

There are lots of songs from the 1920s (and any other time period) that contain that kind of phraseology. If you could find a youtube of it, we could probably figure it out. "Gimme a little kiss, will ya, huh?" comes to mind, along with "Gimme a kiss, gimme a kiss, gimme a kiss, by wireless." ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 22:26, 10 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]