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Fake photo[edit]

faked photo closed: thanks; collapsing as not a ref desk q. μηδείς (talk) 01:56, 18 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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This photo File:Alan Shepard.jpg does not show astronaut Alan Shepard. Someone needs to take action. Bubba73 ^{You talkin' to me?} 17:46, 17 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

It's hosted on Commons. I've posted a request to have it deleted from there. †dismas†|^(talk) 17:59, 17 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you - I didn't know how to approach it. Bubba73 ^{You talkin' to me?} 18:01, 17 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Any idea who it actually is? Looks vaguely familiar. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 19:35, 17 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

It looks like a (rather badly) photoshopped version of this. AndrewWTaylor (talk) 19:43, 17 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Rough recipe for Guylian praline[edit]

Dear All, I love the Guylian seashell chocolates, and was going to try and make some for myself. But it turns out from the Wiki page of Praline that there are two or three different varieties. I imagine that the precise recipe for Guylian isn't public knowledge, but can someone point me to a typical recipe for at least the right type - which will give a broadly similar flavour/consistency? 143.159.150.94 (talk) 16:54, 18 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Guylian specifications: Filled Belgian Chocolates (praliné 65%) – Sugar, HAZELNUTS, whole MILK powder, cocoa butter, cocoa mass, emulsifier: SOYA lecithin, natural vanilla flavouring, Cocoa solids : chocolate 48% min., milk chocolate 34% min., white chocolate 25% min., Milk solids: milk chocolate 22% min, white chocolate 30% min. Not precise, so experiment with the quantities. In the Praline article, you want the section on Belgian soft-centred pralines. Guylian is a Belgian company. There is another recipe here http://www.chefeddy.com/2009/12/belgian-chocolates/ which might help. Wymspen (talk) 22:32, 18 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Did the boring candidate win?[edit]

In the run-up to the 2016 US elections there was a popular and hilarious video promoting a (I believe, real) incumbent candidate in a municipal election. The video showed how dedicated he was - by boring his friends and wife to tears as he ranted on and on about what his town needed. My searches have failed, so, who was he and did he win? Hayttom (talk) 19:03, 18 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

You do realize that in NY and NJ alone there are over 1,000 municipalities? You'll need to give a better hunt, if possible; state, keywords, etc. μηδείς (talk) 22:47, 18 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

But actually probably not. A simple search for 'viral municipal election boring wife' (first attempt, came up with the search term in 10 seconds or so) finds [1] and [2] which mention Gerald Daugherty. A simple search for the guy's name finds [3] and [4] which confirm he was re-elected. Nil Einne (talk) 23:04, 18 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

You know, that sounds notable enough to qualify for a short article in Wikipedia. Anyone feel like doing it? --76.71.6.254 (talk) 00:48, 19 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Nil, your willingness to bingoogle for OP's is simply marvaculous. μηδείς (talk) 01:26, 19 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Nil Einne (talk) 23:04, 18 March 2017 (UTC), thank you, your answer taught me to try a little harder when I search. @μηδείς (talk), thank you, your answer taught me that whatever I do in good faith, somebody will be a critic. Though I don't know what 'bingoogle' or 'marvaculous' mean. Or why you put an apostrophe in "OP's". Hayttom (talk) 18:46, 19 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

It's just a (now somewhat old-fashioned) way of pluralizing. See Apostrophe#Use in forming some plurals. --76.71.6.254 (talk) 19:30, 19 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding bingoogle and marvaculous, I suspect you'll want to brush up on portmanteaus. Like the word "ginormous", for example. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 21:23, 19 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Refer to Professor Stanley Unwin who can be heard here. Alansplodge (talk) 18:52, 20 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I pitched up at the local library this morning and was bemused to see a notice reading "POLLING STATION" in the window. It's Thursday and that's the day when elections traditionally take place in this country. The building was locked and, casting about for more information, I spotted a man holding some election leaflets. I asked him for one, whereupon he demanded "Who are you? Where do you live?" I pointed out that it was not usual for people distributing free newspapers or leaflets to demand identification before handing them out and he then said aggressively that he wouldn't give me one. He told me in a condescending way that he had been born just round the corner and had lived in the City of London all his life. He was standing for re - election as an independent ward councillor in the quadrennial election for the local council (which is referred to as the "Court of Common Council" hereabouts).

This has to be the election candidate from hell. Are there any other examples of bad behaviour by candidates at the local government level? 81.151.128.189 (talk) 09:58, 23 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Youse guys are right about the portmanteauxes, but OP's comes from an abbrevition, (Other Person)s, so it is what was considered a standard (not alternative) spelling back when I was taught to say the U.S.A.'s in the 1970's. μηδείς (talk) 15:46, 23 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]