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June 9

Quote from Pulp (1972 film)

Non-native speaker asking for help to understand, please: What is the spoken text from Pulp (1972 film) starting here (46:10) for the next ~25 seconds? I only understand "... in the old days... Al Capone... Bugsy Siegel..." --KnightMove (talk) 09:28, 9 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

"Sit down. Make yourself at home. Sure, Mick, I knew all the boys in the old days: Al Capone, Bugsy Siegel, Bugs Moran. You bet I did. Yeh, Mick, they all loved me." Does that cover it? ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 09:46, 9 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, many thanks. --KnightMove (talk) 09:54, 9 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Courtesy links - Al Capone, Bugsy Siegel, and Bugs Moran were famous gangsters. DuncanHill (talk) 20:08, 10 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

June 11

Miller-Meteor Futura Duplex

This is more about car history than entertainment, but I do not find a better section to ask: The Ectomobile in Ghostbusters is based on a Miller-Meteor Futura Duplex. Two questions:

It is clear that the Miller-Meteor Futura Duplex served as an ambulance, hearse and combination car. But what is the defining element of the Duplex in contrast to other Miller-Meteor Futura? Is it the option to use the car either way? If so, what did other Miller-Meteor Futura models serve as?
Is reliable information available what the individual car used as the Ecto-1 did originally serve as (ambulance, hearse, or both)? --KnightMove (talk) 05:07, 11 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Music video

Greetings. I'm looking for a music video which starts with two people in sci fi armor (think Halo) being blown away by an explosion if i recall correctly. It could a fan video or related to Appleseed. What is certain is that it was before august 2016. ~2026-33908-31 (talk) 14:19, 11 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hi ChronicleBooks. Nanonic (talk) 14:55, 11 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

??? ~2026-33908-31 (talk) 15:34, 11 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I personally don't think 33106-46 was ChronicleBooks and this person doesn't sound like 33106-46 either. In solidarity, Aaron Liu (talk) 00:31, 13 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Could this be Michael Jackson—Scream? The duo are in space and there's anime playing on the TV screen. It's very much not Halo, though, and they explode glass instead of exploding themselves. In solidarity, Aaron Liu (talk) 00:34, 13 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, it's not this. The one i remember was most likely CGI animated and was more eletronic/dubstep. Also, they didn't get exploded. It affected them but they were mostly fine. ~2026-33908-31 (talk) 14:08, 13 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

June 14

Classical Music

What is the key that Elgar Op.35 March from "Caracticus" is set in please? T1920 (talk) 10:51, 14 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

The setting seen here, which I think is Elgar's, is in C major. ‑‑Lambiam 20:55, 14 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

That agrees with the score on IMSLP ([1]). -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 22:29, 15 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Wow, scored for trumpets in F (high or low F?), or was Elgar just being lazy, and hoping they could transpose at sight? Even the B♭ trumpet of those days was a narrow-bore instrument, and known to be a pig to play because of the amount of puff you had to produce just to get a note out of it. If high F trumpets, that might account for the glittering sound Elgar coaxes out of the orchestra, eg conducted by Sir Adrian Boult. While you're in the mood, how about O, my warriors from Caractacus sung by the incomparable Peter Dawson. MinorProphet (talk) 14:07, 22 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Safety Car rule change in Formula One

When did drivers become able to serve a penalty under a safety car? (~2026-34990-31 (talk) 16:19, 14 June 2026 (UTC))[reply]

June 16

Who decides what the goalie wears?

In the interests of international peace, I won't mention the name of the sport. But I think it should be clear. Our article says "The goalkeeper must wear clothing that is easily distinguishable from that worn by the other players and the match officials", but nothing more. So who actually chooses? HiLo48 (talk) 07:43, 16 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

It is difficult to know without knowing the sport, but if it is a professional sport, the marketing and branding department of the club has a say.

--Error (talk) 08:34, 16 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

While it may look like a personal choice, the specific colors are usually managed by the team's kit manager or the club’s marketing department. Professional teams typically register multiple goalkeeper kits (often three) before a tournament or season. Before a match, officials check the colors of both teams' field kits and the goalkeeper kits to ensure there are no clashes. If there is a color conflict, the team will simply switch to one of their other registered goalkeeper jerseys. ~2026-35239-54 (talk) 11:16, 16 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Alright, it's the sport I call soccer, becasue of where I live, which upsets a lot of British people. 09:44, 16 June 2026 (UTC)

It doesn't really: we invented the term, to distinguish "Soccer" and "Rugger", and have used it uncontrovertially for most of my lifetime (I was playing both in the late 1960s and 70s); it just happens that Association Football is the most commonly played of several varieties of Football in the British Isles, so "football" defaults to AF unless otherwise specified.

"Soccer" is also common in other English speaking countries, especially (as you well know) Australia, where the national team is nicknamed "The Socceroos". However, we like to rag on Americans (for a variety of reasons), and their (perfectly logical) use of "soccer" (given that their "football" default is American Football, an evolution of Rugby Football) gives wind-up merchants a peg on which to hang their sledging.

The only people in the UK who genuinely dislike the term "soccer" are those so young that they have learned their culture from the internet rather than real society, and have mistaken the joshing for a genuine sentiment. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} ~2026-27434-43 (talk) 16:17, 16 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I particularly like it when a young person poses the argument "If it is played with your foot, it is football." Then, you can blow their mind by saying "football" is a term for any sport that is played "on foot" instead of mounted. Then, watch as they furiously type: Please AI lords, please tell me that isn't true!

Honestly, the problem tends to be trained taste in sports. In American football, there is a high-speed collision of bodies that has a result, all in a matter of seconds. You pay attention because you know something will happen and you want to see it. Then, there is a break to discuss what just happened. Then, another high-speed collision of bodies. Over and over, it goes this way until the game ends. Then, in soccer-football, most contact has been removed. There is little incentive for high speed anything. It is all about strategy - like a chess match. You can watch. You can take a break when you like. There is little chance you will miss anything. When you hear everyone cheer, there will be a replay (many times) to show what you missed. So, you can spend your time arguing that they aren't pressing hard enough or they put the wrong guy on forward. You are discussing the team and strategy, not the specific short play that just took place. Two very different experiences from two very different sports - both having the same common name. Now, if you want to get weird, watch Australian rules football (I think that is what they call it). I saw two matches (one mens, one womens). Is it football? Is it rugby? Is it polo? It is lacrosse? Is it soccer? It looks like they just got some guys together from random sports and said "Just make up the rules as you go." But, it is played on foot (I don't think they bring in horses at any time - but I wouldn't be surprised if they did). ~2026-35239-54 (talk) 16:32, 16 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

See also 43-Man Squamish. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 17:10, 16 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

You left out aerial ping-pong, the usual put-down from Aussie states where AFL is not the dominant code. -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 18:28, 16 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks all, for reinforcing my view that the name of the sport at least leads to extensive discussion. As an Australian, I shall add that Australian rules football is the only code where the only way to score a goal is to use your FOOT to kick the BALL. HiLo48 (talk) 00:28, 17 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

You can score a behind with a handy. ~2026-17428-26 (talk) 01:44, 17 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

You canna hand a man a grander spanner. -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 22:09, 17 June 2026 (UTC) [reply]

Hmmm, "We invented the term, to distinguish "Soccer" and "Rugger" where 'we' is in fact not 'The British' in general but Public Schoolboy slang for Association and Rugby football, specifically from Rugby School along with many other Oxford -ers. See also Marples, Morris (1940). Public School Slang (PDF). London: Constable & Company. MinorProphet (talk) 16:44, 22 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Anyhow, to answer the actual question; "Typically the marketing department or a team sponsor determine the uniform a keeper wears. Bright colours are popular, but they are not entirely chosen for visibility reasons. Research suggests that it can be harder for players to score on goalies that wear vivid colours – especially red." [2]

However, the colour has to differ from the rest of the team and be approved beforehand by the match refereee, a rule introduced in England in June 1909. Before that, goalkeepers were often distinguished only by wearing a cloth cap. [3] Would that it were so nowadays.

Alansplodge (talk) 17:34, 16 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hardly watch World Cups anymore, but I do remember Jorge Campos of whom it was said that he designed his outfits himself. ---Sluzzelin talk 20:51, 16 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

June 18

Legally Blonde pilot

Where can i find any information about the Legally Blonde TV pilot (can be found on YouTube) from 2003 with Jennifer Hall as Elle? Not cast and crew but what channel was it made for, why was it rejected ect. Also, why is the video quality so terrible? ~2026-35599-34 (talk) 01:53, 18 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Which version of Legally Blonde (franchise)? ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 14:20, 18 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

The first entry under television series. ~2026-35599-34 (talk) 14:38, 18 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

What's the YouTube link? ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 15:56, 18 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

This site and this site say it was for ABC. Clarityfiend (talk) 00:08, 19 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Silent film about little people

The film I'm looking for was black and white and silent. I'm pretty sure it was also a German expressionist film, around 1920's. At the end of the movie, there was a scene with little people. They crawled through secret passages in a large Gothic castle and peeked into the banquet hall through narrow loopholes. There was a large window in this hall, and through it you could see everything that was happening inside, (e.g. silhouettes of people). After a while, the dwarves escaped from the castle, possibly being chased by someone, and they sledged chaotically down the snowy mountain. The whole film had a touch of surrealism and was almost puppet-like in its grotesqueness. Unfortunately, this is all I have (except for the fact that the director of this film was very famous – I'm inclined to believe that it could be a film by Fritz Lang or Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau.) Can you help me identify this film? Shooniata (talk) 16:58, 18 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Die Nibelungen: Siegfried (1924)

Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge (1924)

Fritz Lang's Die Nibelungen?

From the article, there are dwarves at least in the first part.

-- Error (talk) 18:33, 18 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Sadly, it's not the one. The dwarves only appear as cave treasure keepers here. Also, this film is a heroic epic, while the one I'm looking for was more like a creepy fairytale. Anyway, thank you Shooniata (talk) 19:03, 18 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Even more sadly, these versions of Lang's two astounding films lack sound, and if you are drawn to watch them you will only get half the experience. A score for full orchestra was written by Gottfried Huppertz to accompany the cinematic performances, deliberately not echoing Wagner's music, as indeed the films eschewed his literary influence. The full score was lost and was recreated from the piano score. See Siegfried and Kriemhilds Rache on Youtube. Sorry I can't help you with the little people, I've watched a large number of German films from that era, and nothing springs to mind. MinorProphet (talk) 17:19, 22 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

June 23

Hollywood horror films and TV series

Majority Americans live in cities, but whenever I will watch any English horror movie the stories will mostly be set in rural areas or small towns. Evil Dead, Twilight, Supernatural TV series, Sinister, Stranger Things, The Shining, Get Out, It, The Conjuring, The Thing(Antarctica, but not city), Sleepy Hollow, Weapons, American Horror Story, Halloween, The Blair Witch Project, It Follows, The Black Phone.

American horror movies are unlikely to be set in big crowded city like the 1981 UK film film American Werewolf in London or Japanese film Ringu. ~2026-36514-28 (talk) 10:36, 23 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

What is your question? If you're asking "is this so," no, not really. Rural areas are creepy because of the isolation from potential assistance, the poor lighting, and the rugged terrain in which things might lurk. Crucial parts of An American Werewolf in London are set in the North York Moors, and Ring (1995 film) pivots around Hakone. Then there are suburban American horrors such as Halloween (1978 film), and Nightmare on Elm Street was set in Los Angeles. The Purge is a whole series of city-based horror movies. Jacob's Ladder (1990 film) is set in New York. Card Zero (talk) ※ 11:15, 23 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

And budget. It costs more to film (fully legally) in a city with people everywhere. It is cheap to get a handful of people and film out in the countryside where there is nobody around. ~2026-35239-54 (talk) 16:18, 23 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]