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January 15

Opera-sounding song

What was the possibly Wagnerian song sung by everyone on a train in a TV ad for Guinness beer around the turn of the millennium? Sagittarian Milky Way (talk) 17:24, 15 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I can't find the original ad on youtube, but according to this, it was Carmina Burana. --Viennese Waltz 17:40, 15 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It must have worked, for Carlton also made a TV ad with the same song, specifically "O Fortuna".^[1] --Lambiam 01:06, 16 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

To be clear - Carmina Burana is an hour long. "O Fortuna" is its opening section and most famous excerpt. On the other hand, I'd have used In taberna quando sumus for people drinking on a train, for reasons that a casual perusal of the lyrics should make obvious. PianoDan (talk) 16:59, 17 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

what is this anime?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9OcqoQJff8 seeems to be pretty recent-ish, at least after 2013. thanks in advance! 194.105.239.21 (talk) 19:22, 15 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

anyone???? 194.105.239.21 (talk) 19:24, 16 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Possibly Konohana Kitan. See here. The blonde character appears to be the same as the one third from the left on that page. --Jayron 32 20:13, 16 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

oh you're right! thank you so so much, have a nice week!~ 194.105.239.21 (talk) 194.105.239.21 (talk) 23:02, 17 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Yellowstone Dutton Ranch

Not sure if this is a plot hole or not. In an episode of Yellowstone Season 5, Kaycee was chasing some horse thieves and ended up at the Montana-Canada border. My understanding is that the Yellowstone Dutton Ranch borders on Yellowstone National Park (ergo the name). In looking at a map, The Park is at the south border of Montana (along side Idaho and Wyoming). So, how did Kaycee get all the way across the State to get to the Canadian Border? I know he is in law enforcement but that seems quite a ways out of his jurisdiction. Is this Canuck missing something? 66.225.164.193 (talk) 21:40, 15 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

(1) Hot pursuit?

(2) If he's out of his jurisdiction to actually arrest suspects, he can presumably still follow them to gather information and, perhaps, ask local law enforcement for assistance. What subsequently happened?

I notice from the article that the character is described as a "Livestock agent", which is wikilinked to Stock and station agency. The later article is centered on Australia/New Zealand, and does not indicate any law enforcement role. Perhaps this article needs enlargement, or the link in the TV series article should go to somewhere more appropriate? {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 51.194.245.235 (talk) 04:42, 16 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The shooting location for the scenes on the Yellowstone Dutton Ranch is the Chief Joseph Ranch, Darby, Montana, with the Yellowstone National Park as a backdrop.^[2] From there to the border with Canada is about 200 miles. On average, a healthy horse can travel around 25 to 35 miles a day. Quite some hot pursuit. Rather than classifying this as a plot hole, one might label it as an exercise of dramatic licence. --Lambiam 11:50, 16 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I know little about equestrianism, but only 25-35 miles? Heck, when younger I used regularly to walk 10 miles in 2¹/₂ hours, and if I were (then) fit I would have expected to be able to walk 30 miles in a day (not that I ever had to). Endurance riding indirectly suggests working horses would be able to do rather better (though not 200 miles/day unless one were trying to emulate Dick Turpin). {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 51.194.245.235 (talk) 15:36, 16 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Horses are better sprinters than humans, but humans are (close to) the best endurance runners of the animal kingdom.[3]. Remember, in the Man versus Horse Marathon, run over a 22-mile course, sometimes the human wins. Services like the Pony Express required changing of horses several times per day; they were only ridden 10 miles on average. --Jayron 32 19:56, 16 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

With apologies to Bruce, baby, we were born to run. Clarityfiend (talk) 20:41, 16 January 2023 (UTC) [reply]

Another Bruce wrote that humans are designed for movement, and I'm sure he said (although the quote eludes me atm) they're meant to walk 15 miles a day. -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 19:27, 18 January 2023 (UTC) [reply]

January 18

New category in Hollywood historical landmark

Sometime ago, a new category has been added to the Hollywood Walk of Fame. It happens to be sports. Why isn't it mentioned in the article about the aforementioned landmark?2603:7000:8100:F444:2DB0:C9B4:5732:B036 (talk) 22:39, 18 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

If you can find a valid source, you can add it yourself. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 23:16, 18 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps the Hollywood Walk of Fame website might be a valid source, right?2603:7000:8100:F444:2DB0:C9B4:5732:B036 (talk) 05:29, 19 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It's not sports, but rather "sports entertainment", whatever that means. Michael Strahan will be the first in that category.[4] Clarityfiend (talk) 10:09, 19 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

January 20

1941 Warner Bros. Studio Café menu items

Hi! I recently came across this image scan of the menu from the WB Studios commissary dating back to 1941, and I can't make heads or tails about what some of the "Fancy Special" items (located towards the bottom of the center column of the menu) actually entail. I've tried looking into what the "Vitaphone", "Warner Bros. Theatre", and "First National" specials are, but the fact that they seem to share names with various brand names associated with WB have made research here difficult. I strongly doubt these menu items are really what they say on the tin either, as a Vitaphone sound system for 30 cents sounds like quite the steal, even adjusted for inflation. Any insight would be highly appreciated! ~Helicopter Llama~ 18:19, 20 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]