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Move to Life of Riley (disambiguation) and create separate articles for each use. jmd
Why. The article is not very big so what is the advantage of creating 4 or 5 even smaller pages? Philip Baird Shearer 18:51, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
Conclusion - page removed from
WP:RM having failed to reach consensus to move. --
Francs
2000
01:31, 26 September 2005 (UTC)
The information on this page seems to contradict: http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=life%20of%20riley - I was wondering if anyone has any thoughts? - lawrence at aslak dot net
I am not sure the year here is right: "adapted into a *1949* feature film". The May 1945 radio episode has an ad that says that "Life of Riley" movie is currently playing in theaters. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.207.132.139 ( talk) 19:27, 16 July 2012 (UTC)
Is there any concrete evidence (beyond some random guy's blog) that this Riley clan minted their own money, and thus was a probable origin for the term? Or even that it is (or was) commonly believed to be so? If so, a citation should be added. If not, the section should be removed.
-- Matthew0028 14:43, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
No citation/source. Sounds more like myth or even contrived: After the Reilly clan consolidated its hold on County Cavan, they minted their own money, accepted as legal tender even in England. These coins, called “O'Reillys” and “Reilly's,” became synonymous with a monied person, and a gentleman freely spending was “living on his Reillys.” I agree with Matthew0028, cite or remove — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.184.198.241 ( talk) 17:02, 1 November 2011 (UTC)
This annoying problem has been unresolved for 10 years it seems. WHEN did the bloody O'Reillys mint their coins or consolidate their hold on County Cavan? Mightn't that be relevant to the question, considering the term appears around 100 years ago? This whole "Irish Origin" has a rotten fishy weasel word aura to it, and it's bloody annoying. Either it has to be footnoted with dates of the coin minting and consolidation provided, or the whole garbage line should be eliminated. It's beneath Wikipedia's aimed-for standards. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.142.246.221 ( talk) 12:19, 31 July 2016 (UTC)
The article currently states that the syndicated reruns lasted until Bendix's death in 1964. Is this supposed to imply that the reruns stopped being syndicated once Bendix died? I can't think of any other television show having its reruns ended just because the lead actor had died. -- Metropolitan90 (talk) 05:37, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
In the earliest season of the Bendix series, Hans Conreid played freeloading Uncle Baxter, who stayed with the Rileys because he had once given Riley a blood transfusion that saved his life, and Riley felt obligated to let him live with them, even though Baxter had absolutely no interest in earning his keep by getting a job. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.57.229.254 ( talk) 18:01, 9 February 2013 (UTC)
Sponsors of the TV show included Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer (1949–50), Gulf Oil (1953–58) and Lever Brothers (1957–58).
Does a line on the sponsors of the show really hold any relevance to the article without a source? I'm indifferent about it and i've already removed an unsourced line about the 'hopes of the fans for the DVD release' so figured best to discuss this second one. MM (WhatIDo WHATIDO?) (Now THIS... I did.) 19:22, 23 January 2015 (UTC)
This source has much more detail, but is not reliable - the phrase probably traces back to a ballad about a kidnapping trial in Sligo in the early 19thC.- Shtove ( talk) 10:32, 21 February 2018 (UTC)
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Move to Life of Riley (disambiguation) and create separate articles for each use. jmd
Why. The article is not very big so what is the advantage of creating 4 or 5 even smaller pages? Philip Baird Shearer 18:51, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
Conclusion - page removed from
WP:RM having failed to reach consensus to move. --
Francs
2000
01:31, 26 September 2005 (UTC)
The information on this page seems to contradict: http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=life%20of%20riley - I was wondering if anyone has any thoughts? - lawrence at aslak dot net
I am not sure the year here is right: "adapted into a *1949* feature film". The May 1945 radio episode has an ad that says that "Life of Riley" movie is currently playing in theaters. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.207.132.139 ( talk) 19:27, 16 July 2012 (UTC)
Is there any concrete evidence (beyond some random guy's blog) that this Riley clan minted their own money, and thus was a probable origin for the term? Or even that it is (or was) commonly believed to be so? If so, a citation should be added. If not, the section should be removed.
-- Matthew0028 14:43, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
No citation/source. Sounds more like myth or even contrived: After the Reilly clan consolidated its hold on County Cavan, they minted their own money, accepted as legal tender even in England. These coins, called “O'Reillys” and “Reilly's,” became synonymous with a monied person, and a gentleman freely spending was “living on his Reillys.” I agree with Matthew0028, cite or remove — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.184.198.241 ( talk) 17:02, 1 November 2011 (UTC)
This annoying problem has been unresolved for 10 years it seems. WHEN did the bloody O'Reillys mint their coins or consolidate their hold on County Cavan? Mightn't that be relevant to the question, considering the term appears around 100 years ago? This whole "Irish Origin" has a rotten fishy weasel word aura to it, and it's bloody annoying. Either it has to be footnoted with dates of the coin minting and consolidation provided, or the whole garbage line should be eliminated. It's beneath Wikipedia's aimed-for standards. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.142.246.221 ( talk) 12:19, 31 July 2016 (UTC)
The article currently states that the syndicated reruns lasted until Bendix's death in 1964. Is this supposed to imply that the reruns stopped being syndicated once Bendix died? I can't think of any other television show having its reruns ended just because the lead actor had died. -- Metropolitan90 (talk) 05:37, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
In the earliest season of the Bendix series, Hans Conreid played freeloading Uncle Baxter, who stayed with the Rileys because he had once given Riley a blood transfusion that saved his life, and Riley felt obligated to let him live with them, even though Baxter had absolutely no interest in earning his keep by getting a job. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.57.229.254 ( talk) 18:01, 9 February 2013 (UTC)
Sponsors of the TV show included Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer (1949–50), Gulf Oil (1953–58) and Lever Brothers (1957–58).
Does a line on the sponsors of the show really hold any relevance to the article without a source? I'm indifferent about it and i've already removed an unsourced line about the 'hopes of the fans for the DVD release' so figured best to discuss this second one. MM (WhatIDo WHATIDO?) (Now THIS... I did.) 19:22, 23 January 2015 (UTC)
This source has much more detail, but is not reliable - the phrase probably traces back to a ballad about a kidnapping trial in Sligo in the early 19thC.- Shtove ( talk) 10:32, 21 February 2018 (UTC)