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our article on the topic, speaking about Katie Cook who is a writer for the series, "[Cook] further stated that she wanted to write an all-ages book, something that parents can share and read with their children." and "[Cook] noted that the first story include dark and scary elements, but she does not consider them any darker than the show itself.".
OrganicsLRO08:56, 15 May 2014 (UTC)reply
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Quantum of Solace
Since Quantum seems to be a villain organization in Quantum of Solace, then why "of solace"? Previously I thought the meaning was "a small part of solace", "a bit of solace", but looks like I was wrong, even though I watched the movie. Maybe it refers to Bond's troubles?
Brandmeistertalk
The title is taken (though not the plot) from the Ian Flemming short story
"Quantum of Solace". I've not read the original story, perhaps some explanation for the title makes more sense in the content of that story. --
Jayron3218:18, 15 May 2014 (UTC)reply
Quantum of Solace is one of those, albeit rare, Bond films based on Fleming's books where the plot of the film has pretty much nothing whatsoever to do with the plot of the book. The book consists entirely of Bond attending a dinner party and hearing a story about a marriage between an army officer and an airplane stewardess. In the end of the story, the stewardess left the officer and married someone else, thereby taking even the last quantum of solace away from him. This book is Fleming's only Bond book where Bond himself actually does nothing whatsoever.
JIP |
Talk15:44, 16 May 2014 (UTC)reply
Songs mentioning the police
After reading a post from the Finnish police on Facebook, I became interested. What songs are there that mention the police in their refrain? The refrain must explicitly mention the word "police". Mere allusions, or mentions of nicknames such as "cops" won't do. Also, I'm mostly interested in songs that portray the police in good, neutral or humorous light. I'm not interested in songs that claim that all the police are fascist pigs who should be shot, for example.
JIP |
Talk18:44, 15 May 2014 (UTC)reply
There's a redneck sort of humor song singer whose name I can't think of right now. I seem to recall him having one about riding a lawnmower and getting pulled over by the police. Ray something or Roy something...? Dismas|
(talk)20:12, 15 May 2014 (UTC)reply
Ray Stevens! Thanks. I got the song wrong though. "It's Me Again, Margaret" and "You Gotta Have a Hat" both use the word police. Dismas|
(talk)20:50, 15 May 2014 (UTC)reply
"When the felon's not engaged in his employment" from
The Pirates of Penzance is all about humanising the police and their relationship with offenders, and features the word 'policeman' in the refrain. Does that fit the, er, Bill?
AlexTiefling (
talk)
00:19, 16 May 2014 (UTC)reply
(Again, verses rather than chorus) "
Ridin' Dirty" by Chamillionaire ("Police see me ride by they can see me gleam"; "Police pull up right behind and it's in his throat"). I'm afraid we aren't doing a good job here of finding positive references, though.
Newyorkbrad (
talk)
00:58, 16 May 2014 (UTC)reply
"Highway Patrol" was originally by
Red Simpson who featured it on The Man Behind the Badge in 1966, an entire album dedicated to law enforcement. ("City Police", "Sidewalk Patrol", "I'm Turning In My Star", ...). As Bruce Eder writes at AllMusic: "It may seem strange, when at least a small but significant portion of the audience for country music professes to have no use for any law but their own; in 1966, to lots of people under the age of 30, this was a totally alien effort. But country audiences ate it up then, lofting the single "The Highway Patrol" high onto the country & western charts."
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Sluzzelintalk15:02, 17 May 2014 (UTC)reply
The Clash: "Police on my back". Having said that, I must keep running, police on my back, and keep hiding, police on my back, because there was a shooting, police on my back...
Cambalachero (
talk)
12:36, 16 May 2014 (UTC)reply
From
Gilbert & Sullivan's comic opera
The Pirates of Penzance, the famous song "When a felon's not engaged in his employment" has the repeated line "A policeman's lot is not a happy one." As policemen feature in the opera, other songs may also include the word. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195}
212.95.237.92 (
talk)
13:00, 16 May 2014 (UTC)reply
Welcome to the Wikipedia Entertainment Reference Desk Archives
The page you are currently viewing is an archive page. While you can leave answers for any questions shown below, please ask new questions on one of the
current reference desk pages.
To quote
our article on the topic, speaking about Katie Cook who is a writer for the series, "[Cook] further stated that she wanted to write an all-ages book, something that parents can share and read with their children." and "[Cook] noted that the first story include dark and scary elements, but she does not consider them any darker than the show itself.".
OrganicsLRO08:56, 15 May 2014 (UTC)reply
|}
Quantum of Solace
Since Quantum seems to be a villain organization in Quantum of Solace, then why "of solace"? Previously I thought the meaning was "a small part of solace", "a bit of solace", but looks like I was wrong, even though I watched the movie. Maybe it refers to Bond's troubles?
Brandmeistertalk
The title is taken (though not the plot) from the Ian Flemming short story
"Quantum of Solace". I've not read the original story, perhaps some explanation for the title makes more sense in the content of that story. --
Jayron3218:18, 15 May 2014 (UTC)reply
Quantum of Solace is one of those, albeit rare, Bond films based on Fleming's books where the plot of the film has pretty much nothing whatsoever to do with the plot of the book. The book consists entirely of Bond attending a dinner party and hearing a story about a marriage between an army officer and an airplane stewardess. In the end of the story, the stewardess left the officer and married someone else, thereby taking even the last quantum of solace away from him. This book is Fleming's only Bond book where Bond himself actually does nothing whatsoever.
JIP |
Talk15:44, 16 May 2014 (UTC)reply
Songs mentioning the police
After reading a post from the Finnish police on Facebook, I became interested. What songs are there that mention the police in their refrain? The refrain must explicitly mention the word "police". Mere allusions, or mentions of nicknames such as "cops" won't do. Also, I'm mostly interested in songs that portray the police in good, neutral or humorous light. I'm not interested in songs that claim that all the police are fascist pigs who should be shot, for example.
JIP |
Talk18:44, 15 May 2014 (UTC)reply
There's a redneck sort of humor song singer whose name I can't think of right now. I seem to recall him having one about riding a lawnmower and getting pulled over by the police. Ray something or Roy something...? Dismas|
(talk)20:12, 15 May 2014 (UTC)reply
Ray Stevens! Thanks. I got the song wrong though. "It's Me Again, Margaret" and "You Gotta Have a Hat" both use the word police. Dismas|
(talk)20:50, 15 May 2014 (UTC)reply
"When the felon's not engaged in his employment" from
The Pirates of Penzance is all about humanising the police and their relationship with offenders, and features the word 'policeman' in the refrain. Does that fit the, er, Bill?
AlexTiefling (
talk)
00:19, 16 May 2014 (UTC)reply
(Again, verses rather than chorus) "
Ridin' Dirty" by Chamillionaire ("Police see me ride by they can see me gleam"; "Police pull up right behind and it's in his throat"). I'm afraid we aren't doing a good job here of finding positive references, though.
Newyorkbrad (
talk)
00:58, 16 May 2014 (UTC)reply
"Highway Patrol" was originally by
Red Simpson who featured it on The Man Behind the Badge in 1966, an entire album dedicated to law enforcement. ("City Police", "Sidewalk Patrol", "I'm Turning In My Star", ...). As Bruce Eder writes at AllMusic: "It may seem strange, when at least a small but significant portion of the audience for country music professes to have no use for any law but their own; in 1966, to lots of people under the age of 30, this was a totally alien effort. But country audiences ate it up then, lofting the single "The Highway Patrol" high onto the country & western charts."
[2] ---
Sluzzelintalk15:02, 17 May 2014 (UTC)reply
The Clash: "Police on my back". Having said that, I must keep running, police on my back, and keep hiding, police on my back, because there was a shooting, police on my back...
Cambalachero (
talk)
12:36, 16 May 2014 (UTC)reply
From
Gilbert & Sullivan's comic opera
The Pirates of Penzance, the famous song "When a felon's not engaged in his employment" has the repeated line "A policeman's lot is not a happy one." As policemen feature in the opera, other songs may also include the word. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195}
212.95.237.92 (
talk)
13:00, 16 May 2014 (UTC)reply