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Except for maybe Scandanavia, the British Isles are the only area of Europe that does not produce great basketball players and competitive teams. Why is this? I can understand why, say, baseball isn't popular--because they play cricket instead. But there's no real sporting equivalent to basketball. Please explain.-- The Fat Man Who Never Came Back ( talk) 00:23, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
At my gym basketball is popular but there is no street culture of playing basketball. The reason why is because if the weather is good PE teachers send the kids out to play. If the waether is crap they send the kids out to play. They do not use the gym facilties in case the kids damage or use them up. Thats why we have no gymnasts or trampolinists or other basically indoor and equipment oriented sports. Sad but true. The teachers are tossers. Paul. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.86.166.234 ( talk) 19:38, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
I totally agree with the comment about the head start traditionally british sports have had over basketball it will probably never even come close to catching these sports. I think it is becoming more popular though with the improvement of the national team (now including a few young NBA stars) and i believe it will probably only get bigger with the influx of eastern europeans to britain —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.150.232.163 ( talk) 19:50, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
in a word 'fitba' - {speaking from a scottish veiwpoint} football is played at school, on the streets and watched on the TV, other sports are played {my mates and i played rugby and for one summer, street hockey}, but most kids play football. Perry-mankster ( talk) 20:52, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
Hi, how long in time (hours/minutes) is the average formula 1 race? Do they vary hugely between circuits? ps. I think 'Sports' should be put under one of the categories on the reference desk main page. Boomshanka ( talk) 02:45, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
One more for the kids back home; does anyone have any idea who the tallest (international or other) cricketer is/has been? I know Jacob Oram is 1.98m (6ft 6 in)... thanks :1 Boomshanka ( talk) 02:48, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
Did you know about
Did you know about this ? 65.173.105.118 ( talk) 03:32, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
When completing a united states postal service customs form online do you need a special type of printing paper or can you use regular printer paper. I look at the samples of the customs forms and they are small so i am wondering if i need small paper.-- logger ( talk) 03:56, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
Form 2976A Thants the one-- logger ( talk) 04:07, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
In comic books and sometimes movies you see pack cases/briefcases with tons of stickers on them that say the name of a country or city. What are these called, and do they exist IRL? And why do you put them on the briefcase?
When I was young (around 100 years ago) colourful stickers were commonly used to identify baggage. They also acted as a form of advertising - for most people, however, they were a kind of status symbol. (They were hartd to remove, anyway.) 90.4.247.4 ( talk) 10:59, 3 February 2008 (UTC)DT
In the US, are the police obligated to chase everyone who avoids them? For example, if I was pulled over for going 5 over the limit, would the police be required to pursue me until I was caught, or could they decide that it wasn't worth it and give up? 70.162.25.53 ( talk) 04:52, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
What video game is this text a reference or parody to:
"With the release of "DumbGood", the final reGame of the season, two children entered a state of extreme frenzy after just seeing a copy in a shop window. Their mother, trying to inflict some sense into their heads, opened them with pliers and barked some military words. The effect was disastrous: the children became giant tortoises armed with blowtorches and nukelar [sic] weapons! After leveling the entire Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, the two demigods went into heaven for a Eon of peace and fraternity." [sic]
71.220.211.235 ( talk) 04:58, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
Something that has had me wondering for a long time. If you are looking at very distant lights (maybe street lights or car headlights), they tend to flicker constantly and any lights up close are solid and do not flicker. What exactly causes lights to flicker when veiwed at long distances and not short distances? Kelownian Pilot ( talk) 05:41, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
in order to send coins to canada it says in the United States Postal Service restrictions page for canada that i must do the following:
Coins; banknotes; currency notes; securities payable to bearer; traveler’s checks; gold, silver, platinum, manufactured or not; jewelry; and other valuable articles may be sent only in registered items.
Does this mean that i must add on registered mail service to my package to ship to canada or must i make insurance mandatory-- logger ( talk) 06:45, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
All right thank You-- logger ( talk) 10:11, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
Mailing coins or other forms of money is generally a very bad idea. Even registered, the envelope may arrive empty. I would not personally ever send cash by mail if it is identified as such. ៛ Bielle ( talk) 21:51, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
is Burleigh generally a boy's or girl's name? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.101.53.138 ( talk) 10:35, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
If I were to make one of these, how much bovril/marmite should I use?-- Porcupine ( prickle me! · contribs · status) 12:00, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
OK - thanks. Was it nice? :D Porcupine ( prickle me! · contribs · status) 13:37, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
How does snow settle on beaches? I would have thought the salt content of the sand would act just like grit on roads and melt it? thanks, RobertsZ ( talk) 16:19, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
I'm 17, and I purchased lighters before. WEll today I go to the gas station and the cashier tells me I have to be 18 to buy a lighter. I was at a shell/true north gas station. Is this a store policy, or state or local law? -- AtTheAbyss ( talk) 19:01, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
I go to an East Coast Ivy League school renowned for the intelligence of its students and all that, but lately it's struck me that a huge percentage of the students got in here because of sports (and strong academics) rather than academics alone. I think it's somewhere close to 30 percent of the students in my grade were "recruited". And of course that means that they were still quite smart and hardworking in high school, but it inevitably also means that were it not for athletics, they wouldn't have gotten in here, because they weren't THAT smart and hardworking. And I was wondering why my school even bothers with recruiting. We are basically uniformly noncompetitive in athletics. Because we will only recruit students who are also extremely good in school, our athletic standards aren't up to even competing well in the Ivy League divisions. And apart from one historic game that draws many alumni every year, there is tremendously low fan support or interest in athletics. I went to my friend's varsity tennis game the other day, and there were maybe 20 fans total. For a varsity sport. With so little interest among the student and alumni bodies in athletics, I don't see why my school bothers recruiting. How would they make any money off of it with so little fan support and such relatively middling athletic talent? If they aren't making any money, what are they trying to accomplish? They are simply lowering the quality of their applicant pool (and probably their odds of having rich alumni to donate) by accepting students for non-academic merits. Am I missing a part of the picture here? I just don't get why the school invests itself in this so much. It's quite costly for them, I suspect. 140.247.41.23 ( talk) 20:27, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
Yeah. That makes sense, but then why such a huge percentage of the population? And why would the school focus on one form of diversity and not others? And the school certainly doesn't have a history of accepting non-academic students. And by academics I mean everything school and extracurricular-related (People here are editors of high school papers, founders of NGOs, kids who did serious research in high school, etc, not just skilled SAT takers.) I don't mean to be dismissive, but I don't see intellectual diversity and giving students a chance to be sufficient reasons for my school to recruit about 500 athletes every year. It just seems far-fetched. I have my suspicions that somehow my school makes big money off of this. I just don't see how. 140.247.41.23 ( talk) 21:04, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
Hi. I'm a very tall 16-and-a-half year old, and I've always been curious about my height. I've always wanted to get a good estimate of how tall I'm going to be when I stop growing. My doctor predicted I'd be 6'2" - 6'4" when I was a kid, which I have since surpassed. Here's my height chart as far back as I can remember (all were measured sometime in the first quarter of the given year; I was born at a normal size).
Year | Height |
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2003 | 5'7" |
2004 | 5'10" |
2005 | 6'0" |
2006 | 6' 2 1/2" |
2007 | 6'4" |
2008 | 6'5 1/2" (possibly 6'6") |
If there's anyone with some expertise in this field, or anyone who has a good guess, any help would be appreciated. Thanks. 70.105.164.43 ( talk) 21:15, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
The date of birth of Al Jazeera English news anchor Maryam Nemazee is 4 october 1975. Some more background informations, her place of birth is Dubai, she grew up in London, Englan, she has graguated from Oxford university . Tee tolten ( talk) 00:15, 5 April 2009 (UTC)
I just watched an episode of TTZ and I wonder how the tax could be over 90% of the one million dollars?! $900,040 or what they said is more than 90% of a million and I don't get this........ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.225.48.192 ( talk) 23:25, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
Looking into family history found the job undertaken by an ancestor was a CARPER in Scotland. First thoughts were he was involved with fishing of Carp.... but is this the case ? please help. Thank you —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cliveybabey25 ( talk • contribs) 23:36, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
I don't know how to put this, but the Internet has died to me. It was much... better years ago. It was full of life, and joy. These days, everybody ignores me and nobody wants to talk about stuff. At the same time, more people than ever use it. WTF are they doing? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.225.48.192 ( talk) 23:47, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
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Except for maybe Scandanavia, the British Isles are the only area of Europe that does not produce great basketball players and competitive teams. Why is this? I can understand why, say, baseball isn't popular--because they play cricket instead. But there's no real sporting equivalent to basketball. Please explain.-- The Fat Man Who Never Came Back ( talk) 00:23, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
At my gym basketball is popular but there is no street culture of playing basketball. The reason why is because if the weather is good PE teachers send the kids out to play. If the waether is crap they send the kids out to play. They do not use the gym facilties in case the kids damage or use them up. Thats why we have no gymnasts or trampolinists or other basically indoor and equipment oriented sports. Sad but true. The teachers are tossers. Paul. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.86.166.234 ( talk) 19:38, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
I totally agree with the comment about the head start traditionally british sports have had over basketball it will probably never even come close to catching these sports. I think it is becoming more popular though with the improvement of the national team (now including a few young NBA stars) and i believe it will probably only get bigger with the influx of eastern europeans to britain —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.150.232.163 ( talk) 19:50, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
in a word 'fitba' - {speaking from a scottish veiwpoint} football is played at school, on the streets and watched on the TV, other sports are played {my mates and i played rugby and for one summer, street hockey}, but most kids play football. Perry-mankster ( talk) 20:52, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
Hi, how long in time (hours/minutes) is the average formula 1 race? Do they vary hugely between circuits? ps. I think 'Sports' should be put under one of the categories on the reference desk main page. Boomshanka ( talk) 02:45, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
One more for the kids back home; does anyone have any idea who the tallest (international or other) cricketer is/has been? I know Jacob Oram is 1.98m (6ft 6 in)... thanks :1 Boomshanka ( talk) 02:48, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
Did you know about
Did you know about this ? 65.173.105.118 ( talk) 03:32, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
When completing a united states postal service customs form online do you need a special type of printing paper or can you use regular printer paper. I look at the samples of the customs forms and they are small so i am wondering if i need small paper.-- logger ( talk) 03:56, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
Form 2976A Thants the one-- logger ( talk) 04:07, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
In comic books and sometimes movies you see pack cases/briefcases with tons of stickers on them that say the name of a country or city. What are these called, and do they exist IRL? And why do you put them on the briefcase?
When I was young (around 100 years ago) colourful stickers were commonly used to identify baggage. They also acted as a form of advertising - for most people, however, they were a kind of status symbol. (They were hartd to remove, anyway.) 90.4.247.4 ( talk) 10:59, 3 February 2008 (UTC)DT
In the US, are the police obligated to chase everyone who avoids them? For example, if I was pulled over for going 5 over the limit, would the police be required to pursue me until I was caught, or could they decide that it wasn't worth it and give up? 70.162.25.53 ( talk) 04:52, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
What video game is this text a reference or parody to:
"With the release of "DumbGood", the final reGame of the season, two children entered a state of extreme frenzy after just seeing a copy in a shop window. Their mother, trying to inflict some sense into their heads, opened them with pliers and barked some military words. The effect was disastrous: the children became giant tortoises armed with blowtorches and nukelar [sic] weapons! After leveling the entire Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, the two demigods went into heaven for a Eon of peace and fraternity." [sic]
71.220.211.235 ( talk) 04:58, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
Something that has had me wondering for a long time. If you are looking at very distant lights (maybe street lights or car headlights), they tend to flicker constantly and any lights up close are solid and do not flicker. What exactly causes lights to flicker when veiwed at long distances and not short distances? Kelownian Pilot ( talk) 05:41, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
in order to send coins to canada it says in the United States Postal Service restrictions page for canada that i must do the following:
Coins; banknotes; currency notes; securities payable to bearer; traveler’s checks; gold, silver, platinum, manufactured or not; jewelry; and other valuable articles may be sent only in registered items.
Does this mean that i must add on registered mail service to my package to ship to canada or must i make insurance mandatory-- logger ( talk) 06:45, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
All right thank You-- logger ( talk) 10:11, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
Mailing coins or other forms of money is generally a very bad idea. Even registered, the envelope may arrive empty. I would not personally ever send cash by mail if it is identified as such. ៛ Bielle ( talk) 21:51, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
is Burleigh generally a boy's or girl's name? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.101.53.138 ( talk) 10:35, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
If I were to make one of these, how much bovril/marmite should I use?-- Porcupine ( prickle me! · contribs · status) 12:00, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
OK - thanks. Was it nice? :D Porcupine ( prickle me! · contribs · status) 13:37, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
How does snow settle on beaches? I would have thought the salt content of the sand would act just like grit on roads and melt it? thanks, RobertsZ ( talk) 16:19, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
I'm 17, and I purchased lighters before. WEll today I go to the gas station and the cashier tells me I have to be 18 to buy a lighter. I was at a shell/true north gas station. Is this a store policy, or state or local law? -- AtTheAbyss ( talk) 19:01, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
I go to an East Coast Ivy League school renowned for the intelligence of its students and all that, but lately it's struck me that a huge percentage of the students got in here because of sports (and strong academics) rather than academics alone. I think it's somewhere close to 30 percent of the students in my grade were "recruited". And of course that means that they were still quite smart and hardworking in high school, but it inevitably also means that were it not for athletics, they wouldn't have gotten in here, because they weren't THAT smart and hardworking. And I was wondering why my school even bothers with recruiting. We are basically uniformly noncompetitive in athletics. Because we will only recruit students who are also extremely good in school, our athletic standards aren't up to even competing well in the Ivy League divisions. And apart from one historic game that draws many alumni every year, there is tremendously low fan support or interest in athletics. I went to my friend's varsity tennis game the other day, and there were maybe 20 fans total. For a varsity sport. With so little interest among the student and alumni bodies in athletics, I don't see why my school bothers recruiting. How would they make any money off of it with so little fan support and such relatively middling athletic talent? If they aren't making any money, what are they trying to accomplish? They are simply lowering the quality of their applicant pool (and probably their odds of having rich alumni to donate) by accepting students for non-academic merits. Am I missing a part of the picture here? I just don't get why the school invests itself in this so much. It's quite costly for them, I suspect. 140.247.41.23 ( talk) 20:27, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
Yeah. That makes sense, but then why such a huge percentage of the population? And why would the school focus on one form of diversity and not others? And the school certainly doesn't have a history of accepting non-academic students. And by academics I mean everything school and extracurricular-related (People here are editors of high school papers, founders of NGOs, kids who did serious research in high school, etc, not just skilled SAT takers.) I don't mean to be dismissive, but I don't see intellectual diversity and giving students a chance to be sufficient reasons for my school to recruit about 500 athletes every year. It just seems far-fetched. I have my suspicions that somehow my school makes big money off of this. I just don't see how. 140.247.41.23 ( talk) 21:04, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
Hi. I'm a very tall 16-and-a-half year old, and I've always been curious about my height. I've always wanted to get a good estimate of how tall I'm going to be when I stop growing. My doctor predicted I'd be 6'2" - 6'4" when I was a kid, which I have since surpassed. Here's my height chart as far back as I can remember (all were measured sometime in the first quarter of the given year; I was born at a normal size).
Year | Height |
---|---|
2003 | 5'7" |
2004 | 5'10" |
2005 | 6'0" |
2006 | 6' 2 1/2" |
2007 | 6'4" |
2008 | 6'5 1/2" (possibly 6'6") |
If there's anyone with some expertise in this field, or anyone who has a good guess, any help would be appreciated. Thanks. 70.105.164.43 ( talk) 21:15, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
The date of birth of Al Jazeera English news anchor Maryam Nemazee is 4 october 1975. Some more background informations, her place of birth is Dubai, she grew up in London, Englan, she has graguated from Oxford university . Tee tolten ( talk) 00:15, 5 April 2009 (UTC)
I just watched an episode of TTZ and I wonder how the tax could be over 90% of the one million dollars?! $900,040 or what they said is more than 90% of a million and I don't get this........ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.225.48.192 ( talk) 23:25, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
Looking into family history found the job undertaken by an ancestor was a CARPER in Scotland. First thoughts were he was involved with fishing of Carp.... but is this the case ? please help. Thank you —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cliveybabey25 ( talk • contribs) 23:36, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
I don't know how to put this, but the Internet has died to me. It was much... better years ago. It was full of life, and joy. These days, everybody ignores me and nobody wants to talk about stuff. At the same time, more people than ever use it. WTF are they doing? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.225.48.192 ( talk) 23:47, 3 February 2008 (UTC)