This is the thread for unusual details in wikipedia articles.

"Buddy Holly is gay"

But he has also "resigned as an operations manager at a Nashville delivery company as a result of the debacle".

OVERREACT MUCH? WTF am I missing something here?

ha ha I love cranks with an axe to grind.

Ha, the guy who tracked him down is a notorious crank... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Brandt

Wikipedia Watch is a website critical of Wikipedia. It is owned by Daniel Brandt, the leader of the Southwestern chapter of Aryan Nations and an Internet activist.

The first such article I read was published by Salon.com and can be found here (http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/08/29/google_watch/print.html). This article isn't so bad as the others, the author does expose Brandt's motives:

Brandt is not a disinterested party; the dispute between Daniel Brandt and Google is personal. He has spent thousands of hours building a Web site that he believes is both useful and important, and Google, in its algorithmic blindness, has given Brandt a lower page rank than he thinks he's entitled to. Brandt finds it genuinely hard to believe -- and even personally insulting -- that Google won't give him more credit.

However the article does paint Mr. Brandt in a friendly light, and so it lends credibility to his cause - a cause which most if not all search engine professionals would regard as absurd.

The crux of Brandt's argument can be summed up with these paragraphs from the Salon.com article.

When you type "NameBase" into Google, Brandt's site comes up first, but Brandt is not satisfied with that. "My problem has been to get Google to go deep enough into my site," he says. In other words, Brandt wants Google to index the 100,000 names he has in his database, so that a Google search for "Donald Rumsfeld" will bring up NameBase's page for the secretary of defense. For some reason, though, all of NameBase's deep pages -- its pages with specific names and citations -- have a low Google page rank, which causes them to show up low in the search results. Search for "Donald Rumsfeld" in Google and in the first five pages you get a lot of .mil and .gov sites, some news stories, and some activist sites. Namebase's entry on Rumsfeld doesn't come up. (It is in Google's database, but to find it somebody would have to first wade through hundreds of results.)

Why is a Nazi collecting people's names and citations?

One criticism of the Tribune Company is that they are responsible for the Cubs' perpetual losing. The Tribune Company discovered that the Cubs are more profitable fielding a poor team, rather than spending big on free agents. The Chicago Cubs are located in a trendy area of Chicago, causing them to have great attendance at home games, even when the team is doing poorly.

If the Tribune Company is so unhappy about this, why don't they just edit it?

ROFFLE

Plus, all the slang...

Track listing

1. "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (Cobain/Grohl/Novoselic) - 5:02
2. "In Bloom" (Cobain/Nirvana) - 4:15
3. "Come As You Are" (Cobain/Nirvana) - 3:39
4. "Breed" (Cobain/Nirvana) - 3:04
5. "Lithium" (Cobain) - 4:17
6. "Polly" (Cobain/Nirvana) - 2:56
7. "Territorial Pissings" (Cobain/Nirvana) - 2:23
8. "Drain You" (Cobain/Nirvana) - 3:44
9. "Lounge Act" (Cobain/Nirvana) - 2:37
10. "Stay Away" (Cobain/Nirvana) - 3:33
11. "On a Plain" (Cobain/Nirvana) - 3:17
12. "Something In The Way" (Cobain/Nirvana) - 3:51
13. "Endless, Nameless" (Hidden track) (Cobain/Hongro/Nirvana)

it appears to have been edited again, not by me:

"Endless, Nameless" (Hidden track) (Cobain/Hongro/Cuomo/Urkel/Nirvana)

Portions of the name sound like vulgarities in English and Spanish, leading to its use in various jokes. Titicaca is the lake that Cornholio, alter-ego of Beavis of MTV's animated series Beavis and Butt-head, claims to come from although he believes the lake is located in Nicaragua.

The word 'Trekdom' is used interchangeably with 'Fandom' when referring to Star Trek Fandom or their fans and has been in use by fans of Star Trek fans for several decades.

After the recent cancellation of Star Trek: Enterprise, the future of Trekdom is still uncertain, though it has been scaled back to its own core. Some may believe that Trekdom might die off, or it might be extinct at the onset of such conflicts such as World War III.

"Plus, all the slang..."
But shouldn't the 81 be called a 010?

Was what I found at the top of the page when I checked wikipedia a few weeks before starting a class on the Reformation.

First go here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discontinued_gay_pornography_awards

Go to the Probe / Men in Video Awards section.

Click on the 1995 recipient of the "Best Bottom" award.

Note the expression on his face.

LOL

Cultural imperialism at its WTF-est:

Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão GCL (born José Alexandre Gusmão, on June 20, 1946) is a former freedom fighter who became the first President of East Timor since independence from Indonesia.
(...)
His nickname, "Xanana", is taken from the name of the 1970's rock and roll/comedy group Sha Na Na.

On a radio interview, Trina said that the relationship was more of a "brother-sister" relationship. Later, on Victoria's RapBasement, Lil Wayne said he knew nothing of the rumors. During Wayne's childhood, he mistakenly got thought of as a gay guy but late he dismissed all these claims by watching naked gun 33 and a third.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Wayne#Personal_life

And in the next chapter:

"Lil Wayne and Trina have recently ended their porno relationship, which was stated by Lil Wayne, himself, on BET's 106 and Park."

Did someone misspell "promo"?

I really loved The Neverending Story novel which I must have been given for my 15th birthday, right when the translation came out, because it was a hardcover, and I remember seeing the movie in the theatre within the year. I was incredibly irritated with the flying puppy and Limahl song. Given the oddness of the book, with typographic play, I think I was expecting something more Terry Gilliam, teenage rather than kiddo.

I grew up on that film and while I feel less inclined to rush to its defense (as I would for The Princess Bride and Willow) it is a beautiful film

I haven't seen it since I was in single digits. Kinda waiting to finally read the novel, which I've had sitting on my shelf for years, before I revisit.

(The reason I wound up on the Neverending Story wiki page in the first place: I was trying to identify a familiar-looking kid actor I saw on an episode of Family Ties--Noah Hathaway, who plays Atreyu.)

In other words, table has never seen the ending to The Neverending Story

the film doesn’t even have an ending tbf, it just stops halfway through the book

as explained by the title

Iirc the book is really cool - second half takes a whole new metafictional and moral turn that the film knows it can't even attempt. Definitely worth the read.. and makes sense that anyone who'd already loved the movie could be let down by the movie.

the film doesn’t even have an ending tbf, it just stops halfway through the book

I stand even further emboldened by my previous statement then.

The character of Tommy has been well received. Jane Holahan of the Lancaster New Era wrote "All kids in America love Tommy".[46]

Before coming to the United States, Trungpa drove a sports car into a joke shop in Gateshead in North-East England, May 1969.

a cardinal had to reach up and establish that the new pope had testicles before announcing "Duos habet et bene pendentes" ("He has two and they dangle nicely")

Hucknall has said that derogatory references to his red hair are a form of bigotry.[30] [this gets a para to itself]

did a cardinal check to see if the rug matches the drapes?

co-founder and former CEO James Sinegal cursed out then-CEO W. Craig Jelinek in 2013 for merely thinking about raising the price of the Costco hot dog

In 1963, she had a surprise visit from a queen. Queen Frederika and Princess Irene of Greece were being chased down the road by protestors [clarification needed] [where?] and were ringing door bells looking for refuge. Stevens heard the bell ring and came to the door dressed in a bath towel. She let them in and gave them both a scotch.

In 1974, samples of canned food from the wreck of the Bertrand, a steamboat that sank in the Missouri River in 1865, were tested by the National Food Processors Association. Although appearance, smell, and vitamin content had deteriorated, there was no trace of microbial growth and the 109-year-old food was determined to be still safe to eat.[3]

critics and fans alike have both satirically and unsatirically praised him for his good performances[90]

Iron Pussy arrives at her job. She is a clerk in a 7-Eleven in Bangkok. Unfailingly courteous and professional, she greets a man who she believes is just another customer, in the shop to pay his phone bill. When Iron Pussy scans the bill, a message comes up on the computer screen: "Hello Iron Pussy". It is a secret message from the prime minister. It seems there's a job for Iron Pussy.

i mean iron pussy already has a job, she's a clerk at a 7-eleven in bangkok. her manager described her as "unfailingly courteous and professional" in her last performance review.

She prayed to God, asking Him to save her from the fire, while attempting to flee, at which point the floor gave way and she fell into a horizontal vat of liquid chocolate in the factory's basement, which extinguished the flames.[16]

as the flames rose to her Roman nose and her Yorkie started to melt

He disliked his caricature, saying "the animation looked nothing like (him)"[10] but said he found the acting was very easy.[13] When asked in 2007 about his part by the San Jose Mercury News he responded, "that was 100 years ago," hung up the phone and did not answer any of the paper's subsequent calls.[10]

In 2006, the town of Gorham held an event where 1,463 residents gathered to attempt a Guinness World Record by wearing Groucho Marx-style masks, consisting of fake mustaches, enlarged noses, dark eyebrows, and glasses. The event required careful planning, including the correct date, official witnesses, countless glasses, and an area where participants remained for at least ten minutes. Attendees were enticed with music, a DJ, door-to-door and yard campaigns, and prizes such as kayaks and shovels.

Shoulda guessed which asshole (xp) was about.

His amphetamine use in the 1960s[24] has been described as both damaging to his career and helpful to his songwriting.[25] In 1972, he referred to amphetamines as "a snake pit I got into" and supported a ban on the drug in Oklahoma.[26]

While they had significantly increased the frequency of their performances, the band were still not widely accepted. Following a performance at a Catholic youth club, the owner refused to pay them, claiming that their performance was not music.[38] When their management filed suit in a small claims court against the owner of the youth organisation, a local magistrate upheld the owner's decision.

Kelly Jones described the album, with its "very 70s, Stevie Wonder, rock overdub feel", as the fulfillment of his desire to make an album like his favourite soul music: "I was really into soul music - it's not something I'm ashamed about. I was brought up on Stevie Wonder and I love Talking Book and all the overdubs on it, and all that freestyling Marvin Gaye thing. I'd always wanted to make a record like that, and this was the first one I produced so that's probably why I went 'Fuck it I'm just going to do it'."[8]

When writing Neil Peart's eulogy in January 2020, Greg Prato asserted Peart had a mullet, based on his observations of a 1974 video, further suggesting "he also may have been one of the first rockers to sport another hairstyle – the rattail", based on a 1985 video, "The Big Money".

While they had significantly increased the frequency of their performances, the band were still not widely accepted. Following a performance at a Catholic youth club, the owner refused to pay them, claiming that their performance was not music.[38] When their management filed suit in a small claims court against the owner of the youth organisation, a local magistrate upheld the owner's decision.

― Bouncing blocks to buffet you! (Doctor Casino), Sunday, September 27, 2026 7:01 AM (five days ago)

an obvious cover story. clearly they didn't want to pay the band once they found out their drummer was a mason.

In mid-2022, Radke made headlines from publications such as Loudwire when he and Papa Roach frontman Jacoby Shaddix slapped each other with tortillas while participating in the purported "Tortilla Slap Challenge".

@ Kate - lol

Various media outlets blamed The Inbetweeners 2 for an increase in a craze of deliberate defecation in swimming pools to distress other guests. They linked the craze, known as "logging" or "Code Brown", to a scene akin to it in the film.[50][51][52][53][54]

Wikipedia lists "Psycho Donuts" in the category "Mental health organizations based in California". It is not a mental health organization. It is a donut shop which sells donuts themed around mental illness. I'm not sure why somebody would want to purchase a "bipolar" donut, but I guess you can buy one at "Psycho Donuts".

No word of a lie, yesterday my son came up with a donut idea that was essentially 'bipolar donuts'. Bit complicated to explain so let's just say your post made me laugh!

Walker was 1.50 m - 4'11", the same height as her father

"They first encountered each other at the drama department's Christmas show, in which Neal played a squirrel on a skateboard."

No word of a lie, yesterday my son came up with a donut idea that was essentially 'bipolar donuts'. Bit complicated to explain so let's just say your post made me laugh!

― kinder, Sunday, October 4, 2026 10:29 AM (four days ago)

Ah. Sorry to disappoint your son, but apparently it's already been done.

The negative depiction of vampire bats in the serial prompted outcry from some animal rights activists, including in the House of Lords.

The song is used in the 2024 film Sonic the Hedgehog 3 during a flashback scene depicting the friendship between Maria Robotnik and Shadow the Hedgehog. The use of the song is considered an anachronism because the scene is set in 1974, 14 years before the song's release.

The anime version differs from the manga, in that it has fewer sexual themes, and no crime fighting involved. Also, there is no mention of her being a sexdroid, and Rei is never introduced.

(in the manga, apparently, Rei and Maico become crime fighting DJs called Cherry-Bombs.)

He is the founder of Men And Their Emotions (M.A.T.E), a registered charity

Men and Their Emotions is the name of my sophisti-pop band.

https://img.gifglobe.com/grabs/peepshow/S07E02/S07E02-NtZL9Lh7-subtitled.jpg

The colour orange has also seen an uprise in American politics in recent years, being used by those who oppose 45th and 47th president Donald Trump to describe his facial complexion, which appears orange due to his now iconic spray tan.

The Facebook group 'Oriental Nightfish Haunted My Childhood' began in 2008.[4]

He is primarily remembered for his distinctive voice, which "has been described as sounding like a handful of gravel thrown in a Mix-Master."

From the page about Pope John XXIII

Following his election, John XXIII told the tale of how, in his first weeks, he was walking when he heard a woman exclaim in a loud voice: My God, he's so fat!" The new pope casually remarked: Madame, the holy conclave isn't exactly a beauty contest!"

Literally invented “we’re not selling jeans here”!

In 2014, Nutty Noah appeared on BBC children's TV talent show The Slammer where he was covered in sloppy ploppy porridge.

maybe that's a regular occurrence on that show

I heard Russell brand got served that in the slammer today

xp I've had the pleasure of going to a NN show. Didn't really enjoy the "that's what she said"-type jokes in a show aimed at primary school kids.