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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
+ | {{incomplete|Are there any patterns to the choice of article titles? Are there other references to earlier comics in the article titles than the one mentioned in the wiki links section? How would the song go - is it only the first few lines, or could the lines replace the hole song apart from the "turtle power" cry?}} | ||
− | + | In reference to the recently released {{w|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014 film)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie}}, [[Randall]] has compiled an alphabetical list of Wikipedia article titles that follow the same syllable-stress pattern as [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rS-qFdw-v_o the theme song] of the {{w|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series)|1987 cartoon series}}. That pattern appears to be long-short-long-short-long-short-long-short, known in poetry as {{w|trochaic tetrameter}}. Some of the items on this list (e.g. ''{{w|Ace Ventura: Pet Detective}}'') are drawn in the same style as the logo from that series. Those wiki article titles that are drawn like this, do not follow the alphabetic list of those written in normal text. But even these ''headlines'' are listed alphabetically from top to bottom. The block of wiki article titles next to each of these headlines are alphabetically listed from top to bottom - so the entire comic is supposed to be read from top to bottom, starting with the headline to the left, and then reading the text to the right, and then changing this at the next headline etc. | |
− | + | Some of these phrases are not actually the titles of Wikipedia articles, but rather the full names given in articles' lede sentences. For instance, the article on Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Guthrie appears under the title "{{w|Woody Guthrie}}," as that is the name by which he is most commonly known, and thus is {{w|Wikipedia:Article_titles#Use_commonly_recognizable_names|preferred by Wikipedia policy}}. | |
− | + | See also [[856: Trochee Fixation]] and [[1383: Magic Words]] - other comics dealing with a similar concept. | |
− | + | The title text suggests an album of songs (''{{w|The Purple People Eater}}'', the aforementioned ''Ninja Turtles'' theme, ''{{w|Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini}}'' and the ''{{W|Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers}}'' theme), the title or primary refrain of which are made up entirely of {{w|trochee|trochaic}} {{w|meter (poetry)|meter}}. The refrains of the songs, respectively are "One-eyed, one-horned flying purple people eater"; "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"; "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" and "Go go Power Rangers". The tie to ''trochees'' seems to be limited to the repeated lines, as the surrounding lines aren't necessarily made up of trochees. Further, it seems to ignore any incidental words between the repeated lines. Randall suggests that the lyrics to these songs might be interchangable to the point that the lyrics of each would be sung to the melody of the song following it in the tracklist. Randall would title the album ''{{w|Linked List}}'' as each song would melodically reference the next song. | |
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− | The title text suggests an album of songs (''{{w|The Purple People Eater}}'', the aforementioned ''Ninja Turtles'' theme, ''{{w|Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini}}'' and the ''{{ | ||
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==The Wikipedia links== | ==The Wikipedia links== | ||
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There are 6 headlines and 9 other article links in each block next to a headline for a total of 60 wiki links: | There are 6 headlines and 9 other article links in each block next to a headline for a total of 60 wiki links: | ||
− | + | #{{w|Ace Ventura: Pet Detective}} | |
− | + | ##{{w|Biggest Loser: Second Chances}} | |
− | + | ##{{w|Cayman Island blue iguana}} | |
− | + | ##{{w|Central Texas pocket gopher}} | |
− | + | ##{{w|Church of Jesus Christ Creator}} | |
− | + | ##{{w|Climate change and meat production}} | |
− | + | ##{{w|Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon}} | |
− | + | ##{{w|Daylight saving time in China}} | |
− | + | ##{{w|Denver Airport People Mover}} | |
− | + | ##{{w|Easter Island spiny lobster}} | |
− | + | #{{w|Asian Human Rights Commission}} | |
− | + | ##{{w|Edgar Allan Poe Museum}} | |
− | + | ##{{w|Engine failure after take-off}} | |
− | + | ##{{w|English as a second language}} | |
− | + | ##{{w|Former Arctic Monkeys members}} | |
− | + | ##{{w|Fowler's Modern English Usage}} | |
− | + | ##{{w|Georgia Game and Fish Department}} | |
− | + | ##{{w|Golden-mantled howler monkey}} | |
− | + | ##{{w|Greater Cleveland Film Commission}} | |
− | + | ##{{w|Hairy flower chafer beetle}} | |
− | + | #{{w|San Diego City Council}} | |
− | + | ##{{w|Harland David "Colonel" Sanders}} | |
− | + | ##{{w|Human Tissue Resource Network}} | |
− | + | ##{{w|Klondike-class destroyer tender|Klondike class destroyer tender}} | |
− | + | ##{{w|Legal code of North Dakota}} | |
− | + | ##{{w|Lesser knapweed flower weevil}} | |
− | + | ##{{w|Lockheed Martin Atlas rocket}} | |
− | + | ##{{w|Maple syrup urine syndrome}} | |
− | + | ##{{w|Mighty Morphin Power Rangers|Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers}} | |
− | + | ##{{w|Nablus mask-like facial syndrome}} | |
− | + | #{{w|Single payer health insurance}} | |
− | + | ##{{w|Neo Geo Pocket Color}} | |
− | + | ##{{w|New Year's Eve with Carson Daly}} | |
− | + | ##{{w|Newton's second law of motion}} | |
− | + | ##{{w|North Korean Workers Party}} | |
− | + | ##{{w|Orange County Business Council}} | |
− | + | ##{{w|Over/under cable coiling}} | |
− | + | ##{{w|Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater}} | |
− | + | ##{{w|Places named for Adolf Hitler}} | |
− | + | ##{{w|Proton-proton chain reaction}} | |
− | + | #{{w|Spotted giant flying squirrel}} | |
− | + | ##{{w|Puerto Rican lizard-cuckoo}} | |
− | + | ##{{w|Quantum vacuum plasma thruster|Quantuum vacuum plasma thruster}} - see [[1404: Quantum Vacuum Virtual Plasma]] | |
− | + | ##{{w|Rocky Mountain spotted fever}} | |
− | + | ##{{w|Royal Flying Doctor Service}} | |
− | + | ##{{w|Russian Women's Fascist Movement}} | |
− | + | ##{{w|Semi-active laser guidance}} | |
− | + | ##{{w|Seven Brides for Seven Brothers}} | |
− | + | ##{{w|Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows}} | |
− | + | ##{{w|Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon}} | |
− | + | #{{w|Women science fiction authors}} | |
− | + | ##{{w|Trailing suction hopper dredger}} | |
− | + | ##{{w|Vector graphics markup language}} | |
− | + | ##{{w|Viti Levu giant pigeon}} | |
− | + | ##{{w|Voting rights in Puerto Rico}} | |
− | + | ##{{w|William Henry, Duke of Gloucester}} pronounced /ˈglɒstər/ (gloster). | |
− | + | ##{{w|Windows Vista startup process}} | |
− | + | ##{{w|Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Guthrie}} | |
− | + | ##{{w|Yaba monkey tumor virus}} | |
− | + | ##{{w|Zack and Miri Make a Porno}} | |
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Randall mistyped the word "album" as "alubm" in the original title text but it was fixed later. | *Randall mistyped the word "album" as "alubm" in the original title text but it was fixed later. | ||
*He did not correct the word Quantum, which is mistyped Quantuum in the comic. | *He did not correct the word Quantum, which is mistyped Quantuum in the comic. | ||
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+ | ==Transcript== | ||
+ | :{| class="wikitable" | ||
+ | !colspan="2"| | ||
+ | :'''WIKIPEDIA ARTICLE TITLES''' | ||
+ | :With the right syllable stress pattern | ||
+ | :to be sung to the tune of the original | ||
+ | :''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' theme song | ||
+ | : | ||
+ | |- style="vertical-align:top;" | ||
+ | | style="text-align:right;" | | ||
+ | :'''''Ace Ventura: Pet Detective''''' | ||
+ | | style="text-align:left;" | | ||
+ | :''Biggest Loser: Second Chances'' | ||
+ | :Cayman Island blue iguana | ||
+ | :Central Texas pocket gopher | ||
+ | :Church of Jesus Christ Creator | ||
+ | :Climate change and meat production | ||
+ | :''Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'' | ||
+ | :Daylight saving time in China | ||
+ | :Denver Airport People Mover | ||
+ | :Easter Island spiny lobster | ||
+ | |- style="vertical-align:top;" | ||
+ | | style="text-align:right;" | | ||
+ | :Edgar Allan Poe Museum | ||
+ | :Engine failure after take-off | ||
+ | :English as a second language | ||
+ | :Former ''Arctic Monkeys'' members | ||
+ | :''Fowler's Modern English Usage'' | ||
+ | :Georgia Game and Fish Department | ||
+ | :Golden-mantled howler monkey | ||
+ | :Greater Cleveland Film Commission | ||
+ | :Hairy flower chafer beetle | ||
+ | | style="text-align:left;" | | ||
+ | :'''Asian Human Rights Commission''' | ||
+ | |- style="vertical-align:top;" | ||
+ | | style="text-align:right;" | | ||
+ | :'''San Diego City Council''' | ||
+ | | style="text-align:left;" | | ||
+ | :Harland David "Colonel" Sanders | ||
+ | :Human Tissue Resource Network | ||
+ | :''Klondike''-class destroyer tender | ||
+ | :Legal code of North Dakota | ||
+ | :Lesser knapweed flower weevil | ||
+ | :Lockheed Martin Atlas rocket | ||
+ | :Maple syrup urine syndrome | ||
+ | :''Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers'' | ||
+ | :Nablus mask-like facial syndrome | ||
+ | |- style="vertical-align:top;" | ||
+ | | style="text-align:right;" | | ||
+ | :Neo Geo Pocket Color | ||
+ | :''New Year's Eve with Carson Daly'' | ||
+ | :Newton's second law of motion | ||
+ | :North Korean Workers Party | ||
+ | :Orange County Business Council | ||
+ | :Over/under cable coiling | ||
+ | :Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater | ||
+ | :Places named for Adolf Hitler | ||
+ | :Proton-proton chain reaction | ||
+ | | style="text-align:left;" | | ||
+ | :'''Single payer health insurance''' | ||
+ | |- style="vertical-align:top;" | ||
+ | | style="text-align:right;" | | ||
+ | :'''Spotted giant flying squirrel''' | ||
+ | | style="text-align:right;" | | ||
+ | :Puerto Rican lizard-cuckoo | ||
+ | :Quantuum vacuum plasma thruster | ||
+ | :Rocky Mountain spotted fever | ||
+ | :Royal Flying Doctor Service | ||
+ | :Russian Women's Fascist Movement | ||
+ | :Semi-active laser guidance | ||
+ | :''Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'' | ||
+ | :''Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows'' | ||
+ | :Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon | ||
+ | |- style="vertical-align:top;" | ||
+ | | style="text-align:left;" | | ||
+ | :Trailing suction hopper dredger | ||
+ | :Vector graphics markup language | ||
+ | :Viti Levu giant pigeon | ||
+ | :Voting rights in Puerto Rico | ||
+ | :William Henry, Duke of Gloucester | ||
+ | :Windows Vista startup process | ||
+ | :Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Guthrie | ||
+ | :Yaba monkey tumor virus | ||
+ | :''Zack and Miri Make a Porno'' | ||
+ | | style="text-align:right;" | | ||
+ | :'''Women science fiction authors''' | ||
+ | |} | ||
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Comics with color]] | [[Category:Comics with color]] | ||
[[Category:Wikipedia]] | [[Category:Wikipedia]] | ||
[[Category:Language]] | [[Category:Language]] | ||
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