Talk:Pink Floyd trivia
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What is:
- Over the years, Pink Floyd's large reputation have cause it to make guest appearences in many places. Because Pink Floyd have never released their songs to the media (although cover versions of Floyd songs by other bands have), many of these references are obscure and hidden.
supposed to mean? Andy Mabbett 18:20, 12 Jun 2004 (UTC)
- It means that because movie and television producers can't actually use Pink Floyd songs, they place references into the shows, many of which are hard to see. - Fizscy46 20:12, 12 Jun 2004 (UTC)
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[edit] Pinfloy
Pinfloy is a Spanish slang word whose meaning I never understood clearly. It is an insult or term of addreess or something. Have you heard it?
- I haven't heard of it, but it doesn't seem likely to be a naming influence as PF are British. I could be wrong, it just doesn't seem likely to me. Rob 12:44, 17 January 2006 (UTC)
- Despite the band's popularity, it's name is difficult to pronounce in spanish. PinFloy is a written approximation of what a native speaker saying the band's name typically sounds like. What does this have to do with the article? Alcuin 23:14, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Prism
I'm not sure that Futurama having a Prism splittling light is a Pink Floyd reference - isn't it a reference to the fact that's what happens - Pink Floyd weren't the first to spot this...
[edit] Animals reference in the Simpsons episode Lisa the Vegetarian
In the Simpsons episode Lisa the Vegetarian, a reference to the Animals (album) sleeve can be seen when Homer's pig is flying over the Springfield power plant. Mr. Burns also says something on the lines of "I'll donate a million dollars to charity when pigs fly". Am I the only one who've noticed this?
- I know exactly what you are on about. When I saw that, I was only young and thought it was just to emphasise the joke. Anyway, the Simpsons makes alot of references, so if you can cite it, you can put it in if you want.
Woody
[edit] I Don't Get It
In June of 2002, Bill Clinton replaced his previous dog Buddy with a chocolate Labrador retriever puppy which he named Seamus.
What exactly is the relevance of this? Someone want to clue me in? Rob 19:43, 22 December 2005 (UTC)
- The song "Seamus," from the album Meddle, is about a dog named Seamus (I was in the kitchen / Seamus, that's the dog, was outside / Well I was in the kitchen / Seamus, my old hound, was outside / [...]). I made the connection clearer in the article. Drew 05:06, 15 January 2006 (UTC)
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- Aha, okay, gotcha. Makes a little more sense. You might want to add that clarification in the article. Are we sure Clinton named his dog specifically because of the PF song? Rob 12:43, 17 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Is the Franz Ferdinand bit true
The page references this Franz Ferdinand video: http://www.virgin.net/music/musicvideos/franzferdinand_doyouwantto_hi.html saying that there is a clear allusion to the Wish You Were Here cover that I was not able to find after two viewings of the msuic video.
- Almost halfway through the video, there's a shot of two men shaking hands in stances reminiscient of the Wish You Were Here cover. The guy on the right is blurred out from the waist up; I think the video implies that the magnifying glass from the previous scene is being used to incinerate him. Alcuin 23:26, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Wish You Were Here IS Synchronicitous with Blade Runner
Wish whichever boneheaded editor removed it would actually try it out; you're doing a disservice to the Pink Floyd Community...
[edit] Pointless Pink Floyd Online links
There are links in there to a message board on Pink Floyd Online, displaying information that might as well be put on the page itself than being linked to externally. By this I mean that Pink Floyd Online is just trying to pull in more people, when the information it provides can easily be put on the Wikipedia page itself. These links should be placed on the "external links" section, and not within the article.
Should I edit the page or not? Woody
