Talk:Möbius Dick

Episode Title
Mobius Dick is also a 2004 novel by Andrew Crumey. 

Ships in the Graveyard
I love the ships in the Graveyard - but can't identify them all. The BEST obscure ship has to be the last one - from "Josie & the Pussycats in Outer Space"! I also recognize the "Jupiter" from "Lost in Space" - what are some of the others?

There's also the ELO space-ship used in album art of A New World Record, Out of The Blue, Discovery (Disco-Very)

There was an Oceanic ship.. I believe it to be a reference to LOST series, a series done by ABC Family. I am not sure, though. :3

Blonde guy?
Who were all the other people who came out of the 4D bowel at the end? I recognized Dr. Who but not the other two.

Ok, 2 theories on the blond guy seen in the 4D bowels of the space whale ( --Malorkus 23:21, 7 August 2011 (CEST) ):
 * 1. He is actor, wearing the flight suit from the movie and the hairdo from his role as  in.
 * 2. He is, chairman/founder of -- space flight pioneer and presumably gone missing in our near future.

Also of note, the bowels also seemed to contain 3 Russian Cosmonauts (who later emerge from the whale back at Planet Express) and (who we never see later outside of the whale). ( --Malorkus 23:21, 7 August 2011 (CEST) )

Allusions
"Möbius Dick is also well known in the mathematics community as the answer to a pun-based math riddle: What's non-orientable and lives in the ocean? and the title of a 2000 novel by ."

Because they refer to two separate facts, they should have separate bullet points. Not only that, the puzzle solution and the novel don't even have the same titles. "Möbius Dick" (puzzle, with umlaut) and "Mobius Dick" (novel, without). -- DeepSpaceHomer 17:06, 5 August 2011 (CEST)

But they are similar titles, and both bullet points have the same concept, and start out the SAME EXACT WAY. I do not know what your problem is with compound sentences. This is basically what you want


 * I am a bird
 * I am a person

This is what I want

Now do you see what I'm trying to do? --Icyweaner2999 17:15, 5 August 2011 (CEST)
 * I am a bird and a person
 * Only one of the above things is "Möbius Dick", the other is not. It's a bit pedantic, yes, but similarity does not equal sameness.  Different titles should mean separate facts. -- DeepSpaceHomer 17:25, 5 August 2011 (CEST)

So you're separating it all because of an umlaut? No way--Icyweaner2999 18:58, 5 August 2011 (CEST)


 * Two bullet points make it easier to read than combining them into one. --Sviptalk 19:03, 5 August 2011 (CEST)

Getting to the point is easier to read than unnecessarily expanding the article because of a single umlaut--Icyweaner2999 19:10, 5 August 2011 (CEST)


 * I am not talking about the umlaut, I am talking about two different allusions might be easier to overlook if they are separated. After all, we are writing a bullet list, not prose. --Sviptalk 19:37, 5 August 2011 (CEST)

Yes you are talking about the umlaut. It's what literally forced you to make them bulleted separately when the points are the exact same idea--Icyweaner2999 19:52, 5 August 2011 (CEST)


 * Don't go visiting my intentions. I am not talking about the umlaut, I am talking about them being two different works. --Sviptalk 20:05, 5 August 2011 (CEST)

Just because they're different works doesn't mean they get different bullets--Icyweaner2999 20:15, 5 August 2011 (CEST)


 * The umlaut is only important in the sense that they are different from one another, which is the point I was trying to make originally. They are two separate works, each deserving of it's own line of trivia. -- DeepSpaceHomer 20:11, 5 August 2011 (CEST)

I agree with Icy, rhus it's not community consensus, and just because it was 2 to 1 doesn't make it community consensus--174.255.112.29


 * They are two different things and I think it should be separated to make it more clear. --Superbender 19:11, 7 August 2011 (CEST)

Just because they're different works doesn't mean they get different bullets. They still have the same exact title. Why dont you understand that? A separate bullet causes repetition, something that Icy was trying to prevent. I mean, come on people!--174.255.112.29

Joke or Goof?
Not sure if this is an intended joke or goof when the space whale gets harpooned and yanks the ship. Bender is the first person to hit the wall and then disappears behind the other characters piling on the wall. Then Bender hits the last person to pile on the wall.

While in the 4th Dimension
The only quote that seems to sound correct backwards is Hermes, while Amy's quote backwards sounds like something possibly being said in Chinese.

(Trivia) "When Bender is told that the spacebergs are giant diamonds, his pupils momentarily become diamond (lozenge) shaped."
Icyweaner2999 - sorry, why exactly have you removed this from the article? Conradici 14:45, 9 August 2011 (CEST)

Because that's not exactly trivia, nor a goof. It's just a joke scene used for comedy. You only added it for the sake of adding it--Icyweaner2999 14:47, 9 August 2011 (CEST)


 * Well, I didn't notice Bender's eyes when I watched the episode. There's no harm in this piece of trivia being in the article. -- DeepSpaceHomer 15:15, 9 August 2011 (CEST)


 * But how is it notable exactly? It was blatant, not trivial--Icyweaner2999 15:17, 9 August 2011 (CEST)


 * I'm not rehashing the notability argument. I'll just say that I think it should have remained, and that you should have brought it up in discussion before removing it unilaterally. -- DeepSpaceHomer 16:04, 9 August 2011 (CEST)

I didn't think the removal was going to be questioned. Are you saying I have to ask permission every time to edit any page I wish to edit? Besides, Bender's irises can change shape, that's already been established. No reason to make it trivia 7 broadcast seasons in--Icyweaner2999 16:07, 9 August 2011 (CEST)
 * So it can be put under continuity. It's a relevant fact.  And no at no point did I say you need to ask permission before editing.  I'm not your boss.  But when removing pieces of trivia for reasons like "notability", it's probably better to see what anyone else thinks. -- DeepSpaceHomer 16:12, 9 August 2011 (CEST)

So, we can put a page called "Fry's armpit" and you'd consider it notable? Please, the bullet is not notable at all, and if a lack of notability is not a reason to remove a trivia bullet, then let's bring in everything not related to Futurama into this wiki. It's like putting in "Bender used his robotic abilities again in this episode", something unprofessional, unnotable, and frankly, idiotic. Please, think before you run off your big mouth (something you admitted to) to someone who is just trying to keep the wiki clear of nonsense--Icyweaner2999 16:16, 9 August 2011 (CEST)


 * Wow. You have a temper.  I'm not even going to try arguing with insults, so I'll just take my leave to greener pastures. -- DeepSpaceHomer 16:23, 9 August 2011 (CEST)

I'm not even angry. I'm just surprised you'd try to provoke me hours after my release.--Icyweaner2999 16:27, 9 August 2011 (CEST)

Icy, don't take everything personal. I for one think it is notable, because it is a fun note that a lot of viewers would miss. Just because someone disagrees with you doesn't mean they "try to provoke" you. - akitalk 16:58, 9 August 2011 (CEST)

First, Conradici said to drop the subject, and second, fun doesn't make it notable. And you're also wrong about DSH. If you actually read his comments, you'd see his language was very provoking.--Icyweaner2999 17:00, 9 August 2011 (CEST)