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December 26

this Christmas i want to help someone desperate for help...

i remember a few years ago i saw a website where people went when they were one bill away from utter ruin...like an electric bill, or getting their car inspected...listed on the site were all kinds of requests...and you could pay that person's electric bill that month...sometimes the difference can help prevent someone from spiraling into chaos and further poverty....anyway, i can't remember the name of the site...if anyone knows of this site i am referring to, or any other similar site, can you please post the link here? this christmas i want to help someone desperate for help. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.101.75.128 (talk) 13:22, 26 December 2009 (UTC)

Proximus sum egomet mihi. -- Publius Terentius Afer. Our charity begins at home, And mostly ends where it begins.-- Horace Smith. This may be the website that you seek. Cuddlyable3 (talk) 19:36, 26 December 2009 (UTC)

This is one that is similar to the one I was thinking of. http://www.modestneeds.org Does anyone know of any others? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.101.75.128 (talk) 05:24, 28 December 2009 (UTC)

Tony Romo Hat/Cap

I'm really frustrated about this. I know there must be a name for this. Does any one know what you call that hat that Tony Romo wears during his post game interviews? The best I can describe it is that I believe it is British and the bill of the cap snaps to the top of the hat. If you Google Tony Romo Hat, you'll see what I'm talking about. Anybody know what it's called? Tex (talk) 20:07, 26 December 2009 (UTC)

This site calls it a "newsboy cap". Bielle (talk) 21:07, 26 December 2009 (UTC)

WP has a different design for a newsboy cap and calls it a variation of the flat cap, which does look like the Roma hat. The WP "newsboy cap" has a bigger brim than the one I see Tony Roma wearing. The off-site link to Hats Plus calls WP's "flat cap" a "newsboy cap". Your choice, absent any further sourced information. Bielle (talk) 21:15, 26 December 2009 (UTC)

Looking at the pictures of Mr Romo that don't show him wearing a normal baseball cap, I would describe his hat as a golf cap. I note that's just a redirect to flat cap at the moment - however, the second picture on the flat cap page is (IMO) a golf cap rather than a true flat cap. Note (a) the definite peak at the front, and (b) the much wider and broader body, compared with the "true" flat cap in the top picture. The lack of panels and top button distinguish the golf cap from the true newsboy cap previously mentioned. Tevildo (talk) 04:52, 27 December 2009 (UTC)

A golf cap. Yours for only $30! Other on-line hat-shops are available. Tevildo (talk) 04:59, 27 December 2009 (UTC)

The picture on this site (scroll down about 6 pictures to the white-flat-cap photo) of Mr Romo wearing his hat calls it an Ivy cap. Bielle (talk) 07:39, 27 December 2009 (UTC)

Sounds reasonable - I note that the other golf caps in Atlas' range are called "Harvard", "Princeton", "Cambridge" and "Brooklyn". OK, the last two aren't Ivy League, but I think that might be the derivation of the name. Incidentally - "Colossal toolbag Tony Romo"? Is that as serious an insult as it would be over here? :) Tevildo (talk) 12:54, 27 December 2009 (UTC)

Yes, and he is frequently called similar things! Adam Bishop (talk) 03:22, 28 December 2009 (UTC)

olmpic ring

Was there a ring (jewelry) that was given to participates in the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City?76.113.103.104 (talk) 23:11, 26 December 2009 (UTC)

In addition to medals they did receive rings. Here is one reference to those rings. I hope this helps. JW..[ T..C ] 00:17, 27 December 2009 (UTC)