Talk:The Martians

Spam?

"On Italy's Piazza Sesamo, The Yip Yaps attempt to talk to a bidet, assuming it to be a goat, scooter, and finally a radio, because of the shape of the faucets. They turn them on, only to start shouting "fountain!" and then turn and toss coins into the basin of the bidet over their shoulders, as one is apt to do at the Trevi fountain in Rome."

For those who don't know what a bidet is, it's a "low-mounted plumbing fixture or type of sink intended for washing the external genitalia and the anus." Is humour just that bold in Italy, or is this spam? -- Zanimum 13:56, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

It's pretty plausible, seeing as bidets are a prominent feature of many private bathrooms in all of Europe. It's kind of like toilet paper, only different. -- Peter (talk) 14:04, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

Plausible, but the Italian show's page was added by an anon. I've personally never heard of it, didn't see it in Unpaved. -- Zanimum 15:38, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

An anon added the Italian page, but not any of the actual info about the Italian characterizations. That's been coming from Draw a Triangle. Feel free to ask her if you need corroboration. -- Andrew Leal (talk) 15:41, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

I've asked her if she actually saw the segment. -- Zanimum 17:29, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

Which is a good idea, but in general, I'm not sure I like the idea of completely removing a disputed passage by a registered contributor prior to settlement of discussion. I know Muppet Wiki is stricter than Wikipedia on removing questionable info, and that's to the good, but I'm not entirely comfortable with jumping the gun in cases like this, just because Google doesn't mention the show. It seems like a violation of the "good faith" assumption. Andrew Leal (talk) 17:34, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

Andrew, I agree with you, but actually, I think it's not a bad idea to check with Mirella about Piazza Sesamo. It's true, I've never seen it mentioned anywhere. It would be good to have some independent confirmation. Mirella's been adding a lot of stuff about the show, presumably from memories that date back to 1975. I'll post on her page, and ask for sources. -- Danny (talk) 17:51, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

Oh know, I agree. It's just that Nick removed the passage prior to asking her. I don't know, should we start doing that with areas that are murky but where the info did come from a known user, *prior* to discussion? Not counting of course cases where a "fact" is completely and authoritatively disproven, in which case it doesn't matter much who added it. Andrew Leal (talk) 17:57, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

Oh dear!! A Bidet? I think the person means a "Bidone", a huge sink that is at floor level to wash feet. It Italy, Some interchange the word with the devise used for washing of the privates! I recall the Yip Yaps talking to sink that was spraying like a fountain. That does ring a bell. But not a bidet. Although that would have been much more interesting!Draw a Triangle 02:30, 16 May 2006 (UTC)