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Cultural References?
[edit ]Worth putting in?
"The Olmec head is a large Olmec statue of a head, and was a gift from Mr. Burns to Bart after the latter had donated his blood to him. Burns tells them it is a representation of Xtapolapocetl (Pronounced 'Ex-tapo-lapo-kettle'), the God of War. The head has no function and is totally useless; the Simpsons thus move it into the basement."
http://simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Olmec_head
99.254.66.226 (talk) 16:30, 2 June 2016 (UTC) [reply ]
- No, not at all - it is just trivia. Thanks anyway, Simon Burchell (talk) 16:55, 2 June 2016 (UTC) [reply ]
- I think this suggestion is worth revisiting. It's not a cultural reference, but rather "In Popular Culture" which many articles have. Bridgecross (talk) 00:29, 4 October 2024 (UTC) [reply ]
- Agreed. I admit to clicking over to the article excitedly when I saw it was today's featured article, and being disappointed when the Simpsons episode--without which these heads would likely be significantly more obscure--went unmentioned. Hannibal V Constantine (talk) 12:22, 4 October 2024 (UTC) [reply ]
Replicas
[edit ]There is a replica at the Peabody Museum in New Haven, CT 2601:195:C200:31A0:694C:288A:4BF2:787B (talk) 01:30, 7 June 2022 (UTC) [reply ]
ENGVAR
[edit ]Which spelling variant is this article supposed to be in? It's all over the place! John (talk) 06:30, 4 October 2024 (UTC) [reply ]
- I think it was originally written in British English. John (talk) 06:46, 4 October 2024 (UTC) [reply ]
- I can confirm that the article as originally written was in British English, I suppose later editors have made changes in their own version. Simon Burchell (talk) 08:11, 4 October 2024 (UTC) [reply ]
A type of what?
[edit ]...their physical characteristics correspond to a type that is still common among the inhabitants of Tabasco and Veracruz.
What does a type refer to here? --Paul_012 (talk) 07:53, 4 October 2024 (UTC) [reply ]
- To a type of physical characteristic - the facial characteristics of the local populace. Simon Burchell (talk) 08:12, 4 October 2024 (UTC) [reply ]
Facial features. A fair number of people from the area look like that. - Sumanuil . (talk to me) 08:11, 4 October 2024 (UTC) [reply ]
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[edit ]Isn’t it a bit repetitive to have the same photo in the lead and again further down? — Biruitorul Talk 21:09, 4 October 2024 (UTC) [reply ]
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