Things We Learned on Google Today- Chisinau is the Capital of Moldova

Well, since we couldn't find any good images of Chisinau, the capital of Moldova which has a population of 700,000 people, we thought we'd go with this image of Iana Varnacova, who is 19 or 20 years old. She happens to also be known as Miss Moldova 2008.



This is the eighth entry in our series of looks at countries that were republics in the Soviet Union. Turkmenistan, which is quite far from Moldova, was our last entry.



Moldova is a landlocked country between Romania and Ukraine. Romanian is Moldova's official language, and the main religion is Orthodox Christian. Stuffed cabbage rolls are a popular dish in Moldova.



SIDEBAR ONE: We loved this tweet from comic actor Rainn Wilson of tv's "The Office" yesterday: "Obama single-handedly kills 87 Al Qaida militants with Dragon-style kung fu. GOP questions why he didn't fight Tiger-style." Yeah, I imagine Michele Bachmann would say something like that!



SIDEBAR TWO: While we are profoundly kiskanc (Turkish word for jealousy) of Thomas Mars, lead singer of the French band Phoenix, we wish him and his new wife, filmmaker Sofia Coppola well. They were married yesterday in Italy. We weren't able to find out if Bill Murray, who starred in Sofia's most famous film "Lost in Translation" was among the guests.

Top 10 Pick Up Lines for Movie Geeks

Yes, this image has nothing to do with this entry, but today is National Dog Day here in the United States. Assuredly, this will make people in Iceland wonder about us, but we're used to that! This is a Yorkshire terrier puppy, by the way.



Here are our top 10 choices for best/worst lines for movie geeks:



1. What's your sign?



2. I think I've seen every Hitchcock movie. What about you?



3. Which Bergman movie do you prefer: "The Seventh Seal" or "Persona"?



4. How many Indonesian films have you seen?



5. Would you like to see "Midnight in Paris" for the twelth time with me?



6. Did you know there is a Turkish version of "The Exorcist"?



7. I'm not really into chick flicks, but I loved Julia Roberts in "Pretty Woman."



8. Would you like to dance? I've been told that I can dance like John Travolta.



9. Do you know what Bill Murray said in Scarlett Johansson's ear at the end of "Lost in Translation"?



10. You should come up to my place. I have all 15 hours of "Berlin Alexanderplatz" on dvd.