# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=124 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 125 --- ## [Bat Durston rides again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bat-durston-rides-again/1003345)
**Author:** [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2024, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bat-durston-rides-again/1003345 "2024-06-27T00:35:29Z")
The very first issue of Galaxy, October 1950, had a back cover with a parallel Western and bad space opera story, with the headline “You’ll never see it in Galaxy.” Gold was saying that their science fiction was not goi… --- ## [Is the only episode of Turn-On (1969) available anywhere?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-only-episode-of-turn-on-1969-available-anywhere/388504)
**Author:** [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-only-episode-of-turn-on-1969-available-anywhere/388504 "2024-06-26T22:38:53Z")
This one: Besides the Museum of TV & Radio? Is it online anywhere? I have heard so much about it I would love to see it. My search of youtube results in many turn-on’s but after several pages I gave up the search. But… --- ## [Hindi Film Query - "Ghost of the kicks not listening to the talks" ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hindi-film-query-ghost-of-the-kicks-not-listening-to-the-talks/355746)
**Author:** [@Leechboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leechboy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hindi-film-query-ghost-of-the-kicks-not-listening-to-the-talks/355746 "2024-06-26T22:22:41Z")
Background - I was watching the quite entertaining Hindi film “Salaam Namaste”, when a scene involving the very funny Jaaved Jeffery comes up. Jeffery’s character, a riff on Crocadile Dundee and Clint Eastwood combined,… --- ## [What is your favorite "okay" movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-okay-movie/1003171)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-okay-movie/1003171 "2024-06-26T19:59:33Z")
I was recently re-watching the movie “Galaxy Quest” and mentioned to my GF how good it was. She has only seen bits and pieces and was dubious about its excellence. Which got me thinking… I think “Galaxy Quest” is a ve… --- ## [Japanese Pickles - Nukazuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-pickles-nukazuke/1003256)
**Author:** [@DaveUnknown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveUnknown)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-pickles-nukazuke/1003256 "2024-06-26T19:43:46Z")
I apologize for my ignorance. I was watching a random Japanese “Diner” type youtube cooking video, and the cook was sifting his hand through what looked like wet sand, and pulled out a cello-sponge. The translation/cap… --- ## [Gilmore Girls - do the characters ever stop being so annoying?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gilmore-girls-do-the-characters-ever-stop-being-so-annoying/1003321)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gilmore-girls-do-the-characters-ever-stop-being-so-annoying/1003321 "2024-06-26T17:53:39Z")
Yeah, I know. There is plenty of TV to watch, so just pick something else. Which we probably will do. But my wife and I were looking for just a pleasant “dramedy” series with several eps, and were hoping this would fi… --- ## [I finally learned how to season cast iron](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-learned-how-to-season-cast-iron/973377)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-learned-how-to-season-cast-iron/973377 "2024-06-26T17:00:15Z")
Split off from this thread. I’ve been doing it by the book. Thin layer of flaxseed oil. Too thick it polymerizes so only a matte finish. 500 degree oven. Lather rinse repeat. I never got the seasoning to stick and … --- ## [Presumed Innocent. Apple TV show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presumed-innocent-apple-tv-show/1003368)
**Author:** [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presumed-innocent-apple-tv-show/1003368 "2024-06-26T16:43:39Z")
This is an adaptation of the 1987 Scott Turow novel that was also adapted in the 1990 Harrison Ford movie. Please no book or movie spoilers. Four episodes have already aired and spoilers for those can happen after this p… --- ## [What up (saying)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-up-saying/1002888)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-up-saying/1002888 "2024-06-26T13:23:31Z")
I might be misremembering, but I seem to remember a character (SNL?) saying “What up?” My friends and I used to say it all the time, and I’m sure we picked it up from the zeitgeist. It’s hard to Google because it’s too … --- ## [What makes a song a rock song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-song-a-rock-song/1002562)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-song-a-rock-song/1002562 "2024-06-26T03:21:25Z")
I don’t see a thread on this, so my apologies if this has been done before. I’m trying to figure out what makes a song a rock song. Are some the genres labeled as rock actually rock, or is just a label that happens to … --- ## ["Oleana" - Camp song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oleana-camp-song/23009)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2024, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oleana-camp-song/23009 "2024-06-25T23:13:52Z")
When I was about 8 years old, I knew a song. I think it went something like this: Where hens lay eggs as big as rocks And roosters crow like 8-day clocks And roasted pigs run all about With knives and forks stuck up … --- ## [To Kill a Mockingbird - coming to Broadway. Will it work today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-kill-a-mockingbird-coming-to-broadway-will-it-work-today/745732)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2024, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-kill-a-mockingbird-coming-to-broadway-will-it-work-today/745732 "2024-06-25T18:28:24Z")
See link here: 'To Kill a Mockingbird' Is Coming to Broadway | Fortune Aaron Sorkin has been tapped by producer Scott Rudin, who recently acquired the rights. We’ve already had Atticus cast in a different light via th… --- ## [Why have paperback book covers gone matte?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-have-paperback-book-covers-gone-matte/1003244)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2024, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-have-paperback-book-covers-gone-matte/1003244 "2024-06-25T16:38:46Z")
Used to be paperbacks were shiny; now they’re all matter covers. Style fad? switch in paper processing? --- ## [Stealing planets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stealing-planets/1003149)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2024, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stealing-planets/1003149 "2024-06-24T21:20:26Z")
Or maybe just borrowing them. I’m looking for SF stories where a Solar System planet or other body has been moved to somewhere outside the Solar System. I’ve thought of several, but I’m sure there are more. Here’s my lis… --- ## [Star Trek Discovery season 5](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-discovery-season-5/999835)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2024, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-discovery-season-5/999835 "2024-06-24T10:46:24Z")
The first two episodes of the final season are out, if anyone wants to say anything about it. So far it has occasional action sequences punctuating long, slow scenes with melodramatic music, often of crew members express… --- ## [Korean language joke(?) from a Korean movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/korean-language-joke-from-a-korean-movie/1003247)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2024, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/korean-language-joke-from-a-korean-movie/1003247 "2024-06-24T03:27:21Z")
(If this question is better-suited to GQ, go ahead and move it) I just watched a Korean movie, “The Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure” on Netflix. I was watching it with the dialogue dubbed in English, since I don’t spea… --- ## [Trump campaign promise belongs in Cafe Society](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-campaign-promise-belongs-in-cafe-society/1003231)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2024, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-campaign-promise-belongs-in-cafe-society/1003231 "2024-06-23T21:08:15Z")
Very recently, maybe yesterday, the presumptive republican nominee for President told a bunch of Republican lawmakers that he wants to start a UFC/migrant Bumfight League and it reminded me of a below D-list movie I saw … --- ## [12 minutes of happiness in your day - Jiminy glick(Martin Short) ripping Bill Maher right to his face](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-minutes-of-happiness-in-your-day-jiminy-glick-martin-short-ripping-bill-maher-right-to-his-face/1003206)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2024, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-minutes-of-happiness-in-your-day-jiminy-glick-martin-short-ripping-bill-maher-right-to-his-face/1003206 "2024-06-23T00:59:24Z")
Martin Short is a international treasure and Bill Maher had him on his show so Bill could promote his own book. Martin Short, as Jiminy, came prepared. Please to enjoy! --- ## [Norm! (no, not that one, the This Old House guy)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norm-no-not-that-one-the-this-old-house-guy/972737)
**Author:** [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2024, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norm-no-not-that-one-the-this-old-house-guy/972737 "2024-06-22T20:44:17Z")
We just watched The House That Norm Built on our local PBS station, and it made me both happy and sad at the same time. We consistently watched This Old House since its inception with Bob Vila, and we always thought Norm… --- ## [Why does Redbox exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-redbox-exist/807566)
**Author:** [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2024, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-redbox-exist/807566 "2024-06-22T17:52:30Z")
The other day as I was outside the grocery store, I noticed a Redbox kiosk and was astonished to see people actually using it. This surprised me. You know how many times I’ve said, ‘hmm, I feel like watching \[whatever m… --- ## [What's the little taste of wine at the start of the bottle called?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-little-taste-of-wine-at-the-start-of-the-bottle-called/1003085)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2024, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-little-taste-of-wine-at-the-start-of-the-bottle-called/1003085 "2024-06-22T10:29:36Z")
So, the little taste of wine that you get when you order a bottle of wine at a posh restaurant. What’s it called? When they pour a little splash of wine in your glass, for you to taste, and make sure the bottle is not c… --- ## [Identify this font, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-font-please/1003078)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2024, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-font-please/1003078 "2024-06-22T08:15:50Z")
(Wasn’t sure where to put this) Can anyone identify this font? --- ## [Your Favourite Diner Meals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-diner-meals/987241)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 195\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2024, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-diner-meals/987241 "2024-06-22T03:08:39Z")
Just wondering what Dopers’ favourite diner meals are. For the purposes of this thread, “diner” refers to a place to get a meal. Nothing more, nothing less. It might be in a repurposed streetcar, or it might be a hole… --- ## [Dakota Johnson on Jimmy Kimmel (6-19-24)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dakota-johnson-on-jimmy-kimmel-6-19-24/1003138)
**Author:** [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2024, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dakota-johnson-on-jimmy-kimmel-6-19-24/1003138 "2024-06-22T00:18:39Z")
Her dress designer would have earned an “Auf Wiedersehhen” on Project Runway for that fiasco! Mr VOW was mildly disappointed that there was no gratuitous boob shot. I’m sure Jimmy could have offered his jacket, or maybe… --- ## [I'm in a pickle-jam...yes, I am!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-a-pickle-jam-yes-i-am/1003142)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2024, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-a-pickle-jam-yes-i-am/1003142 "2024-06-21T18:46:07Z")
Well …on my counter is tomatoes. On my deck rail is tomatoes. I count about 60. Son-of-a-wrek is out picking peas with the kids. Gonna be a hot stinky mess when they’re done. He picked a bushel and a peck Saturday. Mi… --- ## [Is there a gadget for wringing moisture out of frozen food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-gadget-for-wringing-moisture-out-of-frozen-food/1001799)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2024, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-gadget-for-wringing-moisture-out-of-frozen-food/1001799 "2024-06-21T16:52:27Z")
I have been having some good luck recently making my own home-cooked cauliflower pizza. It begins with squeezing all of the moisture out of a package of defrosted cauliflower rice through cheesecloth. This does the trick… --- ## [Intellectual property question: rights to one's "likeness" then and now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intellectual-property-question-rights-to-ones-likeness-then-and-now/1003131)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2024, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intellectual-property-question-rights-to-ones-likeness-then-and-now/1003131 "2024-06-21T12:56:26Z")
When I read MAD Magazine as a kid, I became aware of the way they sometimes drew incidental characters in their TV/movie satires to resemble celebrities. One example: in the satire of “Hawaii Five-O” (“How-Are-Ya-Five-O”… --- ## [Seth Meyer's Pencil](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seth-meyers-pencil/1003029)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2024, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seth-meyers-pencil/1003029 "2024-06-20T23:27:21Z")
I’ve recently started watching his late night show. It’s not bad. Some pretty funny stuff sometimes. He does seem to shout everything… But what is it with him and that damn pencil? Constantly moving it around the desk, … --- ## [Marge Simpson image in Egyptian coffin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marge-simpson-image-in-egyptian-coffin/1003113)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2024, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marge-simpson-image-in-egyptian-coffin/1003113 "2024-06-20T23:07:03Z")
Woman with yellow skin? Check. Tall blue hair? Check. Strapless light green dress? Check. No matching Homer coffin, however. --- ## [Survivor 46 - open spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-46-open-spoilers/998267)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 286\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2024, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-46-open-spoilers/998267 "2024-06-20T22:43:06Z")
Oh Lordy! What a first episode. There is potential there, we saw a peek of it, but the showcase of tonight was cluelessness. At least it had me cheering from couch for their collective resolve. And I’m already tired o… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=123) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=125)