# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=17 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 18 --- ## [Help me find what this clip was from](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-what-this-clip-was-from/1031077)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2026, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-what-this-clip-was-from/1031077 "2026-06-23T14:26:06Z")
That thread reminded me of a clip I saw on Facebook. A guy was apparently dead and speaking to an angel or saint or something. At one point he had 60 seconds to ask any questions he wanted and they’d be answered. He… --- ## [Public art that's actually good](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-art-thats-actually-good/1031050)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2026, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-art-thats-actually-good/1031050 "2026-06-23T12:01:52Z")
There are a lot of incentives for public buildings to have some sort of art on display. Often, this takes the form of a “1% for art” mandate, where 1% of the cost of new construction must go to public art. Predictably,… --- ## [The musical “Operation Mincemeat”, like the original Operation Mincemeat, is…](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-musical-operation-mincemeat-like-the-original-operation-mincemeat-is/1031123)
**Author:** [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2026, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-musical-operation-mincemeat-like-the-original-operation-mincemeat-is/1031123 "2026-06-23T02:45:32Z")
…a brilliantly planned and superbly executed breathtakingly complex and immensely successful endeavor, all arduously constructed around a rotting lifeless hulk. In the case of the musical, the rotting lifeless hulk is t… --- ## ["Little Rascals" Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-rascals-thread/498538)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2026, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-rascals-thread/498538 "2026-06-22T16:55:47Z")
I haven’t seen most of these in 20 years, but today on Me-Too (WMEU-CA Channel 48 and WCIU Channel 26.3), they had a “Little Rascals Marathon.” Them was some bad ass kids. Especially the early ones. I loved it when the… --- ## [My Adventures With Superman (animated series)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-adventures-with-superman-animated-series/986803)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2026, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-adventures-with-superman-animated-series/986803 "2026-06-22T16:52:07Z")
Just caught the two-part season premiere of the new animated Superman series, which debuted on Adult Swim last night and is available for streaming on their site and on HBO Max. When I heard a Superman series was coming… --- ## [Anyone still make cinnamon sugar and pour it on buttered white toast?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-still-make-cinnamon-sugar-and-pour-it-on-buttered-white-toast/1030782)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2026, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-still-make-cinnamon-sugar-and-pour-it-on-buttered-white-toast/1030782 "2026-06-22T11:40:37Z")
You know, so much melted butter that the cinnamon sugar gets wet and kind of crunchy (notice I said “pour” and not “sprinkle”). Lots of cinnamon, I don’t know the sugar-cinnamon ratio, maybe 5 to 1? I haven’t done this … --- ## [An MCU question for fans before we get to Avengers: Doomsday (TV only spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-mcu-question-for-fans-before-we-get-to-avengers-doomsday-tv-only-spoilers/1031083)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2026, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-mcu-question-for-fans-before-we-get-to-avengers-doomsday-tv-only-spoilers/1031083 "2026-06-22T00:16:57Z")
I’m going to spoil the television show Secret Invasion. Nick Fury is revealed, if I understand things correctly, to NOT be Nick fury. He was body swapped out for one of those Skrull aliens. And, they suggest it has been… --- ## [Anyone see Obsession yet this weekend? Recommended? NO SPOILERS PLEASE!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-see-obsession-yet-this-weekend-recommended-no-spoilers-please/1030118)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2026, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-see-obsession-yet-this-weekend-recommended-no-spoilers-please/1030118 "2026-06-21T11:45:42Z")
We go to the movies about once a month or so. Tonight’s pick may be Obsession. Anyone see it yet? Do you recommend it? Haven’t seen Devil Wears Prada so 2 is out of the question. --- ## [Happy Bloomsday!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-bloomsday/789119)
**Author:** [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2026, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-bloomsday/789119 "2026-06-20T03:43:50Z")
Looking’ specifically at Leo Bloom, just because… you know… who is and all. 113th anniversary, this time around. I found a centennial thread (thanks Google) bud judged it wrong to resurrect it, 13 years on. --- ## [Haiduk - Archdevil](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiduk-archdevil/1031026)
**Author:** [@Deamris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deamris)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2026, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiduk-archdevil/1031026 "2026-06-19T20:05:01Z")
The new album by Haiduk is awesome. Non stop riffs and speed. Check it out! Archdevil haiduk.bandcamp.com/album/archdevil Track 2 - Vexer Haiduk - Vexer --- ## [Who's out playing on the "corn dog" circuit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-out-playing-on-the-corn-dog-circuit/503739)
**Author:** [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2026, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-out-playing-on-the-corn-dog-circuit/503739 "2026-06-19T17:30:01Z")
Our state fair is coming up in August. The electronic marquee showed Foreigner as one of the acts who will be playing. I remember a time when Foreigner was a big enough band to fill 50,000-seat arenas, and back when my c… --- ## [I'm posting my book on Substack one chap at a time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-posting-my-book-on-substack-one-chap-at-a-time/1027262)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2026, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-posting-my-book-on-substack-one-chap-at-a-time/1027262 "2026-06-19T15:02:53Z")
On the offchance that someone might be interested, I’m doling out my book Within the Box one chapter at a time on Substack, with new chapters dropping every Wednesday. I’m hoping it’s entertaining and also that it’s les… --- ## ["announcer speak" in american tv commercials](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/announcer-speak-in-american-tv-commercials/177727)
**Author:** [@curwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curwin)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2026, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/announcer-speak-in-american-tv-commercials/177727 "2026-06-19T14:36:51Z")
I moved out here from the US in 1996. I still listen to American music, watch American movies and TV shows. And certainly I’m as exposed to the “American” internet stuff as much as anyone in the States. I think my cultur… --- ## [What artist defines 'your time'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-artist-defines-your-time/1030929)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2026, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-artist-defines-your-time/1030929 "2026-06-19T03:34:42Z")
Watching Thor: Ragnarok, and David Banner is wearing a Duran Duran ‘Rio’ T-shirt. For me, Patrick Nagel’s art defines the '80s look. Clean lines, stylish clothes, optimism, New Wave, and neon. Look at Blade Runner (19… --- ## [So what's going on in Dumbing of Age?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-going-on-in-dumbing-of-age/849047)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2026, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-going-on-in-dumbing-of-age/849047 "2026-06-18T17:31:29Z")
It’s a webcomic for those who don’t know. But if you don’t know that, this thread is going to make no sense. My assumption is that Mike is dead, his body hasn’t been discovered yet, Amber has blanked his death out of he… --- ## [Reading Books is apparently now a Turn-On](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reading-books-is-apparently-now-a-turn-on/1030970)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2026, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reading-books-is-apparently-now-a-turn-on/1030970 "2026-06-18T13:11:57Z")
A Surprising Hobby Has Quietly Become A Dating Green Flag It might be time to update your photos to include a book in the frame. In modern swipe culture, books are boosting attraction. Reading has become a staple of da… --- ## [What made Vader a Sith Lord?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-made-vader-a-sith-lord/1030922)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2026, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-made-vader-a-sith-lord/1030922 "2026-06-17T02:54:31Z")
Once the Star Wars universe was expanded to acknowledge any number of Dark Force users, what distinguished Vader as a Sith other than being inducted into the Rule of Two tradition? What could Vader (or Tyrannus or Maul) … --- ## [Favorite podcasts-No audiobooks or concerts, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-podcasts-no-audiobooks-or-concerts-please/1025841)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2026, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-podcasts-no-audiobooks-or-concerts-please/1025841 "2026-06-17T02:53:28Z")
I know it’s a little late in the game, but I have started trying out different podcasts. My favorite right now is Mo Rocca’s “Mobituaries”, in which he discusses people, places and things that are no longer with us… som… --- ## [Home winemaking thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-winemaking-thread/1021483)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2026, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-winemaking-thread/1021483 "2026-06-16T15:24:25Z")
Any home winemakers here? I hope there are enough to have some ongoing conversations about our latest batches and get support for any questions. And if not, maybe we can attract some new posters or encourage some existin… --- ## [The Pitt, season 2 (TV show, open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pitt-season-2-tv-show-open-spoilers/1026604)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 355\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pitt-season-2-tv-show-open-spoilers/1026604 "2026-06-15T18:09:52Z")
S2 I had been late to watching S1 so am starting S2 with only 2 weeks break. Literally just started streaming the first new ep, so it can’t count as a spoiler, and I’m taken out of it and had to stop just to post! Unle… --- ## [Trader Joe's fans, tell me your favorites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trader-joes-fans-tell-me-your-favorites/1030825)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trader-joes-fans-tell-me-your-favorites/1030825 "2026-06-15T18:06:21Z")
We’re going to California for my son’s PhD ceremony (yay, sneak brag and owning it) and there is a Trader Joe’s in town, an unimaginable luxury for us rural Hawaii dwellers. What do you recommend that I buy and bring bac… --- ## [Favorite Television Musical (Please read the OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-television-musical-please-read-the-op/1030875)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-television-musical-please-read-the-op/1030875 "2026-06-15T17:57:25Z")
By “television musical” I mean the entire series, be it a one-shot, a mini series or the entire series, and definitely not a musical episode in an otherwise non-musical series or a showing of a movie previously shown of… --- ## [Obsession \[2025 Film\], open spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obsession-2025-film-open-spoilers/1030890)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obsession-2025-film-open-spoilers/1030890 "2026-06-15T15:22:40Z")
So I’m a month late but saw it in theaters tonight to a surprisingly packed theater. It’s apparently getting incredible word of mouth because it’s still packing a relatively low traffic theater a month later. It is an e… --- ## [Gene Shalit passes away, age 100](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gene-shalit-passes-away-age-100/1030857)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gene-shalit-passes-away-age-100/1030857 "2026-06-15T13:04:10Z")
I remember Shalit through a kid’s eyes, checking out his movie reviews on summer mornings on the Today show. --- ## [Jesus Shoots ....He Scores!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-shoots-he-scores/1030607)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-shoots-he-scores/1030607 "2026-06-15T00:48:44Z")
This showed up in an ad to the side of my main content. I guess there’s an audience for bthis kind of thing, but I am speechless. It pairs well with this: And on the same page is This: --- ## [Token Women on TV shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/token-women-on-tv-shows/1030395)
**Author:** [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2026, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/token-women-on-tv-shows/1030395 "2026-06-14T17:07:43Z")
I hope this is the right forum, but I’ve always wondered why on tv shows there is often only one woman. The Daily Show. M.A.S.H (Margaret Houlihan). Seinfeld (Elaine). Star Trek TOS (Uhura, yeah, I know, there’s Yeom… --- ## [Help Suggest Realistic/Mature Love Songs for my Playlist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-suggest-realistic-mature-love-songs-for-my-playlist/541084)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2026, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-suggest-realistic-mature-love-songs-for-my-playlist/541084 "2026-06-14T02:03:14Z")
I’m making a collection of different songs by different artists, for Sr. Olives for our four year wedding anniversary (in two weeks.) This was referred to in olden days as a ‘‘mix tape.’’ Same basic idea, I’m just usin… --- ## [Help me identify this short fragment about a zombified Bob Ross](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-this-short-fragment-about-a-zombified-bob-ross/1030883)
**Author:** [@Hoops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoops)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2026, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-this-short-fragment-about-a-zombified-bob-ross/1030883 "2026-06-13T23:55:31Z")
I have found on my hard drive an old text document, rather short. When I saw it, I remembered it, but I don’t remember where it came from, or even if I might have written it. It is similar to other silly fragments I’ve … --- ## ["Nothing matters but the weekend..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-matters-but-the-weekend/1030655)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2026, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-matters-but-the-weekend/1030655 "2026-06-13T23:23:38Z")
When I was in college, one of the rock stations in Kansas City used to play this song every Friday at 5 to kick off the weekend. What are some other good songs for kicking off a weekend? --- ## [Bringing back Why is there no good music anymore like in the 70s and 80s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-back-why-is-there-no-good-music-anymore-like-in-the-70s-and-80s/1026736)
**Author:** [@jrmellem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jrmellem)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2026, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-back-why-is-there-no-good-music-anymore-like-in-the-70s-and-80s/1026736 "2026-06-13T18:40:24Z")
My only thought is this. Somehow God came down and mass blessed many of the musicians in the late 60s through the 80s. And he hasn’t been back to do that so the artists tried to make it on their own but every one of them… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=16) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=18)