# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=181 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 182 --- ## [Miramax still a going concern](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miramax-still-a-going-concern/987829)
**Author:** [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2023, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miramax-still-a-going-concern/987829 "2023-07-31T20:03:29Z")
I was a bit taken aback watching a trailer in a theater for a new Alexander Payne film, The Holdovers, when I spotted the logo for Miramax Films at the end. Wait, the company founded by disgraced, convicted sex predator … --- ## [Question for Spanish-speaking folks in NYC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-spanish-speaking-folks-in-nyc/987814)
**Author:** [@Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2023, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-spanish-speaking-folks-in-nyc/987814 "2023-07-31T17:01:31Z")
I frequently hear a sound while walking around NYC. I think it’s coming from Spanish radio stations. It sounds like someone saying, “Ah E-E-E-E-E-E-E-E-E” a drawn-out long “E” sound with a little bit of vibrato in it. C… --- ## [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - August 2023 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-august-2023-edition/987877)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2023, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-august-2023-edition/987877 "2023-07-31T15:32:47Z")
I’m starting this a day early because I don’t want to add to the thread, only to have it ignored in a day. Double or Nothing by Kim Sherwood – the latest authorized Bond novel actually has very little James Bond in it. … --- ## [Cute Anime Girls and World War Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cute-anime-girls-and-world-war-two/987837)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2023, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cute-anime-girls-and-world-war-two/987837 "2023-07-31T15:21:13Z")
Tthere is a WW2 historical Youtube site that has brief clips of what appears to be an Anime series, which portrays WW2 Warships as anime girls the version of USS Enterprse, seen in a few frames here, is fetching … --- ## [Share Your Favorite Geek-related Songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-geek-related-songs/987388)
**Author:** [@TruePisces](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruePisces)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2023, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-geek-related-songs/987388 "2023-07-31T08:08:40Z")
I was posting in the Quick, what’s your current earworm thread and started wondering who else had a love of geek-related songs. I listen to a lot of nerd-core rappers - The Stupendium, Dan Bull, HalaCG, and FrivolousSha… --- ## [Fish on the barbie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fish-on-the-barbie/987765)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2023, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fish-on-the-barbie/987765 "2023-07-30T15:29:58Z")
This is my go-to fish recipe: Oil the skin-side of two salmon filets. Sprinkle with kosher salt. Add a couple of sprigs of freshly-cut rosemary. Top with lemon slices. I say salmon, but I make this with white fish too… --- ## [What's the deal with this old Star Wars set photo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-this-old-star-wars-set-photo/987775)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2023, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-this-old-star-wars-set-photo/987775 "2023-07-30T13:44:53Z")
Saw it posted on Facebook. It looks like C-3PO’s lower legs are completely mangled in a way I don’t remember seeing, even when he was disassembled in ESB. Is this some level of damage that was filmed but not used? … --- ## [Please share your favorite rice recipes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-share-your-favorite-rice-recipes/986563)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2023, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-share-your-favorite-rice-recipes/986563 "2023-07-30T05:56:31Z")
I’m craving a rice dish. In particular, a rice I used to get at a nursing home I worked at back in Louisiana. That was more than 45 years ago and I have no idea what it was. I just remember it was creamy and white and it… --- ## [Do I have to cook these packaged fresh gingko nuts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-to-cook-these-packaged-fresh-gingko-nuts/987801)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2023, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-to-cook-these-packaged-fresh-gingko-nuts/987801 "2023-07-30T01:11:51Z")
Picked these up kind of randomly at the Chinese supermarket, in a vacuum-sealed refrigerated bag like those shown below. I know nothing about gingko nuts, but just read that they’re pretty toxic raw, and not entirely non… --- ## [It's Han Solo! And he's been frozen in Carbonite!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-han-solo-and-hes-been-frozen-in-carbonite/987741)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2023, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-han-solo-and-hes-been-frozen-in-carbonite/987741 "2023-07-29T17:19:24Z")
The newest, most complicated Hallmark Christmas Ornament of the year is out. And it’s only $65!! It’s already out of stock on Amazon. --- ## [Moving lyrics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-lyrics/987421)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2023, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-lyrics/987421 "2023-07-29T14:14:49Z")
I know we’ve had a couple of old threads about memorable lyrics, but I hope there will be some interest in this one, concerning song lyrics that have moved you. Here’s Elton John in ‘Border Song’ with: “there’s a man o… --- ## [Bloater paste - anyone ever eaten it? \](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloater-paste-anyone-ever-eaten-it-shudder/987768)
**Author:** [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2023, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloater-paste-anyone-ever-eaten-it-shudder/987768 "2023-07-29T13:50:14Z")
Watching Endeavour from the beginning with my phone handy for translation, and Mrs. Thursday told Fred his lunch was bloater paste sandwiches. I looked it up. --- ## [Quote from Becoming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-from-becoming/987771)
**Author:** [@bengangmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bengangmo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2023, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-from-becoming/987771 "2023-07-29T06:50:40Z")
Can I ask the collective brilliance of the Dope for help… I’m wanting to quote a passage from Becoming in an assignment, but am having trouble finding the exact passage, In it Michelle talks about the importance of mea… --- ## [Is there a objective way to decide if someone's a good actor? Or is it all subjective?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-objective-way-to-decide-if-someones-a-good-actor-or-is-it-all-subjective/986750)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2023, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-objective-way-to-decide-if-someones-a-good-actor-or-is-it-all-subjective/986750 "2023-07-29T07:05:00Z")
I was having this debate elsewhere and I wanted the Dope’s thoughts. We were discussing an actor and another person said that “l don’t think him being a good actor is in question beyond that of a personal opinion.” Aren’… --- ## [Is all Nepalese food as spicy as this stuff I can't stop eating right now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-all-nepalese-food-as-spicy-as-this-stuff-i-cant-stop-eating-right-now/987715)
**Author:** [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2023, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-all-nepalese-food-as-spicy-as-this-stuff-i-cant-stop-eating-right-now/987715 "2023-07-29T04:08:25Z")
So dumplings of all types are one of my favorite foods. Yummy, savory and all types of dipping sauces. I also have a great love for spicy foods. I always have fresh jalapeños, habaneros and other peppers in my kitchen.… --- ## [Anyone got a good crabcake recipe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-got-a-good-crabcake-recipe/987678)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2023, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-got-a-good-crabcake-recipe/987678 "2023-07-29T02:36:06Z")
I haven’t had a crabcake of any description since I was a kid, but it popped into my head at work today that I’d really like a nice big crabcake with remoulade for dinner one night soon. Alas, the store I work at doesn’t… --- ## ["Loosely patterned after a Greek myth," Joe Haldeman wrote](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loosely-patterned-after-a-greek-myth-joe-haldeman-wrote/987364)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2023, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loosely-patterned-after-a-greek-myth-joe-haldeman-wrote/987364 "2023-07-29T00:41:07Z")
Haldeman’s “Counterpoint” appeared in his short story collection Infinite Dreams in 1978. He wrote, in the introduction, that it was “loosely patterned after a Greek myth.” In the story, two babies are born at the exac… --- ## [Snow--And Hogan's Heroes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-and-hogans-heroes/987706)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2023, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-and-hogans-heroes/987706 "2023-07-29T00:15:00Z")
Every single episode—every single episode–in every episode of Hogan’s Heroes, it was Winter. With snow on the ground. What gives? :snowflake: :snowflake: :snowflake: :snowflake: :tv: --- ## [Don't pick up the Phone - or 'Stupidity in Action'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-pick-up-the-phone-or-stupidity-in-action/976602)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2023, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-pick-up-the-phone-or-stupidity-in-action/976602 "2023-07-28T23:41:25Z")
We streamed all episodes of Don’t Pick up the Phone last night It is about a man who called Fast Food joints, pretending to be a local policeman, and was able to convince the manager to strip search a young employee H… --- ## [Monthly Photo Competition #8 - July 2023 - “Summer”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-8-july-2023-summer/986782)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2023, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-8-july-2023-summer/986782 "2023-07-28T21:40:10Z")
This is the monthly thread for July 2023. The topic this month is “Summer”, chosen by @Zyada. Please note: The general rules for the competition are here. Please don’t post anything in this thread that isn’t your ent… --- ## [What food/drink have you Noped out of due to rising costs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-drink-have-you-noped-out-of-due-to-rising-costs/987177)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2023, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-drink-have-you-noped-out-of-due-to-rising-costs/987177 "2023-07-28T12:18:34Z")
The title is pretty clear, but I’ll still include the details and exceptions. I do the majority of the basic shopping in my household, with my wife doing the more premium Trader Joe’s (for value of premium of course) ru… --- ## [Stone Trek](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stone-trek/987707)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2023, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stone-trek/987707 "2023-07-28T02:42:58Z")
A youtube version–it crosses Flintstones & Star Trek.HILARIOUS! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1P3G7C-AjU&ab\_channel=JonathanLane --- ## [Are niche topic movies really that above the competition?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-niche-topic-movies-really-that-above-the-competition/987659)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2023, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-niche-topic-movies-really-that-above-the-competition/987659 "2023-07-27T18:32:48Z")
I’m not even from an English speaking country, but I can’t spend more than 10 minutes surfing the internet without at least one Oppenheimer reference or meme, before that it was Chernobyl, shows like Peaky Blinders and I… --- ## [The Marvelous Ms. Marvel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-marvelous-ms-marvel/961116)
**Author:** [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Replies:** 316\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2023, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-marvelous-ms-marvel/961116 "2023-07-27T16:49:09Z")
The trailer looks fun. Iman Vellani looks like a good fit for the character. If they follow the usual D+ Marvel shows, it will have a great first couple of episodes, some bloat in the middle, and a “huh” ending. I hope… --- ## [Another classical tune identification request!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-classical-tune-identification-request/987572)
**Author:** [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2023, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-classical-tune-identification-request/987572 "2023-07-27T11:03:07Z")
Hi people, Can anyone tell me where this classical tune comes from… It’s bugging me ! TIA (sorry, don’t know how to stop it looping) --- ## [I like the idea of Black James Bond. Idris Elba, anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-the-idea-of-black-james-bond-idris-elba-anyone/697994)
**Author:** [@kstarnes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kstarnes)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2023, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-the-idea-of-black-james-bond-idris-elba-anyone/697994 "2023-07-26T15:49:51Z")
Denzel is too old at this point, and the other go-to black guy is Will Smith who isn’t credible as James Bond. The idea of Idris Elba has been floated and I think it’s a great idea. There is no finer brotha (he’s actuall… --- ## [Abortion cartoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abortion-cartoon/761420)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2023, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abortion-cartoon/761420 "2023-07-26T13:31:13Z")
I recall an abortion cartoon, probably from Playboy in the '70s. It was black-and-white. A small, angry child was confronting an adult, and the child had a coat hanger through its head. I don’t remember the caption, o… --- ## [Things I Learned Watching a Twilight Zone Marathon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-learned-watching-a-twilight-zone-marathon/986519)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2023, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-learned-watching-a-twilight-zone-marathon/986519 "2023-07-25T14:05:15Z")
If we ever receive a visitor from another planet, we’re screwed. All dolls, puppets, ventriloquist dummies, mannequins, etc. are evil. Get one of those dorky neck chains to secure your spectacles. --- ## [What happened to the alternate ending to Big?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-alternate-ending-to-big/456801)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2023, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-alternate-ending-to-big/456801 "2023-07-25T13:29:24Z")
I’m in a very unusual position. I saw the “alternate” ending to the movie Big. I distinctly remember the movie ending with a final scene that included the introduction of Susan as a young classmate of Josh. I remember … --- ## [Space Cadets (2005) reality prank show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-cadets-2005-reality-prank-show/987423)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2023, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-cadets-2005-reality-prank-show/987423 "2023-07-25T09:05:02Z")
I remember watching this show back in the day, in which they tried to select the dumbest participants and fool them into thinking they were going to space. And still, after all these years, I wonder if they were actuall… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=180) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=182)