# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=237 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 238 --- ## [Did the mythbusters ever test spontaneous human combustion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-mythbusters-ever-test-spontaneous-human-combustion/971009)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2022, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-mythbusters-ever-test-spontaneous-human-combustion/971009 "2022-09-17T18:22:20Z")
I have a vague memory of the Mythbusters testing spontaneous human combustion using a pig carcass, but my google-fu fails me and I can’t find it anywhere. Is this a faulty memory on my part, or did they actually test th… --- ## [Fred Franzia, creator of 'Two Buck Chuck' and champion of affordable wine, has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fred-franzia-creator-of-two-buck-chuck-and-champion-of-affordable-wine-has-died/971638)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2022, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fred-franzia-creator-of-two-buck-chuck-and-champion-of-affordable-wine-has-died/971638 "2022-09-16T21:18:01Z")
Let us raise a glass to the man who championed affordable wine for the masses. --- ## [Anyone remember this 40+ year-old TV commercial?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-this-40-year-old-tv-commercial/692595)
**Author:** [@bizerta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bizerta)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2022, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-this-40-year-old-tv-commercial/692595 "2022-02-08T21:33:00Z")
In another news group, four of us are trying to recall a 40+ year-old TV commercial. Can anyone tell me/us what this was a commercial for? We all agree on the following: It shows a man in his twenties hitchhiking on t… --- ## [What is extremely common in real life but almost never happens in TV or movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-extremely-common-in-real-life-but-almost-never-happens-in-tv-or-movies/971441)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2022, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-extremely-common-in-real-life-but-almost-never-happens-in-tv-or-movies/971441 "2022-09-16T17:57:27Z")
Of course inspired by What is extremely common in TV or movies but almost never happens in real life? I thought a take on the reverse might make an interesting, if much shorter, thread. I’ll start off with a couple off… --- ## [Cool girl: the trope that isn't](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-girl-the-trope-that-isnt/971454)
**Author:** [@Mislav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mislav)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2022, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-girl-the-trope-that-isnt/971454 "2022-09-16T16:05:17Z")
Spoilers for Gone Girl Every now and then, somebody will post Amy Dunne’s the Cool Girl monologue from “Gone Girl” on Reddit or Tumblr or some other site (it is in both the book and the movie, albeit slightly different)… --- ## [Trying to remember a 60s-70s song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-remember-a-60s-70s-song/971477)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2022, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-remember-a-60s-70s-song/971477 "2022-09-16T14:34:16Z")
Someone made me a music mixtape years ago and I am trying to place one of the songs. Much of it wasn’t even music - it was the charismatic lead singer on stage at some large concert - and he was mostly talking, and givi… --- ## [Better Call Saul season 6](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-season-6/963063)
**Author:** [@CardboardBoxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CardboardBoxx)\ **Replies:** 1624\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2022, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-season-6/963063 "2022-09-16T06:59:51Z")
I will not be watching this until the half season is over, as I prefer the bingewatching model, but I figure that some people may, so I’ve started a thread to i)head off any attempt to bump a mega thread from a previous… --- ## [Matthew McConaughey soccer movie based on true story suddenly canned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matthew-mcconaughey-soccer-movie-based-on-true-story-suddenly-canned/971607)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2022, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matthew-mcconaughey-soccer-movie-based-on-true-story-suddenly-canned/971607 "2022-09-16T06:31:52Z")
The only thing I could think of is that would derail this is maybe the girls on the team were assaulted or abused in some way and it was hushed up. “Set in 1984, the movie was supposed to be about the true story of a gi… --- ## [The Princess and the Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-princess-and-the-frog/521033)
**Author:** [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2022, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-princess-and-the-frog/521033 "2022-09-16T01:53:36Z")
Just got back from seeing it with my wife, we don’t have kids. We both really enjoyed it. It was nice seeing classic Disney animation and a return to fairy tales. Also, the villain was awesome. --- ## [Background music ID help plz?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/background-music-id-help-plz/971583)
**Author:** [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2022, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/background-music-id-help-plz/971583 "2022-09-15T17:36:37Z")
Okay, this is driving me mental–there’s a bit of music that Kaiser Permanente uses in its hold music and I always just assumed it was one of those generic bits that IVR systems use to avoid paying royalties. Then I caugh… --- ## [What were the names of these T.V. shows / movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-names-of-these-t-v-shows-movies/971362)
**Author:** [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2022, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-names-of-these-t-v-shows-movies/971362 "2022-09-15T16:16:26Z")
I recalled these two shows recently but can’t remember the names or anything else about them. This is a long shot but perhaps someone here might recognize these: A short lived T.V. show circa 1970? The main characte… --- ## [who knows Lisa Langdon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-knows-lisa-langdon/671642)
**Author:** [@goonerkif](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/goonerkif)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2022, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-knows-lisa-langdon/671642 "2022-09-14T21:51:50Z")
Hi, I wonder if anyone knows what happened to an actress called Lisa Langdon? She was born in Sweden (year unknown) and emigrated to the United Kingdom in 1958. She appeared in some British T.V. shows around 1970 but … --- ## [Can you identify this actress for me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-identify-this-actress-for-me/940869)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2022, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-identify-this-actress-for-me/940869 "2022-09-14T21:47:00Z")
For those who get Game TV: Who is the blonde in the fur coat who turns to face the camera in the “Every Night Is Movie Night” commercial? (I think it’s sable fur.) This is driving me nuts, since I recognize just about… --- ## [Doctor Who - The Three Doctors: what was Plan A?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-the-three-doctors-what-was-plan-a/971341)
**Author:** [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-the-three-doctors-what-was-plan-a/971341 "2022-09-13T18:54:56Z")
Back in the ‘70s, we got to see multiple incarnations of Doctor Who team up for The Three Doctors, which eventually results in them coming up with a plan: “We’re all agreed, then; risky, but it could work.” “We’d have t… --- ## [Jazz legend Ramsey Lewis dies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jazz-legend-ramsey-lewis-dies/971505)
**Author:** [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jazz-legend-ramsey-lewis-dies/971505 "2022-09-13T16:20:43Z")
Story - here His jazz was melodic, funky, and accessible (but never “smooth” or light) - a breath of fresh air compared to the contemporary intensity of bebop or the moody darkness of Mile Davis. --- ## [Humorous signs and warnings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humorous-signs-and-warnings/960564)
**Author:** [@Crane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crane)\ **Replies:** 302\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humorous-signs-and-warnings/960564 "2022-09-13T13:50:38Z")
Humorous twists to challenges, warnings and cautions, stuff like: “Don’t even think of parking here. Toads will be violated” --- ## [Why does my Netflix account only go through Season 5 of Better Call Saul?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-netflix-account-only-go-through-season-5-of-better-call-saul/971483)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-netflix-account-only-go-through-season-5-of-better-call-saul/971483 "2022-09-13T12:35:23Z")
It’s as if Season 6 doesn’t exist. I’m in Hawai’i, for what it’s worth, and I don’t use a VPN. Googling the problem seems to show that S6 was available in Mexico before it was available in the US, but that’s old news by… --- ## [So help me Aquaman looks like a good movie!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-help-me-aquaman-looks-like-a-good-movie/818347)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-help-me-aquaman-looks-like-a-good-movie/818347 "2022-09-13T03:33:05Z")
The trailer is here. It looks like a good, fun to watch movie. Full disclosure, I actually liked Justice League. --- ## [Why do some Simpsons characters have blue hair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-simpsons-characters-have-blue-hair/233616)
**Author:** [@moejuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moejuck)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-simpsons-characters-have-blue-hair/233616 "2022-09-13T02:29:20Z")
Most Simpsons characters that have hair have black, blonde, or brown hair. A few, most notably Marge and Milhouse, have blue hair. I’m guessing there’s nothing behind this, but it seems odd that they would use normal h… --- ## [Eating invasive crabs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-invasive-crabs/955500)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-invasive-crabs/955500 "2022-09-13T01:31:31Z")
European green crabs, an invasive species, have come to the Pacific Northwest. We’re not allowed to catch European green crabs in Washington, for fear of cases of mistaken identity. (With what? I’ve only seen Dungenes… --- ## [Jeopardy discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 1294\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2022, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207 "2022-09-12T17:03:17Z")
A new jeopardy thread for a new year! :grinning: --- ## [RIP Olivia Newton John](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-olivia-newton-john/969320)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2022, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-olivia-newton-john/969320 "2022-09-12T12:03:08Z")
Well damn. One of those artists I didn’t like at first, because she was so pervasive in the 70s, and I thought so saccharine, but it turned out she was actually just sweet…all her hit songs hooked me at some point. RIP. … --- ## [Most influential very minor movie role](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-influential-very-minor-movie-role/970865)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2022, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-influential-very-minor-movie-role/970865 "2022-09-12T05:11:12Z")
So I mentioned Peter Cook as the priest in The Princess Bridge in another thread and it got me thinking. That has to be the most influential minor role in movie history. It was really small role, just a handful of lines … --- ## [Whose yet-to-be written memoirs would you most like to read?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-yet-to-be-written-memoirs-would-you-most-like-to-read/971338)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2022, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-yet-to-be-written-memoirs-would-you-most-like-to-read/971338 "2022-09-11T16:19:30Z")
Name a figure from any of the arts who hasn’t (as far as we know) written his/her memoirs but who would undoubtedly have a riveting story to tell! --- ## [Polls: Will Grogu be a prominent character in season 3? \[The Mandalorian\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-will-grogu-be-a-prominent-character-in-season-3-the-mandalorian/949675)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2022, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-will-grogu-be-a-prominent-character-in-season-3-the-mandalorian/949675 "2022-09-11T15:18:19Z")
Two polls for the price of one! Will Grogu be a prominent character in season 3? poll Do you want Grogu to be a prominent character in season 3? poll I very much want him back but the show is called “The Mandalorian” … --- ## [Jaws: Why DOES Quint say 'I'll never put on a life jacket again"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jaws-why-does-quint-say-ill-never-put-on-a-life-jacket-again/971309)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2022, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jaws-why-does-quint-say-ill-never-put-on-a-life-jacket-again/971309 "2022-09-11T13:06:02Z")
And am I misremembering, but in the book, doesn’t him not having on a life jacket lead to his death? Maybe im misrembering… But to the original question, is he basically saying, “Fuck waiting around a week to die…if its… --- ## [Beverly Hillbillies fans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beverly-hillbillies-fans/971240)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2022, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beverly-hillbillies-fans/971240 "2022-09-11T00:57:29Z")
Link to Reddit question In season 2, episode 27 of The Beverly Hillbillies a car drives off from their mansion and the passenger side of the car is blacked out. Anyone know why? --- ## [Question about "Double Indemnity" (the movie)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-double-indemnity-the-movie/970911)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2022, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-double-indemnity-the-movie/970911 "2022-09-10T22:16:08Z")
I’m watching the movie right now on TCM. It’s one of my all-time favorites. The following exchange takes place near the beginning of the film, when Fred MacMurray and Barbara Stanwyck first meet: Phyllis: Neff is the … --- ## [Kellogg Cereal, just add water](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kellogg-cereal-just-add-water/971230)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2022, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kellogg-cereal-just-add-water/971230 "2022-09-10T20:20:48Z")
Powered milk already mixed with cereal. Add water and stir. I’ve never liked powdered milk. I don’t think this boxed cereal will sell well. --- ## [Background viewing before This is Spinal Tap](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/background-viewing-before-this-is-spinal-tap/971206)
**Author:** [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2022, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/background-viewing-before-this-is-spinal-tap/971206 "2022-09-10T00:51:25Z")
My son is supposed to watch and do a commentary on a mockumentary, for school. One of the options is This is Spinal Tap and that’s what he wants to watch because he’s heard me raving about it. But I want him to enjoy it… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=236) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=238)