# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=248 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 249 --- ## [Best Comedy Routine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-comedy-routine/967975)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2022, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-comedy-routine/967975 "2022-07-20T10:58:47Z")
There have been a number of threads on best current or all-time comedians. A few old ones on albums. Some about movies. But going crème de la crème, what are the funniest single comedy routines? The best work by the … --- ## [Where to put food in microwave](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-put-food-in-microwave/967971)
**Author:** [@anny\_m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anny_m)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2022, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-put-food-in-microwave/967971 "2022-07-19T16:15:44Z")
Our microwave has a turntable. (Side question: Are there any microwaves for sale today that don’t have a turntable?) Anyway, I asked my husband to put the rectangular container of leftover pasta sauce in the microwave.… --- ## [Michael Clayton question \[spoiler\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-clayton-question-spoiler/422712)
**Author:** [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2022, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-clayton-question-spoiler/422712 "2022-07-19T07:26:22Z")
. . . . . . . . . . . I haven’t seen this yet, but my father asked me to post the following question for him: Why did Michael Clayton leave his car to see the horses? --- ## [Any Fans of the Old Secret Life of Machines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-fans-of-the-old-secret-life-of-machines/968114)
**Author:** [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2022, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-fans-of-the-old-secret-life-of-machines/968114 "2022-07-19T02:32:48Z")
Good old Tim Hunken is Back!! --- ## [1960s(?) movie ID: College student gets pregnant, has a 'back-alley' abortion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1960s-movie-id-college-student-gets-pregnant-has-a-back-alley-abortion/968051)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2022, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1960s-movie-id-college-student-gets-pregnant-has-a-back-alley-abortion/968051 "2022-07-19T02:22:32Z")
I think it was released in the '60s, and I think it was black-and-white. A girl grows up with friends. She’s not as pretty as the others, nor as popular. She’s always in their shadow. It seems she’s always getting th… --- ## [Stop making live action versions of animated/drawn things!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-making-live-action-versions-of-animated-drawn-things/484539)
**Author:** [@MichaelJohnBertrand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelJohnBertrand)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2022, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-making-live-action-versions-of-animated-drawn-things/484539 "2022-07-19T02:19:43Z")
I figure this is the right forum for this rant. I am sooooo damned tired of Hollywood thinking it’s such a fabulous idea to make a live action version of something animated or drawn. The unspoken and unquestioned assump… --- ## [Can you please advise me about garden hoses and also my gardenia plant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-please-advise-me-about-garden-hoses-and-also-my-gardenia-plant/968049)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2022, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-please-advise-me-about-garden-hoses-and-also-my-gardenia-plant/968049 "2022-07-19T01:55:57Z")
Hi everyone, I’ve recently really fallen in love with gardening. I’ve never in my life had much success in this area, but I’m having some luck this year and this has inspired me to go crazy, of course. All of my plant… --- ## [What is your niche as far as films go](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-niche-as-far-as-films-go/968079)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2022, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-niche-as-far-as-films-go/968079 "2022-07-19T01:18:19Z")
Mine would be 70’s Sci-fi, from Colossus: The Forbin Project to Mad Max. Leaning towards the dystopian ones. All the ape films Silent Running A Boy and his Dog Damnation Alley Soylent Green Rollerball Time After T… --- ## [Monty Norman, composer of the James Bond theme, has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-norman-composer-of-the-james-bond-theme-has-died/968089)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2022, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-norman-composer-of-the-james-bond-theme-has-died/968089 "2022-07-18T23:08:25Z")
The James Bond theme is one of the coolest themes ever. --- ## [Thinking about Last Night in Soho (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-about-last-night-in-soho-spoilers/957357)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2022, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-about-last-night-in-soho-spoilers/957357 "2022-07-18T14:46:41Z")
I saw it a couple of days ago. Not the movie I was expecting from the trailer. I was thinking this was going to be a murder mystery with some supernatural elements. This was more of a ghost story. I don’t mind a superna… --- ## [Rewatching Conquest of the Planet of the Apes for the first time in forever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rewatching-conquest-of-the-planet-of-the-apes-for-the-first-time-in-forever/968119)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2022, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rewatching-conquest-of-the-planet-of-the-apes-for-the-first-time-in-forever/968119 "2022-07-18T12:58:54Z")
Some things so far I hadn’t noticed before. There’s a large number of black characters on equal footing as the white ones. The message being as long as there’s a subclass to be the ocean, everyone in the boats float. … --- ## [Do they use CGI to bulk up actors/actresses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-use-cgi-to-bulk-up-actors-actresses/968080)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2022, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-use-cgi-to-bulk-up-actors-actresses/968080 "2022-07-18T11:15:13Z")
Having watched Thor Love and Thunder this last week, a thought occurred. With CGI being used to de-age actors on a semi regular basis these days, can it be used to make them look more muscular? The traditional way has be… --- ## [Gravity Falls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gravity-falls/937370)
**Author:** [@rippingtons\_fan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rippingtons_fan)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2022, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gravity-falls/937370 "2022-07-18T03:09:27Z")
Any other Straight Dopers like the Gravity Falls cartoon series? I think there were only two seasons. Do you have any favourite episodes? One episode that I like is when Blendin Blandin the time traveler challenges Di… --- ## [What to do with eggplant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-eggplant/968063)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2022, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-eggplant/968063 "2022-07-18T00:54:22Z")
Last weekend at the farmer’s market I noticed eggplant was apparently in season, as several vendors were selling it. So I decided to buy some to make moussaka. Except I couldn’t remember how much I needed, and erred on… --- ## [Jurassic world dominion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jurassic-world-dominion/959234)
**Author:** [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2022, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jurassic-world-dominion/959234 "2022-07-17T22:00:58Z")
the teaser is out. it looks like a good time. Jurassic World Dominion - Official Trailer \[4K\] - YouTube some old friends return. --- ## [New documentary on GWAR on Shudder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-documentary-on-gwar-on-shudder/968044)
**Author:** [@Smid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smid)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2022, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-documentary-on-gwar-on-shudder/968044 "2022-07-17T21:57:50Z")
It appears that the new GWAR documentary is released on Shudder July 21st We’d only ever seen a couple of videos of them when they played over here, I think it was maybe 7-8 years ago, and we went to see them. Great fun… --- ## [The Cowboy Bebop dub is overrated](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cowboy-bebop-dub-is-overrated/968115)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2022, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cowboy-bebop-dub-is-overrated/968115 "2022-07-17T20:56:23Z")
I FINALLY started Cowboy Bebop the other day, because I heard it was amazing, and the English dub is the best ever. And, I’m going to be honest, I don’t think the dub is that good. I’m sure it was considered really good … --- ## [The Rolling Stones Turn 60](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rolling-stones-turn-60/967744)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2022, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rolling-stones-turn-60/967744 "2022-07-17T21:14:56Z")
This Tuesday, July 12, will mark 60 years since the Rolling Stones’ first performance, in London’s Marquee Club. I saw them in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas on November 1, 1981 – ZZ Top and the Fabulous Thunderbirds were the… --- ## [The Stammering Method of Acting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stammering-method-of-acting/968071)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2022, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stammering-method-of-acting/968071 "2022-07-17T18:06:24Z")
Watching an old ep of Colombo, with Roddy McDowell as the murderer, I’m reminded how much better of an actor he was prepuberty. In adulthood he lost all trace of naturalness and joined the school of acting that equated m… --- ## [Help me understand Red 5](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-red-5/968019)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2022, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-red-5/968019 "2022-07-17T16:09:19Z")
Sorry, probably a stupid question since I’m not well versed in that universe but… What are/is the Red 5? Was Luke a Red 5? Was Yoda? --- ## [Potato Pie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potato-pie/967993)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2022, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potato-pie/967993 "2022-07-17T13:51:40Z")
I wasn’t really sure where this one should go. MPSIMS seemed to make a little sense. Anyways, I have a question to go with it. So Cafe it is. As I’ve said before, I love variations on a theme, always did. And I discover… --- ## [What's the intention of "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-intention-of-whats-so-funny-bout-peace-love-and-understanding/964622)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2022, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-intention-of-whats-so-funny-bout-peace-love-and-understanding/964622 "2022-07-17T12:34:33Z")
I love this song. I think it’s the best thing both Nick Lowe and Elvis Costello have ever done, the best song Lowe has ever written and produced (for EC), and the best recording EC and the Attractions have ever made. But… --- ## [Long-lost episode of Sesame Street found](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-lost-episode-of-sesame-street-found/966867)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob1)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2022, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-lost-episode-of-sesame-street-found/966867 "2022-07-17T00:32:10Z")
A banned episode of Sesame Street from the 70s featuring the Wicked Witch of the West from Wizard of Oz was found. The episode was only shown once before being banned for being “too scary” for kids. --- ## [Is this what High Definition TV looks like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-what-high-definition-tv-looks-like/968033)
**Author:** [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2022, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-what-high-definition-tv-looks-like/968033 "2022-07-16T21:23:49Z")
I am awake most of the night and sometimes I am channel surfing tv shows. The other night I came across an episode of ‘House’ - the picture was really stretched out across the screen, and it was very sharp and clear. N… --- ## [Why Those Bizarre BUICK Adverts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-those-bizarre-buick-adverts/144101)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2022, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-those-bizarre-buick-adverts/144101 "2022-07-16T18:11:06Z")
Ok, I know that the late Harley Earle was a talented designer of cars…those “portholes” on the side of Buick cars (and the tailfins of the 1950’s) were part of his legacy. But why is GM resurrecting him (two tone shoes a… --- ## [Pet Peeve -- Big Underground Monsters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-peeve-big-underground-monsters/967943)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2022, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-peeve-big-underground-monsters/967943 "2022-07-16T14:05:04Z")
I realize that this is a classic image – the giant monster from beneath the ground, often a dragon or something. That it’s from a dark and shadowy underground lair just adds to the aura. Where would The Hobbit be without… --- ## [I finished watching Ozark and loved it. Now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finished-watching-ozark-and-loved-it-now-what/967882)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2022, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finished-watching-ozark-and-loved-it-now-what/967882 "2022-07-16T04:05:35Z")
The title says it all. I’m looking for another multi-season adult drama that is as rich and interesting as Ozark was. Any ideas? --- ## [Post the original versions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-the-original-versions/958879)
**Author:** [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2022, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-the-original-versions/958879 "2022-07-15T20:29:27Z")
In another post I was saying that I found Lowen and Navarro’s version of “We Belong” superior to Pat Benatar’s. @Mr. Dibble replied: Probably right. I mean, AIUI they often make a demo recording to present to people… --- ## [Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beavis-and-butt-head-do-the-universe/968018)
**Author:** [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2022, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beavis-and-butt-head-do-the-universe/968018 "2022-07-15T17:08:24Z")
Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe is a new movie, made by Titmouse Inc. Many fine people were involved in its production. Please join me in saying their names out loud. Angela Beevers Stephen Root Geoffrey Johnson … --- ## [Different magazines with the same cover at the same time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/different-magazines-with-the-same-cover-at-the-same-time/968004)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2022, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/different-magazines-with-the-same-cover-at-the-same-time/968004 "2022-07-15T15:06:45Z")
Magazines generally try to have covers that are attention grabbing (so that you’ll grab and buy the issue) and unique (so that they won’t be mistaken for another magazine). But sometimes magazines end up ion the newsstan… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=247) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=249)