# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=252 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 253 --- ## [Norm from cheers would be amused at this](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norm-from-cheers-would-be-amused-at-this/966717)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2022, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norm-from-cheers-would-be-amused-at-this/966717 "2022-06-28T08:40:59Z")
Remember there was a running joke where norm and cliff would go to this restaurant and eat a cross-between imitation almost real food? and the bef would be explained as somewhat real meat but not quite? well today I f… --- ## [Do you read/watch negative reviews of your favorites?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-read-watch-negative-reviews-of-your-favorites/966861)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2022, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-read-watch-negative-reviews-of-your-favorites/966861 "2022-06-27T17:40:50Z")
Let’s say you like a movie called “Killer Wombats.” You often rewatch it, you read information about it, etc. One day you see an article or video called “Why Killer Wombats was a bad movie!” Do you read it or click on th… --- ## [Depicting crazy ala A Beautiful Mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/depicting-crazy-ala-a-beautiful-mind/966870)
**Author:** [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2022, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/depicting-crazy-ala-a-beautiful-mind/966870 "2022-06-27T13:07:23Z")
A Beautiful Mind was the first time I’d ever seen crazy depicted like this. However, since then, I’ve seen multiple examples of crazy being signaled by the discovery of some room where a huge tangle of strings connects a… --- ## [Heres some dune 2 (movie)news](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-some-dune-2-movie-news/966623)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2022, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-some-dune-2-movie-news/966623 "2022-06-27T07:24:17Z")
I have just seen this and sorry dumb msn put it in a slide show but it’s a short one and Christopher walken can add yet another part to his impressive resume : Christopher Walken taking on the role of Emperor Shadd… --- ## [First World Problem: How Do I Order a Sweetened Latte at Starbucks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-world-problem-how-do-i-order-a-sweetened-latte-at-starbucks/966927)
**Author:** [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2022, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-world-problem-how-do-i-order-a-sweetened-latte-at-starbucks/966927 "2022-06-27T04:11:11Z")
This is as Firsty as First-World problems get but it bugs me. I like my lattes sweetened but it’s all but impossible to add granulated sugar to foamed milk. So for a while I would ask for the cup first so I could add su… --- ## [New Downton Abbey movie in 2022 - Robert Crawley](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-downton-abbey-movie-in-2022-robert-crawley/951235)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2022, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-downton-abbey-movie-in-2022-robert-crawley/951235 "2022-06-27T03:57:34Z")
I know that there’ll be a new Downton Abbey movie in 2022. But Hugh Bonneville, who plays Robert Crawley, has lost a lot of weight. What kind of a story will they build around that to explain it? --- ## [Is the Star Trek transporter inspired by The Fly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-star-trek-transporter-inspired-by-the-fly/953549)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2022, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-star-trek-transporter-inspired-by-the-fly/953549 "2022-06-27T02:55:25Z")
I’m watching The Fly 1958 Halloween evening. André Delambre (Al Hedison) experiments transferring plates, newspapers, and a cat from one room to another. He tragically experiments on himself. Did Roddenberry rip off th… --- ## [Aftermath of the Jiff peanut butter recall](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aftermath-of-the-jiff-peanut-butter-recall/966419)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2022, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aftermath-of-the-jiff-peanut-butter-recall/966419 "2022-06-26T23:47:18Z")
I went to replace the jar of Jiff I threw out. Aside from the micro brands and store branded peanut butter there was nothing but wall to wall Skippy for sale. Their sales staff must be going nuts! --- ## [Bill Penzey flips out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-penzey-flips-out/958018)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2022, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-penzey-flips-out/958018 "2022-06-26T22:22:45Z")
Bill’s always been a little weird, but this time I think he’s been snorting his spices a bit too much. Hope it doesn’t hurt business too much - Penzeys is my main spice supplier. --- ## [Car buying scene-Oceans 11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-buying-scene-oceans-11/735208)
**Author:** [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2022, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-buying-scene-oceans-11/735208 "2022-06-26T20:31:18Z")
I found the car buying scene in Oceans 11 totally bizarre; I saw some good humor in it, but, I couldn’t quite get the point of Billy Ten Denim’s actions. He was always looking away, and seemed like he didn’t care abou… --- ## [Battlebots '21](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlebots-21/939368)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2022, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlebots-21/939368 "2022-06-26T03:22:38Z")
So, anything going on in reality TV right now? American Ninja Warrior? Dancing With The Stars? America’s Got Talent? Masterchef? That other Masterchef? Is World of Dance even a thing anymore? So it’s just American Idol? … --- ## [John Lennon was Murdered 40 Years Ago Today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-lennon-was-murdered-40-years-ago-today/927567)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2022, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-lennon-was-murdered-40-years-ago-today/927567 "2022-06-26T00:48:03Z")
Oddly I do not remember where I was when I heard. I remember the sense of gloom. It lasted for days. -=Linky=- --- ## [The Thing movie question: Spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thing-movie-question-spoilers/966403)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2022, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thing-movie-question-spoilers/966403 "2022-06-25T14:26:33Z")
As I recall it, they --- ## [Are non-American movies likelier to let the bad guys win, or kill off good guys?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-non-american-movies-likelier-to-let-the-bad-guys-win-or-kill-off-good-guys/966711)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2022, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-non-american-movies-likelier-to-let-the-bad-guys-win-or-kill-off-good-guys/966711 "2022-06-25T03:21:44Z")
While watching Top Gun Maverick a few days ago, it occurred to me that the notion that “The hero must never die, the good guys must win in the end, and if necessary, create a deus ex machina to get your good guys out of … --- ## ['What's the drug for?' and other interesting commercials](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-drug-for-and-other-interesting-commercials/966644)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2022, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-drug-for-and-other-interesting-commercials/966644 "2022-06-24T16:31:45Z")
There are myriad commercials for prescription drugs. Since we don’t need any of them, it’s not important; but we never know what the drug is for. They say when the commercial starts, and then never mention what it’s fo… --- ## [Jenny Nicholson: a drily sarcastic trenchant pop culture vlogger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jenny-nicholson-a-drily-sarcastic-trenchant-pop-culture-vlogger/925918)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2022, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jenny-nicholson-a-drily-sarcastic-trenchant-pop-culture-vlogger/925918 "2022-06-24T15:46:02Z")
I’ve been obsessing over the YouTube channel of Jenny Nicholson – https://www.youtube.com/user/JennyENicholson – and I just wanted to share the love. She covers pop culture generally, but here main interests include: A… --- ## [How does Hell's Kitchen get away with so much swearing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-hells-kitchen-get-away-with-so-much-swearing/966714)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2022, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-hells-kitchen-get-away-with-so-much-swearing/966714 "2022-06-24T03:20:23Z")
I love Hell’s Kitchen, but I only really started watching it a few seasons back. So lately I’ve been watching the older seasons on Prime. And what jumps out at me watching the shows back to back is just how much swearing… --- ## [Snake in the Grass - Survivor + The Mole - August 1, 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snake-in-the-grass-survivor-the-mole-august-1-2022/966710)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2022, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snake-in-the-grass-survivor-the-mole-august-1-2022/966710 "2022-06-23T22:29:08Z")
It also has former contestants from Survivor and other reality shows on it. I’m really interested and thought some of you might be as well. The Mole was one of my favorite reality shows and Survivor remains one of my fav… --- ## [Helen Hunt's mouth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/helen-hunts-mouth/854555)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2022, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/helen-hunts-mouth/854555 "2022-06-23T08:08:15Z")
Recent photos of Helen Hunt have left me puzzled; there is something going on with her mouth. I don’t think it is merely aging, it seems almost syndrome-y. I thought at first it was “smoker’s lips”, but after doing the … --- ## [New Roland Emmerich film battles the f\*in Moon!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-roland-emmerich-film-battles-the-f-in-moon/956804)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2022, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-roland-emmerich-film-battles-the-f-in-moon/956804 "2022-06-22T23:46:39Z")
How does the creator of disaster films like Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow and 2012 outdo himself? Get ready to fight the f’in Moon in “Moonfall”! Really? --- ## [Jurassic World Dominion Question (Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jurassic-world-dominion-question-spoilers/966066)
**Author:** [@ishamael69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ishamael69)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2022, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jurassic-world-dominion-question-spoilers/966066 "2022-06-22T20:55:52Z")
So just watched the new Jurassic World:Dominion movie. Haven’t followed all of the others very close, so maybe I missed something. When the hero’s first meet Tim Cook Dodgson, he is nearly incoherent and asking Ramsey … --- ## [Independence Day \[Spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/independence-day-spoilers/966590)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2022, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/independence-day-spoilers/966590 "2022-06-22T20:37:23Z")
Not spoiling because it is an older film. Deal with it. I tpisses me off, there are freaking ALIENS overhead. No shit for real aliens. Right overhead. Surrounding the earth. SO the gnarly dude who has been claiming for… --- ## [Should Christopher Walken be allowed to touch Stonehenge?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-christopher-walken-be-allowed-to-touch-stonehenge/963177)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2022, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-christopher-walken-be-allowed-to-touch-stonehenge/963177 "2022-06-22T20:03:49Z")
Mr. Walken is now appearing in a British series called “The Outlaws”, created by and starring Stephen Merchant. Mrs. solost and I watched ep 1, and I had mixed feelings about it. I settled in expecting to enjoy some love… --- ## [The best closing lines/stanzas in songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-closing-lines-stanzas-in-songs/958878)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2022, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-closing-lines-stanzas-in-songs/958878 "2022-06-22T13:51:54Z")
Inspired by the this thread and my own posting of Bob Dylan examples, I’m now listening to “The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan” and noticed once more what a great song “Masters of War” is. You can’t attack the “military-industri… --- ## [What was the best episode of Columbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-best-episode-of-columbo/966126)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2022, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-best-episode-of-columbo/966126 "2022-06-22T11:04:47Z")
And why is it Ransom for a Dead Man? Lee Grant kills her husband, dumps the body, and tells police he was kidnaped.\* She and Columbo then match wits for the rest of the movie. It’s a real joy to watch Grant and Falk tog… --- ## [The Karaoke Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-karaoke-thread/966595)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2022, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-karaoke-thread/966595 "2022-06-22T10:59:42Z")
For reports of your karaoke adventures. It had been about three years since I’d last been able to do karaoke-- two songs on the Carnival Sunrise cruise to The Bahamas-- prior to May 4, 2022, when Mom and I went to a bar… --- ## [Explanations of massive futuristic constructions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explanations-of-massive-futuristic-constructions/966494)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2022, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explanations-of-massive-futuristic-constructions/966494 "2022-06-22T02:35:40Z")
In a thread on UFOs, someone mentioned a mothership half the size of th moon. And I thought of this while watching Dune, where they had all of these massive constructions - both on planets and in space. What movies, bo… --- ## [Help me find this animated short - monkey, pomegranate, bus station](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-this-animated-short-monkey-pomegranate-bus-station/966460)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2022, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-this-animated-short-monkey-pomegranate-bus-station/966460 "2022-06-21T22:10:51Z")
So I was reading the New Yorker on line and one of the videos interspersed through the text caught my attention (I usually try not to let them disrupt my reading). I forget the title but I’m pretty sure it had “bus stat… --- ## [How do I prepare for my first ballet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-prepare-for-my-first-ballet/965401)
**Author:** [@Nature\_s\_Call](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nature_s_Call)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2022, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-prepare-for-my-first-ballet/965401 "2022-06-21T21:57:27Z")
We are going to see Swan Lake by the National Ballet of Canada. I’ve listened to the music many times over the years, replacing my worn out cassette tape with a CD, and now MP3s. I’m looking forward to see the music co… --- ## [New Adam Conover series on Netflix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-adam-conover-series-on-netflix/966527)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2022, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-adam-conover-series-on-netflix/966527 "2022-06-21T20:04:39Z")
Adam Conover, star of “Adam Ruins Everything”, has a new series called “The G Word With Adam Conover”. Pretty much the same type of show, but it focuses in on how our government works…and doesn’t work. The first week w… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=251) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=253)