# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=255 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 256 --- ## [Black Adam Trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-adam-trailer/965881)
**Author:** [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2022, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-adam-trailer/965881 "2022-06-10T02:44:24Z")
The first full trailer for Black Adam was just released. It looks good. However, I am worried that too many elements may be jammed in in order to make the Justice Society angle work, and it ends up being like Suicide Squ… --- ## [Dinner Time (again)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-time-again/965787)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2022, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-time-again/965787 "2022-06-09T22:05:46Z")
Tonight simple was the theme. Two new york strip steaks, a bit of salt and pepper, nice hot pan, cooked to 125ish internal, put on a plate and tented under foil to rest a bit. Eaten with some Mezzetta brand yellow chili… --- ## [Netflix may buy Roku](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-may-buy-roku/965917)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2022, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-may-buy-roku/965917 "2022-06-09T18:58:00Z")
And I think this is a terrible idea. Roku’s whole appeal is the fact that it’ll play multiple streaming services on your TV. --- ## [RIP Jim Seals (Seals & Crofts)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jim-seals-seals-crofts/965828)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2022, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jim-seals-seals-crofts/965828 "2022-06-09T14:01:34Z")
Jim Seals Dead: Seals and Crofts ‘Summer Breeze’ Singer Was 80 - Variety A friend posted of his passing on Facebook, without citation. I told him I couldn’t find anything in the news about it, and he replied: A music… --- ## [How strongly do you react to really bad writing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-strongly-do-you-react-to-really-bad-writing/964020)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2022, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-strongly-do-you-react-to-really-bad-writing/964020 "2022-06-09T08:51:42Z")
Are you willing to deal with it long enough to get through a fiction or non-fiction work in hopes that the story/subject will be worthwhile, or do you give up because you can’t cope with the pain? I just quit on a novel… --- ## [What was your childhood cartoon identity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-childhood-cartoon-identity/965504)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2022, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-childhood-cartoon-identity/965504 "2022-06-09T05:22:13Z")
By “cartoon identity” I mean, which grouip would your childhood self say he/she is the biggest fan of? poll --- ## [The #1 song on iTunes is Kate Bush 🤯](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-1-song-on-itunes-is-kate-bush/965373)
**Author:** [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2022, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-1-song-on-itunes-is-kate-bush/965373 "2022-06-09T02:37:42Z")
Right now, as I write, the number one song on iTunes is “Running Up That Hill” by Kate Bush. A song almost 40 years old. A song that obsessed me, decades ago. Apparently it features prominently in the new “Stranger Thi… --- ## [How Much of Sgt Pepper could the Beatles have performed live in 1967?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-of-sgt-pepper-could-the-beatles-have-performed-live-in-1967/965512)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2022, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-of-sgt-pepper-could-the-beatles-have-performed-live-in-1967/965512 "2022-06-09T01:59:15Z")
Let’s say the Beatles decided to resume touring to promote Sgt Pepper. How much of the album could they have performed live? Within you Without you would require Indian musicians to join the Beatles on tour. A Day in th… --- ## [The phrase, "rock and roll", a new take](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-phrase-rock-and-roll-a-new-take/965889)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2022, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-phrase-rock-and-roll-a-new-take/965889 "2022-06-08T22:42:00Z")
I guess most of us know Alan Freed was credited with at least making the phrase famous. And it is listed as first being used in 1922. But I came across a version of it in the famous ballad written by Wallace Saunders, “T… --- ## [Did you ever buy anything from those old 70s era comic book ads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-buy-anything-from-those-old-70s-era-comic-book-ads/965505)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2022, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-buy-anything-from-those-old-70s-era-comic-book-ads/965505 "2022-06-08T14:34:14Z")
Continuing the discussion from Tropes you got confused with reality: The discussion side-tracked a bit to Charles Atlas and Sea Monkeys, and I thought this would make a good thread on its own. Did you ever order any X-… --- ## [Your restaurant order priorities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-restaurant-order-priorities/965676)
**Author:** [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2022, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-restaurant-order-priorities/965676 "2022-06-08T14:21:11Z")
When you order in a restaurant do prioritize Price (You don’t mind spending the money, but you want to get the best value.) Nutrition (You’ll spend more to get the healthier meal, even if it’s not as filling.) or Tast… --- ## [From - tv series on Epix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-tv-series-on-epix/965854)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2022, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-tv-series-on-epix/965854 "2022-06-08T13:07:21Z")
Anyone watch this? I have to tell you, I kind of need to small-spoil a bit to draw people in. The pilot episode, at least from my memory, did not really set up the show as well as it could. Anyway, I think I should point… --- ## [Mariah Carey being sued by Vince Vance over "All I Want for Christmas is You"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mariah-carey-being-sued-by-vince-vance-over-all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you/965683)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2022, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mariah-carey-being-sued-by-vince-vance-over-all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you/965683 "2022-06-07T20:32:02Z")
Love it or hate it, there’s no denying the mass appeal of Mariah Carey’s seminal Christmas hit “All I Want for Christmas is You”. Released in 1994, it’s the one and only holiday song to have sold 10 million or more copi… --- ## [Unnecessary Age Differences Between Characters and Actors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unnecessary-age-differences-between-characters-and-actors/965738)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2022, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unnecessary-age-differences-between-characters-and-actors/965738 "2022-06-07T20:28:00Z")
It’s normal for actors to play characters of a different age; it’s easier to hire a 20-year-old to play a 16 year old for a few years than to get a 16-year old and hope he doesn’t change appearance too much (and also dea… --- ## [Shawshank Redemption: a question about timing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shawshank-redemption-a-question-about-timing/964344)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2022, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shawshank-redemption-a-question-about-timing/964344 "2022-06-07T19:01:26Z")
How does Andy Dufresne have time to clean out the bank accounts and get out of state before the alarm on his escape goes out? I presume that prisons have an early rise and shine while banks- well, keep banker’s hours. An… --- ## [What happened to the USA Network programming?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-usa-network-programming/965794)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2022, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-usa-network-programming/965794 "2022-06-07T14:37:40Z")
The USA Network had a great lineup of shows between 2002-2015. Monk,Burn Notice,Psych and In Plain Sight are my 4 favorites. They were fresh and very original. I liked the mix of drama and comedy in them. There’s an ar… --- ## [The Lincoln Lawyer (Netflix series) (OPEN SPOILERS AFTER FIRST POST)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lincoln-lawyer-netflix-series-open-spoilers-after-first-post/964467)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2022, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lincoln-lawyer-netflix-series-open-spoilers-after-first-post/964467 "2022-06-06T16:52:03Z")
The Lincoln Lawyer, a Netflix TV series based on Michael Connelly’s second Mickey Haller book, The Brass Verdict, dropped its first 10-episode season on Friday. I’ve read the first four books in the series, and enjoyed … --- ## [Have we just had a visit from Bowerick Wowbagger the Infinitely Prolonged?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-we-just-had-a-visit-from-bowerick-wowbagger-the-infinitely-prolonged/965725)
**Author:** [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2022, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-we-just-had-a-visit-from-bowerick-wowbagger-the-infinitely-prolonged/965725 "2022-06-06T13:18:12Z")
This just has me giggling for some reason. To sign up to post one thing, namely an insult of one specific person before seemingly departing reminded me strongly of something but I had to think for ages before I remember… --- ## [What actors have hardly ever made a bad movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actors-have-hardly-ever-made-a-bad-movie/965462)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2022, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actors-have-hardly-ever-made-a-bad-movie/965462 "2022-06-06T10:26:37Z")
See, so I would not count John Cazale because he died very young and really did not make too many movies. I also don’t have a big number in mind for how many movies someone has to make to count as enough. Just, you know,… --- ## [The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unbearable-weight-of-massive-talent/964631)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2022, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unbearable-weight-of-massive-talent/964631 "2022-06-06T05:36:29Z")
Like many of you I am in an abusive relationship. With Nicolas Cage. In his attempt to appear in every movie on the planet he keeps putting out shit and I keep watching it. Actually went to a matinee yesterday on comp… --- ## [Bosch is back! (May 2022)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bosch-is-back-may-2022/964090)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2022, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bosch-is-back-may-2022/964090 "2022-06-05T21:31:39Z")
Only 4 episodes. :face\_with\_diagonal\_mouth: I wish we could go back to seasons with 20+ episodes. Oh well. I wish I could fit into my college jeans, too. --- ## [Is Scott Adams now trying to attack Covid vaccines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-scott-adams-now-trying-to-attack-covid-vaccines/965625)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2022, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-scott-adams-now-trying-to-attack-covid-vaccines/965625 "2022-06-05T18:36:50Z")
His latest arc is that Dilbert’s tech company has switched to being a “Big Pharm” company. Today’s strip has Dilbert saying that their latest tests show that their drugs kill people, and PHB says they’ll bribe their way… --- ## [Why is vanilla the most common flavor for yogurt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-vanilla-the-most-common-flavor-for-yogurt/965315)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2022, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-vanilla-the-most-common-flavor-for-yogurt/965315 "2022-06-05T14:18:09Z")
So look at the yogurt case at the grocery store. The most common variety of any type of yogurt—Greek, Skyr, … American (?)—is plain. That makes perfect sense. Yogurt is a basic food and a lot of people eat it plain or us… --- ## [University of Notre Dame changes lyrics to Victory March](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/university-of-notre-dame-changes-lyrics-to-victory-march/965685)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2022, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/university-of-notre-dame-changes-lyrics-to-victory-march/965685 "2022-06-05T03:21:59Z")
Notre Dame’s fight song, which debuted in 1908, is getting an update to commemorate the 50th anniversary of women first being admitted to the university. “While her loyal sons are marching onward to victory” in the la… --- ## [Turning Red: New Pixar movie on Disney+ (SPOILERS AFTER OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turning-red-new-pixar-movie-on-disney-spoilers-after-op/960924)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2022, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turning-red-new-pixar-movie-on-disney-spoilers-after-op/960924 "2022-06-05T01:28:24Z")
Turning Red, the newest movie from Disney/Pixar, debuted today on Disney+. So, let’s talk about it. --- ## [It was the third of June, another sleepy, dusty Delta day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-the-third-of-june-another-sleepy-dusty-delta-day/965634)
**Author:** [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2022, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-the-third-of-june-another-sleepy-dusty-delta-day/965634 "2022-06-05T00:49:00Z")
We haven’t done this one in a while. I was out choppin’ cotton, and my brother was balin’ hay --- ## [NBC penguin - not peacock](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbc-penguin-not-peacock/965663)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2022, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbc-penguin-not-peacock/965663 "2022-06-04T23:39:38Z")
Back in the 1960’s, NBC intro’d its color programs with a peacock. 1962 NBC Laramie Peacock - YouTube . However - on October 24, 1967, NBC was about to show “A Hard Day’s Night” (with the Beatles), which was filmed in b… --- ## [Raised by Wolves on HBO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raised-by-wolves-on-hbo/919796)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2022, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raised-by-wolves-on-hbo/919796 "2022-06-04T18:16:59Z")
It’s very good so far , I saw the 1st episode. It’s sci fi. There are 3 episodes out now. It’s about people leaving earth because the planet is no longer livable. --- ## [What's the name of this book?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-this-book/965650)
**Author:** [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2022, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-this-book/965650 "2022-06-04T16:55:16Z")
It’s right on the tip of my tongue, a gruesome gloomy non-fiction about settlers - Minnesota? - on the great plains going mad and killing themselves. Not a recent book, not a scientific work with statistics and footno… --- ## [Repetition Is Very Good - Song ID](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repetition-is-very-good-song-id/965651)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2022, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repetition-is-very-good-song-id/965651 "2022-06-04T14:00:35Z")
Repetition! Repetition! Repetition is very, very, very, very, good, good, good! Very, very good! Who did it? (Link to video?) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=254) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=256)