# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=256 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 257 --- ## [Beavis and Butt-head Do the Universe, new movie out June 23](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beavis-and-butt-head-do-the-universe-new-movie-out-june-23/965621)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2022, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beavis-and-butt-head-do-the-universe-new-movie-out-june-23/965621 "2022-06-04T08:38:48Z")
For those of you who can’t get enough of Beavis and Butt-head, they’re back in a new movie. They look to be about as stupid as ever. Too bad it’s only coming out on Paramount+ which I don’t have. I’m hoping there’s anot… --- ## [Death Star designer dies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-star-designer-dies/964937)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2022, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-star-designer-dies/964937 "2022-06-04T06:41:44Z")
Darth devastated. --- ## [Help me find this movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-this-movie/956600)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2022, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-this-movie/956600 "2022-06-04T02:20:15Z")
90’s or so. Probably a comedy, but I’m not sure. There’s a very funny scene, where the Mexican housekeeper and her brother (the handyman, maybe?), who have been shown not being able to speak or understand English, are … --- ## [References you use or think, that no one will get](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/references-you-use-or-think-that-no-one-will-get/921458)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2022, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/references-you-use-or-think-that-no-one-will-get/921458 "2022-06-04T01:46:40Z")
When someone says something I find bizarre, I’ll say (or think) \*\*‘For why, Keats? For Why?’ When someone mentions ‘shock and awe’, I think \*\*‘Leonard James Shockanawe’. \*\* \*\*\* --- ## [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - May 2022 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-may-2022-edition/963718)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2022, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-may-2022-edition/963718 "2022-06-03T21:26:31Z")
Here we are, another April in the can, another year older- and according to my 20 something offspring, I am officially ancient. May is upon us, green grass, leafy trees and flowers if you’re north of the equator, cooler … --- ## [Streamers Subscription Strategy; Staying Solvent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/streamers-subscription-strategy-staying-solvent/965627)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2022, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/streamers-subscription-strategy-staying-solvent/965627 "2022-06-03T17:05:34Z")
Continuing the discussion from Beavis and Butt-head Do the Universe, new movie out June 23: Our plan is to Subscribe to many of the lesser ones for only 2 months a year. We do Prime and HBOMax year round, Netflix for 6… --- ## [The hours at Monks {Seinfeld Diner}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hours-at-monks-seinfeld-diner/965596)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2022, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hours-at-monks-seinfeld-diner/965596 "2022-06-03T16:24:10Z")
I just watched the Seinfeld episode “The Beard” for the umpteenth time. There is a sign in Monks that has the hours of: Mon 6:30-2:00 Tues 6:30-2:00 Wed 6:30-2:30 Thur 6:30-2:00 Fri 6:30-3:00 Sat 7:00-2:30 Closed … --- ## [Songs about other musicians](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-other-musicians/959255)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2022, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-other-musicians/959255 "2022-06-03T15:03:30Z")
A favorite topic for musicians is songs about other musicians. Herte is a place for them. Here’s a tune about Neko Case: And this one is supposedly about Lydia Lunch Your turn… --- ## [Jon Arbuckle, cartoonist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-arbuckle-cartoonist/926308)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2022, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-arbuckle-cartoonist/926308 "2022-06-03T15:01:32Z")
Jon Arbuckle is introduced in the very first Garfield strip as a cartoonist, but since then I think we’ve seen him only very rarely at the drawing board. What do we know about Arbuckle’s career and artwork? It seems cl… --- ## [Using "Kragle" on Adult Lego Kits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-kragle-on-adult-lego-kits/965509)
**Author:** [@Frazzled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frazzled)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2022, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-kragle-on-adult-lego-kits/965509 "2022-06-03T11:32:49Z")
A few months ago I bought one of the Lego Creator Kits for the Titanic: LEGO® Titanic 10294 | LEGO® Icons | Buy. I’ve been fascinated with that ship since I was a little kid so as soon as I saw the kit I knew I had to bu… --- ## [Need pork chop recipes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-pork-chop-recipes/965537)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2022, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-pork-chop-recipes/965537 "2022-06-03T11:17:55Z")
I WAS going to cook them in Dixie Fry (kinda like Shake’N’Bake), but I’ve only ever used that for chicken, and these aren’t 1" chops, or even 1/2". They’re more like cutlets (1/4" or so thick). Any ideas? TIA --- ## [Movies in the Summer of 1982 -- 40 years ago](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-in-the-summer-of-1982-40-years-ago/965513)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2022, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-in-the-summer-of-1982-40-years-ago/965513 "2022-06-02T14:59:45Z")
It’s almost exactly 45 years since the first Star Wars movie opened. (It played for over a year in the same theater in Boston – now sadly torn down), and I saw it again on the TNT Marathon last weekend. But I’m thinking … --- ## [Tropes you got confused with reality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tropes-you-got-confused-with-reality/965225)
**Author:** [@Trisha\_Gaurav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trisha_Gaurav)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2022, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tropes-you-got-confused-with-reality/965225 "2022-06-02T06:25:26Z")
Because of movies like Bambi, The Lion King and Tarzan I grew up believing that animals hear each other speak English and the reason we can’t hear animals speak English is because our ears aren’t as sharp as theirs, and … --- ## [Please help me locate a recording from Prairie Home Companion 12/24/16](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-locate-a-recording-from-prairie-home-companion-12-24-16/965540)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2022, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-locate-a-recording-from-prairie-home-companion-12-24-16/965540 "2022-06-02T04:22:17Z")
The DiGiallonardo Sisters performed a parody version of “Do You Hear What I Hear?” on, I believe, 12/24/16’s edition of Prairie Home Companion. Said the little lamb to the shepherd boy… “BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!” The… --- ## [Prohibition (Ken Burns)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prohibition-ken-burns/965275)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2022, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prohibition-ken-burns/965275 "2022-06-02T03:47:21Z")
I recently watched the Burns documentary on Prohibition. I had just a basic knowledge of the 18th amendment and it’s repeal. I had heard of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union, Al Capone and speakeasies, about all t… --- ## [Which magazines still run cartoons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-magazines-still-run-cartoons/965502)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2022, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-magazines-still-run-cartoons/965502 "2022-06-02T03:29:36Z")
Back when Playboy abruptly changed its format, they tossed out cartoons. They changed their minds shortly after, and soon cartoons, along with nude photos, were back. But now Playboy itself is gone. I recall it being sa… --- ## [What should I do with these ceramic La Fermiere yogurt containers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-with-these-ceramic-la-fermiere-yogurt-containers/965510)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2022, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-with-these-ceramic-la-fermiere-yogurt-containers/965510 "2022-06-02T01:54:35Z")
Ever since my favorite yogurt became available at my local grocery store, I’ve been saving the nice ceramic containers that it comes in. The containers just seem way too nice to toss into the recycling bin. I’ve now am… --- ## ["Good day, sir. . ."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-day-sir/502448)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2022, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-day-sir/502448 "2022-06-01T21:18:33Z")
I said good day." This line, usually said by an indignant character who has just told someone off, seems to pop up every now and then in comedies. Does anyone know it’s origins? The first time I can recall hearing it is… --- ## [Rich Vos uses racist slurs against Indigenous members of audience in Winnipeg comedy show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rich-vos-uses-racist-slurs-against-indigenous-members-of-audience-in-winnipeg-comedy-show/965351)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2022, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rich-vos-uses-racist-slurs-against-indigenous-members-of-audience-in-winnipeg-comedy-show/965351 "2022-06-01T17:51:22Z")
Richard Vos was appearing over the weekend at a comedy club in Winnipeg. For some reason he began directing remarks at a table of Indigenous women, suggesting they were drunk and he hoped they got ticketed on their way h… --- ## [What song is this](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-this/965452)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2022, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-this/965452 "2022-06-01T15:01:10Z")
I cant place it. Its a late 60’s early 70s song that evokes feelings of summer…im gonna post the phrasing which may throw people so concentrate on the ‘aieee aiee yii yiiis’ cause thats the only part in certain of. Its a… --- ## [Canned Heat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canned-heat/965374)
**Author:** [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2022, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canned-heat/965374 "2022-06-01T02:42:29Z")
They were a bit before my time, although their hits got enough airplay for me to have always heard them. Not long ago, I saw some videos from their set at Woodstock and other performances. They sure didn’t look as I’d im… --- ## [Looking for poem in James Burke documentary, Connections/Day the Universe Changed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-poem-in-james-burke-documentary-connections-day-the-universe-changed/965144)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2022, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-poem-in-james-burke-documentary-connections-day-the-universe-changed/965144 "2022-06-01T01:49:54Z")
For the last six or so months I’ve been rewatching the James Burke documentaries Connections, The Day the Universe Changed, Connections 3. I half watched Connections 2 but it went a bit too fast for my liking. In one of… --- ## [Saw Steely Dan Tour 2022!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-steely-dan-tour-2022/965247)
**Author:** [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2022, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-steely-dan-tour-2022/965247 "2022-05-31T20:48:09Z")
At Hollywood Bowl! Don Fagen was incredible. At 74, I’m guessing this is his last tour, but they had a great almost two-hour setlist: Night By Night Hey 18 Black Friday Kid Charlemagne Time Out of Mind (incredible) … --- ## [Is Gul Dukat the most likable "bad guy" on a TV series?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-gul-dukat-the-most-likable-bad-guy-on-a-tv-series/963235)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2022, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-gul-dukat-the-most-likable-bad-guy-on-a-tv-series/963235 "2022-05-31T19:39:24Z")
Apropos of the ongoing thread on whether Andy Sipowitz is the most unlikable “good guy” on a TV series, is Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’s Gul Dukat the most likable “bad guy” on TV? As Prefect of Bajor, then under Cardass… --- ## [Question About Shakespeare: Will](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-shakespeare-will/755969)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2022, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-shakespeare-will/755969 "2022-05-31T18:01:07Z")
One of the oft-repeated fun facts about William Shakespeare’s Last Will and Testament is that he bequeathed to his widow (Anne Hathaway) his second-best bed. Do historians know who got his VERY best bed? --- ## [Ronnie Hawkins, RIP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ronnie-hawkins-rip/965398)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2022, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ronnie-hawkins-rip/965398 "2022-05-31T17:05:17Z")
He was 87. I saw him live twice, he was amazing. The first time was at the El Macombo in Toronto, I was barely old enough to get in. I’d never seen anything like it. A really great voice and a one of a kind entertaine… --- ## [What Is This Opera Song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-opera-song/965251)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2022, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-opera-song/965251 "2022-05-31T15:16:30Z")
Playing in the background of this video? --- ## [RIP Norm MacDonald](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-norm-macdonald/950662)
**Author:** [@borschevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/borschevsky)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2022, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-norm-macdonald/950662 "2022-05-31T14:26:22Z")
One of my favourites. Damn. --- ## [Ray Liotta passes away at 67](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ray-liotta-passes-away-at-67/965154)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2022, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ray-liotta-passes-away-at-67/965154 "2022-05-31T14:19:22Z")
Liotta earned his lifetime pass as Henry Hill in the iconic Goodfellas. Many will also remember a young Liotta as Shoeless Joe Jackson in Field of Dreams. --- ## [Kids in the Hall 2022 (Amazon series)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-in-the-hall-2022-amazon-series/964395)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2022, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-in-the-hall-2022-amazon-series/964395 "2022-05-31T01:39:07Z")
Anyone watch the reboot of greatest sketch comedy troupe of all time on Amazon Prime? New season dropped today! I watched the first episode, and, while the boys are a bit older and doughier (aren’t we all?), they still … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=255) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=257)