# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=263 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 264 --- ## [We Own This City: The Wire the New Generation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-own-this-city-the-wire-the-new-generation/963549)
**Author:** [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2022, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-own-this-city-the-wire-the-new-generation/963549 "2022-04-27T16:41:25Z")
So, has anyone else watched the first episode of “We Own This City”? It’s a new HBO miniseries from a lot of the guys who made The Wire. As per Wikipedia: We Own This City is an American miniseries based on the nonfic… --- ## [Should there be a final remake of the Pearl Harbor attack?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-there-be-a-final-remake-of-the-pearl-harbor-attack/963424)
**Author:** [@Crane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crane)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2022, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-there-be-a-final-remake-of-the-pearl-harbor-attack/963424 "2022-04-27T14:04:13Z")
Most of the story remains untold by Hollywood: Army Navy contention for coastal defense Navy studies using the Lexington to simulate attacks Army responsibility for defense of Hawaiian Islands Army defense preparatio… --- ## [Who is this singing "Sugar Sugar" with Kurt Russell?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-singing-sugar-sugar-with-kurt-russell/953342)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2022, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-singing-sugar-sugar-with-kurt-russell/953342 "2022-04-27T07:02:35Z")
This is from “Disneyland Showtime”, an episode of The Wonderful World Of Disney from 1970, Starring Kurt Russell and The Osmonds. At 23’ 40" Kurt is onstage singing “Sugar Sugar” with a Red headed and mustachioed dude t… --- ## [Alcoholic recovery organizations on film/tv that aren't AA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcoholic-recovery-organizations-on-film-tv-that-arent-aa/963484)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2022, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcoholic-recovery-organizations-on-film-tv-that-arent-aa/963484 "2022-04-26T23:16:18Z")
I’ve seen a number of shows over the years that involve alcoholics or other addicts go through the process of recovery (most recently, Season 2 of The Flight Attendant) and as far as I can remember, all of them involve … --- ## [Making Japanese Fish Dishes At Home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-japanese-fish-dishes-at-home/943808)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2022, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-japanese-fish-dishes-at-home/943808 "2022-04-26T09:53:20Z")
I’ve been trying to eat healthy, and although I eat fish fairly frequently would like to eat it more. I feel I have mastered mussels, Jerk Shrimp and Masala batter. But I have been reluctant to try chirashi or sashimi … --- ## [Is Netflix in trouble?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-netflix-in-trouble/963296)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2022, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-netflix-in-trouble/963296 "2022-04-26T01:48:09Z")
Netflix lost 200,000 subscribers in the first quarter of 2022, and they say password sharing is the main reason. Um, they also lost the rights to a lot of shows, including Star Trek and, I believe, Avatar: The Last Airb… --- ## [What Classical Melody Is Being Used In This (1993) Pop Song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-classical-melody-is-being-used-in-this-1993-pop-song/963445)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2022, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-classical-melody-is-being-used-in-this-1993-pop-song/963445 "2022-04-26T00:37:31Z")
“Go West,” by the Pet Shop Boys, who were themselves re-doing a Village People song from two decades earlier. The melody may also be familiar to people who worship at churches that utilize contemporary praise & worship.… --- ## [Utterly dopey characters who are actually very good at their job](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/utterly-dopey-characters-who-are-actually-very-good-at-their-job/963255)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2022, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/utterly-dopey-characters-who-are-actually-very-good-at-their-job/963255 "2022-04-25T20:30:23Z")
Note: I would like to preemptively disqualify the various flavors of “absent-minded scientist” from this discussion or they’ll drown out everything else. We can take them as a given. I’m also not really talking about th… --- ## [What in the Heck Did I Just Watch or 134 Minutes I'll Never Get Back](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-in-the-heck-did-i-just-watch-or-134-minutes-ill-never-get-back/920693)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2022, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-in-the-heck-did-i-just-watch-or-134-minutes-ill-never-get-back/920693 "2022-04-25T18:26:50Z")
Has anyone else slogged through “I’m Thinking of Ending Things”? I started watching it Sunday and gave up within 5-10 minutes. It was boring - 2 people in a car talking. I decided to give it another shot yesterday. They … --- ## [How to make cheesy potatoes from fresh, not frozen potatoes? (Need answer kinda fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-make-cheesy-potatoes-from-fresh-not-frozen-potatoes-need-answer-kinda-fast/962923)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2022, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-make-cheesy-potatoes-from-fresh-not-frozen-potatoes-need-answer-kinda-fast/962923 "2022-04-25T15:48:43Z")
We’re having Easter with my wife’s family, which now that her parents are getting on in age, is rotated among her siblings, and it’s a potluck in which we all bring a dish. My wife volunteered to make her family’s belove… --- ## [What food/ingredient/recipe crushes do you have, or have had?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-ingredient-recipe-crushes-do-you-have-or-have-had/963342)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2022, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-ingredient-recipe-crushes-do-you-have-or-have-had/963342 "2022-04-25T15:41:55Z")
I’m sure anyone who likes to explore new cooking ideas will know what I mean. You try out a new ingredient, or test a new recipe and … BAM! Love at first bite. You can’t believe you lived your whole life so far without t… --- ## [So who in the MCU are still technically "Avengers" at this point? Does the "The Avengers" still exist as a team?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-in-the-mcu-are-still-technically-avengers-at-this-point-does-the-the-avengers-still-exist-as-a-team/955904)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2022, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-in-the-mcu-are-still-technically-avengers-at-this-point-does-the-the-avengers-still-exist-as-a-team/955904 "2022-04-25T13:38:09Z")
Given the various splits, blips, deaths, retirements, and legal entanglements, who is technically still an “Avenger” in the MCU at this point? Is there still an “Avengers” team at this point? Or is it really more of an… --- ## [Best marijuana strains and means of ingestion for those prone to weed anxiety](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-marijuana-strains-and-means-of-ingestion-for-those-prone-to-weed-anxiety/941886)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2022, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-marijuana-strains-and-means-of-ingestion-for-those-prone-to-weed-anxiety/941886 "2022-04-25T13:17:07Z")
I assume we can post this here since weed is legal for recreational use in 17 states at this point. For those of us who get anxiety from smoking street weed (which I don’t know anything about the strain, I just assume i… --- ## [2001 Space Odyssey is the 2nd-most boring movie ever made](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2001-space-odyssey-is-the-2nd-most-boring-movie-ever-made/728133)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2022, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2001-space-odyssey-is-the-2nd-most-boring-movie-ever-made/728133 "2022-04-25T11:34:14Z")
I Pit 2001: A Space Odyssey, the 2nd-most tedious and boring movie ever made. Perhaps I should ask Mods to move this to BBQ Pit so I can say “Fk\*ng Boring and any of you who like it are Idts.”) In the past few years I’v… --- ## [Jingles in advertising](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jingles-in-advertising/736760)
**Author:** [@jrsone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jrsone)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2022, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jingles-in-advertising/736760 "2022-04-25T01:14:57Z")
I spend more time than I would like to admit watching commercial from the 1970s-1990s and have DVDs of ads from the 50s and 60s and notice that one thing that remained a constant through those decades was the simple, cat… --- ## [Help identify this movie: Edible beer bottles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-this-movie-edible-beer-bottles/963376)
**Author:** [@anny\_m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anny_m)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2022, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-this-movie-edible-beer-bottles/963376 "2022-04-24T23:22:45Z")
Many years ago, I saw a movie on TV. If I had to guess, I’d say it was made in the 1940s or perhaps 1930s. (I’m thinking the movie was in black & white, but given that my viewing of it predated broadly available color … --- ## [Help finding a science fiction story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-a-science-fiction-story/963369)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2022, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-a-science-fiction-story/963369 "2022-04-24T22:43:04Z")
A friend of mine posting elsewhere on the interwebs is having trouble finding a story, and maybe y’all can help? He says, “Looking for a science fiction work! My best guess would be a short story or novelette, possibly … --- ## [Alternate Endings of Movies that aren't Big](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternate-endings-of-movies-that-arent-big/962843)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2022, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternate-endings-of-movies-that-arent-big/962843 "2022-04-24T06:07:30Z")
Okay, I was talking to my sister (not the one I just referenced in IMHO!), and she asked me if there was either an alternate ending to or director’s cut of the movie Shallow Grave. Because, she said, recently someone had… --- ## [So, about Predator (1987)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-about-predator-1987/963335)
**Author:** [@Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2022, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-about-predator-1987/963335 "2022-04-24T04:03:54Z")
“Did you find Hawkins?” “I can’t tell.” “Where the hell is his body?” What exactly are we looking at on the ground in that scene? --- ## [What chain restaurant had a 'British burger' in the '70s/'80s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-chain-restaurant-had-a-british-burger-in-the-70s-80s/963314)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2022, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-chain-restaurant-had-a-british-burger-in-the-70s-80s/963314 "2022-04-23T22:02:00Z")
In the late-'70s and into the '80s, dad and I would go to a chain restaurant and he would order the ‘British burger’. It was just a cheeseburger, but it had two pieces of bacon arranged in a cross like the British flag. … --- ## [Is Andy Sipowitz the most unlikable "good guy" on a tv series?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-andy-sipowitz-the-most-unlikable-good-guy-on-a-tv-series/963207)
**Author:** [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2022, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-andy-sipowitz-the-most-unlikable-good-guy-on-a-tv-series/963207 "2022-04-23T22:00:15Z")
I mean, the guy doesn’t smile or seem to enjoy himself, even when he’s with his kid. He doesn’t have a charming personality, apparently, he doesn’t have any hobbies or other activities like bowling, etc so what would mak… --- ## [Pet Haikus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-haikus/960916)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2022, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-haikus/960916 "2022-04-23T21:18:59Z")
Marge sits dappled in The sun’s lies about springtime. The wind brings her news. https://photos.smugmug.com/My-Homepage-Photos/n-8DX8Hb/i-Tccx5Wb/0/4bd0e284/XL/i-Tccx5Wb-XL.jpg --- ## [Little King sandwich shops](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-king-sandwich-shops/963316)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2022, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-king-sandwich-shops/963316 "2022-04-23T14:20:25Z")
Does anyone else remember Little King sandwich shops? It had a picture of The Little King from the old comic strip on the sign, and they made great hoagies and other sandwiches. I remember the shop in the Hollywood dis… --- ## [Best-selling book of 1907, published in NY: was it ever published in England?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-selling-book-of-1907-published-in-ny-was-it-ever-published-in-england/963148)
**Author:** [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2022, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-selling-book-of-1907-published-in-ny-was-it-ever-published-in-england/963148 "2022-04-23T01:27:30Z")
My google-fu has failed me on this one, so any help would be welcome. The book in question is The Lady of the Decoration, published by The Century Co. in New York in 1906, with many reprints. I’m wondering whether it wa… --- ## [The Flight Attendant HBOMax. Open spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flight-attendant-hbomax-open-spoilers/928443)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2022, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flight-attendant-hbomax-open-spoilers/928443 "2022-04-22T22:09:41Z")
A few quibbles but quite fun and Cuoco leverages our association of her as Penny to good advantage. A few twists telegraphed, but some that surprised. I think one character was written thinking of Bill Hader. --- ## [2001: A Space Odyssey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2001-a-space-odyssey/472997)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2022, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2001-a-space-odyssey/472997 "2022-04-22T19:29:20Z")
I watched this about 1970. As a dumb teenager I thought it was great. Tonight I tried to watch it again. The funereal pace drove me insane- I gave it aay after an hour. Is this movie good, great, or way over rated? --- ## [The Trojan Horse Affair Podcast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trojan-horse-affair-podcast/959414)
**Author:** [@JohnnyEcks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnnyEcks)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2022, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trojan-horse-affair-podcast/959414 "2022-04-22T11:59:54Z")
I just finished listening to the new podcast by the team that made Serial. It’s about trying to find the author of a letter that purported to outline a plan by Islamists to take over schools in Birmingham, England. Whi… --- ## [Songs about a person who is the same sex as the singer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-a-person-who-is-the-same-sex-as-the-singer/961405)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2022, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-a-person-who-is-the-same-sex-as-the-singer/961405 "2022-04-22T11:51:39Z")
I’m looking for songs where the singers are singing about someone who is the same sex as themselves but Not a romantic rival (so not Jolene) Not a same sex love interest (so not whoever Melissa Ethridge wanted to come… --- ## [Successful artists whose greatest chart success came from someone else's cover](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/successful-artists-whose-greatest-chart-success-came-from-someone-elses-cover/963185)
**Author:** [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2022, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/successful-artists-whose-greatest-chart-success-came-from-someone-elses-cover/963185 "2022-04-22T10:31:15Z")
Bruce Springsteen currently holds the record for most US Top 10 singles (12) without ever hitting #1. However, Manfred Mann’s Earth Band hit #1 with their cover of Blinded By The Light Similarly, Bob Dylan reached #2 tw… --- ## [Weird Al question; Welcome to](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-question-welcome-to/689010)
**Author:** [@somepumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/somepumpkin)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2022, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-question-welcome-to/689010 "2022-04-22T08:49:35Z")
I was having a nostalgic moment today, but it appears to be clouded by my many years and youthful indulgences. I’m hoping you guys can help me sleep tonight by setting my memory straight for the record. Back in the late… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=262) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=264)