# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=284 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 285 --- ## [And, another “what movie was this” from Pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-another-what-movie-was-this-from-pkbites/957880)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2022, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-another-what-movie-was-this-from-pkbites/957880 "2022-01-16T02:35:11Z")
Saw it once, probably on HBO. Mid-80’s. One scene had a dad slam his son with a pool stick and telling him not to trust anyone, or maybe not to turn his back on anyone. Something like that. There was a scene where a g… --- ## [The Door Into Summer (2021 Japanese Movie)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-door-into-summer-2021-japanese-movie/957141)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2022, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-door-into-summer-2021-japanese-movie/957141 "2022-01-16T02:26:59Z")
Clearly based on the Robert Heinlein Book of the same name. Though the movie credits didn’t seem to mention it, IMDB does. It was surprisingly decent and fairly true to the book consider the time gap since the book was … --- ## [Another “What movie was this” from Pete](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-movie-was-this-from-pete/957879)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2022, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-movie-was-this-from-pete/957879 "2022-01-16T02:28:45Z")
80’s teen romp flick. 2 guys who wanted to get laid, big surprise, right? They meet up with two “chicks” that turn out to be guys. They gargle with mouth wash and one jokes they should use Liquid Plumr or Drain-O, or so… --- ## [Modern movies filmed in narrow aspect ratios: just stop it already](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-movies-filmed-in-narrow-aspect-ratios-just-stop-it-already/957598)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2022, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-movies-filmed-in-narrow-aspect-ratios-just-stop-it-already/957598 "2022-01-16T01:37:05Z")
There seems to be an artsy trend to film movies both in black & white and with oddly narrow aspect ratios these days. One recent example is 2019’s “The Lighthouse” with Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe, filmed in a “nea… --- ## [Bands/Artists From 60/70s Who Maintained The Same Production/Engineering](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-artists-from-60-70s-who-maintained-the-same-production-engineering/957665)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2022, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-artists-from-60-70s-who-maintained-the-same-production-engineering/957665 "2022-01-15T21:06:43Z")
Which bands/artists continued to sound (production/engineering) the same way they did in the 60/70s as they did in the last 40 years? I don’t mind if the song style changes, or if they explored or totally changed genres,… --- ## [Ron Goulart Dead at 89](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-goulart-dead-at-89/957826)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2022, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-goulart-dead-at-89/957826 "2022-01-15T20:58:52Z")
Ron Goulart died today, one day after his 89th birthday. He was, from what I know, a very nice man with a very checkered career. Wikipedia lists nearly 100 novels, but that’s definitely not complete. He wrote dozens of … --- ## [Disappointments: things you thought you'd like but didn't](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disappointments-things-you-thought-youd-like-but-didnt/954291)
**Author:** [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Replies:** 198\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2022, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disappointments-things-you-thought-youd-like-but-didnt/954291 "2022-01-15T18:20:40Z")
There’s another thread… Things you didn’t think you’d like This is intended to be the opposite. Maybe it was a sequel to a film that let you down or a dud album by a favorite artist, etc. I’ll start. Earliest exampl… --- ## [Are any of the Doc Savage stories available as e-books?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-any-of-the-doc-savage-stories-available-as-e-books/957852)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2022, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-any-of-the-doc-savage-stories-available-as-e-books/957852 "2022-01-15T16:37:26Z")
And if not, why not? Reading the thread about the passing of author Ron Goulart, and then looking him up on Wikipedia, it appears he was one of many writers using the name “Kenneth Robeson”. Which reminded me of my earl… --- ## [Oliver's Army being retired from Costello's setlist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olivers-army-being-retired-from-costellos-setlist/957604)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2022, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olivers-army-being-retired-from-costellos-setlist/957604 "2022-01-15T15:13:33Z")
Gosh darn cancel culture!! Just kidding. Elvis Costello is retiring the song Oliver’s Army from his setlist and he’s asking radio stations to stop playing it. It uses the N word. It’s his song, and I have no issue wi… --- ## [Super yummy and easy chicken recipe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-yummy-and-easy-chicken-recipe/957772)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2022, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-yummy-and-easy-chicken-recipe/957772 "2022-01-15T14:54:58Z")
I know…there are a million of these. I will add one more to the list. I made the recipe below earlier tonight and it turned out great! Better, it was really easy. A one-pot wonder. My place still smells fantastic. We… --- ## [Only Connect - British quiz show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-connect-british-quiz-show/957654)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2022, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-connect-british-quiz-show/957654 "2022-01-15T14:13:53Z")
I recently have been recording Master Minds, from the Game Show Network, because Ken Jennings is on it. And I watch The Chase, the old one with Mark Labett (aka The Beast) and also the current reboot with Labett, as well… --- ## [What is your favourite film provoking these emotions…?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favourite-film-provoking-these-emotions/957681)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2022, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favourite-film-provoking-these-emotions/957681 "2022-01-15T03:48:09Z")
This thread, closable if redundant, asks which films you like that most strongly provoke the following senses and emotions? Category is otherwise irrelevant. The senses and emotions are anger, sadness, pity or empathy,… --- ## [What is your go-to comfort album?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-go-to-comfort-album/957160)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2022, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-go-to-comfort-album/957160 "2022-01-15T03:32:41Z")
Album, CD, 8-track, reel-to-reel or whatever-what person or group’s musical collection most comforts you when life turns to shit? Please note that “album” is singular, and that I am not looking for you to provide a list… --- ## [Why are only alcoholic drinks so expensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-only-alcoholic-drinks-so-expensive/956871)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2022, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-only-alcoholic-drinks-so-expensive/956871 "2022-01-15T00:09:52Z")
Why are there no high end sodas or apple juices that go for thousands of dollars? --- ## [New Orleans Po’ Boy: Need Answer Fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-orleans-po-boy-need-answer-fast/957574)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2022, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-orleans-po-boy-need-answer-fast/957574 "2022-01-14T22:58:35Z")
I’m from the Midwest and for all of my life I have tried to enjoy ‘authentic’ food from wherever. I have never really enjoyed the po’ boy, but that’s fine, I’ve never had it from where it was from until now. Now I am i… --- ## [Old Time Radio Shows Available at Internet Archive: Any Favorites?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-time-radio-shows-available-at-internet-archive-any-favorites/941529)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2022, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-time-radio-shows-available-at-internet-archive-any-favorites/941529 "2022-01-14T17:13:40Z")
There are lots of old time radio shows available at Internet Archive (shows like the Lone Ranger, Sherlock Holmes, Adventures of Sam Spade, Adventures of Superman, Amos and Andy…) https://archive.org/details/oldtimeradi… --- ## [Baby Blues Comic Strip Gone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-blues-comic-strip-gone/957682)
**Author:** [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2022, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-blues-comic-strip-gone/957682 "2022-01-14T04:53:39Z")
I’ve been reading the comics on line using a paid subscription to Comics Kingdom for several years. All of a sudden today it’s gone with no explanation/announcement. Zit’s, by the same folks is still there, at least for… --- ## [Utah Phillips biography wanted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/utah-phillips-biography-wanted/957751)
**Author:** [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2022, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/utah-phillips-biography-wanted/957751 "2022-01-13T23:47:08Z")
Is anyone aware of a biography or autobiography of Utah Phillips? So far all I’m turning up is CDs and songbooks, which is not what I’m hoping for. --- ## [Can an actor who is a RL nerd play a cool character?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-an-actor-who-is-a-rl-nerd-play-a-cool-character/957550)
**Author:** [@SpacemanSpiff\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpacemanSpiff_II)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2022, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-an-actor-who-is-a-rl-nerd-play-a-cool-character/957550 "2022-01-13T20:09:02Z")
The terms have different uses, but I’m using “nerd” to mean someone who lacks personality, social grace and poise etc., and “cool” to mean someone who possesses these qualities. Question is if someone who lacks these qu… --- ## ["Fake" Best Of albums](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-best-of-albums/957661)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2022, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-best-of-albums/957661 "2022-01-13T19:43:47Z")
The debut album by German punk/new wave legends Extrabreit was called “Ihre größten Erfolge”, which means “Their Greatest Successes”. It’s still the most beloved album of their catalog, but of course it was named ironic… --- ## [Your Top Ten books of 2021](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-ten-books-of-2021/956998)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2022, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-ten-books-of-2021/956998 "2022-01-13T19:39:24Z")
Last year’s thread: Your Top Ten books of 2020 Doesn’t matter when they were published, but you read 'em and loved 'em in 2020. And please tell us, in a sentence or two, why you liked 'em. I’ll post mine a little later… --- ## [I hate the ending of John Grisham's The Partner (unboxed spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-the-ending-of-john-grishams-the-partner-unboxed-spoilers/539866)
**Author:** [@Grumman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grumman)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2022, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-the-ending-of-john-grishams-the-partner-unboxed-spoilers/539866 "2022-01-13T14:32:52Z")
I just finished reading the novel today and wish I hadn’t, because up to the last chapter it was immensely enjoyable. , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , My problem wit… --- ## [What does "Look away" mean in the song "Dixie"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-look-away-mean-in-the-song-dixie/942694)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2022, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-look-away-mean-in-the-song-dixie/942694 "2022-01-12T20:15:31Z")
I don’t get it. --- ## [Best "sort of apocalypse" movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-sort-of-apocalypse-movies/957329)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2022, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-sort-of-apocalypse-movies/957329 "2022-01-12T18:12:10Z")
So one of my favorite rare scifi tropes is the “near apocalypse” (or maybe “sort of apocalypse” or “slow decline”). Where society has gone south, big time, due to one of the usual apocalypse causes (war, environmental c… --- ## [Was Ghostbusters based on Ghost Busters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-ghostbusters-based-on-ghost-busters/957649)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2022, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-ghostbusters-based-on-ghost-busters/957649 "2022-01-12T17:24:29Z")
I haven’t been able to Google anything up on this. Was the movie influenced by writers having seen the TV series from a few years earlier, or was it a big coincidence? Any official statements/evidence either way? --- ## [How long can I keep clear chicken broth in fridge, even though I'll reboil it before using it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-i-keep-clear-chicken-broth-in-fridge-even-though-ill-reboil-it-before-using-it/618568)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2022, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-i-keep-clear-chicken-broth-in-fridge-even-though-ill-reboil-it-before-using-it/618568 "2022-01-12T16:46:28Z")
See subject. Thanks, Leo --- ## [Shows With The Most Effective Influence For Popularity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-with-the-most-effective-influence-for-popularity/957462)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2022, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-with-the-most-effective-influence-for-popularity/957462 "2022-01-12T15:06:32Z")
Back in the day, with music, if you made it on The Ed Sullivan Show, you had a great chance to really make it big, much like “The Tonight Show” helped comedians, especially if he invited them on the couch. What’s the m… --- ## [Star Trek Discovery - How are species named?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-discovery-how-are-species-named/957474)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2022, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-discovery-how-are-species-named/957474 "2022-01-11T22:38:36Z")
I’m watching the current season and the following question has come up: how are unknown species named? There is a new species causing the phenomenon known as the DMA. The Federation refers to this species as 10-C. Does a… --- ## [Dwayne Hickman - Dead at 87](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dwayne-hickman-dead-at-87/957498)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2022, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dwayne-hickman-dead-at-87/957498 "2022-01-11T20:49:57Z")
Complications from Parkinson’s. I’m old enough to remember Dobie. --- ## [Superman and Lois Season 1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superman-and-lois-season-1/933031)
**Author:** [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Replies:** 278\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2022, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superman-and-lois-season-1/933031 "2022-01-11T16:58:04Z")
The latest addition to the Arrowverse, Superman and Lois is set to premiere on February 23, 2021. This is technically a spin-off of Supergirl, where Superman was often mentioned in the Season 1 but never shown. I thought… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=283) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=285)