# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=286 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 287 --- ## [Counterpart, new series on Starz (spoilers boxed in 1st post)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counterpart-new-series-on-starz-spoilers-boxed-in-1st-post/806662)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2022, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counterpart-new-series-on-starz-spoilers-boxed-in-1st-post/806662 "2022-01-06T02:15:46Z")
Only one episode so far, but I really, really enjoyed it. Very intriguing premise (spoilers for the first episode): And very well done. They were incredibly lucky to get an actor of the caliber of JK Simmons for a co… --- ## [Murdoch and the Masons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murdoch-and-the-masons/957019)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2022, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murdoch-and-the-masons/957019 "2022-01-05T20:29:04Z")
Actually, the Murdoch Mysteries\*\* episode is titled Victor, Victorian (Season 3, Episode 3). A major plot point in this episode is Freemasonry. They got a couple of things correct–barely–about Freemasonry, but quite a lo… --- ## [Tiny Food Fight (TV show)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiny-food-fight-tv-show/957179)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2022, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiny-food-fight-tv-show/957179 "2022-01-05T17:20:38Z")
This is the oddest food show I can recall. It’s on the Food Network right now. The contestants are given a type of food to create. The show I just watched had them doing Thai and Japanese. But all the food is made to the… --- ## [Avengers-James Bond Crossovers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avengers-james-bond-crossovers/851066)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2022, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avengers-james-bond-crossovers/851066 "2022-01-05T14:09:02Z")
Being stuck at home will make you do things like this. I don’t mean the Marvel Avengers movies, but the British TV series starring Patrick MacNee. Of course, most people know that four of the leads in the Avengers TV s… --- ## [Hip flasks for alcohol. Is it just a film trope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hip-flasks-for-alcohol-is-it-just-a-film-trope/956984)
**Author:** [@Nansbread1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nansbread1)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2022, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hip-flasks-for-alcohol-is-it-just-a-film-trope/956984 "2022-01-05T06:13:27Z")
Remember match stick in mouth. Another film trope that gives the characters something to do between or during dialogues… Might have been relevant in Western films but it’s silly in modern Hollywood films. Is the hip fl… --- ## [Cheerful-sounding songs with surprisingly dark lyrics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheerful-sounding-songs-with-surprisingly-dark-lyrics/812217)
**Author:** [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2022, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheerful-sounding-songs-with-surprisingly-dark-lyrics/812217 "2022-01-05T03:03:18Z")
I was thinking about how there are some songs that you kinda just bop along to, then when you listen to the lyrics it’s like “Well. That’s not cheerful at all.” Examples (Sorry, I can’t link, YouTube is blocked at work)… --- ## [Bogus Drama on Skinwalker Ranch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bogus-drama-on-skinwalker-ranch/941476)
**Author:** [@Meriwether](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meriwether)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2022, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bogus-drama-on-skinwalker-ranch/941476 "2022-01-05T02:29:31Z")
During the initial episode of this year’s Skinwalker Ranch, the boys were digging a hole and the security guard said his iPhone was going crazy. Travis said even the NSA couldn’t make that happen. While no one else’s p… --- ## [The Jeopardy thread \[was James Holzhauer\]\[contains spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696)
**Author:** [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Replies:** 3645\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2022, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696 "2022-01-04T21:02:03Z")
spoilers for Jeopardy 4/17 below . . . Anybody watching this guy? He’s hit 10 wins, which is already a good feat, but he’s completely smashing daily records. He’s broken the previous single day record 4 times now, pu… --- ## [Westworld S3 (show spoilers as it airs)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/westworld-s3-show-spoilers-as-it-airs/835565)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 382\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2022, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/westworld-s3-show-spoilers-as-it-airs/835565 "2022-01-04T17:07:31Z")
The S3 trailer: - YouTube. To quote Jerry Seinfeld, “Dolores!” Our S1 discussion thread: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=806170 And S2: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=85203… --- ## [Beatles concert piano](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beatles-concert-piano/957154)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2022, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beatles-concert-piano/957154 "2022-01-04T15:47:21Z")
AFAIK, they had an electric piano in all their concerts. Was it just John that played it? I know he would do the elbow down the keyboard thing for fun, but what was the style of playing otherwise? I know it really didn’t… --- ## ["Feel the Night" by Baxter Robertson in Karate Kid - alternate version?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feel-the-night-by-baxter-robertson-in-karate-kid-alternate-version/458155)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2022, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feel-the-night-by-baxter-robertson-in-karate-kid-alternate-version/458155 "2022-01-04T12:20:34Z")
In The Karate Kid, during the scene where Danny and Ali go out on their first date at the amusement park, the song “Feel the Night” by Baxter Robertson plays in the background. You can hear the song in this clip - it beg… --- ## [What are your go to homemade milkshake recipes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-go-to-homemade-milkshake-recipes/957073)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2022, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-go-to-homemade-milkshake-recipes/957073 "2022-01-03T21:07:29Z")
Sometimes I just mix ice cream, milk and chocolate syrup in the blender and wing the amounts. I tried one recipe that was chocolate milk, cool whip, condensed milk. It was ok but nothing special. Do other people have h… --- ## [What happened to Nicolas Cage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-nicolas-cage/490343)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2022, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-nicolas-cage/490343 "2022-01-03T17:35:47Z")
There was a pretty interesting article today in the Washington Post about what happened to the Nicolas Cage of Moonstruck, Raising Arizona and Leaving Las Vegas. Other than Adaptation I can’t think of anything else he’… --- ## [I \*loathe\* Black Eyed Peas - what's another "lucky" dish?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-loathe-black-eyed-peas-whats-another-lucky-dish/929375)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2022, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-loathe-black-eyed-peas-whats-another-lucky-dish/929375 "2022-01-03T17:24:57Z")
2020 having been a dumpster fire an’ all, I wanna ring in a better year. But how? I like beans, but black eyed peas for some reason never crept into “edible” category for me. Got any traditional foods in your home? Luck… --- ## ["I am legion for we are many" origin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-legion-for-we-are-many-origin/210193)
**Author:** [@Short](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Short)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2022, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-legion-for-we-are-many-origin/210193 "2022-01-03T14:02:49Z")
Does anyone know the origin of the quote “I am Legion for we are many” or some variation of it? I am aware of an appearance on the BBC program Red Dwarf (episode: Legion), but suspect another origin. Any help? --- ## [A simple meal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-simple-meal/956687)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2022, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-simple-meal/956687 "2022-01-03T13:26:23Z")
What, for you, constitutes a simple meal? You’re in the kitchen after a day of whatever your endeavours were, you’re hungry, maybe a little tired, you just want to eat something tasty with little to no effort, and you’r… --- ## [Your favorite fictional depiction of Hell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-fictional-depiction-of-hell/955574)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2022, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-fictional-depiction-of-hell/955574 "2022-01-03T13:03:45Z")
The Infernal Regions seem like a perpetually fascinating topic. Which of the many, many versions of Hell/Hades is your favorite? For me it’s currently a tossup between the now-defunct webcomic Jack and the newer animated… --- ## [Single best casting choice for a comic book character in film](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-best-casting-choice-for-a-comic-book-character-in-film/687206)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2022, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-best-casting-choice-for-a-comic-book-character-in-film/687206 "2022-01-03T06:36:58Z")
I thought Christopher Reeve was an outstanding Superman, and Hugh Jackman was a great Wolverine. But in my opinion, the most perfect fit, the character that simply stepped off the pages onto the screen without “reinterp… --- ## [Another thread about TV credits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-thread-about-tv-credits/957062)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2022, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-thread-about-tv-credits/957062 "2022-01-03T04:26:58Z")
I’ve been watching a long-running TV series and for some reason, I’ve recently started reading the end credits. As usual, there are half a dozen Executive Producers and one Co-Executive Producer, five or six Producers, o… --- ## [Rod Serling Screenplays: Where to Start?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rod-serling-screenplays-where-to-start/957099)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2022, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rod-serling-screenplays-where-to-start/957099 "2022-01-03T00:14:17Z")
I watched his Patterns, a refreshingly tense adult drama, on TV late last night. It got me wondering what other movies he had written in addition to his TV work. I found this list of his screenplays on Wiki. I’ve seen… --- ## [Favorite final scenes/shots of movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-final-scenes-shots-of-movies/917940)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2022, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-final-scenes-shots-of-movies/917940 "2022-01-02T23:21:25Z")
Apocalypse Now. “The horror.” Five Easy Pieces. Nicholson gets in the truck and we watch it slowly pull away Prince of the City. The last shot of Ciello. The Star Child. Cutter’s Way. A gunshot, then cut to black. … --- ## [Dalek brand label?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dalek-brand-label/957064)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2022, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dalek-brand-label/957064 "2022-01-02T15:26:21Z")
The current Daleks have some sort of label/badge under their head stalks. What does it say? --- ## [Netflix's The Crown S3 (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflixs-the-crown-s3-open-spoilers/840274)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2022, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflixs-the-crown-s3-open-spoilers/840274 "2022-01-02T10:54:50Z")
A thread on the previous season: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=844235 Official website: Watch The Crown | Netflix Official Site Wiki page: The Crown (TV series) - Wikipedia FWIW, Buck House deni… --- ## [The Getaway (1972 version)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-getaway-1972-version/957052)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2022, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-getaway-1972-version/957052 "2022-01-02T09:41:14Z")
TCM just showed this one, and since I hadn’t seen it for decades I sat down, and I came up with a terrific plot hole that rendered it kind of implausible to me: Doc McCoy is a super-brainy bank robber, but when the plan… --- ## [Warhammer 40,000 (Lore & Discussion on related books & stories)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warhammer-40-000-lore-discussion-on-related-books-stories/851213)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2022, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warhammer-40-000-lore-discussion-on-related-books-stories/851213 "2022-01-02T04:39:57Z")
I’ve always been intrigued by Warhammer in it’s various incarnations, but to be honest I didn’t know much about the lore besides what little I gleaned from their association with one of the greatest bands of all time, Bo… --- ## [Lee Kaufman (Swiffer commercial with husband Morty) has died at 99](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lee-kaufman-swiffer-commercial-with-husband-morty-has-died-at-99/957027)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2022, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lee-kaufman-swiffer-commercial-with-husband-morty-has-died-at-99/957027 "2022-01-02T02:09:16Z")
Morty are you listening? Was the tag line for the Kaufman’s Swiffer commercial. They were a couple in their nineties that tried the product. The ad-libbed banter between Lee and Morty was priceless. Their 15 minutes of … --- ## [What was so bad about living in The Matrix?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-so-bad-about-living-in-the-matrix/957037)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2022, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-so-bad-about-living-in-the-matrix/957037 "2022-01-02T00:16:37Z")
I’m sure this has been discussed before. I am only thinking about it because I plan to watch the new movie on HBOMax one if these days. Everyone in The Matrix thought they were living a normal life with modern convenanc… --- ## [What else to sous vide? and other and tips and tricks. Also, lemme see your SV creations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-to-sous-vide-and-other-and-tips-and-tricks-also-lemme-see-your-sv-creations/956819)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2022, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-to-sous-vide-and-other-and-tips-and-tricks-also-lemme-see-your-sv-creations/956819 "2022-01-01T22:50:31Z")
My son got a sous vide set up about a year ago and I am now a convert and regularly make meals my husband brands “restaurant quality”. Wow, that sounds conceited. It’s not me though, it’s this cooking method. Even after … --- ## [Back to the Future question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-the-future-question/957021)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2022, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-the-future-question/957021 "2022-01-01T21:57:46Z")
Marty wakes up at the end and finds his parents cool, and his mother asks him about his big date. He says he can’t go, and says something about the car being wrecked. Much reaction from the family, and the door is opened… --- ## [It's January 1st - what streaming licenses have expired?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-january-1st-what-streaming-licenses-have-expired/957042)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2022, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-january-1st-what-streaming-licenses-have-expired/957042 "2022-01-01T21:37:32Z")
Any TV shows or movies that you wanted to watch or hadn’t finished watching, and now you can’t, because the streaming license expired at midnight? Every other Friday night, my wife and I have our two youngest grandkids … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=285) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=287)