# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=326 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 327 --- ## [In The Heights - seen it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-heights-seen-it/944264)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2021, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-heights-seen-it/944264 "2021-06-17T16:17:26Z")
My wife and I, who are big fans of the musical In the Heights, watched the film (on HBO, not in a theater) last night, and… I think we were both a little disappointed. I thought the musical numbers, including the perfor… --- ## [A Vid for the Ladies of a Certain Age and The Men Who Gladly Live With Them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-vid-for-the-ladies-of-a-certain-age-and-the-men-who-gladly-live-with-them/944435)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2021, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-vid-for-the-ladies-of-a-certain-age-and-the-men-who-gladly-live-with-them/944435 "2021-06-17T15:38:20Z")
Quite by random I stumbled upon this a few minutes ago. If the attribution is to be believed it was released just a month ago. It takes 6 minutes to watch, but the point is obvious in the first few seconds, so you’ll e… --- ## [Joe Walsh and Weather Report for late-night listening](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-walsh-and-weather-report-for-late-night-listening/944455)
**Author:** [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2021, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-walsh-and-weather-report-for-late-night-listening/944455 "2021-06-17T13:55:13Z")
Here’s some good music I hadn’t heard in quite a while. Came across both of these links a few nights ago and ended up having a blast. Maybe you will, too. I owe it all to my prodigious memory and the YouTube algorithm. … --- ## [Go into a bar serving Pepsi, ask for diet coke](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-into-a-bar-serving-pepsi-ask-for-diet-coke/944176)
**Author:** [@CardboardBoxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CardboardBoxx)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2021, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-into-a-bar-serving-pepsi-ask-for-diet-coke/944176 "2021-06-17T06:13:54Z")
poll You go into a bar, see that the dispenser clearly has a Pepsi logo, all the bottles in the fridge are Pepsi, the Coca-Cola logo is nowhere to be seen. You ask for a diet coke. What is the expected reaction where you… --- ## [Was the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) A - D a 'closed environmental system'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-uss-enterprise-ncc-1701-a-d-a-closed-environmental-system/943723)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2021, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-uss-enterprise-ncc-1701-a-d-a-closed-environmental-system/943723 "2021-06-17T00:59:59Z")
I was watching one of TOS’ reruns yesterday, and heard the ubiquitous destination of “Starbase \[99\].” This got me to thinking about the environmental/material reconstitution systems on board the Enterprise(s). At least… --- ## [You Are Invited To The SDMB Potluck!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-invited-to-the-sdmb-potluck/943996)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2021, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-invited-to-the-sdmb-potluck/943996 "2021-06-16T19:54:46Z")
Welcome to the SDMB Potluck! Unfortunately, with distance and Covid, this will be a virtual affair. You can bring whatever dish, ideally different from everyone else’s. A thread from 8 years ago suggests some “go to” … --- ## [Anyone have some good "first reaction" videos? (first reaction to hearing a piece of music .)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-some-good-first-reaction-videos-first-reaction-to-hearing-a-piece-of-music/927355)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2021, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-some-good-first-reaction-videos-first-reaction-to-hearing-a-piece-of-music/927355 "2021-06-16T16:33:19Z")
I just stumbled across this guy hearing Robin Trower’s Too Rolling Stoned for the first time. Apparently he has a YT channel devoted to this but I just watched this one as I’m a huge Trower fan. Does NOT have to be a pos… --- ## [Gangs of London (no spoilers if you streamed on AMC+ PLEASE) discussion (WEEKLY SPOILERS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gangs-of-london-no-spoilers-if-you-streamed-on-amc-please-discussion-weekly-spoilers/942354)
**Author:** [@stuccosuperstar2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuccosuperstar2020)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2021, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gangs-of-london-no-spoilers-if-you-streamed-on-amc-please-discussion-weekly-spoilers/942354 "2021-06-16T03:35:20Z")
I ask because you can download the entire series on AMC+ which I imagine most of us don’t have, and those that don’t can only watch week to week (as of this post May 15), I really enjoy this show because of the gratuito… --- ## [Identify this prison break movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-prison-break-movie/944358)
**Author:** [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2021, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-prison-break-movie/944358 "2021-06-16T01:11:02Z")
I can’t remember the title of this movie, which features a complicated scheme where a group of prisoners escape from prison, and immediately break into a mint in order to print up a bunch of currency. They fire up the p… --- ## [I Love "Ocean's 11"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-oceans-11/944209)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2021, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-oceans-11/944209 "2021-06-15T23:34:35Z")
Watched it again last night with my lady. Damn, this might just be the most purely delightful movie of all time. The story has more holes than my sock drawer, but who cares? Great cast, great soundtrack, great sets, g… --- ## [Does this song by 70's band America sound like the Beatles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-song-by-70s-band-america-sound-like-the-beatles/944050)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2021, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-song-by-70s-band-america-sound-like-the-beatles/944050 "2021-06-15T20:17:14Z")
I remember when this aired on the radio. I always thought it was The Beatles. It took awhile to remember its America. But why? Is it the chords? It starts with a bar of A, one bar Amaj7, and then a bar of Em7, Dm7. The … --- ## [Loudermilk on Amazon Prime](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loudermilk-on-amazon-prime/939605)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2021, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loudermilk-on-amazon-prime/939605 "2021-06-15T13:56:38Z")
Anybody watch the series “Loudermilk” on Prime? There are only two seasons posted there but it turns out there’s a third with hopes for more in the future. I liked it. Good writing and engaging cast of flawed and funn… --- ## [Has/Is Anyone Watched/Watching Loudermilk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-is-anyone-watched-watching-loudermilk/944329)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2021, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-is-anyone-watched-watching-loudermilk/944329 "2021-06-15T13:53:00Z")
While looking for something new to watch, I stumbled across Loudermilk on Amazon a few weeks ago. It stars Ron Livingston. I’m on season 2 and am really enjoying it. I’m wondering what happened to the Cutter/Tom storylin… --- ## [What is poutine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-poutine/941685)
**Author:** [@EastUmpqua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EastUmpqua)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2021, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-poutine/941685 "2021-06-15T03:54:50Z")
Is it Canadian? Is it québécois? Is it wink wink? My sister lives in Canada. So I made poutine, with homemade thick-cut steak fries, homemade gravy, and Bandon cheese curds. It’s like bacon; it tastes great but you ca… --- ## [Sweet Tooth (TV show) - Open spoilers after the first post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-tooth-tv-show-open-spoilers-after-the-first-post/943884)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2021, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-tooth-tv-show-open-spoilers-after-the-first-post/943884 "2021-06-14T22:47:14Z")
Is anyone else watching this Netflix series? it’s a sort of post-apocalyptic fable, complete with magical realism and a quest. I’m three episodes in and I’m enjoying it enough to keep watching, but not loving it either…… --- ## [Fusion food with that extra...something](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fusion-food-with-that-extra-something/944241)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2021, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fusion-food-with-that-extra-something/944241 "2021-06-14T15:06:27Z")
The local paper has a feature on best food trucks in the area, and this one really stood out: Hillbilly Hibachi. “Hillbilly Hibachi is these country boys’ take on the Japanese inspired favorite without all the formaliti… --- ## [RIP Ned Beatty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-ned-beatty/944204)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2021, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-ned-beatty/944204 "2021-06-14T14:33:29Z")
Dead at 83. Quite the actor. I still like him best in Silver Streak. --- ## [Do you know any good ‘Best 80s albums’ lists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-any-good-best-80s-albums-lists/943852)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2021, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-any-good-best-80s-albums-lists/943852 "2021-06-14T14:23:32Z")
I’ve had an urge to listen to pop/rock of the 80s. So far, I’ve listened to Songs From the Big Chair, Purple Rain, Synchronicity, and Born in the USA. The key is that the entire album has to be good, not just a one or t… --- ## [Why'd they use THAT recording of the song for the album?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whyd-they-use-that-recording-of-the-song-for-the-album/944003)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2021, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whyd-they-use-that-recording-of-the-song-for-the-album/944003 "2021-06-14T14:13:49Z")
For bands that have performed the same song many times (and recorded it or bootlegs of live performances exist), and the definitive version that they stuck on the album leaves you wondering why, when you’ve heard so many… --- ## [Aspects of Classic Movies that haven’t Aged Badly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aspects-of-classic-movies-that-haven-t-aged-badly/944137)
**Author:** [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2021, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aspects-of-classic-movies-that-haven-t-aged-badly/944137 "2021-06-14T12:54:06Z")
Risky Business was released in 1983. In one scene, a character notes how outrageous it was to spend four dollars for a cup of hot chocolate. I think most people would consider that a steep price even today, nearly 40 yea… --- ## [TV show Lost Question---Ab Aeterno](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-show-lost-question-ab-aeterno/944224)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2021, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-show-lost-question-ab-aeterno/944224 "2021-06-14T07:08:14Z")
I thought the idea was that the Man in Black/Smoke Monster could imitate someone so long as they were on the island. That’s why he could be Jack’s father and why it was necessary to bring Locke’s body back. So in this … --- ## [PBS fundraiser fare...Peter Green tribute concert...thumbs up...!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pbs-fundraiser-fare-peter-green-tribute-concert-thumbs-up/944205)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2021, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pbs-fundraiser-fare-peter-green-tribute-concert-thumbs-up/944205 "2021-06-14T03:49:09Z")
I was surprised they didn’t find any black musicians to join in on a concert celebrating the blues, an African American based music genre but it is a celebration of the British blues revival circa the original Bluesbreak… --- ## [Cockney Rhyming Slang in The Great Escape: What the heck is Mac saying?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cockney-rhyming-slang-in-the-great-escape-what-the-heck-is-mac-saying/944201)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2021, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cockney-rhyming-slang-in-the-great-escape-what-the-heck-is-mac-saying/944201 "2021-06-14T03:22:16Z")
Forth of July scene, just before Tom (the tunnel) is found. Mac says something in what I assume is Cockney Rhyming Slang, but they take it a step further and I assume he messes up the first go because of the Moonshine, a… --- ## [What’s up with the Wonder Woman TV Show?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-up-with-the-wonder-woman-tv-show/944007)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2021, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-up-with-the-wonder-woman-tv-show/944007 "2021-06-13T21:05:36Z")
I am not a comic book guy. Rarely read them even back in the day. Only watch the occasional superhero movie - if the reviews are very good. I did see the Gal Gadot Wonder Woman movie and liked her a lot. Did not both… --- ## [Another Day in Paradise copying Pulp Fiction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-day-in-paradise-copying-pulp-fiction/944105)
**Author:** [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2021, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-day-in-paradise-copying-pulp-fiction/944105 "2021-06-13T10:09:12Z")
The other day, I saw just a few scenes from Another Day in Paradise (1998, with James Woods and Melanie Griffith) and was struck by the similarities to Pulp Fiction (1994). More than similarities, the things I noticed we… --- ## [Name of a literary device](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-a-literary-device/944117)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2021, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-a-literary-device/944117 "2021-06-13T05:12:28Z")
The 1989 film True Believer has a character that is a conniving District Attorney named Robert Reynard, and a derelict from the streets named Cecil Skell. Reynard seems to be a reference to Reynard the Fox a character in… --- ## [Favorite store-bought kombucha brands and flavors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-store-bought-kombucha-brands-and-flavors/944041)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2021, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-store-bought-kombucha-brands-and-flavors/944041 "2021-06-13T02:20:55Z")
I usually drink water throughout the day and with meals, but sometimes I’ll have a ginger ale or iced tea. I don’t drink beer or wine. I have a small bottle of tart cherry juice every day since my episode of gout last ye… --- ## [Can I buy a large cheese wheel without paying a fortune?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-buy-a-large-cheese-wheel-without-paying-a-fortune/941802)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2021, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-buy-a-large-cheese-wheel-without-paying-a-fortune/941802 "2021-06-13T02:18:30Z")
I was looking into the economics of buying cheese in bulk but it seems as if cheese becomes more expensive per pound, not less, as the sizes go up. Apparently the presumption is that anyone wanting a large cheese wheel i… --- ## [Boss Level is a pretty good popcorn movie if you're in the market for one](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boss-level-is-a-pretty-good-popcorn-movie-if-youre-in-the-market-for-one/943922)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2021, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boss-level-is-a-pretty-good-popcorn-movie-if-youre-in-the-market-for-one/943922 "2021-06-13T00:59:46Z")
Boss Level is on Hulu. It’s basically a sci-fi version of Ground Hog’s Day. (Action packed too) Lots of giggles, lots of fun, and the action scenes were spot on. Definitely the best action movie I’ve seen in the past ye… --- ## [Vikings - final season just dropped on Amazon Prime(NOT airing on History Channel) - spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vikings-final-season-just-dropped-on-amazon-prime-not-airing-on-history-channel-spoilers/929265)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2021, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vikings-final-season-just-dropped-on-amazon-prime-not-airing-on-history-channel-spoilers/929265 "2021-06-12T23:34:46Z")
The entire season, not week-to-week release, has dropped on Amazon Prime streaming in the US. I’m kind of shocked, but it has actually worked out for my wife and me. We have Amazon Prime, but those who do not have it ar… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=325) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=327)