# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=336 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 337 --- ## [Young Sherlock Holmes-1985 movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sherlock-holmes-1985-movie/940741)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2021, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sherlock-holmes-1985-movie/940741 "2021-04-26T16:19:16Z")
I watched this last night with my mom as she’d never seen it before now. It’s heavier than I remember and feels like The Irregulars in a way-a story with Holmes stuff bolted onto it. Very Spielberg movie. I didn’t know P… --- ## [On TV it seems like everybody solves murders but actual detectives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-tv-it-seems-like-everybody-solves-murders-but-actual-detectives/933641)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2021, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-tv-it-seems-like-everybody-solves-murders-but-actual-detectives/933641 "2021-04-26T15:31:53Z")
Just started watching an Australian crime drama on Hulu called ‘Harrow’. It’s about a murder-solving mortician. He’s brilliant and kind of an asshole with a lot of personal and family problems, kind of like House M.D. I… --- ## [Anyone watching Roadkill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-roadkill/925271)
**Author:** [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2021, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-roadkill/925271 "2021-04-26T15:20:02Z")
We’re of split opinions on it. But I like it and intend keeping with it, he is very meh. --- ## [Falcon and the Winter Soldier (Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/falcon-and-the-winter-soldier-spoilers/938217)
**Author:** [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Replies:** 464\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2021, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/falcon-and-the-winter-soldier-spoilers/938217 "2021-04-26T15:06:32Z")
Solid first episode. The opening action scene was great, and made good use of Sam’s flying rig. Loved that they brought back Batroc, and also cemented him as “The guy Captain America beats up in the opening action scen… --- ## [I'll Be Gone in the Dark on HBO - documentary about the Golden State Killer (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-be-gone-in-the-dark-on-hbo-documentary-about-the-golden-state-killer-open-spoilers/917943)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2021, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-be-gone-in-the-dark-on-hbo-documentary-about-the-golden-state-killer-open-spoilers/917943 "2021-04-26T13:52:42Z")
First of all, if you know zero about this whole situation, you should watch this show totally blind. The less you know, the better the entire experience would be. What a powerful documentary, especially the final two ep… --- ## [Has anyone here eaten smelt (the fish)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-eaten-smelt-the-fish/940728)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2021, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-eaten-smelt-the-fish/940728 "2021-04-26T04:49:03Z")
What’s it like? A place nearby offers a smelt dinner. Based on the rest of the menu, I assume these will be fried. Are they typically beheaded? Tail removed? Is it safe to assume they’ll be otherwise whole? Where’s th… --- ## [Ethical or social problems caused by Star Trek tech](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethical-or-social-problems-caused-by-star-trek-tech/939759)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2021, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethical-or-social-problems-caused-by-star-trek-tech/939759 "2021-04-26T01:28:56Z")
I understand Gene Roddenberry wanted Star Trek to depict a post-scarcity world, free of war, hunger, and poverty, where people would be free to follow their dreams and work together for the betterment of the universe. Co… --- ## [Rock Festival in wisconsin - 70s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-festival-in-wisconsin-70s/219903)
**Author:** [@CBCD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CBCD)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2021, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-festival-in-wisconsin-70s/219903 "2021-04-26T01:13:37Z")
After I astounded and amazed my twenty year old son with the shows I’d seen at the Fillmore East when I was just lass, I started telling him of other, stranger musical events. Do you remember a ‘rock festival’ held in … --- ## [Captain Kangaroo video: "Changing of the Guard"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-kangaroo-video-changing-of-the-guard/540088)
**Author:** [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2021, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-kangaroo-video-changing-of-the-guard/540088 "2021-04-25T18:20:43Z")
Every now and then Captain Kangaroo had some cool videos on his show. Actually, he could have some weird ones, also, but, I can’t remember them right now. So, I am remembering one them; some of the words were "Here’s A… --- ## [Last 30 minutes of Spider Man 2 (spoilers!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-30-minutes-of-spider-man-2-spoilers/255746)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2021, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-30-minutes-of-spider-man-2-spoilers/255746 "2021-04-25T16:26:58Z")
I just took my kid to Spider Man 2, and he was being so difficult and selfish that we left the theater with about 35 minutes left to go in the film. There’s no way I can get to a theater again to watch the whole movie (s… --- ## [Patrick Robinson is out of his mind, but he's so bad he's good](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patrick-robinson-is-out-of-his-mind-but-hes-so-bad-hes-good/940718)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2021, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patrick-robinson-is-out-of-his-mind-but-hes-so-bad-hes-good/940718 "2021-04-25T12:49:28Z")
Robinson is a wanna-be Clancy, but his books are utterly nonsensical. Nevertheless, I love them anyway, if for no reason other than to turn the pages wondering how much worse it can get (and they are entertaining.) Some… --- ## [Disappearing sculptures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disappearing-sculptures/940726)
**Author:** [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2021, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disappearing-sculptures/940726 "2021-04-25T12:40:27Z")
This physicist turned artist creates steel sculptures that “disappear”. He creates them using 3D printing and design. --- ## [Any fans of The Phantom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-fans-of-the-phantom/940626)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2021, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-fans-of-the-phantom/940626 "2021-04-24T19:22:42Z")
aka The Ghost Who Walks, aka Kit Walker. I have been following his exploits for over fifty years, via comic strip, cartoons and live action movies and, except for that “Defenders Of The Earth” atrocity, I have enjoyed e… --- ## [Maurice Dallimore: Palmdale connection?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maurice-dallimore-palmdale-connection/940706)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2021, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maurice-dallimore-palmdale-connection/940706 "2021-04-24T17:47:14Z")
Maurice Dallimore (1912-1973) was an actor born in England. He died in Hollywood. Someone in an Antelope Valley Facebook group posted \[link added by me\]: He appeared in many TV shows & died in the SFV/Hollywood area,… --- ## [Seeking source for rare peony](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-source-for-rare-peony/940473)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2021, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-source-for-rare-peony/940473 "2021-04-24T17:42:53Z")
I haven’t done any paid garden design for quite awhile now, so my sourcing networks of yesteryear are somewhat dehydrated. But I’m helping a friend with their yard, and I’m having trouble tracking down some of our wishli… --- ## [Glaring mathematical error in \_The Sentinel\_ by Lee and Andrew Child](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glaring-mathematical-error-in-the-sentinel-by-lee-and-andrew-child/940652)
**Author:** [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2021, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glaring-mathematical-error-in-the-sentinel-by-lee-and-andrew-child/940652 "2021-04-24T17:20:32Z")
The clock is ticking, and Jack Reacher has to get into the bad guy’s house. There is a big, strong iron gate and a numeric keypad to open it. Reacher knows the access code is four digits long, and there are therefore “te… --- ## [US Postal Service introduces Star Wars Droid stamps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-postal-service-introduces-star-wars-droid-stamps/940633)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2021, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-postal-service-introduces-star-wars-droid-stamps/940633 "2021-04-24T15:50:20Z")
“Help me, Postmaster General, you’re my only hope…!” https://store.usps.com/store/product/buy-stamps/star-wars-droids-S\_577604 Coming May 4. --- ## [Must See: 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head' documentary on YouTube](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/must-see-cant-get-you-out-of-my-head-documentary-on-youtube/938546)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2021, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/must-see-cant-get-you-out-of-my-head-documentary-on-youtube/938546 "2021-04-24T01:23:33Z")
I call this a must see even though I’m only 1 hour in a sprawling 6-part, 8 hour documentary by British documentarian Adam Curtis available on YouTube at his channel here: https://youtube.com/c/AdamCurtisDocumentary Th… --- ## [Punny comic strip names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punny-comic-strip-names/940466)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2021, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punny-comic-strip-names/940466 "2021-04-23T23:39:13Z")
Almost all the old strips were full of pun names, like Olive Oyl (and the whole Oyl family), Ann Howe from Joe Palooka, Washington Tubbs, and more. Anyway…I’ve been reading a great run of old Alley Oops on a FB group and… --- ## [Nonsense Songs You Love](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nonsense-songs-you-love/938130)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2021, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nonsense-songs-you-love/938130 "2021-04-23T23:16:33Z")
What songs with incomprehensible lyrics do you love? I heard Beck’s Loser the other day and it reminded me of one of my favorite nonsense lyrics And my time is a piece of wax falling on a termite It’s choking on the s… --- ## [How do you define “copaganda,” and what do we do about it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-define-copaganda-and-what-do-we-do-about-it/940469)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2021, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-define-copaganda-and-what-do-we-do-about-it/940469 "2021-04-23T22:44:20Z")
Wikipedia entry here is a good starting point, despite the multiple issues. Copaganda - Wikipedia Now, some examples are more egregious than others. Blue Bloods, for example, has been dinged for some pretty clear pro-po… --- ## [Humpty Hump has died at 57](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humpty-hump-has-died-at-57/940627)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2021, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humpty-hump-has-died-at-57/940627 "2021-04-23T22:25:41Z")
https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/23/entertainment/shock-g-digital-underground-dead/index.html The Hillsborough Sheriff’s Office would not comment on the surrounding events or location of Jacobs’ passing and said they are in… --- ## [Question about Chinese food](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-chinese-food/940556)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2021, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-chinese-food/940556 "2021-04-23T18:58:49Z")
When I was growing up in Minnesota, whenever my family went to a Chinese restaurant we always had chow mein that was basically mushy green vegetables with gobs of pork served over rice and crispy noodles, and sprinkled w… --- ## [Help me pick some basic cocktails to try](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-some-basic-cocktails-to-try/594598)
**Author:** [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2011, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-some-basic-cocktails-to-try/594598 "2011-12-06T14:14:56Z")
At times, I like to grab a quick cocktail at a bar. I have time for just one drink. I’d like to try a different drink each time, but I’m not much of a drinker, so I don’t know what to ask for. I end up falling back on t… --- ## [Abandoned formats making a significant comeback](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abandoned-formats-making-a-significant-comeback/929535)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2021, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abandoned-formats-making-a-significant-comeback/929535 "2021-04-23T13:33:39Z")
I was in the entertainment section of a Walmart and I saw something you never would have seen ten years ago: a section of vinyl record albums. I remember vinyl record albums from back in my youth. And I remember how we … --- ## ["Singing my life with his words" -- the lyrics you identify with](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singing-my-life-with-his-words-the-lyrics-you-identify-with/940449)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2021, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singing-my-life-with-his-words-the-lyrics-you-identify-with/940449 "2021-04-23T10:02:28Z")
While listening to a song, have you ever gotten the uncanny feeling that a lyric fits your own specific personal circumstances? Tell us about it. --- ## [Ruin a favorite song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ruin-a-favorite-song/937806)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2021, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ruin-a-favorite-song/937806 "2021-04-23T09:48:32Z")
Rush Red Barchetta On Sunday… Commit my weekly crime… One-lane bridge… Jesus Christ! How lax is law enforcement that they haven’t caught this guy yet??? :wink: --- ## [Jokes that, nowadays, need explaining](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-that-nowadays-need-explaining/921466)
**Author:** [@razordance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/razordance)\ **Replies:** 1077\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2021, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-that-nowadays-need-explaining/921466 "2021-04-23T02:15:42Z")
I recall a cartoon: A gloating waiter shows the customer what’s on his tray, and says, “It’s a fried telephone book! We gave it a fancy French name and you ordered it!” “What’s a telephone book, Daddy?” --- ## [So... Lauren Hough?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-lauren-hough/940507)
**Author:** [@epbrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2021, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-lauren-hough/940507 "2021-04-22T21:33:50Z")
Curious if anyone’s following this tale. I follow Booktube so a video by Mina Reads popped up in my suggested and the story seems crazy. Apparently Lauren Hough’s first book, a memoir, came out last Tuesday and she was c… --- ## [What short sci fi story do i remember?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-short-sci-fi-story-do-i-remember/940540)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2021, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-short-sci-fi-story-do-i-remember/940540 "2021-04-22T15:48:17Z")
Long after a war that wipes everything out the society in the story worships (?) a huge monolith. Their attempts to open it fail. Part of the monolith opens and a huge round device unfolds. The citizens climb it and exa… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=335) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=337)