# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=368 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 369 --- ## [Warner Brothers to stream all 2021 releases on HBO Max same day as in theaters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warner-brothers-to-stream-all-2021-releases-on-hbo-max-same-day-as-in-theaters/927396)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2020, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warner-brothers-to-stream-all-2021-releases-on-hbo-max-same-day-as-in-theaters/927396 "2020-12-09T01:23:33Z")
This is a couple days old, but Warner Brothers Studios has announced it will make all of their 2021 releases available on HBO Max the same day they are released in theaters. This includes such releases as Tom and Jerry a… --- ## [The most important scene in Star Wars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-important-scene-in-star-wars/927216)
**Author:** [@Lantern2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lantern2)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2020, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-important-scene-in-star-wars/927216 "2020-12-08T20:18:43Z")
The scene where Obi-Wan speaks to Luke after rescuing him where a lot of, not just ANH, but the entire saga is set up. You have: The Jedi knights and their history The Force Light-sabers Darth Vader A… --- ## [Very short music videos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-short-music-videos/927390)
**Author:** [@whitetho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whitetho)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2020, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-short-music-videos/927390 "2020-12-08T19:29:40Z")
A couple favorites. Ryan George, Chumbawumba Cover Band (10 seconds): Anne Reburn, “I’m a Believer” cover (36 seconds): --- ## [Beat Me Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beat-me-daddy/927493)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2020, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beat-me-daddy/927493 "2020-12-08T16:18:25Z")
…With a Wooden Broom". Background: My father played the clarinet and was 20 years old in 1945. I was born in 1947. I heard him play a few times at home and he seemed to like a jazzy style. I heard him sing/say the title… --- ## [Lodge pan seasoning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lodge-pan-seasoning/927575)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2020, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lodge-pan-seasoning/927575 "2020-12-08T15:57:08Z")
We’ve had threads on cast iron pans, the care and use of, before. I think I actually may have started one, maybe. Anyway, my little 9 inch lodge pan did something I wasn’t expecting. I made cornbread in it the other d… --- ## [You create a new TV series -- what's the premise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-create-a-new-tv-series-whats-the-premise/927393)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2020, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-create-a-new-tv-series-whats-the-premise/927393 "2020-12-08T15:35:25Z")
Ever thought up an original idea for a TV series? Tell us about it. --- ## [Bob Dylan sells off his songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-dylan-sells-off-his-songs/927489)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2020, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-dylan-sells-off-his-songs/927489 "2020-12-08T09:43:02Z")
For $300 million not bad for an old guy --- ## [What’s your go to snack from convenience store?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-go-to-snack-from-convenience-store/927154)
**Author:** [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2020, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-go-to-snack-from-convenience-store/927154 "2020-12-08T06:11:56Z")
You’re on a long drive, you’re hungry, it’s the middle of the night and nothing is open except a 7-11. You stop to get gas. What do you buy to eat in the car? My go to snack in that situation is honey roasted peanuts an… --- ## [Your Favourite Rock/Pop/Jazz numbers with prominent brass section](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-rock-pop-jazz-numbers-with-prominent-brass-section/924888)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2020, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-rock-pop-jazz-numbers-with-prominent-brass-section/924888 "2020-12-08T00:28:41Z")
Heh, wonder how many Chicago posts’d immediately spring to mind (considering, indeed, a good number of’em). Defining, exactly, how “prominent” said brass sections should be in a song might end up on the fluid side (if t… --- ## [Squiggy is no more](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squiggy-is-no-more/927333)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2020, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squiggy-is-no-more/927333 "2020-12-07T22:36:13Z")
David Lander has passed away at age 73. Complications from MS. --- ## [Are screenplays written as verbatim film scripts or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-screenplays-written-as-verbatim-film-scripts-or-not/927343)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2020, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-screenplays-written-as-verbatim-film-scripts-or-not/927343 "2020-12-07T20:09:58Z")
Awhile back, I was looking for the script of the Ingmar Bergman movie “Fanny and Alexander” in order to find some quotes for updating the relevant article on tvtropes.org. After some googling, I found a link to an archiv… --- ## [The Adventures of Santa Claus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-adventures-of-santa-claus/927471)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2020, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-adventures-of-santa-claus/927471 "2020-12-07T17:49:07Z")
Santa Claus has Conquered the Martians. He’s been killed and come back as Tim Allen. He’s fought Jesus. In the Harlan Ellison story Santa Claus vs. S.P.I.D.E.R. he’s a secret agent fighting an evil organization. He appea… --- ## [Things you see in TV commercials that never happen in the real world](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-see-in-tv-commercials-that-never-happen-in-the-real-world/848112)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 255\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2020, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-see-in-tv-commercials-that-never-happen-in-the-real-world/848112 "2020-12-07T16:30:37Z")
For example: Doctors who present slide shows on their tablets, facing the screen out and away from them. A perfectly multiethnic group of conventionally attractive BFFs. - white, black (light skin with type 3A or 3… --- ## [The Godwulf Manuscript; Robert B. Parker’s SPENSER Online Book Club](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-godwulf-manuscript-robert-b-parker-s-spenser-online-book-club/926167)
**Author:** [@Temporary\_Name](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Temporary_Name)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2020, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-godwulf-manuscript-robert-b-parker-s-spenser-online-book-club/926167 "2020-12-07T01:58:33Z")
Finally finished this earlier today and I am eager to hear what others thought of this very first SPENSER novel. I will post more tomorrow afternoon after others have had a chance to comment first. I will say this thou… --- ## [The Music and Magic of the Disney Animated Canon, Vol. 7: The Three Caballeros](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-music-and-magic-of-the-disney-animated-canon-vol-7-the-three-caballeros/927349)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2020, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-music-and-magic-of-the-disney-animated-canon-vol-7-the-three-caballeros/927349 "2020-12-06T22:19:42Z")
Previous Threads: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs \[The Music and Magic of the Disney Animated Canon, Vol. 1: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Pinocchio \[The Music and Magic of the Disney Animated Canon, Vol. 2: Pinocch… --- ## [Is there a way to gift a music playlist these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-gift-a-music-playlist-these-days/927327)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2020, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-gift-a-music-playlist-these-days/927327 "2020-12-06T02:48:07Z")
With Christmas approaching I thought it would be neat to gift some people with a music play list. I am not asking how to pirate anything. Quite the opposite. I would like to pay for the music and gift someone a cool j… --- ## [The Irishman SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-irishman-spoilers-spoilers-spoilers/843750)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2020, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-irishman-spoilers-spoilers-spoilers/843750 "2020-12-06T00:38:09Z")
Just saw it. Fantastic but depressing movie. Not as “fun” as Goodfellas or Casino in that 20 years from now bros are going to be repeating lines with glee from the movie. It also moves at a more somber pace than those t… --- ## [Superman’s secret identity is the opposite of convention](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superman-s-secret-identity-is-the-opposite-of-convention/921095)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2020, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superman-s-secret-identity-is-the-opposite-of-convention/921095 "2020-12-05T23:21:25Z")
This has probably been discussed here before, but for some reason I started thinking about this. Bruce Wayne becomes Batman to fight crime. Likewise, Peter Parker becomes Spider-Man. For most superheroes, their civilia… --- ## [Stranger Things 3 - did Hopper not care what El and Mike did when they were alone in the cabin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stranger-things-3-did-hopper-not-care-what-el-and-mike-did-when-they-were-alone-in-the-cabin/927291)
**Author:** [@HMSVictory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMSVictory)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2020, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stranger-things-3-did-hopper-not-care-what-el-and-mike-did-when-they-were-alone-in-the-cabin/927291 "2020-12-05T20:45:56Z")
I got the impression from S3E1 that Mike and El spent time alone in the cabin when Hop was at work. El called Mike at 9:32 in the morning wondering where he was, and that’s right before Hop left for work, so they obvious… --- ## [Kubrick's 'The Shining' "documentary" 'Room 237' \*spoilers\*](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kubricks-the-shining-documentary-room-237-spoilers/653479)
**Author:** [@Groucho\_Twain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Groucho_Twain)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2020, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kubricks-the-shining-documentary-room-237-spoilers/653479 "2020-12-05T19:12:33Z")
I’m a huge fan of Stanley Kubrick’s movies; IMHO, he was a master filmmaker and pretty sharp cookie, who used his considerable and many skills to make entertaining and thought-provoking flicks. Last night I watched a “d… --- ## [Dune: what novels should I read?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dune-what-novels-should-i-read/921845)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2020, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dune-what-novels-should-i-read/921845 "2020-12-05T19:03:10Z")
I last read Dune as a teenager almost 40 years ago, so I decided to dust it off and read it again in preparation for the movie. Give me your opinions: how far into the series should I go? I think that back then I made i… --- ## [Moby Dick: Did Captain Ahab own his ship?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moby-dick-did-captain-ahab-own-his-ship/927231)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2020, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moby-dick-did-captain-ahab-own-his-ship/927231 "2020-12-05T18:58:20Z")
Somehow a discussion I got in we ended up wondering if Captain Ahab from “Moby Dick” owned his ship. At first my instinct was no. Ships are expensive. Crew are expensive and supplying and operating the ship is expensi… --- ## [Rich Little - Good or mediocre?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rich-little-good-or-mediocre/53545)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2020, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rich-little-good-or-mediocre/53545 "2020-12-05T12:28:27Z")
I saw a rerun of Chico and the Man recently in which Rich Little was a guest star. His character stammered a lot, so to get around him he spoke as various celebrities (of course). I remember when I was much younger and … --- ## [The Beatles on K-Tel Records](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-on-k-tel-records/926936)
**Author:** [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2020, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-on-k-tel-records/926936 "2020-12-05T07:05:41Z")
Am I crazy, or was a Beatles song or two released on K-Tel Records (or a similar label that would put out albums with hits of the somewhat recent past), sometime in the early to mid 1970s? I think I remember a TV commerc… --- ## [Why was "Come Together" not banned by the BBC? (or was it?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-come-together-not-banned-by-the-bbc-or-was-it/927145)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2020, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-come-together-not-banned-by-the-bbc-or-was-it/927145 "2020-12-05T00:47:53Z")
A famous and crazy story about the Kinks’ “Lola” is the fact that Ray Davis had to make a roundtrip from New York to London and back to redub the word “Coca-Cola” with"Cherry Cola" in order to please the BBC that didn’t … --- ## [Why was it unexpected that Darth Vader would tell Luke he is his Father?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-it-unexpected-that-darth-vader-would-tell-luke-he-is-his-father/917016)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2020, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-it-unexpected-that-darth-vader-would-tell-luke-he-is-his-father/917016 "2020-12-05T00:03:13Z")
Yoda: Told you, did he? Luke: Yes Yoda: Unexpected this is, and unfortunate Why did Yoda think Darth Vader would not tell Luke? If they thought it was a secret to Vader, they did a bad job hiding it since Anakin an… --- ## [Art Book gift suggestion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/art-book-gift-suggestion/927237)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2020, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/art-book-gift-suggestion/927237 "2020-12-04T21:42:24Z")
My mom likes to paint (so far landscapes and wildlife in watercolor), but she’s gotten discouraged and wants to try and experiment with different styles to learn one that works for her. Any suggestions for a good startin… --- ## [Corona, interesting idea but](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corona-interesting-idea-but/927064)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2020, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corona-interesting-idea-but/927064 "2020-12-04T19:49:16Z")
Not sure folks will buy into it. I’m sure the millennials will think of some good use for them… or not. --- ## ['Long Haired Hare' (1949): Opera singer identified?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-haired-hare-1949-opera-singer-identified/546538)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2020, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-haired-hare-1949-opera-singer-identified/546538 "2020-12-04T19:45:45Z")
This is the short where the opera singer is practicing, but Bugs is singing as well and distracting the singer, causing him to lapse into "What do they do in Mississippi, when skies are drippy. . . " Anyway, various sou… --- ## [Earliest book series with recurring character (s)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-book-series-with-recurring-character-s/927110)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2020, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-book-series-with-recurring-character-s/927110 "2020-12-04T19:36:32Z")
It’s pretty common these days to have a book series with one or more recurring characters. What is the earliest occurrence of this happening? My first thought was James Fenimore Cooper and his Leatherstocking Tales feat… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=367) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=369)